HOLY TRINITY. October Volume 44 Issue 10. Saint Luke the Evangelist (Feast Day: October 18)

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1 HOLY TRINITY October 2013 Volume 44 Issue 10 Saint Luke the Evangelist (Feast Day: October 18) ΑΓΙΑ ΤΡΙΑΣ Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Wilmington, Delaware

2 The Official Publication of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 808 N. Broom Street, Wilmington, Delaware / Telephone: (302) Fax: (302) Church Office Address: greekorth@holytrinitywilmington.org Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey, Hierarch Rev. Fr. Nick Rafael II, Pastor, fr.nick@holytrinitywilmington.org For pastoral emergencies - you may call Fr. (609) Susan Kelleher, Church Secretary (home) Anargyros Liparos, Protopsaltis PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Georgia Halakos, President - (302) Tom Diamanty, First Vice President - (302) George Tsavalas, Second Vice President - (302) James Maravelias, Parish Council Treasurer - (302) Tom Karas, Assistant Treasurer - (302) George Rassias, Parish Council Secretary - (610) Constantine Caras Louis Novakis (610) Michael Kirifides John Pennias John Koninis II Catherine Stathakis Spiros Mantzavinos Yvonne Tsavalas Parish Council Meetings - 3rd Wednesday of every 7PM CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS Philoptochos Georgia Halakos, President (856) Sunday School Maroula Haralambidis, Co-Director Sunday School Amalea Rassias, Co-Director (609) / / GOYA Fr. Nick, Foula Karavasilis, Maria Kotanidis (609) / Jr. GOYA Fr. Nick, Melissa Kontomaris (609) / HOPE/JOY Fr. Nick, Julie Tsakumis Choir Anthony Pantelopulos, Director The Heart Club Peter Xarhoulakos, President (609) Altar Boys Fr Nick Greek School John Pennias St. Elpida George Righos (609) Terpsichorean Dance Troupes Harry Malapetsas (609) Vacation Bible School Fr. Nick Altar Guild Helen Doukakis, President Editorial Staff Dr. Costas Fountzoulas / Emmanuel Dining Room East Nikkie Tsakataras & Tina Ganiaris King Holy Trinity Food Pantry Steve Nicholas PAREA Evie Fournaris AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS AHEPA George Hantzandreou, President Daughters of Penelope Anthoula Anagnostou, President Hellenic University Club Stephen Karakasidis, President Holy Trinity Website Address: ALL ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS MUST BE IN THE OFFICE BY THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH. THESE ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS CAN BE DROPPED OFF, ED, FAXED OR U. S. MAIL.

3 Dear Parishioners, We are now well into the Ecclesiastical New Year with Sunday School, Greek School, Dance and all of Holy Trinity s Youth and Adult ministries running full speed ahead! Please keep handy the calendar (in this bulletin) so you won t miss out on the very exciting and worthwhile ministries our parish has to offer everyone! This is YOUR CHURCH. Come and enjoy! Stay involved! Be grateful for the time that we can share with each other! Have you ever wondered why some churches have so many problems? The answer is very simple: TOTALITY! The totality of its members must come together to achieve the common good of HIS holy house. A body can only function properly with all of its members working together. If the brain does not work with the other senses, how hard would it be to smell, taste, hear, see and touch? Can one walk without the legs getting the message to do so from the brain? Can a severed body function in the same manner as a body that is whole? The answer is a resounding NO! Unless the TOTALITY of the body of the Church members are willing to work together, the Church (parish) will always be SEVERED! Yes, we can pretend everything is ok; continuing to go through the motions and let others fix the problem. But, is this the correct way? Is this the way we are to function as Christians? Is this the Church that we call one, holy, catholic and Apostolic? My dear brothers and sisters, this past year has truly tested our hearts and souls as a Parish. We have painfully endured gossip, lies, anger, frustration, inhouse fighting, lack of communication and have even lost a few of our families. Whatever wrong has been done, whatever hurt has been felt, whatever trust has been lost, must come to an end. This can only happen through peace and forgiveness. Everyone must stop trying to point out what others are doing wrong and replace it with open communication and solutions. I say this with regards to all aspects of our Church life: spiritually, economically and liturgically. If we allow peace and forgiveness into our hearts and souls; in such a way that you have never experienced before in your lifetime, I promise you a healthier, loving community that can accomplish greatness according to the Will of our Father in Heaven. May our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ continue to bless our Beloved Parish and all of you! With Pastoral Love, I remain, Fr. Nicholas Father Nick s Letter Αγαπητοί Ενορίτες, Το Νέο Εκκλησιαστικό Έτος είναι πρόσω ολοταχώς με το Κατηχητικό και Ελληνικό Σχολείο, την χορευτική ομάδα χορού και όλες τις υπηρεσίες της Νεολαίας και των Ενηλίκων της Αγίας Τριάδος σε πλήρη δράση! Παρακαλώ κρατήστε πρόχειρο το ημερολόγιο (σε αυτό το ενημερωτικό δελτίο ), για να μην χάσετε τις πολύ ενδιαφέρουσες και υπηρεσίες που μας προσφέρει η ενορία μας! Αυτή είναι Η ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΣΑΣ. Ελάτε και απολαύσετε! Συμμετέχετε συνεχώς! Να είστε ευγνώμονες για το χρόνο που μπορούμε να μοιρασθούμε μεταξύ μας! Έχετε αναρωτηθεί ποτέ γιατί μερικές εκκλησίες έχουν τόσα πολλά προβλήματα; Η απάντηση είναι πολύ απλή: ΣΥΛΛΟΓΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ! Το σύνολο των μελών της πρέπει να ενεργεί μαζί για να πετύχει το κοινό καλό του ιερού σπιτιού ΤΟΥ. Ένα σώμα μπορεί να λειτουργήσει σωστά αν όλα τα μέλη του συνεργάζονται. Εάν ο εγκέφαλος δεν ενεργοποιή τις άλλες αισθήσεις, πόσο δύσκολο θα ήταν να μυρίση, γευθή, ακούση, δει και αγγίξη; Μπορεί κανείς να περπατήση αν τα πόδια δεν πάρουν την εντολή από τον εγκέφαλο να το πράξουν; Μπορεί ένα ελλειπές σώμα να λειτουργήση με τον ίδιο τρόπο όπως ένα αρτιμελές σώμα; Η απάντηση είναι ένα ηχηρό ΟΧΙ! Εκτός αν το ΣΥΝΟΛΟ του σώματος των μελών της Εκκλησίας είναι πρόθυμο να συνεργασθή, η Εκκλησία (κοινότητα) θα είναι πάντοτε ΑΠΟΚΟΜΜΕΝΗ! Ναι, μπορούμε να προσποιηθούμε ότι όλα είναι εντάξει συνεχίζοντας αμέτοχοι και αφήνονταςε τους άλλους να διορθώσουν το πρόβλημα. Αλλά, είναι αυτός ο σωστός τρόπος; Είναι αυτός ο τρόπος με τον οποίον πρέπει να λειτουργούμε ως Χριστιανοί; Είναι αυτή η Εκκλησία που ονομάζουμε «Μία, Αγία, Καθολική και Αποστολική»; Αγαπητοί αδελφοί και αδελφές μου, το τελευταίος χρόνος έχει δοκιμάσει πραγματικά τις καρδιές και τις ψυχές μας ως Ενορία. Έχουμε υποφέρει οδυνηρά κουτσομπολιά, ψέματα, θυμό, απογοήτευση, εσωτερικές διαμάχες, έλλειψη επικοινωνίας και ακόμη έχουμε χάσει μερικές από τις οικογένειές μας. Ό, τι λάθη έχουν γίνει, ό, τι κακό έχει γίνει αισθητή, όποιαδήποτε εμπιστοσύνη έχει χαθεί, πρέπει να πάρουν τέλος. Αυτό μπορεί να συμβεί μόνο μέσα από την ειρήνη και τη συγχώρεση. Ο καθένας πρέπει να σταματήσει να προσπαθή να επισημάνη τι λάθος κάνουν οι άλλοι και να το αντικαταστήση με ανοικτή επικοινωνία και λύσεις. Το λέω αυτό σε σχέση με όλες τις πτυχές της ζωής της Εκκλησίας μας: πνευματικώς, οικονομικώς και λειτουργικώς. Αν επιτρέψουμε την ειρήνη και την συγχώρεση στις καρδιές και τψυχές μας με τέτοιο τρόπο που δεν έχετε δοκιμάσει ποτέ πριν στη ζωή σας, σας υπόσχομαι μια υγιέστερη, στοργική κοινότητα που μπορεί να επιτύχει το μεγαλείο σύμφωνα με το Θέλημα του Πατέρα μας στους Ουρανούς. Είθε ο Κύριος, Θεός και Σωτήρας μας Ιησούς Χριστός να συνεχίση να ευλογή την αγαπημένη Ενορία μας και όλους σας! Με την Ποιμαντική αγάπη, παραμένω, Πατήρ Νικόλαος

