HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

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1 THUNDER BAY BULLETIN HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΤΡΙΑΔΟΣ 651 Beverly Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6N2 Telephone: (807) October 2017 Volume 13 Issue 8 OCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ

2 THUNDER BAY BULLETIN Published monthly. Editor(s): Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis PARISH PRIEST: Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis; 106 Essex Court, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 7N6 # (807) cellular; # (807) office Church holytrinity@tbaytel.net; Fr. Nikolaos ntambakis@hotmail.com Website: Office hours: by appointment HELLENIC COMMUNITY PRESIDENT: CONSTANTINE TSEKOURAS #(807) MOBILE VICE PRESIDENT: NICK KOUKOS #(807) HOME SECRETARY: ATHENA BLIESKE #(807) OFFICE TREASURER: VACANT BOARD MEMBERS: LOUIS PORT, TAX MILIONIS, GEORGE COMMINOS, DIMITRIOS VERGIDIS, STAMATIS MELISSIS RELIGIOUS AND LEGAL AUTHORITIES HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN SOTIRIOS - GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS IF TORONTO (CANADA), 1 PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW WAY (86 OVERLEA BOULEVARD), TORONTO, ONTARIO M4H 1C6; TELEPHONE: (416) ; FAX: (416) ; METROPOLIS@GOMETROPOLIS.ORG; WEBSITE: EMBASSY OF GREECE - 80 MACLAREN STREET; OTTAWA, ONTARIO K2P 0K6; TELEPHONE: (613) ; FAX: (613) ; WEBSITE: CONSULATE GENERAL OF GREECE BLOOR STREET E, SUITE 1800, TORONTO, ONTARIO M4W 3L4 ; TELEPHONE (416) ; FAX: (416) ; WEBSITE: PARISH COUNCIL (L TO R): DIMITRIOS VERGIDIS, TAX MILIONIS, GEORGE COMMINOS, CONSTANTINE TSEKOURAS, JOHN PAVLOU, LOUIS PORT, NICK KOUKOS, STAMATIS MELISSIS, ATHENA BLIESKE, WITH FR. NIKOLAOS TAMBAKIS.

3 OCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR Saint Demetrios was a Thessalonian, a most pious son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in 290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly. But when it was discovered that the Saint was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bathhouse. While the games were under way in the city, Maximian was a spectator there. A certain friend of his, a barbarian who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing haughty because of the height and strength of his body, boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated. Seeing this, a certain youth named Nestor, acquaintance of Demetrios', came to the Saint in the bathhouse and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed. Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the stadium, and said, "O God of Demetrios, help me!" and straightway he engaged Lyaeus in combat and smote him with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth. Maximian was sorely grieved over this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he commanded straightway and Demetrios was pierced with lances while he was yet in the bathhouse, As for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ Ο δε Άγιος Δημήτριος ήταν Θεσσαλονικεύς την πατρίδα, ευσεβών γονέων γυιός ευσεβέστατος, και διδάσκαλος της πίστεως του Χριστού. Έτσι, όταν ήλθε ο Μαξιμιανός στη Θεσσαλονίκη, το 290, πρόσταξε να τον συλλάβουν και τον έρριξε στην φυλακή. Ενώ διεξάγονταν αθλητικοί αγώνες στην πόλι, ο μεν Μαξιμιανός καθόταν και τους παρακολουθούσε. Ένας δε βάρβαρος φίλος του και ξάκουστος παλαιστής, ονομαζόμενος Λυαίος, καυχόμενος για το ανάστημά του και για τη σωματική του δύναμι, εκόμπαζε στο στάδιο, προκαλώντας τους πολίτες να διαγωνισθούν μαζί του και καταβάλλοντας όσους έρχονταν στα χέρια μ αυτόν. Αυτά βλέποντας ένας νεαρός, ομομαζόμενος Νέστωρ, γνώριμος του Αγίου Δημητρίου, έρχεται σ αυτόν, στη φύλακη, ζητώντας της προσευχές του για τη μονομαχία. Πήρε την ευλογία του Αγίου, που τον σφράγησε με το σημείον του Σταυρού, παρουσιάζεται στο στάδιο και, λέγοντας: «Θεέ του Δημητρίου, βοήθα με!», πιάνεται στα χέρια με το Λυαίο και κτυπώντας τον καίρια πάνω στην καρδιά, αφήνει άψυχο στη γη τον πριν μεγάλαυχο. Ο δε Μαξιμιανός λυπήθηκε πολύ γι αυτό, ρώτησε πως συνέβηκαν τα πράγματα και πρόσταξε αμέσως, τον μεν Δημήτριο να τρυπήσουν με λογχισμούς στη φύλακη που βρισκόταν, τον δε Νέστορα να του πάρουν το ξίφος και να τον θανατώσουν με αυτό.

