DECEMBER / ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ 2014 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 the H ARK - ΚΙΒΩΤΟΣ M ONTHL Y BULLE TIN OF THE ASS UM PTION OF OUR MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS GREEK ORTHODOX CH U RCH Μ ΗΝΙ ΑΙΟ ΔΕΛ ΤΙΟ ΤΗ Σ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΟΡ ΘΟΔΟ ΞΗ Σ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙ ΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕ ΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟ ΚΟ Υ Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 111 Island Pond Road Manchester NH 03109 Phone: (603) 623-2045 Fax: (603) 232-6347 info@assumptionnh.org www.assumptionnh.org Join us on Facebook INSIDE THIS ISSUE Monthly Calendar (Greek)... 2 Ministries List... 3 Parish News... 4 Philoptochos News... 4 Youth News... 5 Stewardship Report... 12 Monthly Calendar (English).. 17 1
εκέμβριος 2014 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ 7 10η Κυριακή του Λουκά Ορθρος:9:00πμ Θεία Λειτ: 10:00πμ Τζιμόπουλος Memorial Λοταρία Ενορία Εκλογές Συμβούλιο 14 11η Κυριακή του Λουκά Ορθρος:9:00πμ Θεία Λειτ: 10:00πμ Νεολαία Χριστουγέννων καλλιστεία Μαμά & Me 21 Κυριακή πριν Γεννήσεως Ορθρος:9:00πμ Θεία Λειτ: 10:00πμ GOYA Συνάντηση 1 2 3 4 Βαρβάρας Μεγαλομάρτυρος Ορθρος: 8:30πμ Θεία Λειτ: 9:30πμ Ελληνικό Σχολείο Ελληνικός Χορός 3:30-7:45µµ 8 9 10 Συνάντηση Συμβουλίου Φιλοπτώχου 6:00μμ Στην αίθουσα της εκκλησίας 15 Συνάντηση Διοικητικού Συµβουλίου 7:00µµ 11 Ελληνικό Σχολείο Ελληνικός Χορός 3:30-7:45µµ 16 17 18 Ελληνικό Σχολείο Ελληνικός Χορός 3:30-7:45µµ 22 23 24 Εύα Γεννήσεως Όρθρος: 5:30πμ Θεία Λειτ: 6:00πμ 6:30µµ Χορωδία Πρόβα 25 Ιερά Γέννηση Όρθρος: 8:30πμ Θεία Λειτ: 09:15πμ 5 Αγίου Νικολάου Εσπερινός Υπηρεσία 7:00 στην εκκλησία του Αγίου Νικολάου Νύχτα Γονέων Out Φιλοξενείται του Γκόγια 12 Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα Όρθρος: 8:30 πμ Θεία Λειτ: 9.30 π.μ. Νύχτα Γονέων Out Φιλοξενείται του Γκόγια 6 Αγίου Νικολάου Θεία Λειτουργία 9.00 π.μ. στην εκκλησία του Αγίου Νικολάου 13 19 20 26 27 28 Κυριακή μετά Γεννήσεως Ορθρος:9:00πμ Θεία Λειτ: 10:00πμ 29 30 31 6:30πμ Παραμονή Πρωτοχρονιάς Εορτασμός Συσσιτιο Απόρων (New Horizons) 4:15-6:00μμ 2
Reverend Father Athanasios Nenes (603) 289-4049 TNenes@AssumptionNH.org Parish Council 2014 President... Costas Georgopoulos Vice President... Nick Karagianis Secretary... Mike Rokas Treasurer... Ted Rokas James Folopoulos Dean Kacos Tasos Karatzoulidis Peter Lazos Charles Mardanes Vasilios Palaskas Penny Papastathis Louie Pliakos Philoptochos Board 2013-2015 President... Esther Kereakoglow 1 st Vice President... Lucie Skouteris Recording Secretary... Andrea Moutsioulis Corresponding Secretary. Iris Belinsky Treasurer... Georgia Gancarz Advisor... Nancy Mardanes Martha Galanis Maria Chronas Georgia Palaskas Staff Evangelia Gregorious Artemis Lazos Secretary... Janet Malin Custodian... Dan Bureau Chanter... Vasilios Rokas Choir Director.Joan Virga Office Hours for Fr. Athanasios Nenes Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Any other time or day with appointment. YOUTH MINISTRIES Coordinator... Stephanie Piet GOYA Advisor... Carol Georgopoulos President... Elias Papakostas Vice President... Despina Yogas Secretary... Zoe Stamoulis Secretary... Abigail Piet Treasurer... Efthemi Stamoulis JOY Advisors... Julie Karagianis Patty Tingos Soula Dunn Alexandra Demos Mommy & Me... Ranya Karatzoulidis PARISH SCHOOLS Sunday School Director... Stacy Kalampalikis Greek School Director... George Kitsis Teacher... Connie Stamoulis Fr. Athanasios Nenes Sophia Annas Costas Georgopoulos Ellen Healy Newsletter Staff Carol Georgopoulos Newsletter Editors Janet Malin Nancy Mardanes Stephanie Piet Esther Kereakoglow ADDRESS CHANGES Please notify the Church office if you are moving so that we may update our database. Thank you. Pastoral Home Visitation If a loved one is in the hospital, in a nursing home, or is house-bound due to an illness, please feel free to contact Fr. Athanasios Nenes at the Church office to arrange a visit. Ark published monthly by Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 111 Island Pond Road, Manchester NH 03109 3
