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Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Agape news September 2012

PARISH FEASTDAY

PASTORAL MESSAGE Dear Parishioners of our Beloved Assumption, September 1st is the beginning of the Ecclesiastical year, and the restarting of the ministries of our parish that were on hiatus for the summer. September once again brings us religious education both for the kids with Sunday School and for the adults with Bible Study, a combined Assumption and St. George youth event and the first Philoptochos Meeting of the year; and, a whole new cycle of events under the direction of the Parish Council. The parish is full of ministries that allow us to worship, pray and witness together there is no excuse to not participate and grow in your faith. Thank you to all who came and were part of the Panagia s Celebration that was held on August 18 th and especially to those who made Great Vespers and the Divine Liturgy of the Falling Asleep of the Theotokos a priority. This year brought the best attendance on our parish s feast day since my arrival. Lastly, I know that many are wondering about the state of our parish and specifically our direction. I am most pleased to say that the attention of the parish and the council has shifted from the past to the future and from the we can t to the we will. Our parish is built on a very strong history with truly unbelievable people. With the right attitude and determination, all will be blessed. Let us strengthen ourselves spiritually through prayer and fasting that all may be accomplished in Him. In His Service, Rev. Father Jon Boukis PROISTAMENOS

SUNDAY SCHOOL Blessing of the Backpacks On September 9 th, 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 will begin on Sunday, September 9, 2012. 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. ORTHODOX BIBLE STUDY 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!!! 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. Begin the New Ecclesiastical year with a commitment to learning His Word!

PHILOPTOCHOS Philoptochos Luncheon On Saturday, September 22 nd, our Philoptochos will go to Chicago for the Annual Philoptochos Metropolis Luncheon. attend, please contact Litsa Gregory. If you would like to 1 st Meeting of the Year!!! The Philoptochos will have its 1 st meeting of the year on Sunday, September 23 rd, following the Coffee Hour. Please make this meeting a priority. SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS 4 th Christos Andrios 4 th John Haney 4 th Gust Moraetes 7 th Kay Coin 12 th Pete Gust 14 th Terry Kotrogiannis 15 th Katherine Moraetes 15 th Spiros Pappaspiros 16 th Zoe Arvanitis 17 th Ted Bagatelas 20 th Georgia Kouris 21 st Mike Haney 22 nd Ludmilla Cherevko 22 nd Jackson Miller 22 nd Chris Thodos 26 th John Thodos 27 th Alexa Argeros 27 th Demi Argeros 27 th Linda Argeros 29 th Naveen Ninan 30 th Colette Spurgetis Just a few of the Namedays commemorated in September... 5 th Zacharias and Elizabeth 11 th Euphrosynos the Cook 14 th Holy Cross (Stavros, Stavroula) 17 th Sophia, Faith, Hope, Love

ASSUMPTION / ST. GEORGE. On Sunday, September 30 th, at 3:00pm, we will all meet at Michael s Fun World for an afternoon of fun and fellowship!!! On October 13 th, the JOY and GOYA groups will be going to the Buffalo Pumpkin Patch!!! The Churches will sponsor a bonfire with fixins at 6pm. We will meet at 4pm to enjoy many attractions: hayride, pumpkin pickin, the Straw Castle, bottle feeding and milking goats, petting many other farm animals, etc.!!! Parents are welcomed and encouraged to participate. Youth Bowling The details are still in the works but the date is set!!! On Friday, November 16 th, our Youth will be going out for Bowling and Pizza!!! Metropolis of Chicago Christmas Open House His Eminence Metropolitan IAKOVOS has extended to his Parishes an invitation to the Annual Christmas Open-House at the Metropolis to be held on December 16 th. Let us take this opportunity to extend our love to our Spiritual Father.

