HOLY TRINITY February 2013

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1 HOLY TRINITY February 2013 Volume 44 Issue 2 St. Theodore the Commander and Great Martyr (February 8) 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. Protopresbyter Dean Nastos, Proistamenos, fr.dean@holytrinitywilmington.org Rev. Fr. Nick Rafael II, Associate Pastor, fr.nick@holytrinitywilmington.org For pastoral emergencies - you may call Fr or 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) Demetri Karakasidis John Pennias Michael Kirifides Catherine Stathakis John Koninis II Yvonne Tsavalas Spiros Mantzavinos Parish Council Meetings - 3rd Wednesday of every 7PM CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS Philoptochos Katy Geanopoulos, 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, Roula Pappoulis (609) / / HOPE/JOY Fr. Nick, Julie Tsakumis, Melissa Kontomaris Choir Anthony Pantelopulos, Director The Heart Club Peter Xarhoulakos, President (610) Altar Boys Michael Sanford, Director 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 Adult Bible Study (Wed. PM) Fr. Ganiaris Adult Bible Study (Thurs. PM) Basil Savopoulos / Emmanuel Dining Room East Nikkie Tsakataras & Tina Ganiaris King Holy Trinity Food Pantry Steve Nicholas PAREA Evie Fournaris AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS AHEPA Manny Kanas, 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 THE PASTOR S LETTER Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Col. 3:2 Picture an automobile without a steering wheel, with no means of guidance, your car would go in all directions. This would continue until it hit something solid and secure. Sounds silly, a car without a steering wheel, yet there are many men and women who are trying to go through life with no thought given to a steering principle or guidance system. These individuals usually meet the same end as the automobile. They bounce here and there and wonder why they don t get anywhere. Christ gives us the greatest opportunity possible for guidance and direction to happiness and service now and forever. One can reach the goal only if you keep headed in the right direction. St. Paul expressed it thus: set your mind on things above Sometimes with our automobile we need to align our steering so that we can continue going in a straight line and the driving will be much smoother. Our spiritual lives are not a great deal different. We have neglected the guiding principle in our lives and thus the steering becomes difficult. Are we guided by wealth? Status? Sensuality or popularity? Christ said I am the way (John 14:6). Christ is our guiding light and an eternal life in His heavenly kingdom should be our goal. Only with Christ guiding our lives and steering us away from the trials and tribulations of the world can we make it. The question is, are we allowing Christ to guide us? During the month of February let us prepare ourselves to fully focusing on the upcoming Great Lent period by setting our soul, mind and body on the spiritual things that come from above and are set down upon us. Let us prepare to actively participate in the Great Lent spiritual exercises which will help us more fully experience the goal of Great Lent the Resurrection of our Lord. In Christ s Service, Fr. Dean Αγαπητοί Αδελφοί και Αδελφές εν Χριστώ, «Τα άνω φρονείτε, μη τα επί της γής» Προς Κολοσσαείς 3:2 Φανταστείτε ένα αυτοκίνητο χωρίς τιμόνι, χωρίς τρόπο καθοδήγησης, τότε αυτοκίνητό σας θα πάη προς όλες τις κατευθύνσεις. Αυτό θα συνεχιστή μέχρι να χτυπήσή κάτι σταθερό και ασφαλές. Ακούγεται ανόητο, ένα αυτοκίνητο χωρίς τιμόνι, όμως υπάρχουν πολλοί άνδρες και γυναίκες που προσπαθούν να περάσουν από τη ζωή χωρίς να σκεφθούν μια αρχή πηδαλιουχήσεως ή σύστημα καθοδηγήσεωςς. Αυτά τα άτομα συνήθως βρίσκουν το ίδιο τέλος με το αυτοκίνητο. Θα αναπηδούν εδώ και εκεί και αναρωτιούνται γιατί δεν πηγαίνουν πουθενά. Ο Χριστός μας δίνει τη μεγαλύτερη δυνατή ευκαιρία για την καθοδήγηση και κατεύθυνση προς την ευτυχία και την υπηρεσία τώρα και για πάντα. Κάποιος μπορεί να επιτύχη τον στόχο μόνο αν συνεχίση να κινείται προς τη σωστή κατεύθυνση. Απόστολος Παύλος τπ εξέφρασε ως εξής: «να σκέφθεσθε τα πράγματα επάνω..." Μερικές φορές με το αυτοκίνητο μας χρειάζεται να ευθυγραμμίσουμε το τιμόνι μας, έτσι ώστε να μπορέσουμε να συνεχίσουμε την πορεία σε ευθεία γραμμή και τότε η οδήγηση θα είναι ομαλότερη. Η πνευματική ζωή μας δεν είναι πολύ διαφορετική. Έχουμε παραμελήσει την κατευθυντήρια αρχή στη ζωή μας και ως εκ τούτου η πλοήγηση γίνεται δύσκολη. Καθοδηγούμεθα από τον πλούτο; Θέση; Αισθησιασμός ή δημοτικότητα; Ο Χριστός είπε: «Εγώ είμαι η οδός» (κατά Ιωάννη 14:6). Ο Χριστός είναι το κατευθυντήριο φως μας και μια αιώνια ζωή στην ουράνια βασιλεία Του θα πρέπει να είναι ο στόχος μας. Μπορούμε να τα καταφέρουμε μόνο με τον Χριστό να καθοδηγή την ζωής μας και να μας κατευθύνη μακριά από τις δοκιμασίες και τις ταλαιπωρίες του κόσμου. Το ερώτημα είναι, επιτρέπουμε στον Χριστόν για να μας καθοδηγή; Κατά το μήνα Φεβρουάριο ας προετοιμαστούμε για να επικεντρωθούμε πλήρως στην επερχόμενη Μεγάλη Σαρακοστής θέτοντας την ψυχή μας, το μυαλό και το σώμα στα πνευματικά πράγματα που έρχονται επάνω μας από επάνω προς τα κάτω. Ας προετοιμαστούμε για να συμμετάσχουμε ενεργά στις πνευματικές ασκήσεις της Μεγάλης Σαρακοστής που θα μας βοηθήση να ζήσουμε πλήρως τον στόχο της Μεγάλης Τεσσαρακοστής - την Ανάσταση του Κυρίου μας. Στν Υπηρεσία του Χριστού. Πατήρ Κωνσταντίνος

