Archangel Michael Church Η Εκκλησία του Αρχαγγέλου Μιχαήλ 100 Fairway Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050 Phone: (516) 944-3180 Web Site: www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Clergy: Fr John Lardas, Fr Joshua Pappas, Fr Dennis Strouzas October 15, 2017 - Sunday of the 7 th Ecumenical Council 2 nd Mode - 8 th Morning Gospel The Fathers of the 7 th Ecumenical Council Today the Church remembers the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council under the holy Patriarch Tarasius (February 25). The Synod of 787, the second to meet at Nicea, refuted the Iconoclast heresy during the reign of Empress Irene and her son Constantine VI. The Council decreed that the veneration of icons was not idolatry (Exodus 20:4-5), because the honor shown to them is not directed to the wood or paint, but passes to the prototype (the person depicted). It also upheld the possibility of depicting Christ, Who became man and took flesh at His Incarnation. The Father, on the other hand, cannot be represented in His eternal nature, because no man has seen God at any time (John 1:18). In Greek practice, the holy God-bearing Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council are commemorated on October 11 (if it is a Sunday), or on the Sunday which follows October 11. According to the Slavic Menaion, however, if the eleventh falls on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, the service is moved to the preceding Sunday. (*This information is taken from https://oca.org) Την Kυριακή μετά την ενδεκάτη Οκτωβρίου, μνήμη επιτελούμε των Aγίων Πατέρων της αγίας και Oικουμενικής Eβδόμης Συνόδου. Η Ζ Οικουμενική Σύνοδος συνήλθε στη Νίκαια της Βιθυνίας από τις 24 Σεπτεμβρίου έως τις 13 Οκτωβρίου 787 μ.χ., με πρωτοβουλία της αυτοκράτειρας Ειρήνης, η όποια ασκούσε χρέη αντιβασιλέως. Υπό την προεδρία του Πατριάρχου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Αγίου Ταρασίου (βλέπε 25 Φεβρουαρίου) συγκεντρώθηκαν τριακόσιοι πενήντα ορθόδοξοι επίσκοποι, και σε αυτούς προστέθηκαν άλλοι δεκαεπτά ιεράρχες, οι όποιοι αποκήρυξαν την αίρεση των εικονομάχων. Η δεύτερη Σύνοδος της Νικαίας είναι η έβδομη και τελευταία Οικουμενική Σύνοδος που αναγνωρίζει η Ορθόδοξος Εκκλησία. Ωστόσο αυτό δεν σημαίνει ότι δεν μπορούν να συγκληθούν στο μέλλον άλλες οικουμενικές Σύνοδοι, άλλα ότι ως έβδομη η Σύνοδος της Νικαίας συμπληρώνει τον αριθμό που μέσα στην Αγία Γραφή αντιπροσωπεύει την τελειότητα και ολοκλήρωση (π.χ., Γεν. 2, 1-3). Σφραγίζει το πέρας της περιόδου των δογματικών συγκρούσεων, που επέτρεψαν στην Εκκλησία να διευκρινίσει με σαφείς και ακριβείς ορισμούς τα όρια της ορθοδόξου πίστεως. Εφεξής, κάθε αίρεση δύναται και θα δύναται να αναχθεί σε μία από τις πλάνες που αναθεμάτισε η Εκκλησία στις οικουμενικές συνόδους, από την πρώτη (325 μ.χ.) έως την έβδομη (787 μ.χ.) εν Νικαία Σύνοδο. (*Οι πληροφορίες είναι από: http://www.saint.gr/index.aspx)
