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HIERARCHICAL VISIT On Sunday, August 21 st, HIS GRACE BISHOP DEMETRIOS will be at our Beloved Assumption and will celebrate the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Orthros Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Trisagion Service Blessing of the Godparents Plaque Formal Lunch Appetizers Lunch - Mediterranean Chicken Dessert The Consecration and 90 th Anniversary Album will be available to be distributed to those who preordered. The cost for the formal lunch is $20 per person. Please make your reservations with the Church Office by August 15 th. Reservations may be made to: info@assumptionem.org or (309)792-2912

Dear Parishioners of our Beloved Assumption, When Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! This testament from the Gospel of Luke shows us that before St. John the Baptist s birth, he was already preparing the way of the Lord. Before he was taken from the womb, the womb became a place of worship for in the womb he bowed to the Lord. This witness was a proclamation for his mother that compelled her to recognize the Λόγος, Christ the Word, being brought before her. This moment was not only a moment of revelation of Christ in her womb, but a moment in which the Virgin Mary became the mother to Elizabeth, who raised the Virgin Mary when she lived in the temple, and in fact the mother of all. Mary, the betrothed one, who dedicated her life to virginity, through whose virgin womb brought forth the Savior, stood before the one whose womb was opened after 50 years of marriage to bring forth the forerunner, John the Baptist! Thus it is with this understanding that we proclaim the Apolytikion of the Dormition: In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, O Theotokos. As mother of life, you departed to the source of life, delivering our souls from death by your intercessions. Let this not be only the proclamation of the choir or the Priest, but your own personal proclamation. A proclamation of the heart and body through fasting and prayer for 14 days and feasting on the 15th of August. Thanking the Lord for His Blessings on us, I remain, In His Service, PASTORAL MESSAGE Rev. Father Jon Boukis PROISTAMENOS

PHILOPTOCHOS ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE Friday, August 12 th - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13 th - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Great Items from Over 50 Households! Kids Clothes Home Furnishings Knick Knacks Kitchen Items Seasonal Decor Books Toys and much, much more! Please bring your unwanted treasures (and all your extra shopping bags) to the Sunday School Rooms. AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 2 nd John Eleftheropoulos 4 th Jayde Maess 5 th Pres. Doreece Boukis 5 th Drew Minas 6 th John Stopoulos 7 th Angelina Zimmerman 8 th Abraham Chirackal 8 th Naina Ninan 9 th Panayioti Dokolas 13 th Vasilia Boukis 15 th Helen Panouses 17 th Dean Maess 21 st Eleni Argeros 21 st Angela Olvera 22 nd Diane Lamacki 22 nd Deno Minas 26 th Tom Gregory 26 th Jessica Maess 26 th Connor Miller 27 th Victor Cherevko 27 th Maria Georgiadis 27 th Chris Maess 28 th Maria Papageorgiou 29 th Lambros Mihalopoulos 29 th Anastasia Nikolopoulos 29 th Daryn Passini 30 th Molly Chirackal 30 th Kathy Papageorgiou

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW ME? PRESBYTERA DOREECE BOUKIS Born: August 5 th in Bedford, OH Nameday: November 25 th (Baptized: Katherine) The thing I most enjoy doing is: Being with my family. The person who has influenced me most is: My husband, Fr. Jon, who brought me to the Orthodox faith and without whom I would not be the person I am today. One thing people may not know about me is: I enjoy cars and love going to the auto show. TOM GREGORY Born: August 26 th in Moline, IL Nameday: Pascha (Baptized: Anastasios) The thing I most enjoy doing is: Spending quality time with family and friends. The persons who have influenced me most are: My parents, Peter and Elizabeth Gregory. One thing people may not know about me is: In 1979 on a visit to Assumption, His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos, blessed and bestowed on me the office of Church Reader. JIM LAMACKI Born: April 24 th in Chicago, I Nameday: October 26 th (Baptized: Demetrios) The thing I most enjoy doing is: Writing music. The person who has influenced me most is: Tom Delonge. One thing people may not know about me is: I play the guitar!

