Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Sunday of the Paralytic May 7, Parish Council Members

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1 Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Reverend Father Dean J. Dimon Proistamenos 2187 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Sunday of the Paralytic May 7, 2017 Today's Gospel of the healing of the paralytic raises a number of questions. The first perhaps is: Where does illness come from? The answer to this question is contained within the selfsame Gospel, in the words of Our Lord to the healed paralytic: 'Sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee'. In other words, the origin of illness is in sin. We can see this very clearly in the cases of those who destroy their organisms through the taking of drugs, such as tobacco, alcohol or heroin. But most illnesses are not voluntary, they are involuntary. Thus anyone can catch a cold. And we all know people who have lung cancer but have never smoked a cigarette in their lives. Another example: at this very moment our prayers are with Archbishop Alipy who lies paralysed after falling from a tree that he was pruning. This was not his fault, and yet he is now an invalid, requiring healing. The fact is that the vast majority of illnesses and infirmities are involuntary, not the result of personal sin, but the result of the general sin that is in the world, the consequence of the Fall of Adam. This is part of our general human condition and this can happen to anyone. What is the way out? What is the solution? The answer to this question too is given in today's Gospel. The way out is Christ, He who healed the paralytic. Not only can He heal illness, because He overcomes sin, but also He can overcome the ultimate consequence of sin - death itself. Today's miracle of the healing of the paralytic is most apt for today's world, for this world lies like a paralytic, in a spiritual and moral paralysis, seeming not to know how to overcome the problems that it has invented for itself. Thus at this moment different countries stand on the brink of the horrors of war and catastrophe, of incalculable evil. Do they not know that peace is better than war? Thus every single country in the world has among its leaders the criminal and the corrupt. Do they not know how to live according to good and not bad? Have they never heard the words: 'Do as you would be done by?' Every single country in the world, it would seem, now has a spiralling crime rate. Do we not know how to teach our children the difference between right and wrong? Given the many problems of today's world, some people ask: 'But why does Christ not intervene to heal the illnesses of the world?' The answer to this question too is also contained in today's Gospel. If you remember, before Christ healed the paralytic, He first asked him if he wanted to be healed. Christ does not heal those who do not want to be healed. He gives us freedom. Thus: Do the countries that wish to slaughter the peoples of other countries want to be healed of their passion for bloodletting, ethnic hatred and territorial conquest? Do corrupt politicians and arms merchants want to be healed of their greed for power? Do criminals want to be healed of their unending desire for material riches? But rather than take the easy path of judging and blaming others for all the world's ills, perhaps we had better take the difficult path of first looking to ourselves: Do we, honestly, want to be healed of our own sinfulness and passions, of our indifference to God, our crucifying lack of faith in the Church of Christ? If we show no sign that we want to be healed, then we too will continue to lie paralysed in the same old rut as before. And if the world shows no sign that it wants to be healed, then it too will continue to lie in the paralysis of its old hatreds and evil ways. O Lord, save us from our own iniquities and idleness. Parish Council Members Emmanuel Ermidis President Konstantinos Almiroudis Vice President Jim Ganotis Treasurer Panagiota Petratos Secretary Eleni Karadaglis Michael Manak Irene Scordos Christopher Sheely.Athanasios Anagnostos Sam Zizis