4 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: February 2013 As Orthodox Christians, for whatever reason, we continually need to be reminded of our punctuality and timeliness at attending the divine services. With this said, being relatively just into the New Year, I would like to share parts of an article with you that I came across, describing some of us Orthodox and why we come to church late. I share this with all of you out of love and for your self-examination. We as Orthodox have an illness in our Church that needs to be eradicated; it s our chronic tardiness to services. EVERY Sunday, and I do mean EVERY, at the beginning of the Divine Liturgy, there are only ten to fifteen people in church, yet, at the call to Holy Communion with the fear of God and with faith and love draw near, the church is filled. Why is this? Have we been trained from our formative years to do this? Or, is it that because we are Orthodox and hold the true faith and need not be on time? According to this article, latecomers to the Divine Liturgy and other church services primarily fall into one of three categories or classes. We are not speaking about those who only come late every so often because of an emergency or just a lapse in time, but rather those who habitually come late, well after the priest has intoned Blessed is the Kingdom. 1) The unpunctual in everything! This group has never learned to organize their time, so that they can do the right thing at the right time. They come late to social engagements, business meetings, meeting with friends and so, come late to church also. Only a pretty thorough self-examination will correct this habit. 2) The unpunctual because of indifference to the Divine Liturgy and other church services. These differ sharply from the first class because about the only event they come late for is an event at church. They get into the habit of coming late because of the half-conscious boredom they experience in church by not participating within the Divine Liturgy fully. If they ever really analyze it, they would hear themselves saying: Liturgy and other church services are tedious and long. Usually such late comers are among those who dash out of church early before services are over as if pursued by a demon or called by an urgent appeal of charity or a sudden attack of illness, only to find themselves standing around, really doing nothing once they have made their escape. 3) The unpunctual for publicity reasons. To this class belongs the fewest in number, but their motives make them worthy of note. They come late on principle, because it gives them the chance to display themselves before others by walking down the aisle of a church already full, doing what they want, whenever they want. What category do you fall into? Perhaps there are others that can be added to the list? Examine yourselves and allow us to eradicate this illness that prevails throughout the Orthodox Church worldwide. Is it illness or apathy? We as Orthodox Christians claim to hold the true faith! When the Second Coming of Christ occurs, will we be true to our habits and be latecomers when the Kingdom doors are closed to us for all eternity? I pray not! My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, use this message as a wakeup call and not a message to get angry at. The Lord said, I will come like a thief in the night when you least expect it. Prepare yourselves now by welcoming the King of Kings when we hear, Blessed is the Kingdom which has been prepared for you! With Love in Christ, I remain, Father Nicholas Father Nick s Letter Αγαπητοί αδελφοί και αδελφές εν Χριστώ: Φεβρουάριος 2013 Ως Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, για οποιονδήποτε λόγο, πρέπει συνεχώς να μας υπενθυμίζεται συνεχώς η ακρίβεια και η επικαιρότητα για την παρακολούθηση των θείων ακολουθιών. Έχοντας πεί αυτό, μόλις στην αρχή του Νέου Έτους, θα ήθελα να μοιραστώ μαζί σας μέρη ενός άρθρου που το βρήκα τυχαία, το οποίο περιγράφει μερικούς από εμας τους Ορθοδόξους και γιατί ερχόμαστε στην εκκλησία αργά. Θα το μοιρασθώ μαζί σας από αγάπη και για την εξέταση του εαυτού σας. Ω Ορθόδοξοι έχουμε μια ασθένεια στην Εκκλησία μας, που πρέπει να εξαλειφθεί Είναι η χρόνια αργοπορία μας στις ακολουθίες. ΚΑΘΕ Κυριακή, και εννοώ ΚΑΘΕ, κατά την έναρξη της Θείας Λειτουργίας, υπάρχουν μόνο 10 έως 15 άτομα στην εκκλησία, όμως, στο κάλεσμα για Θεία Κοινωνία «Μετά φόβου Θεού, πίστεως και αγάπης προσέλθετε», η εκκλησία είναι γεμάτη. Γιατί συμβαίνει αυτό; Έχουμε εκπαιδευτεί από τρυφερές ηλικίες μας να το κάνουμε αυτό; Ή, είναι γιατί είμαστε ορθόδοξοι και κατέχουμε την αληθινή πίστη και δεν χρειάζεται να είμαστε στην ώρα μας; Σύμφωνα με αυτό το άρθρο, οι αργοπορημένοι στην Θεία Λειτουργία και σε άλλες ακολουθίες της εκκλησία κυρίως εμπίπτουν σε μία από τις τρεις κατηγορίες ή τάξεις. Δεν μιλάμε για αυτούς που σπανίως έρχονται αργά, λόγω έκτακτης ανάγκης ή απλά μια χρονική απόκλιση, αλλά και αυτοί που έρχονται αργά από συνήθεια, και αφού ο ιερέας έχει τόνισει με έμφαση: «Ευλογημένη η Βασιλεία". 1)Οι ανακριβείς σε όλα! Αυτή η ομάδα δεν έχει μάθει ποτέ να οργανώνη τον χρόνο της, έτσι ώστε να μποροούν να κάνουν το σωστό πράγμα στη σωστή στιγμή. Είναι αργοπορημένοι σε κοινωνικές υποχρεώσεις, επαγγελματικές συναντήσεις, συνάντηση με φίλους και έτσι, έρχονται αργά στην εκκλησία επίσης. Μόνο μια αρκετά διεξοδική αυτοεξέταση θα διορθώσει αυτή τη συνήθεια. 2) Οι ανακριβείς λόγω αδιαφορίας για την Θεία Λειτουργία και άλλες υπηρεσίες της εκκλησίας. Αυτοί διαφέρουν αισθητά από την πρώτη τάξη, επειδή έρχοντα αργά μόνο στην εκκλησία. Συνήθίσζουν να έρχονται αργά, λόγω της ημισυνειδητής πλήξης που βιώνουν στην εκκλησία με το να μην συμμετέχουν πλήρως στην Θεία Λειτουργία. Αν το αναλύσουν ποτέ πραγματικά, θα ακούσουν τον εαυτό τους να λέη «η Λειτουργία και οι άλλες υπηρεσίες της εκκλησίας είναι επίπονες και μακρές". Συνήθως αυτοί είναι μεταξύ εκείνων που φεύγουν από την εκκλησία νωρίς πριν η ακολουθία τελειώσει, σαν να καταδιώκονται από ένα δαίμονα ή από μια επείγουσα έκκληση της φιλανθρωπίας ή μια ξαφνική ασθένειας, μόνο για να σταθούν πλησίον, πραγματικά κάνοντας τίποτα από τη στιγμή που δραπέτευσαν της εκκλησίας. 3) Οι ανακριβείς για λόγους δημοσιότητας. Σε αυτή την κατηγορία ανήκει ο μικρότερος αριθμός, αλλά τα κίνητρά τους είναι άξια προσοχής. Αργοπορούν από αρχή, γιατί τους δίνεται η ευκαιρία να εμφανισθούν πριν από τους άλλους στον διάδρομο της εκκλησίας ήδη πλήρους, κάνουν ό, τι θέλουν, όποτε θέλουν. Σε ποια κατηγορία ανήκετε; Υπάρχουν και άλλες που μπορούν να προστεθούν στον κατάλογο; Εξετάζοντας τον εαυτό σας και επιτρέποντας μας να εξαλείψουμε αυτή την ασθένεια που επικρατεί σε όλη την Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία σε όλο τον κόσμο. Είναι ασθένεια ή απάθεια; Εμείς, ως Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί λέμε ότι κατέχουμε την αληθινή πίστη! Όταν θα γίνη η Δευτέρα Παρουσία, όντας πιστοί στις συνήθειές μας θα αργήσουμε, όταν οι πόρτες του Βασιλείου θα κλείσουν Βασίλειο για πάντα; Προσεύχομαι πως όχι! Αγαπητοί αδελφοί και αδελφές μου εν Χριστώ, χρησιμοποιήστε αυτό το μήνυμα ως αφύπνιση και όχι ένα μήνυμα για να θυμώσετε. Ο Κύριος είπε, "Θα έρθω σαν κλέφτης μέσα στη νύχτα... όταν δεν με περιμένετε". Προετοιμάστε τον εαυτό σας τώρα καλωσορίζοντας τον Βασιλέα των Βασιλέων, όταν ακούμε, «Ευλογημένη η Βασιλεία... που έχει προετοιμάσει για σας"! Με αγάπη στον Χριστό, παραμένω, Πατήρ Νικόλαος

