Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra December 6. This Saint lived during the reign of Saint Constantine

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1 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 2187 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH / office@annunciationcleveland.net Sunday, December 1, th Sunday of Luke Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra December 6 This Saint lived during the reign of Saint Constantine the Great, and reposed in 330, As a young man, he desired to espouse the solitary life. He made a pilgrimage to the holy city Jerusalem, where he found a place to withdraw to devote himself to prayer. It was made known to him, however, that this was not the will of God for him, but that he should return to his homeland to be a cause of salvation for many. He returned to Myra, and was ordained bishop. He became known for his abundant mercy, providing for the poor and needy, and delivering those who had been unjustly accused. No less was he known for his zeal for the truth. He was present at the First Ecumenical Council of the 318 Fathers at Nicaea in 325; upon hearing the blasphemies that Arius brazenly uttered against the Son of God, Saint Nicholas struck him on the face. Since the canons of the Church forbid the clergy to strike any man at all, his fellow bishops were in perplexity what disciplinary action was to be taken against this hierarch whom all revered. In the night our Lord Jesus Christ and our Lady Theotokos appeared to certain of the bishops, informing them that no action was to be taken against him, since he had acted not out of passion, but extreme love and piety. The Dismissal Hymn for holy hierarchs, The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock... was written originally for Saint Nicholas. He is the patron of all travellers, and of sea-farers in particular; he is one of the best known and best loved Saints of all time. Rev. Fr. Dean J. Dimon Proistamenos Parish Council Niko Semertsidis Parish Council President Paraskevas Maroulis Vice President Iosefis Rokas Treasurer Kiki Hatzis Assistant Treasurer Michael Zeleniuch Secretary Dr. Philipp Dines Panagiotis Hliatzos Irene Roff John A. Trihas Thal Makroglou George Marountas John Paul December 1, 2013

2 Epistle 14th Sunday of Luke December 1, 2013 St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10 Prokeimenon. Mode Plagal 2. Psalm 27.9,1 O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance. Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God. BRETHREN, God who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God: not because of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Gospel 14th Sunday of Luke The Gospel of Luke 18:35-43 At that time, as Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped, and commanded him to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. Apolytikion of the Annunciation 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. Hymn of the Feast A host of Angels descended upon your tomb, and those guarding it fell down mortified; and in the tomb stood Mary, bewildered and searching for your undefiled Body. You bounded up Hades, never been hurt by him; you met with the Virgin, and granted life to her. O Lord who rose from the dead, glory to you. Kontakion Today the Virgin comes, unto the cave, to give birth ineffably to the Word pre-eternal. Hearing this, be of good cheer, O earth and its people; glorify him, with the Angels and the Shepherds, whose will was to be made, manifest as a young Child, the pre-eternal God. 2

