The Orthodox Vision - August 2013 Issue #282

AUGUST 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 1

IN THIS ISSUE

Summer Vacation and

Spiritual Refill “We all must take time to renew

ourselves, both psychologically and spiritually. Simply separat-

ing ourselves from our daily

routines and spending a few quiet moments alone in prayer,

is all it takes to feel spiritually renewed.“

by Fr. Andreas Vithoulkas

ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙΝΕΣ ∆ΙΑΚΟΠΕΣ Κ Α Ι Π Ν Ε Υ Μ Α Τ Ι Κ Η

ΑΝΑΝΕΩΣΗ <<Πρέπει όµως όλοι µας, να κάνουµε ένα διάλειµµα από την

καθηµ ερ ινότ ητα γ ια να ξ ε κουρασ τούµ ε κα ι να αρχίσουµε ξανά πνευµατικά και

σωµατικά ανανεωµένοι. >>

του π. Ανδρέα Βυθούλκας

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Chosen and Appointed by

God to Go and Bear Fruit

AUGUST 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 2 August 2013 Weekday & Saturday Liturgies as of May 21, 2013 Orthros 8:15 & Divine Liturgy

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Suppli-cation/Παράκλησις Services 7:00 pm Proodos of the Holy Cross 7 Maccabean Youths

2 Translation of the relics of Ste-phen New Martyr The-odore of Darda-nelles

3 6th Saturday after Pentecost Righteous Isaacius, Dalma-tius, Faustus Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer

4 6th Sunday of Matthew Holy 7 Youths of Ephesus

5 7th Monday after Pente-cost

Forefeast of the Transfiguration

6 Service- Transfig-uration of Christ/Η Μεταµόρφωσης του Σωτήρος

8:15 am

7 Afterfeast of the Transfiguration Martyr Dometi-us

8 7th Thursday after Pentecost Emilian the Confessor Myronus, Bp. Of Crete

9 7th Friday after Pentecost Matthias Anthony of Alex-andria

10 7th Saturday after Pentecost Martyr Archdea-con Laurence Chitus of Athens

11 7th Sunday of Matthew Martyr Euplus the Deacon Patriarch Ni-phonus

more

12 8th Monday after Pentecost Martyrs Photius & Anicetus Soldier-martyrs of Crete

more

13 8th Tuesday after Pente-cost

Apodosis of Transfiguration Maximus the Confessor

14 Services at Church in Danbury 8th Wednes-day after Pen-tecost Forefeast of the Dormition Prophet Micah

15 Service-THE REPOSE OF THE THE-OTOKOS / Η ΚΟΙΜΗΣΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ 8:15 am

16 Martyr Diome-des

17 8th Saturday after Pentecost Martyr Myron Straton, Philip, Eutychian, & Cyprian of Ni-comedea

18 8th Sunday of Matthew Martyrs Floros & Lauros John and George, Abps. Of Constantino-ple

19 9th Monday after Pentecost Great Martyr Andrew Strate-lates Martyrs Timo-thy, Agapius

20 9th Tuesday after Pente-cost

Prophet Samu-el Martyr Luke of Bouleutos

21 Holy Apostle Thaddaeus Martyr Bassa and her Chil-dren

22 9th Thursday after Pentecost Martyr Agathon-icus Martyr Anthuse

23 Apodosis of the Dormition Ireneaus, Bish-op

24 9th Saturday after Pentecost Hieromartyr Eu-tyches Cosmas of Ai-tola

25 9th Sunday of Matthew Apostle Barthol-omew Titus of the 70

26 10th Monday after Pente-cost

Martyrs Adrian and Natalie Righteous Jo-

27 St. Phanouri-os /Άγιος Φανούριος 8:15 am Pimen the

Great

28 10th Wednes-day after Pen-tecost

Moses the Ethi-opian Diomedes and Laurence

29 Beheading of the Forerunner Theodora of Thessaloniki

30 10th Friday af-ter Pentecost Apodosis of the Forerunner Alexander, Paul & John, Pats.Of Const.