ALBUM LAST CHANCE PREORDER Attention Parishioners and Friends of the Assumption The Consecration and 90 th Anniversary Albums are ordered!!! The quantity it limited. The cost of the books that will be available, if any, will be $100 each. If you preorder before August 12 th, the cost is $75 and you will be more likely to get a book. Orders will be reserved in the order that they are received. The book is fantastic and is over 160 full-color pages filled with a pictorial history of our parish and many never before seen pictures of the consecration from inside the Altar. If you would like to reserve a book for yourself, or would like to purchase a book for an out-of-town family member, now is the time to make a reservation. This is a great volume for the children of our parish each child should have one! You may pay at any time prior to our feastday (August 15), but the reservation must be made now.

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TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD Celebrated August 6 Our Lord had spoken to His disciples many times not only concerning His Passion, Cross, and Death, but also concerning the coming persecutions and afflictions that they themselves would endure. Since all these evils were near at hand, but the enjoyment of good things which they hoped to receive in their stead was yet to come, our Savior desired to give them full assurance, evidently and openly, concerning that glory which is prepared for those who endure to the end. Therefore, fulfilling that which He had promised shortly before, that "there be some standing here which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in His Kingdom" (Matt. 16:28), He took His three foremost disciples and ascended Mount Tabor, where He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as the light. Suddenly, together with this dread and marvelous effulgence of light, there appeared those pinnacles of the Prophets, Moses and Elias, who spoke with the Lord Jesus concerning His saving Passion which was about to take place. Standing before Him as reverent servants, they showed that He is the Lord of both the living and the dead, for Moses came forth from Hades, having died many centuries before, and Elias, as it were from heaven, whither he had been taken up while yet alive. After a little while a radiant cloud overshadowed them and out of the cloud they heard that same voice which had been heard at the Jordan at the Baptism of Christ, testifying to the Divinity of Jesus and saying: "This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well-pleased; hear ye Him"(Mt. 17: 5). Such are the marvels, truly worthy of God, celebrated in this present feast, which is an image and prefiguring of the future state of the righteous, whose splendor the Lord spoke of, saying: "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun" (Matt. 13:43). It is because of this that the Kontakion of this Feast is said daily (when there is not a great feast) in the Service of the Typica in perpetual commemoration of the glory that will be the lot of the Saints. According to tradition, the Lord's Transfiguration came to pass forty days before His Crucifixion; this is why the Transfiguration is celebrated forty days before the Exaltation of the Cross.

BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Celebrated August 29 The divine St John the Baptist, who by many miracles was both conceived and born; who was filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb: sealed with his own blood the truth of his words and was made a sacred victim for the divine Law at the hands of a transgressor. This was Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Galilee, the son of Herod the Great. This man had a lawful wife, the daughter of Arethas (or Aretas), the King of Arabia. Without any cause, and against every commandment of the Law, he put her away and took to himself Herodias, the wife of his deceased brother Philip, to whom Herodias had borne a daughter, Salome. He would not desist from this unlawful union even when John, the preacher of repentance, the bold and austere accuser of the lawless, censured him and told him, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife" (Mark 6: 18). Thus Herod, besides his other unholy acts, added yet this, that he apprehended John and shut him in prison; and perhaps he would have killed him straightway, had he not feared the people, who had extreme reverence for John. Certainly, in the beginning, he himself had great reverence for this just and holy man. But finally, being pierced with the sting of a mad lust for the woman Herodias, he laid his defiled hands on the teacher of purity on the very day he was celebrating his birthday. When Salome, Herodias' daughter, had danced in order to please him and those who were supping with him, he promised her -- with an oath more foolish than any foolishness -- that he would give her anything she asked, even unto the half of his kingdom. And she, consulting with her mother, straightway asked for the head of John the Baptist in a charger. Hence this transgressor of the Law, preferring his lawless oath above the precepts of the Law, fulfilled this godless promise and filled his loathsome banquet with the blood of the Prophet. So it was that that all-venerable head, revered by the Angels, was given as a prize for an abominable dance, and became the plaything of the dissolute daughter of a debauched mother. As for the body of the divine Baptist, it was taken up by his disciples and placed in a tomb (Mark 6: 21-29).