4 The Presidents Page My Fellow Parishioners, On September 30 th the church marked another successful Golf Tournament, our 6 th annual. Pictures and an updated sponsor list will be printed in the November monthly bulletin, as this letter goes out before the final list is generated. I would like to thank those sponsors who generously continue to support our church and for being there for our community. As you know these sponsorships help us to continue to be able to support and off-set costs for all of our ministries. October is a busy month, and all of Holy Trinity s ministries are beginning to meet and programs have started. On October 8 th the Philoptochos invites you to join them for a seminar concerning a philanthropic project that they will support in Greece. See the invitation in this bulletin for further information. On Saturday, October 12 th our AHEPAns are sponsoring their 2 nd annual Comedy Night and we hope that you will join us for a fun-filled evening that will surely leave you laughing! Some of the proceeds from that night will benefit our parish, so please come out and join us. See their flyer in this bulletin for ticket information. On October 20 th we will be honoring four fellow parishioners and four of our GOYAns at the annual Metropolitan Evangelos Ambassador Awards Banquet. Ticket information was sent out in the mail a few weeks ago and is also here in this bulletin. This year our beloved past priest, the late Very Reverend Archimandrite Jerry Rassias will be honored posthumously. We hope that you will join us as we honor Fr. Jerry and our own parishioners for the work they have done and continue to do for our church. As many of you know, Fr. Dean was transferred to the Atlanta Metropolis and his last day was Sunday, September 22nd. We wish him and Presbytera Carolyn well and best wishes in their new parish. Going forward Fr. Nick will continue to serve our community and its many ministries, and he will need all of our help to make this a smooth transition. If you have any concerns, please know that we, the Parish Council, and he are available to discuss any need you may have. Our Fall General Assembly is set for Sunday, November 3 rd. Please plan to attend, as this is your church, and the General Assembly is a place where we should come together and discuss the needs of our parish as a whole, and also the needs of individual ministries. It is a place for us, as Orthodox Christians, to come together and make decisions that will benefit our community and help us to continue to do the Lord s work in the ministries we, as individuals, are involved in. Working together will strengthen our parish, enabling us to do great things for years to come. Sincerely, Georgia Halakos Αγαπητοί μου ενορίτες μου, Στις 30 Σεπτεμβρίου η εκκλησία έγινε ακόμη ένα επιτυχημένο Τουρνουά Γκολφ, το 6 ο ετήσιο μας. Εικόνες και ενημερωμένος κατάλογος των χορηγών θα αναρτηθούν στο μηνιαίο δελτίο του Νοεμβρίου, καθώς η παρούσα στήλη αναρτάται πριν από την τελική καταχώρηση τους. Θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω τους χορηγούς οι οποίοι γενναιόδωρα συνεχίζουν να υποστηρίζουν στην εκκλησία μας και συμπαρίστανται στην κοινότητά μας. Όπως γνωρίζετε αυτές οι χορηγίες μας βοηθούν να συνεχίσουμε να αντιπαρερχώμεθα το κόστος του συνόλου των υπηρεσιών μας. Ο Οκτώβριος είναι ένας πολυάσχολος μήνας, όλες οι υπηρεσίες της Αγίας Τριάδος έχουν αρχίσει να λειτουργούν και τα προγράμματα έχουν ξεκινήσει. Στις 8 Οκτωβρίου η Φιλόπτωχος σας προσκαλεί να συμμετάσχετε μαζί τους σε ένα σεμινάριο σχετικά με το φιλανθρωπικό έργο που θα υποστηρίξουν για την Ελλάδα. Δείτε την πρόσκληση σε αυτό το ενημερωτικό δελτίο για περισσότερες πληροφορίες. Το Σάββατο, 12 Οκτωβρίου, η ΑΧΕΠΑ μας είναι ο χορηγός της 2ας ετήσιας Βραδιάς Κωμωδίας και ελπίζουμε ότι θα συμμετάσχετε για μια διασκεδαστική βραδιά που σίγουρα θα σας περάσετε ευχάριστα! Μερικά από τα έσοδα από εκείνο το βράδυ θα είναι προς όφελος της ενορίας μας, γι 'αυτό παρακαλώ να πάρετε μέρος. Δείτε την ανακοινωσή τους σε αυτό το ενημερωτικό δελτίο για σχετικές πληροφορίες. Στις 20 Οκτωβρίου, θα τιμήσουμε τέσσερεις ενορίτες και τέσσερα μέλη της GOY μας στο ετήσιο συμπόσιο απονομής βραβείων των Πρέσβεων του Μητροπολίτης Ευάγγελου. Πληροφορίες των εισιτηρίων απεστάλησαν ταχυδρομικά πριν από μερικές εβδομάδες και θα τις βρείτε επίσης στο παρόν δελτίο. Εφέτος ο αγαπημένος, αείμνηστος ιερέας μας Πατέρας Γεράσιμος Ρασσιάς θα τιμηθεί μετά θάνατον. Ελπίζουμε ότι θα συμμετάσχετε,για να τιμήσετε τον Πατέρα Γεράσιμο και τους ενορίτες μας, για το έργο που έχουν κάνει και συνεχίζουν να κάνουν για την εκκλησία μας. Όπως πολλοί από εσάς γνωρίζετε, ο Πατέρας Κωνσταντίνος μεταφέρθηκε στη Μητρόπολη της Ατλάντας και η τελευταία ημέρα του ήταν η Κυριακή, 22 α Σεπτεμβρίου. Ευχόμαστε σ αυτόν και την Πρεσβυτέρα Κυριακή καθώς τα καλλίτερα στην νέα ενορία τους. Ο Πατέρας Νικόλαος θα συνεχίση να υπηρετή την κοινότητα μας και τις πολλές υπηρεσίες της, και θα χρειαστή όλη τη βοήθεια μας για μια ομαλή μετάβαση. Αν έχετε οποιεσδήποτε σκέψεις, πρέπει να γνωρίζετε ότι εμείς, το Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο, και αυτός είμαστε διαθέσιμοι για να συζητήσουμε κάθε ανάγκη που μπορεί να έχετε. Η Γενική Συνέλευση έχει οριστεί για την Κυριακή, 3 η Νοεμβρίου. Παρακαλούμε να προγραμματήσετε να την παρακολουθήσετε, καθώς αυτή είναι για την εκκλησία σας, και η Γενική Συνέλευση είναι ένα μέρος που πρέπει να παρευρεθήτε και να συζητήσετε τις ανάγκες της ενορίας μας, στο σύνολό της, καθώς επίσης και τις ανάγκες των επιμέρους υπηρεσιών. Είναι ένα μέρος για μας, ως Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, να συνευρεθούμε και να πάρουμε αποφάσεις που θα είναι προς όφελος της κοινότητας μας και να μας βοηθήσετε να συνεχίσουμε να κάνουμε το έργο του Κυρίου στις αρμόδιες υπηρεσίες εμείς, ως άτομα, που συμμετέχουν. Η συνεργασία θα ενισχύσει την ενορία μας, δίνοντάς μας τη δυνατότητα να κάνει σπουδαία πράγματα για τα επόμενα χρόνια. Με εκτίμηση, Γεωργία Halakos

5 GREEK LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY St. Agape Chapter Dear Philoptochos Members, September 10: We held our first General Meeting at the home of President Georgia Halakos. A big THANK YOU to Georgia and Demitri for their hospitality and a wonderful evening. We welcomed three new members: Sharon Alexandridis, Eirini Staikos and Amalea Rassias. September 15: A tray was passed in Church to benefit the Holy Cross School of Theology. The traditional Artoclasia was offered for the health of our Philoptochos members on the occasion of the name day of our St. Agape Chapter. September 22: We celebrated National Philoptochos Fellowship Sunday and asked our parishioners to make a donation for Greece and Cyprus as requested by our National Philoptochos, and we are happy to say we raised $ for this worthy cause. We thank our parishioners for their continued support. Also Philoptochos began taking orders for Spanakopites and Tyropites for the holidays. October 6: There will be a board meeting after church. October 8: Philoptochos extends an invitation to all the organizations of our community to come for refreshments and to hear an important presentation at the Hellenic Community Center at 6pm. PLEASE SEE FLIER IN THIS BULLETIN FOR DETAILS. October 20: The Metropolis Ambassador Awards at Cinnaminson, NJ. Vickie Karakasidis will be honored for Philoptochos. You should have received the invitation and the RSVP information a few weeks ago. Please call the church office if you did not receive one. Save the Date ~ DECEMBER 14 for a Holiday Luncheon and a Bid & Buy. More information to come in the November Bulletin. We would like to wish the best of luck to Nia and Dino Charalambides who are moving to Boston and congratulate Nia on her new job with the Archdiocese. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As an on-going fund raiser - the Philoptochos will be selling Spanakopita & Tyropita during Coffee Hour. Full trays are available for $40.00 per tray. Thank you for continuing to support our ministry.

