HOLY TRINITY. November Volume 46 Issue 11. St. John Chrysostom Archbishop of Constantinople Patron Saint of our Holy Metropolis November 13

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1 HOLY TRINITY November 2015 Volume 46 Issue 11 St. John Chrysostom Archbishop of Constantinople Patron Saint of our Holy Metropolis November 13 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. Christos Christofidis, Proistamenos, fr.christofidis@holytrinitywilmington.org For pastoral emergencies - you may call Fr. (717) Susan Kelleher, Church Secretary (home) Anargyros Liparos, Protopsaltis PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS George Rassias, President - (610) Georgia Halakos, First Vice President - (302) Tom Hatzis, Second Vice President - (302) Tom Karas, Parish Council Treasurer - (302) John Pennias, Recording Secretary - (302) Yvonne Tsavalas, Corresponding Secretary - (302) Constantine Caras Michael Kirifides Tom Diamanty John Koninis II Leon Fotakos Louis Novakis (610) Emmanuel Fournaris Peter Xarhoulakos (856) Vickie Karakasidis Parish Council Meetings - 3rd Thursday of every 7PM CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS Philoptochos Georgia Halakos, President (856) Sunday School Maroula Haralambidis, Co-Director Sunday School Amalea Rassias, Co-Director GOYA Dia Halakos (856) JOY Tonia Belitsas HOPE Hillary Raptis Choir Anthony Pantelopulos, Director The Heart Club Peter Xarhoulakos, President Greek School John Pennias, Director St. Elpida George Righos (609) Terpsichorean Dance Troupes Harry Malapetsas 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 / Adult Bible Study George Righos & John Lazare Bible Study Class Fr. Christos Christofidis AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS AHEPA Michael Kirifides, President Daughters of Penelope Gale Kostas, President Hellenic University Club Maria Caras, 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 From the desk of Father Christos Decisions, Decisions, Decisions / Priorities, Priorities, Priorities Although different in meaning each word has a direct impact on the other and vice-versa. One s decisions are influenced by one s priorities and one s priorities are guided by one s decisions. Confusing? Not really when you consider the following and how important they are in our lives: family, friends, career, money, security, faith/god, love/happiness and peace. The decisions we make are often influenced by their priority in our list of priorities. Depending on where we are at in our life s journey will determine what our priorities are. If we are a teenager, our friends come first. If we are finishing our formal education our career comes first. If we are married, our family; in business, the bottom line; approaching retirement, financial security; and the list continues based on age, marital status, and career. Now comes the difficult question. Where does God fit into our list of priorities? Is He number one, number ten, or nowhere at all? How does our faith function in our decision making? Do we ask ourselves - - What would our Lord do in this situation? How would He decide? How would He react? Not easy questions to answer, especially difficult when our faith in God, His commandments, and teachings, are not even considered as relevant to our lives and standards of living. I cannot imagine anyone acknowledging today s society as the ideal that we are seeking. There are many problems that can contribute to it not being acceptable as is part of the problem can be attributed to our emphasis on the individual on the me, the I in place of us. When life is predicted on the I and me, then there is no room for anyone else. Now tell me, for the sake of argument, if you were God, how would you react to being last on the list or left out completely? It does not have to be that way we can do something about it. We can place the icon of Christ first, and in doing so give our life a direction, a purpose, a cause for being that goes beyond ourselves. Have you ever been on a ship with its rudder jammed? You go in circles no destination. If we allow the Lord and His teachings to be our rudder, then our ship will make it to port, our destination will be reached (Heaven) and our purpose will be accomplished salvation. Amen. Αποφάσεις, Αποφάσεις, Αποφάσεις /Προτεραιότητες, Προτεραιότητες, Προτεραιότητες... Αν και η κάθε λέξη σημαίνει κάτι διαφορετικό, όμωςέχει άμεσο αντίκτυπο η μία στην άλλη. Οι αποφάσεις μας, επηρεάζονται από τις προτεραιότητες του καθενός και οι προτεραιότητες ενός ατόμου καθοδηγούνται από τις αποφάσεις του. Μπερδευτήκατε; Όχι πραγματικά, όταν θα εξετάσετε τα ακόλουθα και πόσο σημαντικά είναι στη ζωή μας: την οικογένεια, τους φίλους, την καριέρα, τα χρήματα, την ασφάλεια, πίστη/θεό, αγάπη/ευτυχία και την ειρήνη. Οι αποφάσεις που παίρνουμε συχνά επηρεάζονται από την σειρά τους στη λίστα των προτεραιοτήτων μας. Ανάλογα με το σημείο πού βρισκόμαστε στο ταξίδι της ζωής μας, αυτό θα καθορίση ποιες είναι οι προτεραιότητές μας. Αν είμαστε ένας έφηβος, οι φίλοι μας έρχονται πρώτα. Αν τελειώνουμε την τυπική εκπαίδευση μας η καριέρα μας έρχεται πρώτη. Αν είμαστε παντρεμένοι, η οικογένειά μας στην επιχείρηση, η κατώτατη γραμμή πλησιάζοντας την ηλικία συνταξιοδότησεως, η οικονομική ασφάλεια και η λίστα συνεχίζεται με βάση την ηλικία, την οικογενειακή κατάσταση και τη σταδιοδρομία. Τώρα έρχεται το δύσκολο ερώτημα. Που ευρίσκεται ο Θεός στη λίστα των προτεραιοτήτων μας; Είναι νούμερο ένα, δέκα, ή πουθενα; Πώς λειτουργεί η πίστη μας στη λήψη αποφάσεων μας; Αναρωτιόμαστε - - Τι θα έκανε ο Κύριος μας σε αυτή την κατάσταση; Πώς θα αποφασίζε; Πώς θα μπορούσε ν αντιδράση; Δεν είναι εύκολο να απαντήσουμε σε ερωτήσεις, ιδιαίτερα δύσκολες όταν η πίστη μας στο Θεό, τις εντολές Του, και διδασκαλίες, δεν θεωρούνται καθόλου σχετικές με τη ζωή μας και τα «στάνταρτ» της ζωής. Δεν μπορώ να φανταστώ κανέναν ν αναγνωρίζη την σημερινή κοινωνία ως το ιδανικό που επιδιώκουμε. Υπάρχουν πολλά προβλήματα που μπορούν να συμβάλουν στο ότι αυτό δεν είναι αποδεκτό καθώς είναι μέρος του προβλήματος, που μπορεί να αποδοθή στην έμφαση μας σχετικά με την ατομικότητα - στο "εγώ", το εγώ στη θέση του «εμείς». Όταν η ζωή προκαθορίζεται με το εγώ κι εμένα, τότε δεν υπάρχει χώρος για τίποτα άλλο. Τώρα πείτε μου, για χάρη της συζητήσηεως, αν ήσασταν Θεός, πώς θα αντιδρούσατε αν ήσασταν τελευταίος στον κατάλογο ή αν δεν συμπεριλαμβάνώσασταν καθόλου; Δεν πρέπει να είναι έτσι - μπορούμε να κάνουμε κάτι γι αυτό. Μπορούμε να τοποθετήσουμε την εικόνα του Χριστού πρώτα, και με αυτόν τον τρόπο να δώσουμε στην ζωή μας μια κατεύθυνση, έναν σκοπό, μια αιτία πέρα από τους εαυτούς μας. Έχετε ταξιδέψει ποτέ με ένα πλοίο με το πηδάλιο του μπλοκαρισμένο; Κάνετε κύκλους - χωρίς προορισμό. Αν επιτρέψουμε στον Κύριο και τις διδασκαλίες Του να είναι το «πηδάλιο» μας, τότε το πλοίο μας θα φθάση στο λιμάνι,, ο προορισμός μας θα επιτευχθή - (Ουρανός) -και ο σκοπός μας θα έχει επιτευχθεί -σωτηρία. Αμήν.

