June 9, 2019 Fathers of the First Council

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1 June 9, 2019 Fathers of the First Council Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria 3 Virgin-martyrs of Chios 5 Nuns beheaded in Persia: Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, & Enmatha Righteous Father Columba of Iona Righteous Father Cyril of Belozersk Fathers of the 1st Council Epistle: Acts 20:16-18, Gospel: John 17: Chase Parkway Waterbury, CT Phone: (203) Fax: (203) Fr. Perikles Cell: (203) Office office@holytrinitywaterbury.org Monday June 10 Parish Council Meeting 7:00pm Wednesday June 12 AHEPA End of Year Picnic in Mahopac - Depart church at 6:00pm Saturday June 15 Saturday of the Souls - Doxology 9:20am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am; Memorial 10:30am Sunday June 16 Holy Pentecost - Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:45am; Happy Father s Day! Father of the Year Presentation Monday June 17 Monday of the Holy Spirit - Doxology 9:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am Our Feast Day! Tuesday June 18 Office Closed

2 ΙΕΡΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΤΡΙΑΔΟΣ Sundays: Orthros 8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:45am Office hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm; Closed Tuesdays Rev. Perikles Kallis, Pastor Rev. Demetri Belsito, Ph.D., Deacon Welcome to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church! We hope that you will make this your spiritual home. We have ministries and organizations for all ages and all walks of life. Connect with us on Facebook and our list to stay up to date on upcoming events. APOLYTIKION Apolytikion of the Feast You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, after You filled the Disciples with joy, by promising to send them the Holy Spirit, and You blessed them and established their faith, that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world. Kontakion of the Feast When You had fulfilled the dispensation for our sake, and united things on earth with the things in heaven, You were taken up thither in glory, O Christ our God, going not away from any place, but continuing inseparable, and to them that love You crying out: "I am with you, and there is, therefore, none against you." ἈΠΟΛΥΤΊΚΙΟΝ Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἀνελήφθης ἐν δόξῃ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, χαροποιήσας τοὺς Μαθητάς, τῇ ἐπαγγελίᾳ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος βεβαιωθέντων αὐτῶν διὰ τῆς εὐλογίας, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ λυτρωτὴς τοῦ κόσμου. Κοντάκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Τὴν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πληρώσας οἰκονομίαν, καὶ τὰ ἐπὶ γῆς ἑνώσας τοῖς οὐρανίοις, ἀνελήφθης ἐν δόξῃ, Χριστε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, οὐδαμόθεν χ ω ρ ι ζ ό μ ε ν ο ς, ἀλλὰ μέ ν ω ν ἀδιάστατος, καὶ βοῶν τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί σε Ἐγώ εἰμι μεθ' ὑμῶν, καὶ οὐδεὶς καθ' ὑμῶν. EPISTLE - ACTS 20:16-18, ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ ἈΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ 20:16-18, Reader- Blessed are you, O Lord, t h e G o d o f o u r f a t h e r s. For you are just in all you have done. The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, διότι ὁ Παῦλος εἶχε ἀποφασίσει νὰ προσπεράσωμεν τὴν Ἔφεσον διὰ νὰ μὴ χρονοτριβήσῃ εἰς τὴν Ἀσίαν. Ἦτο βιαστικὸς διὰ νὰ βρίσκεται εἰς τὰ Ἱεροσόλυμα, ἐὰν τοῦ ἦτο δυνατόν, τὴν 2

