VOL. XXXVI, NO. 7/8 “I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES” (John 15:51) JULY/AUGUST 2015 Saints Peter and Paul The Apostles Peter and Paul also are setting another very good example for us: they gave their lives completely to the Saviour. And so we should do the same. But also note, the Apostles Peter and Paul had some strong differences of opinion as to how to go about preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We can see in the writings of the Apostle Paul how strongly he disagreed with the Apostle Peter on some occasions. The fact of this disagreement does not mean that they were enemies because they disagreed. They had different opinions. The Lord prospered the multiplication and spread of the Gospel just because of these different opinions. These two very different men preached the Gospel in two different ways to different groups of people. They were suited to different evangelical tasks, and as a result of this, many more people were converted to the love of Jesus Christ than if they had gone about doing their preaching and serving in exactly the same way. They had disagreements, yes. The Apostle Paul had disagreements about how to go about things with the Apostle Barnabas and Mark, too. Still, that did not mean division. Even if there was disagreement, there was always among the Apostles, reconciliation and harmony. Differences, yes, but co-operative differences. To illustrate this, we have the death of the two Apostles Peter and Paul expressing their unity and their harmony in Jesus Christ. In the same city, the Apostle Peter was crucified upside down as he wished, and the Apostle Paul was beheaded. This characterizes in a very visible way how the Lord Who is the giver of life gives so many gifts to His children, you and me; how He creates all of us uniquely and differently; and how He uses all these uniqueness, these dif- ferences, this variety of gifts to give life to this world, to heal the broken-hearted, to heal the sick, to re -unite the separated, to bring home the lost, to give life and light where there is darkness. The Lord uses all of these gifts in us for good, to His glory and for giving life. Let us ask the holy Apostles Peter and Paul to pray for us today that the Lord will give us strength to be faithful to Him until the end as they are, and to serve Him with all of our hearts that we may glorify our Saviour, enter with these Apostles into the Kingdom, and glorify with them this same Saviour Jesus Christ together with the Father, Who is everlasting, and His all-holy good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
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VOL. XXXVI, NO. 7/8
“I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES” (John 15:51)
JULY/AUGUST 2015
Saints Peter and Paul The Apostles Peter and Paul also are setting another very good example for us: they gave their lives completely to the Saviour. And so we should do the same. But also note, the Apostles Peter and Paul had some strong differences of opinion as to how to go about preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We can see in the writings of the Apostle Paul how strongly he disagreed with the Apostle Peter on some occasions. The fact of this disagreement does not mean that they were enemies because they disagreed. They had different opinions. The Lord prospered the multiplication and spread of the Gospel just because of these different opinions. These two very different men preached the Gospel in two different ways to different groups of people. They were suited to different evangelical tasks, and as a result of this, many more people were converted to the love of Jesus Christ than if they had gone about doing their preaching and serving in exactly the same way. They had disagreements, yes. The Apostle Paul had disagreements about how to go about things with the Apostle Barnabas and Mark, too. Still, that did not mean division. Even if there was disagreement, there was always among the Apostles, reconciliation and harmony. Differences, yes, but co-operative differences. To illustrate this, we have the death of the two Apostles Peter and Paul expressing their unity and their harmony in Jesus Christ. In the same city, the Apostle Peter was crucified upside down as he wished, and the Apostle Paul was beheaded. This characterizes in a very visible way how the Lord Who is the giver of life gives so many gifts to His children, you and me; how He creates all of us uniquely and differently; and how He uses all these uniqueness, these dif-ferences, this variety of gifts to give life to this world, to heal the broken-hearted, to heal the sick, to re-unite the separated, to bring home the lost, to give life and light where there is darkness. The Lord uses all of these gifts in us for good, to His glory and for giving life. Let us ask the holy Apostles Peter and Paul to pray for us today that the Lord will give us strength to be faithful to Him until the end as they are, and to serve Him with all of our hearts that we may glorify our Saviour, enter with these Apostles into the Kingdom, and glorify with them this same Saviour Jesus Christ together with the Father, Who is everlasting, and His all-holy good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
THE VINEYARD A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
(714) 827-0181
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REV. FR. JOHN KARIOTAKIS
REV. FR. HARALAMBOS FOX
Parish Council President ............................................................................. Penelope Contos
Philoptochos President ...................................................................................... Cindy Kezos
Religious Education ..................................................................................... . Kaliope Attard
Michael Bangos Sr., boys, and our young adult George Peniche.
Our All-Star players for the league were, Spiro Papachristos and Donald Glinkie Jr., boys, Christianna
Loukatos and Panayiota Pieratos Jr., girls, Argiri Alexopoulos and Carl Cantonis Sr., boys. We are
extremely proud and grateful also to have the recipient that represented our church in the best and special
manner of sportsmanship, and as model of a good young Christian leader, Michael Bangos (axios) .
We look forward to next season, with our new and strong GOYA advisors. Our focus is raising our
children as strong and dedicated Christians who will have the passion and desire to spread God’s love to all.
Argiri Dimopoulos
yOUTH PAGE LET NO ONE DESPISE YOUR YOUTH,
BUT BE AN EXAMPLE TO THE BELIEVERS IN WORD,
IN CONDUCT, IN LOVE, IN SPIRIT, IN FAITH, IN PURITY
AUGUST
St. John the Baptist
Youth Ministry Kick-off
Beach Party
The first day of Greek School will be September 8th. The registration packet will be available in the church office the beginning of September. Classes will meet on Tuesdays. Timely registration ensures that St. John’s can enter into appropriate teacher contracts well in advance of next year’s term. Pre-School is tentative depending on registration. Students must be 4 years old and potty trained-no pull-ups. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old and potty trained –no pull-ups. Students will be provided with class books and appropriate handouts throughout the school year.
Tuition Member of St. Johns Greek Orthodox Church Non-Member
Please remember that is a language school and not a traditional age school. A 10-year-old student can be in 1st level along with 7-year-old students. A student does not automatically progress to the next grade without hav-
ing passing the basic exams of the current class. This ensures that the language is being taught properly and that the student fully realizes the education received.
Greek School Calendar DATE EVENT
2015 September 8th Classes begin (Blessing at 4:00 pm. Followed by class) November 1th OXI Day Celebration November 24th Thanksgiving Break December 15th Christmas Program December 22th & 29th No classes- Christmas Break 2016 March 26th Greek Independence Day Celebration April 26th No Class- Holy Easter Week May Festival set-up and clean-up June 7th Last day of instruction DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
ST. JOHN’S GREEK DANCE NEWS
We hope that everyone is enjoying their summer break. We will be mailing the Greek
Dance Registration Packets in July, so be on the lookout for them. Once again, parents will
be able to register their child/children online or fill out the packet and mail it back to us.
We are looking forward to the upcoming year! Below are some important dates to put on
your calendars:
Monday, June 15, 2015
FDF room registration was opened. FDF 2016 will be held in Anaheim, California. If you
are planning on attending, please make your reservations at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel in
Anaheim, California. Please visit [email protected] to get the link to register for your
room on line or call the Anaheim Marriott Hotel directly and mention that you are booking
your room for the Greek Folk Dance Festival to get your special room rate. Don’t wait
until the last minute to book your room!
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Dance classes will begin. We will send out an email with instruction times for all groups.
Enjoy your summer and we will see everyone in September!