4 Fellow Parishioners, I hope you all are well. I want thank those of you who have returned your Capital Campaign Cards and 2016 Stewardship Cards. If you have not, please try to return these items as soon as practical. Stewardship Sunday is November 8th. Please make it a point to join us that day. Also, with respect to your 2016 Stewardship Card, please take the time to select those areas of the Church Ministry where you can lend your time and talents. We all should take ownership in our Church and good Stewards do not just finance our Church, but also sustain and build our Church through Ministry organization and participation. Our Ministries can always use your assistance and support, not to mention fresh ideas and approaches. As Stewards of the Orthodox faith, we appreciate what our Church gives us and so, in turn, we must give back. In the coming days, you will be notified and informed of a wonderful scholarship opportunity for our children of Holy Trinity. The Boines Scholarship Fund will provide thousands of dollars in scholarship opportunities for those pursuing educational opportunities beyond high school. The awards will be based solely upon participation in Church ministries and not restricted by financial or academic criteria. This program is a unique and lucrative opportunity to encourage and reward participation in our youth ministries for many years to come. Thank you to all of those who organized and supported many recent events in our Parish including the Golf Tournament, the Philoptochos Bid-N-Buy, and the Hellenic University Club's Lecture Series Event with Dr. Michael Soupios. Please note some upcoming events referenced in this Bulletin: Parish General Assembly, GOYA Service Project, JOY/HOPE Pie Baking, various Ministry & Organization Christmas Activities and the New Year's Eve Community Dance. Finally, with Thanksgiving and the Christmas season upon us, please do not forego an opportunity to support the Sunday School's canned food drive as well as the ongoing Holy Trinity Food Pantry Food Drive by bringing items to the Narthex for distribution to those less fortunate. Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving, George Rassias The President s Message Αγαπητά Μέλη της Ενορίας, Ελπίζω να είσθε όλοι καλά. Θέλω να ευχαριστήσω όσους επέστρεψαν τις κάρτες του Καμπάνιας Κεφαλαίου και Διαχείρισης του Παρακαλώ προσπαθήστε να τις επιστρέψετε το συντομώτερο δυνατόν. Η Κυρακη, 8 η Νοεμβρίου, είναι η Κυριακή της Διαχειρήσεως. Παρακαλείσθε να προσπαθήσετε να είσθε παρόντες εκείνη την ημέρα. Επίσης, σε σχέση με την κάρτα Διαχειρήσεως του 2016, να επιλέξετε τις υπηρεσίες της Εκκλησίας, όπου μπορείτε να αφιερώσετε τον χρόνο και τα ταλέντα σας. Όλοι θα πρέπει να γίνουμε ιδιοκτήτες της Εκκλησίας μας, και οι καλοί διαχειρηστές να μην χρηματοδοτούμε απλά και μόνο την Εκκλησία μας, αλλά και επίσης συντηρούμε και οικοδούμε την Εκκλησία μας μέσα από την οργάνωση και τη συμμετοχή σις υπηρεσίεςτης. Οι υπηρεσίες μας μπορούν να χρησιμοποιούν πάντα βοήθεια και την υποστήριξή σας, συμπεριλαμβανομέων καινοτόμων ιδεών και προσεγγίσεων. Ως διαχειριστές της Ορθόδοξης πίστης, εκτιμούμε αυτό που η Εκκλησία μας μας δίνει και έτσι, με την σειρά μας, πρέπει να της το ανταποδώουμε. Τις επόμενες μέρες, θα ενημερωθείτε για μια θαυμάσια ευκαιρία υποτροφιών για τα παιδιά μας της Αγίας Τριάδας. οι Υποτροφίες Boines προσφέρουν χιλιάδες δολάρια για υποτροφίες σε εκείνους που επιδιώκουν ανώτερες σπουδές. Τα βραβεία θα βασίζονται αποκλειστικά στη συμμετοχή στις υπηρεσίες της Εκκλησίας και δεν περιορίζονται από οικονομικά ή ακαδημαϊκά κριτήρια. Αυτό το πρόγραμμα είναι μια μοναδική και αξιόλογη ευκαιρία για να ενθαρρύνη και να επιβραβεύση τη συμμετοχή της νεολαίας στις υπηρεσίες μας για πολλά χρόνια στο μέλλον. Ευχαριστώ όλους εκείνους που οργάνωσαν και υποστήριξαν πρόσφατες εκδηλώσεις της Ενορίας μας, όπως το τουρνουά γκολφ, την «Δημοπρασία» της Φιλοπτώχου και την Διάλεξη της Ελληνικής Λέσχης του Πανεπιστημίου με τον Δρ Μιχαήλ Σουπίου. Παρακαλώ σημειώστε προσεχείς εκδηλώσεις αναφer; omenew στο παρόν Δελτίο: Γενική Συνέλευση Κοινότητας, Δραστηρι; GOYA, Ψήσιμο Πίτας ΧΑΡΑ/ ΕΛΠΙΔΑ, Δραστηριότητες διaφόρων Υπηρεσιών και Οργανώσεις & διοργάνωσις Χριστουγεννιάτικων δραστηριοτήτων και Χοροεσπερίδα της Παραμονής της Πρωτοχρονιάς. Με την περίοδο της Ημέρας των Ευχαριστιών και των Χριστουγέννων πλησίον σας παρακαλούμε μην παραλήψετε να υποστηρίξετε την εκστρατεία συλλογής κονσερβοποιημένων τροφίμων του Κατηχητικού Σχολείου μας, καθώς και της Αγίας Τριάδος στον Νάρθηκα για διανομή τους λιγώτερο τυχερούς. Σας εύχομαι μία Ευτυχισμένη Ημέρα των Ευχαριστιών, Γιώργος Ρασσιάς