31 Venerable Sash of the Theoto-kos Cyprian of Car-thage

MEMORIALS Sunday August 4

Maria Skenderis - 5 years Sunday August 11 Anastasia Robbokos - 3 years

Sunday August 25 Mary Digridakis Malindretos -

40 Days ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ

Κυριακή 4 Αυγούστου - Μαρία Σκεντέρη - 5 Χρόνια

Κυριακή 11 Αυγούστου - Αναστασία Ροµπόκου 3 Χρόνια

Κυριακή 25 Αυγούστου -

Μ α ρ ί α Ν τ ι γ κ ρ ι δ ά κ η Μαλινδρέτου - 40 µέρες

Wednesday, August 14 -Eve of the Repose of the Theotokos We will be going to the Danbury Church, as it is their Church’s

Name Day. / ΠΑΡΑΜΟΝΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ— Εσπερινός στην Εκκλησία του Danbury

AUGUST 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 3

T he 2nd week of July, I had

the opportunity to attend the “Camp of St. Paul.” We’ll

talk later about this wonderful

experience.

We all must take time to renew

ourselves, both psychologically and spiritually. Simply separating ourselves from our daily routines and spending a few quiet moments

alone in prayer, is all it takes to feel spiritually renewed.

Scripture tells us that Jesus would often separate Himself from his daily routine and the attentions of

others in order to pray. The Feast of the Transfiguration, recalling the

time when Jesus took his inner circle of disciples, Peter, John and Iakovos , with him to pray. Luke

records in chapter 9, verses 29-31, “As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothing became as bright as a flash of

lightening. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. “

The Fathers of the Church tell us

that Jesus didn’t change, but the

eyes of the disciples were opened by the Holy Spirit, so that they could see Him as He truly is, not only on special occasions, but at all times:

the source of unapproachable light, shining with the Uncreated Energies of God.

The Church teaches that some

men and women who have

committed their lives to praying to Christ without ceasing in places of

simplicity and stillness have actually experienced visions of Christ in this same state of unending glory. They

are the Holy Hesychasts, who associated with the monasteries of the Mountain of Athos.

As we return to our regular routines, let us remember to take God’s love, hope, justice, and truth

to all those who are searching. Let us come regularly to the mountain that is God’s Kingdom on Earth, the

Church of Christ, so that we can be changed by our encounter with Him and leave here filled with spiritual power to go back down the valley

and share with others the glory of God.

I hope you are all have a blessed and restful summer.

Summer Vacation

and Spiritual

Refill by Father Andreas Vithoulkas

“God's gis put man's best dreams to shame. “ ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING

ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙΝΕΣ ∆ΙΑΚΟΠΕΣ ΚΑΙ

ΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΝΕΩΣΗ

του π. Ανδρέα Βυθούλκας

Τ ην 2η εβδοµάδα του Ιουλίου είχα την ευκαιρία να συµµετάσχω στην κατασκήνωση της Αρχιεπισκοπής (Camp of St. Paul), θα µιλήσουµε

για τις εκεί εµπειρίες µας αργότερα. Πρέπει όµως όλοι µας, να κάνουµε ένα διάλειµµα από

την καθηµερινότητα για να ξεκουραστούµε και να

αρχίσουµε ξανά πνευµατικά και σωµατικά ανανεωµένοι. Η Αγία Γραφή µας λέγει ότι και ο Ιησούς, προκειµένου

να προσευχηθεί, πολλές φορές έπαιρνε χρόνο µόνος Του

από την καθηµερινότητα. Ο Ιησούς αποσύρθηκε στο βουνό για να προσευχηθεί. Η Μεταµόρφωσης του Χριστού, µας υπενθυµίζει τη στιγµή που ο Ιησούς µε τους αποστόλους Πέτρο, Ιωάννη και Ιάκωβο να

προσεύχονται. Ο Λουκάς στο κεφάλαιο 9,29:31 γράφει: Καθώς ο

Ιησούς προσευχόταν το πρόσωπό του άλλαξε µορφή και

όσοι ήταν εκεί τυφλώθηκαν από την φωτεινή λάµψη φωτός. ∆ύο άνδρες, ο Μωυσής και ο Ηλίας,

εµφανίσθηκαν σαν λάµψη φωτός και µιλούσαν µε τον Κύριο.