5 The Presidents Page Dear Fellow Parishioners, I would like to start out with a great big THANK YOU to the New Years Eve Committee for all their hard work and dedication in making our New Years Eve Gala a night to remember! As you can see in the pictures, everyone who attended had a grand time. The night was very successful and we had a wonderful time ringing in the New Year with our Holy Trinity Family. With our New Years Eve Raffle our GOYA/Icarus Dance Troupe was able to raise over $ to go towards the cost of their new costumes. These costumes arrived from Greece in time, and were worn as they danced in the Metropolis Folk Dance Festival in Annapolis, MD over the weekend of January 20 th. We had 9 youth compete in the festival. They did very well and deserve our congratulations for representing Holy Trinity. Our GOYAn s will host their annual Tournament during President s day weekend and we wish them Good Luck and welcome our competitors and wish them well also! You can help them by placing an AD in their Tournament ad book, helping with the tournament itself, via food donations or volunteering that weekend. See any GOYAn to offer your help. The 2013 Parish Council was sworn in on January 13, and we look forward to working together in the coming year to strengthen our unity within our Holy Trinity Family and work together as a team. We will soon begin preparation for our Annual Greek Festival and will certainly need your help. Please think about what you can contribute, whether it be time, talent, or treasure. We can only have a successful Festival if we all work together and do our part. You can also help by advertising in our festival ad magazine and/or asking your friends or family to advertise. Please call the church office if you are available to help with the prep work or the festival Ad book. Watch your weekly bulletins and upcoming monthly bulletins for more details. As always, we the Parish Council, are here to serve you and our church family. If you have a need or concern please feel free to contact any of us. Our numbers are listed on the 1 st page of this bulletin. Sincerely, Georgia Halakos Αγαπητά Μέλη της Κοινότητας, Θα ήθελα να ξεκινήσω με ένα μεγάλο μεγάλο ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ στην Επιτροπή της Παραμονής της Πρωτοχρονιάς για όλη τη σκληρή δουλειά και την αφοσίωσή τους που έκαναν την Χοροεσπερίδα μας μια αξέχαστη βραδιά! Όπως μπορείτε να δείτε και στις φωτογραφίες, όλοι όσοι παρευρέθηκαν επέρασαν θαυμάσια. Η Χοροεσπερίδα ήταν πολύ επιτυχημένη και περάσαμε υπέροχα περιμένοντας την είσοδο του Νέου Έτους με την οικογένεια της Αγίας Τριάδας μας. Η πώληση λαχνών απέφερε στην ομάδα GOYA/Ίκαρος περισσότερα από $2, που διατέθησαν για την αποπληρωμή των νέων στολών τους. Οι στολές αυτές ήλθαν από την Ελλάδα εγκαίρως, και χρησιμποιήθηκαν στο Λαογραφικό Φεστιβάλ Χορού της Μητροπόλεως στην Αννάπολη του Μέριλαντ τη διάρκεια του Σαββατοκύριακου της 20 ης Ιανουαρίου. Εννέα νεολαίοι μας συμμετείχαν στο φεστιβάλ. Επήγαν πολύ καλά και αξίζουν τα συγχαρητήριά μας για την εκπροσώπηση της Αγίας Τριάδας. Οι GOYA μας θα διοργανώσουν το ετήσιο τουρνουά στην διάρκεια του Σαββατοκύριακου της Ημέρας του Προέδρου, στους οποίους ευχόμαστε Καλή Τύχη, καλωσορίζοντας ταυτοχρόνως τους ανταγωνιστές μας, στους οποίους εύχομαι επίσης να πάνε καλά! Βοηθήστε τους οικονομικά με μία διαφήμιση στο βιβλίο του τουρνουά, βοηθώντας με την ίδια τη διοργάνωση, ή δωρεάς τροφίμων και εθελοντισμού εκείνο το Σαββατοκύριακο. Επικοινωνήσθε με τους GOYA για τη βοήθειά σας. Το Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο του 2013 ορκίσθηκε την 13ην Ιανουαρίου, και αποβλέπουμε στην ομαδική συνεργασία σας γιά το επόμενο έτος για την ενδυνάμωση της ομονοίας μας της οικογένειά μας της Αγίας Τριάδας. Σύντομα θα ξεκινήσουμε την προετοιμασία του Ετησίου Ελληνικό Φεστιβάλ μας και σίγουρα θα χρειασθούμε την βοήθειά σας. Σας προτέρπω να σκεφθήτε τι μπορείτε να συνεισφέρετε, τον χρόνο, το ταλέντο, ή τις αρετές σας. Θα έχουμε ένα επιτυχημένο Φεστιβάλ, αν συνεργαστούμε όλοι μαζί συνεισφέροντας ότι μπορούμε. Μπορείτε επίσης να βοηθήσετε τοποθετώντας, εσείς και οι φίλοι και συγγενείς μία διαφήμιση στο περιοδικό διαφημίσεων του φεστιβάλ. Παρακαλώ επικοινωνείστε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας, εάν είσθε διαθέσιμοι/ες για να βοηθήσετε στην προετοιμασία του διαφημιστικού περιοδικού του φεστιβάλ. Παρακολουθήστε τα εβδομαδιαία δελτία σας και τα μηνιαία δελτία για περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες. Όπως πάντα, το Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο, είναι εδώ για να εξυπηρετή εσάς και την οικογένειά της εκκλησία μας. Εάν χρειάζεσθε κάτι ή ανηυσχείτε για κάτι μην διστάσετε να επικοινωνήσετε με οποιονδήποτε από μας. Οι αριθμοί τηλεφώνου μας μας είναι καταχωρημένοι στην 1η σελίδα αυτού του ενημερωτικού δελτίου. Με εκτίμηση, Γεωργία Halakos

6 SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Both children and teachers alike are settling back into a routine after a joyous Christmas season. We are grateful for all that the Lord provided for us and looking forward to a blessed We felt that it would be beneficial to keep you apprised of what is coming in the next three months so we have included a calendar of the events. We hope this is helpful. It is such joy working with your children! February 3 Family worship Godparents Sunday 10 Teachers meeting 17 Family worship in Church/Sunday School to follow March 3 Teachers meeting 17 Mission Boxes 24 Procession of Icons (Sunday of Orthodoxy) April 7 Junior Oratorical Festival (Pre K thru 6th) 14 Teachers meeting 28 No Sunday School (Palm Sunday) HOLY TRINITY REGISTRY Churchings: Eleni Iliadis, the daughter of Vaia & Antonios Iliadis received her 40 day Churching blessing on January 20th in our Church. We congratulate the family and pray the Lord will bless them as they prepare for baptism. Adult Baptisms: Valerie Wham, was baptized on December 9th in our Church. The sponsor was Diane Maravelias. We congratulate her, and her sponsor and welcome Valerie into the Orthodox Faith. Weddings: Valerie Wham & Emmanuel Kanas, were united in marriage on January 17th. The sponsor was John Manis. We congratulate the newly united in Christ and pray our Lord will bless them always. Cassandra Corbello & William Kanas, were united in marriage on January 26th. The sponsor was Nicole Koupatsari. We congratulate the newly united in Christ and pray our Lord will bless them always. Funerals: Theone Frangos fell asleep in the Lord on January 20th and the funeral was held in our Church on January 24th. She is survived by her brother Peter Andrianopoulos, her nieces and nephews: Nick & Georgia Kakaroukas and Alexis & Anthony Andrianopoulos, five God-children and her sister-in-law Faith Andrianopoulos. May her memory be eternal! Katherine Galanis fell asleep in the Lord on January 20th and the funeral was held in our Church on January 26th. She is survived by her husband James, her son and his wife, Rick and Diana Galaris. May her memory be eternal! Memorials: Eid Al-Annouf ~ 40 Day ~ January 13 Olga Nicholas ~ 7 year ~ January 13 John Galanakis ~ 3 Year ~ January 13 Dean Ganoudis ~ 40 Day ~ January 20 Vasilea Galanakis ~ 31 Year ~ January 13 Konstantine Gus Kountourzis ~ January Parish Sacramental Report: Baptisms: 15 Chrismations: 0 Weddings: 7 Funerals: 13

7 PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS As we embark upon the New Year we would very much like to encourage your membership to the Ladies Philoptochos Society. The members of the Saint Agape chapter are delighted to welcome you to the group and we look forward to accomplishing great things together for all the charitable causes we serve. To find out more about Philoptochos in general please feel free to visit the website of the Philoptochos Society of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey website Alternatively, please feel free to call Katy Geanopulos with any other questions you may have regarding the Wilmington Saint Agape chapter. We are delighted to hold a reception tea on Saturday 9 th of February to welcome new and existing members to the Saint Agape chapter of Philoptochos. We very much hope the function will be widely attended and we extend our heartfelt invitation to all ladies of the community. On Sunday the 13 th of January we celebrated the tradition Cutting of the Vasilopita. Many of our church members were present and we thank them for their generous donations towards St Basil Children s Academy. I am very grateful to all the ladies who worked so tirelessly to create a wonderful event. And finally a few dates for the diary: Event Description Date Location Tea to Welcome New Members Saturday, February 9, 2pm Community Center General Meeting Saturday, February 23 11am Philoptochos Room Lenten Covered Dish Dinner Board/General Meeting Wednesday, March 20, 2013 (following Presanctified Service - 7pm) Community Center (Fasting Covered Dish Dinner for ALL attendees for March 20th meeting) Board Meeting Tuesday, April 16, 5pm Philoptochos Room General Meeting: Tuesday, April 16, 6pm Philoptochos Easter Bread Baking Thursday, April 25, 2013 (TBC) Kitchen Easter Bread Baking Friday, April 26, 2013 (TBC) Kitchen Please note that the 2013 Philoptochos membership dues are now due. Thank you for your continued support. With love in Christ, Katy Geanopulos President Philoptochos Christmas Bread Baking

8 CREATE A REUNION...on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2013 Celebrate GODPARENT & GODCHILD SUNDAY at 10AM Please prepare in prayer and fasting for the Special Service before Holy Communion on that day. For as many of you as have been baptized in Christ, have put on Christ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is a Godparent? By Father Dean Nastos In this article I would like to begin to explore what it means to be a Godparent. We all have them, and many of us have been asked to be one. It is interesting that books on the subject are very hard to find. The tradition of God-parenting is an ancient one going back to the days of the early church. In the New Testament book of Acts, one will read of whole households being baptized into the faith, including infants, children and servants. Traditionally, the Godparent acts as a steward of faith for the newly baptized child, serving as an added assurance (in addition to the parents efforts), that the child will be raised to understand fully his or her relationship to God through a personal faith in Jesus Christ and the life of His church. That is powerful! Often times we think of God-parenting as a purely social convention, a way for parents to honor a family member or friend. But if one takes it only on that level then one can very easily lose the spiritual dimension to the relationship that grants a Godparent license to reach out and be something more to the child that just mom or dad s friend. Being a Godparent is a serious responsibility. Fr. Anthony Coniaris in his book titled Your Babies Baptism in the Orthodox Church writes the following: At baptism we have sponsors or Godparents who must be of the Orthodox faith since they undertake to assist the religious nurture of the child. The sponsor should be an active Orthodox who realizes that he must keep in touch with his godchild and help him grow in the faith especially by his own good example. Fr. William Chiganos writes concerning the faith of the Godparent: The faith of the Godparent is significant. The person who confesses Jesus Christ as his Lord cannot ignore and violate in work and deed this faith. How can he promise God that he will make certain that the child will grow to be a true follower of Christ, when he himself lives a life of unbelief and disobedience?! If you are a Godparent who has not been active in the life of your Godchild, there s time to make a change. You will both benefit. Begin by remembering your Godchild in prayer each day. Send him/her a name day card. Write a letter or make a phone call to ask how he/she is doing. Talk about school, hobbies, church, etc. Bring your Godchild with you to church if you live in the same town. You will be surprised how much just a little can mean to your Godchild and to you. Heart In February the Heart will gather the 3rd Thursday, FEBRUARY 21st instead of the 2nd Thursday! We meet in the AHEPA Room at 1pm Refreshments will be served! For more information call Pete

