SEPTEMBER 2018 ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ

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1 COMMUNITY BULLETIN ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH / MANITOBA HELLENIC CULTURAL CENTRE ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΓΟΥΙΝΝΙΠΕΓΚ / GREEK COMMUNITY OF WINNIPEG The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross September 14 Saint Helen, the mother of Saint Constantine the Great, when she was already advanced in years, undertook, in her great piety, the hardships of a journey to Jerusalem in search of the cross, about the year 325. A temple to Aphrodite had been raised up by the Emperor Hadrian upon Golgotha, to defile and cover with oblivion the place where the saving Passion had been suffered. The venerable Helen had the statue of Aphrodite destroyed, and the earth removed, revealing the Tomb of our Lord, and three crosses. Of these, it was believed that one must be that of our Lord, the other two of the thieves crucified with Him; but Saint Helen was at a loss which one might be the Wood of our salvation. At the inspiration of Saint Macarius, Archbishop of Jerusalem, a lady of Jerusalem, who was already at the point of death from a certain disease, was brought to touch the crosses, and as soon as she came near to the Cross of our Lord, she was made perfectly whole. Consequently, the precious Cross was lifted on high by Archbishop Macarius of Jerusalem; as he stood on the ambo, and when the people beheld it, they cried out, "Lord have mercy." It should be noted that after its discovery, a portion of the venerable Cross was taken to Constantinople as a blessing. The rest was left in Jerusalem in the magnificent church built by Saint Helen, until the year 614. At that time, the Persians plundered Palestine and took the Cross to their own country (see Jan. 22, Saint Anastasius the Persian). Late, in the year 628, Emperor Heraclius set out on a military campaign, retrieved the Cross, and after bringing it to Constantinople, himself escorted it back to Jerusalem, where he restored it to its place. If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me (Luke 9:23) SEPTEMBER 2018 ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ Issue 109

2 St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Community Parish Priest (Ιερέας): Rev. Fr. Konstantinos Tsiolas (cell ) Deacon: Rev. Deacon Dr. John Karvelas Community President (Πρόεδρος): Dino Chouzouris Ladies of Philoptochos: Nikoletta Mattheos (home / nikolettathegreek@yahoo.ca) G.O.Y.A. (Met Youth Winnipeg): Stelios Constantinides (Steliocon@gmail.com) Greek School: Athena Dinos ( / athena2@mymts.net) - Principal Mary Ellen Constantinides ( / marilena@shaw.ca) - Parent Association To Be Announced - Yiayia Gogo Athena Dinos - Teen Beginners Greek Language Church School: Victoria Marckx ( / victoriamarckx@gmail.com) Byzantine Music Class: Irini Mavroudis Church Choir: Dr. Miltos Lautatzis Seniors Group: Vana Aglogallos ( ) AHEPA: Peter Ginakes ( / peteginakes@hotmail.com) Cypriot Association: Kyriacos Christodoulides ( / koullischrist@hotmail.com) Daughters of Penelope: Nicki Douklias ( / nicki.douklias@hotmail.com) Hellenic Professional Association: Mike Houvardas (cell ) Kefi Greek Folk Dancers of Manitoba: Ellie Chouzouris (ehc23@hotmail.com) - Senior KEFI Chrissoula Chouzouris (cchouzouris@gmail.com) - Senior KEFI Sam Korantzopoulos ( / sam_koras16@hotmail.com) - Junior KEFI Sons of Pericles: Mike Houvardas (bigisland@mts.net) Greek Consulate General in Toronto: (+1) (toronto@mfa.gr) Embassy of Greece in Ottawa: (+1) (gremb.otv@mfa.gr) High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus: (+1) / Fax (+1) Metcalfe St. Suite 1002, Ottawa ON K2P 1P1 2

3 St. Demetrios Church Office / Το Γραφείο της Εκκλησίας Priest office hours Monday (Δευτέρα): Day off / Μη εργάσιμη ημέρα Tuesday (Τρίτη): Seniors Home visitations / Επισκέψεις σε Ηλικιωμένους Wednesday (Τετάρτη): In the Office / Στο γραφείο Thursday - Friday (Πεμ. - Παρ.): In the Office / Στο γραφείο [Note: Schedule subject to change according to community needs. Please call to make sure Fr. Kosta is in the office.] Church Office hours Monday - Friday (Δευ. - Παρ.): 10:00 am/πμ - 4:00 pm/μμ Saturday & Sunday (Σάβ. και Κυρ.): the office is closed / το γραφείο είναι κλειστό Executive Assistant: Sharon McDonald ( / greekcom@mymts.net) Everyone that comes in the building has to check in with the Office. Παρακαλούνται όλοι όσοι έρχονται στα κτίρια της Κοινότητας να ενημερώνουν το γραφείο της Κοινότητας. TO ALL CHURCH MEMBERS: Please inform the Office ( / greekcom@mymts.net) of any changes to your mailing address, address, and personal details. If you would like to receive electronic Church and Community notices, as well as the Community Bulletin ed to you each month, please go to the St. Demetrios Church website and join the mailing list! If you signed up to receive ed Church and Community notices, but are not receiving any Church or Community s, please contact the Church office to confirm your information. St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Winnipeg 2255 Grant Avenue ~ Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 0S2 ph: ~ fax: ~ greekcom@mymts.net 3

4 The Community Board of Directors / Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο 2018 COMMUNITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS / ΤΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ Dino Chouzouris Jim Hrousalas Sam Matthews President / Προέδρος Vice-President Treasurer T.B.A. Emmanuel Petroulakis Peter Philopulos Secretary Assistant Treasurer Assistant Secretary BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS BUILDING: Tom Alevizos FINANCE: Sam Matthews FOLKLORAMA: Debbie Pangiotou-Hirsch GREEK SCHOOL: Bill Nathanail NOMINATION COMMITTEE: All Board members SPECIAL EVENTS: Vicky Scouras HELLENIC CULTURAL COMMITTEE: Dino Chouzouris H.I.I.C.: Vicky Scouras (co-ordinator: Katy Louridas) MEMBERSHIP: David Golas SENIORS: Jim Chouzouris WORSHIP: Father Konstantinos Tsiolas Peter Philopulos OTHER COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBERS Nikos Andromidas, Nick Apostolopoulos, Demos Louizos. ~~~~~~~~~~ Community members not appointed to the Board of Directors may volunteer their time on any Board committees that need volunteers. Are you interested in joining a committee or offering your help to any of the community committees? We are always looking to fill positions on the committees - it is a great way to get involved, learn more about our programs, events, and a way to stay connected to your Greek Community. Contact the Church office at or call the Committee Chair directly to offer your talents! Αν κάποιος ενδιαφέρεται να συμμετάσχει σε οποιδήποτε επιτροπή της Κοινότητας, παρακαλώ επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της Εκκλησίας,

5 Guidelines for PROPER PARKING within the church and MHCC parking lots: Only those with a valid handicap parking permit may park in the Handicap Parking spots. Do not park on the grass. Do not park on the sidewalk. This includes the area in front of the Church exit stairs next to Shaftesbury Boulevard. Do not park in the fire lane. Do not park in the driving lane. Do not park in the back lane. Anyone parked in a Handicap parking stall without a valid Handicap permit, parked in a fire lane, on the sidewalk, on the grass, in the driving lane, or in the back lane will receive A TICKET FROM THE CITY OF WINNIPEG. This ticket may affect your driver's license, so please park responsibly. If you have any questions or need help parking your vehicle, please see one of the church service ushers. When you visit the Church or MHCC during the week (Monday to Friday), PLEASE go to the Church office and register your vehicle; tell the office administrator the license plate number and make & model of your car. This will avoid the office confusing your vehicle with parked cars that belong to people who are not visiting the church or MHCC. 5

6 ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH. MANITOBA HELLENIC CULTURAL CENTRE GREEK COMMUNITY OF WINNIPEG 2255 Grant Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 0S2 Tel: Fax: URL: IMPORTANT NOTICE - CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPE DONATIONS - UPDATE For Community members who make a monetary donation/contribution, we ask that when using a Contribution Envelope to please fill out all of the information on the envelope - date, full member name, member number, amount in the envelope - so as to assist the office in properly recording your monetary contributions, so that we may provide an accurate tax receipt at the end of the year. (please refer to the example envelope image below.) Date Day Month Year St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Member Name: BRIAN MCGEE Member # 4001 Amount $ Example of a filled-out Contribution Envelope. We also kindly ask if everyone could please not put coins in the collection envelopes. Thank you for your support and understanding in this matter. 6

