THUNDER BAY BULLETIN HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ΕΛΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΤΡΙΑΔΟΣ 651 Beverly Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6N2 Telephone: (807) 344-9522 www.gothunderbay.org holytrinity@tbaytel.net October 2011 Volume 7 Issue 10 NOVEMBER 25: ST. KATHERINE THE GREAT MARTYR 25 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΑ ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝH Η ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΣ 1
THUNDER BAY BULLETIN Published monthly. Editor(s): Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis PARISH PRIEST: Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis; 106 Essex Court, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 7N6 # (807) 472-1341 cellular; # (807) 344-9522 office Church email: holytrinity@tbaytel.net; Fr. Nikolaos email: ntambakis@hotmail.com Website: www.gothunderbay.org Office hours: by appointment HELLENIC COMMUNITY PRESIDENT: ACHILLES STATHOPOULOS # (807) 344-1596 HOME; (807) 626-2715 MOBILE VICE PRESIDENT: TOM MARINIS # (807) 346-4006 HOME; (807) 624-6720 MOBILE SECRETARY: LISA BOOTE # (807) 473-5281 HOME TREASURER: TAX MILIONIS # (807) 766-9383 HOME; (807) 626-6010 MOBILE ASST. TREASURER: VACANT BOARD MEMBERS: ANDY KARANASOS, NICK MILIONIS, TIMO KAROUTAS, TED FRISKY, PETER SAITES, IRENE BINIARIS, PETER KOUKOS. RELIGIOUS AND LEGAL AUTHORITIES HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN SOTIRIOS - GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS IF TORONTO (CANADA), 1 PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW WAY (86 OVERLEA BOULEVARD),TORONTO, ONTARIO M4H 1C6; TELEPHONE: (416) 429-5757; FAX: (416) 429-4588; EMAIL: METROPOLIS@GOCANADA.ORG; WEBSITE: WWW.GOCANADA.ORG. EMBASSY OF GREECE - 80 MACLAREN STREET; OTTAWA, ONTARIO K2P 0K6; TELEPHONE: (613) 238-6271;FAX: (613) 238-5676; WEBSITE: WWW.GREEKEMBASSY.CA. CONSULATE GENERAL OF GREECE - 365 BLOOR STREET E, SUITE 1800, TORONTO, ONTARIO M4W 3L4 ; TELEPHONE (416) 515-0133 ; FAX: (416) 515-0209; WEBSITE: WWW.GRCONSULATE.COM. GREEK TOURIST OFFICE (TORONTO) - 1300 BAY STREET, TORONTO, ONTARIO M5R 3K8; TELEPHONE: (416) 968-2220; FAX: (416) 968-6533; EMAIL: GRNTO.TOR@SYMPATICO.CA. 2010 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (L TO R): TED FRISKY, PETER KOUKOS, IRENE BINIARIS, NICK MILIONIS, TOM MARINIS, ANDY KARANASOS, TAX MILIONIS, TIMO KAROUTAS, ACHILLES STATHOPOULOS, PETER SAITES, LISA BOOTE, WITH FR. NIKOLAOS TAMBAKIS (ABOVE) 2
ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗ ΤΟ ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΙΚΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΟΣ ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΕΙ ΟΛΑ ΤΑ ΜΕΛΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΕ ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗ ΤΗΝ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ, 11 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ, 2011: 1. NON-PROFIT HOUSING ΣΤΗΣ 12:15ΜΜ; 2. ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΗ ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗ ΣΤΗΣ 12:30ΜΜ. GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVITES ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY TO A GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011: 1. NON-PROFIT HOUSING AT 12:15PM; 2. COMMUNITY GENERAL ASSEMBLY 12:30PM. 3
