Agape News September 2009

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1 Agape News September 2009

2 PICTURES ASSUMPTION NAMEDAY CELEBRATION MOUNT OLYMPUS YOUTH TRIP VISIT FROM HIS GRACE BISHOP ALEXIOS

3 PASTORAL MESSAGE Dear Parishioners, The Lord mighty and powerful, the Lord powerful in war. Lift up your gates you rulers; and be lifted up you eternal gates, and the king of glory will enter. This is what His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos will declare as the doors of the Church are opened on the day of Consecration, October 4, as the Church is removed from the world and is set aside forever. This declaration is one that we must take upon ourselves, not just as being applicable to the Temple of the Assumption, but also to the Temple of each of our bodies. It is the removal of the Parish from the world that must be the model of our own spiritual journey. We are in the world, but not of the world. In other words, although we are currently living in a fallen world in which sin is plentiful: We must recognize our falleness, but we must not taste temptation. We must be governed by His law, not the relative morality of our time. We must deny ourselves through the setting aside of pride and not relish in self-centeredness, gluttony, envy or greed. We must honor our Father in Heaven by making our lives a living prayer. Let us always pray together, Let us set aside all worldly cares that we may receive the King of all! In His Service, Rev. Father Jon Boukis Proistamenos

4 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sunday Lunch & Learning with Fr. Jon This year the Religious Education Program (Sunday School) of the Assumption Church for the 2 older classes will take place on Sunday afternoons with Fr. Jon. We will start with lunch and meet for an hour. Parents are welcome to listen so that the whole family not only can grow together, but can continue discussing the material on their own. Spiritual Formation and Religious Education at the Parish must be a seed which grows and blossoms in the home. Watch your mail for upcoming details of this new program. Blessing of the Backpacks On September 7, we will hold a special Agiasmos Service (Blessing of the Water) for the Blessing of the classrooms and the school year. The children are invited to come up on the solea with their backpacks, school books or just themselves to be blessed for a healthy and prosperous year of education. Don t miss it!!! First Day of Sunday School Religious Education for the K-2 Class will begin on Sunday, September 20, The Sunday Lunch & Learning for the older 2 classes begin in October - watch the Agape News for details. All children with attendance of 80% or better have hit the mark and will be listed monthly in the Agape News as based on cumulative attendance. Contact: Fr. Jon (309)

5 PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS Philoptochos Luncheon On Saturday, September 19 th, our Philoptochos will go to Chicago for the Philoptochos Annual Metropolis Luncheon. If you would like to attend, please contact Litsa Gregory. 1 st Meeting of the Year!!! The Philoptochos will have its 1 st meeting of the year on Sunday, September 13 th, following the Coffee Hour. We will be deciding on our fundraisers and activities for the year please make this meeting a priority. Contact: Litsa Gregory (309) ORTHODOX BIBLE STUDY ORTHODOX BIBLE STUDY This year the Orthodox Bible Study will meet on Monday Evenings from 6:00pm-7:30pm and on Thursday Mornings from 10:00am-11:30am beginning Thursday, October 8th. We will be studying St. Paul s 2nd Letter to the Corinthians. Bible Study is an opportunity for us to apply the Scriptures to our everyday lives. The Bible is the Good News that enriches our faith and deepens our understanding of every issue that we face. This can only be done through by obtaining the mind of the Holy Fathers. Let the scripture come alive in your life today!!! Contact: Fr. Jon (309)

