Community Priest: Rev. Fr. Spyridon Vandoros Phone: 585-9359 Council President: Chris Perentes Phone: 537-9447

St. Paul s Greek Orthodox Community of Regina 3000 Argyle Road, Regina, SK S4S 2B2 Phone: 586-6402 Email: st.pauls@sasktel.net Website: www.gocregina.ca Community Priest: Rev. Fr. Spyridon Vandoros Phone: 585-9359 Council President: Chris Perentes Phone: 537-9447 Vol. 19, No. 3 April 2012 Submission deadline: April 15 th Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen! Ο ιερέας μας πατήρ Σπυρίδων Βανδώρος, ο πρόεδρος και τα μέλη του Δοιηκητικού Συμβουλίου της Κοινότητάς μας και της Φιλοπτώχου Αδελφότητας, Σας Εύχονται Χρόνια Πολλά! Καλό Πάσχα και Καλή Ανάσταση! Our priest Reverend Father Spiridon Vandoros, the president and the members of our ΑΓΑΠΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΣΗΛΟΣΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑ Community Council and the Ladies of Philoptochos Society, Wish You A Happy and Holy Pascha! St.Paul s Newsletter April 2012 Page 1

Ελληνική Ορθόδοξος Εκκλησία Ο Άγιος Παύλος - St. Paul s Greek Orthodox Church Πρόγραμμα Απριλίου 2012 Program for April 2012 The Lord s Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 9:00-11:30 a.m. 1 ORTHROS AND DIVINE LITURGY 5:00 p.m. GREAT LENT VESPER SERVICE Protection Of Mother of God - Fort Qu'Appelle 8 9:00-11:30 a.m. Palm ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ 7:00- Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 7:30 p.m. Service will be held in St. Anargyroi Church, Yorkton Holy & Great Monday Μ. ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ 2 9 7:00- Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 3 4 10 Holy & Great Tuesday Μ. ΤΡΙΤΗ 7:00- Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 7:30 p.m. Service will be held in Lifegiving Font Church, Swift Current 11 Holy & Great Wednesday Μ. ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ 6:30- Sacrament of the Holy Unction Το Ιερόν Ευχέλαιον Holy & Great Thursday Μ. ΠΕΜΠΤΗ 5 6 7 12 8:30-10:30 p.m. Μυστικός Δείπνος 7:00-10:00 p.m. Ακολουθία των Παθών 13 Holy & Great Friday Μ. ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 9:00-11:00 a.m. Αι Μεγάλαι ώραι 2:30-3:30 p.m. Αποκαθήλωση 7:30-10:30 p.m. ΕΠΙΤAΦΙΟΣ 9:00- Lazarus Saturday ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΖΑΡΟΥ 14 Holy & Great Saturday Μ. ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ 9:00- Vesperal 10:30 p.m. 1:30 a.m. ΑΝAΣΤΑΣΗ 15 12:00-1:00 p.m. ΑΓΙΟΝ ΠΑΣΧΑ PASCHA Εσπερινός της Αγάπης The Agape Vespers 22 10:00-12:30 a.m. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΘΩΜΑ Service will be held in Swift Current 29 9:00-11:30 a.m. ORTHROS AND DIVINE LITURGY 23 9:00- Great Martyr George Του Αγίου Γεωργίου 16 9:00-17 Saints Rafael, Nicholas & Irene Ραφαήλ, Νικολάου και Ειρήνης 30 7:30 p.m. Philoptohos Meeting 24 25 Catechism 6:30-7:30μ.μ. Ελληνικά 7:30- English 18 19 20 9:00- Lifegiving Fountain of Theotokos Ζωοδόχου Πηγής 26 27 28 21 St.Paul s Newsletter April 2012 Page 2

Saint Paul s Greek Orthodox Church Ελληνική Ορθόδοξος Εκκλησία Ο Άγιος Παύλος PROGRAM FOR APRIL 2012 ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 2012 DAY PROGRAM SERVICES TIME April 1 st 5 th Of Lent υριακή ων ηστειών Όρθος και Θεία ειτουργία 11:30 a.m. GREAT LENT VESPER SERVICE to be held at: Protection Of Mother of God, 261 B-SAY-TAH Rd, Fort Qu'Appelle, SK All the Orthodox Priests will be in attendance. Vespers at 5:00 p.m. Monday Service will be held in Divine Liturgy Of Presanctified Gifts 7:30 to April 2 nd St. Anargyroi Church, Yorkton ροηγιασμένη Θεία ειτουργία Wednesday Service will be held in Divine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts 7:30 to April 4 th Lifegiving Font Church, Swift Current Προηγιασμένη Θεία Λειτουργία Saturday April 7 th Raising of Lazarus Σάββατον Του Λαζάρου Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία Blessing and Distribution of Palms April 8 th Palm Κυριακή Των Βαΐων Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία και Ευλογία των Βαςιων 11:30 p.m. 7:00 to Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου Monday April 9 th Holy & Great Monday ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 7:00 to Tuesday April 10 th Holy & Great Tuesday ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΡΙΤΗ Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου 7:00 to Wednesday April 11 th Holy & Great Wednesday ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ Sacrament of the Holy Unction Το Ιερόν Ευχέλαιον 6:30 to Vesperal Liturgy of the Last Supper Μυστικός Δείπνος 8:30 to Thursday April 12 th Holy & Great Thursday ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία του Μεγάλου Βασιλείου The Holy Passion & Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ Ακολουθία των Αγίων Παθών 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. St.Paul s Newsletter April 2012 Page 3