3 IN THOSE DAYS, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all. ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς. Ἀπὸ τὴν Μίλητον ἔστειλε εἰς τὴν Ἔφεσον καὶ ἐκάλεσε τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας. Ὅταν δὲ ἦλθαν πρὸς αὐτόν, τοὺς εἶπε, «Ξέρετε πῶς ἔζησα μαζί σας ὅλον τὸν χρόνον ἀπὸ τὴν πρώτην ἡμέραν ποὺ ἐπάτησα εἰς τὴν Ἀσίαν, Προσέχετε λοιπὸν τοὺς ἑαυτούς σας καὶ ὁλόκληρον τὸ ποίμνιον, εἰς τὸ ὁποῖον τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον σᾶς ἐτοποθέτησε ἐπισκόπους, διὰ νὰ ποιμαίνετε τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν ὁποίαν ἀπέκτησε μὲ τὸ δικό του αἷμα. Διότι ξέρω τοῦτο, ὅτι μετὰ τὴν ἀναχώρησίν μου θὰ μποῦν μεταξύ σας λύκοι ἄγριοι καὶ δὲν θὰ φεισθοῦν τὸ ποίμνιον, καὶ ἀπὸ σᾶς τοὺς ἰδίους θὰ ἐγερθοῦν ἄνδρες οἱ ὁποῖοι θὰ διαστρέψουν τὴν ἀλήθειαν διὰ νὰ παρασύρουν τοὺς μαθητὰς ὥστε νὰ ἀκολουθήσουν αὐτούς. Διὰ τοῦτο νὰ εἶσθε ἄγρυπνοι καὶ νὰ θυμᾶσθε ὅτι, ἐπὶ τριετίαν νύχτα καὶ ἡμέραν, δὲν ἔπαυσα νὰ νουθετῶ τὸν καθένα ἀπὸ σᾶς μὲ δάκρυα. Καὶ τώρα, ἀδελφοί, σᾶς ἀφιερώνω εἰς τὸν Θεὸν καὶ εἰς τὸν λόγον τῆς χάριτός του, ὁ ὁποῖος ἔχει τὴν δύναμιν νὰ αὐξήσῃ τὴν οἰκοδομήν σας καὶ νὰ σᾶς δώσῃ κληρονομίαν μεταξὺ ὅλων τῶν ἁγιασμένων. Δὲν ἐπεθύμησα κανενὸς τὸ χρῆμα ἢ τὸ χρυσάφι ἢ τὸν ρουχισμόν. Ξέρετε σεῖς οἱ ἴδιοι ὅτι τὰς ἀνάγκας τὰς δικάς μου καὶ τῶν συντρόφων μου ἐξυπηρέτησαν τὰ χέρια μου αὐτά. Σᾶς ἔδειξα, μὲ κάθε τρόπον, ὅτι ἔτσι μὲ τὸν κόπον τῆς ἐργασίας σας πρέπει νὰ βοηθᾶτε τοὺς ἀδυνάτους καὶ νὰ θυμᾶσθε τὰ λόγια τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ποὺ εἶπε αὐτὸς ὁ ἴδιος: «Εἶναι εὐτυχέστερον νὰ δίνῃ κανεὶς παρὰ νὰ παίρνῃ». Καὶ ὅταν εἶπε αὐτά, ἐγονάτισε μὲ ὅλους καὶ προσευχήθηκε. 3

4 GOSPEL - JOHN 17:1-13 ΚΑΤᾺ ἸΩΑΝΝΗΝ 17:1-13 At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do; and now, Father, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made. "I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world; yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you; for I have given them the words which you gave me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are mine; all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, Αὐτὰ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἐσήκωσε τὰ μάτια του εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ εἶπε, «Πατέρα, ἦλθε ἡ ὥρα δόξασε τὸν Υἱόν σου, διὰ νὰ σὲ δοξάσῃ καὶ ὁ Υἱός σου, σύμφωνα μὲ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ποὺ τοῦ ἔδωκες ἐπὶ ὅλων τῶν ἀνθρώπων, διὰ νὰ δώσῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον εἰς τὸν καθένα ἀπὸ ἐκείνους ποὺ τοῦ ἔδωκες. Αὐτὴ εἶναι ἡ αἰώνιος ζωή: τὸ νὰ γνωρίζουν σὲ τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν Θεὸν καὶ τὸν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, τὸν ὁποῖον ἔστειλες. Ἐγὼ σὲ ἐδόξασα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐτελείωσα τὸ ἔργον ποὺ μοῦ ἔδωκες νὰ κάνω, καὶ τώρα δόξασέ με σύ, Πατέρα, πλησίον σου μὲ τὴν δόξαν ποὺ εἶχα μαζί σου πρὶν νὰ ὑπάρξῃ ὁ κόσμος. Ἐφανέρωσα τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, τοὺς ὁποίους μοῦ ἔδωκες ἀπὸ τὸν κόσμον. Δικοί σου ἦσαν καὶ τοὺς ἔδωκες σ ἐμένα, καὶ τὸν λόγον σου ἔχουν τηρήσει. Τώρα κατάλαβαν ὅτι ὅλα ὅσα μοῦ ἔδωκες, εἶναι ἀπὸ σένα, διότι τὰ λόγια ποὺ μοῦ ἔδωκες, τοὺς τὰ ἔδωκα καὶ αὐτοὶ τὰ ἐδέχθησαν καὶ ἐγνώρισαν ἀληθινὰ ὅτι ἐβγῆκα ἀπὸ σένα καὶ ἐπίστεψαν ὅτι σὺ μὲ ἔστειλες. Ἐγὼ γι αὐ τοὺς παρακαλῶ, δὲν παρακαλῶ γιὰ τὸν κόσμο, ἀλλὰ γιὰ ἐκείνους ποὺ μοῦ ἔδωκες, ἐπειδὴ εἶναι δικοί σου καὶ ὅλα τὰ δικά μου εἶναι δικά σου καὶ τὰ δικά σου εἶναι δικά μου, καὶ ἔχω δοξασθῆ δι αὐτῶν. Δὲν θὰ εἶμαι 4

