THUNDER BAY BULLETIN HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ΕΛΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΤΡΙΑΔΟΣ 651 Beverly Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6N2 Telephone/Fax: (807) 344-9522 www.gothunderbay.org [email protected] October 2013 Volume 9 Issue 8 OCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ 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: [email protected]; Fr. Nikolaos’ email: [email protected] Website: www.gothunderbay.org Office hours: by appointment HELLENIC COMMUNITY PRESIDENT: VICE PRESIDENT: SECRETARY: TREASURER: ACHILLES STATHOPOULOS TOM MARINIS VACANT JIM PAZIANOS # (807) 344-9522 OFFICE; (807) 472-8876 MOBILE # (807) 346-4006 HOME; (807) 624-6720 MOBILE BOARD MEMBERS: ANDY KARANASOS, GEORGINA MELLAS, TIMO KAROUTAS, TED FRISKY, PETER SAITES. # (807) 344-9522 OFFICE 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: [email protected]; WEBSITE: WWW.GOMETROPOLIS.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: [email protected]. ……… 2012 – 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (L TO R): TIMO KAROUTAS, GEORGINA MELLAS, PETER SAITES, TOM MARINIS, ANDY KARANASOS, TED FRISKY, ACHILLES STATHOPOULOS, JIM PAZIANOS (ABSENT) WITH FR. NIKOLAOS TAMBAKIS (ABOVE) 2 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church presents: SOUVLAKI DINNER (Souvlaki, Tzatziki, Mediterranean rice, Greek salad and pita) Thursday, October 10 Thursday, October 24 Thursday, November 7 Thursday, November 21 Thursday, December 5 4:00pm – 6:30pm Email us at [email protected] to be placed on our mailing list! Facebook – Join our group “Souvlaki Dinner Takeout”! Website: www.gothunderbay.com WERE BACK! AND WITH A BRIGHT AND SHINY, NEWLY PAINTED SIGN! THANK YOU JEREMY, PETER, ANDREW, ALICIA AND JOSH FOR PAINTING AND RENEWING OUR SIGN! 3 OCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR Saint Demetrios was a Thessalonian, a most pious son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in 290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly. But when it was discovered that the Saint was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bathhouse. While the games were under way in the city, Maximian was a spectator there. A certain friend of his, a barbarian who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing haughty because of the height and strength of his body, boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated. Seeing this, a certain youth named Nestor, acquaintance of Demetrios', came to the Saint in the bathhouse and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed. Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the stadium, and said, "O God of Demetrios, help me!" and straightway he engaged Lyaeus in combat and smote him with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth. Maximian was sorely grieved over this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he commanded straightway and Demetrios was pierced with lances while he was yet in the bathhouse, As for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword. http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=257 26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ Ο δε Άγιος Δημήτριος ήταν Θεσσαλονικεύς την πατρίδα, ευσεβών γονέων γυιός ευσεβέστατος, και διδάσκαλος της πίστεως του Χριστού. Έτσι, όταν ήλθε ο Μαξιμιανός στη Θεσσαλονίκη, το 290, πρόσταξε να τον συλλάβουν και τον έρριξε στην φυλακή. Ενώ διεξάγονταν αθλητικοί αγώνες στην πόλι, ο μεν Μαξιμιανός καθόταν και τους παρακολουθούσε. Ένας δε βάρβαρος φίλος του και ξάκουστος παλαιστής, ονομαζόμενος Λυαίος, καυχόμενος για το ανάστημά του και για τη σωματική του δύναμι, εκόμπαζε στο στάδιο, προκαλώντας τους πολίτες να διαγωνισθούν μαζί του και καταβάλλοντας όσους έρχονταν στα χέρια μ’αυτόν. Αυτά βλέποντας ένας νεαρός, ομομαζόμενος Νέστωρ, γνώριμος του Αγίου Δημητρίου, έρχεται σ’αυτόν, στη φύλακη, ζητώντας της προσευχές του για τη μονομαχία. Πήρε την ευλογία του Αγίου, που τον σφράγησε με το σημείον του Σταυρού, παρουσιάζεται στο στάδιο και, λέγοντας: «Θεέ του Δημητρίου, βοήθα με!», πιάνεται στα χέρια με το Λυαίο και κτυπώντας τον καίρια πάνω στην καρδιά, αφήνει άψυχο στη γη τον πριν μεγάλαυχο. Ο δε Μαξιμιανός λυπήθηκε πολύ γι’αυτό, ρώτησε πως συνέβηκαν τα πράγματα και πρόσταξε αμέσως, τον μεν Δημήτριο να τρυπήσουν με λογχισμούς στη φύλακη που βρισκόταν, τον δε Νέστορα να του πάρουν το ξίφος και να τον θανατώσουν με αυτό. 4 FAITH AND FRACKING: A RELIGIOUS CASE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SOURCE: Mint Press News; By Trisha Marczak The hydraulic fracking debate has already gotten political. Now it’s getting religious. A Catholic diocese in England is stepping up to the front lines of the fracking debate, urging parishioners to think twice before supporting a drilling practice that injects chemicals and silica sand into the earth to break up rock formations where oil is hidden. “It may appear … that the church’s approach to an issue like fracking is negative, but this stems from a sincere conviction to take seriously the challenges of caring for God’s fragile creation,” the Rev. Chris Halliwell of the Blackburn Diocese told the Lancashire Telegraph. Halliwell was speaking of concerns related to oil spills, water contamination and air pollution, all of which have been linked to the fracking boom. A study published by the U.S. Geological Survey tied fracking to earthquakes. The U.K. is in the midst of a fracking battle similar to the one underway in the U.S. Fracking operations are currently on hold following seismic tremors, allegedly caused by exploratory drilling, according to The Conversation. Now the debate is over whether or not the industry should return under the guise of new proposals. Like in the U.S., debate is split. Halliwell isn’t the only member of the Catholic Church taking a stand. Here in the U.S., Ohio’s fracking boom has overflowed into the church, with affected Catholics urging their fellow brothers and sisters of faith to heed caution when told of the industry’s benefits. David Andrews, former director of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, now works at Food and Water Watch. In a column recently published in the National Catholic Reporter, Andrews echoes Halliwell’s concerns. “Most religious groups recognize moral principles such as the dignity of the human person, the care for creation and an appreciation