Άγιοι και Εορτές Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ µνήµην ἐπιτελοῦµεν τῶν ἁγίων καὶ µακαρίων Πατέρων, τῶν ἐν Νικαίᾳ συνελθόντων τὸ δεύτερον, ἐπὶ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ φιλοχρίστων βασιλέων Κωνσταντίνου καὶ Εἰρήνης, κατὰ τῶν δυσσεβῶς καὶ ἀµαθῶς καὶ ἀπερισκέπτως τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰδωλολατρεῖν εἰπόντων καὶ τὰς σεπτὰς καὶ ἁγίας εἰκόνας καταβαλόντων. Tοῦ ἁγίου Ἱεροµάρτυρος Λουκιανοῦ, πρεσβυτέρου Ἀντιοχείας τῆς µεγάλης. Tοῦ ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡµῶν Σαβίνου Ἐπισκόπου. Tοῦ ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡµῶν καὶ Ὁµολογητοῦ Βάρσου, Ἐπισκόπου Ἐδέσσης. τοῦ ὁσίου καὶ θεοφόρου πατρὸς ἡµῶν Εὐθυµίου τοῦ νέου, τοῦ ἀπὸ Ἀγκύρας. Saints and Feasts Today we remember the holy and blessed Fathers who convened in Nicea for a second time (i.e. the 7 th Ecumenical Council) under the Orthodox and Christ-loving emperors Constantine and Irene, against those who in an impious, uneducated, and thoughtless manner asserted the Church of God practiced idolatry and took down the august and holy icons; the holy hieromartyr Loukianos, Presbyter of Greater Antioch; our devout father Savinos the Bishop. our devout father Barsus the Confessor, Bishop of Edessa; our devout and Godbearing father Euthymios the New of Ancyra. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾍδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάµεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν δόξα σοι. Απολυτίκιον Τῶν Πατέρων Ὑπερδεδοξασµένος εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ὁ φωστῆρας ἐπὶ γῆς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡµῶν θεµελιώσας, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν πίστιν, πάντας ἡµᾶς ὁδηγήσας πολυεύσπλαγχνε, δόξα σοι. Απολυτίκιον Των Ταξιαρχών Τῶν οὐρανίων στρατιῶν Ἀρχιστράτηγοι, δυσωποῦμεν ὑμᾶς ἡμεῖς οἱ ἀνάξιοι, ἵνα ταῖς ὑμῶν δεήσεσι, τειχίσητε ἡμᾶς, σκέπῃ τῶν πτερύγων, τῆς ἀΰλου ὑμῶν δόξης, φρουροῦντες ἡμᾶς προσπίπτοντας, ἐκτενῶς καὶ βοῶντας Ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων λυτρώσασθε ἡμᾶς, ὡς Ταξιάρχαι τῶν ἄνω Δυνάμεων. Κοντάκιον Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, µεσιτεία, πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀµετάθετε, µὴ παρίδῃς, ἁµαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡµῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιµώντων σε. Resurrectional Hymn (2 nd Mode) When You descended unto death, O Lord who yourself are immortal Life, then did You mortify Hades by the lightning flash of Your Divinity. Also when You raised the dead from the netherworld, all the Powers of the heavens were crying out: O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to You. Hymn of the Fathers (Pl. 4 th Mode) Supremely blessed are You, O Christ our God. You established the holy Fathers upon the earth as beacons, and through them You have guided us all to the true Faith, O greatly merciful One, glory be to You. Hymn of the Archangels (4 th Mode) Supreme Commanders of * the hosts of the Heavens * we, the unworthy, seek and beseech you * that by your supplications you encircle us * in the shelter of the wings * of your heavenly glory * guarding us who now fall down * and cry to you with fervor. * Deliver us from dangers of all kinds * as the great marshals * of the heavenly hosts on high. Kontakion (2 nd Mode) A protection of Christians unshamable, * intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering. * Please reject not * the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. * Instead, come to us, for you are good; * your loving help bring unto us, * who are crying in faith to you. * Hasten to intercede, * and speed now to supplicate, * as a protection for all time, * Theotokos, for those who honor you.