5 and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves." πλέον εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ἐνῷ αὐτοὶ θὰ εἶναι εἰς τὸν κόσμον, καὶ ἐγὼ ἔρχομαι σ ἐσένα. Πατέρα ἅγιε, φύλαξέ τους μὲ τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ποὺ μοῦ ἔδωκες, διὰ νὰ εἶναι ἕνα ὅπως εἴμεθα ἐμεῖς. Ὅταν ἤμουν μαζί τους εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ἐγὼ τοὺς ἐφύλαττα μὲ τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ἐκείνους ποὺ μοῦ ἔδωκες τοὺς ἐφύλαξα καὶ κανένας ἀπ αὐτοὺς δὲν ἐχάθηκε παρὰ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας, διὰ νὰ ἐκπληρωθῇ ἡ γραφή. Ἀλλὰ τώρα ἔρχομαι σ ἐσένα, καὶ αὐτὰ τὰ λέγω ἐνῷ εἶμαι ἀκόμη εἰς τὸν κόσμον, διὰ νὰ ἔχουν τὴν χαράν μου μέσα τους τελείαν. GOSPEL - GJONI 17:1-13 Si tha këto, Jezui ngriti sytë drejt qiellit e tha: «O Atë, erdhi ora. Përlëvdoje Birin tënd që edhe Biri të të përlëvdojë ty. Ti i ke dhënë pushtet mbi çdo njeri, në mënyrë që edhe ai t'u japë jetën e amshuar të gjithë atyre që ti ua ke dhënë. Kjo është jeta e amshuar: të të njohin ty, të vetmin Perëndi të vërtetë dhe Jezu Krishtin që dërgove. Unë të kam përlëvduar mbi tokë duke kryer veprën që më dhe për të bërë. E tani, më përlëvdo ti, o Atë, në praninë tënde, me lavdinë që kisha pranë teje, përpara se të bëhej bota. Emrin tënd ua shfaqa njerëzve që ti më dhe nga kjo botë. Ishin të tutë, ti m'i ke dhënë dhe e kanë mbajtur fjalën tënde. Tani ata e dinë se gjithçka që më ke dhënë është prej teje, sepse fjalët që më dhe mua ua dhashë atyre. Ata i pranuan, kuptuan se unë kam dalë me të vërtetë prej teje dhe besuan se ti më dërgove. Unë po lutem për ata. Nuk po lutem për botën, po për ata që më ke dhënë, sepse janë të tutë. Gjithçka e imja është e jotja dhe gjithçka e jotja është e imja dhe në ta jam përlëvduar. Unë nuk jam më në botë. Ata janë në botë, ndërsa unë po vij te ti. O Atë i shenjtë, ruaji në emrin tënd, në emrin që më dhe mua, që të jenë një, sikurse ne. Kur isha me ta, i ruaja në emrin tënd, në emrin që ti më dhe. I mbrojta dhe asnjë prej tyre nuk humbi, përveç birit të humbjes që të përmbushet Shkrimi i shenjtë. Tani po vij te ti dhe këto gjëra i them në botë, që ta kenë të plotë gëzimin tim në veten e tyre. 5