6 ASSUMPTION TRIVIA NIGHT Trivia Night at the Assumption Fellowship Hall Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. DETAILS 6:30 p.m. Doors Open - 7:30 p.m. Start Time $10 Registration per person - Teams of 8 Cash Bar First Place Cash Prize Bring your own snacks or buy a Greek Pastry RSVP TO JOHN ASAP (309) DONATIONS Thank you to John and Elaine Eleftheropoulos for donating incense for our Divine Services. Thank you to Ludmilla Cherevko, Deno Kandis and Mike Kandis for their work in the rear courtyard. NEW STEWARDSHIP CARDS RECEIVED Jessica Lane MAY GOD BLESS EACH & EVERY ONE OF YOU!!! SACRAMENTS The Servant of God Constantine (Connor) Maess was Baptized on August 23, His Godmother is Kristin Lubbers. The Servant of God Hugh Reed was buried from the Assumption on July 31, The Handmaiden of God Mary Fotiades was buried from the Assumption on August 10, The Servant of God Christ Panousis was buried from the Assumption on August 20, The Handmaiden of God Kathy Kouris was buried from the Assumption on August 21, MAY THEIR MEMORY BE ETERNAL!

7 PARAKLESIS The Small Paraklesis to the Theotokos is a service in which we offer our prayers to the Blessed Mother of God in which we ask her to pray on our behalf to the Lord. Our supplications are for health, guidance and deliverance from adversity. It is through her prayers that we are saved, for she is closer to the Lord than you or I, and we know through many miracles that her prayers are heard. Please take a moment and prepare a list of those for whom you would like to have prayers offered - bring the list to the Paraklesis and offer your prayers with the whole community. For those who cannot come, know that the Church is open and that prayers are being offered for all of us. Again we pray for mercy, life, health, peace, safety, salvation, visitation, forgiveness and remission of sins of the servants of God

8 CONSECRATION The Consecration of our Parish of the Assumption is an event that is not merely celebrated during one service, but spans the Liturgical Cycle of an entire day beginning with Great Vespers on Saturday Evening and continuing through Orthros, the Consecration Service and the first Hierarchical Liturgy. Although the cycle is very rich, it is the Service of the Consecration that for most of us that is truly a once in a lifetime event. Unlike most of the Liturgical Services that are celebrated at the Assumption, the Consecration cannot be celebrated by the Priest the Bishop is the only one who can consecrate a Church (the other services that can only be celebrated by the Bishop are Ordinations and the preparation of Holy Chrism). This is necessary by definition of the ministry of the Bishop, which is to bring unity to Christ s Church. It is through the Episcopacy that the Church is the same no matter where we go, whether it is here in the Quad Cities, Chicago, New York or Athens. The ministry of the Priesthood is to tend to the Parish on behalf of the Bishop and to celebrate the mysteries of the faith. The Consecration Service has 5 main components: 1. The three processions of the Clergy and People around the Temple. 2. The placing and sealing of the Holy Relics into the Altar Table. 3. The Baptizing and Anointing of the Holy Altar Table. 4. The Vesting of the Holy Altar. 5. The Lighting of the Vigil Light on the Holy Altar. It is through the Consecration that the Church building is set aside as a place that is sacred and different from everyplace else in the world. Just as we are entirely changed into a new creation during the mystery of Holy Baptism and sealed with the mark of the Holy Spirit with Holy Chrismation, so is the Temple building completely changed during the this Blessed Event. In the July, August and September issues of the Agape News, I will further explain each of the five parts of the Consecration Service. This event is truly awe inspiring and each time I think about it I become moved and even feel chills. Don t miss out on truly understanding and being a part of this once in a lifetime event!