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY Annual Christmas Tea & Bazaar Sunday, November 27 th, 2011 1:00-4:00 p.m. 651 Beverly Street (at Balmoral) Donations of baking and/or items for our penny auction table would be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the church on Saturday, November 26 th between 12:00am - 3:00pm or Sunday morning November 27 th. Tickets available from any Philoptochos member, at the church office or at the door. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church presents: SOUVLAKI DINNER (Souvlaki, Tzatziki, Mediterranean Rice, Greek Salad and Pita) $10 Thursday, November 10, 2011 Thursday, November 24, 2011 Thursday, December 8, 2011 4:00pm 6:30pm Take Out/Pickup only Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 651 Beverly Street (at Balmoral) Tickets available at the door. Email us at greekdinner@tbaytel.net to be on our mailing list! Facebook Join our group The Great Souvlaki Dinner Takeout Website: www.gothunderbay.com 4
NOVEMBER 25: ST. KATHERINE THE GREAT MARTYR The Holy Great-Martyr Katherine was the daughter of Constus, the governor of Alexandrian Egypt, during the reign of the emperor Maximian (305-313). Living in the capital -- the center of Hellenistic knowledge, and possessed of an uncommon beauty and intellect -- Katherine received a most splendid education, having studied the works of the finest philosophers and teachers of antiquity. Young men from the most worthy families of the empire sought the hand of the beautiful Katherine, but none of them was chosen. She declared to her parents that she would be agreeable to enter into marriage only with someone who surpassed her in illustriousness, wealth, comeliness and wisdom. Katherine's mother, a secret Christian, sent her for advice to her own spiritual father -- a saintly elder pursuing prayerful deeds in solitude in a cave not far from the city. Having listened to Katherine, the elder said that he knew of a youth, who surpassed her in everything, such that "His beauty was more radiant than the shining of the sun, His wisdom governed all creation, His riches were spread throughout all the world -- this however did not diminish but rather added to the inexpressible loftiness of His lineage". The image of the Christ produced in the soul of the holy maiden an ardent desire to see Him. Truth, to which her soul yearned, revealed it to her. In parting, the elder handed Katherine an icon of the Mother of God with the God-Child Jesus on Her arm and bid her to pray with faith to Mary for the bestowing of the vision of Her Son. Katherine prayed all night and was given to see the Most Holy Virgin, Who sent Her Divine Son to look upon the kneeling of Katherine before Them. But the Child turned His face away from her saying, that He was not able to look at her because she was ugly, of shabby lineage, beggarly and mindless like every person -- not washed with the waters of holy Baptism and not sealed with the seal of the Holy Spirit. Katherine returned again to the elder deeply saddened. He lovingly received her, instructed her in the faith of Christ, admonished her to preserve her purity and integrity and to pray unceasingly; he then performed over her the sacrament of holy Baptism. And again Saint Katherine had a vision of the Most Holy Mother of God with Her Child. Now the Lord looked tenderly at her and gave her a ring -- a wondrous gift of the Heavenly Bridegroom. At this time the emperor Maximian was himself in Alexandria for a pagan feast day. Because of this, the feast was especially splendid and crowded. The cries of the sacrificial animals, the smoke and the smell of the sacrifices, the endless blazing of fires, and the bustling crowds at the arenas filled Alexandria. Human victims also were brought -- because they consigned to death in the fire the confessors in Christ, those not recanting from Him under torture. The Saint's love for the Christian martyrs and her fervent desire to lighten their fate impelled Katherine to go to the pagan head-priest and ruler of the empire, the emperorpersecutor Maximian. Introducing herself, the saint confessed her Christian faith and with