Today s Scripture Readings Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15 Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. Πρὸς Τίτον Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου 3:8-15 Τέκνον Τίτε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλοµαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες θεῷ. ταῦτά ἐστιν καλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιµα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις µωρὰς δὲ ζητήσεις καὶ γενεαλογίας καὶ ἔριν καὶ µάχας νοµικὰς περιΐστασο, εἰσὶν γὰρ ἀνωφελεῖς καὶ µάταιοι. αιῥετικὸν ἄνθρωπον µετὰ µίαν καὶ δευτέραν νουθεσίαν παραιτοῦ, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται ὁ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἁµαρτάνει, ὢν αὐτοκατάκριτος. Ὅταν πέµψω Ἀρτεµᾶν πρὸς σὲ ἢ Τυχικόν, σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός µε εἰς Νικόπολιν, ἐκεῖ γὰρ κέκρικα παραχειµάσαι. Ζηνᾶν τὸν νοµικὸν καὶ Ἀπολλῶν σπουδαίως πρόπεµψον, ἵνα µηδὲν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ. µανθανέτωσαν δὲ καὶ οἱ ἡµέτεροι καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι εἰς τὰς ἀναγκαίας χρείας, ἵνα µὴ ὦσιν ἄκαρποι. Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ µετ 'ἐµοῦ πάντες. Ἄσπασαι τοὺς φιλοῦντας ἡµᾶς ἐν πίστει. ἡ χάρις µετὰ πάντων ὑµῶν. Luke 8:5-15 The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things, he cried out,"he who has ears to hear, let him hear." Kατὰ Λουκᾶν 8:5-15 Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπεῖραι τὸν σπόρον αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐν τῷ σπείρειν αὐτὸν ὃ µὲν ἔπεσε παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ κατεπατήθη, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατέφαγεν αὐτό καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν, καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ τὸ µὴ ἔχειν ἰκµάδα καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐν µέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν, καὶ συµφυεῖσαι αἱ ἄκανθαι ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό. καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν εἰς τὴν γῆν τὴν ἀγαθήν, καὶ φυὲν ἐποίησε καρπὸν ἑκατονταπλασίονα. ταῦτα λέγων ἐφώνει Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω. Ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ µαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες Τίς εἴη ἡ παραβολή αὕτη;. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Ὑµῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ µυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, ἵνα βλέποντες µὴ βλέπωσι καὶ ἀκούοντες µὴ συνιῶσιν. Ἔστι δὲ αὕτη ἡ παραβολή ὁ σπόρος ἐστὶν ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ οἱ δὲ παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, εἶτα ἔρχεται ὁ διάβολος καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον ἀπὸ τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, ἵνα µὴ πιστεύσαντες σωθῶσιν. οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσι, µετὰ χαρᾶς δέχονται τὸν λόγον, καὶ οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν, οἳ πρὸς καιρὸν πιστεύουσι καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πειρασµοῦ ἀφίστανται. τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσόν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ µεριµνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόµενοι συµπνίγονται καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσι. τὸ δὲ ἐν τῇ καλῇ γῇ, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἵτινες ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον κατέχουσι καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν ὑποµονῇ. Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.
GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA 8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY 10075-0106 * Tel: (212) 570-3530 Fax: (212) 774-0237 www.goarch.org - Email: communications@goarch.org Contact: PRESS OFFICE Stavros Papagermanos pressoffice@goarch.org Date: October 10, 2017 ARCHDIOCESE RELEASES INFORMATION ON ITS FINANCIAL SITUATION NEW YORK The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America releases below a Statement on the Archdiocesan Financial Situation and a Message from Archbishop Demetrios For Information Contact: Harry Giannoulis, harry@theparksidegroup.com Tel. 212-571-7717 ext. 17 Statement on the Archdiocesan Financial Situation Beginning in October of 2016, and continuing through early 2017, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Geron of America, and the officers of the Executive Committee of the Archdiocesan Council learned that the Archdiocese faced a severe and complex financial deficit that had been building for several years. Concurrently, Archbishop Demetrios recommended a new leadership team, which was elected by the full Archdiocesan Council. George Tsandikos, managing director of Rockefeller & Company in New York, was named as Vice President. Michael Psaros, co-founder and managing director of KPS Capital Partners, was appointed Treasurer. Catherine Walsh, a longserving member of the executive committee and chair of the Archdiocesan Council s legal committee, was named Secretary. In early September 2017, Archbishop Demetrios asked His Grace Bishop Andonios, the