Parish News New Horizons Soup Kitchen We ask you to bring three important things with you: a willingness to work hard, an open and positive attitude, and a smile! We can promise you that you will work hard, have some fun, and learn a great deal about yourself and your fellow human beings. We need approximately 12 servers each time we volunteer. If interested, please contact Stephanie Piet at 315-5026. Please volunteer with us on the fourth Sunday of every month. Join us, you will not be disappointed!!! New Year s Eve Celebration, December 31 st Please come and join us on New Year s Eve to celebrate, together as a family, the upcoming year and the passing of the current one. The New Year s Eve Celebration will be held on December 31, 2013 from 7:00 PM until 1:00 AM at the Assumption Church Hall. We hope you can join us! Philoptochos News A Thank You from Ladies Philoptochos The weekend of October 25 th and 26 th featured another successful Ladies Philoptochos Autumn Bazaar. To the many people who helped in the kitchen in preliminary preparations including baking, cooking, packaging of food, setting up the tables we thank you! The young people from our church GOYA Youth Ministry were wonderful in taking over the refreshment booth! Working together as a team in our church is always a positive effort toward successful events such as our yearly bazaar. We appreciate all efforts and donations of cash and pastries as well as the time many donated in our various stations. This year we had Attic Treasures and Christmas Table which we would like to continue for next year. Cookbooks for Christmas The Ladies Philoptochos would like to suggest the cookbook that we have offered for many years be purchased for Christmas gifts. Please consider giving one of these beautiful books as gifts this year. The recipes used in our kitchen are taken from this cookbook which were compiled by the Ladies Philoptochos Society in Charleston, SC from the Church of the Holy 4
Trinity. The recipes in this wonderful book are tried and true, and the layout is easy to follow. Any member of Philoptochos will gladly provide you with as many copies as you would like for the cost of $20 per book. Coffee Hours Please contact a Philoptochos Board member or the church office if you would like to sponsor a coffee hour. If you have a special date in mind, please reserve it early. Youth News On Sunday, December 14, 2014, our little ones will present their annual Christmas Pageant immediately following the Divine Liturgy. Following the pageant, please join us for the coffee hour sponsored by the Tsatsopoulos family and served by the Youth Ministry. Following the coffee hour, the children will participate in a Holiday craft and a visit from "the guy in the red suit". Please remember we are collecting non-perishable food items through Christmas for NH Food Bank. We are also having a Coat, Mitten, and Hat Drive and ask every child that will participate in our Holiday craft and Visit from Santa to bring in an item for this drive. We will deliver these to New Horizon's Soup Kitchen to pass out to those in need. GOYA Upcoming Events Parents Night Out Please see our enclosed flyer. Feel free to call Carol Georgopoulos with any questions at (603) 512-6515. Thank you to everyone who helped make our Apple Pie Sale a success and we hope you enjoyed your pies! Merry Christmas to all and enjoy a safe and loving holiday season. 5
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40 Day Blessing Sacraments 40 Day Memorial December 7... Christos & Markos, sons of Peter & Lisa Pavlopoulos December 7... Sandra Flynn December 14... Stella Gines Reminder Please do not forget to submit your 2014 Stewardship Pledge Card Stewardships are the greatest source of income for our church. OCTOBER DONATIONS Donations Ellen Healy $25.00 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Kamberis $50.00 Additional Pledges Received in October Amerisa Baryiames Mr. & Mrs. Bojan Grgic Stacy Kalampalikis Mr. & Mrs. Jason Laferte Theodora Nakos Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Xintaras Laferti Baptism Memorial Donations In memory of Demostenis Gines $25.00 In memory of CarolAnn Gregorious $30.00 In memory of Athanasia Konstantopoulos $460.00 12