5 Stewardship Sunday Luncheon November 8, 2015 Sunday, November 8th has been designated as Stewardship Day to inaugurate the new year. Please bring with you the 2016 Stewardship Pledge Card that Sunday. At the end of the Divine Liturgy all pledge cards will be collected and offered to the Lord to be blessed by Him and accepted as a spiritual offering. Following the distribution of the andidoron we'll gather as one family to share a meal in the Community Social Hall as a way of saying thank you to all the Stewards of our Parish. What is a Steward? A Steward is a person who MANAGES the affairs of God on earth. God has made each of us a Steward and has given us ABILITIES that are unique. Here at Holy Trinity we strive to accomplish God's work with all our strength, love and joy. This community has been blessed by the almighty God for many decades to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to everyone around us. This work could not be accomplished without your generous contributions, donations and most importantly your presence. This is the time of the year in which we need to look back and forward. Back, in order to examine if we have been good and faithful Stewards fulfilling our promise to God, and forward, in order to commit again ourselves and one another to Him and to His Church.

6 GREEK LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY St. Agape Chapter Dear Beloved Philoptochos Members and Parishioners, I would like to thank all who sponsored our Bid N Buy Event. Your generous donations will help our Ministry fulfill its Philanthropic obligations as well as our commitment to IOCC to aid in the Syrian Refugee crisis. For the upcoming holiday season our Ladies will be baking Christopsomo, so place your orders early by using the flyer in this bulletin. Once again, we will be sponsoring a Community Christmas Card, which proceeds will go to the Needy Family Fund and Hope House, so please support by placing your name in the card. You can use the flyer in this bulletin or see us at our table during Coffee Hour to add your name. We will also be hosting our Annual Christmas Luncheon on Saturday, December 5 th at the Columbus Inn. We hope you will join us for a delicious Christmas Brunch and Holiday Fellowship. (see details in this bulletin) Please save the date! Our next Executive Board Meeting is on Wednesday, November 4th at 4pm and our next General Meeting will be on Sunday, November 8th after the Divine Liturgy in the Philoptochos Room. Please plan to attend. Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. In Christ s Service, Georgia Halakos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kollyva for Memorials Our Philoptochos Society would like to thank two of its members, Vasiliki Kromedas, for her generous offer to prepare the kollyva for any family of our community and donate the money for our Philoptochos charities, and Loula Kapordelis for helping her. The cost will be $100 which will include the Prosforon and the wine. Please allow at least a week and call Alexandra Tsaganos at who will contact Vasiliki. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Order Form for Christmas Bread (Christopsomo) Now is the time to order. The Philoptochos Ladies will be making this wonderful, traditional bread on Thursday, December 17th. This makes a wonderful gift for a friend or family member ~ or ~ a lovely addition to any meal during the Christmas Season. Please use this form for your order. Bread can be picked up between 4:00 to 5:00pm on Thursday, or Sunday during Coffee Hour, after the Divine Liturgy. Cost: $12.00 Name: Phone #: # of Breads Amount enclosed: Make checks payable to Philoptochos Society and mail to: Helen Grivas ~ PO Box 801, Mendenhall, PA ~

7 December 5, 2015 at 12noon RSVP to: Yvonne Tsavalas or Vickie Karakasidis gratuity included Send checks (no cash please) ON or BEFORE December 1st to: Yvonne Tsavalas 24 Withers Way, Hockessin, Delaware ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Name: How Many Attending Amount Enclosed I would like to sit with:

8 2015 Community Christmas Card Dear Parishioners, As the Christmas Season is approaching, the Philoptochos Society once again is asking you to express Holiday Greetings to each other by including your name in our Community Christmas Card. Your contribution of $25.00 per person or family will go towards Philoptochos charities. For your convenience, the Philoptochos ladies will be available in the community hall every Sunday during November, or you may complete and mail the form below. We thank you and wish you a very Merry Christmas! I/We wish to add my/our name(s) to the Community Christmas Card. Name(s): Address: City & State Zip Telephone: Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2015 Please make checks payable to: Philoptochos Society Mail to: Vickie Karakasidis 264 E Pittsfield Street Pennsville, NJ Phone:

9 The Heart The Heart sends their Warmest Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!! Please join us at our next Gathering on Thursday, November 1pm in the AHEPA Room We hope to see you there! GOYA News Dear Fellow GOYAns, GOYA is off to a strong start with the beginning of our DVYC League Games, Dance Practices, Monthly Meetings and many other activities. We will be having a Sights & Sounds Workshop in November and are planning an Ice Skating Party at the Riverfront in December. If you have not signed up for GOYA, please do. We welcome all youth grades 7 th to 12 th. In Christ, Dia Halakos Our Board: President: Dia Halakos 1 st Vice President: Sophia Mantzavinos 2 nd Vice President: Dino Matulas Treasurer: Elena Kirifides Corresponding Secretary: Eva Maravelias Recording Secretary: Eirenee Fountzoulas Assist. Record. Secretary: Sophia Angeletakis Historians: Lia Halakos & Lazarus Kirifides HOLY TRINITY REGISTRY Baptisms: Melina Stroud, daughter of Sean & Anna Phalangas-Stroud, was baptized in our church on October 3rd. The sponsor was Samar Qassi Kanazi. We congratulate her and her parents and sponsor and welcome Melina into the Orthodox faith. Ramanos Rapposelli, son of Hareklia Rapposelli, was baptized in our church on October 4th. The sponsor was Evangelia Voultsis. We congratulate him and his parents and sponsor and welcome Ramanos into the Orthodox faith. Memorials: Basil Giannaras ~ 2 Year ~ October 4 Demetra Giannaras ~ 1 Year ~ October 4 Nicholas Pappas ~ 40 Day ~ October 18 An Artoclasia was offered in honor of St. Gerasimos by Chris & Mary Mantzavinos on October 18