Οι πατέρες της Εκκλησίας µας λένε ότι ο Ιησούς δεν

άλλαξε, αλλά τα µάτια των αποστόλων άνοιξαν από το άγιο πνεύµα, έτσι ώστε να µπορούν να βλέπουν ως πραγµατικά έχουν τα πράγµατα, όχι σε ειδικές περιστάσεις, αλλά πάντοτε: η πηγή του απλησίαστου

φωτός, λάµπει µε την αναίρεση ενέργειας του θεού. Η Εκκλησία επίσης διδάσκει ότι ορισµένοι άνδρες και

γυναίκες που έχουν δώσει τις ζωές τους για να

προσεύχονται στον Χριστό σε µέρη απλότητας, ησυχίας πραγµατικά γνώρισαν οράµατα της δόξης του Χριστού. Ένα τέτοιο µέρος ησυχαστών είναι µε τα µοναστήρια του

όρους Άθω. Γυρίζοντας στην καθηµερινή ρουτίνα, ας ελπίσουµε να

λάβουµε την αγάπη, την ελπίδα και δικαιοσύνη Θεού σε όσους την αναζητούν. Ας ερχόµαστε τακτικά στο βουνό

που είναι η Βασιλεία του Θεού επί της Γής, η Εκκλησία του Χριστού, ώστε να µας γεµίσει µε πνευµατική εξουσία και να µοιραστούµε µε άλλους την δόξα του Θεού.

AUGUST 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 4

“God is a shower to the heart burned up with grief; God is a sun to the face deluged with tears.” JOSEPH ROUX

Our Parish by George Mourizakis -Parish Council President

I am sure by now that all of you either have plans to

go, or have already gone on your

summer vacation. We are very busy during the

summer months with various

projects around the Church. There is so much to do in so little time. We are restoring the dome,

painting, cleaning, floor waxing, installing new lighting , and so on.

We are also preparing for the

arrival of a new Preschool in our facilities, Small to Tall Scholars,

who will be ready to roll by September. Please support them by considering bringing your children here. The

director’s name is Kristen. She has many years of experience in child care, and she also has another center in the Greenfield Hills section of Fairfield. By

supporting the school, you are supporting our Church, as

the rental income offsets our

expenses. We are including the financials from this year’s Festival in this issue. Again,

thank you for your support and all the hard work.

Take some time over the summer to think about what you can offer to our

community. It can be anything you have a passion about or is close to your heart. It can be a skill that you like to share, or

an idea that you can make a reality and can be beneficial to our Church. Please take a

moment out of your day to see how you can contribute to our parish. Don’t forget we are

OPEN all summer long. Church doesn’t take a vacation. Before you know it, we will be

celebrating The Dormition of the Theotokos. Come and

join us. I wish everyone a nice and safe summer . Thank you

and God bless.

Η ΕΝΟΡΙΑ ΜΑΣ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΜΟΥΡΙΖΑΚΗΣ,

ΠΡΟΕ∆ΡΟΣ

Ε ίµαι σίγουρος ότι όλοι σας, είτε πήγατε ή ετοιµάζεστε να πάτε για

τις καλοκαιρινές σας διακοπές. Είµαστε πολύ απασχοληµένοι

τους καλοκαιρινούς µήνες µε τα

διάφορα έργα που γίνονται στην εκκλησία µας. Είναι τόσα πολλά που πρέπει να γίνουν σε τόσο λίγο