wisdom denounced the errors of the pagans. The beauty of the maiden captivated the emperor. In order to convince her and show the superiority of pagan wisdom, the emperor gave orders to gather 50 of the most learned men of the empire, but the Saint got the better of the wise men, such that they themselves came to believe in Christ. Saint Katherine shielded them with the sign of the cross, and they bravely accepted death for Christ and were burnt by order of the emperor. Maximian, no longer hoping to convince the saint, tried to entice her with the promise of riches and fame. Having received an angry refusal, the emperor gave orders to subject the saint to terrible tortures and then throw her in prison. The Empress Augusta, who had heard much about Katherine, wanted to see her. Having prevailed upon the military-commander Porphyry to accompany her with a detachment of soldiers, Augusta went to the prison. The empress was impressed by the strong spirit of Saint Katherine, whose face glowed with Divine grace. The holy martyress explained the Christian teaching to the newly-arrived, and they in believing were converted to Christ. On the following day they again brought the her to the judgment court where, under the threat of being broken on the wheel, they urged that she recant from the Christian faith and offer sacrifice to the pagan gods. The saint steadfastly confessed Christ and she herself approached the wheels; but an Angel smashed the instruments of execution, which broke up into pieces with many pagans passing nearby. Having beheld this wonder, the empress Augusta and the imperial courtier Porphyry with 200 soldiers confessed their faith in Christ in front of everyone, and they were beheaded. Maximian again tried to entice Saint Katherine, proposing marriage to her, and again he received a refusal. She confessed her fidelity to the Heavenly Bridegroom -- Christ, and with a prayer to Him she herself put her head on the block under the sword of the executioner. In the VI Century, through a revelation, the relics of Saint Katherine were found and transferred with honor to a newly constructed church of the Sinai monastery, built by the holy emperor Justinian (527-565). The church and monastery remain to this day. With her wealth, beauty, education, and high social class, it would have been very tempting for Saint Katherine to deny Christ, save her worldly life, and go back to an easy, privileged lifestyle. Instead, she chose to follow her faith. 5
25 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΑ ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΑ Η ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΣ Η Αγία Αικατερίνα αποτελεί κόσμημα στο χώρο των μαρτύρων του 4ου αιώνα μ. Χ. Καταγόταν από την Αλεξάνδρεια και ήταν θυγατέρα ευγενών στην καταγωγή γονέων. Έζησε κατά το τέλος του 3ου και αρχές του 4ου αιώνα μ.χ, κατά την περίοδο της κυριαρχίας του Μαξιμίνου, γνωστού Χριστιανομάχου. Η Αικατερίνα ήταν πολύ όμορφη αλλά είχε και σπάνια μόρφωση. Σε ηλικία 18 χρονών είχε σπουδάσει άριστα λατινική και ελληνική φιλολογία, ρητορική και γνώριζε πολλές ξένες γλώσσες καθώς επίσης και τα δόγματα της χριστιανικής αλήθειας. Ασπάσθηκε το Χριστιανισμό από πολύ νεαρή ηλικία και εργάστηκε με ενθουσιασμό για τη διάδοση του. Όταν, λοιπόν, επί αυτοκρατόρων Μαξιμιανού και Μαξεντίου οι χριστιανοί διώκονταν σκληρά, η νεαρή Αικατερίνα δε δίστασε να παρουσιαστεί και να ομολογήσει Θεό το Σωτήρα Χριστό. Σύμφωνα όμως με την παράδοση και τα συναξάρια της Αγίας, όταν ο Μαξιμίνος πληροφορήθηκε για τον τρόπο ζωής της Αικατερίνας, ανέθεσε σε πενήντα περίφημους ρήτορες να πείσουν την Αγία να αλλάξει πίστη. Η Αικατερίνα όμως κατόρθωσε, όχι μόνο να καταπλήξει τους ρήτορες με τις γνώσεις της αλλά και να τους πείσει να ασπαστούν το Χριστιανισμό. Οργισμένος