7 Our Family Membership MEMBERSHIP FEES for 2018 Young Adult (19 to 25 years old): $ Individual (26 to 64 years old): $ Family: $ Senior Individual (65+ years old): $ Senior Family: $ (Membership may be paid via cash, cheque, VISA, Mastercard, or debit card.) MEMBERSHIPS PAID for 2018: (listed in order of payment received - as of 21 August 2018) LIFE MEMBERS: Spyros Balageorge John Philopoulos Konstantinos Vardalos (December 2016) 1. H. Liontas & family 2. S. Liontas (January 2017) 3. L. & S. Anastasiadis (July 2017) 4. S. Katsabanis & family (November 2017) 5. E. Cholakis & family 6. T. & A. Routsis 7. K. Lagos 8. C. Constantinides 9. D. Balageorge & family 10. C. Balageorge 11. E. Koulouriotis 12. G. & C. Kliotis (December 2017) 13. D. Tourikis 14. C. & M. Balaktsis 15. J. & G. Lambos 16. D. Panagiotou-Hirsch 17. B. & D. Vlahos 18. G. & A. Sdrolias 19. E. Kilopoulos 20. P. Caraganis 21. E. Corantzopoulos 22. J. & G. Ginakes 23. G. & V. Bekios 24. M. & M. Mercury 25. P. & E. Athanasopoulos 26. P. Malliaris 27. S. & M. Laskaris 28. P. Katsikeros 29. A. Gortisas 30. E. Sagriotis 31. R. Davies & family (January 2018) 32. J. & C. Calogeris 33. V. Scouras 34. K. & K. Hatzipanayis 35. C. Adamopoulos (Kenora) 36. A. Anastasopoulos 37. V. Saites 38. D. Panos 39. D. & J. Kyriakopoulos 40. G. & A. Mavridis 41. G. Begleridis 42. P. Philopulos 43. A. & S. Argyriou 44. G. Kantzioris 45. Peter & Maria Mikos 46. P. Gamvrelis 47. A. Broumas 48. H. & K. Broumas 49. I. Vlahos 50. M. & B. Papageorgiou 51. C. Tsentouros 52. G. Lukey 53. C. & G. Andrianopoulos 54. E. Vogiatzakis 55. S. & V. Mikos 56. E. Hourvardas 57. H. Grafos 58. F. Armatas 59. T. & Y. Sotiropoulos 60. K. Tambakis 61. A. Parasidis 62. G. & D. Philopulos 63. G. & M. Constantinides 64. T. Constantinidis 65. J. & J. Hagemarcou 66. D. Bass 67. V. Alevizos 68. S. Anastasiadis & family 69. S. Papadimitriou 70. L. Apergy-Tayler 71. K. Tambakis-Wall & family 72. D. & P. Golas 73. D. Sklavenitis & family 74. J. & A. Kyriakopoulos 75. E. & P. Mikos 76. B. Pantos 77. A. Latsoudes 78. B. & B. Nathanail 79. K. & L. Apostolopoulos & family 80. N. & T. Apostolopoulos 81. N. Mercury 82. D. & G. Chouzouris 83. T. & S. Alevizos 7

8 Our Family Membership 84. M. & A. Houvardas 85. S. & M. Louizos 86. A. & S. Louizos 87. C. & M. Athanasopoulos 88. C. & P. Wilson 89. N. & H. Boutroucas 90. G. Katsabanis 91. S. & M. Caldis 92. D. Bechrakis 93. J. & C. Lambos 94. D. & R. Lambos 95. N. & S. Panaritis 96. J. Constantinidis 97. M. Spyropoulos 98. E. & H. Petroulakis 99. A. Sklavenitis 100. P. & P. Ginakes 101. P. & M. Pantos 102. T. Panos 103. N. & M. Andromidas 104. N. & L. Lebetzis 105. A. Vogiatzakis & family 106. N. Vogiatzakis & family 107. C. Karaganis 108. D. & P. Kaluzny 109. G. Karaganis 110. G. Sotiriadis 111. C. & S. Kourkafas 112. G. & M. Wilson & family 113. L. & F. Tsouras 114. P. & T. Ginakes (February 2018) 115. G. & A. Alevizos 116. A. & F. Veroukis & family 117. S. McClement 118. J. Saites 119. P. & C. Cholakis 120. D. & N. Ginakes 121. S. & N. Mattheos 122. V. & M. Mattheos 123. A. Skoulas 124. J. & N. Gerwing 125. M. Mavridis 126. A. Chartofylax 127. T. Aggelopoulos 128. M. & A. Apostolakis 129. A. Tsiolas & family 130. J. & P. Philopoulos 131. F. Vardalos 132. G. Foulidis 133. D. & H. Kontzamanis 134. B. Spiropoulos 135. K. Sklavenitis 136. J. Papasotiriou (Brandon) 137. B. & A. Pappas (Brandon) 138. D. Vardalos 139. A. & G. Cotsianis 140. E. & P. Charalabopoulos 141. P. Tsiklis 142. E. Papakyritsis 143. V. Simeonidis & family 144. K. Horinos 145. P. Gardos 146. Bill Gardos 147. P. & E. Nikitas 148. M. Bastounis 149. P. & K. Nathanail 150. G. Makrigianis 151. A. Danos 152. P. & N. Avgeropoulos 153. F. Kokonas & family 154. C. & M. Louizos 155. J. Mercury & family 156. A. Hrousalas 157. T. & R. Gamvrelis 158. D. & A. Kavvadas 159. L. & R. Giftakis 160. A. Giftakis 161. J. Gardner 162. A. Balageorge 163. L. Balageorge 164. V. Tegos 165. A. Rigas 166. J. Kambas & family 167. M. Diacos 168. J. Diacos 169. A. Macrodimitris 170. D. Avgeropoulos & family 171. D. & T. Scouras 172. T. Iacovides & family 173. H. Simeonidis 174. K. Pasias & D. Hatzitheodoridis (March 2018) 175. G. & G. Goutsos 176. P. Skarpias 177. J. & V. Georgopoulos 178. J. & A. Chouzouris 179. C. Constantinidis 180. E. Scouras 181. F. & A. Saclamacis 182. K. & S. Fliangos 183. K. Louridas 184. D. Stamatis & family 185. S. & K. Vagianos 186. E. Constantine 187. D. Serletis & family 188. M. Anastasiadis 189. G. Louridas 190. A. Mitousis 191. E. Constantinides 192. N. Douklias 193. I. Mavroudis 194. M. S. Ginakes 195. K. Malandrakis 196. C. Katopodis 197. M. Zywiel 198. C. & E. Aglogallos 199. C. Aglogallos & family 200. G. Jimas 201. K. & M. Karlaftis 202. L. & K. Matheos 203. Y. Matheos & family 204. D. Cravariotis 205. D. & C. Cravariotis 206. M. Danakas 207. P. & F. Danakas 208. T. & S. Liontas 209. J. & D. Hrousalas 210. L. & E. Boukouzis 211. G. Papanikolaou 212. D. & T. Dafnis 213. J. Govatsos 214. S. Govatsos 215. D. & C. Louizos 216. I. Adamopoulos-French & family 217. S. Hrousalas 218. E. & E. Veroukis 219. K. Anadranistakis (April 2018) 220. M. Toma 221. E. Caramanos 222. P. Shinkarik & family 223. C. & T. Takis 224. C. Argiriou 225. A. Argiriou 226. M. Argiriou 227. N. Mercury & family 228. M. & P. Venditti 229. V. Protopapas & family 230. T. & C. Davison 231. J. & N. Coutris 232. X. & V. Marckx 233. J. & L. Karvelas 234. B. Tavuchis 235. S. Sarantidis & family 236. A. & S. Kanakis 237. T. Cavadas 238. A. Dinos & R. Hoople 239. C. Cholakis 240. C. & C. Christodoulou 241. S. Hatzistamatakis 242. J. & M. Paulos 8