3 14 Κυριακή του Λουκά 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2013 Ἀπόστολος Πξὸο Ἐθεζίνπο 2:4-10 Πξνθείκελνλ. Ἦρνο πι β. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1 Σῶζνλ, Κύξηε ηὸλ ιαὸλ ζνπ θαὶ εὐιόγεζνλ ηὴλ θιεξνλνκίαλ ζνπ. Σηίρ. Πξὸο ζἐ, Κύξηε, θεθξάμνκαη ὁ Θεόο κνπ. Ἀδειθνί, ὁ ζεόο, πινύζηνο ὢλ ἐλ ἐιέεη, δηὰ ηὴλ πνιιὴλ ἀγάπελ αὐηνῦ ἣλ ἠγάπεζελ ἡκᾶο, θαὶ ὄληαο ἡκᾶο λεθξνὺο ηνῖο παξαπηώκαζηλ ζπλεδσνπνίεζελ ηῷ Χξηζηῷ - ράξηηί ἐζηε ζεζσζκέλνη - θαὶ ζπλήγεηξελ, θαὶ ζπλεθάζηζελ ἐλ ηνῖο ἐπνπξαλίνηο ἐλ Χξηζηῷ Ἰεζνῦ ἵλα ἐλδείμεηαη ἐλ ηνῖο αἰῶζηλ ηνῖο ἐπεξρνκέλνηο ηὸλ ὑπεξβάιινληα πινῦηνλ ηῆο ράξηηνο αὐηνῦ ἐλ ρξεζηόηεηη ἐθʼ ἡκᾶο ἐλ Χξηζηῷ Ἰεζνῦ ηῇ γὰξ ράξηηί ἐζηε ζεζῳζκέλνη δηὰ ηῆο πίζηεσο, θαὶ ηνῦην νὐθ ἐμ ὑκῶλ ζενῦ ηὸ δῶξνλ νὐθ ἐμ ἔξγσλ, ἵλα κή ηηο θαπρήζεηαη. Αὐηνῦ γάξ ἐζκελ πνίεκα, θηηζζέληεο ἐλ Χξηζηῷ Ἰεζνῦ ἐπὶ ἔξγνηο ἀγαζνῖο, νἷο πξνεηνίκαζελ ὁ ζεόο, ἵλα ἐλ αὐηνῖο πεξηπαηήζσκελ. Εὐαγγέλιον 14th Sunday of Luke Καηὰ Λνπθᾶλ Τῷ θαηξῷ ἐθείλῳ, Εγέλεην δὲ ἐλ ηῷ ἐγγίδεηλ αὐηὸλ εἰο Ιεξηρὼ ηπθιόο ηηο ἐθάζεην παξὰ ηὴλ ὁδὸλ πξνζαηηῶλ ἀθνύζαο δὲ ὄρινπ δηαπνξεπνκέλνπ ἐππλζάλεην ηί εἴε ηαῦηα. ἀπήγγεηιαλ δὲ αὐηῷ ὅηη Ιεζνῦο ὁ Ναδσξαῖνο παξέξρεηαη. θαὶ ἐβόεζε ιέγσλ Ιεζνῦ πἱὲ Δαπΐδ, ἐιέεζόλ κε θαὶ νἱ πξνάγνληεο ἐπεηίκσλ αὐηῷ ἵλα ζησπήζῃ αὐηὸο δὲ πνιιῷ κᾶιινλ ἔθξαδελ πἱὲ Δαπΐδ, ἐιέεζόλ κε. ζηαζεὶο δὲ ὁ Ιεζνῦο ἐθέιεπζελ αὐηὸλ ἀρζῆλαη πξὸο αὐηόλ. ἐγγίζαληνο δὲ αὐηνῦ ἐπεξώηεζελ αὐηὸλ ιέγσλ ηί ζνη ζέιεηο πνηήζσ; ὁ δὲ εἶπε Κύξηε, ἵλα ἀλαβιέςσ. θαὶ ὁ Ιεζνῦο εἶπελ αὐηῷ ἀλάβιεςνλ ἡ πίζηηο ζνπ ζέζσθέ ζε. θαὶ παξαρξῆκα ἀλέβιεςε, θαὶ ἠθνινύζεη αὐηῷ δνμάδσλ ηὸλ Θεόλ θαὶ πᾶο ὁ ιαὸο ἰδὼλ ἔδσθελ αἶλνλ ηῷ Θεῷ. Απολυτίκιον του Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου Σήκεξνλ ηῆο ζσηεξίαο ἡκῶλ ηό θεθάιαηνλ, θαί ηνῦ ἀπ' αἰῶλνο κπζηεξίνπ ἡ θαλέξσζηο ὁ πἱόο ηνῦ Θενῦ, πἱόο ηῆο Παξζέλνπ γίλεηαη, θαί Γαβξηήι ηήλ ράξηλ εὐαγγειίδεηαη. Δηό θαί ἡκεῖο ζύλ αὐηῷ, ηῇ Θενηόθῳ βνήζσκελ Χαῖξε Κεραξηησκέλε, ὁ Κύξηνο κεηά ζνῦ. Resurrectional Hymn Plagal Second Tone Ἀγγειηθαί Δπλάκεηο ἐπί ηό κλῆκα Σνπ, θαί νἱ θπιάζζνληεο, ἀπελεθξώζεζαλ θαί ἵζηαην Μαξία ἐλ ηῷ ηάθῳ δεηνῦζα, ηό ἄρξαληόλ Σνπ ζῶκα ἐζθύιεπζαο ηόλ Ἅδελ, κή πεηξαζζείο ὑπ' αὐηνῦ ὑπήληεζαο ηῇ Παξζέλῳ, δσξνύκελνο ηήλ δσἠλ. Ὁ ἀλαζηάο ἐθ ηῶλ λεθξῶλ, Κύξηε δόμα Σνη. Κνληάθηνλ Ἡ Παξζέλνο ζήκεξνλ, ηόλ πξναηώληνλ Λόγνλ, ἐλ ζπειαίῳ ἔξρεηαη, ἀπνηεθεῖλ ἀπνξξήησο. Χόξεπε, ἡ νἰθνπκέλε ἀθνπηηζζεῖζα δόμαζνλ, κεηά Ἀγγέισλ θαί ηῶλ Πνηκέλσλ, βνπιεζέληα ἐπνθζῆλαη, παηδίνλ λένλ, ηόλ πξν αἰώλσλ Θεόλ. 3

