The Orthodox Way The Monthly Newsletter of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church December, 2014 USPS 600-160, No 12 St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church - 2100 Boyer Avenue East - Seattle, Washington - 98112 The Orthodox Way is published monthly. Parishioners who wish to contribute content or announcements are asked to email information to [email protected]; or by fax to 206-631-2550. Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church reserves the right to edit, alter or reject any content. Discovering Christ’s Love by Deacon Daniel Thy Nativity, O Christ our God, hath shined the light of knowledge upon the world; for thereby they that worshipped the stars were instructed by a star to worship Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know Thee, the Dayspring from on high. O Lord, glory be to Thee. --Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ On November 12, 2014 the European Space Agency made the first ever landing of a spacecraft on a comet. Since then there has been much excitement about the discoveries we might make concerning life in the universe. This is the one of the most significant accomplishments in space exploration we have seen in many years. There is even audio of what the comet sounds like hurling through space, which went viral on the internet and social media! As exciting as this event is to modern humanity, it pales in comparison with the excitement of the magi’s an- cient “discovery” more than two thousand years ago when a star in the Eastern sky lead them to the savior of mankind. “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. [...] and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frank- incense, and myrrh.” [Matthew 2:10, 11] When we think of Christmas are we filled with this same joy the Magi felt? Or is it something more mundane? An extra day off to overeat and stock up on the latest and greatest consumer product. If the magi, who by many accounts had no real reason to care about Christ’s birth, reacted this way, then how much more joy should we be feeling over the birth of Christ? First off, why were the magi even there? Consider that they were pagan priests, seers, astrologers and astronomers. They knew about the stars, which is why they would follow it in the first place because to them the behavior of this star was significant. We also know that they, being learned men, would have had knowledge of the prophecies of Christ. So it was not completely lost on them the path they were follow- ing. St. John Chrysostom, in his homily on the second chapter of Matthew, says God called the wise men by the things that are familiar to them, for being astrologers they were naturally astonished at such a large star. He says that God, for the salvation of those in error, allowed Himself to be served by astrologers, normally used to serve the devil, so that He might gently draw the Magi away from their customs and lead them toward a higher wisdom. When we chant the dismissal hymn of the feast “Thy Nativity, O Christ our God, hath shined the light of knowledge upon the world;” we recog- nize the effect His birth had on the world and how He drew all of Crea- tion to Him, not just those who currently believe in him. Jesus said, “for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” For us the magi are a measuring stick of our own faith and represent the discov- ery of something completely new in the birth of Christ. They remind us that to have Christ in our hearts is to fall down and worship Him and give thanks for coming into the world. They show us the power of Christ to act even in places we think He might not be able. (Continued on Page 12) Mission Statement: “To proclaim the Gospel of Christ in the Orthodox Tradition while creating a vibrant, loving, compassionate and supportive community.” Inside this Issue Serving Our Ministry 2 All Saints Camp Board Message/PC President’s Message/Dance Group News 3 Philoptochos News 4 Youth Ministry News 5 Stewardship Update 6 Stewardship Update 7 Monthly Calendar 8 Announcements/ Recognitions 9 Stewardship continued 10 Memorials & Vigil Lights 11 Sunday School Christmas Project & Play/Dn. Daniel’s message Contin- ued 12 St. Demetrios Office Hours: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Monday - Friday Phone: 206-631-2500 Fax: 206-631-2550 Rentals: 206-631-2515 www.saintdemetrios.com Parish Directory Rev.Fr. Photios Dumont Proistamenos 206-631-2501, [email protected]Dn. Daniel Triant 206-631-2502 [email protected]Dn. 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The Orthodox Way The Monthly Newsletter of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
December, 2014
USPS 600-160, No 12
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church - 2100 Boyer Avenue East - Seattle, Washington -
98112 The Orthodox Way is published monthly. Parishioners who wish to contribute content or announcements are asked to email information to
[email protected]; or by fax to 206-631-2550. Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church reserves the right to edit, alter or reject any content.
Discovering Christ’s Love by Deacon Daniel
Thy Nativity, O Christ our God, hath shined the light of knowledge upon the
world; for thereby they that worshipped the stars were instructed by a star to
worship Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know Thee, the Dayspring from
on high. O Lord, glory be to Thee.
--Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ
On November 12, 2014 the European Space Agency made the first ever landing
of a spacecraft on a comet. Since then there has been much excitement about the
discoveries we might make concerning life in the universe. This is the one of the
most significant accomplishments in space exploration we have seen in many
years. There is even audio of what the comet sounds like hurling through space,
which went viral on the internet and social media! As exciting as this event is to
modern humanity, it pales in comparison with the excitement of the magi’s an-
cient “discovery” more than two thousand years ago when a star in the Eastern sky lead them to the
savior of mankind. “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. [...] and fell down
and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frank-
incense, and myrrh.” [Matthew 2:10, 11] When we think of Christmas are we filled with this same joy
the Magi felt? Or is it something more mundane? An extra day off to overeat and stock up on the latest
and greatest consumer product. If the magi, who by many accounts had no real reason to care about
Christ’s birth, reacted this way, then how much more joy should we be feeling over the birth of Christ?