9 Serving in February... Epistle Readers: February 3 ~ Dimitri Kaliakin February 10 ~ Larry Kirifides February 17 ~ Yanni Kaliakin February 24 ~ Jamie Kostas Narthex Duty: February 3 ~ Group 1 February 10 ~ Group 2 February 17 ~ Group 1 February 24 ~ Group 2 Coffee Hours: February 3 ~ Heart February 10 ~ Parish Council February 17 ~ GOYA TOURNAMENT February 24 ~ Daughters of Penelope 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 February February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 Joanna Tsaganos Dimitra Lempesis Niki Karaoglanis Vickie Karakasidis Maria Papanicholas Litsa Anestos Maria Kramedas Sophia Regas If you cannot meet your scheduled date please contact Loula ST. BASIL TEAM Dimitri Kaliakin, Captain (610) Steven Constantinou Theodore Fessaras Constantinos Fournaris Nicholas Gianelos Larry Kirifides Andrew Rafael Markos Zerefos Holy Trinity Altar Boys Rev. Fr. Dean Nastos, Pastor Rev. Fr. Nick Rafael II, Associate Pastor Mr. Michael Sanford, Director ST. CHRYSOSTOM TEAM Antonio Fessaras, Captain (302) Chris Coulaloglou Alex Hristopoulos Michaelino Keleta Lazarus Kirifides Constantine Krikelis Niko Marinis Panagiotis Tzinoudis Yianni 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 10:30AM. 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 Fr. Dean 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, Fr. Dean or Mr. Sanford. 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 Fr. Dean or Mr. Sanford.

10 Holy Trinity 2012 Financial Stewards Adamopoulos, Angeliki & Anastasios Adamopoulos, Chris & Nancy Adamopoulos, Sotiere Al-Annouf, Nabil & Rabia Batah Alexandratos, Angelos Alexandridis, Thanos & Sharon Alexopoulos, John & Elena Almasou, Elias & Rasha Amygdalos, Michael & Christine Anagnostou, AnaMaria Anagnostou, Anthoula Anagnostou, Mary Anastasakos, Georgia Anastassiades, Andreas & Litsa Andreadis, Cleopatra Andreadis, Evan & Theone Andrianopoulos, Faith Annos, Elaine Annos, William & Irene Anton, Anthony & Lucille Antony, Michael Apessos, Spyros & Maria Apostolakis, Nicholas & Irene Apostolatos, Arkontoula Apostolatos, Evaggelos Arvanitis, Argyrios & Lisa Atsidis, Kostas & Eutichia Bacchieri, Gregg & Stacey Bambacus, Meropi Battas, Stephanie Belitsas, Athanasios & Antonia Boines, Daniel & Dale Boines, Georgia Bouloukos Harry & Anastasia Brostoff, Seth Brown, Michael Brown, Sean & Maria Brown, James & Karen Burpulis, Costa & Maria Burpulis, John & Mary Burpulis, Stamatis Caras, Christina Caras, Constantine & Maria Caras, George & Chris Caras, Harry & Susan Carros, Demo & Helyn Chahalis, James & Maria Chambers, George & Katherine Chappel, Jane Chilimidos, Dennis & Effie Chilimidos, Jerry & Amy Chris, Alexander & Edith Christou, Christos Christou, Demetra Christou, Vasilios & Alexandra Ciabattoni, Olga Coates, Eftihia & George Colborn, Brian & Nicole Colyvas, Amanda Congalidis, John Constantinou, George Constantinou, John & Carol Contompasis, Petros & Bessie Cooke, Charles Costalas, Alexandra Costis, Gus & Patsy Coulaloglou, Michele & Costas Courtis, Harry & Sophia Coustenis, Robert & Katherine Cozamanis, Olympia Creedon, Mary Cubeta, Jamie & Tina Cusanelli, Patrick Dalbow, Katerina & Edward Dalianis, John & Vicky Dandolos, Dimitrios & Carol Degermentzidis, George & Polyxeni Demetriou, Spyros & Anna Demourtzidis, Joseph & Erini Demourtzidis, Nikolaos & Daphne Demourtzidis, Steven Diamanty, John & Kathy Diamanty, Thomas & Sue Diamond, Anthony & Lauren Diamond, John & Susan Dianastasis, Ernie & Jennifer Dickey, Irene Dignam, Agnes Donald, Maria & Bill Doukakis, Helen Drimones, Clara Drimones, Nicholas Dumel, John & Evangeline Eliades, Sophie Evangelatos, Speros & Emily Evlom, Martena Fafalios, Mary Faller, James & Catherine Fanandakis, George & Helen Fanos, George Ferentinos, Peter Ferentinos, Spero & Joan Fessaras, Costas & Anna Fessaras, Zaharias & Irene Fikioris, Dimitrios & Margaret Fotakos, Leonidas A. & Sophia Fotakos, Toula Fountzoulas, Costas & Audrey Fournaris, Emmanuel & Evanthea Fournaris, George & Aspasia Frangakis, Andrew Frangakis, John & Christine Frangia, Stephen Frangos, Theone Galanakis, Ekaterini Galanis Nick & Agnes Galaris, James & Katherine Ganiaris, Fr. Stamatios & Pres. Joan Ganoudis, Dean & Joanna Gargalas, Thomas Gatos, George Gatos, Paula Gattuso, Jean & Michael Geanopulos, Georgiean Geanopulos, Katy George, Mary Georgiou, Gus Geralis, Loula Gerassimakis, Nick & Connie Gianakis, Charles & Ioanna Gianelos, James & Stacie Giannaris, Fr. George & Pres. Mary Giannatos, Gerry & Anna Gotides, Virginia Graham, Alton & Catherine Graham, Christine Gregory, Helen Grigorakakis, Maria Grivas, Christopher & Michell 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 Haldas, William & Shirley Haldas-Ross, Melissa & Christopher Hall, Philip & Eleni Hann, Eugenia & Gary Hantzandreou, George Hantzandreou, Katerina Hantzandreou, Theodore & Labrini Hantzopoulos, George Hantzopoulos, Kostas Hantzopoulos, Liza & Bill Hatzis, Nicholas & Katherine Hatzis, Tom & Georgia Hondry, Bill Hondry, Joan Hondry, Steve Iliadis, Tina & Dimitrios Ioannou, Ida Issaris, Katherine Joannides, Joseph & Alice Johnson, Margo Joseck, Fred & Xanthy Kalaitzoglou, Apostolos & Niki Kalampakas, Athanasios & Joanna Kalfas, Caroline Kaliakin, Victor & Elizabeth Kalmer, Mary Kamenakis, George & Effie Kamenakis, Peter Kanas, Larry Kanas, Manny & Valerie Kapordelis, Loula Karablacas, Helen Karablacas, Stelios Karablacas, Virginia Karagiannis, Peter & Tina Karakasidis, Demetrios & Eleni Karakasidis, John & Vicki Karakasidis, Stephanos & Evagelia Karamihalis, Dean Karaoglanis, Eleftherios & Niki Karas, George Karas, Tom Karas, Yianni Karavasilis, Nick & Foula Karolidis, Spiros & Fawn Katsanos, Stella & Jack Katsimbris, Dennis & Angela Kays John & Efigenia Kehagias, John & Katherine Keros, Georgia Kertiles, Paul & Marietta Kimbiris, George & Beatriz King, Jamie & Tina G. Kirifides, Alexander & Kathy Kirifides, Lazarus M. & Helen Kirifides, Michael & Kerry Kirifides, Vasil & Elefteria Kirtses, Petros & Athy Kledaras, George & Ann Kledaras, Olympia Klezaras, Nikoletta Klezaras-Lurz, Marina Kollias, Basil & Dimitra Kollias, Georgia Kollias, Polly Koninis, Christina Koninis, John & Anastasia Koninis II, John Kontis, Gus & Cindy Kontomaris, Kostas & Melissa Kostas, James Kostas, John & Gale Kostas, Lynn Kostas, Nicholas Kostoulas, Evangelos Kotanides, Anastasia Kotanidis, Antonios & Roula Kotanidis, Christos & Maria Kotanidis, Efstathios & Linda Kourpas, Elias & Chrystallo Mouza Koutoufaris, John & Marlene Kramedas, Gregory & Matoula Kramedas, Maria Kramedas, Nina & Theodore Kramedas, William & Genie Krikelis, Helene Krikelis, Basil & Jamie Krikelis, Peter & Susan Kromedas, Constantinos & Vasiliki Kusumi, Jeff & Robin Kyranakas, John Kyriakakis, Anthony Laletas/Brockett, Ernest & Barbara Laskaris, Johanna Laws, Brian & Vasiliki Lawson, Michael & Victoria Lazare, John & Sandra Lazaridis, Anastasis & Christina Lazopoulos, John & Christina Lazopoulos, Melissa Lemper, Anthony & Diana Lempesis, Anastasios & Dimitra Leounes, Thomas & Helen Liarakos, Evelyn Liarakos, George & Ann Liparos, Anargyros Little, Mary Livaditis, John & Marisa Lomis, Dean & Toula Long, Irene MacKewiz, W. Lee & Irene Maidanos, Emily Makis, Gus & Anthi Manis, Voula & John Manolakis, Mary Manolakos, Nick & Paula Manoloudis, Michael & Kandi Manos, Philip & Voula Mantzavinos, Chris & Mary Mantzavinos, Spiros & Megan Maravelias, Angelique Maravelias, James & Diana Marini, Irene Marinis, Jaclyn Marinis, Kalliope Markatos, Harry & Susan Markozanis, Maria & Michael Matulas, Anagnostis & Angela Matulas, Apostolas & Georgia Mavridis, Maria & Prodromos Mayew, G. Michael & Charlotte Mazarakis, John McFarland, Antoinette & Steve McManus Ryan & Theodora McVaugh, Eugenia & Andrew Melisaris, Anastasios & Diane Melissourgos, Xenophon & Aikaterini Mentis, Constantia Mesogianes, Barbara Metaxotos, Nicholas Michell, Constantine & Elaine Michell, Theodore & Catherine Michell, Vasili & Megan Milionis, Constantine Minella, Tia & Charles Misogianes, Milt & Carol Mistras, Antonios & Soula Mistras, Theodora Mistras, Michael Moutsatsos, George & Alexia Nannas, Theodore & Alexandra Nastos, Fr. Dean & Pres. Carolyn Ney, Bruce & Marina Nicholas, Steve