χρονικό διάστηµα. Όπως γνωρίζετε γίνετε η συντήρηση του Τ ρ ο ύ λ ο υ , µ π ογ ι ά ν τ ι σ µα ,

καθαρισµός, νέα είδη φωτισµού

στις αίθουσες διδασκαλίας. Έχοµε

νέο Νηπιαγωγείο «Small to Tall» που θα αρχίσει τον Σεπτέµβριο. Παρακαλώ υποστηρίξτε το µε το

να φέρετε τα παιδιά σας εδώ. Το όνοµά της είναι Kristen και έχει πολλά χρόνια εµπειρίας στην

φροντίδα των παιδιών και έχει επίσης και άλλο σχολείο στο Fairfield. Υποστηρίζοντας αυτό το σχολείο συνάµα υποστηρίζεται και

την εκκλησία µας. Σας εσωκλείοµε (στο µηνιαίο

περιοδικό του Αυγούστου) και την οικονοµική έκθεση του φετινού Φεστιβάλ. Και πάλι σας

ευ χα ρι σ τώ πολ ύ γ ια τ η ν υποστήριξή σας και την βοήθειά σας.

Σκεφτείτε, για λίγο, τι µπορείτε

να προσφέρετε στην κοινότητα µας. Μπορεί να είναι οτιδήποτε έχετε διάθεση και θέλετε εσείς να

κάνετε, ή έστω και µια ιδέα που θα είναι επωφελής για την κοινότητά µας. Σκεφτείτε πως µπορείτε να

βοηθήσετε την παροικία µας. Μην ξεχνάτε είµαστε ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟΙ όλο το καλοκαίρι. Η εκκλησία µας δεν παίρνει διακοπές.

Σύντοµα θα γιορτάσουµε την Κοίµηση της Θεοτόκου. Ελάτε όλοι στην Χάρη της.

Εύχοµαι σε όλους ένα καλό και

ασφαλές καλοκαίρι.

Ευχαριστώ και ο Θεός ας µας

ευλογεί.

Dome Restora.on

AUGUST 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 5

“Let every man come to God in his own way.” HENRY WARD BEECHER

Around the

Parish by Stella Capiris

O ur Church recently celebrat-ed her Name Day with a beautiful Service attended by

six visiting Priests. A reception fol-lowed the Service. God Bless Holy Trinity as we prepare for our 100th

Anniversary! Please remember to send in your ads for the Commemo-rative Book.

Many thanks to GOYA for the Fa-

ther's Day gifts and for the reception in honor of Father's Day.

Scholarships for 2013 were recent-

ly presented to the graduates in June.

Many, many thanks to all the organi-zations and to the individual sponsors for honoring our youth. We wish all

the graduates much luck in their fu-ture endeavors as they move forward in their individual colleges of choice. We are proud of all of them - kai eis

anotera.

Congratulations to Christopher Kochiss, son of Fanny and Bob Ko-chiss, upon his graduation from Prov-

idence College. The proud grand-mother is Bess Papageorge.

Congratulations to Vasiliki Yian-

noulis, daughter of Chris and Kathy Yiannoulis, who graduated from Fordham University. She will be

working for a Hospice in Oregon through the Jesuit Volunteer Corp.

Congratula tions to Christina

Pertesis, daughter of John and Maria Pertesis, who graduated from Fairfleld University. In the Fall, Christina will be interning and stu-

dent teaching at Daniel Farms School in Trumbull.

.

Congratula tions to Kalis ta Hainsworth, daughter of Sophia and Ted Hainsworth, who graduated from

Fairfield Woods Middle School. She was awarded the Presidential Scholar Award for academic excellence. Her proud grandparents are Pauline &

Peter Halkias. Congratulations to Evangelia and

George Hatzikostas on the marriage of their son, Tasos. We wish the hap-

py couple much happiness! We hope everyone is enjoying a

safe, happy, and healthy summer. If

interested in Vacation Church School for your children, which will run from August 12th through August 16th, kindly contact Eva Vaniotis

(203-374-5561) or Cindy Waldron (203-292-6255).

