Sunday after Theophany January 8, 2017

Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Reverend Father Dean J. Dimon Proistamenos 2187 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113 216-861-0116 Sunday after Theophany January 8, 2017 After Christ was baptised, the first words that He said were: 'Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand'. Why? Because after we have been baptised, we are always tempted and the only way to end temptation is to repent. But what exactly do these words mean? What is repentance? What is the Kingdom of Heaven? In order to understand the meaning of the word repentance, we must first understand the nature of the opposite of repentance, the reason for repentance - sin. Sin comes to us in three stages. Firstly, we have a thought, a temptation towards evil. Secondly, we entertain that thought and imagine its attraction until it becomes irresistible. Thirdly we act on that thought that we have entertained. These are the three stages of sin. Repentance also has three stages. Firstly, our consciences are pricked, we have the thought that what we have done is bad. Secondly, we entertain that consciousness and develop it until action becomes irresistible. Thirdly, we act. These are the three stages of repentance. Repentance then is not just an idea, a thought, it is above all an action. Repentance is a change of mind which leads to a practical and visible change in our way of life. Yes, it is true, that often we seem to come to confession with the same sins as before. Yes, it is true, that often we seem to make no progress, that although we have done wrong yet again, we have no tears, no depth of repentance to make us change our way of life. However, this should not mean that we lose hope, that we despair. That would be to fall to another temptation of the demon, the thought that we are unable to repent and that all our efforts are futile. Merely coming to confession and saying that we are weak, that we have done wrong yet again, that our repentance lacks depth, is an act of repentance in itself. As the Gospel says, we must forgive even unto seven times seventy. Moreover, by continued repentance and the determination to repent, eventually depth of repentance and tears will come to us. If this is repentance, what then is the Kingdom of Heaven? Firstly, the Kingdom of Heaven was Christ Himself Who spoke these words to the people of that time, before whom He stood. The Kingdom of Heaven was indeed at hand, for He stood before them. Secondly, the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand in another sense and stands before us in the here and now. The Kingdom of Heaven is here and now, but it depends on our willingness to accept Christ and His Holiness, Mercy and Grace. At this very moment each one of us is in fact able to meet God and enter into His eternal joy, but only if we wish to do so through deep repentance. The joy of the Kingdom of Heaven, simply the state of contentment with God, our well-being, is open to all who wish to accept Christ, the Word of God. Yes, it is true that our well-being does to some extent depend on whether we have a job, a roof over our heads, enough money to pay our way in the world. But none of these things is absolutely essential, for there are people who have all these things but are still unhappy, they do not have the Kingdom of Heaven. And there are people who have none of these things and yet they are happy, they have the Kingdom of Heaven. This reminds me of film-stars who marry and then divorce, remarry and redivorce and do this six or seven times, and each time blames the others for the divorce. In fact it is the film-stars who bear the problem inside themselves, in their selfishness and hardness of heart. It reminds me of someone who goes from country to country and job to job, blaming each uprooting on others. In fact the problem is carried in the suitcase, the problem is with the instability of the person, their inability to get on with others, it is not in external circumstances. It also reminds me also of the old folk-tale about happiness, which goes like this: There was once a King who was very sad. He was told by his advisors that he should send out servants to find someone who was completely happy, take the shirt from his back and put it on. Then the King would be completely happy. So the King sent out his servants and they searched up and down the kingdom. Eventually one of the royal servants found a man who was completely happy. The servant returned to the King with the good news. The King asked impatiently: 'But where then is the man's shirt'? 'Unfortunately', replied the servant, 'this man who was completely happy was so poor that he did not have a shirt'. In other words the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven depends ultimately not on our external circumstances but on ourselves, on our interior disposition, on our ability to repent. Indeed it is only if we repent that the Kingdom of Heaven at hand. May God grant us the desire for that repentance. Parish Council Members Konstantinos Almiroudis Emmanuel Ermidis Jim Ganotis Eleni Karadaglis Michael Manak Panagiota Petratos Irene Scordos Christopher Sheely Stelios Vitakis