First off, why were the magi even there? Consider that they were pagan priests, seers, astrologers and
astronomers. They knew about the stars, which is why they would follow it in the first place because to
them the behavior of this star was significant. We also know that they,
being learned men, would have had knowledge of the prophecies of
Christ. So it was not completely lost on them the path they were follow-
ing. St. John Chrysostom, in his homily on the second chapter of
Matthew, says God called the wise men by the things that are familiar to
them, for being astrologers they were naturally astonished at such a large
star. He says that God, for the salvation of those in error, allowed Himself
to be served by astrologers, normally used to serve the devil, so that He
might gently draw the Magi away from their customs and lead them
toward a higher wisdom.
When we chant the dismissal hymn of the feast “Thy Nativity, O Christ
our God, hath shined the light of knowledge upon the world;” we recog-
nize the effect His birth had on the world and how He drew all of Crea-
tion to Him, not just those who currently believe in him. Jesus said, “for
the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” For us
the magi are a measuring stick of our own faith and represent the discov-
ery of something completely new in the birth of Christ. They remind us
that to have Christ in our hearts is to fall down and worship Him and
give thanks for coming into the world. They show us the power
of Christ to act even in places we think He might not be able.
(Continued on Page 12)
Mission Statement: “To proclaim the Gospel of Christ in the Orthodox Tradition while creating a vibrant, loving, compassionate and supportive community.”
For our 2014 Stewardship Campaign, we currently have 529 stewards who have
returned their signed pledge cards and have pledged $ 480,293 Our goal for 2014 is
$535,000. Remember that you can arrange for automatic payments through your bank
or paypal. (go to www.saintdemetrios.com/Stewardship/egiving)
We thank the below stewards for their contributions!
The Stewardship Committee 2014 Stewards:
Steve and Eva Aaron
John and Margaret Ales
Andrew and Vicky Aliferakis
Christopher Anagnostopoulos
Dina Anast
Irene Anastasiou
Larry and Aikaterine Anderson
Rothopi Andrews
Fr. John and Presb. Anna Angelis
Theodore and Kim Angelis
Dn. Perry and Fran Angelos
Evangelos and Magdaline Angelou
Basil Anton
Costas Antonopoulos
George and Dina Apostolou
K.G. and Kostoula Apostolou
Serafim and Eva Apostolou
Scott and Fotini Arehart
Clifford and Theodora Argue
Patricia Arvanitidis
Yeshareg Asfaha
Andrew and Carole Asimakopoulos
Anna Asimakopoulos
Brent and Rhea Aslin
Bill and Voula Athan
John and Stella Athans
Alex and Denise Avgeres
Kostas and Linda Avlonitis
Niko and Kiriaky (Carrie) Avlonitis
Nancy Aziz
John and Zacharou Babarakos
Pat Bacolas
William and Dina Bakamus
Josh and Eleni Banchero
Thomas and Maria Barbas
Eleni Athans and George Bariames
George and Frances Barnecut
Greg Bartell and Fotini
Georgiadou
Bassam and Duaa Bayouk
Gabriel Bayouk
George and Alice Bayouk
Lena Bayouk
Brandon and Molly Bede
Brew and Janice Bede
Anastasia Bekris
Hristos and Diamando Bekris
Konstantinos Bekris
Helen Benis
Kay Betts
Zachariah and Aliki Birkenbuel
Panagiotis and Demetra Biros
Mark and Georgiana Bitzes
Neena Blackwell
Joanne Blankenburg
Maria Bollman
Andrew and Rosalie Boulieris
Gus Boutsinis
Joshua and Ashley Brockmeyer
Jeffrey and Allison Brooks
John and Theodora Broutzakis
Frank and Shelley Buhler
Steve and Chryssa Calandrillo
Lance and Soraya Campbell
Constantine Carkonen
Nick and Vanessa Carkonen
Paul and Paulette Carkonen
Calliope Carras
Efthemia Carras
Eleni Carras
Nick Castas
Susanna Cerasuolo
Douglas and Jillian Chandler
Mark Charonis