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11 Serving in October Narthex Duty: November 1 ~ Group 2 November 8 ~ Group 1 November 15 ~ Group 2 November 22 ~ Group 1 November 29 ~ Group 2 Coffee Hours: November 1 ~ Daughters of Penelope November 8 ~ Parish Council (Stewardship Sunday) November 15 ~ Philoptochos (General Assembly) November 22 ~ GOYA November 29 ~ No Coffee Hour (Thanksgiving) Prosforon Offerers November 1 ~ Katina Zographos November 8 ~ Maria Papanicholas November 15 ~ Dimitra Lempesis November 22 ~ Eugenia Zerefos November 29 ~ Katina Galanakis If you cannot meet your scheduled date for Prosfora please contact Loula Altar Servers / Epistle Readers November 1 ~ John Zerefos November 8 ~ Theodore Fessaras November 15 ~ Lazarus Kirifides November 22 ~ Matthew Christofidis November 29 ~ Markos Zerefos If you cannot meet your scheduled date please notify Fr. Christos to find another reader ST. BASIL & ST. CHRYSOSTOM TEAM LEADER Matthew Christofidis & Theodore Fessaras MEMBERS: Alexios Angeletakis Athanasios Bodine Chris Coulaloglou Constantinos Fournaris Lazarus Kirifides Markos Zerefos Yianni Zerefos

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14 Holy Trinity Food Pantry We here in America ~ all of us (Greek, Italian, Polish, German, etc.) celebrate together the great All-American Holiday THANKSGIVING! It has been said that it all began in 1621 and it is still celebrated today around our nation with family and friends. On this very special day, all of us come together, some from great distances, to celebrate and to give thanks for all we have and also for our great country ~AMERICA!! With Thanksgiving fast approaching, more food will be needed to fill the hundreds of food baskets that will be prepared and delivered to the poor and unemployed throughout the city by various organizations. We, the parishioners of Holy Trinity, can be involved in this special food drive by starting to fill the bins found around the church, by the office, in the Sunday School Hallway and on the balcony of our church hall, with non-perishable food such as: Soups, fish, vegetables, meat, fruit, (any canned item), cereals, sugar, rice, pasta, Jellies, Peanut Butter, Pasta Sauces, Mac & Cheese, baby food, coffee, tea, gravies, flour, sugar, etc. Any food that will not spoil. Also, for your convenience, we will pick up any frozen food item from your home ~ just call the church office ( ) ~ the deadline for this convenient pick-up service is Monday, November 23. FROZEN FOOD items can be: turkeys, other meats, vegetables, complete frozen dinners, any food found in the frozen food section of your favorite market. We at Holy Trinity are proud to be involved in the local food drive of feeding the poor. Your food donations will reach the tables of our city s less fortunate. This group is evergrowing and it is estimated that 1 in 5 children leave home hungry every day. Again this year, our Sunday School children will be pitching in to help. A flyer will be given to all Sunday School children to ask them to join the effort. We thank our youth for setting the example for us to follow!! Your Food Pantry Committee ~ John, Nikkie, Steve & Tina ~ wish you all a Happy Healthy Thanksgiving. May you all know that joy of family and friends and the satisfaction of giving to others!

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16 JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE / November 13 Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone The grace of your words illuminated the universe like a shining beacon. It amassed treasures of munificence in the world. It demonstrated the greatness of humility, teaching us by your own words; therefore, O Father John Chrysostom, intercede to Christ the Logos for the salvation of our souls. Kontakion in the Plagal of the Second Tone You received divine grace from Heaven, and by your own lips taught all to worship the One God in Trinity. All-blessed, venerable John Chrysostom, deservedly, we praise you for you are a teacher clearly revealing things divine. Reading: This greatest and most beloved of all Christian orators was born in Antioch the Great in the year 344 or 347; his pious parents were called Secundus and Anthusa. After his mother was widowed at the age of twenty, she devoted herself to bringing up John and his elder sister in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. John received his literary training under Anthragathius the philosopher, and Libanius the sophist, who was the greatest Greek scholar and rhetorician of his day. Libanius was a pagan, and when asked before his death whom he wished to have for his successor, he said, "John, had not the Christians stolen him from us." With such a training, and with such gifts as he had by nature, John had before him a brilliant career as a rhetorician. But through the good example of his godly mother Anthusa and of the holy Bishop Meletius of Antioch (see Feb. 12), by whom he was ordained reader about the year 370, he chose instead to dedicate himself to God. From the years 374 to 381 he lived the monastic life in the hermitages that were near Antioch. His extreme asceticism undermined his health, compelling him to return to Antioch, where Saint Meletius ordained him deacon about the year 381. Saint Meletius was called to Constantinople later that year to preside over the Second Ecumenical Council, during which he fell asleep in the Lord. In 386 Bishop Flavian ordained John presbyter of the Church of Antioch. Upon his elevation to the priesthood his career as a public preacher began, and his exceptional oratorical gifts were made manifest through his many sermons and commentaries. They are distinguished by their eloquence and the remarkable ease with which rich imagery and scriptural allusions are multiplied; by their depth of insight into the meaning of Scripture and the workings of God's providence; and, not least of all, by their earnestness and moral force, which issue from the heart of a blameless and guileless man who lived first what he preached to others. Because of his fame, he was chosen to succeed Saint Nectarius as Patriarch of Constantinople. He was taken away by stealth, to avoid the opposition of the people, and consecrated Patriarch of Constantinople on February 28, 398, by Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, who was to prove his mortal enemy. At that time the Emperor of the East was Arcadius, who had had Saint Arsenius the Great as his tutor (see May 8); Arcadius was a man of weak character, and much under the influence of his wife Eudoxia. The zealous and upright Chrysostom's unsparing censures of the lax morals in the imperial city stung the vain Eudoxia; through Theophilus' plottings and her collaboration, Saint John was banished to Pontus in 403. The people were in an uproar, and the following night an earthquake shook the city; this so frightened the Empress Eudoxia that she begged Arcadius to call Chrysostom back. While his return was triumphant, his reconciliation with the Empress did not last long. When she had a silver statue of herself erected in the forum before the Church of the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in September of 403, and had it dedicated with much unseemly revelry, Saint John thundered against her, and she could not forgive him. In June of 404 he was exiled to Cucusus, on the borders of Cilicia and Armenia. From here he exchanged letters with Pope Innocent of Rome, who sent bishops and priests to Constantinople requesting that a council be held. Saint John's enemies, dreading his return, prevailed upon the Emperor to see an insult in this, and had John taken to a more remote place of banishment called Pityus near the Caucasus. The journey was filled with bitter sufferings for the aged bishop, both because of the harshness of the elements and the cruelty of one of his 310 guards. He did not reach Pityus, but gave up his soul to the Lord near Comana in Pontus, at the chapel of the Martyr Basiliscus (see May 22), who had appeared to him shortly before, foretelling the day of his death, which came to pass on September 14, 407. His last words were "Glory be to God for all things." His holy relics were brought from Comana to Constantinople thirty-one years later by the Emperor Theodosius the Younger and Saint Pulcheria his sister, the children of Arcadius and Eudoxia, with fervent supplications that the sin of their parents against him be forgiven; this return of his holy relics is celebrated on January 27. Saint John was surnamed Chrysostom ("Golden-mouth") because of his eloquence. He made exhaustive commentaries on the divine Scriptures and was the author of more works than any other Church Father, leaving us complete commentaries on the Book of Genesis, the Gospels of Saints Matthew and John, the Acts, and all the Epistles of Saint Paul. His extant works are 1,447 sermons and 240 epistles. Twenty-two teachers of the Church have written homilies of praise in his honour. Besides his feasts today and on January 27, he is celebrated as one of the Three Hierarchs on January 30, together with Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory the Theologian. It should be noted that, because September 14 is the Exaltation of the Cross, the Saint's memory has been transferred to this day. Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery Apolytikion courtesy of Narthex Press / Kontakion courtesy of Narthex Press Icon courtesy of Theologic Systems / Icon courtesy of Theologic Systems