9 Our Family Membership 243. D. Papadimitropoulos 244. G. Athanasopoulos 245. J. Anadranistakis 246. A. Molaro 247. G. Laskaris & family 248. V. Apostolopoulos 249. M. Apostolopoulos 250. S. Matthews & family (May 2018) 251. S. Veroukis 252. P. Sotiropoulos 253. M. Mitousis (sr.) 254. G. & M. Fliangos 255. G. & I. Kalaitzakis 256. N. & M. Kliotis 257. N. & D. Hajidiacos 258. K. Loubardias & family 259. A. Kihn 260. G. Ladacacos 261. J. Limberatos 262. A. & P. Economou (June 2018) 263. P. Papadopoulos 264. K. Sandberg & A. Davies 265. D. Ifandis 266. G. Ifandis & family 267. P. & A. Porpiglia 268. M. & H. Lambos 269. M. Anadranistakis 270. G. & C. Aggelopoulos (July 2018) 271. A. Koutis 272. E. Kavadas & family 273. A. Tertigka 274. J. Zihrul 275. M. & M. Lautatzis 276. M. Lautatzis (August 2018) 277. E. Vailas & family 278. M. Vailas & family 279. T. Papagiannopoulos & family 280. P. Louizos & family 281. A. Karogiannis 282. P. P. Ginakes Membership is very important. Support your church and community - please remember to pay your membership today! Το να είστε μέλη στην Κοινότητα μας είναι πολύ σημαντικό. Υποστηρίξτε την Εκκλησία και την Κοινότητα μας - Παρακαλώ, θυμηθείτε να πληρώσετε τη συμμετοχή σας σήμερα! Thank you very much! Σας ευχαριστούμε πάρα πολύ! Προς όλα τα μέλη: Η κατάρτιση του καταλόγου των πληρωμένων συνδρομών είναι μια διαδικασία που δυστυχώς δεν είναι τέλεια. Εάν το όνομα σας ή το όνομα της οικογένειας σας λείπει από αυτόν τον κατάλογο, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε ΕΥΓΕΝΙΚΑ με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας κατά τις ώρες γραφείου, από Δευτέρα έως Παρασκευή, 10:00 π.μ. έως 4:00 μ.μ. Όλα τα ελλείποντα ονόματα θα προστεθούν στην επομένη έκδοση του δελτίου. Σας ευχαριστούμε. To all Members: Compiling the paid memberships list is a process that unfortunately is not perfect. If your name or family's name is missing from the membership list, please POLITELY contact the Church office during office hours, Monday to Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Any missing names will be added to the next bulletin. Thank you. 9

10 SEPTEMBER 2018 CHURCH SERVICES Date Sat. 01 Sep. Sun. 02 Sep. Wed. 05 Sep. Sun. 09 Sep. Thu. 13 Sep. Fri. 14 Sep. Sun. 16 Sep. Mon. 17 Sep. Sun. 23 Sep. Sun. 30 Sep. Service BEGINNING OF INDICTION (Ecclesiastical New Year) (matins: 9:00 am / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 am) 13th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW (matins: 9:00 am / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 am) ZACHARIAS AND ELIZABETH (matins: 9:00 am / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 am) BEFORE THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS / STs. JOACHIM & ANNA (matins: 9:00 am / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 am) * Agiasmos Service for Church School. All students MUST be in church that day. FOREFEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE H. CROSS - Great Vespers (7:00 pm) EXALTATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS (matins: 9:00 am / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 am) AFTER THE EXALTATION / EUPHYMIA THE GREAT MARTYR (matins: 9:00 am / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 am) SOPHIA, FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE (matins: 9:00 am / D. Liturgy: 10:15 am) 1st SUNDAY OF LUKE / CONCEPTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (matins: 9:00 am / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 am) 2nd SUNDAY OF LUKE (matins: 9:00 am / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 am) MEMORIALS Sun. 09 Sept. Sun. 16 Sept. ANNA KAROGIANNIS - 40 days (with coffee) ANASTASIA BUZUNIS - 40 days (with coffee) JOHN TOMA - 1 year (with coffee) TED PAPAGIANNOPOULOS - 3 years 10

11 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 sermon. 6. During the Great Entrance - the procession of the priest and altar boys with the Holy Gifts. 7. During the recitation of the Creed and Lord s Prayer (Our Father). 8. During the Consecration of the Holy Gifts. (Se Imnoumen) 9. During Holy Communion. To receive Holy Communion please come up the middle aisle, children first, and return to your seats via the side aisles. 10. When receiving any sacrament of the church, use your baptismal/chrismation name. 11. 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. Τhe 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. 11

12 ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΕΣ ΥΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟ 2018 Ημερ. Σαβ. 01 Σεπ. Κυρ. 02 Σεπ. Τετ. 05 Σεπ. Κυρ. 09 Σεπ. Πεμ. 13 Σεπ. Παρ. 14 Σεπ. Κυρ. 16 Σεπ. Δευ. 17 Σεπ. Κυρ. 23 Σεπ. Κυρ. 30 Σεπ. Ακολουθἰα ΑΡΧΉ ΤΗΣ ΙΝΔΊΚΤΟΥ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) 13η ΚΥΡΙΑΚΉ ΜΑΤΘΑΊΟΥ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) ΖΑΧΑΡΊΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΕΛΙΣΆΒΕΤ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) ΠΡΟ ΤΗΣ ΥΨΏΣΕΩΣ / ΙΩΑΚΕΊΜ ΚΑΙ ΆΝΝΑΣ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) * Αγιασμός για το Κατηχητικό Σχολείο. ΟΛΟΙ οι μαθητές πρέπει να είναι στην εκκλησία. ΠΡΟΕΌΡΤΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΥΨΏΣΕΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΤΙΜΊΟΥ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΎ - Μέγας Εσπερινός (7:00 μμ) Η ΎΨΩΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΤΙΜΊΟΥ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΎ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) ΜΕΤΆ ΤΗΝ ΎΨΩΣΗ / ΕΥΦΗΜΊΑΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΆΡΤΥΡΟΣ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) ΣΟΦΊΑΣ, ΠΊΣΤΕΩΣ, ΕΛΠΊΔΑΣ, ΑΓΆΠΗΣ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) 1η ΚΥΡΙΑΚΉ ΛΟΥΚΆ / ΣΎΛΛΗΨΗ ΙΩΆΝΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΔΡΌΜΟΥ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) 2η ΚΥΡΙΑΚΉ ΛΟΥΚΆ (Όρθρος: 9:00 πμ / Θεία Λειτουργία: 10:15 πμ) ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ Κυρ. 09 Σεπ. Κυρ. 16 Σεπ. ΑΝΝΑ ΚΑΡΟΓΙΑΝΝΗ - 40 ημέρες (μαι καφέ) ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΑ ΜΠΟΥΖΟΥΝΗ - 40 ημέρες (μαι καφέ) ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ ΤΟΜΑΣ - 1 χρόνος (μαι καφέ) ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΣ ΠΑΠΑΓΙΑΝΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ - 3 χρόνια (μαι καφέ) 12

13 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. Στο κήρυγμα. 6. Στην Μεγάλη Είσοδο, στην διάρκεια της πομπής των Αγίων Δώρων με τα ιερόπαιδα και τον ιερέα. 7. Στην απαγγελία του Πιστεύω και της Κυριακής Προσευχής (Πάτερ Ημών). 8. Στην Αναφορά (καθαγίαση) Των Αγίων Δώρων (Στον ύμνο Σε Υμνούμεν). 9. Στην Θεία Κοινωνία. Για Θεία Κοινωνία, παρακαλείσθε να έρχεστε από τον μεσαίο διάδρομο (πρώτα τα παιδιά) και να επιστρέψετε στις θέσεις σας από τους πλαϊνούς διαδρόμους. 10. Όταν λαμβάνουμε ένα Μυστήριο της Εκκλησίας, χρησιμοποιούμε το βαπτιστικό μας όνομα. 11. 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

