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1 Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Agape news April 2012

2 PARISH LIFE

3 PASTORAL MESSAGE Dear Parishioners of our Beloved Assumption, Greetings in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! We are now more than half way through our journey of Great Lent and soon we will be commemorating together the passion of our Lord. It is easy for us to go through the motions and to not truly experience with Him the Crucifixion and Resurrection. The difference between just being present and truly being with Him is in how we understand our relationship with Christ. Is He an impersonal god whom we grew up being taught to glorify? Or is He our Father, or as we would say emphatically in Greek «ο δικός μας Πατέρας» (our own Father)? If He is our own Father : How would we react to His hanging on the cross? Would we merely be solemn or would our eyes be full of tears? How would we celebrate His resurrection? Would we come get the light and leave (or not come at all) or would we receive of His Body and Blood and celebrate with our family in Christ? These questions are not a reflection of our faith, but more of our presence. Are we going through the motions or are we truly focused as though this is our first time experiencing Holy Week. For we not only commemorate these blessed events, we relive them with Him. Let this be the year that we all relive His Passion together with Him. Let this be the Year!!! Praying that you have a Blessed Holy Week, I remain, In Christ s Love, Rev. Father Jon Boukis PROISTAMENOS

4 SUNDAY SCHOOL All children with cumulative attendance of 80% or better have hit the mark and will be listed monthly in the Agape News. Congratulations to: Vasilia Boukis Anthony Gorman Naina Ninan Naveen Ninan Peter Stopoulos Tony Stopoulos Stephanie Theofilis Junior Olympics Save the Dates!!! Metropolis of Chicago Junior Olympics May 25 th -27 th Fanari Summer Camp June 17 th -23 rd ORTHODOX BIBLE STUDY The Orthodox Bible Study will meet on Monday Evenings from 6:00pm- 7:30pm and on Thursday Mornings from 9:30am-11:00am to study the Book of Acts. We will also study the lives of the Apostles. 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 obtaining the mind of the Holy Fathers. Let the scripture come alive in your life today!!!

5 PHILOPTOCHOS RUMMAGE SALE It s never too early to donate to the rummage sale. We have made space in the garage to store your clean, gently used treasures until August. Please bring them in a closed box so they can be stacked in the garage. You may bring them on Sundays. Leave them in your car and you can unload them into the garage during coffee hour. Do You know of anyone in our parish graduating from High School or College? Please let us know so that we may properly recognize our graduates. Next Philoptochos Meeting is Sunday, May 6 th (there is no meeting in April). APRIL BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYS 4 th Haroula Diakogeorgiou 9 th Christos Andrianopoulos 9 th Georgia Andrianopoulos 9 th Sotiria Andrianopoulos 9 th Liz Gorman 12 th Steve Arvanitis 12 th Daniel Dounoulis 15 th Karisa Andrianopoulos 15 th Peter Gust 16 th Ann Polillo 16 th George Polios 19 th Molly Miller 19 th Shannon Thodos 20 th Tom Kouris 21 st Bob Lemen 21 st Crystal Maess 21 st Mike Weis 22 nd Konstantinos Dounoulis 24 th Jim Lamacki 29 th Terri Kandis 30 th George Coin 30 th Stephanie Thodos Just a few Saints (Namedays) commemorated in April th Lambros 23 rd George, Georgia 25 th Mark

6 FINANCIAL POSITION New Stewardship Pledges Received in March George Bagatelas George and Maria Georgiadis Nick and Daryn Passini Chris Theofilis 80 Stewardship Pledges received for a total of: $123,300 These 80 stewards pledged $101,501 in a $21,799 (17.7%) increase 2012 Budgeted General Fund Expenses $199,400 Total General Fund Expenses through March 21 $46, Total Stewardship through March 21 $30, YTD 2012 Shortfall of Expenses to Stewardship $15, DIVINE LITURGY SERVICE BOOKS Would you like your own service book? This is your opportunity. The new service books are now printed and a few have been set aside for our parishioners to have personalized (your name will be printed on the cover). The cost is $20 per book and the strict deadline is Palm Sunday, April 8 th. See or call Fr. Jon today!!!