2 May 7, 2017 Sunday of the Paralytic Epistle Gospel Prokeimenon. Mode 3. Psalm 46.6,1 Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations. The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 9:32-42 IN THOSE DAYS, as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. In those days she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him entreating him, "Please come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went with them. And when he had come, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping, and showing tunics and other garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, rise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. Gospel According to John 5:1-15 At that time, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda which has five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water; whoever stepped in first after the troubling of the water was healed of whatever disease he had. One man was there, who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is troubled, and while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your pallet, and walk." And at once the man was healed, and he took up his pallet and walked. Now that day was the sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who was cured, "It is the sabbath, it is not lawful for you to carry your pallet." But he answered them, "The man who healed me said to me, 'Take up your pallet, and walk.' "They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your pallet, and walk'?" Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse befall you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 2

3 Ἀπόστολος Εὐαγγέλιον Προκείμενον. Ήχος γ'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 46.6,1 Ψάλατε τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ψάλατε. Στίχ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη κροτήσατε χεῖρας. Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 9:32-42 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα είναι απο Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, ἐγένετο Πέτρον διερχόμενον διὰ πάντων κατελθεῖν καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἁγίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Λύδδαν. Εὗρεν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπόν τινα Αἰνέαν ὀνόματι, ἐξ ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ κατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραββάτῳ, ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος, Αἰνέα, ἰᾶταί σε Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστός ἀνάστηθι καὶ στρῶσον σεαυτῷ. Καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέστη. Καὶ εἶδον αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Λύδδαν καὶ τὸν Ἀσσάρωνα, οἵτινες ἐπέστρεψαν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον. Ἐν Ἰόππῃ δέ τις ἦν μαθήτρια ὀνόματι Ταβηθά, ἣ διερμηνευομένη λέγεται Δορκάς αὕτη ἦν πλήρης ἀγαθῶν ἔργων καὶ ἐλεημοσυνῶν ὧν ἐποίει. Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἀσθενήσασαν αὐτὴν ἀποθανεῖν λούσαντες δὲ αὐτὴν ἔθηκαν ἐν ὑπερῴῳ. Ἐγγὺς δὲ οὔσης Λύδδης τῇ Ἰόππῃ, οἱ μαθηταὶ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Πέτρος ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτῇ, ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτόν, παρακαλοῦντες μὴ ὀκνῆσαι διελθεῖν ἕως αὐτῶν. Ἀναστὰς δὲ Πέτρος συνῆλθεν αὐτοῖς ὃν παραγενόμενον ἀνήγαγον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον, καὶ παρέστησαν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι κλαίουσαι καὶ ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια ὅσα ἐποίει