14 CHILDREN IN THE DIVINE LITURGY AT ST DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH To the parents and grandparents of our young children, may we suggest Relax! God put the wiggle and curiosity in children; don t feel you have to suppress it. All are welcome! Sit somewhere where it is easier for your little ones to see and hear what is going on - even if that means you sit at the front. They tire of seeing the backs of others heads. We know how hard it is to have small children in Liturgy. Please don t be discouraged. We love you and want you here. Quietly explain the Liturgy to your children: The Small Entrance The Gospel (the Good News) coming into the world The Epistle and Gospel Readings Our message for the day The Sermon/Homily The clergy speaks about the Bible readings, the Saints, and the Holy Days The Offering (Anaphora) Bowing to our King and offering Him our gifts, that He may change them into His Body and Blood and offer them back to us 14

15 CHILDREN IN THE DIVINE LITURGY AT ST DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH Holy Communion Christ is in us and we are in Him Sing the hymns, pray, and voice the responses with the chanters and the choir. Children learn liturgical behaviour by copying you. Remember that we are here to worship Christ. If you have to temporarily leave the service with your child, feel free to use our crying room, but please come back when your child calms down. As Christ said, Let the children come to Me. Also, we encourage you to visit the church with your children on days when there is no service, so you can explain to them a few things about the church. To the members of our Community: The presence of children is a gift to the Church and a reminder that our Community is growing. Please welcome our children and give a smile of encouragement to their parents. Remember that the way we welcome children in the Church directly affects the way they respond to the Church, to Christ, and to one another. Let them know they are home! It is up to us to either encourage our children and young families or chase them away. 15

16 2018 SEPTEMBER MEETINGS & EVENTS Senior Kefi 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (MHCC hall) To Be Announced Junior Kefi Dance lessons to resume in October Re-Catechism 7:00 pm (MHCC) To Be Announced Teen Beginners Greek Language 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm (MHCC classroom) See you in September! Yiayia Gogo, Greek School, Greek Dance 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (MHCC classrooms) Sat. 15 September Sat. 22 September Sat. 29 September Church School after communion to 12:30 pm (MHCC) Sun. 09 September Sun. 16 September Sun. 23 September Sun. 30 September Thu. 06 Sep. Sun. 09 Sep. Tue. 11 Sep Tue. 11 Sep. Sat. 15 Sep. Sat. 22 Sep. Met Youth Winnipeg monthly meeting - 7:00 pm, MHCC Board Room FIRST DAY OF CHURCH SCHOOL (with Agiasmos) - after communion, MHCC Community Board of Directors monthly meeting - 7:00 pm, MHCC AHEPA monthly meeting - 7:30 pm, Main Hall FIRST DAY OF GREEK SCHOOL (with Agiasmos) - 9:00 am, MHCC Greek School Parents Association meeting - 9:30 am, MHCC SAVE THE DATES Wed. 03 Oct Sun. 14 Oct. Sat. 27 Oct. Ladies of Philoptochos monthly meeting - 7:00 pm, Church Main Hall ANNUAL GODPARENTS' SUNDAY BRUNCH - after Divine Liturgy ANNUAL AHEPA 28th OF OCTOBER "OXI Day" & SCHOLARSHIPS BANQUET 16

17 ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΑΣΕΙΣ & ΓΕΓΟΝΟΤΑ ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ 2018 Κέφι 7:00 μμ - 9:00 μμ (MHCC) To Be Announced Κέφι Γυμνάσιο Dance lessons to resume in October Ανα-Κατήχηση 7:00 μμ (MHCC) To Be Announced Ελληνικά για Εφήβους 7:00 μμ - 8:15 μμ (MHCC τάξη) Θα σας δούμε το Σεπτέμβριο! Υιαγιά Γογό, Ελληνικό Σχολείο, Ελληνικός χορός 9:00 πμ - 1:00 μμ (MHCC τάξεις) Σαβ. 15 Σεπτεμβρίου Σαβ. 22 Σεπτεμβρίου Σαβ. 29 Σεπτεμβρίου Kατηχητικό Σχολείο μετά τη Θεία Κοινωνία έως τις 12:30 μμ (MHCC) Κυρ. 09 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυρ. 16 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυρ. 23 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυρ. 30 Σεπτεμβρίου Πεμ. 06 Σεπ. Κυρ. 09 Σεπ. Τρι. 11 Σεπ. Τρί. 11 Σεπ. Σαβ. 15 Σεπ. Σαβ. 22 Σεπ. Met Youth Winnipeg συνεδρίαση - 7:00 μμ, MHCC Board Room Η ΠΡΩΤΗ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΟΥ KΑΤΗΧΗΤΙΚΌY ΣΧΟΛΕΊΟΥ - after communion, MHCC Το Συμβουλίου συνεδρίαση - 7:00 μμ, MHCC ΑΧΕΠΑ συνεδρίαση - 7:30 μμ, αίθουσα της Εκκλησίας Η ΠΡΩΤΗ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟΥ - 9:00 μμ, MHCC Greek School Parents Association συνεδρίαση - 9:30 μμ, MHCC SAVE THE DATES Τετ. 03 Οκτ. Κυρ. 14 Οκτ. Σαβ. 27 Oκτ. Κυρίες της Φιλοπτώχου συνεδρίαση - 7:00 μμ, αίθουσα της Εκκλησίας ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΝΟΥΝΩΝ - Πρωινό μετά τη Θ. Λιτουργία, αίθουσα της Εκκλησίας ANNUAL AHEPA 28th OF OCTOBER "OXI Day" & SCHOLARSHIPS BANQUET 17

18 Why Do I Go To Church? Thoughts from our Parish Priest Because the church is a place of prayer, where we feel closer to God, where we run to in difficult times to place our hope in God, to light a candle, to let our hearts speak, to let out a tear. Because we want and feel, when we pass outside a church, to enter and venerate, at any time, with quietness and humility, away from the prying eyes of the proper and decent people. Because we recognize that there is a God, and He listens to us in every sadness and every joy and every wish of our hearts. Because God is constantly everywhere and He is the supreme Love which sacrifices itself for us! Because in the Church the Mysteries (Sacraments) take place: these great miracles of faith, which unite human beings with God; which transport us to another dimension, past the concept of space, time, and matter, where we find God, the soul, and eternity. Because only in the Church can we live the miracle of Forgiveness and Absolution, the spiritual rebirth which gives wings to our soul and fills our daily routine with new, optimistic perspectives. Because we know very well that Church means a community of faithful; I am not alone standing opposite of God, but I am united with everyone, in a body with Christ as the head and I take part in the great celebration of the Kingdom of God! Because church attendance is the participation of everyone in the Common Cup, in the Body and Blood of Christ, this great and gift of God towards us who are humbled and sinful, for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Because church attendance doesn t only mean that I see my friends, but I increase my friends in a relationship that is built on healthy and real foundations, without the misery of hypocrisy and caution, because church attendance is joy and joy cannot exist alone but has the need to be shared and to be spread, in order to be a substantial human experience. Because finally Church means for me internal, real, and never-ending joy what else do we ask for in our lives anyway? A little joy, a little happiness. The above was published in the magazine Βήματα ( Steps ) of the Holy Metropolis of Kerkyra (Corfu) 18