9 CONSECRATION The procession around the Temple Explained in the July Agape News The Sealing of the Holy Relics into the Altar Table Explained in the August Agape News THE BAPTIZING AND ANOINTING OF THE HOLY ALTAR TABLE The Altar Table represents the burial table of Christ within the tomb. To set the Holy Table aside, it now will undergo its own Baptism (washing) and Chrismation (anointing). The Bishop now puts on a special garment called the Savanon which is a white robe similar to the Sticharion which is worn under the bishops and priests vestments. The Savanon eventually will be cut up and given to all those in attendance as a witness to the blessed event. The washing of the Altar Table then takes place with the Bishop pouring Holy Water on it three times in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The priests then dry the Altar with pure white towels. The Bishop then proceeds to anoint the Altar Table with Holy Chrism. The Altar Table is once again wiped down by the priests, but this time it is wiped with the new Antimensia that will be distributed to the Parishes that are in need of new ones. The Antimensia are the Burial Icon Clothes that are opened up on the Holy Altar Table during the Divine Liturgy on which the Body and Blood of Christ are consecrated. THE VESTING OF THE ALTAR & LIGHTING OF THE VIGIL LIGHT Now that the Altar Table has had the Relics of the Saints sealed within and it has been washed and anointed, it is time to vest the Altar Table. The first step is to permanently fasten the icons of the four evangelists to the four corners of the Holy Table. Next the Katasarkion, a permanent cover, is placed over the Holy Table and cinched underneath, never to be removed. The Bishop then proceeds to put on a new Altar Cover and all the articles (Antimension, Gospel, Tabernacle, Blessing Cross and Candles). Now that the Altar Table is complete, the remaining icons in the Church and all four walls are anointed with Holy Chrism. Finally, the vigil light in which each person placed a drop of oil is lit and placed on the Holy Altar Table.

10 EXALTATION OF THE HOLY The Elevation of the Venerable and Life- Creating Cross of the Lord: The pagan Roman emperors tried to completely eradicate from human memory the holy places where our Lord Jesus Christ suffered and was resurrected for mankind. The Emperor Hadrian ( ) gave orders to cover over the ground of Golgotha and the Sepulchre of the Lord, and to build a temple of the pagan goddess Venus and a statue of Jupiter. Pagans gathered at this place and offered sacrifice to idols there. Eventually after 300 years, by Divine Providence, the great Christian sacred remains, the Sepulchre of the Lord and the Life-Creating Cross were again discovered and opened for veneration. This took place under the Emperor Constantine the Great ( ). In 313 he had issued the Edict of Milan, by which the Christian religion was legalized and the persecutions against Christians in the Western half of the empire were stopped. The ruler Licinius, although he had signed the Edict of Milan to oblige Constantine, still fanatically continued the persecutions against Christians. Only after his conclusive defeat did the 313 Edict of toleration extend also to the Eastern part of the empire. The Holy Equal of the Apostles Emperor Constantine, having gained victory over his enemies in three wars with God's assistance, had seen in the heavens the Sign of the Cross, and written beneath: "By this you shall conquer." Ardently desiring to find the Cross on which our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, St Constantine sent his mother, the pious Empress Helen (May 21), to Jerusalem, providing her with a letter to St Macarius, Patriarch of Jerusalem. Although the holy empress Helen was already in her declining years, she set about completing the task with enthusiasm. The empress gave orders to destroy the pagan temple and the statues in Jerusalem. Searching for the Life- Creating Cross, she made inquiry of Christians and Jews, but for a long time her search remained unsuccessful. Finally, they directed her to a certain elderly Hebrew by the name of Jude who stated that the Cross was buried where the temple of Venus stood. They demolished the pagan temple and, after praying, they began to excavate the ground. Soon the Tomb of the Lord was uncovered. Not far from it were three crosses, a board with the inscription ordered by Pilate, and four nails which had pierced the Lord's Body (March 6).