PARAKLESIS The Small Paraklesis to the Theotokos is a service in which we offer our prayers to the Blessed Mother of God in which we ask her to pray on our behalf to the Lord. Our supplications are for health, guidance and deliverance from adversity. It is through her prayers that we are saved, for she is closer to the Lord than you or I, and we know through many miracles that her prayers are heard. Please take a moment and prepare a list of those for whom you would like to have prayers offered - bring the list to the Paraklesis and offer your prayers with the whole community. For those who cannot come, know that the Church is open and that prayers are being offered for all of us. Again we pray for mercy, life, health, peace, safety, salvation, visitation, forgiveness and remission of sins of the servants of God

SERVICE SCHEDULE August 1 Monday Small Paraklesis Service (7:00 p.m.) August 3 Wednesday Small Paraklesis Service (7:00 p.m.) August 5 Friday Small Paraklesis Service (7:00 p.m.) August 6 Saturday Great Feast of the Holy Transfiguration 9:30 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy (Blessing of the Grapes) August 7 Sunday 8 th Sunday of Matthew 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy August 8 Monday Small Paraklesis Service (7:00 p.m.) August 10 Wednesday Small Paraklesis Service (7:00 p.m.) August 12 Friday Small Paraklesis Service (7:00 p.m.) August 14 Sunday Eve of the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Church Nameday) 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 5:00 p.m. Great Vespers, Artoklasia and Reception August 15 Monday Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Church Nameday) 9:30 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy (followed by Artoklasia) August 21 Sunday 10 th Sunday of Matthew 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy August 28 Sunday 11 th Sunday of Matthew 9:00 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy August 29 Monday Beheading of St. John the Baptist 9:30 a.m. Orthros 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy

CHURCH. A U G U S T 2 0 1 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday 8th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Family Worship Coffee Hour All-English Divine Liturgy 9th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Family Worship 5:00pm - Church Feastday Great Vespers with Artoklasia 10th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Family Worship Feastday Formal Luncheon 11th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Family Worship Coffee Hour 7 14 21 28 Paraklesis Service 7:00pm 1 7:00pm - Softball Game at Riverside Life Center 8 Rummage Setup 10am Paraklesis Service 7:00pm 15 Dormition of the Theotokos Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Artoklasia Feastday Reception 29 Beheading of St. John the Baptist Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am 2 9 Rummage Setup 10am 16 22 23 30

. CALENDAR Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Paraklesis Service 7:00pm 3 4 Paraklesis Service 7:00pm 5 6 Great Feast of the Holy Transfiguration Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Blessing of the Grapes 10 Rummage Setup 10am 11 Rummage Setup 10am 12 Rummage Sale 9:00am - 2:00pm Rummage Sale 9:00am - 1:00pm 13 Paraklesis Service 7:00pm Paraklesis Service 7:00pm 17 6:30pm - Parish Council Meeting 18 19 20 Assumption Garden Club Courtyard Clean-up Prep for Feastday 10:00am 24 It s Greek to Me Lunch and Tour 25 26 27 31 Fasting Symbols Strict Fast Wine and Oil Allowed Fish Allowed Fast Free

Πρόγραμμα Ιερών Ακολουθίων 1 Αυγούστου Δευτέρα Μικρή Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ. 3 Αυγούστου Τετάρτη Μικρή Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ. 5 Αυγούστου Παρασκευή Μικρή Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ. 6 Αυγούστου Σάββατο Η Μεταμόρφωσις του Κυρίου 9:30 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 7 Αυγούστου Κυριακή Κυριακή Η του Ματθαίου 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 8 Αυγούστου Δευτέρα Μικρή Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ. 10 Αυγούστου Τετάρτη Μικρή Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ. 12 Αυγούστου Παρασκευή Μικρή Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ. 14 Αυγούστου Κυριακή Προεόρτια Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 5:00 μ.μ. Μέγας Εσπερινός (και Αρτοκλασία) 15 Αυγούστου Δευτέρα Η Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου 9:30 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία (και Αρτοκλασία) 21 Αυγούστου Κυριακή Κυριακή Ι του Ματθαίου 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 28 Αυγούστου Κυριακή Κυριακή ΙΑ του Ματθαίου 9:00 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 29 Αυγούστου Δευτέρα Αποτομή Κεφάλης Αγίου Προδρόμου 9:30 π.μ. Όρθρος 10:00 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία

DIAKONIA Prosforo Schedule August 7 Maria Kotrogiannis August 14 Fr. Jon Boukis August 21 Kathy Panouses August 28 Paraskevi Stamatoukos Coffee Hour August 7 Nick Fotiadis August 14 Litsa Gregory August 21 Feastday Formal Luncheon August 28 Paraskevi Stamatoukos Sunday Gospel and Epistle Readings August 7 Gospel Matthew 14:14-22 Epistle I Corinthians 1:10-17 August 14 Gospel Matthew 14:22-34 Epistle I Corinthians 3:9-17 August 21 Gospel Matthew 17:14-23 Epistle I Corinthians 4:9-16 August 28 Gospel Matthew 18:23-35 Epistle I Corinthians 9:2-12 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 Diane Lamacki Abraham Chirackal Elizabeth Gorman Roger Lovejoy August 7 St. John August 14 St. Matthew August 21 St. Mark August 28 St. Luke

Η Μεταμόρφωσις του Κυρίου 6 Αυγούστου Κ α τ ά τ η δ ι ή γ η σ η τ ω ν Ευαγγελιστών, ο Κύριός μας Ιησούς Χριστός πήρε απο τους μαθητές τον Πέτρο, τον Ιωάννη και τον Ιάκοβω και ανέβηκε στο όρος Θαβώρ για να προσευχηθεί. Οι τρείς μαθητές Του, όπως ήταν κουρασμένοι απο τη δύσκολη ανάβαση στο Θαβώρ και ενώ κάθησαν να ξεκουρασθούν, έπεσα ν σε βαθύ ύπνο. Όταν, όμως, ξύπνησαν, αντίκρυσαν απροσδόκητο και εξαίσιο θέαμα. Το πρόσωπο του Κυρίου άστραφτε σαν τον ήλιο, και τα φορέματά Του ήταν λευκά σαν το φώς. Τον περιστοίχιζαν δε και συνομιλούσαν μαζί Του δυό άνδρες, ο Μωϋσής και ο Ηλίας. Αφού οι μαθητές συνήλθαν κάπως απο την έκπληξη, ο πάντα ενθουσιώδης, Πέτρος, θέλοντας να διατηρηθεί αυτή η αγία μέθη που προκαλούσε η ακτινοβολία του Κυρίου, ικετευτικά είπε να στήσουν τρείς σκηνές. Μία για τον Κύριο, μία για το Μωϋσή και μία για τον Ηλία. Πρίν προλάβει, όμως, να τελειώσει τη φράση του, ήλθε σύννεφο που τους σκέπασε και μέσα απ αυτό ακούστηκε φωνή που έλεγε: "Ούτος έστιν ο υιός μου ο αγαπητός, αυτού ακούετε". Δηλαδή, Αυτός είναι ο Υιός μου ο αγαπητός, που τον έστειλα για να σωθεί ο κόσμος. Αυτόν να ακούτε. Οφείλουμε, λοιπόν, και εμείς όχι μόνο να Τον ακούμε, αλλά και να Τον υπακούμε. Σε οποιοδήποτε δρόμο μας φέρει, είμαστε υποχρεωμένοι να πειθαρχούμε.