19 Γιατί εκκλησιάζομαι; Thoughts from our Parish Priest Γιατί η Εκκλησία είναι τόπος προσευχής, εκεί όπου αισθανόμαστε πιο κοντά στο Θεό, εκεί που καταφεύγουμε σε κάποια δύσκολη στιγμή για να καταθέσουμε την ελπίδα μας, να ανάψουμε ένα κερί, να αφήσουμε την καρδιά μας να μιλήσει, να αφήσουμε ένα δάκρυ να κυλήσει. Γιατί το θέλουμε και το νιώθουμε, όταν περνάμε έξω από μια εκκλησία, να μπούμε και να προσκυνήσουμε, οποιαδήποτε ώρα, ήσυχα και ταπεινά, μακριά από τα αδιάκριτα βλέμματα των καθώς πρέπει. Γιατί γνωρίζουμε ότι υπάρχει Θεός και μας ακούει, σε κάθε θλίψη και σε κάθε χαρά, σε κάθε αίτημα της καρδιάς μας, Γιατί ο Θεός βρίσκεται παντού και πάντα, είναι η υπέρτατη Αγάπη που θυσιάζεται για μάς! Γιατί μέσα στην Εκκλησία τελούνται τα Μυστήρια, τα μεγάλα δηλαδή θαύματα της πίστης, που ενώνουν τον άνθρωπο με το Θεό, που μας μεταφέρουν σε μια άλλη διάσταση, όπου πέρα από το χώρο, το χρόνο και την ύλη υπάρχει ο Θεός, η ψυχή και η αιωνιότητα. Γιατί μόνο στην Εκκλησία μπορούμε να ζήσουμε το θαύμα της Συγγνώμης, την πνευματική αναγέννηση που δίνει φτερά στην ψυχή και γεμίζει την καθημερινότητα με νέες, αισιόδοξες προοπτικές. Γιατί γνωρίζουμε πολύ καλά ότι Εκκλησία σημαίνει κοινωνία πιστών, δεν είμαι μόνος μου απέναντι στο Θεό, αλλά ενωμένος με όλους, σε ένα σώμα με κεφαλή το Χριστό, συμμετέχω στο μεγάλο πανηγύρι της Βασιλείας του Θεού! Γιατί εκκλησιασμός είναι η συμμετοχή όλων στο κοινό Ποτήριο, το Σώμα και το Αίμα του Χριστού, τη μέγιστη δωρεά του Θεού προς εμάς τους ταπεινούς και αμαρτωλούς, εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καί εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον. Γιατί εκκλησιασμός σημαίνει όχι μόνο να βλέπω τους φίλους μου, αλλά και να τους αυξάνω, σε μια σχέση που χτίζεται σε υγιείς και αληθινές βάσεις, χωρίς την κακομοιριά της υποκρισίας και της επιφυλακτικότητας. γιατί εκκλησιασμός ίσον χαρά, και η χαρά δεν μπορεί να σταθεί από μόνη της, αλλά έχει την ανάγκη να κοινοποιείται και να εξαπλώνεται, για να αποτελέσει ουσιαστικό βίωμα του ανθρώπου. Γιατί τελικά Εκκλησία σημαίνει για μένα χαρά εσωτερική, αληθινή και αστείρευτη -μήπως τί άλλο ζητά ο άνθρωπος στη ζωή του; λίγη χαρά, λίγη ευτυχία. Το κείμενο δημοσιεύτηκε στο περιοδικό βήματα της Ι. Μ. Κερκύρας 19

20 Church Iconography Program Dear Members and Friends, our Iconography project is moving well. What is left is the north wall of the church (Old Testament figures), as well as the upper row of icons for the Iconostasis. All the remaining icons will be installed, but some of them have yet to be donated. The original prices of the icons have not changed. The price for an individual saint (lower half of the north wall) is $2,500. The price of the icons on the iconostasis is $2,500. Remember you can also make a general donation toward the iconography of the church, as many people have done already. Another option is donating an icon as a group. Icons for the north wall (Old Testament) DONATED DONATED DONATED DONATED St. John the Baptist Prophet Isaiah St. Elizabeth The 3 Holy Youths King David Prophet Jeremiah The Foremother Ruth Daniel the Prophet Job the Long Suffering St. Esther Prophet Aaron Lazarus Crucifixion Thomas Pentecost DONATED DONATED DONATED DONATED DONATED DONATED DONATED DONATED 20

21 The Ladies of Philoptochos / Η Σελίδα της Φιλοπτώχου Dear Parishioners: A big warm welcome back to all! I hope your summer break provided much needed relaxation, and rejuvenation. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who gave of their time and talent to make our 49th annual Folklorama a wonderful success! We are already thinking about next summer's 50th anniversary pavilion and hope to see you all there!! Thank you to our generous sponsors whose support is greatly appreciated: Bailey's Restaurant, Beach Boy Restaurant, Bellamy's Restaurant, Best Coffee Blue Angel Technical Services, De Luca s, Devren, Peter & Jennie Douklias Forever Young Seniors Group, GFS, George's Burgers & Subs, Greek Market Hirsch Home Team, Johnny Gs, Johnny's Maples Pizza, Demetrios & Helen Kontzamanis, Kristina's on Corydon Restaurant Demos Louizos, Luis Trading, Stelios & Nikoletta Mattheos, Matthews Real Estate, Maximes Restaurant, Mrs. Mikes, Voula Mikos, Niakwa Pizza, Nick's Inn, Paramount Services Ltd., Antigoni Parassidis, Prestige Vinyl Company Inc., Red Top Restaurant, Santa Lucia Restaurants of Winnipeg, Taverna Rodos We want to wish everyone a very blessed Ecclesiastical New Year. We look forward to the new year and the rewards and opportunities it brings. We invite all of the women of our church to experience the beauty that can be found in a life of service to others and we welcome you all to Philoptochos. Philoptochos provides the opportunity to offer time, talent and treasure through Christian fellowship. We need your talents and skills. Philoptochos will provide you the opportunities to express yourselves in the areas of your choosing. We meet the first Wednesday of each month, our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. We look forward to seeing you there! With the Love of Christ, Debby Vlahos, Advisor to the Board Αγαπητοι μας ενοριτες ενα θερμο καλοσωρισμα σε ολους! Η επιτυχια του Φολκλοραμα μας γεμιζει χαρα και υπερηφανια. 49 χρονια επιτυχιας χαρι στην συμμετοχη των εθελοντων και των χορηγων μας (παρακαλω διαβαστε τα ονοματα των δωρητων στην Αγγλικη). Ενα μεγαλο ευχαριστω! Ετοιμοι να εορτασουμε και τα 50 χρονια του χρονου με το καλο! Παντα να εχουμε επιτυχιες και προοδο. Ευχομαστε σε ολους μια καινουργια εκκλησιαστικη χρονια, πλουσια σε ουρανιες ευλογιες!! Καθε χρονος ειναι γεματος απο ευκαιριες να υπηρετησουμε τον πλησιον, τον αδελφο μας, εκπληρωνοντας την αποστολη της αδελφοτητας μας. Προσκαλουμε ολες τις κυριες και δεσποινιδες της ενοριας μας να συμμετεχουν στο Θεαρεστο αυτο εργο προσφεροντας τα χαρισματα τους για την δοξα του Θεου. Οι συναντησεις μας γινονται καθε πρωτη Τεταρτη του μηνα στις 7 το βραδυ στο χωλ της εκκλησιας μας. Νεα μελη παντοτε ειναι ευπροδεκτα και νεες ιδεες παντοτε καλοδεχουμενες. Με την αγαπη του Χριστου μας. Ντεμπυ Βλαχου συμβουλος 21

22 The Ladies of Philoptochos Looking for more meaning in your life? Consider joining Ladies of Philoptochos, an organization dedicated to Philanthropy. We would like to thank the community for consistently supporting our philanthropic initiatives. We welcome new members! 1. Visitations - if you have a loved one in the hospital or nursing home that would like to have a visit from a Philoptochos member, please let us know by contacting the church office or Doreen Vardalos at or ellas1@mts.net. 2. Instagram - philoptochoswpg - follow our new account to see our philanthropists in action! For families wanting to have coffee served after a Prayer, Funeral or Memorial service, please contact Nikoletta Mattheos or Debby Vlahos of the Ladies of Philoptochos Price list for serving coffee at Memorials, Prayers & Funerals (average size group): Coffee & paximadia: $300 Serving of sandwiches brought to the Church: additional fee of $50. Two shared memorials: $250 each / Three or more memorials: $200 each Kolyva and prosfora: $225. Ή αδελφότης προσφέρει τόν καφέ γιά Μνημόσυνα, Τρισάγια, και Κηδείες: Παξιμάδια και καφέ: $300 Σάντουιτς που φέρνετε στην Εκκλησία: $50 επιπλέον κόστος για το σερβίρισμα. Δύο μνημόσυνα: $250 το ένα / Τρία μνημόσυνα και πάνω: $200 το ένα Δίσκος και πρόσφορα: $