11 .CELEBRATED SEPTEMBER 14 TH To discern on which of the three crosses Christ was crucified, Patriarch Macarius alternately touched the crosses to a corpse. When the Cross of the Lord touched the dead one, he came to life. Having beheld the raising of the dead man, everyone was convinced that the Life-Creating Cross was found. During the discovery of the Life-Creating Cross another miracle took place: a grievously sick woman, beneath the shadow of the Holy Cross, was healed instantly. The elder Jude and other Jews there believed in Christ and accepted Holy Baptism. Jude received the name Cyriacus and afterwards was consecrated Bishop of Jerusalem. The holy empress Helen journeyed to the holy places connected with the earthly life of the Savior, building more than 80 churches, at Bethlehem the birthplace of Christ, and on the Mount of Olives where the Lord ascended to Heaven, and at Gethsemane where the Savior prayed before His sufferings and where the Mother of God was buried after her death. St Helen took part of the Life-Creating Wood and nails with her to Constantinople. The holy emperor Constantine gave orders to build at Jerusalem a majestic and spacious church in honor of the Resurrection of Christ, also including under its roof the Life-Giving Tomb of the Lord and Golgotha. The temple was constructed in about ten years. St Helen did not survive until the dedication of the temple, she died in the year 327. The church was consecrated on September 13, 335. On the following day, September 14, the festal celebration of the Exaltation of the Venerable and Life-Creating Cross was established. During the reign of the Byzantine emperor Phocas ( ) the Persians defeated the Greek army, plundered Jerusalem and captured both the Life- Creating Cross of the Lord and the Holy Patriarch Zachariah ( ). The Cross remained in Persia for fourteen years and only under the emperor Heraclius ( ), who with the help of God defeated Khozroes and concluded peace with his successor and son Syroes, was the Cross of the Lord returned to the Christians. With great solemnity the Life-creating Cross was transferred to Jerusalem. Emperor Heraclius in imperial crown and royal purple carried the Cross of Christ into the temple of the Resurrection. With the emperor went Patriarch Zacharios. At the gates by which they ascended Golgotha, the emperor suddenly stopped and was not able to proceed farther. The holy Patriarch explained to the emperor that an angel of the Lord was blocking his way. The emperor was told to remove his royal trappings and to walk barefoot, since He Who bore the Cross for the salvation of the world from sin had made His way to Golgotha in all humility. Then Heraclius donned plain garb, and without further hindrance, carried the Cross of Christ into the church.

12 S E P T E M B E R CHURCH. Sunday Monday Tuesday 13th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Blessing of the Backpacks Coffee Hour Family Worship 6 13 Sunday before Holy Cross Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Exaltation of the Holy Cross Family Worship Philoptochos Meeting Coffee Hour Sunday after Holy Cross Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Coffee Hour Sunday School (K-2) + Sacrament 1st Sunday of Luke Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Coffee Hour Sunday School (K-2) Labor Day Church Office Closed 7 14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross Divine Liturgy St George - Rock Island 1 8 Nativity of the Theotokos Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am 47th Anniversary of Fr. Basil s Ordination

13 CALENDAR Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Paraklesis Service 6:00pm Assumption Trivia Night 7:30 pm Fr. Jon Vacation 7:00pm - Parish Council Meeting Fr. Jon Vacation + Sacrament 30 Fasting Symbols Strict Fast Wine and Oil Allowed Fish Allowed

14 ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ 6 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή ΙΓ του Ματθαίου 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 8 Σεπτεμβρίου Τρίτη Γενέθλιον της Θεοτόκου 9:30 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 9 Σεπτεμβρίου Τετάρτη Μικρή Παράκλησις 6:00 μ.μ. 13 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή προ της Υψώσεως 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 14 Σεπτεμβρίου Δευτέρα Η Ύψωσις του Τιμίου Σταυρού Θεία Λειτουργία στην Εκκλησία του Αγίου Γεωργίου 20 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή μετά την Ύψωσιν 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 27 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή A του Λουκά 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος SERVICE SCHEDULE September 6 Sunday 13th Sunday of Matthew 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy September 8 Tuesday The Nativity of the Theotokos 9:30 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy September 9 Wednesday Small Paraklesis Service (6:00 p.m.) September 13 Sunday Sunday Before Holy Cross 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy September 14 Monday The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Divine Liturgy at St. George in Rock Island September 20 Sunday Sunday After Holy Cross 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy September 27 Sunday 1st Sunday of Luke 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy

15 DIAKONIA Prosforo Schedule September 6 Kathy Panousis September 13 Toula Fotos September 20 Georgia Kouris September 27 Georgia Eleftheropoulos Coffee Hour September 6 Joan Stopoulos September 13 Not Yet Reserved September 20 D. Kandis and Fotiadis Families September 27 Not Yet Reserved Sunday Gospel and Epistle Readings September 6 Gospel Matthew 21:33-42 Epistle Hebrews 2:2-10 September 13 Gospel John 3:13-17 Epistle Galatians 6:11-18 September 20 Gospel Mark 8:34-9:1 Epistle Galatians 2:16-20 September 27 Gospel Luke 5:1-1 Epistle II Corinthians 6:1-10 Parish Council Ushering Teams & Schedule St. Matthew St. Mark St. Luke St. John 9:15 Celia Lubbers Cathy Diakogeorgiou Steve Arvanitis Bill Theofilis 9:40 Victor Cherevko Michael Haney Michael Kandis Deno Kandis 9:55 Diane Lamacki Abraham Chirackal John Stopoulos Georgia Lovejoy September 6 St. Matthew September 13 St. Mark September 20 St. Luke September 27 St. John

16 Η ΓΕΝΝΗΣΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ 8 Σεπτεμβρίου "Αποκάλυψον προς Κύριον την οδόν σου και έλπισον επ αυτόν, και αυτός ποιήσει". Φανέρωσε στον Κύριο με εμπιστοσύνη το δρόμο και τις επιδιώξεις και τις ανάγκες της ζωής σου και έλπισε σ Αυτόν και Αυτός θα κάνει εκείνα που ζητάς και χρειάζεσαι. Μ αυτή την εμπιστοσύνη και ελπίδα, ο Ιωακείμ και η Άννα ικέτευαν προσευχόμενοι το Θεό να τους χαρίσει παιδί, να το έχουν γλυκειά παρηγορία στα γεράματά τους. Και την ελπίδα τους ο Θεός έκανε πραγματικότητα. Τους χάρισε την Παρθένο Μαριάμ, που ήταν ορισμένη να γεννήσει το Σωτήρα του κόσμου και να λάμψει σαν η πιό ευλογημένη μεταξύ των γυναικών. Ήταν εκείνη, από την οποία έμελλε να προέλθει Αυτός που θα συνέτριβε την κεφαλή του νοητού όφεως. Στην Παλαιά Διαθήκη δόθηκαν πολλές προτυπώσεις της Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου. Μία είναι και η βάτος στο Σίνα, την οποία ενώ είχαν περιζώσει φλόγες φωτιάς, αυτή δεν καιγόταν. Ήταν απεικόνιση της Παρθένου, που θα γεννούσε το Σωτήρα Χριστό και συγχρόνως θα διατηρούσε την παρθενία της. Έτσι, η Άννα και ο Ιωακείμ, που ήταν από το γένος του Δαβίδ, με την κραταιά ελπίδα που είχαν στο Θεό απέκτησαν απ Αυτόν το επιθυμητό δώρο, που θα συντροφεύει τον κόσμο μέχρι συντελείας αιώνων.

17 Η ΥΨΩΣΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΤΙΜΙΟΥ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ 14 Σεπτεμβρίου Το έτος 326 η Αγία Ελένη πήγε σ τ η ν Ιερουσαλήμ γ ι α να προσκυνήσει τους Αγίους Τόπους και να ευχαριστήσει το Θεό για τους θριάμβους του γιού της Μ. Κωνσταντίνου. Ο Θείος ζήλος, όμως, έκανε την Αγία Ελήνη να αρχίσει έρευνες για την ανεύρεση του Τιμίου Σταυρού. Επάνω στο Γολγοθά υπήρχε ειδωλολατρικός ναός της θεάς Αφροδίτης, τον οποίο γκρέμισε και άρχισε τις ανασκαφές. Σε κάποιο σημείο, βρέθηκαν τρείς σταυροί. Η συγκίνηση υπήρξε μεγάλη, αλλά ποιός από τους τρείς ήταν του Κυρίου; Τότε ο επίσκοπος Ιεροσολύμων Μακάριος με αρκετούς ιερείς, αφού έκανε δέηση, άγγιξε στους σταυρούς το σώμα μιάς ευσεβεστάτης κυρίας που είχε πεθάνει. Όταν ήλθε η σειρά και άγγιξε τον τρίτο σταυρό, που ήταν πραγματικά του Κυρίου, η γυναίκα αμέσως αναστήθηκε. Η είδηση διαδόθηκε σαν αστραπή σε όλα τα μέρη της Ιερουσαλήμ. Πλήθη πιστών άρχισαν να συρρέουν για να αγγίξουν το τίμιο ξύλο. Επειδή, όμως, συνέβησαν πολλά δυστυχήματα από το συνωστισμό, ύψωσαν τον Τίμιο Σταυρό μέσα στο ναό σε μέρος υψηλό, για να μπορέσουν να τον δούν και να τον προσκυνήσουν όλοι. Αυτή, λοιπόν, την ύψωση καθιέρωσαν οι άγιοι Πατέρες, να γιορτάζουμε στις 14 Σεπτεμβρίου, για να μπορέσουμε κι εμέις να υψώσουμε μέσα στις ψυχές μας το Σταυρό του Κυρίου μας, που αποτελεί το κατ εξοχήν "όπλον κατά του διαβόλου".