4 Welcome to the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Cleveland We are delighted to welcome you to our parish family this morning! If you are visiting, please fill out a "Visitor Information Card," located in the Narthex, and give it to a Parish Council member at the candle stand in the Narthex. If you are an Orthodox Christian new to the area, or you would like to know more about becoming an Orthodox Christian, please introduce yourself to Father Dean who would be most happy to meet with you and discuss membership in our community. We welcome one & all who have come to pray with us this morning. Baptized/Chrismated Orthodox Christians who are properly prepared through prayer, fasting, repentance, & almsgiving are invited to come forward to receive the Holy Eucharist. Women are kindly asked to remove their lipstick prior to receiving the Holy Eucharist. Today following the Divine Liturgy we ask everyone to join us for refreshments and fellowship in the church hall. Ώρα Καφέ δίνεται από την Φιλόπτωχο μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία στην αίθουσα της εκκλησίας. Today we offer the memorial service for Frances Halepis, Zafiro Makroglou, Anthie Manak, Ioannis & Irene Gianakos parents and siblings. May their memory be eternal! Μνημόσυνο Ευφροσύνη Χαλεπή, Ζαφείρω Μακρόγλου, Ανθή Manak, Ιωάννης & Ειρήνη Γιανάκος γονέων και αδελφών. Αἰωνία ἡ Mνήμη! Please contact the church office if you have a Memorial or a Trisagion. If you would like to host the coffee hour in loving memory of your loved one please contact: Spyroulla Papakonstantinou

5 REFLECTIONS ON STEWARDSHIP Stewardship provides opportunities for us to connect with God. Strive to give your time, talents, and treasure to God IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE! The Lord asks that we be good stewards of the gifts we have receive. He wishes that we manage all our affairs wisely, and that we never grow weary in well doing. Worship All Sunday Services begin 8:30 AM Orthros / 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy ************* Wed., Dec. 4th St. Barbara Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Thurs., Dec. 5th St. Savas Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Fri., Dec. 6th St. Nicholas Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Κάθε Κυριακή 8:30 πμ. Όρθρος 10:00 πμ Θεία Λειτουργία ************ 4 Δεκεμβρίου Αγίας Βαρβάρας Θεία Λειτουργία 9:30 πμ 5 Δεκεμβρίου Αγίου Σάββα Θεία Λειτουργία 9:30 πμ 6 Δεκεμβρίου Αγίου Νικολάου Θεία Λειτουργία 9:30 πμ Christmas Programs Sunday School December 15th Greek School December 22nd ************ STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY December 15th If you or your loved one would like Fr. Dean to visit you in the hospital or your home, please notify the Church Office by calling: office@annunciationcleveland.net Please provide the Parish office with the name, address, and phone number of the sick or shut-in. Hospital visitations must be initiated by the patient s family member as, by law, hospitals are not permitted to share patient information without their consent. 5