6 Sunday School Newsletter The Sunday School has started the school year. The staff is very excited to see all the children after the summer break. We would like to thank all the parents for bringing their children. If you have not registered your children, you can register any Sunday; we have registration forms in the hall outside of the classrooms. Here is a list of our teachers for this year. We are still in need of a first grade teacher. If anyone is interested or has any questions, please contact Amalea Rassias or Maroula Haralambidis. Grade Pre K Kindergarten Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Junior High High School Teacher Eleni Katapodi Marina Lurz Christina Mavrantonis Melissa Kontomaris Jackie Pastis Eirini Staikos George Fournaris Nikkie Tsakataras Spiros Mantzavinos Maria Kotanidis We thank them for their commitment towards the religious education of our children. Maroula Haralambidis & Amalea Rassias Co Directors

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8 Holy Trinity Food Pantry Hunger All Around Wilmington and Throughout Our Great Nation On any given night, 5 million American children go to bed hungry! Some live in Wilmington, some might be your neighbor, some you might even know. In the area served by the Food Bank of Delaware, 34,570 children are food insecure or at risk for hunger. More and more large companies and corporations are getting involved in the Fight against Hunger. Here in Delaware, as reported in the September 16 th issue of The News Journal, the Perdue Chicken Farm Company delivered 100,000 meals in and around Delmarva as part of their community commitment and partnership with area food banks. Perhaps you may not know that here in Wilmington many people are filling the seats at Emmanuel Dining Room to get their family a daily meal. We can continue to help these people in need by bringing a can or two to church whenever you come in. There are two bins located by the church office and in the Narthex. Recently, Steve Nicholas delivered 49 bags of food from mid-august to mid-september. Please continue to fill these bins by bringing in non-perishable food items whenever you come to church. Always needed are: Canned meats and vegetables, fish, soup, juices, pasta, rice, sugar, flour, cereal, tea bags, coffee, baby foods, peanut butter, pasta sauces. ANY FOOD THAT WILL NOT SPOIL. September 12th at the Emmanuel Dining Room East 140 women, men and children enjoyed a warm luncheon meal on Thursday, September 12th through the very generous sponsorship and donation by Mary Manolakis and Stephanie Frangia Baker. We sincerely thank Mary and Stephanie for this charitable giving and for their 20 year commitment to this worthy cause! Evie and Manny Fournaris and Tina Ganiaris worked in the kitchen that day. A new sponsor will donate and host the meal on Saturday, October 12th. All are welcome to join in to help serve from noon to 1pm on the 12th of every month. Various groups and individuals generously donate the food and host the luncheon meal on the 12th of every month throughout the year. New sponsors are needed to fill a few months, so if you would like to become a part of this worthy service project with your family, friends or church organization, please contact Nikkie Tsakataras at or Tina Ganiaris at for more information. When you bring in your food donations you become an important part of this food chain. Thank you, The Food Committee, John Lazare, Tina Ganiaris King, Steve Nicholas, & Nikkie Tsakataras

9 HOLY TRINITY REGISTRY Weddings: Julie Reinikker & Peter Rassias, were united in marriage on September 28th. The sponsors were George & Amalea Rassias. We congratulate the newly united in Christ and pray our Lord will bless them always. Funerals: Alexander Chris, fell asleep in the Lord on September 1st and the funeral was held in our Church on September 10th. He is survived by his wife, Edith. May his memory be eternal! Memorials: Stella Markatos ~ 1 year ~ September 15 September 15 ~ An Artoclasia was offered by The Philoptochos for the health of our Philoptochos members on the occasion of the name day of our St. Agape Chapter. Hello All, GOYA News Our GOYA is off to a great start so far! Our Executive Board met a few weeks ago to discuss several things such as tournaments we will be attending, meeting dates, fundraisers, and different fun activities. Both of our basketball teams had our first practice on Tuesday night, and we plan on attending the basketball tournament at St. Sophia in Washington, DC on October 26th-27th. We also have a bonfire planned for Friday, October 18th that all GOYAns are encouraged to attend (location TBA)! On September 14th, Father Nick, Foula Karavasilis, and I attended a DVYC Leadership retreat at St. Thomas in Cherry Hill, NJ. A few of our GOYAns (Anna Fournaris, Dia Halakos, Pauline Raisis) and a few parents (Mrs. Evie Fournaris, Dr. Leo Raisis and Dr. Irene Raisis) attended the AHEPA Odessey 5k. Our first meeting was held on Thursday, October 19th in the AHEPA room at 7:00 pm. Our executive board and advisors are well on our way of planning a fundraiser that will begin in October. I am looking forward to having an outstanding year in GOYA! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at stefanikaravasilis@aol.com. Sincerely, Stefani Karavasilis, GOYA President

10 ALTAR GUILD The Altar Guild would like to acknowledge and thank the following parishioners for their donations for flowers for the month of September: Frangia Family Flowers at the Altar on September 8: After seven years, remembering Diane Frangia, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Irene Marini Wreath in honor of the Nativity of the Theotokos on September 8: In memory of my husband, Nevio. George and Chris Caras Wreath in honor of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14) : In memory of our parents Magdalene and Haralambos Caras and brothers Gus, Nick and Tom. ***** Members on Duty in September: Helen Doukakis, Catherine Faller, Evie Fournaris, Stacy Koninis, Mary Mantzavinos, Steve Nicholas and Sofia Regas ***** Our efforts are supported totally by donations from the parishioners. If you wish to share your memorable events with our Church Community by donating for the purchase of flowers on your special day, please advise the president (Helen Doukakis, ), any member of the Altar Guild or use the form below Name Telephone Please reserve date This special occasion is Enclosed is check in the amount of $ made out to Holy Trinity Altar Guild Mail to: Katherine Coustenis, 62 Springer Court, Hockessin, DE May we publish this in our monthly bulletin? Yes No ICON BOOTH For the convenience of the parishioners, the Icon Booth will be open on October 13). Many gift ideas: Icons, cookbooks, children s books, flash cards for Greek School, mugs. Still available: beautiful ornaments of our church. ****WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROUS SUPPORT****

11 We hope that you will join us to honor four of our fellow parishioners and four GOYAns: Parishioner: Nikkie Tsakataras Philoptochos Member: Vickie Karakasidis Sunday School Teacher: Jackie Pastis Greek School Teacher: Popi Tsaganos Our GOYAn Ambassadors: FAITH: Dia Halakos PEACE: Stefania Karavasilis LOVE: Sophia Kotanidis HOPE: Panos Tzinoudis It will surely be a memorable evening. Not only will we honor our own p a r i s h i o n e r s a n d o t h e r s parishioners from churches within our Holy Metropolis, but we will also be honoring our beloved past priest, the late Very Reverend Archimandrite Jerry Rassias and will be celebrating Metropolitan Evangelos on his 10th year of Enthronement. The invitation and RSVP cards went out a few weeks ago to all parishioners. If you did not receive one or need any other information about the banquet, please call the church office.

12 Please join with the Philoptochos Society for an informative evening about The Ormylia Foundation When: Tuesday, October 6pm Where: Holy Trinity Community Center Parishioner Bill Nicholas has asked Kathleen Brown, from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, who has been working in conjunction with the Convent of the Annunciation in Ormylia, Greece, to have a audio-video presentation about this charity that the Philoptochos has been asked to support. The convent operates a medical facility for indigent women, and indigent and trafficked children. The Convent of Annunciation is a dependency of the monastery Simonos Petra on Mt Athos. We encourage ALL members of Holy Trinity to attend! We hope you can join us for this worthy cause. Refreshments will be served. For more information about this foundation visit their website at Fr. Dean was transferred to the Atlanta Metropolis and his last day was Sunday, September 22nd. We wish him and Presbytera Carolyn well and best wishes in their new parish.