. COMBINED FELLOWSHIP EVENTS Assumption / St. George 1 st Annual Fellowship Golf Event Saturday, October 20, 2012 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start 4:00 p.m. Fellowship and Lamb Roast at St. George $50 per golfer includes Greens Fees, Cart, Continental Breakfast, Lamb Roast, On Course Events Name: Phone: Email: I am organizing a Foursome, enclosed is my payment of $200. I am golfing as an individual, enclosed is my payment of $50; please place me in a foursome or with: I would also like to help underwrite the event with a $20 donation. I will attend the Lamb Roast only, enclosed is my payment of $20. Total included with registration $ Please return prior to October 7 th with payment to: Fr. Jon Boukis at the Assumption or Fr. Chris Margellos at St. George Additional Golfers for Foursome Reservations Golfer #2 Golfer #3 Golfer #4

AN INVITATION FROM ST. GEORGE...

ST. GEORGE GREEK FESTIVAL

EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS 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 (117-138) 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 (306-337). 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).

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 (602-610) the Persians defeated the Greek army, plundered Jerusalem and captured both the Life- Creating Cross of the Lord and the Holy Patriarch Zachariah (609-633). The Cross remained in Persia for fourteen years and only under the emperor Heraclius (610-641), 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.

CHURCH. S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 2 Sunday Monday Tuesday 13 th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Family Worship Coffee Hour Sunday before Holy Cross Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am 1 st Day of Sunday School Blessing of the Backpacks Coffee Hour All-English Sunday Sunday after Holy Cross Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Sunday School Coffee Hour 1 st Sunday of Luke Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Sunday School Philoptochos Meeting Coffee Hour All-English Sunday 2 9 16 23 30 2 nd Sunday of Luke Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Sunday School Coffee Hour 3:00 - Assumption / St George Trip to Michael s Fun World LABOR DAY Church Office Closed No Bible Study It s Greek to Me Dinner and Tour 5:30pm 3 10 17 6:00pm-7:30pm Orthodox Bible Study 24 6:00pm-7:30pm Orthodox Bible Study 4 11 18 25

. CALENDAR Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5 6 7 1 Fr. Jon Vacation 12 13 9:30am-11:00am Orthodox Bible Study 14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross Divine Liturgy 10:00am 8 The Nativity of the Theotokos Services at St. George Divine Liturgy 9:00am 15 19 20 9:30am-11:00am Orthodox Bible Study 21 22 Metropolis of Chicago Philoptochos Luncheon 6:30pm - Parish Council Meeting 26 27 9:30am-11:00am Orthodox Bible Study St George - Rock Island Greek Festival 11am - 11pm 28 St George - Rock Island Greek Festival 11am - 11pm 29 Y.A.L. Fellowship At the Doc s Inn in Silvis, Illinois 4:00pm Fasting Symbols Strict Fast Wine and Oil Allowed Fish Allowed Fast Free

SERVICE SCHEDULE September 2 Sunday 13th Sunday of Matthew 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. All English Divine Liturgy September 8 Saturday The Nativity of the Theotokos 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy at St. George September 9 Sunday Sunday Before Holy Cross 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy September 14 Friday The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy September 16 Sunday Sunday After Holy Cross 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy September 23 Sunday 1 st Sunday of Luke 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy September 30 Sunday 2 nd Sunday of Luke 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Πρόγραμμα Ιερών Ακολουθίων 2 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή ΙΓ του Ματθαίου 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 8 Σεπτεμβρίου Σάββατο Γενέθλιον της Θεοτόκου 9:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία (Αγ. Γεώργιος) 9 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή προ της Υψώσεως 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 14 Σεπτεμβρίου Παρασκευή Η Ύψωσις του Τιμίου Σταυρού 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 16 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή μετά την Ύψωσιν 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 23 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή Α του Λουκά 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 30 Σεπτεμβρίου Κυριακή Κυριακή Β του Λουκά 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία

DIAKONIA Prosforo Schedule September 2 Georgia Kouris September 9 Elaine Eleftheropoulos September 14 (Friday) Helen Petaros September 16 Toula Fotos September 23 Georgia Eleftheropoulos September 30 Maria Georgiadis Coffee Hour September 2 Family of George Bagatelas September 9 Arlene Gust September 16 Theofilis Family September 23 Not Yet Reserved September 30 Not Yet Reserved Sunday Gospel and Epistle Readings September 2 Gospel Matthew 21:33-42 Epistle I Corinthians 16:13-24 September 9 Gospel John 3:13-17 Epistle Galatians 6:11-18 September 16 Gospel Mark 8:34-9:1 Epistle Galatians 2:16-20 September 23 Gospel Luke 5:1-11 Epistle Galatians 4:22-27 September 30 Gospel Luke 6:31-36 Epistle I Corinthians 6:16-7:1 Parish Council Ushering Schedule September October November 2 nd - John Stopoulos 9 th - Orest Akulow 16 th - Cathy Diakogeorgiou 23 rd - Liz Gorman 30 th - Paris Fotos 7 th - Mike Haney 14 th - Denny Mekus 21 st - Kosta Dounoulis 28 th - John Stopoulos 4 th - Orest Akulow 11 th - Cathy Diakogeorgiou 18 th - Liz Gorman 25 th - Paris Fotos For each Sunday, the council member listed is to be present at 9:00 a.m. The council member listed for the week following will be assigned to help during the Divine Liturgy beginning at 9:50 a.m. through the processing of the collection.

Γενέθλιον τῆς Θεοτόκου 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.

Ἡ Ὓψωσίς τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ 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".

PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES Parish Council Meeting Minutes July 19, 2012 Call to Order at 6:40pm. Meeting begins with Fr. Jon leading opening prayer. Roll Call: Present: Mike Haney, Orest Akulow, Liz Gorman, Celia Lubbers, Lambros Mihalopoulos, Sherry Kontos, Biju Ninan, Deno Kandis, Cathy Diakogeorgiou Excused: John Thodos, Nick Passini, Roger Lovejoy Minutes: no changes Treasurer s Report: Current balance $1,858.85. If we paid all of the bills in the office, we d be at a negative balance. Still waiting on a check from the IRS of $3,200. Priest s Report: All locks have been changed. 28 July 3pm 7pm YAL get-together at The Doc s Inn. July 24 th Six Flags trip to Gurnee, IL for the day 15 people will attending Agape News Might poll the parishioners to see if people would prefer to receive the Agape News via email rather than regular mail. Lunch Fundraiser Idea: Nameday luncheons where the people celebrating the name day chip in to donate. Golf outing was a success need to select and plan a date for next year. Everyone takes 1 Each council member takes 1 event to be the chairperson for. Phone option Mediacom is offering us a good package for the phone lines. Liz motions to change phone and internet to Mediacom, Mike 2 nd the motion. Motion carried. Old Business: August 15 th Wednesday Luncheon after service. Need to serve Plaki. August 18 th Assumption Name Day Feast: Food open from 12-8pm;

PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES Water and Pop until 5pm. Bar opens at 5pm. Lunch 12-2pm with drive-thru. The menu will be ala carte. Souvlaki with salad and rice ($10), chicken dinner w/salad and potatoes ($15), pastichio w/salad ($10), Greek salad ($4) Roger is chairman for the bar. Liz is chairman for the pastry table baklava and sundaes. We have a D.J. Orest and Cathy volunteered to help in the kitchen. Furnace: Plan to select one of the 3 bids over the next few weeks via email. New Business: Philoptochos came to the meeting to discuss the activities of their group and to ask the council s advice for types of things they should be involved in so they can dedicate more time/resources to help the community. Motion to adjourn by: Mike, 2 nd by: Lambros. Meeting adjourned at: 8:21pm SACRAMENTS On Sunday, August 5 th, the Servant of God Matthaios was Baptized at the Assumption Church. His proud parents are Konstantinos and Allison Dounoulis and his Godparents are Ellen Kaldis and Tom Gregory. On Saturday, August 25 th, the Servants of God Paris Fotos and Brooke DeGrande were united in Marriage at the Assumption Church. Their Koumbaro is John Fotos. FINANCIAL POSITION 2012 Budgeted General Fund Expenses $199,400 2012 through August 21 st Total General Fund Expenses through August 21 st $130,663.15 Total Stewardship through August 21 st $85,938.63 YTD 2012 Shortfall of Expenses to Stewardship $44,724.52 Other General Fund Income (Candles, Events, Etc.) $28,775.21 Year-To-Date 2012 Shortfall $15,949.31

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