DAY PROGRAM SERVICES TIME The Great Hours of the Passion Αι Μεγάλαι ώραι 11:00 a.m. Friday April 13 th Holy & Great Friday ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ Apokathelosis Vespers Service Η Ιερα Αποκαθήλωσης 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Epitaphios Threnos - Service of the Lamentations Ο Επιτάφιος Θρήνος 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday April 14 th Holy & Great Saturday ΜΕΓΑ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ Vesperal - Liturgy of St. Basil Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία του Μεγάλου Βασιλείου The Resurrection Vigil of Our Lord Η Ανάστασης του Κυρίου 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. April 15 th Tuesday April 17 th Friday April 20 th April 22 nd Pascha The Agape Vespers ΤΟ ΑΓΙΟΝ ΠΑΣΧΑ Saints Rafael, Nicholas & Irene Ραφαήλ, Νικολάου και Ειρήνης Lifegiving Fountain of Theotokos Της Ζωοδόχου Πηγής Εσπερινός της Αγάπης Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία Η εορτή και το πανηγύρι στο Swift Current! Κυριακή Του Θωμά - Of Saint Thomas We will be celebrating the name of Lifegiving Font Church and services will be held in Swift Current. 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday April 23 rd Great Martyr George The Trophy-Bearer Αγίου Γεωργίου Τροπαιοφόρου Divine Liturgy Θεία Λειτουργία Wednesday April 25 th Catecism Class Everyone is Welcome! 6:30-7:30 μ.μ. Ελληνικά / 7:30- English 6:30 to April 29 th of MyrrhBearers Κυριακή Των Μυροφόρων Όρθρος καί Θεία Λειτουργία 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. St.Paul s Newsletter April 2012 Page 4

ANNOUNCEMENTS An Evening of Greek Literature, Poetry and Arts presented by Manolis Aligizakis Friday May 11th 7:00 9:00 p.m., St. Paul s Community Hall Manolis Aligizakis is an author, poet and translator with 21 books published in both Greek and English. His work has appeared in a number of literary magazines both on-line and in paper form in Canada, the USA, Australia and Greece. Next Philoptochos meeting will be on Tuesday April 17 th 7:30 p.m. at the Community Hall. PLEASE NOTE: The change from Monday to Tuesday is for this one time only. He is touring across Canada in order to promote Greek literature and arts via his books of poetry, and translation of Greek Poets into English. The presentation will be done in both Greek and English. We encourage everyone to attend including the teenagers and youth of our Community. If someone would like to give a donation for the purchase of flowers for the EPITAFIO on Good Friday, they can place their donation in the Box placed by the door at the entrance of the Church. PALM SUNDAY ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ On April 8th we celebrate the Entry of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, into Jerusalem. The Ladies of the Philoptochos Society will be serving Lunch at the Community Hall immediately after the Divine Liturgy. This celebration has become a wonderful tradition. LET S KEEP IT ALIVE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO CELEBRATE Fish, with beets, salad, skordalia (garlic sauce) and of course dessert will be served. I would like to invite everyone to stay for the Lunch and all together as one Big Family walk a few steps with our Christ as He enters the Gates of Jerusalem and ask Him to help us through Holy Week, so that all of us together celebrate His Glorious Anastasi (Resurrection). There will be no tickets sold, however we will pass a tray so that everyone can help the work of the Philoptochos Society, in their own way. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE! Toula Egarhos - President St.Paul s Newsletter April 2012 Page 5

Regina s AHEPA Family Invites you to the Royal Canadian 80 th Annual District #24 Convention REGINA INN Convention Headquarters ANNUAL PANIYIRI IN SWIFT CURRENT The annual Paniyiri celebrating the name of the Life Giving Font Greek Orthodox Church is scheduled for April 22 nd, 2012 in Swift Current. The morning Liturgy led by Father Spyridon Vandoros will be followed by a community luncheon and celebration at the Legion Hall. At this time I would like to extend a personal invitation on behalf of our entire congregation to your community members in hopes that you will join us for this celebration on April 22 nd. Thank you for your continued support of the «Αnnual Paniyiri» in Swift Current. Sincerely, Gus Tsougrianis, President Life Giving Font Greek Orthodox Church Friday, June 8, 2012 2:00p.m. AHEPA Family Golf Tournament TBA 7:00p.m. Convention Registration & Welcome Night Saint Paul s Greek Orthodox Church Hall 8:00p.m. Official Opening Saint Paul s Greek Orthodox Church Saturday, June 9, 2012 8:30a.m. Registration Regina Inn 9:00a.m. Noon Meetings Noon 2:00p.m. Luncheon & Awards Presentations 2:15 5:00p.m. Meetings/Joint Meetings Banquet, Entertainment & Dance 6:30p.m. Cocktails 7:30p.m. Dinner, June 10, 2012 10:30a.m. Divine Liturgy & Artoclasia Service Saint Paul s Greek Orthodox Church 1:00p.m. Luncheon Memories Fine Dining Delegate Packages Cost of Packages $140 Includes: Welcome Night, Saturday Luncheon, Banquet featuring Comedian Ellen Karis & Brunch St.Paul s Newsletter April 2012 Page 6

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