17 HOPE / JOY Calling all children between the ages of 4 and 11! What: Annual Pie Baking When: Saturday, November 21st 10:00AM Where: Community Center Kitchen Please join us for our annual pie baking, fun, and fellowship! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: or Hilary Raptis at hils_r221@yahoo.com or If you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or friends that would like to be included in the Hope/Joy list, please contact Julie or Hillary to receive future announcements and information on upcoming events. Thank you! Sunday, November 22rd Support the HOPE/JOY Program by reserving your JOY-made Apple or Cherry pie today. Call the church/ us at joy@holytrinitywilmington.org /or send your check in with this order form. Mark your check Hope/Joy Pie Bake. Cost of a pie is $10.00, all proceeds go the Joy/Hope/ministry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Name: Please reserve me Apple Cherry Amount enclosed

18 On the 18th day of October 2015 during the Investiture Ceremony for new Archons of the Order of St. Andrew in the Archdiocesan Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City, and after the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and in the presence of our beloved Metropolitan of New Jersey Evangelos our brother in Christ, Demitris Halakos was inducted in the Order of St. Andrew as a new member! May the Lord Jesus guide him to serve the great Church of Christ faithfully and diligently! Amen! October 12th at the Emmanuel Dining Room East Over 153 men, women and children enjoyed a warm meal on Friday, October 12th through the charitable contribution of Eirini Daskalaki Staikos and family. The family generously sponsored and hosted the day in honor Eirini s father, Evangelos, marking the three month memorial of his passing. Eirini, Nick and Eleni were joined by Steve Nicholas as they worked the kitchen and served the luncheon meal. We thank them all for giving their time and for their generosity. The Philoptochos will sponsor and host our day on Thursday, November, 12th. All are welcome to join them that day and on the 12th of every month. We greatly appreciate all who generously serve and give to this charitable cause! Various groups and individuals generously donate the food and host the luncheon meal at this dining room, located at 3rd and Walnut, 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.

19 SYNAXIS OF THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL & THE OTHER BODILESS POWERS: GABRIEL, RAPHAEL, URIEL, SALAPHIEL, JEGUDIEL, & BARACHIEL / November 8 Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone O Commanders of the Heavenly Host, we the unworthy beseech you, that through your entreaties you will fortify us, guarding us in the shelter of the wings of your ethereal glory, even as we fervently bow before you crying: "Deliver us from all danger, as Commanders of the Powers on high! Kontakion in the Second Tone Chief Commanders of God; ministers of divine glory; guides for men and leadership of the Incorporeal; as Chief Commanders of the Incorporeal, plead for our welfare and for great mercy. Reading: All the Angels, according to the Apostle Paul, are ministering spirits, - sent forth to minister to them who shall be heirs of salvation - (Heb. 1:14). God set them as overseers of every nation and people, and guides to that which is profitable (Deut. 32:8); and while one Angel is appointed to oversee each nation as a whole, one is also appointed to protect each Christian individually. He commands them to guard them that hope on Him, that nothing should harm them, neither should any evil draw nigh to their dwelling (Ps. 90:10-12). In the Heavens they always behold the face of God, sending up to Him the thrice -holy hymn and interceding with Him in our behalf, seeing they rejoice over one sinner that repents (Esaias 6:2-3; Matt. 18:10; Luke 15:7). In a word, they have served God in so many ways for our benefit, that the pages of Holy Scripture are filled with the histories thereof. It is for these reasons that the Orthodox Catholic Church, wisely honouring these divine ministers, our protectors and guardians, celebrates today the present Synaxis that is, our coming together in assembly for their common feast to chant their praises, especially for the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, who are mentioned in the Scriptures by name. The name Michael means "Who is like God?" and Gabriel means "God is mighty." The number of Angels is not defined in the divine Scriptures, where Daniel says that thousands of thousands ministered before Him, and ten thousands of ten thousands attended upon Him -(Dan. 7:10). But all of them are divided into nine orders which are called Thrones, Cherubim, Seraphim, Dominions, Powers, Authorities, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels. KATHERINE THE GREAT MARTYR OF ALEXANDRIA / November 25 Apolytikion in the Plagal of the First Tone Let us praise the most auspicious bride of Christ, the divine Katherine, protectress of Sinai, our aid and our help. For, she brilliantly silenced the eloquence of the impious by the sword of the spirit, and now, crowned as a martyr, she asks great mercy for all. Kontakion in the Second Tone O friends of martyrs, now divinely raise up a renewed chorus, praising the allwise Katherine. For, she proclaimed Christ in the arena, trampled on the serpent, and spat upon the knowledge of the orators. Reading: Saint Catherine, who was from Alexandria, was the daughter of Constas (or Cestus). She was an exceedingly beautiful maiden, most chaste, and illustrious in wealth, lineage, and learning. By her steadfast understanding, she utterly vanquished the passionate and unbridled soul of Maximinus, the tyrant of Alexandria; and by her eloquence, she stopped the mouths of the so-called philosophers who had been gathered to dispute with her. She was crowned with the crown of martyrdom in the year 305. Her holy relics were taken by Angels to the holy mountain of Sinai, where they were discovered many years later; the famous monastery of Saint Catherine was originally dedicated to the Holy Transfiguration of the Lord and the Burning Bush, but later was dedicated to Saint Catherine. According to the ancient usage, Saints Catherine and Mercurius were celebrated on the 24th of this month, whereas the holy Hieromartyrs Clement of Rome and Peter of Alexandria were celebrated on the 25th. The dates of the feasts of these Saints were interchanged at the request of the Church and Monastery of Mount Sinai, so that the festival of Saint Catherine, their patron, might be celebrated more festively together with the Apodosis of the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos. The Slavic Churches, however, commemorate these Saints on their original dates.