6 Coffee Hour today is given by Soc & Joani Mihalakos. We thank them and cordially invite everyone to the Coffee Hour Room, up the ramp, following Divine Liturgy. Camp St. Paul registration is open. Visit: for more info. Camp Saint Paul is a summer camp for youth ages Coffee Hour Sponsors are needed June 16, 23 and 30. (No Coffee Hour on July 7th). We provide the paper goods, you just need to bring coffee, milk, juice & whatever pastries you like. Please sign up on the bulletin board. Faith Scholarships for Academic Excellence applications* are now available! These scholarships are sponsored by FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy & Hellenism and are for students who are high school seniors and members of a Greek Orthodox parish. The deadline to apply is June 17, Applications can be found at: thefaithendowment.org/scholarships *Scholarships are merit-based and can range up to $10,000 in value!! Graduation Announcements: Would you like to recognize your middle school, high school or college graduate in the next edition of The Spirit? Please have all info submitted to Carrie no later than June 15th (to be included in the July/August Spirit). Greek Cookbooks (that were sold at the Greek Festival) are still available for purchase. $30 each, please let Carrie know if you would like to purchase one. Save the Date! Holy Trinity s Kickball Game & BBQ is set for Sunday, July 7th at Ledgewood Memorial Park (Middlebury Road in Middlebury) following Divine Liturgy. Summer Sunday School: A prosfora-making retreat will take place on Sunday, July 14th immediately following Divine Liturgy. 6

7 Book Club: Save the date for the summer Book Club - Weds, July 17th at 6:30pm and Weds, August 7th following Paraklesis. This summer s book is The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a classic masterpiece of religious satire that entertains readers with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below." At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging account of temptation and triumph over it ever written. Please sign up outside Fr. Perry s office if you d like to purchase the book ($8.00) and participate. Semester of Faith: College students: If you're still looking for something exciting to do with your next college semester, there is still time to attend America's premier Orthodox Christian college Hellenic College- for a semester you'll never forget. The Semester of Faith program offers students college-level courses that enrich their spiritual lives and help them complete their bachelor s degree while living in an Orthodox Christian community, at whose center is Christ. Visit our Semester of Faith page or contact the Office of Admissions to learn more. CHECK OUT THE PODCAST "SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES LIVE! ON ANCIENT FAITH RADIO Presvytera and Dr. Jeannie Constantinou guides us through Holy Scripture with the eyes of the Church Fathers and answers listener questions in this edition of the Search the Scriptures podcast recorded live. Prosphoro and Artos - $30. Learn how to make prosphoro (communion bread). 7

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9 All women of Holy Trinity are cordially invited to attend The Ladies Philoptochos Mezethakia Evening Friday, June 21st at 6:30pm in the Coffee Hour Room Bring a mezethakia (appetizer) to share. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP by June 14th Janet Gagas at or janetgagaspt@gmail.com Mary Peterson at or mary833@hotmail.com Dear Holy Trinity Family - we are in the process of cleaning & organizing the chapel. There are many items on display in the office hallway which might belong to you, your family, or might be from our old church. We would like to give everyone the opportunity to claim their family items if you would like to take them home. Items are numbered and a corresponding clipboard is available next to the items. Please sign your name next to your numbered item and make a selection to either claim or donate said item. All items will be available only until Sunday, June 16th. After that date, they will be donated. 9

10 Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Depart church at 9:15am Orange & Milford, CT Join us for a Leventia Trip to Saint Barbara s in Orange and the Greek Spot in Milford. At 10am, we will celebrate Paraklesis at Saint Barbara s. Immediately following, we will depart for lunch at the Greek Spot in Milford. We plan to eat outside. There will also be time to walk on the boardwalk on the beach. Cost: $5 for gas for the van and participants will pay for their own lunch. Please sign up outside Fr. Perry s office. Join us on... Saturday, July 13th from 11am-2pm We ll be assisting with food prep, cleaning, and helping in other ways. We have space for five participants. Please sign up outside Fr. Perry s office if you d like to participate. Departing from church at 10:45am. 10