January 8, 2017 Sunday after Theophany Epistle St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13 Prokeimenon. Mode 1. Psalm 32.22,1 Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. BRETHREN, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Gospel Sunday after Epiphany The Gospel according to Matthew 4:12-17 At that time, Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth He went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." MEMORIAL Kostantina Balasakis May her memory be eternal. During your baptism in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the Begetter's voice bore witness to you, by calling you his beloved Son. And the Spirit in the form of a dove, reaffirmed the truthfullness of the word. O Christ our God, who were revealed from above, and illuminated the world, glory to you. Having heard the joyous resurrection message, from the lips of the Angel, the Lord's women Disciples, and with the ancestral sentence removed from them, to the Apostoles with pride they related: Death has been despolled now, Christ our God has risen indeed, granting to all the world his great mercy. To-day is the crown of our Salvation and the manifestation of the Eternal Mystery. The Son of God becometh the son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announceth the good tidings of grace. Wherefore let us also with him cry to the Mother of God: Hail! Thou that art full of grace; the Lord is with thee. From the above you appeared today, to the earth's people, and your light, O our Lord, has been marked upon us, who in true knowledge sing to you: You came, you appeared, O light unapproachable. 2

Ἀπόστολος 8 Ιανουαρίου 2017 Εὐαγγέλιον Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 4:7-13 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος α. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 32.22,1 Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ Ἀδελφοί, ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ Χριστοῦ. Διὸ λέγει, Ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, καὶ ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις. Τὸ δέ, Ἀνέβη, τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη πρῶτον εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς; Ὁ καταβάς, αὐτός ἐστιν καὶ ὁ ἀναβὰς ὑπεράνω πάντων τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὰ πάντα. Καὶ αὐτὸς ἔδωκεν τοὺς μὲν ἀποστόλους, τοὺς δὲ προφήτας, τοὺς δὲ εὐαγγελιστάς, τοὺς δὲ ποιμένας καὶ διδασκάλους, πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ πάντες εἰς τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως καὶ τῆς ἐπιγνώσεως τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ. Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 4:12-17 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὅτι Ιωάννης παρεδόθη, ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, καὶ καταλιπὼν τὴν Ναζαρὲτ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς Καπερναοὺμ τὴν παραθαλασσίαν ἐν ὁρίοις Ζαβουλὼν καὶ Νεφθαλείμ, ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ησαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος γῆ Ζαβουλὼν καὶ γῆ Νεφθαλείμ, ὁδὸν θαλάσσης, πέραν τοῦ Ιορδάνου, Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὁ λαὸς ὁ καθήμενος ἐν σκότειεἶδε φῶς μέγα, καὶ τοῖς καθημένοις ἐν χώρᾳ καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτουφῶς ἀνέτειλεν αὐτοῖς. Απὸ τότε ἤρξατο ὁ Ιησοῦς κηρύσσειν καὶ λέγειν μετανοεῖτε ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν. Μνημόσυνο Κωνσταντίνα Μπαλασάκη Αιωνία η μνήμη Post-Theophany; Hymn of the Feast Resurrectional Apolytikion Fourth Tone Apolytikion of the Church Kontakion Ἐν Ἰορδάνη βαπτιζομένου σου, Κύριε, ἡ τῆς Τριάδος ἐφανερώθη προσκύνησις τοῦ γάρ Γεννήτορος ἡ φωνή προσεμαρτύρει σοί, ἀγαπητόν σε Υἱόν ὀνομάζουσα καί τό Πνεῦμα ἐν εἴδει περιστερᾶς ἐβεβαίου τοῦ λόγου τό ἀσφαλές. Ὁ ἐπιφανείς Χριστέ ὁ Θεός καί τό κόσμον φωτίσας, δόξα σοί. Τό φαιδρόν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυργμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καί τήν προγονικήν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστός ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τό μέγα ἔλεος. Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τό κεφάλαιον, καί τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις ὁ υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, υἱός τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καί Γαβριήλ τήν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διό καί ἡμεῖς σύν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον τῇ οἰκουμένῃ καί τό φῶς σου Κύριε, ἐσημειὠθη ἐφ' ἡμᾶς, ἐν ἐπιγνώσει ὑμνοῦντας σε Ἦλθες, ἐφάνης τό Φῶς τό ἀπρόσιτον. 3