Perastika and get well wishes are extended to Sophia Frangenes, Jane Makris, Steve Serevetas, and Elaine

Petron. The Community extends its sym-

pathy to the family of Evangelia Pap-

pas upon her recent death. She was a loving long-time dedicated parishion-er. She was brave enough to reach the

age of 107. We also extend our deep-est sympathy to Attorney Charles Hallas upon the loss of his beloved

brother, Dennis. Also, our deepest sympathy to the family of Dorothy Morris, a devoted Choir member for many years. Our deepest sympathy to

the family of Mary Malindretos, for-mer parishioner who had moved to Greece, who recently died in Greece

(Crete). May all their Memories be Forever Eternal!

Daughters of Penelope by Kathy Yiannoulis — President

H ope everyone is enjoying a restful and

summer. With the fall season coming upon us, we are looking ahead to another year full of activity, growth and

service to our community. One of the missions of the Daughters of Penelope is to

encourage the interest of its members in “further participation in the larger life of their country as well as in the philanthropic, social,

political and civic life of their respective

communities.” Our first meeting of the season is in September, and

we hope to see you all there. We will be reconnecting and talking about our plans for the year. It should be a fun time as well!

In the meantime, I hope to see you at Taverna Night

sponsored by AHEPA on August 23rd.

If you are interested in joining us, please see any of the Daughters, or contact me directly. You can visit the National website of www.daughtersofpenelope.org

or our page at http://holytrinitybridgeport.org/daughters.html. We would love for you to be a part of our group.

AUGUST 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 6

“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.” Abraham Lincoln

AHEPA by John Bochanis—President

T he Bridgeport Chapter of AHEPA annual Taverna Night will be held on Friday,

August 23rd. Taverna Night will open at

a new earlier time -6:00p.m and end at midnight. Due to the damage to the Fairfield Beach pavilion

by super storm Sandy, this year’s Taverna Night will be held at the Scandinavian Club located steps

away from the beach. The Scandinavian Club

which is located at 1351 South Pine Creek Road, Fairfield has an outdoor deck and an air condition

enclosed hall. Admission is $10.00 and parking is free, live Greek music and food will be available.

The event is open to the public, so tell your friends

about this fun event which supports the AHEPA scholarship fund. For advance tickets please call

John Bochanis at 203-394-8001 or Philip Georgas

a t 2 0 3 - 2 5 7 - 7 4 5 2 o r e m a i l :

[email protected] .

The Bridgeport Chapter of AHEPA recently held

its annual dinner meeting at the Cactus Rose Res-taurant in Wilton. At the dinner meeting the first

annual Alex Vlantes Memorial AHEPAN award

was presented to James Yeotsas. Jim has served as the Bridgeport Chapter of AHEPA Vice-President

for several terms and based on his work in promot-ing the AHEPA goals of philanthropy and outreach

to the community he was a deserving recipient.

Brother Alex Vlantes would be proud of Jim’s work on behalf of AHEPA

Anyone interested in joining AHEPA should

contact us at [email protected] or

contact our President John Bochanis at 203-394-8001.

Jesus Transfigured

on the Mount Mark 9:1-9

A nd He said to them,

"Assuredly, I say to you that there are some

standing here who will not taste

death till they see the kingdom of God present with power."

Now after six days Jesus took

Peter, James, and John, and led

them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His c l o t he s b ec ame s h i n i ng ,

exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. And Elijah

appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. Then Peter answered and said to

Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"-

because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.

And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice

came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear

Him!" Suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no one anymore, but only Jesus with

themselves. Now as they came down

f rom t h e moun t a in , H e

commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen

from the dead. 10 So they kept this word to themselves , questioning what the rising from

the dead meant.

The Transfiguration of our Lord

is commemorated on August 6th.

Submitted by Vicky Andriotis -

Source: The Holy Bible NKJV: ®. ©

1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by

permission. All rights reserved.