μετʼ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς. Ἐκβαλὼν δὲ ἔξω πάντας ὁ Πέτρος θεὶς τὰ γόνατα προσηύξατο καὶ ἐπιστρέψας πρὸς τὸ σῶμα, εἶπεν, Ταβηθά, ἀνάστηθι. Ἡ δὲ ἤνοιξεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς καὶ ἰδοῦσα τὸν Πέτρον, ἀνεκάθισεν. Δοὺς δὲ αὐτῇ χεῖρα, ἀνέστησεν αὐτήν φωνήσας δὲ τοὺς ἁγίους καὶ τὰς χήρας, παρέστησεν αὐτὴν ζῶσαν. Γνωστὸν δὲ ἐγένετο καθʼ ὅλης τῆς Ἰόππης, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 5:1-15 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἀνέβη ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. Ἔστι δὲ ἐν τοῖς Ιεροσολύμοις ἐπὶ τῇ προβατικῇ κολυμβήθρα, ἡ ἐπιλεγομένη Ἑβραϊστὶ Βηθεσδά, πέντε στοὰς ἔχουσα. ἐν ταύταις κατέκειτο πλῆθος πολὺ τῶν ἀσθενούντων, τυφλῶν, χωλῶν, ξηρῶν, ἐκδεχομένων τὴν τοῦ ὕδατος κίνησιν. ἄγγελος γὰρ κατὰ καιρὸν κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ κολυμβήθρᾳ, καὶ ἐταράσσετο τὸ ὕδωρ ὁ οὖν πρῶτος ἐμβὰς μετὰ τὴν ταραχὴν τοῦ ὕδατος ὑγιὴς ἐγίνετο ᾧ δήποτε κατείχετο νοσήματι. ἦν δέ τις ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖ τριάκοντα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη ἔχων ἐν τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ αὐτοῦ. τοῦτον ἰδὼν ὁ Ιησοῦς κατακείμενον, καὶ γνοὺς ὅτι πολὺν ἤδη χρόνον ἔχει, λέγει αὐτῷ θέλεις ὑγιὴς γενέσθαι; ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ ἀσθενῶν Κύριε, ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἔχω, ἵνα ὅταν ταραχθῇ τὸ ὕδωρ, βάλῃ με εἰς τὴν κολυμβήθραν ἐν ᾧ δὲ ἔρχομαι ἐγώ, ἄλλος πρὸ ἐμοῦ καταβαίνει. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἔγειρε, ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει. καὶ εὐθέως ἐγένετο ὑγιὴς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ἦρε τὸν κράβαττον αὐτοῦ καὶ περιεπάτει. ἦν δὲ σάββατον ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ. ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι τῷ τεθεραπευμένῳ σάββατόν ἐστιν οὐκ ἔξεστί σοι ἆραι τὸν κράβαττον. ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ ποιήσας με ὑγιῆ, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει. ἠρώτησαν οὖν αὐτόν τίς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ εἰπών σοι, ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει; ὁ δὲ ἰαθεὶς οὐκ ᾔδει τίς ἐστιν ὁ γὰρ Ιησοῦς ἐξένευσεν ὄχλου ὄντος ἐν τῷ τόπῳ. μετὰ ταῦτα εὑρίσκει αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἴδε ὑγιὴς γέγονας μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε, ἵνα μὴ χεῖρόν σοί τι γένηται. ἀπῆλθεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος καὶ ἀνήγγειλε τοῖς Ιουδαίοις ὅτι Ιησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὸν ὑγιῆ. 3

4 May 7, 2017 Fourth Sunday of the Paschal Season, the Paralytic; Hymn of the Feast Resurrectional Apolytikion Apolytikion of the Church Kontakion Χριστός ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καί τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι Ζωήν χαρισάμενος. Christ has risen from the dead, by trampling down death by death, and on those in the tombs has bestowed life. Εὐφραινέσθω τά οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τά ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ ὁ Κύριος ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τόν θάνατον πρωτοτόκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας Ἅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καί παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τό μέγα ἔλεος. Rejoice all the heavenly, and exult all the terrestial, for the Lord, having established great strength with his mighty arm; he trampled down, death by his own death; he became the first to rise from the dead, from the bowels of Hades he delivered all of us, and bestowed his great mercy upon the world. Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τό κεφάλαιον, καί τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις ὁ υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, υἱός τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καί Γαβριήλ τήν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διό καί ἡμεῖς σύν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ. To-day is the crown of our Salvation and the manifestation of the Eternal Mystery. The Son of God becometh the son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announceth the good tidings of grace. Wherefore let us also with him cry to the Mother of God: Hail! Thou that art full of grace; the Lord is with thee. Εἰ καί ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες, Ἀθάνατε, ἀλλά τοῦ Ἅδου καθεῖλες τήν δύναμιν καί ἀνέστης ὡς νικητής, Χριστέ ὁ Θεός, γυναιξί μυροφόροις φθεξάμενος, Χαίρετε, καί τοῖς σοῖς ἀποστόλοις εἰρήνην δωρούμενος, ὁ τοῖς πεσοῦσι παρέχων Ἀνάστασιν. Though you descended in the grave, O Immortal one, yet you destroyed the power of Hades; and you rose as victor, O Christ our God ; to the Myrrhbearing Women you said: Rejoice! And to your Apostles you granted your peace, the One who grants resurrection to the fallen ones. Memorial George Karnavas Elias Tsolakis Lambrini Karadima Athanasios Tsigas and Parents Demetrios and Martha Tsigas Trisagio Pete Rakopoulos The coffee social will be provided by the Karnavas and Tsolakis family in loving memory of George Karnavas and Elias Tsolakis May their memory be eternal Μνημόσυνα Γεώργιος Καρναβας, Ηλίας Τσολάκης Λαμπρινή Καραδήμα Αθανάσιος, και γονέων Δημήτριος & Μάρθα Τσίγκας Τρισάγιο Παναγιώτης Ρακόπουλος Σήμερα ώρα καφέ δίνεται από τις οικογένειες Καρναβα και Τσολάκη εις μνήμην του Γιώργιου Καρναβα και Ηλίας Τσολάκη. Αιωνία αυτών η μνήμη 4

5 Church Events: BIBLE STUDY Mon., May 14th 6pm in the Narthex of the church Μαθήματα Βίβλου 8 Μαΐου 6μμ στη εκκλησία Festival Preparations Tues., and Wed., May 9th and 10th from 9a.m 3pm Your help is GREAT- LY needed for this Festival to be a great success, we would love to have as many of you as possible to come help in the preparations, even if you have no experience. The gracious women of wisdom as we call them, will be glad to show the younger generation how to prepare these foods. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Thurs., May 11th at 7pm Προετοιμασίες για τα φαγητά του φεστιβάλ κάθε Τρίτη και Τετάρτη από τις 9πμ μέχρι τις 3:00 μμ. Σας παρακαλούμε ελάτε να βοηθήσετε. Χρειαζόμαστε τη βοήθεια σας. 11 Μαΐου- Συνεδρίασης Κοινοτικού Συμβουλίου 7μμ Sunday, May 14th Memorials Nicholas Paparizos, Pauleen Dimond, Kostas Tasiouras, Haralambos and Panagiotis Vourlis. The coffee social will be provided by the Paparizos, Tasiouras families in loving memory of Nicholas Paparizos and Kostas Tasiouras the ladies of the Philoptochos will also host the coffee social in loving memory of Pauleen Dimond. Trisagio: Ioannis and Calliope Vourlis and Asimina Tsamouridou RITE AID MARATHON - Sun., May 21st 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. some roads may be closed in Cleveland. The race beings and ends in Downtown Cleveland there will be a Approximately 20,000 runners. Many of the streets will be closed and you may need to take an alternate route to our church. For details please visit www,clevelandmarathon.com Κυριακή, 14 Μαΐου Μνημόσυνα Νικόλαος Παπαρίζος,, Κώστας Τασιούρας, Χαράλαμπος και Παναγιώτης Βούρλης. Ώρα καφέ δίνεται από τις οικογένειες Παπαρίζου και Τασιούρα εις μνήμη των αγαπημένων Νικόλαου Παπαρίζου και του Κώστα Τασιούρα, οι κυρίες της Φιλοφτωχου θα προσφέρουν επίσης καφέ εις μνήμη της αγαπημένης Παναγιώτας (Πωλήν). Διαμαντάκη. Επίσης Τρισάγιο Ιωάννη και Καλλιόπης Βουρλη και Ασιμήνας Τσαμουρίδου. Κυριακή 21 Μαΐου Θα γίνουν Αγώνες του Cleveland Marathon. Θα κλίσουν μερικούς δρόμους στο κλήβελαν μέχρι να περάσουν. Εάν δείτε μεγάλη κίνηση μπορείτε να έρθετε στην εκκλησία από τους τριγύρω δρόμους του W 14. OTHER EVENTS: LUNG WALK Sat., May 14, the American Lung Association annual walk kicks off at 10:00am from Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in the Flats. No registration fee and ample free parking. Contact Elaine Campbell at (440) for more information. ZOE! NEEDS YOU We have created a ZOE Women s Center Medical Committee to help us move forward with our plans to expand the services we offer women in distress due to unplanned pregnancies. Some of these services are parenting classes, abortion healing classes, child raising classes, as well as offering some limited obstetrical ultrasounds, pre-natal vitamins and referrals to doctors for obstetrical care to abortion-vulnerable women. If you have a few hours a week, and can volunteer to be a Client Advocate, Receptionist, Sonographer, Nurse, community Coordinator, Fund Raiser, Medical Assistant, Physicians Assistant, Administrative Assistant WE NEED YOU! Contact Despina at: despina@mavrakisfamily.com IOCC 25 TH ANNIVERSARY Fri., June 9, the International Orthodox Christian Charities Cleveland Metropolitan Committee celebrates 25 years of worldwide humanitarian assistance with a benefit at Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Rd., Independence. Guest Speaker His Grace Bishop Irinej. Cocktails at 6 p.m.; Dinner at 7 p.m. $50/person. Reservations required by May 29th. KIDNEY WALK, Sun., June 11, 9 a.m., the National Kidney Foundation annual walk from the Great Lakes Science Center along Lake Erie. No registration fee, $5 parking by the venue, complimentary breakfast and DJ all morning! Walk in honor or memory of someone afflicted with kidney disease. Contact Anna Tzinis at (440) or register at 5

6 Attention Greek School, Sunday School, High School and College Graduates. We would like to honor all graduates for their achievements to be highlighted, in the Vision and Weekly Bulletin. We need, your Name, School/College you will graduate from, Honors and awards received, School you plan to attend, and Intended Major. Please the church office. PLEASE BE SURE TO FORWARD A PICTURE Congratulations to Ellie Madison, Anna Boulas, and Pammy Boulas who represented our parish at the District Oratorical Festival in Mansfield last weekend. Ellie Madison advanced in the Junior Division and will be representing our parish at the Metropolis Festival in Pittsburgh on May 13th. 6

7 Please Join us for our Youth Ministries Picnic Saturday, May 20th, :30pm 5:30pm (Rain or shine) Lakewood Women s Club Pavilion (Lakewood Park) Lake Ave. Lakewood, Hot dogs and burgers will be provided. We ask that you visit the Sign Up Genius link below to sign up for a side dish, dessert, or drinks to share. To RSVP and for any questions please contact Despina Semertsidis

8 end. As you all know, our 2017 Tremont Festival will be held on Friday May 26th, through Monday, May 29th. Putting this event together is a massive undertaking requiring 100's of volunteers each hour the festival is open! This is our largest fundraiser of the year and we need your help! Sunday, May 7th ~ AFTER CHURCH (we ask that you bring a change of clothes), we would like help cutting SOUVLAKI MEAT as well as cleaning, organizing and cleaning our hall "China" closet and parking lot. Sunday, May 7th ~ AFTER CHURCH (we ask that you bring a change of clothes), we ask all YOUTH MINISTRIES (Goya, dance, altar boys etc) to help volunteer their time to paint the wooden fence in the entrance parking lot, as well as help clean up some landscape in front of the Greek school facing the street. Thursday May 11th 6:00pm- MEETING; we will be meeting about the gyro booth and help to start cleaning it up to prepare for our festival and organizing the gyro booth Monday May 15th 6:00pm- MEETING; we will be meeting and training on the cash and credit card registers. All bars will now have these computers for all transaction and training is needed to work these areas. Thursday May 18th ~ 5:30 pm; we ask volunteers and Greek School parents to help us cup tzatziki Sunday, May 