Today the incoming Parish Council Members will take the oath of office: Konstantinos Almiroudis Emmanuel Ermidis Jim Ganotis Eleni Karadaglis Michael Manak Panagiota Petratos Irene Scordos Christopher Sheely Stelios Vitakis We have Three vacancies open for the Parish Council if you are interested please see +Fr. Dean or a Parish Council member. We wish to thank Thal Makroglou and George Marountas who served on the Parish Council, and we pray they will continue to support our church for upcoming years. ********************************* VASILOPITA Today, Following the DIVINE LITURGY THE ANNUAL VASILOPITA & FAMILY BREAKFAST In The Annunciation Banquet Hall CELEBRATION IS SPONSORED BY THE PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY TO BENEFIT: ST. BASIL ACADEMY HELLENIC COLLEGE - HOLY CROSS DONATION $5.00 Proceeds from the breakfast assist the Philoptochos Ministries. 4

One of the more beautiful and inspirational traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church on New Years Day is the annual family celebration of the Vasilopita. This original event which happened in Cappadocia of Caesarea in the last half of the fourth century, is very much alive in our Orthodox homes each year. The Greek word Vasilopita is directly translated as Sweet Bread of Basil. When the Vasilopita is prepared, a coin is baked into the ingredients. Sweet flavoring is added to the bread which symbolize the sweetness and joy of life everlasting. It also symbolizes the hope that the New Year will be filled with the sweetness of life, liberty, health, and happiness for all who participate in the Vasilopita Observance. On New Years Day, the bread is traditionally cut by the senior member of the family, and the individual who receives the portion of the Pita which contains the coin is considered Blessed for the New Year. Each portion of the Vasilopita are distributed as follows: The first portion is cut in remembrance of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The second is for the Holy Mother of our Lord, The Virgin Mary. The third is for St. Basil the Great, the other portions are cut for the members of the family beginning with the eldest. Portions may also be cut for the Church, the house, the traveler, the visitor and the poor. According to tradition, one year, during a time of terrible famine, the emperor levied a sinfully excessive tax upon the people of Caesarea. The tax was such a heavy burden upon the already impoverished people that to avoid debtors' prison each family had to relinquish its few remaining coins as well as pieces of jewelry, including precious family heirlooms. Learning of this injustice against his flock, St Basil the Great, the archbishop of Caesarea, took up his bishop's staff and the book of the holy Gospels and came to his people's defense by fearlessly calling the emperor to repentance. By God's grace, the emperor did repent! He cancelled the tax and instructed his tax collectors to turn over to St Basil all of the chests containing the coins and jewelry which had been paid as taxes by the people of Caesarea. But now St Basil was faced with the daunting and impossible task of returning these coins and pieces of jewelry to their rightful owners. After praying for a long time before the icons of our Master Christ and His All-holy Mother, St Basil had all the treasures baked into one huge "pita." He then called all the townspeople to prayer at the cathedral and, after Divine Liturgy, he blessed and cut the "pita," giving a piece to each person. Wondrously each owner received in his piece of Vasilopita his own valuables. They all joyfully returned home, giving thanks to God who had delivered them from abject poverty and to their good and holy bishop, St Basil the Great. 5