6 PRAYERS FOR HEALING Do you or someone in your family need prayer or counseling? Do you have a loved one in the hospital or know someone that is a shut in? Please complete the form below, drop it in the tray or place it in an envelope marked for parish office and you will be contacted. Please add the Prayer List: Name of requestor Name of the person in need Your Phone Number: Prayer Visitation Confession Counseling College Student Optional: Describe the need: PRAYERS FOR HEALTH & RECOVERY Pete Sboukis Pauline Diamond Rose Sideris William Drosos Stella Kamenos Maria Kuluris Niki Poulos Irene Poulos Tom Klonaris Bessie Sarris Olga Psalti Sheila Klonaris Papagianis PRAYERS FOR THE BEREAVED PRAYERS FOR OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS Irene Vitakis Eleni Vitakis Christina Kapolis Nick Cimino Demetri Hatzis Kristin Sack Kiki Kapolis 6

7 Today we welcome baby Niko for his 40 day blessing. Proud parents John & Diane Vianos 40 ημερών Ευλογία Νικο Γονείς Γιάννης & Διαμάντω Βιάννος 40 Day Blessing Approximately forty days after a child is born it is an Orthodox Church Tradition that a special service is offered in the Church which emulates the Old Testament custom in which the Blessed Virgin Mary brought Jesus into the Temple on the fortieth day after His birth and is commemorated on the Feast of the Presentation of Christ. The Forty Day Blessing essentially consists of prayers of joyful thanks for the safe delivery of mother and child. The service blesses the mother who has been absent from the sacramental life of the Church for forty days and formally presents the newborn child to the Church family for the first time as the priest formally brings the infant into the Sanctuary. This is an important tradition for parents to uphold. Parents must call the Church office at least one full week in advance to schedule the Forty Day Blessing service. Christmas Celebration The Annunciation community will celebrate the most glorious Incarnation and Nativity of Christ with the following events: Christmas Eve (Dec-24) - Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (Eucharistic) 6 pm followed by Coffee Fellowship in the Church Hall. Christmas Day (Dec-25) - Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Eucharistic) 9:30 am 7

8 Greek Dance ~With the Dance Program under way, I would like to formally welcome our newest instructors: Liz Dashiell, and Ritsa Mazur. Liz Dashiell is our Senior Group Instructor, and Ritsa Mazur is our Junior Group Instructor. Please be sure to stop by and meet these wonderful ladies. ~The OPA Group does not have any scheduled performances in the near future. However, I am very pleased to see the dancers hard at work, and eager to learn the dances currently within our repertoire, along with new dances to come. ~If anyone is interested in joining any of the dance groups, or knows of anyone interested in joining any of the dance groups, please feel free to contact me, Olympia Vassilakis at (216) *Weekly Basketball practices for details please contact Pammy Boulas. Mini Basketball Tournament Local Parishes December 21st WE WILL HOST THE GOYA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT January 17th January 19th Please save the dates More details will follow... College Students -- Check Out OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship): To our young people who are going away to college for the first time, or to those returning to school to continue their studies, Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the organization which keeps you connected to your Church and your Orthodox Faith. OCF has 300 chapters in colleges and universities throughout North America. So be sure to check out their web site to locate and find out about your chapter -- We also encourage our college young people to share their addresses with our Church so that we may keep them informed of their Spiritual Home while they are away. 8

9 Christmas Flower Donation We are collecting donations for fresh flowers that adorn our sanctuary for the Christmas holidays. Please stop by the Narthex, pick up an envelope or mail your donation to the Church office. 9

10 Yia Yia s Closet for Needy Families Winter Clothing Donation During winter months, it is extremely difficult for Children living in homeless or low-income situations to keep warm. We ask if you can bring gently used clothing listed below or items that will help families in our community. Needed Items (New or Used): Children Coats/Jackets Hats Gloves Scarves Children s clothing We need plastic bins with lids Newborn clothes Snow Suit Crib blankets Baby blankets We'd love to have you! Take an active part in the Divine Liturgy and other beautiful services of our church. Choir is an outlet to be spiritual, creative, expressive, and emotional. This is a true team effort, where everyone's participation is critical. We are men and women of all ages, some great singers, and some not, with a variety of experience in choir from several years to beginners. But we all love to sing, enjoying the pleasure of harmonizing with others to create beautiful music together. For more information, contact our Director, Mary Ellen Zeleniuch