20 Financial Stewards of holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 2015 Adamopoulos, Chris & Nancy Adamopoulos, Demetrios Agriantonis, Demetrios & Saori Al-Annouf, Nabil & Rabia Batah Alexandratos, Angelos Alexandridis, Thanos Alexopoulos, Demetrios & Lauren Alexopoulos, John & Elena Almasou, Elias & Rasha Anagnostou, AnaMaria Anagnostou, Anthoula Anagnostou, Mary Anastasakos, Georgia Anastassiades, Andreas & Litsa Andreadis, Evan & Theone Andrianopoulos, Alexis Andrianopoulos, Faith Angeletakis, Christos & Christina Anton, Anthony & Lucille Apessos, Spyros & Maria Apostolakis, Nicholas & Irene Arvanitis, Argyrios & Lisa Aslaouridis, Eleni & Nick Atsidis, Kostas & Eutichia Baker, Stephanie Bambacus, Meropi Bauman, Stephanie Boines, Georgia Bouloukos, Harry & Anastasia Brown, Stacy & Mark Burpulis, Byron & Kecia Burpulis, John & Mary Burpulis, Maria Busby, Evee & William Caras, Constantine $ Maria Chahalis, Maria Chambers, George & Katherine Chappel, Jane Chilimidos, Dennis & Effie Chilimidos, Jerry & Amy Christofidis, Fr. Christos & Pres. Ioanna Christou, Christos Christou, Vasilios & Alexandra Coates, Eftihia (Evie) & George Colborn, Brian & Nicole Colyvas, Peter Constantinou, John & Carol Contompsis, Petros & Bessie Costalas, Alexandra Costis, Gus & Patsy Coulaloglou, Michele & Costas Courtis, Harry & Sophia Coustenis, Robert & Katherine Cozamanis, Olympia Cusanelli, Patrick Dalianis, John & Vicky Daskalopoulos, Jimmy & Anroniki Demetriou, Spyros & Anna Diamanty, Thomas & Sue Diamond, Anthony & Lauren Diamond, John & Susan Diamond, Thomas Dickey, Irene Dorian, Paul & Amanda Doukakis, Helen Drimones, Clara Drimones, Nicholas Drossos, Peter Dunkelberger, Penelope & Keith Efelis, Michael Efelis, Nicholas Eliades, Sophie Evangelatos, Speros & Emily Evlom, Martena Fafalios, Mary Faller, James & Catherine Ferentinos, Joan Fessaras, Costas & Anna Fotakos, Leonidas & Sophia Fountzoulas, Costas & Audrey Fournakis, Kathleen Fournaris, Anna Fournaris, Constantine Fournaris, Emmanuel & Evanthea Fournaris, George & Aspasia Frangakis, John & Christine Frangia, Steve Galanakis, Ekaterini Galanis, Agnes & Nick Ganiaris, Pres. Joan Ganoudis, Joanna Gatanis, Theodore Gatos, Paula Geanopulos, Georgiean Geanopulos, Katy George, Anastasia George, Mary Georgiou, Gus Gerakios, Michael Gerakios, Nikoletta Gerakios, Sakelaris & Spiridoula Geralis, Loula Gianelos, James & Stacie Giannatos, Christian Giannatos, Gerry & Anna Gotides, Virginia Graham, Alton & Catherine Gray, David & Eugenia Grigorakakis, Maria Grivas, Christopher & Michele Grivas, Demetrios & Helen Guajardo, Evangelina Guardascione, Lou & Shelly Hadjipanayis, George & Voula Halakos, Billy Halakos, Demetrios & Georgia Halakos, Evangelos & Donna Halakos, Joannis & Eftihia Haldas, Harry Haldas, Nicholas & Rodie Haldas, Thomas & Prudy Hall, Elena & Phillip Hann, Christopher & Amber Hann, Eugenia & Gary Hantzandreou, George & Diane Hantzandreou, Katerina Hantzandreou, Theodore & Labrini Hantzopoulos, George Hantzopoulos, Liza & Bill Haralambidis, Maroula Hatzis, Nicholas & Katherine Hatzis, Thomas & Georgia Hernjak, Nicholas Hondry, Bill Hondry, Joan Humphrey, Caroline Iliadis, Dimitrios & Tina Ioannou, Ida Issaris, Katherine Jannelli, Richard & Eva Joannides, Joseph & Alice Johnson, Margo Joseck, Fred & Xanthy Kalaitzoglou, Apostolos & Niki Kanas, Larry & Alicia Kapordelis, Loula Karakasidis, Demetrios & Eleni Karakasidis, John & Vicki Karaoglanis, Eleftherios & Niki Karas, George Karas, Tom Karas, Yianni Karavasilis, Nick & Foula Kehagias, Basil & Irene Keros, Georgia Kimbiris, George & Beatriz Kirifides, Alexander & Kathy Kirifides, Eleni Kirifides, Lazarus Kirifides, Lazarus & Helen Kirifides, Maria Kirifides, Michael & Kerry Kirifides, Vasil & Elefteria Kirtses, Eugenia Kirtses, Evan Kirtses, Petros & Athy Kledaras, Nicholas & Antonia Kledaras, Olympia Klezaras, Michael & Kathy Klezaras III, Michael Klezaras-Lurz, Marina Kollias, Basil & Dimitra Kollias, Georgia Koninis, Christina Koninis, John & Anastasia Koninis, II, John & Eleni Kontis, Gus & Cindy Kontomaris, Kostas & Melissa Kostas, John & Gale Kotanidis, Anthony & Roula Kotanidis, Christos & Maria Kountourzis, Maria Kramedas, Gregory & Matoula Kramedas, Maria Kritikos, Thrasivoulos & Evangelia Kromedas, Constantinos & Vasiliki Kyranakis, John Laletas/Brockett, Ernest & Barbara Lazare, John & Sandra Lazaridis, Anastasis & Christina Lazopoulos, John & Christina Lemper, Anthony & Diane Lempesis, Dimitra Liarakos, George & Ann Liparos, Anargyros Little, Mary Lomis, Dean & Toula Long, Irene MacKewiz, W. Lee & Irene Makis, Gus & Anthi Manis, Voula & John Manolakis, Mary Manolakos, Nick & Paula Manoloudis, Michael & Kandi Mantzavinos, Chris & Mary Mantzavinos, Spiros & Megan Maravelias, James & Diana Marini, Irene Markatos, Harry & Susan Mavrantonis, Christina Mavridis, Prodromos & Maria McFarland, Antoinette & Steve McManus, Theodora & Ryan Mentis, Constantia Michell, Constantine & Elaine Michell, Theodore & Catherine Mihok, Amy & Timothy Milionis, Chris & Bryna Milionis, Constantine Misogianes, Milt & Carol Mistras, Antonis & Soula Moutsatsos, George & Alexia Nagle, Stephanie Nannas, Theodore & Alexandra Ney, Bruce & Marina Nicholas, Steve Nicholas, William Novakis, Louis Ohlemacher, Leo & Evangline Oikonomou, Georgios & Lena Pagonis, Carrie Pagonis, Markos & Cheryl Pandelakis, Denis & Anna Pantelopulos, Anthony & Daphne Papachrysanthou, Christos & Penelope Papachrysanthou, George & Laura Papanicolas, Maria Papettas, Vasilis & Christina Pappas, Dean & Zoe Pappas, Elizabeth Pappas, Helen Pappas, Sandra Pappoulis, Demetra Parker, Joe & Anastasia Pastis, Jackie Perna, Kevin & Elpida Pettaris, George & Stavroula Phalangas, Charalambos & Mary Phalangas-Stroud, Anna & Sean Phillips, Pauline Pierson, Vetta & Charles Pittaoulis, Steve Pittas, John Pittas, Michael Popescu, Chris & Viktorya Poulos, Marika Poulos, Vasilios & Eulampia Psaltis, John Psaltis, Nickolas & Sophia Psaltis, Thomas & Cindy Raisis, Leonidas & Irene Raisis, Spiros Ranalli, Anthony & Marie Rapposelli, Hareklia Rassias, Dion & Gina Rassias, George & Amalea Rassias, Peter & Julie Rayias, Peter Regas, Sofia Riggins, Margaret Righos, George & Elaine Roussalis, Valerie & John