Chancellor, to assume key administrative oversight and responsibilities after the former Executive Director of Administration resigned. We were utterly surprised and saddened by the deficit, and by its unexpected nature, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios said. The painful and unavoidable steps we are taking to correct the situation will have significant impact on the operations of the Archdiocese, and we are moving decisively and with conviction to correct flaws in financial controls and operations revealed in the crisis and to rebuild our finances. The Holy Eparchial Synod, the Executive Committee of the Archdiocesan Council and I want our clergy and faithful to be fully informed about what happened and what we are doing to overcome our problems, His Eminence said. Through the generosity of Treasurer Michael Psaros, the new leadership team has engaged Grant Thornton, one of the world s largest independent accounting and consulting firms, to conduct a thorough operations review and provide a report that will include recommendations on proper internal controls and procedures on how to create a world-class ecclesiastical not for profit institution. The final report will be received in October 2017 and the results will be shared with the Executive Committee, Archdiocesan Council, and the public. The Chancellor will implement its recommendations. In the interim, the new leadership team has significantly changed Archdiocesan processes and begun implementing internal controls and procedures. These changes, implemented in a brief few months, should bring order, structure and integrity, to the operations of the Archdiocese. The following steps have been implemented: A new Chair of the Archdiocesan Council s Finance Committee is going to be named. The Director of Finance was relieved of his duties. The Archdiocese will appoint members to an Independent Audit Committee. Members will be required to have a professional background as CPAs and auditors. A search has begun to retain an accounting firm to perform an independent forensic audit of the Archdiocese finances for the past 3 years. An independent forensic audit of St. Nicholas will be conducted and is in process. An Independent Committee is being formed for this purpose and the accounting firm Price Waterhouse Cooper has been retained. Archbishop Demetrios appointed Fr. Soterios Baroody as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Archdiocese. Father Baroody holds a Bachelor in Business Administration and a Master of Accounting Degree. Prior to his appointment, the Archdiocese did not have the position of CFO. Approximately a 25% across the board staff reduction at the Archdiocese has been implemented. If stewardship levels remain at last year s level, the Archdiocese may operate at near break-even levels next year. Approximately a 25% reduction in operating cash costs have been implemented. General administrative costs, including staff cell phones, credit cards, travel and expense accounts, have been reduced and/or eliminated.
Personal Message from the Archbishop My beloved, noble, and faithful people of our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, I greet you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is The light of the world (John 8:12), The way, and the truth, and the life (John 14:6). I am writing to share with you proper information about some serious events that have transpired over the past few months. Everything that we communicate herein is in conformity with St. Paul s directive to be truthful and speak the truth in love (Eph. 4:15). We have been working together in our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for over 18 years. During these 18 years, we have encountered in executing our sacred work joy, love, harmony, achievement, and unity, but also sadness, apathy, hardship, distancing, and enmity. As members of the Orthodox Church, which is the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:27), we have worked with most sincere dedication to the cause of promoting in America the Orthodox Christian Faith, as well as the universal values of the Hellenic Tradition. Over the past 18 years, we have worked earnestly together to follow the saving way of the truth and life of the Gospel. During this same period of time, we gratefully ascertained the fact that, by the grace of God, significant and verifiable progress has been realized in all areas of our Archdiocese. There have been, however, in our course of difficult and complicated tasks, unexpected socio-economic circumstances and organizational deficiencies for which we genuinely regret. As an Archdiocese, we consider even the last dollar given for the work of the Church to be sacred. Like the story in the Gospel of the widow giving her two copper coins (Mark 12:41-44), the image of an elderly woman, living on a limited income, giving generously to the Church whatever she can in order to promote the Gospel of Christ, is constantly in our minds. Confronted by the recent realization of a number of financial difficulties and problems, we, as an Archdiocese, took appropriate measures for correction. As a result of these measures, we are already seeing positive outcomes, thus gaining better perspectives. A very important part