Chris and Effie Chriest
Ron and Vicky Christianson
Eleni Christo
Constantinos and Jeannine Christofilis
Demetrios and Katherine Christofilis
John and Helen Christofilis
Anastasios and Voula Christophilis
Dino and Nikki Christophilis
Margo Christophilis
Kosta and Maria Christopoulos
Dino and Heather Christothoulou
Pete and Heather Christothoulou
Edward and Anastasia Clarke
Daniel and Vicky Cohen
Jeffrey and Katie Comstock
Madeline Conom
Debbie Constantine-Skouras
O. George and Kay Constantine
Paul Constantine
Elefteria Contoravdis
Tom and Evelyn Contoravdis
Olivia Contos
Gus and Margaret Cooper
Maria Cooper
Jerry and Eva Costacos
Barbara Cotton
Madge Cotton
Maria Cotton
Gus Courounes
Jerry and Nicoleta Courounes
Renee Courounes
Dale and Marianna Crane
Donald and Laura Crews
Christos and Judith Dagadakis
Eftihia Dagadakis
George and Angela Dalas
Mary Dallas-Smith
Mary Damascus
Daniel and Angela Daoura
Marguerite Daoura
Pamela Darvirris and Andrew Heidt
Vince Davis and Effe Manolakos
Bettye DeLappe
Barbara Deligan
George and Alexandra Delegans
Sam and Vicki Deliganis
Nicholas and Stella Demonakos
Presv. Artemis Demopulos
Peter and Diane Demopulos
Ryan and Demetra Dennis
Volodymyr and Olivera Derevyanyy
Sophia Derezes
Dimitrios and Maria Devekos
Nick and Athena Diafos
Darden Dickson
Panagiotis and Voula Dikeakos
Stephanie Dikeakos
Vasili and Katherine Dikeakos
John and Aksenia Dikun
John and Julie Doces
Kay Doces
Thelma Doces
Christopher Dodd and Maria Christofilis
Voula Dodd
Athena Doolittle
Joseph and Manal Doughly
Gus and Gregoria Dounis
Paul and Anna Dremousis
David and Nicole Drumhiller
Katherine Drumhiller
Robert and Janie Drumhiller
Thomas and Pandora Christie Dudler
Kenneth and Kristina Dudunakis
Fr. Photios and Presb. Katherine Dumont
Robert and Andrea Tsiakilos Dunbar
Kevin and Trina Durgan
James and Janis Dyment
Chris and Marla Economou
George and Elizabeth Economou
Hatziantoniou
Richard and Christina Economou Grunder
Mary P. Economou
Litsa Edwards
Sophia and David Eitel-Mcshea
Helen and Arianna Exarhos
Nicolette Farmasonis
Petros and Colleen Farmasonis
Yemane and Sharon Glein Fecadu
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Our Stewards...
Dan and Helen Ferrelli
Alex and Anna Fleet
Georgios and Maria Flemetakis
Matthew and Alexandra Flugstad
Irene Fotes
Bill Fournarakis
John and Athanasia Franks
Loukas and Zoe Ganoulis
Nick Ganoulis
Demos Gennaios
Panagiotis and Nicoletta Gennaios
Meletis and Theodora Geokezas
Demetri and Sherri Georgakopoulos
Panayiota Georgas
Dan George
Evan George
Harry and Mary George
Tyler and Anastasia Geving
Konstantinos and Mary Ann Giakoumatos
Kyriakos and Sandi Gianotas
Michael and Wanda Gikas
Elaine and Lars Giusti
Katina Gotsis
Gary and Kathy Gookstetter
Basil Gregores
Robert and Danielle Griffith
Efy Grivas
James and Shawn Hages
Eissa Hanna
Joann Hanna
Dorothy Haskell
Neil and Terri Hawdon
Dale Hazapis
Helen Heuer
John and Maria Hillman
Patrick and Vickie Howard
Vickie Huff
Mary Hulbush
Stavros and Elsa Ioannou
Peter and Demetra Jacobsen
Carlos Jimenez and Eleni Lagos
George J. John
John and Emilie John
James and Pota Johnson
Jeff and Johanna Jones
John and Natalie Kusulos Jury
Georgia Kalasountas
Helen Kalasountas
Panagiotis and Rena Kalasountas
Jim Kaloris
George and Christina Kaltsounis
Theodore and Maria Kaltsounis
Vicky Kangles
John and Virginia Kapelouzos
Elia Karagiannis
Maurice and Carmen Karagiorgos
James and Georgene Karambelas
Evagelos and Ellia Karantonis
JoAnna and Thomas Pallua Karas
Tim and Nadine Karas
Francine Karavias
Spiros and Zoe Karimbakas
Anthony and Sarah Karis
Nick and Nancy Karis
Terry and Hannah Karis
Christine Karzmar
Aimee Kassir
Nicholas and Kalliopi Katholos
Matthew and Sophia Katinas
Jean Katsandres
Gregory and Angela Kavounas
Teresa Kazaras
Stephen and Ann-Marie Keeney