18 CONSECRATION GRAND BANQUET The Parish of the Assumption requests the honour of your presence at the Grand Banquet on Sunday, the 4th of October, at 6 o clock in the evening as we celebrate the Consecration of our Beloved Parish Donation: $100 for adults $50 for students (up to12 grade) Reservations may be made by calling the Church Office. Due to space limitations, a reservation will not be considered firm until payment is received. Please do not procrastinate, this is an event of a lifetime for our Beloved Parish.

19 HOSPITAL VISITATION Hospital Visitation is a ministry that we as Orthodox take very seriously, because it is at times when our fallen humanity is failing that we often times also experience spiritual weakness. Just a reminder, hospital visitations and visitation to our homebound parishioners are of utmost importance, but will only occur when the request comes from the family directly. Please respect this policy and also the Church and the Clergy. With pastoral love, Rev. Father Jon S. Boukis PROISTAMENOS Fr. Jon s Contact Numbers Church: (309) Home: (309) FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY The Assumption can now benefit from YOU shopping at Up to 5% of your monthly spending will be automatically transferred to the Church. Worried about the cost of gas - Schnucks is at the Locust St. exit (2nd exit off I-74 in Iowa) - less than 4 miles away!!! Iowa has no tax on food - it s a wash!!! Call Fr. Jon and get signed up for an escrip card and begin shopping at Schnucks today!

20 ST. GEORGE FESTIVAL On the Church Grounds of St. George in Rock Island Friday, Sept. 18 (11:00am-11:00pm) Saturday, Sept. 19 (11:00am-11:00pm) Music by: Manolis Performances by: The Hellas Dancers Come and enjoy the delicious Greek foods and pastries and support our sister parish of St. George!!! WEBSITE Have you visited the Assumption Parish Website yet - Check it out!!! We have had 2310 visits to our website from 37 countries including Australia, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania. Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom!!!

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22 Agape News SPONSORS The Agape News is made possible by the generous support of the following parishioners: Fr. Jon, Presbytera Doreece and Vasilia Boukis Dr. Steve, Aimee, Nick and Zoe Arvanitis Michael and Nancy Avgenackis George Bagatelas Theodore and Karen Bagatelas Victor and Judy Cherevko Miltos and Cathy Diakogeorgiou Mary Giovanis Mike and Helen Haney Deno and Dr. Ann Kandis Family Mike and Terri Kandis Tom Lingris and Judy Larson Roger, Georgia and Elianna Lovejoy Roger, Celia, Alex and Kristin Michael and Roseanne Monn Ninan Family George and Nancy Polios Spiro and Carol Pappaspiros St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Congregation Tony and Joan Stopoulos For an annual donation of $25, your name could appear as a supporter of this invaluable ministry. Support is offered for the Ecclesiastical Year (beginning and ending September 1st).

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