13 Serving in October... Epistle Readers: October 6 ~ See Weekly Bulletin October 13 ~ Yanni Kaliakin October 20 ~ See Weekly Bulletin October 27 ~ Jamie Kostas Narthex Duty: October 6 ~ Group 2 October 13 ~ Group 1 October 20 ~ Group 2 October 27 ~ Group 1 Coffee Hours: October 6 ~ AHEPA October 13 ~ Heart October 20 ~ Leadership 100 October 27 ~ Sunday School/Greek School Oxi Day Program If you or your family would like to sponsor a coffee hour, please contact the church office. If you would like to be added to the list of Prosforon Offerers, please call Loula at the number listed below, or, if at any time you wish to offer the Prosforon without being added to the list, please feel free to bring it in on any Sunday that you wish. Prosforon Offerers for October October 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 Eugenia Zerefos Vickie Karakasidis Niki Karaoglanis Katina Zographos Maria Kramedas Katina Galanakis Vasiliki Kromedas Dimitra Lempesis If you cannot meet your scheduled date please contact Loula Holy Trinity Altar Boys Rev. Fr. Nick Rafael II, Pastor ST. BASIL TEAM ST. CHRYSOSTOM TEAM October 6 & 20 October 13 & 27 Steven Constantinou, Captain Panagiotis Tzinoudis, Captain (302) (610) Theodore Fessaras Chris Coulaloglou Constantinos Fournaris Alex Hristopoulos Nicholas Gianelos Lazarus Kirifides Larry Kirifides Constantine Krikelis Niko Marinis Yianni Zerefos Markos Zerefos When you are scheduled to serve you should be in the Altar Area ready to serve by 9:45AM. The latest you can come into the Altar Area is 10:15AM. Please wear appropriate attire long pants, shirt, tie, black or brown shoes (NO SHORTS OR GYM SHOES ALLOWED). Your hair must be combed, teeth brushed, and hands washed. When you enter the Altar Area, please have your robe blessed by the priest and then put it on. During the service, please remember that people are watching you. Please do not talk unnecessarily or make unnecessary movements. Listen directly to your Captain, or the priest. Please follow the service with the book provided in the Altar area. When you leave, please hang up your robe in the Altar Boy Closet. If you have any questions, first speak with the Captain. If you need further information, please speak with the Priest.

14 Join us October 12th for the 2nd Annual Hellenic American Comedy Cabaret sponsored by AHEPA featuring Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Hall 808 North Broom St., Wilmington, DE Doors Open at 6:30PM - Show Starts at 8:00PM Mezethakia (appetizers) & Cash Bar Price: $45 For More Info and Ticket Purchases call: Michael (302)

15 The Heart of Holy Trinity, Wilmington, Delaware The Heart is sponsoring a 55-seat bus trip to New York City on Thursday, December 5 th, to the Radio City Music Hall 1260 Avenue of the Americas (between 50 th & 51 st Streets) New York, NY to attend the 2013 Christmas Show Spectacular performed by the world-famous Rockettes. Open to the Heart, Holy Trinity Community at $85 per person, covering bus and show ticket, (NON-REFUNDABLE, if you cancel or cancelled due to inclement weather). Tentatively, cost for show ticket may rise for late reservations. Lunch cost is not included. ITINERARY 7:15 a.m. Board bus at Holy Trinity 7:30 a.m. Depart Holy Trinity, time is firm 10:30 a.m. Arrive Radio City Music Hall 11:00 12:30 p.m. Showtime 1:15 p.m. Bus departs for Pythari Restaurant 2:00-4:00 p.m. Late Pythari Restaurant 4:00 p.m. Depart Pythari Restaurant, time is firm 6:30 p.m. est. Holy Trinity Space is limited; there are only 14 seats available. For immediate reservations, please contact: Peter Xarhoulakos, President Elaine Papantinas, Treasurer Toula Lomis, Trip Coordinator The Heart will begin to meet again this month. We meet the 2nd Thursday of every month in the AHEPA Room We hope you will come and join us for Food, Fun & Fellowship! Thursday, October 1pm

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18 Holy Trinity 2013 Financial Stewards Adamopoulos, Chris & Nancy Al-Annouf, Nabil & Rabia Batah Alexandratos, Angelos Alexandridis, Thanos & Sharon Alexopoulos, Demetrios Alexopoulos, John & Elena Amygdalos, Michael & Christine Anagnostou, Mary Anastasakos, Georgia Anastassiades, Andreas & Litsa Andreadis, Evan & Theone Andrianopoulos, Faith Annos, Elaine Annos William Anton, Anthony & Lucille Antoniou, Tom & Vicky Antony, Michael Apessos, Spyros & Maria Apostolakis, Nicholas & Irene Apostolatos, Arkontoula Apostolatos, Evaggelos Atsidis, Kostas & Eutichia Bambacus, Meropi Battis, Stephanie Boines, Daniel & Dale Boines, Georgia Bouloukos, Harry & Anastasia Bourogiannis, Themistoklis & Angela Brostoff, Seth Brown, James & Karen Brown, Sean & Maria Burpulis, Byron & Kecia Burpulis, Costa & Maria Burpulis, John & Mary Burpulis, Stamatis Caras, Constantine & Maria Caras, George & Chris Caras, Harry & Susan Caras, Valerie Chahalis, Maria Chambers, George & Katherine Chappel, Jane Chappel, Lynne Charalambides, Konstantin & Stephania Chilimidos, Dennis & Effie Chilimidos, Jerry & Amy Chris, Alexander & Edith Christopher, Michael & Soula Christou, Christos Christou, Vasilios & Alexandra Ciabattoni, Olga Coates, Eftihia (Evie) & George Colborn, Brian & Nicole Colyvas, Amanda Constantinou, George Constantinou, John & Carol Cooke, Charles Costalas, Alexandra Costis, Gus T. & Patsy Coulaloglou, Michele & Costas Courtis, Harry & Sophia Coustenis, Robert & Katherine Cozamanis, Olympia Cozamanis, Steve & Annette Cusanelli, Patrick Dalianis, John & Vicky Daskalakis, Evangelos Demetriou, Spyros & Anna Diamanty, Thomas & Sue Diamond, Anthony & Lauren Dickey, Irene Dignam, Agnes Doukakis, Helen Dozier, Doug Drimones, Clara Drimones, Nicholas Dumel, John & Evangeline Dunkelberger, Penelope & Keith Eliades, Sophie Evangelatos, Speros & Emily Fakner, John & Alexis Smith Faller, James & Catherine Fanos, George Ferentinos, Spero & Joan Fotakos, Leonidas A. & Sophia Fountzoulas, Costas & Audrey Fournakis, Kathleen Fournaris, Constantine Fournaris, Emmanuel & Evanthea Fournaris, George & Aspasia Frangia, Stephen Galanakis, Ekaterini Galaris, James Ganiaris, Fr. Stamatios & Pres. Joan Ganoudis, Joanna Ganoudis, Olympia Gargalas, Thomas Gatos, Paula Geanopulos, Georgiean Geanopulos, Katy George, Mary Georgiou, Gus Gerakios, Sakelaris & Spiridoula Geralis, Loula Gerassimakis, Nick & Connie Gianelos, James & Stacie Giannakis, John Giannatos, Gerry & Anna Giannoukos, George & Effie Gotides, Virginia Graham, Alton & Catherine Gregory, Helen Grigorakakis, Maria Grivas, Demetrios & Helen Guajardo, Evangelina Guardascione, Lou & Shelly Halakos, Billy Halakos, Demetrios & Georgia Halakos, Evangelos & Donna Halakos, Joannis & Eftihia Haldas, Harry Haldas, Nicholas & Rodie Haldas, Thomas & Prudy Haldas, William & Shirley Hall, Elena & Phillip Hann, Eugenia & Gary Hantzandreou, George Hantzandreou, Theodore & Labrini Haralambidis, Maroula & Niko Hatzis, Nicholas & Katherine Hatzis Clark, Georgia Hernjak, Nicholas Hondry, Bill Hondry, Joan Ioannou, Ida Issaris, Katherine Joannides, Joseph & Alice Johnson, Margo Joseck, Fred & Xanthy Kalfas, Caroline Kaliakin, Victor & Elizabeth Kalmer, Mary Kanas, Larry Kanas, Manny Kanas, William & Cassandra Kapordelis, Loula Karablacas, Helen Karablacas, Stelios Karablacas, Virginia Karakasidis, Demetrios & Eleni Karakasidis, John & Vicki Karakasidis, Stephanos & Evagelia Karamihalis, Dean Karaoglanis, Eleftherios & Niki Karas, Tom Karas, Yianny Karavasilis, Nick & Foula Katsanos, Stella & Jack Katsimbris, Dennis & Angela Kehagias, John & Katherine Keros, Georgia Kertiles, Paul & Marietta Kimbiris, George & Beatriz Kirifides, Alexander & Kathy Kirifides, Lazarus & Helen Kirifides, Michael & Kerry Kirifides, Vasil & Elefteria Kirtses, Eugenia Kirtses, Petros & Athy Kledaras, Olympia Klezaras-Lurz, Marina Kollias, Basil & Dimitra Koninis, Christina Koninis, John & Anastasia Koninis II, John Kontis, Gus & Cindy Kontomaris, Kostas & Melissa Kostas, John & Gale Kostas, Nicholas Kotanidis, Christos & Maria Kountourzis, Maria Kramedas, Gregory & Matoula Kramedas, Maria Krikelis, Helene Krikelis, Peter & Susan Kritikos, Thrasivoulos & Evangelia Kromedas, Constantinos & Vasiliki Kusumi, Jeff & Robin Laletas/Brockett, Ernest & Barbara Laskaris, Johanna Laws, Brian & Vasiliki Lazare, John & Sandra Lazopoulos, John & Christina Lemper, Anthony & Diana Lempesis, Dimitra Leounes, Helen & Thomas Liarakos, Evelyn Liarakos, George & Ann Little, Mary Livaditis, John Logothetis, Michael Lomis, Dean & Toula Long, Irene MacKewiz, W. Lee & Irene Maidanos, Emily Makis, Gus & Anthi Manis, Voula & John Manolakis, Katina Manolakis, Mary Manoloudis, Michael & Kandi Manos, Philip & Voula Mantzavinos, Chris & Mary Mantzavinos, Spiros & Megan Maravelias, Angekique Maravelias, James & Diana Marini, Irene & Marinis, Kalliope Markatos, Harry & Susan Matulas, Anagnostis & Angela Mayew, Michael & Charlotte Mazarakis, John McFarland, Antoinette & Steve Mentis, Constantia Mesogianes, Barbara Michell, Constantine & Elaine Michell, Theodore & Catherine Michell, Valerie Milionis, Chris & Bryna Milionis, Constantine Minella, Tia & Charles Misogianes, Milt & Carol Mistras, Antonios & Soula Moutsatsos, George & Alexia Nannas, Theodore & Alexandra Ney, Bruce & Marina Nicholas, Steve Nicholas, William Nicholson, Matina Nina, Indrit & Alketa Novakis, Louis Ohlemacher, Leo & Evangline Oikonomou, Georgios O'Neal, Brian & Christine Pagonis, Carrie Pagonis, Marcus & Cheryl Panagiotidis, Athanasios & Elizabeth Pandelakis, Denis & Anna Pantelopulos, Anthony & Daphne Pantsos, Christina Papachrysanthou, Christos & Penelope Papachrysanthou, George & Laura Papanicoolas, Demetrios & Maria Papantinas, Stephen & Elaine Pappanicholas, Evan Pappas, Dean & Zoe Pappas, Elizabeth Pappas, Helen Pappas, Sandra Pappoulis, Demetra Pastis, Jackie Pennias, John & Stavroula Phalangas, Charalambos & Mary Philippakos, George & Voula Phillips, Ernest & Iris Phillips, Pauline Pierson, Vetta & Charles Pispitsos, Pantelis Pittaoulis, Steve Pittas, John Pittas, Michael Poulos, Marika Poulos, Vasilios & Eulampia Psaltis, John Psaltis, Nickolas & Sophia Psaltis, Thomas & Cindy Raisis, Leonidas & Irene Raisis, Spiros Raptis, Hilary & Dimitrios Rassias, Dion & Gina Rassias, George & Amalea Rassias, Peter Rayias, Katherine Regas, Constantinos Regas, Sofia Rigas, Elias & Potoula Riggins, Margaret Righos, George & Elaine Roussos, Michael & Anna Roustopoulos, Theodoros & Alexia Sacksen, Samuel & Ali Saffos, John & Karla Saitis, Mary Sapunas, Areti Sartin, Nimrah & Deborah Savopoulos, Basil & Despina Savopoulos, Virginia Schillinger, Karen & Robert Shaer, Issa & Nuha Sikoutris, Michael & Michele Skiadas, Peter & Stavroula