4 IN CHILDREN WE HAVE A GREAT CHARGE COMMITTED TO US. LET US BESTOW GREAT CARE UPON THEM, AND DO EVERYTHING THAT THE EVIL ONE MAY NOT ROB US OF THEM. BUT NOW OUR PRACTICE IS THE REVERSE OF THIS. WE TAKE ALL CARE INDEED TO HAVE OUR FARM IN GOOD ORDER, AND TO COMMIT IT TO FAITHFUL MANAGER, WE LOOK OUT FOR IT AN ASS-DRIVER, AND MULETEER, AND BAILIFF, AND A CLEVER ACCOMPTANT. BUT WE DO NOT LOOK OUT FOR WHAT IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT, FOR A PERSON TO WHOM WE MAY COMMIT OUR SON AS THE GUARDIAN OF HIS MORALS, THOUGH THIS IS A POSSESSION MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN ALL OTHERS. IT IS FOR HIM INDEED THAT WE TAKE SUCH CARE OF OUR ESTATE. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR POSSESSIONS FOR OUR CHILDREN, BUT OF THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES WE TAKE NO CARE AT ALL. FORM THE SOUL OF THY SON ARIGHT, AND ALL THE REST WILL BE ADDED HEREAFTER. ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, HOMILIES ON 1 TIMOTHY, HOMILY 9.

5 WHAT SAVES AND MAKES FOR GOOD CHILDREN IS THE LIFE OF THE PARENTS IN THE HOME. THE PARENTS NEED TO DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO THE LOVE OF GOD. THEY NEED TO BECOME SAINTS IN THEIR RELATIONS TO THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH THEIR MILDNESS, PATIENCE, AND LOVE. THEY NEED TO MAKE A NEW START EVERY DAY, WITH A FRESH OUTLOOK, RENEWED ENTHUSIASM AND LOVE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. AND THE JOY THAT WILL COME TO THEM, THE HOLINESS THAT WILL VISIT THEM, WILL SHOWER GRACE ON THEIR CHILDREN. GENERALLY THE PARENTS ARE TO BLAME FOR THE BAD BEHAVIOR OF THE CHILDREN. AND THEIR BEHAVIOR IS NOT IMPROVED BY REPRIMANDS, DISCIPLINING, OR STRICTNESS. IF THE PARENTS DO NOT PURSUE A LIFE OF HOLINESS AND IF THEY DON T ENGAGE IN SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE, THEY MAKE GREAT MISTAKES AND TRANSMIT THE FAULTS THEY HAVE WITHIN THEM. IF THE PARENTS DO NOT LIVE A HOLY LIFE AND DO NOT DISPLAY LOVE TOWARDS EACH OTHER, THE DEVIL TORMENTS THE PARENTS WITH THE REACTIONS OF THE CHILDREN. LOVE, HARMONY AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PARENTS ARE WHAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE CHILDREN. THIS PROVIDES A GREAT SENSE OF SECURITY AND CERTAINTY. ST. PORPHYRIOS