11 2012 Financial Stewards continued... Nicholas, William Nicholson, Matina Novakis, Louis Ohlemacher, Leo & Evangeline 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 Papademetriou, Kyriakos & Amber Papantinas, Stephen & Elaine Pappanicholas, Demetrios & Maria Pappanicholas, Evan Pappas, Dean & Zoe Pappas, Elizabeth Pappas, Helen Pappas, John & Lois Pappas, Sandra Pappoulis Christina Pappoulis Roula Pastis, Jackie Pennias, John & Stavroula Pettaris, George & Stavroula Pettit, Stacie & Jim Phalangas, Charalambos & Mary Philippakos, Pantelis Phillips, Ernest & Iris Phillips, Pauline Pierson, Vetta Pispitsos, Pantelis Pittaoulis, Steve Pittas, John Popescu, Sabastian & Manuela Poulos, Marika Poulos, Vasilios & Eulampia Psaltis, John Psaltis, Nickolas & Sophia Psaltis, Thomas & Cindy Psihalinos, George & Athina Psihalinos, Nikos Pyrros, Georgia Rafael II, Rev. Nick & Pres. Olga Raisis, Leonidas & Irene Raisis, Spiros Ranalli, Anthony & Marie Rassias, Dion & Gina Rassias, George & Amalea Rassias, Peter Rayias, Peter & Kathryn Regas, Constantinos Regas, Petros & Christine Regas, Sofia Rigas, Elias & Potoula Riggins, Margaret Righos, George & Elaine Roustopoulos, Theodoros & Alexia Ruhl, David & Athena Saffos, John & Karla Saitis, Mary Sakiadis, Byron & Alice Sanford, Mike & Andrea Sapunas, Areti Saridakis, Christopher & Penelope Sarmousakis, Marika & Chris Sartin, Nimrah & Deborah Savopoulos, Basil & Despina Savopoulos, Nicholas Savopoulos, Virginia Schillinger, Karen & Robert Semos, Paul & Joanne Skiadas, Peter & Stavroula Snell, Bryan & Pauline Souleles, Nicholas & Alexis Spanos, John & Carol Sparks, Everett & Alexandra Staikos, Dimitri Stathakis, Catherine Stavru, Nicholas & Maria Stavru, Sophia Stevens, Richard & Penny Stout, Bob & Voula Tangalidis, Dimitrios & Maria Tarabicos, Anastasia Tarabicos, James & Sophia Tarabicos, John & Joanne Tawfik, Emad & Soultana Teclemariam, Berhan & Saba Tektonopoulos, Diamantis Terris, Costas A. & Clara Terss, Eugenia & Robert Theodorakis, Stamatis & Lisa Thomas, Angelina & Richard Triantafyllou, Athanasios & Valentina Trikaliotis, Kostas Trivelas, Sotiros & Alice Troumounis, Antonio Tsaganos, Anthony & Joanne Tsaganos, George & Alexandra Tsaganos, Nicholas & Joanna Tsaganos, Peggy Tsaganos, Robert & Popi Tsaganos, Tina Tsakataras, George Tsakataras, Nikki Tsakiris, Konstantine & Denise Tsakiris, Tony & Jessica Tsakumis, George & Julia Tsakumis, Theodore Tsaldaris, Nicholas & Bonnie Tsavalas, George & Yvonne Tsionas, Constantine & Foula Tsionas, Efthimios & Anna Tsiouplis, Vasilis & Matina Tsoukalas, George & Frideriki Tsoukalas, Stavroula Tsoukalas, Harry & Niki Tsugranes, George & Penny Turley, Steve & Akiko Tzidras, Tanya Tzinoudis, Konstantinos & Demetra Valko, Regina Vance, Nicholas & Irene Vande Poele, A. David & Anne Vassilatos, George & Yvonne Vassiliou, Kleoniki Vassos, Barbara Velitskakis, Steve & Karen Vice, Billy L. & Elaine Vlamis, Nicholas & Peggy Vore, Mary Elizabeth & Roy Voultsis, Petros & Catherine Vouras, Nicholas Wilkinson, Clifford L. & Suzanne Wissman, Charles & Vaya Wissman, Charles Wolcott, Josiah & Paraskevi Wright, Douglas & Alexandra Xarhoulakos, Peter Yiannos, Peter & Stella Zaloga, Paul & Joann Zambetis, Paul & Zoe Zerefos, Demetri & Tina Zerefos, Markos & Eugenia Ziccarelli, Lou & Cathy Zinna, Anthony & Nina Zographos, Nicholas & Katherine As of December 31, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Parish Council would like to thank you for your 2012 contribution and for your continued willingness to support our church ministries. Below is the total stewardship for 2012, which was far below our budgeted amount, but also the highest it has ever been. It is only with your continued commitment and increased giving that we can continue to grow. Please prayerfully consider your 2013 pledge and send it to the church office at your earliest convenience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stewardship Amount Pledged: $287,615 Total Number of Pledging Families: 457 Total Number of Eligible Stewards: 570 Average Pledge: $ Amount of Pledge needed for budget: $1, As of December 31, 2012

12 ~ STUDY ABROAD IN GREECE ~ Ever dream of studying overseas but wary of the cost? Ever desire to study abroad but unwilling to sacrifice an entire semester of college life on campus? THE HELLENIC UNIVERSITY CLUB OF WILMINGTON is proud to present an opportunity addressing these concerns while immersing you in a spectacular land of culture mixed with summer fun at an accredited college. Summer 2013 in Thessaloniki, 4-week Semester American College of Thessaloniki/Anatolia College VISIT: Curriculum including: History, U.S. Regional Policy, Business in the European Union, Art and Culture, and many more Enjoy summer in a magnificent European metropolitan setting with nearby access to ancient historic and religious sites, countless cultural opportunities, beautiful beaches, sailing excursions, and much more. THE HELLENIC UNIVERSITY CLUB OF WILMINGTON is accepting applications from current college students for a tuition, room, and board scholarship For more information, please contact: Michael Logothetis at mikelogo@yahoo.com or (302) Deadline for Applications is March 15, 2013 THE HELLENIC UNIVERSITY CLUB OF WILMINGTON is currently accepting applications from graduating high school seniors for merit-based financial scholarships which reward students who are active in our community and plan to continue their studies at a university level. For more applications and information, please contact: Michael Logothetis at mikelogo@yahoo.com or (302) Deadline for Applications is April 1, FLOWERS FOR FEAST DAY ICONS Flowers always add beauty to whatever they adorn. It has always been a tradition among our Orthodox Churches to decorate Holy Icons with flowers when the Feast Day is being celebrated. Please contact Helen Doukakis and donate towards the flowers you would like as soon as possible. As always, this will be done on a first come, first serve basis. The names of those who donate the flowers will be listed in the Monthly Bulletin the month after the Feast Day is celebrated. Thank you for your support in this project and may our Lord continue to bless you. Please make your check payable to: HOLY TRINITY ALTAR GUILD Flowers for Presentation of our Lord in the Temple Icon-Feb. 2 nd $35.00 Flowers for St. Haralambos Icon - Feb. 10 th $35.00 Flowers for 40 Martyrs of Sebaste Icon Mar. 9 th $35.00 Flowers for Theotokos (1 st Salutation) Icon - Mar. 22 nd $40.00 Flowers for Sun. of Orthodoxy Icon - Mar. 24 th $35.00 Flowers for Annunciation Icon - Mar. 25 th $35.00 Flowers for Theotokos (2 nd Salutation ) Icon - Mar. 29 th $40.00 Flowers for 2 nd Sun. of Lent St. Gregory Palamas Icon Mar. 31 st $35.00