AUGUST 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 7

“While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.” Maya Angelou

The Dormition of

Our Most Holy

Lady, The Theotokos

I n the icon depicting the Dormi-tion of the Theotokos, the All-Holy Theotokos is on the funer-

al bier, with the Apostles gathered

around to venerate her all-pure body for the last time (Saints Peter and John are near her head and Saints

Paul, Andrew and Simon near her feet). Our Lord Jesus Christ is de-picted taking her spotless soul

(symbolized by the infant in His arms) to Heaven, accompanied by a host of angels. The color of the an-gels is blue which is the color of the

liturgical season for the Theotokos. Candles are burning, and St. Peter is censing in veneration.

Biblical Story— The Holy

Scriptures tell us that when our Lord was dying on the Cross, He saw His mother and His disciple John and

said to the Virgin Mary, "Woman,

behold your son!" and to John, "Behold your mother!" (John 19:25-27). From that hour, the Apostle

took care of the Theotokos in his own home.

Along with the biblical reference

in Acts 2:14 that confirms that the Virgin Mary was with the Holy Apostles on the day of Pentecost, the

tradition of the Church holds that she remained in the home of the Apostle

John in Jerusalem, continuing a min-istry in word and deed.

At the time of her death, the dis-

ciples of our Lord who were preach-ing throughout the world returned to Jerusalem to see the Theotokos. Ex-cept for the Apostle Thomas, all of

them including the Apostle Paul were gathered together at her bed-side. At the moment of her death,

Jesus Christ himself descended and carried her soul into heaven.

Following her repose, the body of

the Theotokos was taken in proces-sion and laid in a tomb near the Gar-den of Gethsemane. When the Apos-tle Thomas arrived three days after

her repose and desired to see her body, the tomb was found to be empty. The bodily assumption of the

Theotokos was confirmed by the message of an angel and by her ap-pearance to the Apostles. Submitted by Vicky Andriotis - source:

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of

America

Dormition of the Mother of God

(from the Pskovo-Pechorskiy

Monastery)

Champagne Brunch hosted by The

Ladies Philoptochos Society

September 8, 2013 (directly after services)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2013 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Athletic Program Scholarship: Evan Yiannoulis GOYA Scholarships: Maria Pagalis , Antonio Papanikolaou , Evan Yiannoulis Philoptochos Scholarship: Antonio Papanikolaou, Tatiana Rivera, Evan Yiannoulis PTO Scholarship: Antonio Papanikolaou Hariett/ Alex Chirigos Memorial Scholarship: Tatiana Rivera Georgia Demont/Dorothy Pappas Scholarship: Sara Georgas, Patricia Maragos, Maria Pagalis, Darwin Pappas-Fernandes , Tatiana Rivera, Maria Varvaras Georgia Demont/Dorothy Pappas Scholarship: (College) Ariane Centrella, Nicole Frey, Eleni Georgakopoulos, Christina Takos Dean Hatzis Memorial Scholarship: Steven Bouloubasis , Antonio Papanikolaou Nicholas & Alexandra Keffas Memorial Scholarship: Darwin Pappas-Fernandes Irene Mellas Memorial Scholarship: Darwin Pappas-Fernandes Stavroula Rountos Memorial Scholarship: Sara Georgas Petros Roussas Memorial Scholarship: Patricia Maragos Maria Skenderis/Isola Memorial Scholarship: Maria Pagalis, Darwin Pappas-Fernandes Maria Varvaras , Evan Yiannoulis Frossie Trigonis Memorial Scholarship: Darwin Pappas-Fernandes Sophia Vlantes Memorial Scholarship: Darwin Pappas-Fernandes , Tatiana Rivera FORCC Scholarship: Evan Yiannoulis AHEPA SCHOLARISHP: Steven Bouloubasis, Sara Georgas, Darwin Pappas-Fernandes Evan Yiannoulis Daughters of Penelope Scholarship: Steven Bouloubasis, Sara Georgas, Darwin Pappas-Fernandes, Evan Yiannoulis

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ΕΥΧΗ ΓΙΑ ΤΙΣ ΦΑΝΟΥΡΟΠΙΤΕΣ

(Φέρετε την Φανουρόπιτά σας)

Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΣ ΦΑΝΟΥΡΙΟΣ Ο ΝΕΟΦΑΝΗΣ

Η µνήµη του Αγίου εορτάζεται την 27ην Αυγούστου εκάστου έτους.