19 Financial Stewards continued... Snell, Bryan & Pauline Souleles, Nicholas & Alexis Spanos, John & Carol Sparks, Everett & Alexandra Spence, Jason & Sunday Staikos, Nicholas & Eirini Stathakis, Catherine Stathopoulos, Georgios Stavrakis, Ted Stavru, Nicholas & Maria Stevens, Richard & Penny Stewart, Stacey & Bill Stout, Bob & Voula Tangalidis, Dimitrios & Maria Tarabicos, Anastasia Tarabicos, James & Sophia Tarabicos, John & Joanne Tawfik, Emad & Soultana Tektonopoulos, Diamantis Terris, Costas & Clara Terss, Eugenia Theodorakis, Stamatis & Lisa Thomas, Angelina & Richard Thomas, Donald & Effy Tsaganos, George & Alexandra Tsaganos, Nicholas & Joanne Tsaganos, Robert & Popi Tsakataras, George Tsakataras, Nikki Tsakiris, Konstantine & Denise Tsakumis, George & Julia Tsionas, Efthimios & Anna Tsionas, Foula Tsoukalas, George & Frideriki Tsoukalas, Stavroula Tsugranes, George & Penny Turley, Steve & Akiko Tzinoudis, Konstantinos & Demetra Valko, Regina Vassilatos, George & Yvonne Vassiliou, Kleoniki Vassos, Barbara Velitskakis, Steve & Karen Vice, Billy & Elaine Vlamis, Nicholas & Peggy Vore, Mary & Roy Voultsis, Petros & Catherine Vouras, Nicholas Wilkinson, Clifford & Suzanne Wissman, Charles Wissman, Charles & Vaya Wolcott, Josiah & Paraskevi Xarhoulakos, Peter Yiannos, Stella Zaloga, Paul & Joann Zambetis, Paul & Zoe Zerefos, Demetri & Tina Zerefos, Markos & Eugenia Ziccarelli, Louis & Catherine Zinna, Anthony & Nina Zographos, Nicholas & Katherine AS OF September 23 Please use the form below to send in your pledge today! Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Wilmington, Delaware 2013 stewardship pledge card I/We glorify God for all the blessings He has given me/us and as an offering of thanks make the following financial commitment to the Stewardship Program of Holy Trinity Church: $ ($62.50/month or $15/week) $1, ($125month or $29/week) $3, ($250/month or $58/week) $6, ($500/month or $116/week) $OTHER ($ /month or $ /week) NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP TELEPHONE A Stewardship pledge is not a contract. It is a pledge of intentions. Your confidential pledge aides the church in setting the annual budget. It is understood that pledges do, on occasion, change due to necessity. Should that need occur for you after you have made your pledge, please contact Father Dean Nastos in order for your confidential pledge to be amended accordingly. Now Go and Bear Fruit 2013 Stewardship Drive The following stewards have pledged and paid $ or more for the 2013 year: We do understand that there are individuals/families who have pledged $1000 or more for the year who are not listed. The list will be updated monthly as pledges are fulfilled. Adamopoulos, Chris & Nancy Alexopoulos, John & Elena Brostoff, Seth Caras, Valerie Caras, George & Chris Caras, Constantine & Maria Christou, Vasilios & Alexandra Constantinou, John & Carol Coulaloglou, Michele & Costas Diamanty, Thomas & Sue Doukakis, Helen Faller, James & Catherine Fournaris, George & Aspasia Fournaris, Emmanuel & Evanthea Geanopulos, Georgiean Georgiou, Gus Gianelos, James & Stacie Giannoukos, George & Effie Gotides, Virginia Graham, Alton & Catherine Guajardo, Evangelina Halakos, Billy Halakos, Demetrios & Georgia Halakos, Evangelos & Donna Halakos, Joannis & Eftihia Haldas, Nicholas & Rodie Haldas, Harry Hatzis, Nicholas & Katherine Kapordelis, Loula Karakasidis, John & Vicki Karamihalis, Dean Kehagias, John & Katherine Kimbiris, George & Beatriz Kirifides, Alexander & Kathy Kirifides, Michael & Kerry Kirifides, Vasil & Elefteria Kirifides, Lazarus & Helen Kirtses, Petros & Athy Kollias, Basil & Dimitra Kotanidis, Christos & Maria Kusumi, Jeff & Robin Lazare, John & Sandra Leounes, Helen & Thomas Liarakos, George & Ann Lomis, Dean & Toula Michell, Valerie Michell, Constantine & Elaine Michell, Theodore & Catherine Milionis, Constantine Mistras, Antonios & Soula Moutsatsos, George & Alexia Nannas, Theodore & Alexandra Nicholas, William Oikonomou, Georgios Pappas, Dean & Zoe Pappas, Sandra Psaltis, Nicholas & Sophia Psaltis, Thomas & Cindy Raisis, Leonidas & Irene Rassias, George & Amalea Rassias, Dion & Gina Rassias, Peter Savopoulos, Basil & Despina Skiadas, Peter & Stavroula Snell, Bryan & Pauline Souleles, Nicholas & Alexis Terris, Costa & Clara Terss, Eugenia Tsaganos, Nicholas & Joanne Turley, Steve & Akiko Vassilatos, George & Yvonne Yiannos, Stella Ziccarelli, Louis & Catherine AS OF September 23