11 The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc., is the duly accredited women's philanthropic society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The mission of the Society shall be: To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church through fund raising efforts; and To promote the charitable, benevolent, and philanthropic purposes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, through instructional programs, presentations, lectures, seminars and other educational resources; To preserve and perpetuate Orthodox Christian concepts and the Orthodox Christian Family, and through them, to promote the Greek Orthodox Faith and traditions, in accordance with its doctrines, canons, discipline, divine worship, usages and customs; To promote participation in the activities of the Greek Orthodox community, with the cooperation of the Parish Priest and the Parish Council PAN-ORTHODOX YOUNG ADULT FELLOWSHIP (POYAF) We now have an official website for POYAF, and the website address is: A Google calendar is posted on the website which displays all of the events, including a hyperlink containing the details about each event, that we have scheduled for December, January, and more will be posted as we schedule them for the remainder of the year. NOTE: We just began a book club which will be ongoing every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 7pm - 8pm starting in January (details are on the POYAF calendar on the website). December Events: Place your order with Metaxia Skantzos Sunday December 22nd: Christmas Caroling with St. Panteleimon Orthodox Christian Outreach at the Orchards of Westlake Nursing Facility, 4000 Crocker Rd, Westlake; following 1:30pm Orthodox Worship Service. For more information please contact Gerald Largent at Gerald@stpanteleimon.com. Adopt a Family Project: POYAF is adopting a family for Christmas through the North Royalton Hunger Center. We will send out a list of the items needed as soon as it is available. Additionally we will be sponsoring a gentleman from St. Herman s House of Hospitality. Please consider helping us share the joy of the Christmas season with our neighbors in need. For more information on how to donate, please contact Mary Bozikis at mbozikis@sbcglobal.net. 11

12 Christmas Giving Tree The Christmas season is almost here It s time for the Little Angels to spread some cheer The tree in the hall is decked with gifts Not to receive but for you to give Each ornament represents a special life For whom we hope to make Christmas day bright An age, a name, and a wish are provided May the Christmas spirit help you be guided A wish could be a coat, a game, or a book and toy But what s most important is the joy. It might be a warm scarf and some gloves Always remember in giving there is love When you pick an ornament off the tree Hopefully you ll be delighted by what you see Please bring gift(s), with ornament attached, to church by Sunday, December 15. All gifts will go to the Providence House. Thank You! Feel free to take an ornament or two You may even want to take a few The gifts will be given to people in need I think you ll agree it s a good idea indeed! Any questions, please contact Katina Hliatzos (440) or Pam Sheely (330)

13 Christmas Card It s that time of year again to send your Christmas greetings to our parish family! The OPA group will be collecting your names for our 4th annual Christmas card for only $15.00!!! All proceeds go to our lovely Church.. please return this form including your name EXACTLY as you like to the Church office or hand to Popi Coutris. Let's try to beat last years amount!!!! Hurry... Deadline is Monday, December 9th!!! Thank you and GOD BLESS!!. Preparation of this project requires a great deal of planning, so please make your donation now before the busy holiday season approaches. May God bless you as we joyfully celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas! Thank you for your support! (Complete the form and return Popi Coutris Any questions, please call Popi ( ) Make checks payable to: The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Memo: OPA Christmas Card Ευαγγελιςμοφ Χριςτουγεννιάτικη Κάρτα 2013 από το OPA Αυτό το χρονο θα ςτζλνουμε μια κάρτα Χριςτουγζννων από την αγαπημζνη Εκκληςία μασ απο ολόι την κοινότητα για την εποχή Χριςτουγζννων του Η κάρτα θα ςταλεί ςε κάθε ςπίτι. Συμπεριλαμβανόμενοσ ςτην κάρτα θα είναι εςείσ και το επϊνυμό ςασ, εάν επιλζγετε να ςυμμετζχετε. Οι δωρεζσ ςυλλεχθείςεσ θα δοθοφν ςτο γενικό ταμείο τησ Εκκληςίασ. Δωρεά : $ Εαν θζλετε, ςυμπληρϊςετε και επιςτρζψετε το ζντυπο ςτην Eκκληςία μασ. Διεφθυνςη W.14TH Street, Cleveland, OH Επικοινωνήςετε με την Πόπη Κουτρη (440) Πληρωμή που απευθφνεται ςτην εκκληςία: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Clearly print the name(s) you wish to appear on the card. Community Christmas Card Order Form Send to: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 2187 W. 14th Street Cleveland, OH Attn: Popi Coutris * * * Deadline: Monday, December 9, 2013 * * * Name(s): Address: Telephone: 13