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Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Community Christmas Card Fundraiser 2014 As the Christmas Season quickly approaches, we are, once again, asking our parish community and friends of the Assumption Church to participate in our annual community Christmas Card. This year s donation remains at $15.00 per household. However, any amount you wish to contribute above this will be most welcomed. It s that time of year again to think about sending our Christmas and New Year s wishes to everyone. Our Christmas Card will be sent to more than 300 Assumption Church parish families and friends. Please complete the form below and return it together with your check made payable to the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church or to any Parish Council Member by Sunday, December 7, 2014. Thank you in advance for your participation which is greatly appreciated. The Parish Council ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΙΑΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΡΤΑ Καθώς τα Χριστούγεννα πλησιάζουν, ζητάμε, για μιά ακόμα φορά, τα μέλλη της κοινότητάς μας και τους φίλους της Εκκλησίας μας, να συμμετάσχουν στην ετήσια Χριστουγεννιάτικη κάρτα της κοινότητάς μας. Η δωρεά είναι $15.00 ανά οικογένεια. Η Χριστουγεννιάτικη κάρτα θα σταλεί σε περισσότερες απο 300 οικογένειες της ενορίας μας, όπως επίσης και σε φίλους της κοινότητάς μας. Είναι πολύ καλός τρόπος, να στείλετε κι εσείς τις δικές σας ευχές, εξοικονομώντας πολύτιμο χρόνο και την δαπάνη της αγοράς και αποστολής των δικών σας καρτών. Αν θα θέλατε να συμμετέχετε και εσείς στην Χριστουγεννιάτικη κάρτα μας, παρακαλούμε να συμπληρώσετε την παρακάτω φόρμα και να την επιστρέψετε, μαζί με την δωρέα σας των $15.00, στο γραφείο της κοινότητάς μας ή στους Επίτροπους της Κοινότητας, μέχρι την Κυριακή 7 η Δεκεμβρίου. Ευχαριστούμε για την συμμετοχή σας εκ των προτέρων ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church 2014 Christmas Card Form (Please complete this form and return it with your $15.00 donation in the enclosed envelope) Please clearly print your name as you would like it to appear on the card. (Name) 14
15 BUSINESS CARD ADVERTISING Anyone with a business that would like to advertise in our monthly bulletin, please contact the Church office. A business card format, about 2 ½ x 1 ½ will run for a period of 12 months for one set fee of $150.00 a year. This will help to defray the ever-increasing costs of printing and mailing these bulletins to our homes as well as advertising your business to our parishioners and through word of mouth, to their friends. This is a great opportunity for all!
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December 2014 Sunday Monday Tueday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Barbara the Great Martyr Orthros: 8:30 AM Div. Lit: 9:30 AM 5 St. Nicholas Vespers Service 7:00 PM at St. Nicholas Church 6 St. Nicholas Divine Liturgy 9:00 AM at St. Nicholas Church 7 10th Sunday of Luke Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM Tzimopoulos Memorial Raffle Parish Council Elections 14 11 th Sunday of Luke Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM Youth Christmas Pageant 8 9 10 Philoptochos Board Meeting 6:00 PM In church hall 15 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 PM Greek School & Greek Dance 3:30 7:45PM 11 Greek School & Greek Dance 3:30 7:45PM 16 17 18 Greek School & Greek Dance 3:30 7:45PM 6:30PM Choir Rehearsal Parents Night Out Hosted by GOYA 12 St. Spyridon Orthros: 8:30 AM Div. Lit: 9:30 AM Parents Night Out Hosted by GOYA 13 19 20 Mommy & Me 21 Sunday before Nativity Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM 22 23 24 Nativity Eve Orthros: 5:30 PM Div. Lit: 6:00 PM 25 Holy Nativity Orthros: 8:30 AM Div. Lit: 9:15 AM 26 27 GOYA Meeting 28 Sunday after Nativity Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM 29 30 31 6:30 PM New Years Eve Celebration New Horizons Soup Kitchen 4:15-6:00 PM 17
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