23 Η Σελίδα της Φιλοπτώχου PHILOPTOCHOS 2017 BOARD: PRESIDENT - Nikoletta Mattheos 1st VICE-PRESIDENT - Doris Takis / 2nd VICE-PRESIDENT - Katerina Stamatakos TREASURER - MaryAnn Takis / ASSISTANT TREASURER - Maria Fliangos SECRETARY - Georgia Chouzouris / ASSISTANT SECRETARY - Nefeli Koutris CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY- Dina Hrousalas ADVISOR TO THE BOARD - Debby Vlahos PARLIMENTARIAN - Doreen Vardalos BOARD MEMBERS - Vana Aglogallos, Soula Argyriou, Soula Liontas PHILOPTOCHOS 2017 COMMITTEE BOARD CHAIRS: SUNDAY COFFEE - Vicki Apostolopoulos & Georgia Chouzouris BAKING - Elli & Irene Chouzouris KITCHEN ORGANIZERS - Soula Argiriou, Mando Caldis & Fatima Danakas COMMUNICATION - Dina Hrousalas DONATIONS - Debby Vlahos ORDERING SUPPLIES - Debby Vlahos & Georgia Chouzouris CHURCH'S NEEDS - Father Kosta Tsiolas FUNDRAISING: ERANOS AGAPIS & CHRISTMAS JOY - Vicky Scouras LUNCHEONS (PALM SUNDAY) - Nitsa Avgeropoulos LOUKOUMATHES - Katina Tambakis FOLKLORAMA - Nikoletta Matheos & Debby Vlahos FUNERALS - Soula Argiriou, Mando Caldis, Katina Tambakis, Katerina Stamatakos PRAYERS - Nefeli Koutris, Helen Kontzamanis, Nancy Ginakis, Judy Kyriakopoulos, Fatima Danakas, Patty Golas, Dina Hrousalas, Georgia Chouzouris, Georgia Begleridis. 23

24 Church School Programs for Kids & Adults: Ages 3 to University years. When: Sundays, after Holy Communion 11:45-12:30 p.m. in the MHCC classrooms. CHURCH SCHOOL BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 WITH AN AGIASMOS Please complete registration forms by September 2! *Church School is FREE *Church School is a necessary part of your child's Orthodox Christian Education *Church School runs from ages 3 to university. If your little one is just shy or three but you still want to register for Church School, please talk to Victoria Marckx. For those who have not yet received your sign ins, we will be ing a form to those on the mailing list. Please print and return ASAP so that we can have the correct amount of materials for each class. We welcome Demetrios Karvelas to our teaching staff. Demetri will be coteaching with Ekaterina Totina in the grades 4-6 class, eventually taking over from her when Ekaterina defends her Master's thesis this year. SAVE THE DATE!!!!!!!!!! ANNUAL GODPARENTS' SUNDAY BRUNCH IS OCTOBER 14, We want to see all of you with your godparents and godchildren, no matter what your age! Come support the Sunday School! May God keep us all under his care and watchful eye. Rev. Father Konstantinos Tsiolas Parish Priest Victoria Marckx Director, Church School 24

25 GODPARENTS: Train up a child in the way that he should go; and when he is old, he shall not depart from it. ~Proverbs 22: GODPARENTS SUNDAY BRUNCH Sunday October 14 th, Immediately following Divine Liturgy BRING YOUR GODPARENTS! BRING YOUR GODCHILDREN! Tickets: Suggested Donation Adults $10, Children under 12 $5 Children under 2 free. Please come to support your Sunday School. We hope to see you there. 25

26 Greek School We hope that everyone had a safe and wonderful summer. Fall is quickly approaching, as is another year of our Greek School. We continue to accept registrations for the 2018/2019 year. Please contact the church office for registration forms. WELCOME! We would like to welcome our new grade 1 teacher, Agapi Ortaxidou. Agapi has 12 years of experience in education, teaching 1st-12th grade. She holds a Bachelor s degree in History and Ethnology from Democritus University in Greece and upon her arrival to Canada 4 years ago, she started her graduate education in Classical Studies (Master of Arts, U of M). In Greece, she was also teaching Greek as a second language to children and adults who had no knowledge of this language, and integrated technology in her classroom. The last 2.5 years she was a teaching assistant at the U of M and is currently teaching the modern/ancient/koine Greek language, Latin, Philosophy and Mythology as a private tutor. In 2017, she received the Plato Scholarship for Hellenic Studies. In her free time, she volunteers in a school of the Winnipeg School Division. Her family includes her husband Pantelis, her daughter Chrysoula (Celia) and her son Anastasios. As a lifelong learner herself, she hopes to foster a love of learning in all her students! She is excited for the 2018/19 school year at St. Demetrios Greek School! **Dates to Remember!** Saturday, September 15th First day of classes. (Agiasmos at 9:00 am with classes to follow.) Saturday, September 22nd - The first Greek School Parents Association meeting at 9:30am We encourage all parents to attend the first GSPA meeting of the year. There will be several openings on the Executive Board this year that will NEED TO BE FILLED. Please consider joining the board for 1 year to assist with continued success of the school Sincerely, Greek School Parent Association Executive The Greek School Parent Association 2018/2019 : President / : Vice-President / : Secretary : Treasurer / : Assistant Treasurer / : Fundraising Chair : Fundraising Co-chairs / : Volunteer Coordinator Greek School depends on the support and involvement of the entire Community. Please support our events. Greek School gratefully accepts any donations to assist in its operations. *** Tax receipts are available *** 26

27 MET Youth Winnipeg Goya had an amazing time hosting our Camp Manitou retreat this year! It was a weekend filled with fun, laughter, and great memories. We would especially like to thank our guest speaker Wesley Giesbrecht, for sharing his personal experiences with faith as well as The Greek Market, Nick s Inn, Super Boy s, and Bellamy s for generously providing delicious meals during our retreat. Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, September 6th at 7:00 p.m. We encourage everyone to come out to the Goya events and be apart of our Greek Youth community! Any questions or concerns? Contact: Goya Winnipeg President Stelio Constantinides at steliocon@gmail.com or Vice President Tia Davison at tiajanadavison@gmail.com You can also message/comment on any of our social media pages: Instagram and 27

28 KEFI Dancers (Junior, Senior, Adult) Dance Classes for the 2017/18 Season: Psarakia (grades 1 to 3) & Delfinakia (grades 4 to 6) will continue to have dance class during Greek School. If your child is NOT registered in Greek School and would like to participate in dance classes, please contact the Greek School for exact practice times for each grade. Junior Kefi (grades 6 to 9): The 2018/2019 season of dance with start in October 2018 for Junior Kefi. Please contact Sam Korantzopoulos for details. The Junior Kefi instructor for is Sam Korantzopoulos. Sam can be contacted at sam_ koras16@hotmail.com or Please notify Sam if you are unable to attend dance practice. If less than four (4) dancers are available, dance practice will be cancelled. Senior Kefi (grade 10 and up): dance practices take place Sunday's starting at 7:00 pm. Registration fee is $50 per student for the year. The Senior Kefi instructors are Ellie and Chrissoula Chouzouris. Please notify Ellie at ehc23@ hotmail.com and Chrissoula at cchouzouris@gmail.com if you are unable to attend dance practice. SONS OF PERICLES AHEPA is happy to announce that the Sons of Pericles have started again after a long absence and would like to invite all young men ages 15 to 25 to join. The Sons offer opportunities for activities, fun, scholarships and to meet up with youth in other cities in Canada and the USA. Meetings are the third Sunday of the month at 3:00 in the MHCC. For more information and an application for membership please Mike Houvardas at bigisland@mts.net or follow the Sons on Instagram at sonsofpericleswpg. 28