of correcting these previous inadequacies and deficiencies is the much better arrangement and systemic enhancement of the administrative and financial management of the Archdiocese. Many of you may be familiar with the fact that in the long life of the Church, even in the golden age of the Patristic period and the era of the 7 Ecumenical Councils, many theological, political, social and financial difficulties were constantly present, causing confusion, pain, and serious concern. Did these difficulties prevent the Holy Spirit from working through the Church? No. Did they stop the proliferation of the Gospel? No. Rather, these times were marked by amazing progress and dynamic development of the Church. Even so to this day, with the present difficulties which our Archdiocese is currently facing, there is absolutely no doubt that this is a limited time frame which does not prevent us in any way from fully working and responding to our established obligations and our calling to offer as Orthodox Christians the full, genuine and saving message of Christ s Gospel. We are living in an age of post-truth, confusion and disorientation. We are urgently called to confront this challenge, and to fulfill our sacred apostolic mission of offering love and truth in the name of Christ. Now is the time to more fervently continue working together for the present and the future of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. In light of all that has transpired, we must learn from the past and grow together stronger as a Church family. While the pain and the memory of our past insufficiencies and mistakes will always remain with us, we are aware that we are a Church that does not preach despair, but rather, hope. Having this hope as our sure and steadfast anchor (Heb. 6:19), we echo the inspiring words of St. Paul: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, we press on towards the goal (Phil. 3:13-14). This goal is for each and every one of us to wholeheartedly respond to the call of the Lord Jesus Christ, As the Father has sent me, even so I send you (John 20:21) I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide (John 15:16), constantly keeping in mind that we are the voice of Christ in this changing and wounded world. And may our Merciful and Almighty God be always with all of us, leading us in every good work. With paternal love in Jesus Christ our Lord, + Archbishop Demetrios, Geron of America
Memorials: Theodora Cachimpanis Vasiliki Martakis Alkiviades Diakoumakis ~ 40 days ~ 1 year ~ 2 years Worship Schedule: Wednesday, Oct 18 Wednesday, Oct 18 Saturday, Oct. 21 ~ St Luke the Evangelist ~ Orthros 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy 9:30 am (followed by Bible Study at 11 am) ~ Small Vespers 7 pm (followed by Bible Study at 7:30 pm) ~ Challenge Liturgy (St Hilarion the Great; St Christodoulos of Patmos) ~ Orthros 9:30 am, Divine Liturgy 10:30 am Upcoming Events: Sunday, Oct. 15 ~ Youth Choir Pumpkin Fundraiser (following Liturgy) Wednesday, Oct. 18 ~ Bible Study 11 am and 7: 30 pm (If possible, please read Acts 1-2 beforehand.) Saturday, Oct. 21 ~ Philoptochos trip to St. Nektarios Monastery (see flyer inside) Saturday, Oct. 21 ~ Goya Pancake Breakfast Set-up (12-1 pm) Sunday, Oct. 22 ~ Goya Pancake Breakfast (following Liturgy) Sunday, Oct. 22 ~ General Assembly (following Liturgy) Friday, Oct. 27 ~ Festival Thank You Party Saturday, Oct. 28 ~ Tom Zangas Memorial Lung Cancer Foundation 5K Run / Walk (see flyer inside) Saturday, Oct. 28 ~ Joy Halloween Party Sunday, Oct. 29 ~ Pre-School Halloween Fundraiser (following Liturgy) Friday, Nov. 10 ~ Archangel Michael Nameday Gala (Plandome Country Club) Philoptochos News: Contact: philoptochos@archangelmichaelchurch.org Greek Zumba Fitness continues Tues., Oct 10th. Classes held ever y Tuesday mor ning in the gym 9:30-10:30 am. Come and bring your friends! ($20pp for individual classes, $15pp for a package of 10). Join us during Coffee Hour on Sunday November 19th to honor our veterans with music, food and good cheer! Representatives from the VFW will be on hand to enlighten us as to the importance of supporting our vets and and provide an overview of the services they offer. We kick off this event immediately with a drive to stock the pantry at the VFW. Please drop off any of these items to the boxes placed outside the church office by November 28th: Box of Dried Pasta, Bag of Rice, Canned Vegetables, Red Sauce, Brown Gravy, Chicken Stock, Beef Stock. Saturday, November 11, 2017 Children s Medical Fund Luncheon at The Venetian in Garfield, NJ. The Fund provides grants for innovative research programs to pediatric hospitals throughout the US and to organizations with special programs that care for children with critical and life threatening illnesses. To re serve for this event or give a donation earmarked for the CMP please contact us, or you may donate on-line by logging onto http://www.philoptochos.org RAFFLE PRIZES NEEDED! As we plan for our annual Family Christmas Brunch, we hope you will consider sponsoring a prize for the Grand Raffle. Can you offer your vacation home, time-share, artwork, restaurant vouchers, pieces of jewelry (any item, large or small will be so welcomed!) toward this effort? Please contact us.