ο Μαξιμίνος διάταξε να κάψουν σε πυρά όλους τους ρήτορες και φυλάκισε την Αικατερίνα. Όταν η Αυγούστα Φαυστίνα άκουσε για την Αικατερίνα ζήτησε και την επισκέφτηκε στη φυλακή με τη συνοδεία 200 στρατιωτών. Η Αικατερίνη μάγεψε με τη διδασκαλία της και πάλι τους επισκέπτες της, έτσι που όλοι ασπάστηκαν το Χριστιανισμό. Ο Μαξιμίνος διέταξε τον αποκεφαλισμό της Αυγούστας και της ακολουθίας της και το μαρτυρικό θάνατο της Αικατερίνας. Σύμφωνα πάντοτε με την παράδοση, ο βασανιστικός τροχός που θα σκότωνε την Αγία κομματιάστηκε από μόνος του και έτσι τελικά η Αικατερίνα αποκεφαλίστηκε και οι παρευρισκόμενοι είδαν από το σώμα της να ρέει γάλα αντί αίμα. Το αγνό της σώμα μεταφέρθηκε από αγγέλους στο όρος Σινά όπου όμως έμεινε για αιώνες άταφο. Μετά από όραμα οι εκεί μοναχοί βρήκαν το σώμα της Αγίας και το εναπόθεσαν σε μαρμάρινη θήκη στο ναό της Μεταμορφώσεως του Σωτήρος, ο οποίος σήμερα ονομάζεται και ναός της Αγίας Αικατερίνας. Η Eκκλησία μας γιορτάζει τη μνήμη της Αγίας Αικατερίνας την 25η Νοεμβρίου, ημέρα που βρέθηκαν τα λείψανα της. Αργότερα, στο όρος Σινά ο Ιουστινιανός έκτισε στη χάρη της μοναστήρι, που σώζεται μέχρι και σήμερα. 6
ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH TO BE REBUILT AT GROUND ZERO By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service (RNS) Ten years after tiny St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was destroyed by falling rubble from the World Trade Center towers, church leaders reached an agreement Friday (Oct. 14) to rebuild at Ground Zero. The church, founded by Greek immigrants in 1916, sat in the shadow of the twin towers and was the only religious building to be completely destroyed during the 9/11 attacks. Under the agreement brokered by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the church agreed to drop a lawsuit filed in February against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls rebuilding at Ground Zero. The agreement marks a major win for the tiny church, which insisted on sticking to a preliminary agreement to exchange their original location at 155 Cedar Street -- now part of a vehicle security center -- for a larger piece of property at 130 Liberty Street. The agreement allows the church to build a 4,100-squarefoot church and interfaith bereavement center at 130 Liberty Street in exchange for dropping all litigation against city officials. "With this agreement, we are continuing New York's collective healing, restoration, and resurgence," Cuomo said in a statement. "Now we are finally returning this treasured place of reflection to where it belongs." Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said construction on the church is scheduled to begin in 2013, once underground modifications are made to the future church site. Stavros Papagermanos, a spokesman for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, said some funds have already been raised for reconstruction, but could not say how much the project would cost or how long it would take. Negotiations over rebuilding broke down in 2008 as church officials accused the Port Authority of ignoring the church in the reconstruction plans. The Port Authority, in turn, accused the church of everescalating demands. The church said it had been promised $20 million and the parcel at 130 Liberty Street because the vehicle security facility made the church's original site no longer viable. Last year, the Port Authority said it supported "the return of the church to its original home" on Cedar Street. Cuomo intervened earlier this year, appointing engineers to study alternate sites for the church. A statement on Friday from the Port Authority said the study concluded that "structural issues could be resolved" to build the church at 130 Liberty Street. As part of the agreement, the