20 Student Bio s for Ambassador Awards 2013 PEACE: Stefania Karavasilis, 17, a senior at St. Mark's High School, where she is part of several sports teams. Hobbies include hanging with friends, sports, and shopping. Stefania has been involved in GOYA since 7th grade and is active in church. She is the President of the GOYA and has also served as Corresponding Secretary and Vice President. Stefania is a member of the Terpsichorean Dance Troupe and the GOYA basketball team. The fact that she is friendly to all and treats everyone equally; regardless of race, creed or social status or what others think, makes her a perfect recipient of the Ambassador of Peace. LOVE: Sophia Kotanidis, 15, a student at Unionville High School, is on high honors and participates in the girl s soccer and basketball team. She loves to travel and play music. She is involved in GOYA Basketball and the Terpsichorean Dance Troupe. She has been Corresponding Secretary for two years. Sophia shows her faith and kindness towards everyone. She loves to participate in service projects with her GOYA in helping her local community. Some of her efforts have been involvement with local food pantries, clothing drives, and coordinating a Soccer Tournament benefitting a family who lost their husband/father. She truly is an icon of an Ambassador of Love. FAITH: Constantina Dia Halakos, 15, attends Ursiline Academy. She is on the swim team and the tennis team. Her hobbies include photography, hanging with her friends and shopping! Constantina is involved in various church activities such as GOYA Basketball and the Terpsichorean Dance Troupe. She is faithful in attending the Divine Liturgy, Sunday School and is an active member of GOYA. She is loving and always with a smile, committed to her Orthodox faith. I know that she will share and pass her Orthodox faith on to others as she matures. For this reason she was chosen as an Ambassador of Faith. HOPE: Panagiotis Tzinoudis, 16, attends Garnet Valley High School. His favorite subjects are math and science, and is on the school s basketball team. He attends Sunday School and serves as an altar boy. He is part of the Terpsichorean Dance Troupe. He is the Recording Secretary for GOYA and plays on the Basketball Team. Panos has been involved with the Delaware Valley Mission Walk and various retreats. Panos is the type of person who never says no when it comes to helping out. He knows right from wrong and knows that he must set an example to others regarding Christian life choices. His teachers feel he is a leader and will be successful with all his life choices, leaving us hopeful for the future, and why he was chosen as an Ambassador of Hope.

21 Philoptochos & Parish Member Bios for 2013 Ambassador Awards Holy Trinity, Wilmington, DE Philoptochos Nominee: Vickie Karakasidis and her husband John came to our Holy Trinity Parish in Vickie joined Philoptochos in 1984 and served as president of the St. Agape Chapter for two terms ( and ). She has continuously served on the Board of Directors and chaired many committees and fund raising projects for our Philoptochos and our Community. She is the lead person of the team that prepares Christmas and Easter breads and she actively participates in the preparations of our Greek Festival. She served on the Parish Council and is a member of the Daughters of Penelope. Vickie is a respected leader in our Philoptochos as well as in our Community who works tirelessly with humility and love for our Church. John and Vickie have two sons, Demetri (Eleni) and Stephen (Evangelia) and they are the proud grandparents of four grandchildren, Stavroula, Maria, Yianni and Demetri. Holy Trinity, Wilmington, DE Parishioner Nominee: Nikkie Tsakataras, born 1928, went to school in Chester and college in Philadelphia, and is still a student in the Life Long Learning Program. She and her late husband Renos have one son, George. In 1982, she thought Holy Trinity should be involved in feeding the poor and has enlisted volunteers for the Emmanuel Dining Room for the past 31 years and to date, have fed over 55,800 people! She helped to establish and serves on the Altar Guild. She and her late husband, Renos, re-established the Food Pantry and she continues to write articles for the bulletin for fellow parishioners to help to feed the poor. Her heart for the needy is equal to none, but her greatest love is serving Holy Trinity s children by teaching Sunday School. Quoting her Of all my volunteer involvements, my 28 years of teaching 6th grade Sunday School has brought me the most joy and satisfaction. To know that I have planted a small seed in the minds of so many 12- year olds and that I have tried to bring them closer to Jesus and to love their church I consider this my mission in life. Holy Trinity, Wilmington, DE Sunday School Teacher Nominee Jackie Pastis, as a member of Holy Trinity Wilmington, DE for over 35 years, continues to live and teach the Orthodox Christian way of life to children in the Third Grade Sunday School class for the last 25 years. Her background in education both as a teacher and administrator provides her with tools she needs to fulfill her passion of educating children. She believes in making Sunday School a loving, interesting place to hook children early! Holy Trinity, Wilmington, DE Greek School Teacher Nominee Popi (Kalliopi) Tsaganos, is a blessed mother of two girls Jianna and Nicole. She and her husband Bobby and their girls live in Wilmington, Delaware. She was born in Athens, Greece and grew up in Lakewood, Ohio. This is where she graduated Cleveland State University. As an immigrant she believes that the Greek language should be passed down to our children. Quoting her saying, It is my honor to teach at Holy Trinity Greek School. I love teaching our youngest students language, arts and culture. It is vital to establishing the next generation of Greek Americans.

22 GREEK SCHOOL NEWS Dear Parents and Teachers of our Greek School, I hope that you all had a great and fun filled summer with your loved ones. I want to provide you with an update on our plans for the new school year. Please review the information below and feel free to contact me via at yannistacey@aol.com or by phone ( ) with any additional questions or concerns. Schedule: 1) Our registration began on Sunday, September 8th at our Church Picnic. If you did not attend please feel free to or call me, or call or stop by the church office for a registration form. 2) Agiasmos-First day of class was Friday, September 13th (5:00pm). Class will take place once a week on Fridays from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Pre-K and Kindergarten will be 5:00pm-7:00pm As always our school will provide classes from pre-k through 6 th grade. There will be no combined classes. This past year we attempted for the first time to have an optional day that included history, geography, mythology, religion, and Greek dance. This program was successful and rewarding for the children that participated. I want ALL of our Greek school children to benefit, so we will be including them in this years curriculum. We all have experienced the challenges presented in managing our children s daily schedule during the school year. From getting back home late on a school night following Greek school, to keeping up with the increasing demands of American school homework not to mention the after school activities. We will be actually gaining class time versus last year. In addition our children would not have to rush home to complete homework for the next day. Thus my decision to make the change to a one day per week, and picking Friday was simple. We will also plan to have social activities with the children and their parents every 4-6 weeks following Greek school (movies, games, etc) to foster a sense of fellowship. In the end, our mission as a ministry is to provide an environment for our children where they can happily learn our language, our culture and our history while developing life long friendships with their fellow classmates. I hope that you will all continue to support our Greek school and look forward to seeing you all. Best Regards, John

23 We would like to thank the following people who sponsored our ~ Bronze Sponsors ~ Chandler Funeral Homes Kirifides & Rassias, Attorney s & Counselors at Law The Mantzavinos Group Pat s Pizza Seasons Pizza ~ Super Ticket Sponsor ~ Hollywood Grill ~ Lunch Sponsor ~ Walter s Steak House ~ Beverage Cart Sponsor ~ Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Dougherty & Kelly, P.C. ~ Hole Sponsors ~ AHEPA Chapter #95 Constantine & Maria Caras Cosmos Restaurant James Julian The Karakasidis Family The Kirifides Family Milt Misogianes Reality Mark Concord Leo Raisis, MD CAG / Chris Grivas David Vande Poele

24 Hope, Joy and Jr Goya Hayride & Bellevue State Park (You do not pay a park entrance fee. Just let the guard know you are with Holy Trinity) Sunday, October 13th 5:30pm-8:00pm Join us for a fun evening! In addition to the hayride, we will also be roasting marshmallows and enjoying other treats by a bonfire! RSVP to Julie Tsakumis jtsakumis@yahoo.com or HOLY TRINITY BEREAVEMENT GROUP LEST YOU SORROW AS OTHERS WHO HAVE NO HOPE. I Thessalonians 4:13 Wednesday, October 2, 11am Wednesday, October 9, 11am Wednesday, October 16, 11am Wednesday, October 23, 11am In the library All those who have experienced the loss of a loved one and are having difficulties coping with that loss are invited to come

25 Weekly Program SCHEDULING September through June Sunday School In Church by 10am Sunday School Teachers Meeting: 1st Sunday of the 12:15pm GOYA (Ages 12-18): 2 nd Sunday of the 12:15pm 1 Fun Night per month (Day and Time determined at Business Meeting) Jr. Goya (Ages 10-11): 3 rd Sunday of the 12:15pm 1 Fun Night per month (Day and Time determined at Business Meeting) HOPE (4-6) & JOY (7-9): 4 th Sunday of the 12:15pm Bereavement Group: Every 11am ORTHODOXY 101: 11 am w/fr. Nick P.A.R.E.A. (21+): 4 th Thursday of the 7pm Greek School: Every Friday Night (5-8pm) Dance: Thursday Evenings Atlantis (Ages & Icarus (Ages Pegasus Troupe Ages 11 and under: see John Pennias or Nikoletta Klezaras for instruction times BASKETBALL: Tuesday Evenings Girls: (6-7:15pm) Boys: (7:15-8pm)