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7 Why We Celebrate OHI (OXI) Day in Greek Orthodoxy: The Virgin Mary and World War 2 By John Sanidopoulos On the Feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, or Agia Skepi, on October 28th, we implore the defense and assistance of the Queen of Heaven: "Remember us in your prayers, O Lady Virgin Mother of God, that we not perish by the increase of our sins. Protect us from every evil and from grievous woes, for in you do we hope, and honoring the feast of your Protection, we magnify you." Though celebrated outside of Greece on October 1st, the feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos was transferred to October 28th after World War 2 with the annual commemoration of Ohi Day (Oχι). This was done to commemorate the great help and protection of the Theotokos to the Greek nation throughout its history, and especially during World War 2 at which time many of her miracles were reported. It was precisely on 15 August 1940, off the eastern coast of Greece near the Aegean island of Tinos, an island especially dedicated to the Holy Virgin more than any other, that a great tragedy struck. As thousands upon thousands of pilgrims were celebrating the solemn feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the crew of a Greek light cruiser called Elli was also participating in the festivities off shore. Suddenly the ship was torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine. The wharf of Tinos was also torpedoed amongst the festivities. This initiated the beginning of Greece s involvement in World War 2, it was their Pearl Harbor. Greece officially entered the war on 28 October This is celebrated annually as Ohi Day ("Ohi" is translated as "No") commemorating dictator Ioannis Metaxas ( ) refusal of the Italian ultimatum. The ultimatum demanded of Greece to allow Axis forces to enter Greek territory and occupy certain unspecified "strategic locations" or otherwise face war. Most scholars today say the actual reply was not οχι or no, but the French "Alors, c'est la guerre" ("Then it is war"). Upon his declaration it is reported that thousands of Greeks stormed the streets and began shouting "Ohi" to the Italian ultimatum. On 6 April 1941, Hitler attacked Greece for the first time and united his German forces with those of the Italians. The relationship between the Theotokos and the modern Greek nation stems back to the Roman Empire, which was saved countless times at her intercessions, especially for Constantinople, a city which was dedicated to her since the fifth century. This was revived in modern times during the Greek Revolution of For this reason, in Athens on the 25th of March in 1838, when the first official celebration of the Greek Revolution took place, by a decree of King Otto it was determined that the 25th of March would be celebrated as the day of National Regeneration, although the Revolution had started a few days earlier. In fact, the choice of this particular date shows the importance and the major role that Virgin Mary played in the lives of Greek people, as the time that the Greek Revolution broke out was also considered the time for religious elation, for it is on this date that one of the greatest feasts of the ecclesiastical year is celebrated - the Annunciation to the Theotokos by the Archangel Gabriel. It is no coincidence that the two biggest holidays of Greece coincide with feasts dedicated to the Holy Virgin. As the poem by Popi Matsouka Zachari from Arta titled "The Message of 25th March" indicates:

8 Panagia and Freedom Two sacred words Two words with a meaning That fills our hearts With thrill and awe. The Mother of all people Universal Mother And cherished Freedom The dream of all people With a heavenly glow, they shed light on Two visions, two unfading ideas Come! Fighters Don t ever stop, They are both yours: The MOTHER and FREEDOM And the hearts of all of us are with you! The role of faith in the Virgin Mary in Greece was also outstanding during World War 2. Her role was catalytic not only because she constituted the basis of the people s faith, but also because, with her miraculous interventions, she proved to have been the greatest ally of the Greek army. Of course, miracles and apparitions were reported in many regions of Greece during the war, but at the front, at the Greek Albanian borders and on Pindus, the Virgin Mary was the protector and the leader of those who fought for their country under difficult circumstances. Their faith was so strong that they could see her encouraging them and covering them protectively, while they were fighting on the snowy mountains of Pindus and Albania. The account given by Vassiliki Bouris,[1] niece of Spyridon Houliaras, who fought at the borders, is characteristic. According to her, Spyridon Houliaras used to narrate incidents of the war to his relatives before he died. The one that affected him the most, however, was a miracle of the Virgin Mary. While the soldiers were fighting under really adverse conditions, the Panagia appeared in front of them and as a protector covered them with her mantle and led them towards their enemy, ready to confront them. This miracle is also corroborated by the accounts of other soldiers of that time who fought on the mountains of Pindus. At the front, Greek soldiers saw the same vision everywhere: at nights, they could see a tall, slim female figure walking with hermantle resting on her shoulders. For the soldiers she was none other than the Virgin Mary, the defender and general of the Greeks. Tasos Rigopoulos, a soldier in 1940, reported from the front in Albania: "My brother Niko. I m writing from an eagle s nest 400 meters higher than the top of Parnitha. Everything around me is snow white. The reason I m writing is not to tell you about the charm of snow-covered