Constantine and Helen Kefalas
Peter Kenny
Timothy and Sofia Kenny
Bishara and Diane Kharoufeh
Don and Kathy Klausing
Joshua and Karen Knabe
Brian and Jiovanna Koceski
James and Vickie Kolios Morris
Alexander and Leta Kolios
Evyenia Kollia and Naguib Youssef
Vivie Kollias
George and Maria Kost
James and Patti Kost
Louie and Vicky Kotsakis
Petros Koumantaros
Yiannis Koumantaros
Panos and Toula Koutlas
Charles and Nicolette Krekas
Helene A. Krikris
Gary Kuhar
Ales and Dena Kusulos
Angela Kusulos
Harold Kusulos
Peter Kyriacou
Steven and Annie Kyriakides
Yota Maria Kyriakos
Kostas and Linda Kyrimis
Haritine Ladas
Angelos and Katerina Lagos
Tsakopoulos
Demetrios and Evangelia Lagos
George and Eleni Lagos
Michael and Lena LaMarche
James and Sharon Langus
Angelina and Henry Larson
Pete and Blue Lazarou
Vasilios and Emorfia Lazarou
Christopher and Julie Legeros
Jason and Sanaz Lemelson
Dean and Kathleen Lentgis
Thomas Leonidas
Jeffrey and Tina Lewis
John and Polette Limantzakis
Johnny and Lucy Limantzakis
Bill and Florence Lolos
Glen and Georgine Looney
Asimo Loukas
George and Giannoula Lymberis
Paul and Rebecca Lymberis
Chris and Paula Macris
Eugenia Macris
Greg and Mia Macris
Wendell and Demitrula Madison
Emanuel and Dina Magoulas
Louis and Mary Malesis
Helen Malevitsis
Nina Malevitsis
Samuel and Sarah Mallos
Bechara and Xiomara Mallouk
Luca and Danika Manfredi
Nicky Manitaras
Pete and Georgia Manolakos
Demetris and Emily Manolopoulos
Stilianos and Kari Manos
James and Mary Lou Manus
Stephanos and Paula Margaritis
James Markezinis
John and Kelly Markezinis
Anthony and Alexandra Maroussis
Ted and Ariane Maroutsos
Yianni Maroutsos
Jean Mastor
Constantine and Areti Mavromatis
George and Vera Mazoonin
Lillian C. McDermott
David and Georgia McFarlan
Sam and Tania McIntosh
Christina Meletis
Pipena Mercouriadis
Michael and Kelly Meyers
Michael and Elaine Michaelidis
Andreas and Irene Mitalas
Katherene Mitalas
Chuck and Anne Mitsakos
Walter and Frances Moldskred
Dorothea Mootafes
Alexandros and Maria Moroseos
Andrew Moser and Diana Moldovan
James and Sandra Mykris
Pete and Carol Mykris
Bettyann Nassar
Peter Neckas
Sandy Neckas
James and Stella Nelson
Kristin Nelson
Tim and Melissa O’Brien
James and Carolyn O’Donnell
David and Yiota O’Laughlin
Shirley Olsen
Insaf and Madison Oraivej
Jonathan and Stephanie Otis
Yacoub and Ruba Oweis
Anthony and Elaine Pagones
Stamatios and Stella Palios
Bill Pallis
Chris and Rebecca Pallis
Chris and Vasiliki Pallis
Elli Pallis
Margie Pallis
Tina Pallis
Evangelos and Anastasia Pampoukas
Alice Panagakis
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Announcements
Baptisms
C ongratulations to Dr. Evyenia Kollia and Naquib Youssef whose son, Nikos, was baptized on
November 9th, 2014. His sponsor is Yiota Georgas. Na sas zese!” Congratulations to Zachariah and Aliki Birkenbuel whose son, Lukas, was baptized on November 16th, 2014. His sponsors are Jeff and Eleni Jungsten. “Na sas zese!”
Correction: The sponsors of Nicole Steen, who was baptized on October 19th, 2014, were Alexandra Gluhova AND Drew Asi-makopoulos.
JUBILEE WOMEN’S CENTER IS THANKFUL
FOR ST. DEMETRIOS!!!!
M uch appreciation to the many parishioners that helped
provide a delicious Thanksgiving Meal to our neighbor
and sisters in need…
Monetary donation from Nikolaos and Holly Poulias for
turkey, salads and side dishes.
Sweet potatoes and desserts provided by Despina and Bob
Read, Pandora Christie, Shelley Buhler and Peggy
Tramountanas.
The residents at Jubilee Women’s Center truly enjoy meals that
St. Demetrios provides and are very thankful for all we do for
them.
JWC provides housing, clothing and support to low income and
Homeless women. For more information on JWC or how you
can help, please contact Georgene Karambelas 206 829 9337