29 AHEPA FAMILY Announcements WINNIPEG CHAPTERS Order of AHEPA Polikos Aster Chapter CJ8 Inc. established in 1930 Daughters of Penelope Elysia Chapter 124 formed in 1944 Sons of Pericles Chapter and Maids of Athena Chapter Olympia 229 organized in the 1970s Η ΑΧΕΠΑ ΣΤΗ ΜΑΝΙΤΟΜΠΑ / AHEPA IN MANITOBA Η ΑΧΕΠΑ ιδρύθηκε το 1922 στις ΗΠΑ, οργανώθηκε στον Καναδά το 1928 καί στην Μανιτόμπα το Έχει μακρά καί πλούσια ιστορία με σημαντικά επιτεύγματα γιά τον ελληνισμό τού Καναδά, της Αμερικής, της Αυστραλίας, της Κύπρου καί της Ελλάδας καί γιά τις κοινονίες σ αυτές τις χώρες. Το έργο της ΑΧΕΠΑ συνεχίζεται με υποστήρηξη γιά την Ορθοδοξία, την ελληνική γλώσσα, τον ελληνικό πολιτισμό καί την φιλανθρωπία. Όλοι είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι να προσφέρουν στο σπουδαίο αυτό έργο. The mission of AHEPA in Canada, which is shared by the Winnipeg Chapters, is to promote Hellenism, Education, Philanthropy, Civic Responsibility, Family and Individual Excellence. The main objectives of AHEPA are to promote mutual understanding between Hellenic and other Canadians, preserve and promote Hellenic culture and language while encouraging its members to participate in the civic and commercial life of our society. AHEPA strives to improve the human condition through its support of numerous charitable causes. While pursuing the above ideals, AHEPA encourages loyalty to Canada and respect for its traditions, discourages the interference of any religion in governmental affairs, and provides links with Hellenic people in Greece (Hellas) and the Diaspora. Join us to make a difference! Ελάτε να κάνουμε την διαφορά!! Websites: or UPCOMING EVENTS: The next AHEPA meeting is scheduled for September 11th, 2018 at 7:30 pm. The annual 28th of October "OXI Day" Banquet will be held on Saturday, October 27th. The annual AHEPA scholarships will be awarded at the dinner. 29

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32 AHEPA FAMILY Announcements AHEPA is proud to congratulate the 2018 Greek School graduating class! Also we were proud to present the graduates with a certificate and a gift of $100! This year the annual Golf Tournament raised $2,000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Over the past five years, AHEPA CJ8 Winnipeg Chapter has raised $10,000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Manitoba. (L: Teresa Bowerman, Peter Ginakes) 32

33 AHEPA FAMILY Announcements AHEPA ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT June 10th, 2018 at the Scotswood Links Winning team: Tsouras Team (Gus, Adam, Freda, Leo) Winner of the longest drive: Fotis Hrousalas Winner of 'closest to the pin': Bob Pappas THANK YOU! from the Golf Committee to all of the teams who participated in the tournament, to all of our sponsors, and for helping us raise $2,000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Manitoba! 33

34 Daughters of Penelope Established in 1929 The Daughters of Penelope uphold the traits of... Kindness, Tolerance, Unselfishness, Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Self-Improvement, Purity, Loyalty and Patience. The Daughters of Penelope promotes... Family & Individual Excellence Civic Responsibility Philanthropy, Hellenism Education Do you want to make a difference? " INSPIRE" MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the AHEPA Family is to promote Hellenism, Education, Philanthropy, Civic Responsibility and Family, and Individual Excellence. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Daughters of Penelope are to encourage and promote loyalty to the community in which they live, cultivate the ideals and traditions of Hellenism, promote opportunities of education, and promote the spirit of cooperation while working closely and in harmony with the entire AHEPA Family. The Daughters of Penelope not only help through monetary contributions, they contribute countless hours to volunteer in hospitals, seniors citizen's homes, women's and daycare centres. Further they organize educational seminars, award scholarships, sponsor housing and women's shelters, help the less fortunate, support their local church, and make a huge difference in their community. From The Daughters of Penelope we wish you all a prosperous and healthy year. Οι ευλογίες του Θεού πάντα μαζί μας! Eλατε να κανουμε την διαφορα!! Με την βοηθεια τη δικια σας και του Θεου ελατε να γινει το εργο μας πιο δυναμικο και αποτελεσματικο. ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΟΥΜΕ Nicki Douklias (President Winnipeg Chapter ) 34

35 Daughters of Penelope On behalf of the President of the Daughters of Penelope, Nicki Douklias, and the Winnipeg Chapter members, we thank you for purchasing and also helping sell tickets for our Trip to Greece Raffle. Our fundraising efforts were boosted by your support. This year's winners are: Grand Prize Winner: Ms. Bernadette Barrientos, Winnipeg, Manitoba Second Prize Winner: Ms. Haroula Simeonides, Winnipeg, Manitoba We look forward to your continuing support as we repeat our raffle in 2019, thereby supporting local and overseas charities and generally people in need. Thank you for support the Daughters of Penelope 2018 Raffle for the trip to Greece grand prize. Nicki Douklias had the opportunity to visit the Kivotos tou Kosmou orphanage (Κιβωτός του Κόσμου). The Daughters of Penelope donation was very much appreciated and in need. The orphanage provides shelter, food, education, etc. for over 400 children. We would like to congratulate our brother Chris Argiriou for his re-election of a Canadian president. Also we would like to thank him very much for the gifts he brought to our chapter from our Patriarch in Constantinople. We thank all the people in our community for their support this past year, and look forward for working together again this coming year Look for dates for our famous Loukoumades and our fundraising dinner again... We would like to wish everyone in our community a good and blessed ecclesiastic year. May God give us health, peace, unity, and love to work together again. With great sorrow we announce that our sister of 73 years, member Ann Bouzounis has passed away. Αιώνια της η μνήμη!! The Daughters of Penelope in Winnipeg 35

36 Moments with the Elders Saint Porphyrios the Kapsokalyvite (7 February December 1991) was an Athonite hieromonk known for his gifts of spiritual discernment, a type of clairvoyance which he sometimes called "spiritual television." He was born February 7 in the little village of St. John Karystia, in the province of Evia. His parents, Leonidas and Eleni Bairaktaris baptized him Evangelos. He was fourth out of five siblings. He was tonsured a monk at the age of fourteen or fifteen with the monastic name Nikitas. He served in the Athonite skete of Kafsokalyvia, in the Cell of St. George, under two spiritual fathers: Fr. Panteimon and Fr. Ionnakios. Forced by pleurisy to depart the Holy Mountain, he returned to his birthplace, where he was unexpectedly elevated to the priesthood at the age of 21 by Porphyrios III, Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu. With the outbreak of World War II he became a hospital chaplain in Athens. He himself requested the position out of the compassionate love he had for his fellow citizens who were suffering. He wanted to be near them during the most difficult times in their lives, when illness, pain and the shadow of death showed the hopelessness of all other hope except for hope in Christ. Elder Porphyrios, with his lack of academic qualifications, agreed to be chaplain of the Polyclinic for a salary of next to nothing. It was not enough to support himself, his parents and the few other close relatives who relied on him. He had to work for a living. He organized in succession, a poultry farm and then a weaving-shop. In his zeal for services to be celebrated in the most uplifting manner, he applied himself to the study of aromatic substances which could then be used in the preparation of the incense used in divine worship. In fact in the 1970 s he made an original discovery. He combined charcoal with aromatic essences, now censing the church with his own slow-burning charcoal that gave off a sweet fragrance of spirituality. He never, it seems, revealed the details of this discovery. After 1984 he returned to Mount Athos, occupying the same cell which he had earlier in life been forced to abandon. Through his role as spiritual father, Elder Porphyrios became known to an ever-wider circle of Orthodox followers. Several compilations of stories and sayings attributed to him have been published. His sainthood was declared by the synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 27, May he intercede for our beautiful community. Love in Christ, Debby Vlahos 36