7 PASCHA DONATIONS NEEDED Icon Wreaths ($50 each) 1st Salutations 2nd Salutations 3rd Salutations 4th Salutations Akathist Hymn Saturday of Lazarus Palm Sunday Palm Sunday Bridegroom Holy Monday Bridegroom Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Holy Wednesday Last Supper Holy Friday Apocathelosis Holy Saturday Easter Lilies (30 x $10) Candy and Plastic Eggs ($100) Charcoal (2 x $25 each) Candle Drip Cups ($125) Please call Fr. Jon and make an offering today! Donations will be offered in the following 2 formats: For the health of and In Memory of DONATIONS Thank you to all who have donated to the printing of a much needed service book for our parish: Assumption Philoptochos Society The Golden Circle Group George and Sherry Kontos Tom and Litsa Gregory Victor and Judy Cherevko Deno and Ann Kandis Frances Kandis Bill and Tracey Theofilis Dennis and Pam Collier Chris and Kathy Panouses John and Tricia Thodos Anonymous Chris and Helen Petaros Steve Goodell Jim Jannes Lambros and Lisa Mihalopoulos Thank you to all who came and helped with the trimming of the trees: Victor and Judy Cherevko, Ludmilla Cherevko, Deno Kandis and Roger Lovejoy. May God bless your efforts and multiply them!!!! Thank you to the anonymous donors who underwrote the rental of the lift for the tree trimming. The Lord has provided and you have responded!!! Thank you to all that cooked, labored and donated in our recent fundraising activities for the Golden Circle Breakfast and Loukoumades events and for the Goya Pasta Luncheon. May the Lord bless the work of your hands!!!

8 HOLY FRIDAY EPITAPHIOS. HOLY FRIDAY LUMINARY BAGS Candlelit bags honoring our deceased loved ones will be lighting our courtyard as we make the procession around our blessed church with the Body of Christ (or on the Solea in case of inclement weather). On each bag will be listed the name(s) of your loved ones who have fallen asleep and from whom the luminary is offered. The names that are offered will be commemorated silently before the Epitafion during the Friday evening service. The cost is $5 per name (thus $10 for a couple). The deadline is Palm Sunday. I would like to donate the following luminary bags: Total number of names at $5 each = $ Donate by: Please write checks to: Assumption Church

9 . SERVICE LUMINARIES You may order luminaries for the Epitaphios Service by either returning the form on the previous page or by picking up an order form on Sunday, April 1 st, or Palm Sunday, April 8 th, at the candle stand. There will also be a table set up on Palm Sunday during the Plaki Luncheon to accept your reservations. The deadline is Palm Sunday, April 8 th.

10 THE SATURDAY OF LAZARUS Celebrated April 7 Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, the friends of the Lord Jesus, had given Him hospitality and served Him many times (Luke 10:38-4z; John 12:2-3). They were from Bethany, a village of Judea. This village is situated in the eastern parts by the foothills of the Mount of Olives, about two Roman miles from Jerusalem. When Lazarus - whose name is a Hellenized form of "Eleazar," which means "God has helped," became ill some days before the saving Passion, his sisters had this report taken to our Savior, Who was then in Galilee. Nonetheless, He tarried yet two more days until Lazarus died; then He said to His disciples, "Let us go into Judea that I might awake My friend who sleeps." By this, of course, He meant the deep sleep of death. On arriving at Bethany, He consoled the sisters of Lazarus, who was already four days dead. Jesus groaned in spirit and was troubled at the death of His beloved friend. He asked, "Where have ye laid his body?" and He wept over him. When He drew nigh to the tomb, He commanded that they remove the stone, and He lifted up His eyes, and giving thanks to God the Father, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." And he that had been dead four days came forth immediately, bound hand and foot with the grave clothes, and Jesus said to those standing there, "Loose him, and let him go." This is the supernatural wonder wrought by the Savior that we celebrate this day. According to an ancient tradition, it is said that Lazarus was thirty years old when the Lord raised him; then he lived another thirty years on Cyprus and there reposed in the Lord. It is furthermore related that after he was raised from the dead, he never laughed till the end of his life, but that once only, when he saw someone stealing a clay vessel, he smiled and said, "Clay stealing clay." His grave is situated in the city of Kition, having the inscription: "Lazarus the four days dead and friend of Christ." In 890 his sacred relics were transferred to Constantinople by Emperor Leo the Wise, at which time undoubtedly the Emperor composed his stichera for Vespers, "Wishing to behold the tomb of Lazarus..."