21st ~ set up Hall, set tables with tablecloths, we will also set up the registers. Monday, May 22nd ~ we need to cup remaining Tzatziki & Unload Semi with food and paper products, continue setting up the tables and chairs in the hall for vendors and guests. Move items from basement to hall. Wednesday, May 24th MORNING/ AFTERNOON ~ We will receiving the pop and wine orders and need help to store and stock these items. Wednesday, May 24th 4:00 pm. ~ We will need to get everything in order. The Kitchen will be in full swing getting things cooked off. We will also start cooking off cones of gyro and need volunteers for this. We need a few people helping to decorate any final areas. We also well need help in the kitchen preparing some of the food and pulling things from freezers. We need to cut onions and tomatoes for Gyros and get beer and pop into the coolers. Thursday May 25th ~Continue prepping gyro, load soda, beer and bars. Help set up the pastry booth, hall food lines and other areas...any finishing touches. We ask all YOUTH MINISTRIES (Goya, dance, and our Annunciation school students etc) to be present to set up their vendor stations (stock and decorate their areas) For volunteering and to schedule a sign up please see or contact Popi Coutris, or listed below is a sign up schedule. Please visit the link and sign up for the area you would like to work. greekorthodoxchurchoftheannumciation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=20327 Remember, many hands make for little work, so let s all plan now to volunteer some of our time to our church. Young and old volunteer for this event, if you have teenagers please encourage them to volunteer as well. Thank you for all you do and God Bless, Aphrodite Ganotis and Irene Roff Tuesday, May 23rd~ MORNING and AFTER- NOON...Tents, tables and chairs will be delivered. We need help setting these items up as well as the vendor spaces outside. Tuesday, May 23rd~ EVENING...We will continue setting up and stocking. We will start slicing gyro cones to be cooked off and ready to go for the week- 8

9 Thank you to the following stewards who have sent in their 2017 pledges. We have received pledges. If any names have been mistakenly omitted from this list, please notify the church office and we will make corrections in our next bulletin. Εάν έχει γίνει παράλειψής ονομάτων σ αυτόν τον κατάλογο, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήσετε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας και θα κάνουμε τις διορθώσεις στο επόμενο τεύχος Agelidakis, Georgios & Victoria Alex, George & Becky Alex, Jerry Alex, Jerry & Kim Alex, Stefo & Loula Alexandrou, Angie Allison, John & Nancy Almiroudis, Konstantinos & Kelli Ameres, Kostas & Markia Anagnostos, Athanasios & Linsey Antonaklas, Steve & Evangelia Arabian, Allen & Agnes Benicos, Ecaterini Bibidakis, Evangelos & Eftychia Boukis, Constantine Boukis, Gary & Mary Boulas, Dimitrios & Evegenia Boyeas, Mike & Christine Boyeas, Stelios & Judy Bozas, Pete & Maria Calogeras, Ellen Castros, Nick & Rosalie Costaras, William & Natalia Coutris, Stephen & Penelope Croff, Maro Dallas, Maria Davis, Lambrini Demopoulos, William Dimon, Fr. Dean & Presvytera Drosos, Angeliki Efpraxias, Georgio Ermidis, Christina Ermidis, Emmanuel & Marina Ermidis, Venizelos & Bessie Erwin, Edward & Vasiliki Foradis, Militsa Fourtounis, Emmanuel & Marika Fourtounis, George & Elaine Fourtounis, Mark Ganotis, Dimitrios & Aphrodite Geanneses, Antoinette Genin, Jason & Cynthia Giovanis, Angelo & Popi Gountis, Vasilios & Audolina Griveas, Peggy Gromek, Stanley & Angie Harris, Despina Hatzopoulos, Kriti Hlepas, James & Kathy Hliatzos, Peter & Katina Jamison, Oliver & Eleni Kafantaris, George & Sophia Kakias, Michael & Vicky Kalevakis, Mike & Dora Kamenos, Stella Kanaris, Anna Kanis, Gus & Vaso Kanis, John Kantzios, George & Eleni Kapolis, Thanos & Anthie Karadaglis, Elias & Eleni