37 Λιγες Στιγμες με τους Πατερες Ο Όσιος Πορφύριος γεννήθηκε στις 7 Φεβρουαρίου 1906 στο χωριό Άγιος Ιωάννης του σημερινού Δήμου Ταμιναίων της Εύβοιας. Το κοσμικό όνομά του ήταν Ευάγγελος Μπαϊρακτάρης και από πολύ νωρίς έδειξε έφεση προς το μοναχισμό. Έτσι, σε ηλικία 13 χρόνων και έχοντας τελειώσει μόνο την Β' Δημοτικού, μετέβη στη σκήτη της Αγίας Τριάδος, τα γνωστά "Καυσοκαλύβια" του Αγίου Όρους, όπου έζησε τα επόμενα 6 περίπου χρόνια, ως υποτακτικός σε δύο γέροντες μοναχούς, λαμβάνοντας το όνομα Νικήτας. Κατόπιν, λόγω σοβαρής ασθένειας, αναγκάστηκε να επιστρέψει στην Εύβοια, όπου και εγκαταστάθηκε στην Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Χαραλάμπους Λευκών Ευβοίας, στο Αυλωνάρι της Εύβοιας. Σε ηλικία 20 ετών συναντήθηκε με τον Αρχιεπίσκοπο του Σινά Πορφύριο, ο οποίος αναγνωρίζοντας σε αυτόν πνευματικά χαρίσματα, τον χειροτόνησε πρεσβύτερο, δίνοντάς του και το όνομα με το οποίο έμελλε να γίνει γνωστός. Τα επόμενα χρόνια, επειδή το μοναστήρι του Αγίου Χαραλάμπους Λευκών έγινε γυναικείο, ο π. Πορφύριος εγκαταστάθηκε στη Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου, στην Άνω Βάθεια του σημερινού Δήμου Αμαρυνθίων, επίσης στην Εύβοια. Το 1940, σε ηλικία 34 ετών, μετέβη στην Αθήνα, όπου στις 12 Οκτωβρίου διορίστηκε ως Εφημέριος στην εκκλησία του Αγίου Γερασίμου, στην Πολυκλινική Αθηνών στην Ομόνοια. Στις 16 Μαρτίου 1970, έχοντας συμπληρώσει 35 ετία, έλαβε μικρή σύνταξη από το Ταμείο Ασφαλίσεως Κληρικών Ελλάδος και αποχώρησε από τη θέση του εφημερίου του Αγίου Γερασίμου, όπου όμως συνέχισε να προσφέρει τις υπηρεσίες του ως το Τη χρονιά εκείνη έφυγε από την Αθήνα για να εγκατασταθεί αρχικά στον Άγιο Νικόλαο, στα Καλλίσια (σημερινή Καλλιθέα) της Πεντέλης και μετά από μερικά χρόνια στο Μήλεσι της Μαλακάσας, όπου και οικοδόμησε το Ιερό Ησυχαστήριο της Μεταμορφώσεως του Σωτήρος. Απέκτησε σημαντική φήμη και πολλοί πιστοί τον επισκέπτονταν στον τόπο διαμονής του. Το Νοέμβριο του 1991 μετέβη στο παλαιό κελί του, στα Καυσοκαλύβια του Αγίου Όρους, όπου και κοιμήθηκε στις 2 Δεκεμβρίου του ίδιου έτους. Κατατάχθηκε στο Αγιολόγιο της Ορθοδόξου Εκκλησίας, από την Ιερά Σύνοδο του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου, στη συνεδρίασή της που διεξήχθη στις 27 Νοεμβρίου Αυτός είναι ο τρόπος με τον οποίο πρέπει να δούμε τον Χριστό. Αυτός είναι ο φίλος μας, ο αδελφός μας. Είναι ό,τι πιο καλό και όμορφο. Αυτός είναι το παν.... Ωστόσο, εξακολουθεί να είναι φίλος και θέλει να μας φωνάζει "Είστε φίλοι μου, δεν το καταλαβαίνετε αυτό; Είμαστε αδέλφια. Δεν σας απειλώ. Σας αγαπώ. Θέλω να απολαμβάνετε τη ζωή μαζί μου."... Δεν πρέπει να θέσουμε τίποτα πάνω από την αγάπη του Χριστού. Είναι η χαρά. Αυτός είναι η ζωή, το φως. Ο Χριστός είναι το παν. Αυτός είναι η απώτερη επιθυμία. Τα πάντα είναι όμορφα στον Χριστό.... Κάποιος που είναι με τον Χριστό πρέπει να αγαπά τον Χριστό, και όταν αγαπάει τον Χριστό έχει ξεφύγει από τον Διάβολο, από την κόλαση και από το θάνατο.... Η ζωή των γονέων είναι το μόνο πράγμα που κάνει καλά παιδιά. Οι γονείς θα πρέπει να είναι πολύ υπομονετικοί και «άγιοι» στα παιδιά τους. Θα πρέπει να αγαπούν πραγματικά τα παιδιά τους. Και τα παιδιά θα μοιραστούν αυτήν την αγάπη! Για την κακή συμπεριφορά των παιδιών, αυτοί που είναι συνήθως υπεύθυνοι γι 'αυτό είναι οι γονείς τους. Οι γονείς δεν βοηθούν τα παιδιά τους από τα κηρύγματά τους και τις συνεχόμενες συμβουλές ή κάνοντάς τα να υπακούουν σε αυστηρούς κανόνες για την επιβολή πειθαρχίας. Εάν οι γονείς δεν γίνουν «άγιοι» (ενάρετοι) ώστε πραγματικά να αγαπήσουν τα παιδιά τους και αν δεν αγωνίζονται για αυτό, τότε κάνουν ένα τεράστιο λάθος. Με την αρνητική τους στάση οι γονείς μεταφέρουν στα παιδιά τους αρνητικά συναισθήματα. Στη συνέχεια, τα παιδιά τους γίνονται αντιδραστικά και με ανασφάλεια, όχι μόνο στο σπίτι τους, αλλά και στην κοινωνία. Ας μεσιτευει για την ομορφη κοινοτητα μας παντοτε! Με την αγαπη του Χριστου μας. Ντεμπυ Βλαχου 37

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39 Hosting an event or meeting? Our facilities at the Manitoba Hellenic Cultural Centre and St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church can accommodate: special events and parties for family & friends host business meetings, and lectures. We are flexible and able to work with any budget and catering needs. Catering recommendations are available. Weddings / wedding showers / birthdays / baby showers / baptisms / business functions Please contact the Greek Community office at for further information and pricing. 39

40 Use of St. Demetrios and Greek Community facilities We would be happy to help you use our facilities for your special occasion. Following you will find prices and useful information for your function booking. You may contact the Office at (Sharon McDonald) to book an appointment and discuss your needs. AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND PRICING RESOURCES Church Main Hall (up to 250 people) $600 Multi-Purpose Room in Cultural Centre (max occupancy 150) - Kitchen unavailable $300 Boardroom with multimedia equipment (seats up to 20 people; max. occupancy 40) $100 Boardroom without multimedia equipment $75 Classrooms (various sizes; occupancy up to 25) $25/hour (min. 2 hours) Cleanup (automatic charge) $125 Set up and take-down of chairs and tables $80 Use of Parking lot and Coat Check with every rental Free OPTIONS Use of the kitchen (includes: use of kitchen appliances, pots, pans) $120 (Note: No charge for kitchen use if Ladies of Philoptochos are catering) Kitchen cleanup $125 Set up of the china etc. (for groups UP TO 100) - our china and cutlery or your own $70 Set up china etc. (for groups OVER 100) - our china and cutlery or your own $90 Multimedia Equipment (see below #2) $50 Early opening or late closing of the building (outside of Office hours) $75 Damage Deposit $500 A damage deposit of $500 and a 50% deposit of the full rental is required at the time of booking (Full payment must be completed at least one week prior to the event) IMPORTANT NOTES 1. Hall Agreement includes: Use of hall, tables & chairs, and washrooms. 2. Use of Multimedia Equipment includes: CD player, DVD Player, microphones, lights, projector. 3. The rooms MUST be left clean and free of dirty dishes. Dishes are to be placed in bins. Floor & tables must be clean of all debris, and garbage placed in garbage bags. 4. Daytime events for the Main Hall will be available at 9:00 AM on the day of the event (except Sundays). Saturday and Sunday set-up will be available after 2:00 PM. Evening events to obtain set-up time from coordinator. (Office hours: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM) 5. Damage deposits will be returned once a satisfactory inspection has been completed, and key fob is returned. 6. Deliveries can be received Monday to Friday from 10:00 AM 4:00 PM. Confirm deliveries with the church office ahead of time. 7. We reserve the right to refuse or accept an applicant. 8. Prices are subject to change without notice. 9. COMMUNITY MEMBERS: Please note that all bookings MUST have a deposit and a signature to be placed in the Calendar. Disclaimer: We will not be responsible for any loss, theft or damage to your vehicle or your belongings. ***ANY LICENCES AND PERMITS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USERS*** PAYMENT: Cheques can be made payable to: St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church 40

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58 For anyone who would like to place an advertisement in the Community Bulletin, the following are advertisement prices per year: 2 pages... $1000 Back Cover... $700 Full page... $500 Half page... $300 Quarter page... $200 Please contact the Church office if you would like to place an ad in the bulletin. Thank you! Printing of this month s bulletin generously donated by Jim Hrousalas and family. 58

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