21 Financial Stewards of holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 2015 (continued) Roussos, Michael & Anna Ruhl, David & Athena Saitis, Mary Sarmousakis, George & Anastacea Sartin, Nimrah & Deborah Savopoulos, Basil & Despina Savopoulos, Virginia Semos, Paul & Joann Shaer, Issa & Nuha Skiadas, Nicholas Soccio, Stephen & Antonia Spanos, John & Carol Staikos, Nicholas & Eirini Stathakis, Catherine Stavropoulos, John & Xanthy Stavru, Nicholas & Maria Stevens, Richard & Penny Stout, Bob & Voula Tangalidis, Dimitrios & Maria Tarabicos, Christina Tarabicos, James & Sophia Tarabicos, John & Joanne Tarabicos, Nicholas Tarabicos, Nina Tawfik, Emad & Soultana Terris, Costas & Clara Terss, Eugenia Theodorakis, Stamatis & Lisa Thomas, Angelina & Richard Thomas, Donald & Effy Trikaliotis, Kostas Tsaganos, Anthony & Joanne Tsaganos, George & Alexandra Tsaganos, Nicholas & Joanne Tsaganos, Robert & Popi Tsaganos, Tina Tsakataras, George Tsakataras, Nikki Tsakumis, George & Julia Tsakumis, Theodore Tsaldaris, Nicholas & Bonnie Tsavalas, George & Yvonne Tsionas, Angela Tsionas, Efthimios & Anna Tsoukalas, George & Frideriki Tsoukalas, Harry & Niki Tsoukalas, Stavroula Tsugranes, George & Penny Turley, Steve & Akiko Tzinoudis, Konstantinos & Demetra Valko, Regina Vande Poele, David & Anne Vassilatos, George & Yvonne Velitskakis, George Velitskakis, Steve & Karen Vice, Billy & Elaine Visvardis, Socrates & Ruth Vlamis, Nicholas & Peggy Voultsis, Evangeline Voultsis, Petros & Catherine Vouras, Connie + Vouras, Nicholas Wallace, Charles & Olga Wilkinson, Clifford & Suzanne Wissman, Charles & Vaya Wissman, Charles Woodward, Georgia & Robert Xarhoulakos, Peter Xarhoulakos, Sofia Yiannos, Stella Zambetis, Paul & Zoe Zerefos, Demetri & Tina Zerefos, Markos & Eugenia Zinna, Anthony & Nina Zographos, Nicholas & Katherine As of October 25, 2015 Name Address SHARING City State Zip Your stewardship number: Your weekly 2014 pledge was: Please increase my pledge by 10% to: Please increase my pledge by 20% to: My weekly 2015 commitment is: I/We understand that by completing this good faith estimate, and by committing my/our Time, Service and Sharing section of this Stewardship Card, I/We shall be steward(s) in good standing of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church during Signature If you have not sent in your pledge for 2015, please take this opportunity to do so now! $ ($42month or $10/week) $1, ($84month or $20/week) $1, ($125month or $29/week) $5, ($415/month or $96/week) $OTHER ($ /month or $ /week) (above figures are rounded) P r oportion a te Sh a rin g Date Our operating budget for 2015 will be $500,000. We offer you this giving guide to assist you in determining your 2015 pledge. Please use the enclosed envelopes and give according to what God has blessed you. PLEASE RETURN SIGNED CARD TO THE CHURCH OFFICE Stewardship...as of October 25, 2015 Amount Pledged: $195, Amount Paid: $198, Total Number of Pledging Families: 346 Total Number of Eligible Stewards: 600 Average Pledge: $ Annual Income 2% Weekly 5% Weekly $15,000 $6 $14 $28 $25,000 $10 $24 $48 $35,000 $13 $34 $68 $45,000 $17 $43 $86 10% Weekly $65,000 $25 $64 $128 $100,000 $38 $96 $192 Please note The next General Assembly will be on Sunday, November 16, 2008 Please plan to attend

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27 Annual AHEPA Christmas Dinner at The Mendenhall Inn (323 Kennett Pike [Rte 52] Chadds Ford, PA) When: Tuesday, December 8th / 5pm 9pm Dinner Buffet Cost: $5o per person Cash Bar Members will be receiving pins honoring their years of service and including our last 3 Past-Presidents For more information or tickets contact: Manny John Koninis, John Please RSVP by December 1 st (No tickets at the door.)