13 PAREA NEWS ( Parishioners at Restaurants Eating Altogether ) January s PAREA outing was held at Iron Hill Brewery/Restaurant on the Riverfront. We had 30 parishioners join in on the fun! So, if you are looking for a night out, please consider joining us for the next outing on Thursday, February 28 th (location to be determined). It is a great night of laughs and a chance to catch up with old friends and a chance to make new ones!! If you would like more information or would like to be added to our list, please contact Evie Fournaris at (302) or Fournaris@aol.com PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS On Sunday, Jan. 13 th following the Divine Liturgy the entire Parish Council received the Oath of Office from Fr. Dean within the Church. Following that Oath of Office the Parish Council elected its Officers for The results are as follows: President: Mrs. Georgia Halakos 1 st Vice-President: Mr. Tom Diamanty 2 nd Vice-President: Mr. George Tsavalas Secretary: Mr. George Rassias Treasurer: Mr. Jim Maravelias Asst. Treasurer: Mr. Tom Karas Congratulations to the 2013 Officers and to all the Parish Council Members as they fulfill their sacred duty to serve our Lord and His Church and to assist Fr. Dean and Fr. Nick in the moving the Parish forward for the benefit of all members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HONORING OF OUR VETERANS On Sunday, Nov. 18 th our Parish honored all the members of our Parish who were Veterans with a Special prayer offered by Fr. Dean in the Church proper. All Veterans of the Parish who were present that day were invited onto the Solea to have the Special prayer read in their honor and for them to be blessed. It was a moving tribute to our Veterans and one truly deserving. We thank all our Veterans for all they did, do and will do as they carry on the spirit of freedom for all to enjoy through their sacrifice. May God always bless our Veterans. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2013 CHURCH IMPORTANT DATES 1 st Saturday of Souls March 9 th GOOD FRIDAY May 3 rd 2 nd Saturday of Souls March 16 th ORTHODOX PASCHA MAY 5 th CLEAN MONDAY (GREAT LENT BEGINS) March 18 th Ascension June 13 th 3 rd Saturday of Souls March 24 th Pentecost June 23 rd Annunciation March 25 th Holy Trinity Day June 24 th Palm Sunday April 28 th All Saints Sunday June 30 th

14 ORTHODOX 101 CLASSES MONDAY 11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON TEACHER: FR. DEAN ~ ~ ~ ~ WHERE: LIBRARY COME LEARN ABOUT THE REAL BOOK OF REVELATION FEB. 4 TH Intro. To Book & Chapter 1 FEB. 18 TH Chapters 2-3 Is it really 666? FEB. 25 TH -- Chapters 4-5 MAR. 4 TH -- Chapters 6-7 Who is the real Antichrist? MAR. 11 TH -- Chapters 8-9 MAR. 18 TH -- Chapters MAR. 25 TH -- Chapters What is the real date of the end of the world? APR. 1 ST -- Chapters APR. 8 TH -- Chapters APR. 15 TH -- Chapters APR. 22 ND -- Chapters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALTAR GUILD The Altar Guild would like to acknowledge and thank the following parishioners for their donations: William Nicholas Wreath in honor of the Feast Day of St. Basil the Great (January 1). Sofia Regas Wreath in honor of the Feast of the Holy Epiphany (January 6); and in memory of a loving husband and father, Pete Regas. Poinsettias at Christmas Alton and Catherine Graham Prayers for the continued health of our family. Catherine Stathakis Prayers for the health of our family. ***** Members on Duty in January: Helen Doukakis, Catherine Faller, Steve Nicholas, Sofia Regas, 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 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 ****WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROUS SUPPORT****

15 ORTHODOX 101 CLASSES Friday 11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON TEACHER: FR. Nick ~ ~ ~ ~WHERE: AHEPA ROOM Help Sponsor 2013 Wilmington Basketball GOYA Tournament!! Help support the Wilmington GOYA by placing an ad in their ad book. Wish them luck and success while showing our community that you support our youth! Half Page - $25.00 Full Page - $50.00/COLOR - $75.00 Inside Cover - $100.00/COLOR - $ Back Cover - $150.00/COLOR - $ ORTHODOXY 101 February 8 th : Questions & Answers from Previous Classes February 15: Life after Death February 22 nd : Pre-Lent March 1st: Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts March 8th: Sundays of Great Lent March 15th: Lazaros Saturday/Palm Sunday March 22 nd : Holy Week/Pascha March 29th: Post-PAscha Sundays April 5 th : Missionary Work in the Church April 12 th : Moral Issues of the Church April 19 th : Prayers: What, When and Why? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Name Business Phone Contact Maya Kaliakin at mkaliakin@gmail.com for more information! Color only on Full Page Ads! Deadline to place the ad is FEBRUARY 3rd, Please submit Sponsorship Form, Advertisement, and Payment to: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 808 North Broom Street Wilmington, DE Please make checks payable to: Holy Trinity GOYA Provide your message below or attach your ad to this form: THANK YOU!

16 HOSPITAL VISITATIONS Not only is the spiritual health of our members important but also their physical health. When a member enters into the Hospital it is important that Fr. Dean is notified. If a member himself/herself is entering the Hospital (at least overnight), he/she should contact Fr. Dean beforehand if they know the day they will be entering. If a family member is entering the Hospital (at least overnight), another family member should contact Fr. Dean before hand if they know the day they will be entering. Obviously, in the case of an emergency, Fr. Dean should be notified immediately. Hospitals today no longer notify the Church when a Church member enters the hospital. So, if someone is in the hospital and Fr. Dean is NOT notified, don t blame him for not coming to see that member. Remember Fr. Dean s ESP has been down for years!!