26 Διάφορα 28η Οκτωβρίου 1940 Δρ. Κώστας Γ. Φούντζουλας 15 Αυγούστου τού Ενώ οί Έλληνες εόρτaζaν τήν ημέρα τής Κοιμήσεως τής Θεοτόκου ένα Ιταλικό υποβρύχιο εβύθισε τό αντιτορπιλλικό Έλλη στό λιμάνι τής νήσου Τήνου χωρίς καμμιά προειδοποίηση. Αυτό ήταν τό προεόρτιο τής επιθέσεως τής φασιστικής τότε Ιταλίας, συμμάχου τής ναζιστικής Γερμανίας, εναντίον τής Ελλάδος. Η υπόλοιπη Δυτική Ευρώπη, πλήν τής Σουηδίας καί Φιλανδίας, ουσιαστικών συμμάχων τής Γερμανίας, τής Μ. Βρεττανίας, τής Ισπανίας καί τής Ελβετίας, ευρίσκεται ήδη κάτω από τόν Γερμανικό ζυγό. Η Τουρκία εκράτησε ουδέτερη στάση μέχρι 10 ημέρες πρίν τό τέλος τού Δευτέρου Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου οπότε επήγε μέ τούς συμμάχους. Στίς 3 τό πρωί τής 28ης Οκτώβριου τού ο πρεσβευτής τής Ιταλίας στήν Αθήνα έδωσε τελεσίγραφο τής κυβερνήσεώς του στόν πρωθυπουργό τής Ελλάδος Ιωάννη Μεταξά νά αφήση τά Ιταλικά στρατεύματα νά περάσουν από τήν Ελλάδα, μέ προορισμό τήν Μέση Ανατολή. Τά πετρέλαια τής Μέσης Ανατολής ήταν απαραίτητα γιά τήν Γερμανία καί τήν Ιταλία πού δέν διέθεταν πηγές ενεργείας. Ο πρωθυπουργός τής Ελλάδος απάντησε στό τελεσίγραφο μέ ένα ΟΧΙ. Ο δικτάτορας τής Ιταλίας Μουσολίνι είχε απειλήσει ότι θά καταλάβη τήν Ελλάδα στέλνοντας 8 εκατομύρια ξιφολόγχες, όσος καί ο πληθυσμός τής Ελλάδος. Στίς 5 τό πρωί τής 28ης Οκτώβριου, δύο μόλις ώρες μετά τό τελεσίγραφο, τά Ιταλικά στρατεύματα άρχισαν τήν επιθεσή τους κατά τής Ελλάδος στά Ελληνοαλβανικά σύνορα. Τά πρώτα ανακοινωθέντα τού ραδιοφωνικού σταθμού Αθηνών από τό μέτωπο έλεγαν απλά κάι λιτά ότι τά Ελληνικά στρατεύματα υπερασπίζονται τό πάτριο έδαφος. Ο Ελληνικός λαός σύσσωμος, μέ ενθουσιασμό αντάξιο τών προγόνων του ανταποκρίθηκε στό κάλεσμα στά όπλα. Μέ κάθε μέσον προωθήθηκαν οι στρατιώτες στά σύνορα. Οί Ελληνίδες γυναίκες, σάν άλλες Σπαρτιάτισες, κατευώδωναν τούς συζύγους, υίους καί αδελφούς τους, μέ τήν ευχή νά επιστρέψουν νικητές. Η Ιταλία διέθετε στρατιωτική υπεροπλία σέ όλους τούς τομείς. Η Ελλάδα σέ αντίθεση είχε μέν πολύ λιγότερο στρατό καί πολεμικά υλικά αλλά ένα λαό αποφασισμένο νά πεθάνη γιά τήν ελευθερία καί ανεξαρτησία του. Όταν ένας λαός έχει αποφασίσει νά πεθάνη γιά τήν ελευθερία του τότε κερδίζει. Οί Έλληνες κατώρθωσαν μέσα σέ λίγες μόνο ημέρες νά περάσουν στήν αντεπίθεση. Ονόματα πόλεων όπως Σαραντάπορο, Τεπελένι, Αργυρόκαστρο καί Άγιοι Σαράντα είναι συνυφασμένα μέ τό έπος τών Ελλήνων στόν Ελληνοιταλικό πόλεμο τού Τά βουνά τής Ηπείρου καί τής Βορείου Ηπείρου έγιναν ο τάφος τών Ιταλών. Ο ηρωϊσμός τών Ελλήνων ξεπέρασε κάθε όριο. Μέσα σέ έξη μήνες, παρ όλες τίς προσπάθειες τών Ιταλών καί τού ίδιου τού Μουσολίνι προσωπικά, οί Έλληνες είχαν απωθήσει τού Ιταλούς μέσα στήν Αλβανία. Παρ ολίγο νά τούς πετάξουν στήν Αδριατική θάλασσα. Η νίκη τών Ελλήνων ήταν η πρώτη συμμαχική νίκη τού Δευτέρου Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου. Ο Winston Churchill, ο μετέπειτα ωνομασθής Πατέρας τής Νίκης, είχε ειπεί θαυμάζοντας τούς Ελλήνες γιά τίς νίκες τους ότι από τώρα καί εμπρός δέν θά λέμε ότι οί Έλληνες πολεμούν σάν ήρωες αλλά ότι οί ήρωες πολεμούν σάν Έλληνες. Στόν ηρωϊκό αυτόν αγώνα η συνεισφορά τών γυναικών ήταν μεγαλειώδης. Έστελναν δέματα μέ τρόφιμα καί ρούχα πού έπλεκαν οί ίδιες στούς Έλληνες στρατιώτες. Καί όχι μόνο αυτό. Οί ηρωϊκές Ηπειρώτισες, άξιες απόγονοι τών Σουλιωτισών, κουβαλούσανε στήν πλάτη τους, πάνω στά χιονισμένα βουνά τής Ηπείρου, μέσα στήν λασπη καί στό κρύο, πολεμοφόδια καί τρόφιμα στούς στρατιώτες πού πολεμούσαν στό μέτωπο. Η νίκη τών Ελλήνων κατά τών Ιταλών το 1940 καθυστέρησε τήν επίθεση τού Χίτλερ κατά τής Ρωσίας κατά έξη μήνες. Αποτέλεσμα αυτής τής καθυστερήσεως ήταν ότι οι Γερμανοί αντιμετώπησαν τούς Ρώσους μέσα στόν βαρύ Ρωσικό χειμώνα μέ καταστροφικά αποτελέσματα γιά αυτούς. Το κόστος όμως τού Ελληνοιταλικού πολέμου, τής Γερμανικής κατοχής καί τού εμφυλίου πολέμου πού ακολούθησαν ήταν δυσανάλογα βαρύ γιά τήν Ελλάδα. Μέσα σέ δέκα χρόνια υπήρξαν, σέ σύνολικό πληθυσμό οκτώ εκατομμυρίων, ένα εκατομμύριο νεκροί Έλληνες, πολύ ανάπηροι καί μιά χώρα τελείως κατεστραμμένη. Τό τίμημά πού επλήρωσε η Ελλάδα γιά τήν ελευθερία της ήταν πολύ βαρύ. Ας είναι αιωνία η μνήμη τών νεκρών αδελφών μας.