Port Authority will pay for all below-ground construction and the church will pay for anything built above ground. "There will be no payments made by the Port Authority to the church," the statement said. Officials said construction will also have no impact on the World Trade Center site. "Our pledge is to be a witness for all New Yorkers, that freedom of conscience and the fundamental human right of free religious expression will always shine forth in the resurrected St. Nicholas Church," said Archbishop Demetrios, leader of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. 7
SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES - NOVEMBER 2010 SUNDAY 6 +7 TH SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. PAUL ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM TUESDAY 8 +SYNAXIS OF THE ARCHANGELS MICHAEL & GABRIEL. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM SUNDAY 13 +8 TH SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM THE CHRISTMAS FAST BEGINS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 TH. SUNDAY 20 +9 TH SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. GREGORY OF DECAPOLIS. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM MONDAY 21 +THE ENTRANCE OF THE THEOTOKOS INTO THE TEMPLE. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM FRIDAY 25 +ST. KATHERINE THE GREAT MARTYR. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM SUNDAY 27 +13 TH SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. JAMES THE PERSIAN. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM WEDNESDAY 30 +ST. ANDREW THE FIRST-CALLED APOSTLE. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO IRENE STATHOPOULOS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS: ACHILLES, FROSO, JOANNE, ANGELA, MINA, CHRISTY, JEREMY, THEODORA, DEBBIE, PETER, TOM, XENI, PRA. ELIZABETH AND ALEX FOR THEIR HARD WORK TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR 1 ST ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL! 8
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ - NOEMBΡIOY 2011 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 6 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Ζ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΠΑΥΛΟΥ ΑΡΧΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΩΛΕΩΣ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΤΡΙΤΗ 8 +ΣΥΝΑΞΙΣ ΤΑΞΙΑΡΧΩΝ ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΚΑΙ ΓΑΒΡΙΗΛ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 13 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Η ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΑΡΧΗ ΝΗΣΤΕΙΑΣ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ 15 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 20 + ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Η ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΓΡΗΓΟΡΙΟΥ ΔΕΚΑΠΟΛΙΤΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ 21 +ΤΑ ΕΙΣΟΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΥΠΕΡΑΓΙΑΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 25 +ΑΓΙΑΣ ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 27 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΓ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΠΕΡΣΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ 30 +ΑΓΙΟΥ ΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΟΚΛΗΤΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. THE YOUNGER CHILDREN RECITING THEIR POEM AT THE OCTOBER 28 TH CELEBRATION. ΖΗΤΩ ΕΛΛΑΣ! 9