Karadimas, Chris & Vivian Karadimas, George Karadimas, John & Helen Karadimas, John & Linda Karakoudas, Caliope Karavokirakis, Dimitra Karavokirakis, Gramatiki Karras, John A. & Ismini Katsantonis, George L. & Sandra Keating, Dale & Helen Kefalos, Panayiotis & Fotini Kellis, John Klonaris, Joanne Konstantinos,Nikolaos & Vasiliki Konstas, Evangelos & Fani Kontos, Michael & Evangelia Kontos, Spiros & Areti Kopasakis, John Kostakis, Tom & Eleni Kotsanis, Nicholas & Christina Koukouras, Nikolaos & Evangelia Kowalsick, Ruby Kozana, Margarita Kozanas, John & Vasiliki Kutrubs, Nick Kyriazis, Dimitri Likos, Eugenia Maggos, Anastasios & Christina Makris, Bessie A. Makris, Thomas Mallis, Mike & Maria Manak, Michael Markou, Mike & Victoria Maroulis, Kathy Maroulis, Paraskevas Marountas, Nck & Denna Mastrokostas, George & Eleni Matheou, Demetrios & Lillian Matheou, Dimosthenis & Nicole Matheou, Georgia Mathews, James & Mary Mathiellis, Paul & Carol Mavrakis, Bill & Zoe Mavroidis, Mavroidis McDonald, James & Anastasia Moulagianis, Vasalios & Stamatia Moulagiannis, Kathy Nakhel, Anis & Maria Konstas Neumeyer, Ryan Nickas, Vasiliki Nimorakiotakis, George & Maria Nimorakiotakis, Nick & Antigoni Paliobeis, Irini Panagiotou, Serafiem & Anna Panos, Pete & Mary Pantelatou, Sophia Papadakis, Adamandios & Despina Papadatos, Pavlos &Toula Papadopoulos, Alex Papadopoulos, Dimitrios & Dionira Papakonstantinou, Fotios & Spyroulla Papakonstantinou, Rebecca Pappas, Georgia Pappas, Ted Paul, Barbara Petratos, Kosmas & Panagiota Petropouleas, Peter & Panagiota Petsas, Demetra Pikakos, Mary Pikakos, Nick & Dawn Piperis, Fotini Plataniotis, Nick & Elisavet Pyros, Gus & Koula Rakopoulos, Stella Regas, Alex & Thea Regas, George & Soula Regas, Strates Riedel, Joseph & Popi Rokas, Efthihia Rokas, John & Lucy Sack, David & Katherine Salamalekis, Evangelos Salloumis, Paul Salouros, Paul & Maria Sarantopoulos, Athanasios & Despina Saridakis, Frank & Anastasia Sboukis, Andrew & Marcella Sboukis, Peter & Panayiota Scordos, John & Irene Semertsidis, Niko & Despina Sevastos, George Sevastos, Gust & Jane Sheely, Christopher & Panagiota Shinas, Dean Siakantaris, Stella Sisamis, John G. & Irene Skoutas, Mike & Ellie Smith, Robert & Eugenia Spanos, Niko & Koula Stefanopoulos, Polixeni Stefou, Antonios & Stella Stilianos, Steve & Anna Tasiouras, Evanthia Thanos, Athanasios & Anna Thanos, Dion & Courtney Theodore, Neste & Artemis Trihas, Ermioni Trihas, John A. & Suzanne Tsakalos, Steve & Vicki Tsambounieris, Manoli & Sofia Tsambunieris, Vasilis & Sophia Tsardoulias, Aris & Stella Tsardoulias, George & Diamonto Tsigas, Angie Tsigas, Demetrios & Shelly Tsikles, Tasos Tsiourtsiouris, Maria Tsirambidis, Tim & Julie Tsirikos- Karapanos, Nikolaos & Chrysoula Tuleta, Anthony & Elenny Valsamidis, Chris & Eleni Maria Vaselakis, John & Kiki Vasilakes, Mike & Mary Vassilakis, Freda Vassilakis, George & Irene Vassilaras, Plousia Velkos, Joseph & Maria Velkos, Nick & Irene Verikakis, Georgia Vianos, Constantino Vianos, Nicholas & Eleni Vitakis, Stelios & Tsabika Voiklis, Asimo Voiklis, Emmanuel & Janet Vourlis, Antonetta Vourlis, Rose 9

10 Steward Information Household Info: Family Name: Phone: Address: Your Info: Name: Mobile: Employer: Title: Spouse Info: Name: Mobile: Employer: Title: Children: Name: Name: Name: Name: How would you like to receive urgent messages? Operating Fund Donations to the Operations Fund enable the Parish to continue God s work by ensuring that there are sufficient funds for the operation of the Parish, enabling it to effectively carry out its respective ministries. I/We expect to give the following amount for operations in 2017: $ per Wk/Mo/Yr Give back based on what God is calling for us to do as a cheerful and thankful giver." Building Fund Donations to the Building Fund enable the Parish to make capital improvements to the Parish facilities. I/We expect to give the following amount for capital improvements in 2017: $ per Wk/Mo/Yr (circle one) As you have been blessed, you should look into your heart and respond accordingly. Would you like us to provide you with Stewardship envelopes? Yes / No (circle one) Time & Talent Church ministries help the church be a good steward of its challenges and resources. Please select at least one ministry that you would like to contribute your time and talent to. Operations Ministries Support Programs Ministries Marketing Ministries Social Programs Ministries 10