9 Morova and all its wild greatness. My purpose is to share with you what I ve experienced, what I saw with my own eyes; something that I m afraid you won t believe if you hear it from others. A few moments before dashing against the blockhouses of Morova we saw a tall woman dressed in black standing still some 13 meters away. The guard yelled: 'Identify yourself.' There was no answer. He yelled angrily once more. At that moment, as if struck by electricity, we all whispered: 'The Panagia!' She hurled herself at the enemy as if she had eagle wings. We followed her. We could constantly sense the bravery she was transmitting to us. We fought hard for a whole week until we finally took the Ivan-Morova blockhouses. [ ] She was always dashing forth. And when, victorious at last, we were advancing to defenseless Koritsa, our Great Defender turned into steam, smooth smoke, and vanished into thin air." On the mountain ridge of Ronteni, the soldiers of the 51st independent battalion, under the commands of Major Petrakis also witnessed a miracle. From the 22nd of January and on, every evening at half past nine the enemy s heavy artillery commenced fire against the battalion and the road that was used by transport vehicles. There was a lot of nervousness and heavy casualties. The daring scouts were unable to locate the enemy s artillery. Apparently, the enemy was changing its position every evening. The situation was really desperate. It was an evening in February when the enemy artillery was heard firing once again. Panagia, help us, save us!, shouted the Major spontaneously. Suddenly, a bright cloud came into sight from a distance, something like a halo was formed and the image of the Theotokos appeared. She started bending towards the ground and stopped right over a ravine. Everybody in the battalion shivered as they witnessed the miracle. A miracle, a miracle!, they shouted and they prayed and made the sign of the cross. Immediately, they sent a message to the Greek artillery, the Greek canons fired, and right after that there was a silence. The Greek bombs had achieved a perfect strike. "No matter how faith is expressed during war, it is certain that it offers assistance to the soldier who is tested. And the image of the protector makes him hopeful and optimistic. People from Arta, fighting at the front, were afraid neither of mortars nor of enemy bullets, as long as they had the image of the Panagia in front of them. Yiannis Tsarouchis, after having painted The Virgin of Victory on the cap of a box of herring, having in mind a badly painted picture of the Virgin that was going around the camp, was on his way to the commander of the battalion in order to present his work. The painting had already acquired a fame for being miraculous, and on his way to the commander some soldiers from Arta being in a state of religious excitement, demanded that the miraculous icon spend at least one night at their camp. All the soldiers were shouting: 'The Virgin, the Virgin. Leave it here for one night.' Suddenly, the alarm sounded. [ ] We lied down, according to the orders we had. None of the soldiers