27 Various 28 th October, 1940 Dr. Costas G. Fountzoulas 15 th August, While the Hellenes were observing the Dormition of Virgin Mary, an Italian submarine, without any warning sank the Greek torpedo destroyer Elli, which was docked in the harbor of the island of Tenos. This was the prelude of the attack against Greece of the fascistic Italy, ally of the nazi Germany. The rest of the Western Europe, except for Sweden and Finland, who were allies of Germans, and Great Britain, Spain and Switzerland, was under the German yoke. Turkey was and remained neutral until 10 days before the end of the Second World War at which time it joined the allied forces. At 3 o clock in the morning of 28th October, 1940, the ambassador of Italy in Athens gave an ultimatum to the prime minister of Greece, Ioannis Metaxas, demanding permission for the Italian army to go through Greece on its way to Middle East. The Middle East oil was necessary for both Italy and Germany because they did not have sufficient energy resources. Greece s prime minister answer was NO ( OXI ). Italy s dictator Mussolini threatened to send 8 million bayonets, one for each Hellene, to occupy Hellas. Only two hours after the ultimatum to the prime minister, the Italian troops attacked Hellas: from its borders with Albania at 5 o clock in the morning of 28th October, The state radio of Athens announced in a laconic way that the Hellenic troops are defending the motherland. The Greek people, worthy of their glorious ancestors, responded enthusiastically to the mobilization to defend their country. They went to the front with all possible means. The Greek women, like the ancient Spartans mothers, were saying good-bye to their beloved husbands, sons and brothers and urging them to return home victorious. Italy was militarily superior to Greece. It had a much bigger army, superior air force and advanced weapons. In contrast, Greece s main weapon was the decisiveness of its people to die for their freedom and independence. The prerequisite for winning a war is people not to hesitate to die for their freedom. The Hellenes, in a few days after the sudden attack, counterattacked successfully. Names of towns like Sarantaporo, Tepeleni, Argyrokastro and Hagioi Saranta always remind us of the heroism and triumph of the Hellenes in the Greco-Italian war of The mountains of Epiros and of Northern Epiros became the grave for the attacking Italians. Within six months, despite the efforts of the Italians and Mussolini s personal efforts, the Hellenes had pushed the Italians well within Albania. They almost threw them in the Adriatic sea. The victory of Hellenes was the first victory of the allies of the Second World War. Winston Churchill, who afterwards was called the Father of The Victory, said in admiring the Hellenes for their victories, that from now on we will not say that the Hellenes fight like heroes but the heroes fight like the Hellenes. The contribution of the Greek women in the war was tremendous. They were sending packages with food and clothes which they had themselves knitted for the fighting soldiers. In addition, the heroic women of Epiros, worthy descendants of the women of Souli, walking in the mud of the snowed mountains of Epiros, were carrying ammunition and food for the soldiers on their shoulders. The victory of the Hellenes against the Italians delayed the Hitler s attack to Russia for six months. This delay forced the Germans to fight the Russians during the heavy Russian winter of 1942 with disastrous for them results. However, the cost of the Greco-Italian war, the German occupation that followed and the civil war were disproportionally heavy for Greece. From , out of 8 million Greeks there were one million dead, many wounded handicapped people, a completely destroyed country, and created seven hundred thousand refuges. The price Hellas paid for its independence was very heavy. Let their example inspire us to always raise our voice and our sword in defense of liberty and justice. Let the memory of the fallen brothers of ours stay with us eternally.

28 SAVE THE DATE For The Hellenic University Club s Annual Scholarship Christmas Dinner Dance When: Where: 4825 Kennett Pike / Wilmington, Delaware Cost: $ per person $30.00 per person - Dance Only Contributions to Scholarship Fund ~ unlimited!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Save the date December 14th Philoptochos Bid & Buy Christmas Luncheon Mark your calendars now and plan to come for Fun! Food and Fellowship! Look for more information in the November bulletin.

29 AHEPA Chapter #95 Cordially invites you to attend our annual Christmas Dinner Dance Saturday, December 7, :00-10:00 pm at

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34 Ladies Philoptochos Society ~ September 10, 2013 Welcome Back Meeting at the home of Philoptochos President Georgia Halakos

35 The Guys Having their own meeting!!

36 October 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 6pm Girls BBall Practice 7:15pm Boys BBall Practice 7pm AHEPA Board Meeting 2 11am Bereavement Group 6pm Choir Practice 3 6-7pm Dance 4 11am Orthodoxy 101 5pm Greek School 5 All the Difference Hall Rental 3:30pm Wedding 6 3rd Sunday of Luke 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 10am Sunday School Canned Food Drive Begins 12:15pm Sunday School Teachers Meeting 12pm Philoptochos Board Meeting HUC Welcome George Karas Home 7 8 6pm Hall Event Speaker (all invited) 6:30pm AHEPA Meeting 9 11am Bereavement Group 6pm Choir Practice 10 1pm Heart 6-7pm Dance 11 11am Orthodoxy 101 5pm Greek School 12 6:30pm AHEPA 2nd Annual Comedy Night in Hall 13 4th Sunday of Luke 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 10am Sunday School 12:15pm GOYA 1pm Baptism 6pm JOY/HOPE/Jr Goya Hayride pm Girls BBall Practice 7:15pm Boys BBall Practice 16 11am Bereavement Group 6pm Choir Practice DVYC Meeting pm Dance 18 St Luke the Evangelist 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 11am Orthodoxy 101 5pm Greek School 7pm GOYA Bonfire th Sunday of Luke 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 10am Sunday School 12:15pm JR GOYA 4pm Metropolitan Ambassadors Award Banquet, Cinnaminson, NJ pm Daughters of Penelope Meeting 6pm Girls BBall Practice 7:15pm Boys BBall Practice 23 11am Bereavement Group 6pm Choir Practice 6pm PC Exec Meeting 7pm PC Meeting 24 7pm PAREA 6-7pm Dance 25 11am Orthodoxy 101 5pm Greek School 26 St. Demetrios 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy GOYA BB St Sophia 27 7th Sunday of Luke 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 10am Sunday School OXI DAY Program in the Church Hall 1pm HOPE/JOY 3:30pm Baptism 28 OXI Day 29 6pm Girls BBall Practice 7:15pm Boys BBall Practice National Clergy Retreat 30 11am Bereavement Group 6pm Choir Practice National Clergy Retreat pm Dance National Clergy Retreat

37 Οκτώβριος 2013 Κυριακή Δευτέρα Τρίτη Τετάρτη Πέμπτη Παρασκευή Σάββατο 1 6 μμ Μπ.Μπ. Θηλέων 7:15 μμ Μπ. Μπ. Αρρένων 7μμ Συνάντηση Συμβουλίου ΑΧΕΠΑ 2 11μμ Ομάδα Συμπάθειας 6μμ Πρακτική Χορωδίας 3 6-7μμ Πρακτική Χορού 4 11 πμ Ορθοδοξία 101 5μμ Ελληνικό Σχολείο 5 Όλη η Διαφορά Ενηκοίαση Χώλ 3:30 μμ Γάμος 6 3η Κυριακή του Λουκά 9 πμ Όρθρος 10 πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 10 πμ Κατηχητικό Έρανος κονσερβών άρχεται 12:15 μμ Συνάντηση διδασκ.κατηχητικου μμ Συνάντησ. Φιλοπτώχου 6:30pm AHEPA Meeting 9 11μμ Ομάδα Συμπάθειας 6μμ Πρακτική Χορωδίας μμ Αειθαλείς Νέοι 6-7μμ Πρακτική Χορού πμ Ορθοδοξία 101 5μμ Ελληνικό Σχολείο 12 6:30μμ 2 α Βραδυά Κωμωδίας από την ΑΧΕΠΑ στο Χώλ HUC Οικία Γεωργίου Καρά 13 4η Κυριακή του Λουκά 9 πμ Όρθρος 10 πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 10 πμ Κατηχητικό 12:15 πμ GOYA 1μμ Βάπτισις 6μμ Ελπίδα/Χαρά Hayride μμ Μπ.Μπ. Θηλέων 7:15 μμ Μπ. Μπ. Αρρένων 16 11μμ Ομάδα Συμπάθειας 6μμ Πρακτική Χορωδίας Συνάντηση DVYC μμ Πρακτική Χορού 18 Άγιος Λουκάς ο Ευαγγελιστής 9 πμ Όρθρος 10 πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 11 πμ Ορθοδοξία 101 5μμ Ελληνικό Σχολείο 7μμ Πυρά GOYA η Κυριακή του Λουκά 9 πμ Όρθρος 10 πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 10 πμ Κατηχητικό 12:15μμ Ελ. GOYA 4μμ Βραβεία Πρέσβεων Μητροπολίτου Cinnaminson, NJ pm Daughters of Penelope Meeting 6 μμ Μπ.Μπ. Θηλέων 7:15 μμ Μπ. Μπ. Αρρένων 23 11μμ Ομάδα Συμπάθειας 6μμ Πρακτική Χορωδίας 6μμ Συνάν. Εκτελεστικού Συμβουλίου 7μμ Συνάντηση Κοιν. Συμβουλίου 24 7μμ ΠΑΡΕΑ 6-7μμ Πρακτική Χορού πμ Ορθοδοξία 101 5μμ Ελληνικό Σχολείο 26 Αγίου Δημητρίου 9 πμ Όρθρος 10 πμ Θεία Λειτουργία GOYA Τούρναμεντ Μπ. 27 7η Κυριακή του Λουκά 9 πμ Όρθρος 10πμ Θεία Λειτουρ 10 πμ Κατηχητικό Πρόγραμα 25ης Μαρτίου, στο Χώλ Ελληνικό Σχολέιο 3:30μμ Βάπτισις 28 OXI Day 29 6 μμ Μπ.Μπ. Θηλέων 7:15 μμ Μπ. Μπ. Αρρένων Απόσυρση Εθνικού Κλήρου 30 11μμ Ομάδα Συμπάθειας 6μμ Πρακτική Χορωδίας Απόσυρση Εθνικού Κλήρου μμ Πρακτική Χορού Απόσυρση Εθνικού Κλήρου

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