OUR MEMBERS So far only 109 people have submitted their membership dues for 2011. We ask and encourage everyone to do so as soon as possible. Each member is indispensable for the well being and functioning of our parish. We thank all who have taken the time to submit their membership dues already as of October 31, 2011: 1. Mr. Gavriil Aspropotamitis 2. Mr. Nicholas Balina 3. Mrs. Jenny Biniaris 4. Mrs. Katerina Biniaris 5. Mr. Anthony Biniaris 6. Mr. George Biniaris 7. Mrs. Toni Biniaris 8. Mrs. Athena Blieske 9. Mrs. Lisa Boote 10. Mr. Costa Chimbakis 11. Mrs. Helen Chimbakis 12. Mr. Bill Comminos 13. Mrs. Tarja Comminos 14. Mr. George Comminos 15. Mr. Peter Comminos 16. Mr. Andrea Comminos 17. Mrs. Nitsa Comminos 18. Mr. Darko Dimitrijevic 19. Mrs. Bayba Frattolin 20. Mrs. Tara Giardetti 21. Mr. Peter Giardetti 22. Mrs. Sheila Glymitsas 23. Mr. Harry Glymitsas 24. Mrs. Dimitra Glymitsas 25. Mrs. Samantha Graca 26. Mr. Bill Hatzis 27. Mr. Dimitri Hatzis 28. Miss. Debbie Hatzis 29. Mr. Jamie Hatzis 30. Mrs. Stella Hatzis 31. Mr. Sotirios Hatzis 32. Mrs. Theodora Hatzis 33. Mr. Ken Imperius 34. Mrs. Mary Imperius 35. Ms. Bianca Jampa 36. Mr. Andy Karanasos 37. Mrs. Lori Karanasos* 38. Mr. Mike Karanasos 39. Mrs. Voula Karanasos 40. Mr. Timo Karoutas 41. Mr. Nick Koukos 42. Mrs. Joyce Koukos 43. Mr. Ray Leino 44. Mrs. Virginia Leino 45. Mr. Chris Lent 46. Mrs. Joanne Lent 47. Mr. George Lotsios 48. Mr. Jack Lotsios 49. Mrs. Effie Lotsios 50. Mrs. Helen Machairas 51. Mrs. Dolores Maki 52. Mr. Taxios Milionis 53. Miss Georgina Mellas 54. Mr. Tom Mellas 55. Mrs. Smaragthe Mellas 56. Mrs. Tina Mellas 57. Mrs. Maria Mellas- Catanzaro 58. Mr. Paul Catanzaro* 59. Mr. Tom Marinis 60. Mr. Stamati Mellisis 61. Mrs. Angela Mellisis 62. Miss Bessie Melville 63. Mrs. Athina Morakis 64. Miss Maria Morakis 65. Mrs. Angie Palo 66. Mr. John Panasopoulos 67. Mrs. Helen Panasopoulos 68. Mrs. Helen Pantoulias 69. Mr. Peter Pantoulias 70. Mr. John Pantoulias 71. Mrs. Nikki Pantoulias 72. Mr. Tom Pavlou 73. Mrs. Rosa Pavlou 74. Mrs. Virginia Pazianos 75. Mr. Tom Pazianos 76. Mrs. Leila Pazianos 77. Mrs. Lola Saites 78. Mr.Peter Saites (2012) 79. Mr. Steven Scollie 80. Mrs. Irene Biniaris (Scollie) 81. Mr. Andrew Sheare 82. Mrs. Cathy Sheare 83. Mr. Artie Soulias 84. Miss. Kelly Soulias 85. Mrs. Rose Sourtzis 86. Mr. Spiro Sourtzis 87. Mr. Marino Spourdalakis 88. Mrs. Nora Spourdalakis 89. Mr. Achilles Stathopoulos 90. Mrs. Irene Stathopoulos* 91. Mr. Emilio Stefanidis 92. Mrs. Anja Stefanidis 93. Mrs. Jenny Theodore 94. Mr. Ahileas Tsekouras 95. Mr. Constatine Tsekouras 96. Mrs. Jane Tsekouras 97. Miss Elaine Tsekouras 98. Mr. Harry Tsekouras 99. Mrs. Lily Tsekouras 100. Mr. John Tsekouras 101. Mr. Paul Tsekouras 102. Mrs. SylviaTsekouras 103. Mr. Peter Vlotaros 104. Mrs. Christine Vlotaros 105. Miss Helen Vlotaros 106. Mr. Taki Vlotaros 107. Mrs. Ploumi Vlotaros 108. Mrs. Effie Voulgaris 109. Miss Georgina Voulgaris RECOGNIZE TO WHOM YOU OWE THE FACT THAT YOU EXIST, THAT YOU BREATHE, THAT YOU UNDERSTAND, THAT YOU ARE WISE, AND, ABOVE ALL, THAT YOU KNOW GOD AND HOPE FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. YOU HAVE BEEN MADE A SON OF GOD, CO-HEIR WITH CHRIST. WHERE DID YOU GET ALL THIS, AND FROM WHOM?... WHAT BENEFACTOR HAS ENABLED YOU TO LOOK OUT UPON THE BEAUTY OF THE SKY, THE SUN IN ITS COURSE, THE CIRCLE OF THE MOON, THE COUNTLESS NUMBER OF STARS, WITH THE HARMONY AND ORDER THAT ARE THEIRS, LIKE THE MUSIC OF A HARP? WHO HAS BLESSED YOU WITH RAIN, WITH THE ART OF HUSBANDRY, WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD, WITH THE ARTS, WITH HOUSES, WITH LAWS, WITH STATES, WITH A LIFE OF HUMANITY AND CULTURE, WITH FRIENDSHIP AND THE EASY FAMILIARITY OF KINSHIP?... IS IT NOT GOD WHO ASKS YOU NOW IN YOUR TURN TO SHOW YOURSELF GENEROUS... BECAUSE WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM HIM SO MANY WONDERFUL GIFTS, WILL WE NOT BE ASHAMED TO REFUSE HIM THIS ONE THING ONLY, OUR GENEROSITY? - ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN 10
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