10 from Arta did the same. 'Hey! Comrade! How can you be scared when you hold the Virgin in your hands?' one said. It was also characteristic that on the military identification cards, right next to the personal details, there was a picture of the Panagia. And just moments before they attacked, they would pray, shouting 'Panagia mou!' (my Virgin!) three times, and dash forth.[2] N. Dramountianos explains the following miraculous occurrence which he witnessed during the war of 1940: "Our company received an order to overtake and gain elevated ground for a bridge. We set up a bulwark within the cliffs. As soon as we were ready, a thick snow began to fall. It fell continuously over two nights and reached as much as two meters in certain areas. We were blockaded from the commissariat. We each had food in our sacks to last us a day. Due to the hunger and cold we did not have a sense 'for tomorrow' so we devoured it all. From then on torment ensued. We rid our thirst through the snow, but our hunger was enraging. We became skeletal. Our morale continued to flourish, but nature has its boundaries. Some submitted. The same end awaited us all 'for faith and country.' Than an inspiration from our captain gave us the miracle! Out of his breast pocket he took out a paper icon of the Panagia, he placed it in the high place, and invited us around him: 'My brave young men!' he said. 'In this crucial circumstance only a miracle can save us. Kneel down, entreat the Panagia, the Mother of the God-man, to help us!' We fell to our knees, lifted our hands, and entreated fervently. We did not have time to stand before we heard bells ringing. We thought this strange and grabbed our weapons. We took our place 'with purpose.' Not a minute passed and we saw an enormous mule approaching fully loaded. We sprang up! An animal without a driver to be passing through the mountain, with at least a meter of snow is absolutely not natural. Our Lady Theotokos drove him. All together we thanked her by chanting quietly, though wholeheartedly, 'Ti Ypermaho' (To you the Champion Leader) as well as other hymns. The animal had on him an entire commissary of food: kouramanes (coarse army bread), cheeses, preserves, cognac and other things. I endured many and unimaginable hardships in the war. But this remains unforgettable, because there was no way out. A way out was given however by the Panagia." The importance of the Virgin Mary s miraculous interventions was acknowledged by the Greek state right after the end of the Second World War. For this reason, the celebration of Agia Skepi, which in 626 A.D., by the Virgin's miraculous intervention, saved Constantinople from the Avaroi (Turkish-Mongolian Nomads), and which was officially established to be celebrated on October 1st centuries ago, was transferred in 1952 to the 28th of October to remind the people of Greece of her miraculous intervention during the most difficult period for the Greek people An oral account given by Vasiliki Bouri, resident of Lepiana in Arta, to Heleni Mpalaska on 3/11/ An account of a fighter of the Resistance which was presented in a special programme of the TV channel SKAI on 28 October 2007.

11 SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES - OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY 1 +2 ND SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. ANANIAS, ST. ROMANOS THE MELODIST. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. SUNDAY 8 +3 RD SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. PELAGIA THE RIGHTEOUS. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. SUNDAY 15 +HOLY FATHERS OF THE 7 TH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. SUNDAY TH SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. AVERKIOS. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY AND 10:30AM. THURSDAY 26 ST. DEMETRIOS THE MYRRH-BEARER. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM. SUNDAY TH SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. ANASTASIA OF ROME. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY AND DOXOLOGY 10:30AM. FR. NIKOLAOS WILL BE ATTENDING THE CLERGY CONFERENCE IN KINGSTON FROM OCTOBER 1-6. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CALL PRESIDENT COSTA TSEKOURAS (INFORMATION ON PAGE 2). Ο Π. ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣ ΘΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΣΕ ΚΛΗΡΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗ ΣΤΟ KINGSTON ΑΠΟ ΤΗΣ 1-6 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΣΕ ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ ΑΝΑΓΚΗΣ ΝΑ ΠΑΡΕΤΕ ΤΗΛΕΦΩΝΟ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟ Κ. ΤΣΕΚΟΥΡΑ. ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ - ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 2017 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 1 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Β ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΑΝΑΝΙΟΥ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ, ΑΓΙΟΥ ΡΩΜΑΝΟΥ ΜΕΛΩΔΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 8 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Γ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΟΣΙΑ ΠΕΛΑΓΙΑΣ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 15 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΕΡΩΝ Ζ ΟΙΚ. ΣΥΝΟΔΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 22 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΤ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΑΒΕΡΚΙΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΠΕΜΠΤΗ 26 +ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΥΡΟΒΛΗΤΟY. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 29 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Z ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓΙΑΣ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΑΣ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΟΛΟΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.