28 ALTAR GUILD Members on Duty in October: Helen Doukakis, Catherine Faller, Catherine Graham, Mary Mantzavinos, Steve Nicholas, Sofia Regas and Barbara Vassos. ********** 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 days, please advise a member of the Altar Guild (Helen Doukakis, ) or use the form below. POINSETTIAS The Altar Guild will once again be decorating our Church with beautiful POINSETTIAS and other decorations for Christmas. If you would like to make a donation for the purchase of the poinsettias, please fill in the form below and mail it to the Altar Guild Name Telephone Reserve Date Special Occasion Enclosed $ Make checks payable to "Holy Trinity Altar Guild". Mail to: Katherine Coustenis, 62 Springer Court, Hockessin, DE May we publish this in our monthly listings? Yes No ICON BOOTH For the convenience of the parishioners, the Icon Booth will be open on November 8 and 22. Visit our booth to see all the beautiful icons, cookbooks, books for children, mugs and many other items. And a definite MUST BUY an ornament of our beautiful church. Great ideas for gifts!! ****WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROUS SUPPORT****

29 G R E A T C h r i s t m a s G i f t I d e a!! OUR HOLY TRINITY CHURCH COMMEMORATIVE ORNAMENT Limited Edition Ideal Gift for Christmas, Name Day, Christening, Birthdays, and other Special Occasions A V A I L A B L E a t T h e A l t a r G u i l d I c o n B o o t h o r b y m a i l d e l i v e r y ~ c a l l t h e c h u r c h o f f i c e f o r d e t a i l s ~

30 HONORING THE CHARTER MEMBERS AND PAST PRESIDENTS Hellenic University Club Welcome Back Party ~ September 26, 2015

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32 Holy Trinity s 8 th Annual Golf Tournament ~ ~ ~ October 16, 2015 To our Sponsors: THANK YOU for your continued Support BRONZE Sponsors Chandler Funeral Homes & Crematory Schmidt, Kirifides, Fridkin, & Rassias, P.C. Pat's Pizza Performance Food Group PK's Foods Seasons Pizza Hole-in-One Sponsor AUTOTEAM Delaware Cadillac Hole Sponsors CAG Corporation Chris Grivas Constantine & Maria Caras Cosmos Restaurant Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A. Hollywood Grill Nick's Pizzeria & Steak House Philoptochos Agape Chapter Silverbrook Cemetery The Degermentzidis Family The Demourtzidis Family The Karakasidis Family Walters Steak House Wilmington AHEPA Chapter # 95 Heart Zommick McMahon Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

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34 Διάφορα Δρ. Κώστας Γ. Φούντζουλας Η Γειτονιά Οι επισκέψεις μας στην Ελλάδα δεν είναι πάντοτε ευχάριστες. Υπάρχουν και δυσάρεστες, που γνωρίζουμε ότι θα συμβούν κάποτε. Μία από αυτές είναι και η απώλεια του τελευταίου εναπομείνατος γονέα. Η απώλεια γίνεται χειρότερη αν δεν προλάβουμε την κηδεία του, γιατί το κλείσμο της παίρνει περισσότερο χρόνο. Αισθάνομαι τυχερός μέσα στην αναμενόμενη ατυχία μου, γιατί ήμουν παρών στην κηδεία και των δύο γονέων μου. Και τις δύο φορές αυτό που ήταν υπέροχο ήταν η συμπαράσταση της γειτονάς, όπου έζησα μέρος της ζωής μου με τους γονείς μου μέχρι που μετανάστευσα στην νέα μου πατρίδα, τις ΗΠΑ. Στην Ελλάδα δεν υπάρχει ακόμη «Ο Οίκος Κηδείας», για την απόδοση τιμών στον νεκρό και έκφραση συμπαράστασης στην οικογένειά του σε συγκεκριμένες ώρες. Η γειτονιά μαζί με τους συγγενείς επισκέπτονται το σπίτι του αποβιώσαντος για να εκφράσουν τα συλληπητήρια τους. Είναι κάτι σαν τις επισκέψεις για την ονομαστικές εορτές. Κανείς δεν χρειάζεται πρόσκληση για την επίσκεψη. Η πόρτα είναι ανοικτή για όλους. Η συζήτηση συνήθως παρεκτρέπεται σε άλλα πράγματα, συνήθως πολιτική, που πραγματικά ελαφρύνουν την ατμόσφαιρα. Η επίσκεψη συνήθως κρατά για πολλές ώρες. Μετά την κηδεία πολλοί προσπαθούν να σου απαλύνουν τον πόνο προσκαλώντας σε στο σπίτι τους συνήθως για δείπνο. Άνθρωποι που πιθανώς μετά από πολλά χρόνια συμβίωσης στην ίδια γειτονιά να είχαν πρόβλήματα με τον αποβιώσαντα τα λησμονούν όλα έστω και για μία στιγμή και σε προσκαλούν στο σπίτι τους. Σ αυτές τις δύσκολες στιγμές η γειτονιά είναι ο παρηγορητής που χρειάζεσαι για να να απαλύνουν τον πόνο τους. Μοιράζονται μαζί σου κοινές ιστορίες από τα παιδικά σου χρόνια και σε διαβεβαιώνουν ότι θα είναι εκεί για εσένα όταν χρεισθής κάτι. Πολλές φορές αυτά είναο μόνο λόγια για τι ο καθένας έχει τα δικά του προβλήματα, αλλά εκέινη την στιγμή νοιώθεις ότι δεν είσαι μόνος. Δυστυχώς στις ΗΠΑ η γειτονιά συνήθως δεν πάρχει. Οι γειτονές μας είναι άνθρωποι που έτυχε ν αγοράσουν ένα σπίτι, που δεν μοιράζονται τίποτε κοινό μ εμάς από παρελθόν, και γι αυτό δεν έχουν να προσφέρουν τίποτε περισσότερο ο ένας στον άλλον πέρα από τυπικά συλληπητήρια. Η πραγματικότητα και η κοινωνική και οικονομική επιτυχία μας σκότωσε την δική μας «γειτονιά», που ήταν οι κοινότητές μας. Various Dr. Costas G. Fountzoulas The Neighborhood Our visits to Greece are not always pleasant. There are also unpleasant ones, which we know that sooner or later will happen. One of them is the loss of the last remaining parent. The loss becomes worse if we are not present at their funeral, because the loss takes longer to heal, since we were not present at the moment of the burial. I feel lucky in my anticipated misfortune, because I was present at the funeral of my two parents. Both times, the support of the neighborhood, where I lived part of my life with my parents until I immigrated to my new homeland, the USA, was wonderful and soothing. In Greece there not is yet The Funeral Home for honoring the dead and expressing sympathy to his/her family at certain times. The neighborhood and the relatives visit the deceased's house to express their condolences. It resembles the visits for the name days. Nobody needs an invitation to visit. The door is open to everyone. The discussion usually is about other things, usually politics that really makes the sad atmosphere lighter. The visit usually goes on for many hours. After the funeral, many neighbors try to alleviate your pain by inviting you to their home, usually for dinner. People, who probably after many years of living together in the same neighborhood had problems with the deceased, forget everything even for a moment and invite you to their home. In these difficult times, the neighborhood is the comforter that you need to alleviate their pain. They share with you common stories from your childhood years and they ensure you that they will be there for you when and if you will need something. Many times these are only words, because everyone has their own problems, but at that moment you feel that you are not alone. Unfortunately in the US the neighborhood usually does not exist. Our neighbors are people who happened to buy a house there, and they do not share anything in common with us from the past, and therefore do not have anything more to offer each other beyond formal condolences. The reality and our social and economic success killed our own neighborhood, which were our communities.

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