11 * If you re unsure whether you ve shown interest, please call the church office. We currently have 30 people who signed up as being interested, with a max of 45 going on the trip. * Final pricing will be available in the next couple weeks. * If you are interested, please sign up in the office ASAP - first come, first serve. Once we reach our limit, we will have a waiting list. * Below please find a rough itinerary (subject to change). 9 days/8 nights Day 1...USA/ TEL AVIV This afternoon, we will depart for an unforgettable and fulfilling spiritual odyssey! Day 2...TEL AVIV / TIBERIAS Welcome to the Holy Land! After clearing Immigration, a Cloud Tours representative will meet us and assist us with our baggage and Customs. Transfer to Tiberias, a drive of approximately two hours. En route to Tiberias, visit the Church and Tomb of St. George in Lydda, the birthplace of St. George. Venerate the tomb and chain of St George. Day 3...TIBERIAS / RIVER JORDAN / CAPERNAUM/TABGHA/ TIBERIAS Depart at this morning for our first day in the Holy Land! Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Continue to Capernaum, the headquarters of Jesus' ministry in Galilee, and walk in the same village Jesus did. Continue to the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles, the very place Jesus called His first disciples. Drive on to the Mountain of Beatitudes, where Jesus Christ preached the Sermon on the Mount and where the Lord s Prayer was said for the first time. Then, on to Tabgha (Seven Springs) and the Church of the Multiplication of Fishes and Loaves. It is here that the miracle of the loaves and fish took place. Our last stop will be Yardenit on the River Jordan, the site for Spiritual Baptism and Agiasmos. Experience an affirmation of your baptism in the same river that our Lord was baptized by Saint John the Baptist 2,000 years ago. Day 4: TIBERIAS / MT. TABOR / CANA / NAZARETH / JERUSALEM Begin with a visit the Church of the Transfiguration on Mt. Tabor. Our next stop is Cana and the Greek Orthodox Church where our Lord performed his first public miracle. Continue to nearby Nazareth, one of the holiest 11

12 towns in Christendom. This city was the home of Mary, Joseph and Jesus until the beginning of His ministry. Then, conditions and time-permitting, drive through the Dotan Valley where Joseph's brothers threw him into a cistern. We will make a short stop at Samaria, Ahab's capital. Stop at nearby Jacob's Well, site of Jesus' conversation with a Samaritan woman. We then drive through the biblical heartland down to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight at the hotel. Day 5: JERUSALEM / BETHLEHEM / JERUSALEM After breakfast, drive to Bethlehem, the birthplace of our Lord and Savior and the cradle of biblical history. On the way back to Jerusalem, visit the Monastery and Church of the Prophet Elias and the Church and Tomb of St. Symeon, the Just. In addition, visit the Monastery of the Holy Cross. After, drive to the village of Ein Karem, the birthplace of St. John the Baptist. Return to Jerusalem. Day 6: JERUSALEM Enjoy breakfast and drive o the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem. We leave the coach to walk through old Jerusalem to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. Then, we will walk along the Way of the Cross (all 14 stations are not visited) Via Dolorosa - which starts from the Fortress of Antonia and ends at the Temple Mount. After the Holy Sepulcher, enjoy some free time in the in the Christian quarters for lunch or shopping Day 7: JERUSALEM After breakfast, drive to the Mount of Olives to enjoy a breathtaking view of the Holy City. Drive to the Church of Our Father and the Chapel of Ascension, the site our Lord ascended from the earth to Heaven. Continue to Gethsemane & the Tomb of the Virgin Mary and a drive to the Zion gate. Day 8: JERUSALEM / JERICHO / JERUSALEM This morning, drive northeast of Jerusalem to Jericho to climb the Mount of Sarantarion (The Mount of Temptation). En route to the Dead Sea, stop in Qumran, the area where a Jewish sect thought to be the Essenes wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls. Continue to the Church of St. Elisseos and Zacchaeus Tree & Emmaus. Day 9: Transfer to Tel Aviv airport for trip home. 12

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15 Attention Parishioners! Join the $5 more per week Stewardship Club * Membership Has Its Privileges... Membership includes: -weekly church services with a direct line to God -spiritual counseling -education: Sunday School, bible study... -youth groups: GOYA, HOPE & JOY, Mommy and Me -sports: volleyball & basketball -peer bonding activities -group outings, coffee hour... -cultural enrichment - Greek School, Greek Dancing... AND the satisfaction of knowing you are engaged and growing in your support of the church! A steward is typically considered an adult who is 18 years of age or older and making their own income. Our children are introduced to stewardship through our Sunday School program by donating to the soup kitchen and the mission boxes that support international church missionary work. *Not a real club, but you can join! 15

16 OUR 2019 STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN IS NOW UNDERWAY! Stewardship is a free-will offering of our time, talent and treasure to the church. Contributions are tax-deductible. Participating in our Stewardship Program is how individuals/families become active stewards of our church. Your contributions give the church the resources needed to fulfill its mission. We thank God for every good gift that comes from above and we thank you for your support of the work of the church! If you are interested in volunteering your time or talents, please see Fr. Perry or a Parish Council Member to find out how you can make a difference in the various ministries & organizations of our community. WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS! For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of Faith which is offered to Baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcome, however, to partake of the Antidoro (blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service. All people, of any background, are welcome to join the Orthodox Church! Those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian Faith or becoming a member or our church, please see Fr. Perry after services. 16