11 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Event/Liturgy Calendar 2017 All Sunday & Week Day 8:30 AM Orthros / 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy May 2017 Sun. 7 Sunday of the Paralytic Thurs.11 Parish Council Meeting Sat. 13 Metropolis Oratorical Festival Pittsburgh Sun. 14 Sunday of the Samaritan woman Mon. 15 Greek School Final Exams 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thurs.18 Greek School Practice for the Year End Program 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sat. 20 YOUTH PICNIC Lakewood Park Sat. 20 Sts. Constaintine & Helen Vespers at St. Constantine Sun. 21 Sts. Constantine & Helen Feast Day Sunday of the Blind Man Following The Divine Liturgy Greek School Year End Program & Graduation Thurs. 25 Ascension Thursday JUNE 2017 Fri. May 26 - Mon. May 29th TREMONT GREEK FEST Sat. 3 Saturday of Souls Sun. 4 Sunday of Pentecost Mon. 5 GOYA MEETING 7:30 PM Thurs.8 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. Sun. 11 Sunday of all Saints 13 Cedar Point Day Sun. 18 2nd Sunday of Matthew Wed. 28 Vespers of St. Peter & Paul in North Royalton Thurs.29 FEAST DAY Saints Peter & Paul in North Royalton Fri. 30 Synaxis of the Holy Apostles JULY 2017 Sun 9 3rd Sunday of Matthew Sun 16 Sunday of the Holy Fathers Sun 23 5th Sunday of Matthew 25 Kennywood Sun 30 6th Sunday of Matthew AUGUST 2017 Tues. 1 Parakelesis to the Theotokos 7:00 pm Wed. 2 Paraklesis to the Theotokos 7:00 pm Fri. 4 Paraklesis to the Theotokos 7:00 pm Sat 5 Great Vespers for the Feast of the Holy Transfiguration 7:00 pm Sun 6 Holy Transfiguration Mon 7 Paraklesis to the Theotokos Wed 9 Paraklesis to the Theotokos Thurs 10 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 pm Fri. 11 Paraklesis to the Theotokos Sun 13 10th Sunday of Matthew Mon 14 Great Vespers for the Dormition 7pm Tues 15 Feast Day of the Dormition Sun 20 11th Sunday of Matthew Sun 27 12th Sunday of Matthew Mon 28 Tues 29 St. John Great Vespers St. John 7pm Feast Day of the Beheading of If you have not been receiving church material/mailing /phone messages or s, please contact the church office at or office@annunciationcleveland.net. Thank you. Αν δεν λαμβάνετε τις επιστολές η ότι ενημέρωση της εκκλησίας έχει για σας ή τηλεφωνικά μηνύματα, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας στο ή στο office@annunciationcleveland.net. Σας ευχαριστώ. Please visit our website: 11

12 Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Weekly Bulletin, & Vision, the Parish Council would like to invite anyone who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $ for a business card sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, We generally publish a Weekly Bulletin as well as a Quarterly Newsletter, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 36 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Vision & Bulletin. If you are interested in this program, please send a business card that we will reproduce. Please also enclose a check made out to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for $ Dino Sevastos Agent AUTO.BUSINESS.HOME. LIFE 500 W. AURORA RD STE 115 SAGAMORE HILLS, OH Tel Fax csevastos@farmersagent.com Pearl Road, Middleburg Heights, OH (440) Vivian Kyriazis Diples, Pastries Bread Koliva HARSOULAS GARAGE DOORS Service & Installation Garage Doors & Openers Saki Harsoulas