Upcoming Events in our Parish & Events Elsewhere Mon. Jan 9th GOYA Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 12th Greek School Cutting of the Vassilopita Party Parish Council Meeting 7 p.m. Sun. Jan 15th Following the Divine Liturgy Little Angels Meeting. Mon. Jan 16th Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Greek School Lessons) Wed. Jan 18th St. Athanasios Orthros 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. God Parent Sunday January 22, 2017 C e l e b r a t i n g G o d p a r e n t s S u n d a y i s o n e w a y o f r e n e w i n g a n d r e a f - f i r m i n g o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h G o d a n d t h e s p e c i a l r e l a t i o n - s h i p s w e e n j o y w i t h o u r g o d p a r e n t s a n d g o d c h i l d r e n. P l e a s e m a k e p l a n s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e D i v i n e L i t u r g y w i t h y o u r g o d c h i l d / g o d p a r e n t I f y o u r g o d c h i l d / g o d p a r e n t l i v e s s o m e w h e r e e l s e, w e e n c o u r a g e y o u t o c o m e w i t h a n o t h e r m e m b e r t h e i r f a m i l y i f t h e y l i v e i n t o w n o r s i m p l y t o c o m e b y y o u r s e l f a n d o f f e r s p e c i a l p r a y e r s f o r y o u r g o d c h i l d / g o d p a r e n t. PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN: Sun., Jan. 22 at 6:00 p.m. Akathist Service at St. Matthew the Evangelist Orthodox Church 10383 Albion Rd., N. Royalton Light Refreshments and presentation by Volunteers assisting clients at Zoe House call 440.893.9990 for more info. HOPE/JOY Epiphany Cross Dive Jan. 21st from 12:00 2:00p.m. being hosted by St. Paul N. Royalton. There will be a short presentation about Epiphany and why we dive for the cross, followed by the dive itself and an open/free swim with whatever time we have remaining. There is a minimal $5 fee per participant. This will be collected the day of and can be paid by cash or check and a should be given directly to me. You can have your parishioners RSVP to me directly or each participating parish can RSVP with their list of participants by Tuesday January 17th. 6

Father Dean will begin the Blessing of the Homes, Starting, Monday, January 10 th Listed below are the dates that Father will be in your area, please make an appointment with the church office 216-861-0116 to have your home blessed. Εάν θέλετε τον πατέρα Κωνσταντίνο Διαμαντάκη, να έρθει και να αγιάσει το σπίτι σας, σας παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήσετε με το γραφείο της Εκκλησίας 216-861-0116 για να ορίσετε την ημέρα σας. LET US BE MINDFUL THAT FATHER IS BRINGING US THE "BLESSING OF THE JORDAN" AND THAT UNLESS GOD PROTECTS OUR HOMES, WE LABOR IN VAIN. PSALM 127.R Tues., Jan. 10 th thru Fri., Jan. 13 th CLEVELAND Mon., Jan. 16 th thru Tues., Jan. 17 th Wed., Jan. 18 th Thurs., Jan. 19 th thru Fri., Jan. 20 th Mon., Jan. 23 rd Tue., Jan. 24 th thru Fri., Jan. 27 th BROOKPARK BROOKLYN SEVEN HILLS / INDEPENDENCE BRECKSVILLE/BROADVIEW HTS PARMA, PARMA HTS. Tues., Jan. 31 st and Mon., Feb. 1st - MIDDLEBURG Mon., Feb. 6 th thru Wed., Feb. 8 th NORTH ROYALTON, STRONGSVILLE Thurs., Feb.9th HINCKLEY, BRUNSWICK Mon., Feb. 13 th Tues., Feb. 14 th NORTH OLMSTED, OLMSTED FALLS Wed., Feb. 15 th - Fri., Feb. 17 th LAKEWOOD Mon., Feb. 20 th FAIRVIEW PARK & ROCKY RIVER Tues., Feb. 21 st WESTLAKE & BAY VILLAGE Wed., Feb., 22 nd - CLEVELAND HTS., MAYFIELD HTS., EUCLID, & S. EUCLID Thurs., Feb. 23 rd WICKCLIFFE & MENTOR Fri., Feb. 24 th MEDINA & AKRON 7

May God Bless this year with love and light. Bless this year with faith and sight. Bless this year with grace and ease. Bless this year with joy and peace. Happy New Year! 8