Ω ς α στρον, ανετειλας, τη Εκκλησια Χριστου , και πα ντας κατηυ γασας, φανερωθεις θαυμαστω ς,

Φανου ριε ενδοξε, ο θεν τοις ευφημου σι, την σην

α θλησιν Μα ρτυς, νεμεις των σω ν θαυμα των, την

σωτηριον χα ριν, πρεσβευ ων τω Κυριω υπερ των

ψυχω ν ημω ν.

Ιερεις διεσωσας, αιχμαλωσιας αθεου, και δεσμα

συνεθλασας, δυνα μει θεια θεοφο ρου, ησχυνας,

τυρα ννων θρα ση γενναιοφρονως, ηυ φρανας, Αγγελων

τα ξεις Μεγαλομα ρτυς, δια του το σε τιμω μεν, θειε

οπλιτα, Φανου ριε ενδοξε.

Μεγαλυνάριον Χαιροις, ω Φανου ριε Αθλητα , ο πα σι παρεχων, τα

αιτηματα συμπαθω ς χαιροις ευσεβου ντων, ο μεγας

αντιληπτωρ, και πα σης Εκκλησιας θειαν αγλα ισμα.

SAINT PHANOURIOS FEAST!

TUESDAY AUGUST 27, 2013 ORTHROS & DIVINE LITURGY: 8:15 AM

BLESSING OF THE BREAD (PHANOUROPITA) (BRING YOUR PHANOUROPITA).

The Hellenic Cultural Association Invites you to

An Unforgettable Evening of Entertainment

Live Bouzouki,Kithara,Singers followed by dancing and a sing-a-long Cabaret StyleƒBYOB & Mezedakia

$10.00 donation Coffee & Dessert provided CALL GEORGE BAKES—374-8561, VAN HATZIS-268-7231,

JIM TRIGONIS– 374-0725 FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS

The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

4070 Park Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06604

Dear Parishioner,

Our Society invites you to join our vital philanthropic organization. We would like you to know about our various activ-ities that realize our mission to aid the poor who need the help of our Church, to promote the charitable and benevolent

purpose of the Archdiocese, to preserve and perpetuate the Orthodox Christian concepts and to participate in the life of our Greek Orthodox community. A partial list of our activities are:

At the National and Diocesan level: Visits and sponsorships at St. Michael's Home for the Aged in Yonkers, NY Contributions to

the Holy Cross/Hellenic College Scholarships Provide for the physical needs of the children of Saint Basil's Academy Raise funds for the Cancer Fund and the General Medical Fund

At the local Bridgeport level:

Support to Center for Women in Bridgeport for abused women & children Drives to aid the Evergreen Network for victims of AIDS & HTV Service to the Merton House in Bridgeport where we cook & provide meals Collection of donations for the Bridgeport Food Bank

At the Parish level: Assist parishioners in need Donate funds for Alter and Kitchen needs

Decorate the Parish Gold Room for each season Serve the community at Sunday fellowship hours Bake and volunteer for our annual Greek Festival

Complete various Church projects and aid national emergencies & disasters, here and abroad

As you can easily see, there is a variety of initiatives in which your particular talents can contribute to our mission. We

encourage you to call us to discover how this dynamic group can fulfill your personal goals of participating in the life of our Greek Orthodox Community.

Join us to return to God a portion of the time, talents and resources you have received.