12 Church Etiquette When attending Divine Services we all have the responsibility of maintaining proper decorum and atmosphere in the church. The very first thing to keep in mind is that we are to be at Divine Services on time. The church is the House of God. Reverence and good manners are required at all times. No irreverent or irrelevant conversations should go on in the Narthex or in the church proper. There are certain times during the Divine Services when no one should be moving about, or entering the church, or being seated at a pew. Wherever a person happens to be at these moments, he or she should stop and stand reverently until the proper moment to be seated. These times are: 1. During the Doxology, while the priest is censing. 2. During the Small Entrance - The procession of the priest and altar boys with the Holy Gospel. 3. When the priest censes the Altar, icons, and congregation throughout the Divine Liturgy. 4. During the reading of the Epistle and Gospel. 5. During the Great Entrance - the procession of the priest and altar boys with the Holy Gifts. 6. During the recitation of the Creed and Lord's Prayer (Our Father). 7. During the Consecration of the Holy Gifts. (Se Imnoumen) 8. During Holy Communion. 9. When receiving any sacrament of the church, use your baptismal/chrismation name. 10. During any special services such as Memorials or blessing of the loaves, special doxologies, etc. The general rule is that whenever the priest is outside the Holy Altar either with the censer or for giving a blessing, there should be no movement in the church. Also, we remind everyone that we should attend the Divine Liturgy and all services of divine worship from the beginning. Please remember that Parish Council members are obligated to maintain order and decorum in the church during worship. Please try to understand us. Cooperate with us. The priests are here to serve you. Your cooperation in following these regulations will help us greatly in offering you assistance in all your spiritual needs. Εκκλησιαστική Εθιμοτυπία Όταν είμαστε στην εκκλησία, όλοι έχουμε την ευθύνη να κρατήσουμε την σωστή ευπρέπεια και ατμόσφαιρα του ναού. Το πρώτο πράγμα που πρέπει να θυμόμαστε είναι ότι πρέπει να είμαστε στην εκκλησία στην ώρα μας. Η εκκλησία είναι ο οίκος του Θεού. Η ευλάβεια και οι σωστοί τρόποι απαιτούνται πάντα. Δεν πρέπει να γίνεται άσχετη ή ασεβής συζήτηση στον Νάρθηκα ή μέσα στον ναό. Υπάρχουν μερικές στιγμές στις ακολουθίες που κανένας δεν πρέπει να κινείται, η να μπαίνει στην εκκλησία, η να κάθεται. Όπου και να βρίσκεται ο άνθρωπος σε αυτές τις στιγμές, πρέπει να σταματήσει και να σταθεί όρθιος με σεβασμό έως την κατάλληλη στιγμή να καθίσει. Αυτές οι στιγμές είναι: 1. Στην Δοξολογία, όταν ο ιερέας θυμιάζει. 2. Στην Μικρή Είσοδο, στην διάρκεια της πομπής του Ευαγγελίου με τα ιερόπαιδα και τον ιερέα. 3. Όταν ο ιερέας θυμιάζει το Ιερό, τις εικόνες, και τον κόσμο στην διάρκεια της Θείας Λειτουργίας. 4. Στην ανάγνωση του Αποστόλου και του Ευαγγελίου. 5. Στην Μεγάλη Είσοδο, στην διάρκεια της πομπής των Αγίων Δώρων με τα ιερόπαιδα και τον ιερέα. 6. Στην απαγγελία του Πιστεύω και της Κυριακής Προσευχής (Πάτερ Ημών). 7. Στην Αναφορά (καθαγίαση) Των Αγίων Δώρων (Στον ύμνο Σε Υμνούμεν). 8. Στην Θεία Κοινωνία. 9. Όταν λαμβάνουμε ένα Μυστήριο της Εκκλησίας, χρησιμοποιούμε το βαπτιστικό μας όνομα. 10. Σε ειδικές ακολουθίες, σαν τα μνημόσυνα, τις αρτοκλασίες, ειδικές δοξολογίες, κλπ. Ο γενικός κανόνας είναι, όταν ο ιερέας είναι εκτός του Ιερού, είτε με το θυμιατό ή για να δώσει ευλογία, δεν γίνεται κίνηση στην εκκλησία. Επίσης, θυμίζουμε όλους ότι πρέπει να είμαστε στην Λειτουργία και σε όλες τις ακολουθίες από την αρχή. Μη ξεχνάτε ότι τα μέλη του συμβουλίου είναι υποχρεωμένα να κρατήσουν την τάξη και την ευπρέπεια στην εκκλησία. Ζητάμε την κατανόηση σας. Συνεργαστείτε μαζί μας. Οι ιερείς είναι εδώ να υπηρετήσουν. Η συνεργασία σας στην παρακολούθηση αυτών των κανονισμών θα μα βοηθήσει πολύ στο έργο μας να προσφέρουμε τη βοήθεια μας σε όλες τις πνευματικές ανάγκες σας.