The Stewardship Committee would like to thank everyone who submitted their pledge cards for 2017. As of November 13th: We have received Pledge cards from 63 families. If you have not done so yet, please send in your pledge card to the church office. Extra cards are available at the Pangari (Candle Stand). I can do all things in Him Who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) Ευχαριστούμε όλους που επέστρεψαν τις κάρτες των οικονομικών εύφορων (stewardship) 2017. Εάν δεν τα έχετε στείλει σας παρακαλούμε να τα στείλετε η να τα δώσετε στην εκκλησία για το 2017. Η κάρτες βρίσκονται στο Παγκάρι Almiroudis, Konstantinos & Kelli Anagnostos, Athanasios & Linsey Antonaklas, Steve & Evangelia Arabian, Allen & Agnes Bibidakis, Evangelos & Eftychia Boulas, Dimitrios & Evegenia Boyeas, Mike & Christine Coutris, Stephen & Penelope Davis, Lambrini Dimon, Fr. Dean & Presvytera Efpraxias, Georgio Ermidis, Emmanuel & Marina Ermidis, Venizelos & Bessie Erwin, Edward & Vasiliki Ganotis, Dimitrios & Aphrodite Genin, Jason & Cynthia Gountis, Vasilios & Audolina Gromek, Stanley & Angie Hatzopoulos, Kriti Hliatzos, Peter & Katina Kalevakis, Mike & Dora Karadaglis, Elias & Eleni Karakoudas, Caliope Kopasakis, John Koukouras, Nikolaos & Evangelia Kutrubs, Nick Manak, Michael Marountas, Nck & Denna Mathiellis, Paul & Carol Panagiotou, Serafiem & Anna Pantelatou, Sophia Papakonstantinou, Fotios & Spyroulla Paul, Barbara T. Piperis, Fotini Rakopoulos, Stella Regas, Alex & Thea Regas, George & Soula Rokas, John & Lucy Sack, David & Katherine Salloumis, Paul Salouros, Paul & Maria Sarantopoulos, Athanasios & Despina Scordos, John & Irene Sevastos, Gust & Jane Sheely, Christopher & Panagiota Shinas, Dean J. Sisamis, John G. & Irene Smith, Robert & Eugenia Trihas, Ermioni Trihas, John A. & Suzanne Tsambounieris, Manoli & Sofia Tsardoulias, George & Diamonto Tsiourtsiouris, Maria Valsamidis, Chris & Eleni Maria Vasilakes, Mike & Mary Vassilakis, Freda Vassilaras, Plousia Voiklis, Emmanuel & Janet Vourlis, Antonetta Walsh, Edward & Calliope M Whitlock, Marie Zeleniuch, Christina Zeleniuch, Mary Ellen Zeleniuch, Stefan 9

Greek Night with the Cavaliers! Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Cleveland Cavs vs Sacramento Kings 7:00 pm Join us as we cheer on the Cavs and Ohio's own Greek son, Kostas Koufos of the Sacramento Kings! Be sure to attend the Pre-game festivities to see GOYAns* hold the flag and hi-five the Cavaliers as they come on to the court. Greeks will be located in sections 204, 205, and 100. For mor info see the link: http:annunciationakron.org/ind /news-events/cavsgreeknight GOYA Basketball Tournaments Jan 13-15 Feb 3rd 5th Feb. 17th 19th Cleveland St. Demetrios Holy Cross Pittsburgh St. Haralambos SCHOLARSHIPS PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation announces that the 2016/17 scholarship application is now available atwww.panhellenicsf.org The Foundation will distribute $250,000 in scholarship awards to exceptional undergraduates as follows: Twenty (20) Awards of $10,000 each based on academic merit and financial need Twenty (20) Awards of $2,500 each based solely on academic achievement Undergraduate students of Hellenic descent from all fifty states are encouraged to apply for the scholarship awards! Applications should be postmarked or submitted electronically as instructed by January 31, 2017. To be eligible to apply for a scholarship, applicants must: Be US Citizens or US permanent residents. Be of Hellenic descent. Be a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited 4-year university in Fall 2016. Have a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA. COLLEGE CORNER CSU, BW, JCU or CWRU generally hold meetings every other week on their campuses. For details, email Mira: mirjana1@gmail.com or go to the FB page OCF Cleveland. Real Break This alternative Spring Break program for Orthodox high school grads (ages 18-25) gives the opportunity to travel to all parts of the world, deepening their faith, and serving those in need. For a full list of dates and locations in 2017go to http://www.ocf.net/real-break-2017 10