Sincerely, Phani Papachristos at 203-380-0566 The Membership Committee Maria Cook at 203-375-9329

Christine Vlastaris at 203-929-3573

Philoptochos Membership Form 2013—2014

©2013 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bpt. Ct Publishing &Design-Vicky Andrio's-07/15/2013

The Official Monthly Publica.on of

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 4070 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604

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Robert Arvanitis 226-4140 Michael Bouloubasis 336-2116

Stella Capiris 259-7344 Phil Georgas 257-7452 Petros Karayiannis

631-258-3933 A.J. Metsopoulos 292-6418

George Mourizakis 373-0580 Chris Papachristos 380-0566

Pericles C. Rountos 268-7173 Peter Tsimbidaros 334-2578 Scott Vereb 520-2781

Constantine Vlamis 268-5464

Parish Council Newsletter Editor Vicky Andriotis

Newsletter Staff Eleni Limberis

George Mourizakis Father Andreas Vithoulkas

Vicky Andriotis

HISTORIAN & ARCHIVES ROOM S. Capiris 203-259-7344

[email protected]

HOSPITAL MINISTRY S. Kapetaneas 203-926-1751

JR. CHOIR J.Bogardus 203-736-6501

MAINTENANCE G. Hatzis 203-261-3247

L. Tsouris 203-334-2781

OLYMPIANS (GOYA) F. Papachristos 203-380-0566

P.T.O. M. Gountas 203-650-3246

[email protected]

PARISH COUNCIL G. Mourizakis 203-373-0580

[email protected]

PHILOPTOCHOS K. Tsitsipas

[email protected]

203-926-0137

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013

[email protected]

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE S. Karagiannis 203-820-1975

SENIOR CITIZENS G. Agortsas 203-372-1015

STEWARDSHIP A.J. Metsopoulos 203-292-6418

R. Arvanitis 203-226-4140

[email protected]

SUNDAY SCHOOL E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013

[email protected]

INTERNET MINISTRIES-WEBSITE- FACEBOOK-TWITTER

-E-BULLETIN-VISION

V.Andriotis

[email protected]

NURSING HOME MINISTRY S. Capiris 203-259-7334

ALTAR DIRECTOR P.Bozikis 917-692-2317

AHEPA J. Bochanis 203-254-7595

AROUND THE PARISH S. Capiris 203-259-7344

[email protected]

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR C. Danas 860-916-3777

[email protected]

BOOKSTORE V. Andriotis

[email protected]

CANTOR G. Bakes 203-374-8561

CHOIR P. Leask 203-258-9160

[email protected]

CULTURAL ASSOCIATION V. Hatzis 203-268-7231

COUNCIL OF CHURCHES S. Kapetaneas 203-926-1751

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE K. Yiannoulis 203-372-6591

[email protected]

ECCLESIARCH D. Trigonis 203-374-0725

FORCC E.Vaniotis 203-374-0013

GOYA E. Demestihas 203-380-2923

GREEK SCHOOL E. Limberis 203-371-6305

[email protected]

GREEK SCHOOL DANCE GROUP E.Limberis 203-371-6305

[email protected]

A. Papanikolaou

[email protected]

Church Office

Eleni Limberis Email: [email protected]

Office: 203.374.5561 Fax: 203.374.5770 Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Sundays after Services: 12:00pm-1:00pm

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On Twitter – www.twitter.com/holytrinitybpt

Father Andreas Vithoulkas, Presbyter

[email protected] phone: 917-334-4192

Services

Sunday: Orthros 8:30am Sunday School Special Services:

10:00am-10:15am Divine Liturgy,Sermons, Announcements:

9:45am – 11:30am

Summer Weekday Service Hours (Starting May 21st)

Orthros 8:15, Liturgy 9:15, Dismissal by 10:30

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Please join us on

August 22, 2013 at 7:00pm

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 4070 Park Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06604

Address Service Requested

The Official Monthly Publicaon of Holy Trinity

August 2013—

Issue #282