17 F. for Y. your I. information A. FUNERAL IN THE ORTHODOX FAITH With the first Christians and with all true Christians of today, the hope of resurrection makes the exit from this life an entry into a better one and, actually, into the domain of the highest aspirations of the true Christian. Christians, believing that Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? (1 Corinthians 6:19) and that it is destined to be resurrected after death and to be united in an incorruptible state with the immortal soul at the Second Coming of the Lord, used to bury their dead with all due honor. Accordingly, they washed the body, dressed it in white garments, and took it to Church singing Psalmic verses on the way. The Orthodox funeral service of today goes back to the end of the 5 th and the beginning of the 6 th centuries in its main articulation and was later enriched by the eight sublime hymns of St. John of Damascus by which the ephemeral of this life and the eternity of the life hereafter are poetically described. The funeral service includes one Epistle Reading (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) and a Gospel Reading (John 5:24-31). In his celebrated passages to the Thessalonians St. Paul gives a definite account of what will happen to both the dead and the living at the time of the Second Coming of the Lord. The Gospel Reading deals with the words of the Lord Himself relating to eternal life as against the present one, and to the Last Judgment. For the Funeral Service to be recognized (valid) by the Orthodox Church, the following must be met: 1. The Funeral Service must take place in a canonical Orthodox Church. 2. The Funeral Service must be celebrated by a canonical Orthodox Priest. 3. The Funeral Service must be celebrated according to the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church. 4. The Burial Service must be celebrated according to the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church. 5. When a person falls asleep in the Lord for reasons that are uncertain, a qualified medical examiner may, with the permission of the next of kin, perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. In some states, this is required by law. In all cases, however, the Orthodox Church expects that the body of the deceased be treated with respect and dignity. 6. The Orthodox Faith affirms the fundamental goodness of creation, it understands the body to be an integral part of the human person and the temple of the Holy Spirit, and expects the resurrection of the dead. The Church considers cremation to be the deliberate desecration and destruction of what God has made and ordained for us. The Church instead insists that the body be buried so that the natural physical process of decomposition may take place. A Baptized Orthodox member who chooses to be cremated CANNOT be buried out the Church, out of a funeral home, or any other place. Additionally, a Memorial Services with Kolyva are not allowed to be held in the Church, inasmuch as the similarity between the Kernel of wheat and the body has been intentionally destroyed. A Trisagion (a brief prayer service) may be offered, if requested by the family. FUNERAL SERVICE AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH When a parishioner falls asleep in the Lord, a family member should contact immediately either Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick so that the prayer of the Soul Leaving the Body may be offered, if possible. At this point, Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick will decide with the family when the Funeral service will be held. The following steps must be taken in order for the Funeral service to take place: 1. Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick will determine whether or not the person who has fallen asleep is in spiritual and canonical good standing within the Orthodox Church for the Funeral service to take place in the Church. 2. Once good standing has been determined, the date and time of the Funeral service will be decided by either Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick and the family. 3. Once the date and time have been determined, the date and time of the Trisagion ( a brief prayer service) which will be held the night before the Funeral at the Funeral Home will be determined. 4. The next day the Funeral Service will be held in the Church proper. A Funeral Service may be held in the Funeral Home but only with the approval of Fr. Dean. 5. Following the Funeral Service, the person who has fallen asleep will be taken to the cemetery for the Trisagion service at the grave site. 6. The Tradition of the Orthodox Faith is that following the Trisagion at the grave site a Makaria (Mercy Meal) is offered by the family at either a restaurant, the Church Hall or a home for those who attended the funeral service. The Mercy Meal menu must include fish. The Makaria (Mercy Meal) is OPTIONAL. 7. Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick and the family will decide on the date of the 40 day Memorial either at the Mercy Meal or within the week following the Funeral Service. A person who has fallen asleep cannot be laid out for viewing or kept within the Church proper the night before the Funeral. A lay person cannot offer a eulogy within the Church proper at the Funeral service. A lay person may offer a eulogy either at the Funeral Home after the Trisagion service or at the Makaria (Mercy Meal). The casket must remain open at the Funeral service which is held within the Church proper or at the Funeral Home. The casket may remain closed but only with the approval of Fr. Dean. The Orthodox Church does not have last rites. The Church offers constant hope to its members and especially at the time near the falling asleep of a member. The Church, through Her Priests, offer prayers of healing and recovery of health to its member and especially at the time near the falling asleep of a member. The prayer of the Soul Leaving the Body is the only prayer offered and this only occurs when the member has fallen asleep in the Lord. The Funeral Service is NOT a Sacrament within the Orthodox Church. Q. Why do we have funerals and what is the process to follow when a loved one falls asleep here at Holy Trinity?

18 A Big Thank You for those of you that came out to the Hope Joy Bowling. We had a great time with over 30 children! Hope and Joy News Calling all children ages 7-9 On Saturday February 9th (from 10:00AM-2:00PM), Holy Trinity Church, in Egg Harbor Township, NJ will host this year's Delaware Valley KIDMISSION. This year, children from parishes in the surrounding area will look at ways to foster mission work around the globe. Our parish will focus on the United States. It will be a great way to encourage children to focus on helping those in need around our country (and beyond). The cost of this event is $10/child. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to jtsakumis@yahoo.com or exei_o_theos@yahoo.com Calling all children ages 4-9!! Please join us for a Day at the Museum: ~ Where: Delaware Museum of Natural History When: Saturday February 23rd from 11:00-1:00 Cost: Adults- $9, Children- $7, Museum Members- Free RSVP: jtsakumis@yahoo.com or exei_o_theos@yahoo.com The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official collegiate campus ministry program under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America. Our mission is to support fellowships on college campuses, whose members experience and witness to the Orthodox Christian Church through community life, prayer, service to others and study of the Faith. IN JANUARY, OCF DISTRICT COORDINATOR, GREG COOGAN, FROM MARYLAND, CAME TO WILMINGTON TO TALK TO MANY OF OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM WIDENER UNIVERSITY, WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY, DELAWARE TECH, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE AND WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY AT THE WISHES OF FR. DEAN AND PRES.CAROLYN. HE CAME TO SHARE THE WORD OF OCF WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. A NEW CHAPTER FOR THIS MIDATLANTIC AREA IS BEING ESTABLISHED WITH LOCAL AREA ORTHODOX CHURCH STUDENTS. CONTACT OUR CHURCH OFFICE FOR MORE INFO AND GATHERING DATES.

19 W E L C O M E MINISTRY Our Ministry Team is Diana Maravelias, Nia Charalambides, Evie Fournaris and Pres. Carolyn Nastos for upstairs Liturgy. Andrea Sanford and Pres. Olga Rafael for the downstairs Liturgy Welcome Ministry. You d like to help? Let one of us know. Blue Visitor cards are set in the pews. Visitors will receive a Holy Trinity pin to wear, helping to identify them at Fellowship Hour. Blue cards with your guests information need to be returned to our Greeter so they can get it to Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick by Holy Communion before announcements. Join us in sharing our Faith and welcoming: Carlie Freigeh from Michigan Marita, Vaggelis and Fragkiskos Kazos from Greece Interested in joining our Choir and sharing your TALENTS??? contact Tony or any member. CHOIR MEMBERS SHARE THEIR TALENTS! After Liturgy on December 23 and 24, we sang beautiful Christmas Carols for everyone s enjoyment. In our Community Center on January 12, all Holy Trinity Members and their friends were invited for a great opportunity to learn what music and hymns the Choir practices on Wednesdays and sings at Sunday Liturgies. Tony and Fr. Dean gave us explanations for the hymns we all can sing. We had refreshments and a SING-A-LONG for all the guests there. Christmas Party at the Caras Home, 2012

20 ALL WOMEN OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH YOU ARE INVITED TO HIGH TEA Bring a Friend! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 2-5PM HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HALL HOSTED BY HOLY TRINITY PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY Contact Katy Geanopulos WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT PHILOPTOCHOS Philoptochos.org National Philoptochos Society MISSION STATEMENT To promote charitable, benevolent and philanthropic outreach to preserve the sanctity of life and family and to perpetuate and promote our Orthodox faith and traditions."

21 January 12th at the Emmanuel Dining Room Our GOYA sponsored and hosted the meal on Saturday, January 12th, serving 100 men, women and children a warm meal. Thank you GOYANs for your great day of service! George Koukedis will sponsor the meal again this year in February, on Tuesday the 12th. Thank you George for your continuing commitment and generosity to this worthy charity. Please join us as we sponsor and serve lunch from noon to 1pm at 3rd and Walnut Streets in downtown Wilmington. 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. We help put food on the table. So does the BAYER Aspirin Company Holy Trinity Food Pantry As we deliver food to the various food closets scattered among our city, we see the poverty first hand. An ABC newscaster recently headlined his newscast by quoting alarming figures and also alerting his listeners that food closets will be very short of food as more and more Americans depend on them for their only meal! In order to accommodate everyone who needs food and not be turned away, these citywide food closets depend on donations from people like you and me. Please continue to bring in your food donations and when you can, double up on basic food items such as cereals, baby food, and pasta. Anything that will not spoil, such as: Canned fish, vegetables, beans, fruit, meat, soups, sugar, tea, coffee, flour, pancake mixes and syrup, cereals, pasta and sauces, baby food, formula, peanut butter and jelly, apple sauce, crackers, cookies ~ anything that will not spoil. Our present economy is bringing more and more people to the food pantries around our city for their daily meals. Please continue to fill our bins so that we can feed those in need for, as Orthodox Christians, we are to share our many blessings with the less fortunate. When you go food shopping, buy and extra can or two so that those in need are never turned away. There are two drop off locations for your convenience: one by the office and one in the Narthex. Our last delivery of 30 bags of food was delivered to the Sunday Breakfast Mission by Steve Nicholas. We thank you for your continued generous support. John, Nikkie, Steve, & Tina