13 SOUVLAKI DINNER (Souvlaki, Tzatziki, Mediterranean Rice, Greek Salad and Pita) FALL 2017 DATES: Thursday, October 5 Thursday, October 19 Thursday, November 2 OUR MEMBERS So far only 90 people have submitted their membership dues for We ask and encourage everyone to do so as soon as possible. Each member is indispensable for the well-being and functioning of our parish. We thank all who have taken the time to submit their membership dues already as of September 26, 2017: 1. Mr. G. Aspropotamitis 2. Mr. Nick Balina 3. Mr. Bill Biniaris 4. Mrs. Dimitra Biniaris 5. Mrs. Katerina Biniaris 6. Mrs. Jenny Biniaris 7. Mr. Charlie Biniaris 8. Mrs. Irene Biniaris 9. Mr. George Biniaris 10. Mrs. Toni Biniaris 11. Mr. Antony Biniaris 12. Mrs. Athena Blieske 13. Mr. Matthew Boote 14. Mr. Michael Boote 15. Mr. George Comminos 16. Mr. Bill Comminos 17. Mrs. Tarja Comminos 18. Mrs. Nitsa Comminos 19. Mr. Peter Comminos 20. Ms. Angela Damianakos 21. Mrs. Athena Damianakos 22. Mr. Bill Damianakos 23. Mrs. Bayba Frattolin 24. Mr. George Frattolin 25. Mr. Peter Giardetti 26. Mrs. Tara Giardetti 27. Mr. Bill Hatzis 28. Mrs. Stella Hatzis 29. Mrs. Lisa Kahramanos 30. Ms. Penny Kahramanos 31. Mr. Andy Karanasos 32. Mrs. Lori Karanasos 33. Mrs. Faye Karoutas 34. Mr. Nick Koukos 35. Mrs. Joyce Koukos 36. Mr. Peter Koukos 37. Mrs. Jennie Hartviksen 38. Miss Marika Hartviksen 39. Mrs. Angela Lento 40. Mr. Jack Lotsios 41. Mrs. Effie Lotsios 42. Mr. George Lotsios 43. Mrs. Dolores Maki 44. Miss Katherine Mayer 45. Miss Kristyna Mayer 46. Mrs. Smaragde Mellas 47. Ms. Georgina Mellas 48. Ms. Bess Melville 49. Mrs. Despina Metsopoulos 50. Mr. Ahileas Mitsopoulos 51. Ms. Maria Morakis 52. Mrs. Nikki Pantoulias 53. Mr. Peter Pantoulias 54. Mrs. Helen Pantoulias 55. Mr. John Pavlou 56. Mrs. Maria Pavlou 57. Mr. Tom Pavlou 58. Mrs. Rosa Pavlou 59. Mr. Tom Pazianos 60. Mrs. Leila Pazianos 61. Mrs. Virginia Pazianos 62. Mr. Jim Pazianos 63. Mr. Louis Port 64. Mrs. Dimitra Port 65. Mr. Steven Scollie 66. Miss Nikila Smelt 67. Mrs. Angela Sourtzis 68. Mrs. Euphrosine Sourtzis 69. Mr. Spyro Sourtzis 70. Mr. Marinos Spourdalakis 71. Mrs. Nora Spourdalakis 72. Mrs. Tina Stathopoulos 73. Mr. Constantin Todosia 74. Mrs. Manuela Todosia 75. Mr. Constantine Tsekouras 76. Mrs. Jane Tsekouras 77. Mr. Ahileas Tsekouras 78. Mr. Paul Tsekouras 79. Mrs. Sylvia Tsekouras 80. Mr. Harry Tsekouras 81. Mr. John Tsekouras 82. Mrs. Lily Tsekouras 83. Ms. Elaine Tsekouras 84. Dr. Dimitrios Vergidis 85. Mrs. Rucy Vergidis 86. Mr. Peter Vlotaros 87. Mrs. Christine Vlotaros 88. Ms. Gina Voulgaris 89. Mr. Ryan Witiluk 90. Mrs. Christine Witiluk

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