11 SERVICE SCHEDULE April 1 Sunday Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy April 7 Saturday Saturday of Lazarus 9:30 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy April 8 Sunday Palm Sunday 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 7:00 p.m. Bridegroom Service April 9 Monday Holy Monday 7:00 p.m. Bridegroom Service April 10 Tuesday Holy Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Bridegroom Service April 11 Wednesday Holy Wednesday 4:00 p.m. Holy Unction Service 7:00 p.m. Orthros of the Last Supper April 12 Thursday Holy Thursday 10:00 a.m. Vesperal Divine Liturgy of the Mystical Supper 7:00 p.m. Passion Service of the Twelve Holy Gospels April 13 Friday Holy Friday 3:00 p.m. Apokathelosis / Unnailing Service 7:00 p.m. Lamentations and Epitaphios Service April 14 Saturday Holy Saturday 10:00 a.m. Vesperal Divine Liturgy 11:30 p.m. Orthros of the Resurrection (Resurrection Service and Divine Liturgy immediately following) April 15 Sunday GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA 12:00 Noon Agape Vespers April 22 Sunday Sunday of St. Thomas 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy April 23 Monday Feast of St. George 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy (at St. George in Rock Island) April 29 Sunday Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy

12 CHURCH. A P R I L Sunday Monday Tuesday 1 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Sunday School Coffee Hour All-English Sunday Palm Sunday Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Family Worship Plaki Luncheon 7:00pm Bridegroom Service 8 15 GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA Agape Vespers 12:00 Noon Pascha Celebration with Lamb Roast and Easter Egg Hunt Sunday of St. Thomas Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Family Worship Coffee Hour 5:30pm - Feastday Great Vespers at St. George All-English Sunday Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Sunday School Coffee Hour No Bible Study 2 9 HOLY MONDAY 7:00pm Bridegroom Service No Bible Study Feast of St. George Divine Liturgy at St. George in Rock Island It s Greek to Me Church Tour (11:30am) Orthodox Bible Study 6:00pm-7:30pm 30 Orthodox Bible Study 6:00pm-7:30pm 3 10 HOLY TUESDAY 7:00pm Bridegroom Service 17 24

13 . CALENDAR Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4 11 HOLY WEDNESDAY 4:00pm Holy Unction 7:00pm Orthros of the Last Supper 18 No Bible Study 5 12 HOLY THURSDAY 10:00am Vesperal Divine Liturgy followed by Pascha Egg Dying 7:00pm Passion Service of the 12 Holy Gospels 19 No Bible Study 6 13 HOLY FRIDAY 9:00am Epitaphios Prep 3:00pm Apokathelosis (Unnailing) 7:00pm Lamentations Service (Epitaphios) 20 7 Saturday of Lazarus Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Church Decorating for Palm Sunday 14 HOLY SATURDAY 10:00am Vesperal Divine Liturgy 11:30pm Resurrection Orthros/Divine Liturgy 21 6:30pm - Parish Council Meeting Orthodox Bible Study 9:30am-11:00am Fellowship Hall Rented Fellowship Hall Rented Indian Orthodox Holy Qurbana 10:00am Fasting Symbols Strict Fast Wine and Oil Allowed Fish Allowed Fast Free

14 Πρόγραμμα Ιερών Ακολουθίων 1 Απριλίου Κυριακή Ε Κυριακή των Νηστειών 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 7 Απριλίου Σάββατο Σάββατο του Λαζάρου 9:30 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 8 Απριλίου Κυριακή Κυριακή των Βαϊων 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 7:00 μ.μ. Όρθρος του Νυμφίου 9 Απριλίου Δευτέρα Μεγάλη Δευτέρα 7:00 μ.μ. Όρθρος του Νυμφίου 10 Απριλίου Τρίτη Μεγάλη Τρίτη 7:00 μ.μ. Όρθρος του Νυμφίου 11 Απριλίου Τετάρτη Μεγάλη Τετάρτη 4:00 μ.μ. Μυστήριον Αγίου Ευχελαίου 7:00 μ.μ. Όρθρος τη Αγία Πέμπτη 12 Απριλίου Πέμπτη Μεγάλη Πέμπτη 10:00 π.μ. Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία 7:00 μ.μ. Ακολουθία των Αγίων Παθών του Κυρίου 13 Απριλίου Παρασκευή Μεγάλη Παρασκευή 3:00 π.μ. Η Αποκαθήλωσις 7:00 μ.μ. Ο Επιτάφιος Θρήνος 14 Απριλίου Σάββατο Μεγάλο Σάββατο 10:00 π.μ. Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία 11:30 μ.μ Ορθρός Αναστασέως 15 Απριλίου Κυριακή Πάσχα 12:00 μ.μ. Εσπερινός της Αγάπης 22 Απριλίου Κυριακή Κυριακή του Θωμά 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 23 Απριλίου Δευτέρα Γεώργιος Μεγαλομάρτυς 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία στο Rock Island 29 Απριλίου Κυριακή Κυριακή Γ των Μυροφόρων 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία

15 DIAKONIA Prosforo Schedule April 1 Ludmilla Cherevko April 8 Maria Kotrogiannis April 15 (Midnight) Marena Panousis April 22 Kathy Panouses April 29 Paraskevi Stamatoukos Coffee Hour April 1 Not Yet Reserved April 8 Plaki Luncheon April 15 Pasta Lamb Roast and Pot Luck April 22 Eleftheropoulos Family April 29 Not Yet Reserved Sunday Gospel and Epistle Readings April 1 Gospel Mark 10:32-45 Epistle Hebrews 9:11-14 April 8 Gospel John 12:1-18 Epistle Philippians 4:4-9 April 15 Gospel John 1:1-17 Epistle Acts 1:1-8 April 22 Gospel John 20:19-31 Epistle Acts 5:12-20 April 29 Gospel Mark 6:1-7 Epistle Acts 6:1-7 Parish Council Ushering Teams & Schedule St. Matthew St. Mark St. Luke St. John 9:00 Celia Lubbers Cathy Diakogeorgiou Biju Ninan Deno Kandis 9:25 Nick Passini Michael Haney John Thodos Lambros Mihalopoulos 9:50 Orest Akulow Sherry Kontos Elizabeth Gorman Roger Lovejoy April 1 St. Mark April 8 St. Luke April 15 St. John April 22 St. Matthew April 29 St. Mark

16 Το Σάββατο του Λαζάρου 7 Απριλίου Ο Λάζαρος είχε πατρίδα τη Βηθανία της Ιουδαίας και ήταν φίλος του Ιησού. Και μαζί με τις αδελφές του, πολλές φορές φιλοξένησαν και υπηρέτησαν τον Κύριο. Ο Λάζαρος λοιπόν, λίγες μέρες πρίν απο το Πάθος του Κυρίου, αρρώστησε και οι αδελφές του Μάρθα και Μαρία, έστειλαν να ειδοποιήσουν τον Ιησού, που έμενε τότε στη Γαλιλαία. Αλλ όταν έφθασε ο Ιησούς στην Ιουδαία, ο Λάζαρος ήδη είχε πεθάνει και ήταν θαμμένος τέσσερις ημέρες. Τότε ο Κύριος διέταξε να σηκώσουν την πέτρινα πλάκα που έφραζε τον τάφο και μετά απο προσευχή φώναξε δυνατά: «Λάζαρε δεύρο έξω». Ο τεσσάρων ημερών νεκρός Λάζαρος, αμέσως αναστήθηκε και σηκώθηκε τυλιγμένος στα σάβανα. Αυτό το υπερφυές θαύμα λοιπόν, γιορτάζουμε την ημέρα αυτή. Λέγεται, ότι ο Λάζαρος ήταν τότε 30 χρονών και αφού έζησε άλλα 30 χρόνια, τέλειωσε την επίγεια ζωή του στην Κύπρο το έτος 63. Το 890, ο αυτοκράτορας Λέων ο Σοφός, μετακόμισε το ιερό λείψανο του Λαζάρου στην Κωνσταντινούπολη. Απολυτίκιον του Λαζάρου Την κοινήν ανάστασιν προ του σου πάθους πιστούμενος, εκ νεκρών ήγειρας τον Λάζαρον Χριστέ ο Θεός όθεν και ημείς ως οι παίδες, τα της νίκης σύμβολα φέροντες, σοι τω νικητή του θανάτου βοώμεν Ωσαννά εν τοις υψίστοις, ευλογημένος ο ερχόμενος, εν ονόματι Κυρίου.