22 St. Photini, the Samaritan Woman at the Well The Gospel of John relates the familiar account of the Samaritan Woman who met Jesus at Jacob s well and engaged him in dialogue (John 4:5-42). This discourse reveals that, until then, her life had been anything but exemplary. However, she responded to Christ s stern admonition with genuine repentance. She was forgiven by the Lord of her ife of sin and became a follower and even brought others from her village in Samaria to Jesus that they also might be saved. Tradition further relates that she was baptized by the Apostles and given the name Photini, which literally means the enlightened one. She almost immediately, as before, began bringing the Word of God to others. She journeyed as far as Carthage in North Africa with the message of salvation in Christ Jesus, but not until after she had brought her sizable family first into the church. Photini had five daughters, who were given Christian names at baptism, Anatoli, photo, Photes, Paraskevi, and Kyriake. She also had two sons, baptized Victor and Joseph. Following the martyrdoms of St. Peter and Paul at the hands of the tyrant Nero, Photini and her family traveled extensively, converting countless pagans to Christianity through her zealous faith in Jesus Christ. During these difficult days of the persecution under Nero, Photini and her family contributed to Christianity beyond measure. Photini s son Victor became an officer in the Roman army even though he was a Christian. At first he managed to not incur the displeasure of his superiors because of his illegal faith. Soon enough, however, his duties as an officer came into direct conflict with his Christian principles. He was put in charge of a detail whose mission was to seek out Roman citizens who dared acknowledge Jesus Christ and join this cult of the Nazarine. Refusing to obey such an order, Victor was brought to swift military justice not only for insubordination and treason, but also for his own confession of belief in Christ. His subsequent imprisonment and torture were brutally inflicted by his former comrads. Upon hearing the tragic news of her son s punishment, Photini immediately demanded and received an audience with Emperor Nero himself. In an impassioned plea for her son s life, she boldly spoke for the cause of Christianity. She told the disbelieving tyrant how gentle Jesus is worshipped by the world as Messiah and Son of God, and of how she once met him herself. The astounded Nero could not but admire her courage, buthis seething hatred for Christians could not be subdued and he sentenced her and her family to prison. There they languished for two years enduring endless suffering. When Photini and her family were put to death, it was the end of an unsurpassed labor of love for Christ and the beginning of immortality for the Samaritan woman who came to the well for water and was transformed into a wellspring of the Christian Faith. Would that we all could understand the evangelistic and missionary nature of the church as did this blessed saint and her family. The Presentation of our Lord or The Meeting of our Lord Epistle: Hebrews 7:7-17 Celebrated February 2 Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 Old Testament: Leviticus 12:2-8 Forty days after Christ was born he was presented to God in the Jerusalem Temple according to the Law of Moses. At this time as well, his mother Mary underwent the ritual purification, and offered the sacrifice as prescribed in the Law (Leviticus 12). It is at the Temple that the elder Simeon and Prophetess Anna, filled with the Holy Spirit, confirmed that the infant was the new-born Messiah who would cause the fall and the rising of many in Israel. In the service of the feast of the Presentation of our Lord, the fact emphasized is that Christ, the Son and Word of God, through whom the world was created, now is held as an infant in Simeon s hands; this same Son of God, the Giver of the Law, now himself fulfills the Law, carried in arms as a human child. The celebration of the Presentation of our Lord in the Church is not merely a historical commemoration. Inspired by the same Holy Spirit as Simeon, and led by the same Spirit into the church of the Messiah, the members of the Church can claim their own meeting with the Lord, and so also can witness that they, too, can depart in peace since their eyes have seen the salvation of God in the person of Christ. Taken from The Orthodox Faith, Vol. II: Worship, by Fr. Thomas Hopko Receive, O Simeon, Him whom Moses once beheld in darkness granting the Law of Sinai, and now who has become a child subject to the Law. This is He who the prophets heard, who for our sake has taken flesh and saved man. Let us worship him. The aged servant of God, Simeon, seeing the Word of God held in the arms of his mother, understood that this was the Glory revealed to the Prophets; and he cried, Rejoice, O Holy Lady, for as a throne you carry God, Lord of the light that knows no evening and King of Peace. (Hymns for Vespers and Matins of the feast.) About the Icon St. Joseph is shown on the extreme left, as an elderly man with white hair and beard. The Theotokos stands beside him with her arms extended toward her Son, Jesus. She is traditionally shown in blue garments. The doors of the temple are seen in the background, and the infant Christ is held by the elderly St. Simeon the God-Receiver in front of and above those doors. Behind St. Simeon stands St. Anna the Prophetess, who proclaimed on seeing the Christ Child that he was the long-awaited Messiah. (Taken from the Icon Book, by Boojamra, Essey, McLuckie, and Matusiak) Troparion Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, full of Grace! From you shone the Son of Righteousness, Christ our God, Enlightening those who sat in darkness! Rejoice and be glad, O Righteous Elder; You accepted in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, who grants the resurrection.

23 Διάφορα Δρ. Κώστας Γ. Φούντζουλας Αποσαφηνίσεις Υπάρχουν πολλά πράγματα που νομίζουμε ότι είναι τα ίδια αλλά στην πραγματικότητα δεν είναι. Αν και ακούγονται τα ίδια εν τούτοις οι μικρές διαφορές που υπάρχουν καθορίζουν την διαφορετικότητά τους. Ποιά είναι διαφορά και ποιά η ομοιότητα μεταξύ της «Δημοκρατίας» και «Ρεπούμπλικας»; Η λέξη Δημοκρατία προέρχεται από δύο λέξεις της Ελληνικής γλώσσας, «Δήμος = κοινός άνθρωπος» και «κράτος = δύναμη, κανόνας, διοίκηση». Η λέξη Ρεπούμπλικα προέρχεται από δύο λέξεις της Λατινικής γλώσσας, «Ρες = υπόθεση, πράγμα» και «πούμπλικα = σχετικά με τον λαό». Η δημοκρατία, άμεση ή δια αντιπροσώπων, εφευρέθη και εφαρμόσθηκε στην αρχαία Αθήνα. Το κύριο χαρακτηριστικό της δημοκρατίας είναι: διακυβέρνηση από την παντοδύναμη πλειοψηφία. Σε μια δημοκρατία, το άτομο, και κάθε ομάδα των προσώπων που συνθέτουν κάθε μειοψηφία, δεν έχουν καμία, ή ελαχίστη προστασία εναντίον της απεριόριστης δύναμης της πλειοψηφίας. Ο ορισμός της Ρεπούμπλικας είναι: μία συνταγματικά περιορισμένη κυβέρνηση του αντιπροσωπευτικού τύπου, που δημιουργήθηκε από ένα γραπτό σύνταγμα, το οποίον εγκρίθηκε από το λαό (εκλογικό σώμα), που μπορεί να τροποποιηθή μόνο από τον λαό. Οι αρμοδιότητές της κατανέμονται μεταξύ τριών ξεχωριστών υπηρεσιών, εκτελεστική, νομοθετική και δικαστική. Ιστορικώς, η πρώτη Ρεπούμπλικα δημιουργήθηκε στην Μασαχουσέτη το Δίαιτα απο το ρήμα «διαιτάσθαι» = περνώ την ζωή μου και Νηστεία από τις λέξεις «νη» + «εσθίω» δεν τρώγω δηλαδή. Οι περισσότερες θρησκείες χρησιμοποιούν τις περιόδους της νηστείας ως απόδειξη της πίστεως ή μετανοίας και είναι μια ευκαιρία για ένα πνευματικό διαλογισμό. Νηστεία ορίζεται σαν η αποχή από μερικά τρόφιμα, συνήθως κρέας και γαλακτοκομικά προϊόντα ή/και αλκοολούχα ποτά για ένα χρονικό διάστημα. Συνολικά, οι Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί πρέπει να απέχουν από αυτά τα τρόφιμα για περίπου 6 μήνες τον χρόνο. Δίαιτα είναι η ηθελημένη επιλογή τροφίμων για τον έλεγχο του σωματικού βάρους ή πρόσληψη θρεπτικών ουσιών. Η δίαιτα συνήθως συνδυάζεται με σωματική άσκηση. Η νηστεία και η δίαιτα έχουν κοινά στοιχεία αλλά δεν ταυτίζονται απαραιτήτως. Τα πιό κοινά σημεία και των δύο είναι η θέληση και η η επιμονή του ατόμου. Various Dr. Costas G. Fountzoulas Clarifications There are many things that we think are the same but in reality they are not. Although they sound the same, there are small differences that determine their specific application and use in life. What is the difference and what is the similarity between "Democracy" and "Republic?" The word Democracy is composed from two words of the Greek language, "Demos = common man" and "state = power, rule.." The word Republic is derived from two words of the Latin language, "Res = case thing" and publica = about people." Democracy, directly or through representatives, was invented and applied in ancient Athens. The main feature of democracy is: government by the powerful majority. In a democracy, the individual, or any group of individuals that make up a minority, have no or minimal protection against the unlimited power of the majority. Republic is defined as a constitutionally limited government of the representative type, created by a written constitution, which was approved by the people (electorate), which can be modified only by the people. Its responsibilities are divided between three separate services, executive, legislative and judicial. Historically, the first Republic was created in Massachusetts in Diet is derived from the Greek verb the verb "diaetasthae" = pass my life; Fasting is derived from the German word fasten, and it means to hold firmly, "holding to observance". Most religions use periods of fasting as proof of faith or repentance and it is an opportunity for a spiritual meditation and reflection. Fasting is defined as abstinence from some foods, usually meat and dairy products and/or alcoholic beverages for a long time. Overall, Orthodox Christians should abstain from these foods for about 6 months per year. Diet is the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake. The diet is usually combined with physical exercise for effective results. Fasting and diet have common parts but they are not necessarily identical. The most common points of both are the will and perseverance of the individual to abstain voluntarily from beloved food for some time.

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