Η Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου 15 Αυγούστου Όπως είναι γνωστό, επάνω απο το Σταυρό ο Κύριός μας Ιησούς Χριστός, έδωσε εντολή και την Παναγία μητέρα του παρέλαβε ο Ιωάννης ο Ευαγγελιστής στο σπίτι του, όπου διέμενε μαζί με τον αδελφό του Ιάκωβο και τη μητέρα του Σαλώμη, συγγενή της Θεοτόκου. Όταν δε ήλθε η στιγμή να τελειώσει την επίγεια ζωή της, άγγελος Κυρίου της το έκανε γνωστό τρείς μέρες πρίν. Η χαρά της Θεοτόκου υπήρξε μεγάλη, διότι θα συναντούσε το μονογενή της Υιό και Θεό όλων των ανθρώπων. Πήγε, λοιπόν, και προσευχήθηκε στο όρος των Ελαιών, όπου συνήθιζε να προσεύχεται και ο Κύριος Ιησούς. Έπειτα, γύρισε στο σπίτι του Ιωάννη, όπου έκανε γνωστή την επικείμενη κοίμησή της. Η παράδοση αναφέρει ότι την τρίτη ημέρα απο την εμφάνιση του αγγέλου, λίγο πρίν κοιμηθεί η Θεοτόκος, οι Απόστολοι δεν ήταν όλοι στα Ιεροσόλυμα, αλλά σε μακρινούς τόπους όπου κήρυτταν το Ευαγγέλιο. Τότε, ξαφνικά νεφέλη τους άρπαξε και τους έφερε όλους μπροστά στο κρεβάτι, όπου ήταν ξαπλωμένη η Θεοτόκος και περίμενε την κοίμησή της. Όταν εκοιμήθη, με ψαλμούς και ύμνους την τοποθέτησαν στο μνήμα της Γεσθημανή. Μετά τρείς ημέρες, άνοιξαν τον τάφο και έκπληκτοι διαπίστωσαν ότι η Παναγία αναστήθηκε σωματικά και ανελήφθη στους ουρανούς. Και βέβαια, όλη η ανθρωπότητα, με ευγνωμοσύνη για τις πρεσβείες της στο Σωτήρα Χριστό, αναφωνεί: "Χαίρε, ώ Μήτερ της ζωής".

PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES Parish Council Meeting Minutes June 20, 2011 Call to Order John Thodos called the meeting to order at 6:50 P.M. and Fr. Jon led the group in prayer. Roll Call Present: John Thodos, Biju Ninan, Deno Kandis, Diane Lamacki, Celia Lubbers, Abraham Chirackal, Nick Passini, Roger Lovejoy, Cathy Diakogeorgiou, Mike Haney, and Liz Gorman Excused: Lambros Mihalopoulos Festival Report: provided by Matthew Miller and John Stopoulos Different setup band is the focal point. Dining tent will run east and west with dancing area between the band and dining tents. Volunteers meeting is next Wednesday night Door prizes for those attending, have to be there to win. Security going to be provided Thursday night thru Sunday night. Cash stations - 4 in Food, 1 in Pastry, 1 in Kids Area, 1 in Drive thru, and 2 in Beverage. Have sealed bags for money collection as in previous years Credit card machines in office and food tent. President s Report No president s report. Priest s Report - Ludmilla Cherevko sent a thank you note for the gift she received from the church. - Miss Jonas wrote a letter asking for donations for her mission work. Abraham C. motioned to donate $100, seconded by Mike H. and carried. - Chris Theofilis is cutting the grass asked him how much to fertilize and treat the grass for weeds. He submitted a bid for $240. Nick P. motioned that we have the treatment done. Roger L. seconded and the motion carried.

PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES - Ceiling still leaking even after the dome was repaired again. This morning there were wet areas after last night s rain. Building committee will get the repair man back. - Baptismal font drain is clogged. Will try to clean it with lye. If this does not work, Fr. Jon may just replace the current plumbed one with a portable font. - HVAC really loud especially in the altar area will not pay bill until the situation is corrected. - Portico Stone that fell is missing and needs to be replaced after the roof is repaired. - Carpet cleaning the equipment used by the contractor blew circuits the HP printer in the office has not worked since this. Biju N. and Abraham C. will look at the printer. - Lighting another bulb fell need to replace the units that are cracked. Victor C. will help with the electrical. Motion to allow up to $300 dollars to replace defective fixtures made by Nick P. and seconded by Roger L. Motion carried. - Thermostat that Bornhoeft heating installed by library is not working properly. - Capital campaign need to prioritize projects. Motion to form a committee was made by Celia L. and seconded by Nick P. Motion carried. Celia and Nick will lead the committee. - Council duty only one person needed at the candle stand. People are still coming in at the wrong times. Minutes - Minutes for May 2011 were reviewed and approved as corrected. Treasurer s Report Have $3,000 in checking account. Old Business No old business. New Business No New business. Motion to adjourn by Mike H. 2 nd by Biju N. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 P.M.

2011 ANNUAL GOLF OUTING Greek Cultural Festival 5 th Annual Golf Tournament Monday, September 12, 2011 9:00 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: Lunch Sponsor ($500) Hole Sponsor ($100) Breakfast Sponsor ($200) Beverage Cart Sponsor ($300) Cart Sponsor ($300) See you at TPC Deere Run!!!

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