17 PASCHA CELEBRATION Christ is Risen!!! Truly He is Risen!!! On the Great and Holy Day of Pascha, the entire Parish will come together in celebration of His victory over death!!! Following the Agape Vespers on Pascha, April 15 th, a Pascha Feast will be held with Lamb and an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids. Make your favorite side dish or dessert, come and celebrate! (There will be a sign up sheet at the Church) PALM SUNDAY PLAKI LUNCHEON On Sunday, April 8, 2012, the Philoptochos is preparing a Plaki Luncheon following the Divine Liturgy. Come and enjoy a Fellowship Luncheon as a great way to begin Holy Week. $15.00 for Plaki $5.00 for Pizza

18 2012 ANNUAL GOLF OUTING Greek Cultural Festival 6 th Annual Golf Tournament Monday, June 11, :00 a.m. Shotgun Start $100 per golfer includes Greens Fees, Practice Range, Cart, Locker Room and Shower Facilities, On Course Soft Drinks, Continental Breakfast, Casual Lunch, On Course Events Sponsorship Opportunities: Presenting Sponsor ($2,000) Lunch Sponsor ($1,000) Breakfast Sponsor ($500) Beverage Cart Sponsor ($500) Cart Sponsor ($300) Raffle Sponsor ($200) Hole Sponsor ($100) See you at TPC Deere Run!!!

19 GOLF OUTING REGISTRATION Name: Company: Address: City/State/Zip: Phone: I am organizing a Foursome, attached is a check(s) For foursome(s) x $400 = (with 2 or more Foursomes you receive a free Hole Sponsorship!) I am golfing as an individual; please place me in a foursome or with: I enjoy the Golf Outing and would like to be one of the sponsors: Company/Individual Name: Presenting Sponsor ($2,000) Lunch Sponsor ($1,000) Breakfast Sponsor ($500) Beverage Cart Sponsor ($500) Golf Cart Sponsor ($300) Raffle Sponsor ($200) Golf Hole Sponsor ($200) Shared Hole Sponsor ($100) I can t golf, but please accept my donation of $ Please return prior to August 30 th with payment to: GREEK CULTURAL FESTIVAL 4900 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL Additional Golfers for Foursome Reservations Golfer #2 Golfer #3 Golfer #4

20 PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES Parish Council Meeting Minutes February 16, 2012 Call to Order at 6:35pm. Fr. Jon offered the opening prayer. Roll Call Present: Deno Kandis, Roger Lovejoy, Orest Akulow, Liz Gorman, Celia Lubbers, Mike Haney, Cathy Diakogeorgiou, Sherry Kontos Excused: Biju Ninan, Nick Passini, John Thodos, Lambros Mihalopoulos Minutes: OK Treasurer s Report: Ended the month with $12, As of today we have $6, President s Report: Philoptochos will pay $1,500 towards new fire system. Tri state has been contacted and they dropped off a new gas valve that has to be installed by a plumber. System has been disconnected for plumber. Playing phone tag with plumber. Once valve is changed, Tri State will take 1 day to install new system. FYI Philoptochos will be deep cleaning the kitchen. It is overdue. Fr. Jon talked to Victor about the trees. Sherry sent out the New Year s Eve thank you s. Mission jar has been out for 2 Sundays and so far we have collected $110. (maybe put jars out for various projects) We have put together several baskets for Mardi Gras from items that we have been collecting. Other baskets have also been donated. (total of 24 thus far) 3 confirmed It s Greek to Me dates July 26 lunch, Sept 17 dinner, April 23. Priest s Report: 73 stewards so far - $1,700 per family. Mid-American assessment General Assembly Need it early (March 25 th ) The all English Liturgy was discussed and we are still planning to do 1-2 services per month in English, but not 100%.