14 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Family Information Please fill out the family information form below, and give it to a Parish Council member at the candle stand in the Narthex. So that you can stay informed about the schedule of religious services, events, and news of our Community. First Name: Last Name: Address: City: State: Zip Code: DOB: Marital Status: Phone Number: Mobile Phone: address: Occupation: Wedding Date: SPOUSE INFORMATION Name: DOB: Phone Number: Mobile Phone: Occupation: address: CHILDREN NAME DOB Grade/ College Name ADDRESS 14

15 Stewardship Sunday Look for your Stewardship packets in the mail. Please complete the pledge card and mail it back to the church or return it on Sunday, December 15th A special tray will be passed to collect the pledge cards Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Confidential Stewardship Commitment Card Family Name: Family Members (Household) Address: City: State Zip Home Telephone: Mobile: In gratitude for God s blessings I/we make the following commitment to the ministries of Annunciation Church: $3.30 weekly or $13.20/month ($165/year) - Senior (65+)/Retired/Widow $5 weekly or $20/month ($250/year) - Single Individual $8 weekly or $32/month ($400/year)-Family $20 weekly ($1000/year) Come and See God work through your talents, skills and experience, as well as your financial support. Your offering to Christ and His Church can do as much as you empower it to do. We give to Christ and His Church not according to our means but according to our love for Him. CONFIDENTIAL: May not be Distributed or Reproduced / For Authorized Parish Personnel Only We want to thank everyone who is participating in the Stewardship program of The Annunciation for Y o u r P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e Stewardship expresses your love and priorities to our Church and allows us to embrace one another as we work in the vineyard of the Lord. Θέλουμε να ευχαριστήσουμε όλους εκείνους που συμμετήχαν στο πρόγραμμα της εθελοντικής προσφοράς του Ευαγγελισμού για το Η συμμετοχή σας στο πρόγραμμα αυτό εκφράζει τήν αγάπη σας πρός την εκκλησία μας καί μας επιτρέπει να αγκαλιάσουμε ο ένας τον άλλον καί να εργαστούμε μαζί στον οίκο του Θεού. 15

16 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Event Calendar Sun., Dec Stewardship Sunday - Commitment Cards Returned Tues., Dec Nativity Eve Liturgy Wed., Dec Holy Nativity Liturgy Wed., Jan Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Feast of St. Basil Sun., Jan Great Vespers for the Feast of the Holy Theophany Cutting of the Vasilopita Mon., Jan Theophany Tue., Jan Synaxis of St. John the Forerunner January 17th ~ 19th GOYA Basketball Tournament Sun., Feb Godparents & Sponsors Sunday Sat., Feb Apokriatiko Glendi Sun., Feb Meat Fare Sunday Sun., Mar Forgiveness Sunday (Cheese Fare) Mon., Mar Great Lent Begins Sun., Mar Sunday of Orthodoxy Mon., Mar Great Vespers of the Annunciation Feastday Tues., Mar Annunciation Feastday Divine Liturgy - Luncheon Sun., Apr Palm Sunday Sun., Apr Easter Sunday (Holy Pascha) Western & Eastern May 23rd ~ May 26th Tremont Greek Festival Sun., Jun Holy Pentecost Thurs., Aug Vespers of Dormition of the Theotokos Fri., Aug Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God 16