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Event/Liturgy Calendar 2016-17 All Sunday & Week Day 8:30 AM Orthros / 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy JANUARY 2017 8 Sunday after Epiphany Cutting of Vasilopita & Brunch Sponsored by Philoptochos 9 GOYA MEETING 7:30 P.M. 12 Parish Council Meeting 13TH - 15TH GOYA TOURNAMENT 15 12th Sunday of Luke 16 Martin Luther King Day NO GREEK SCHOOL LESSONS 22 GODPARENT SUNDAY 29 Greek School Letters Program/Open House/Luncheon 30 Three Hierarchs NO GREEK SCHOOL LESSONS February 2017 2 Presentation of our Lord 3RD - 5TH GOYA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 5 Triodion Begins Today 6 GOYA MEETING 7:30 P.M. 9 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. 11 Wedding Sacrament Little Angels 12 Sunday of the Prodigal Son 17 19TH GOYA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 18 1st Saturday of Souls APOKRIATIKO GLENDI DANCE GROUP 19 Judgement Sunday (Meatfare Sunday) 23 Greek School PTA Meeting 6pm 25 2nd Saturday of Souls BEE THE BEE RETRE IN PITTSBURGH 26 Forgiveness Sunday (Cheese fare) Little Angels will host the Ice Cream Social 27 Clean Monday (Great Lent Begins) Great Compline Service 6:00 p.m. March 2017 1 Pre Sanctified Liturgy /Lecture Lenten Meal 6:00 p.m. Lecture/Lenten Meal Program 3 1st Salutation to the Theotokos Junior Choir will chant the "Aspile" 7:00 p.m. FISH FRY BEGINS 4 3rd Saturday of Souls Orthros 8:30 a.m. Div. Lit. 9:30 a.m. 5 Sunday of Orthodoxy Sunday School will Participate in Procession of Icons Pan Orthodox location and time to be announced. Last day for Greek School Tuition to be paid 6 Great Compline 6:00 p.m. If you have not been receiving church material/mailing /phone messages or e-mails, please contact the church office at 216.861.0116 or email office@annunciationcleveland.net. Thank you. Αν δεν λαμβάνετε τις επιστολές η ότι ενημέρωση της εκκλησίας έχει για σας ή τηλεφωνικά μηνύματα, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας στο 216.861.0116 ή στο email office@annunciationcleveland.net. Σας ευχαριστώ. 11

office@annunciationcleveland.net Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Weekly Bulletin, & Vision, the Parish Council would like to invite anyone who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $250.00 for a business card sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, 2016. We generally publish a Weekly Bulletin as well as a Quarterly Newsletter, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 36 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Vision & Bulletin. If you are interested in this program, please send a business card that we will reproduce. Please also enclose a check made out to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for $250.00. Dino Sevastos Agent AUTO.BUSINESS.HOME. LIFE 500 W. AURORA RD STE 115 SAGAMORE HILLS, OH 44067 Tel 440.508.0056 Fax 440.512.7132 csevastos@farmersagent.com www.farmersagent.com/csevastos 7523 Pearl Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130 (440) 234-2525 Diples Pastries Bread Koliva Contact: Vivian Kyriazis 440-915-2070 HARSOULAS GARAGE DOORS Service & Installation Garage Doors & Openers Saki Harsoulas 216.276.1522 12