21 PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES Biju got the back-up hard drive, he just needs to install it. Patio price $3.50-$4 per sq feet if we wanted to do. Boernhoeft said we can t wait a year to replace the big heater. Old Business: Lighting: assessment, qualify for the triple rebate plus $100 savings per year if we replace the fluorescents; West Maintenance s quote to replace the bulbs $5,038; Fred Wohler $4,912; West revised their bid to $4,430. $2,646 is the rebate amount. Roger motions to have fluorescent panel lights replaced by West out of the building fund. Mike 2nds. Motion carried. Can lights: Fr. Jon talked to Bill Theofilis and Victor the 3 of them have agreed to do the labor. $3,105 would be the cost to replace all of the can lights. (~$308/year savings) Might be good to start the replacements after Easter. Overhang: Needs to be plastered; getting bid Bake Sale: Saturday, March 31 st 9am noon (Baklava, Koulourakia March 7 th, Chocolate dipped paximathia March 21 st, package baklava on March 28 th ) New Business: East-West Riverfest: 9/7-9/16 anything cultural they will advertise for you (concerts, etc.) Would we want to have an It s Greek to Me open to the general public. Think about how we want to promote this. We will discuss this next month. Possible Snoopy Fundraiser: We could have a dinner with a Snoopy theme and sell dinners while people look at the collector items. Property: Maximum $80,000 per acre from what most say. Consider other options like installing storage facilities, etc. Need a committee to review this and put together a business plan. John Stopoulos recommended Roger, Mike, John, and George as the committee. Golf Outing: JD Classic is the first week of July. Fr. Jon to call to get possible dates. Comedian: Australian that uses Greek humor. June fundraiser possibly since he will already be touring in the U.S.? comedianjim.com Fr. Jon to call for prices. Motion to adjourn by: Roger, 2 nd by: Cathy Meeting adjourned at: 7:35pm

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 Michael and Nancy Avgenackis George Bagatelas Paul and Christine Bagatelas Family Theodore and Karen Bagatelas In Memory of Jimmy Boukis Steve, Vaso and Lynn Boukis Kleo Caras Victor and Judy Cherevko Marcus and Barbara Paraskevi Georgiadis Couch Miltos and Cathy Diakogeorgiou The Fotiadis George and Maria Georgiadis The Gorman Family Litsa Gregory Pete and Arlene Gust Mike and Helen Haney James Jannes Deno and Dr. Ann Kandis Family Frances Kandis Mike and Terri Kandis Michael Evangelos Karfaridis In Memory of Sophia Kollias George and Helen Kontos Sherry, George, Lexi and Nick Kontos Joyce Coughlin and JoAnn Kontos Tom Lingris and Judy Larson Bob and Bessie Lemen Peter and Sue Lingris Roger, Georgia and Elianna Lovejoy Roger, Celia, Alex and Kristin Nick and Charlotte Maroudas Michael and Roseanne Monn Ninan Family Spiro and Carol Pappaspiros Christ and Helen Petaros Ann Polillo Steve and Nancy Pyevich In Memory of Nickolaus, Halina, Andrei and Nickolaus Anthony and Joan Stopoulos Jim and Kristel Stopoulos Bill and Tracey Theofilis and Family Rick and Maria Krakos Thompson In Memory of George and Grace Vretis Sponsors offer $20 for the Ecclesiastical Year (beginning and ending Sept. 1 st ) Do you enjoy the Agape News? Then become a supporter!!! Here is my support of $25 $20. Please list my sponsorship as follows:

23 The Windmill FAMILY RESTAURANT Reserve our banquet room today for your next celebration. Let us help create a special memory for you with our award-winning dishes. ADVERTISEMENTS Avenue of the Cities East Moline, IL (309) COME SEE US AT OUR NEW LOCATION Miltos Diakogeorgiou, Parishioner Jose Zepeda, Chef Owners Owned by Parishioners Chris and Kathy Panouses 3629 Avenue of the Cities Moline, IL Gulliver's Travel Southpark Mall Northpark Mall Duck Creek Plaza Todd Bagatelas, President Olympic Gyros Open 7 Days a Week 207 W. 53rd St. Davenport, IA Advantage Pest Control Servicing Assumption for 4 years Call Steve Today! LCV Company Now selling retail to the public For wonderful Greek Foods including Feta, Olives, Extra Virgin Olive Oil & much more Lambros Mihalopoulos See Your Ad Here FULL COLOR ADVERTISEMENTS 2.5 x 3 $400 $ x 1.5 $250 $ x 1.5 $150 $100 Ecclesiastical Year Sept. 1 to Aug. 31 Orthodox Study Bible! 1st & 2nd Shipments SOLD OUT List w/shipping $60 Your Price $40!!!

24 Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 4900 Kennedy Drive East Moline, Illinois Return Service Requested Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID E. Moline, IL. Permit No. 153