of the welfare of animals. On all of these concerns, fracking comes up short,” he writes. “It harms communities and harms creation. We don’t know what the long term effects will be, but we know enough to challenge that it benefits anyone except the corporations that make huge profits off of the energy production and does little for the health of the people, animals and nature.” In February, a coalition of seven faith leaders in New York came together to put out a documentary making the case against fracking. While stemming from different religions, the religious leaders highlighted their common concerns, molding the political and environmental issue into one that also encompasses religion. “Emotions are running high, there’s a lot of money at stake, it seems to be all about politics and quiet voices of spirituality and religious thought are being drowned out,” Doug Wood, the film’s producer and association director of Grassroots Environmental Education, told EcoWatch. “We thought it was really important to give our faith leaders an opportunity to be heard on the issue before any final decision is made by the governor.” An issue uniting faiths Methodist Rev. Craig Schwalenberg has taken on an approach that focuses on the moral obligation to look out for future generations. “We can’t say for sure what will happen with hydrofracking, but there are enough incidences out there for us to be terribly concerned. And it’s one of those situations where if we’re wrong about it being bad, we don’t lose as much, but if we’re right about it being bad, we lose our water, we lose the earth,” he says in the documentary. Karin Friedemann, writing for The Muslim Observer, makes the same case, claiming that the fracking boom needs oversight to protect future generations from the long-term consequences of the industry. 5 “If steps are not taken to regulate this growing industry more effectively, the results of fracking could end up being far more costly in the long run than any short term economic benefits,” she writes. The incidents Schwalenberg speaks of are numerous. As of June 11, Colorado had seen more than 160 fracking oil spills in 2013 alone, stemming from 50,000 oil and gas wells throughout the state, according to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s oil and gas database published in the Coloradoan. In Pennsylvania, oil spills have also led to evacuations and concerns among residents. This year, Carrizo Oil and Gas dumped more than 22,000 gallons of fracking fluid onto farmland and residential areas. One study produced by Earthworks determined that inspection of wells and fines for violations in Pennsylvania were inadequate and infrequent. While the industry lambasted the study, saying it was not supported by scientific facts, residents of Pennsylvania say their experiences are proof enough that something is amiss. In an interview with The Huffington Post, the McIntyre family of Butler County, Penn., told their own story — one that includes mysterious illnesses from frequent vomiting to skin rashes. Like other families living in the area, they link the onslaught of their illness with the beginning of the fracking boom. “We use water for nothing other than flushing the commode,” Janet McIntyre told the news organization. Rabbi Douglas Krantz is a prominent anti-fracking voice in the Jewish community, particularly in New York, where residents are lobbying Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the existing moratorium indefinitely. In his state, Pennsylvania is used as a key example of what residents do not want to see happen. He’s in that same boat, yet sees his case through the lens of his faith. “I tend to view all issues like fracking from the lens of religious issues that are about how we comport ourselves as human beings, how we have a relationship to the world we live in, meaning the people in the world and the physical world,” Krantz said in a documentary. “How am I going to be more fulfilled as a human being and its not by pillaging? It’s not by taking advantage of, it’s not by exploitation.” Sister Mary Cunningham, a nun and former pastoral associate at St. Michael’s Church in Ohio, penned an essay intended for members of the church. Now posted on the church website, Cunningham gives a compelling case of her own story in the midst of the fracking boom. Cunningham lives three miles from a fracking well in Youngstown, Ohio, an area also deemed an earthquake hotspot. In the last 10 years, it’s been hit with a dozen earthquakes. Because of the propensity for quakes, Gov. John Kasich ordered a halt to fracking in the area. This threat, along with issues relating to groundwater contamination and air quality, has Cunningham joining the ranks of those who are painting the fracking debate in a spiritual light. “Catholic social teaching reminds us to ‘care for the earth … it is a requirement of our faith. We are called to protect the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of God’s creation. This environmental challenge has fundamental, moral and ethical dimensions that cannot be ignored,’” she wrote. In 2011, at a time when more than 3,000 wells had already been drilled in Pennsylvania,Sister Nora Nash recognized her call to action. In an interview with The New York Times, Nash claimed she was already taking part in anti-fracking protests, and had even submitted resolutions to Chevron and Exxon Mobil urging the oil companies to act under more stringent regulations. Nash is still of that mindset. “Our major role at this time is to do everything possible to make sure that companies are monitored and required to meet key performance standards in every area,” she wrote in a blog post. In terms of experience with the industry, Nash is no stranger. Having taken her concerns directly to oil companies, including Anadarko Petroleum Company, she’s also put herself in the midst of the action — both at fracking sites and in the communities they operate in. Her efforts took her to Pennsylvania’s Tiadaghton Forest, where she saw the fracking operations firsthand. “The fact that I had to wear a fire retardant suit and a hard hat was enough evidence for me that danger was possible and even more so when I stood at the top of a gas rig,” she wrote. 6 SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES - OCTOBER 2013 SUNDAY 6 +3RD SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. SUNDAY 13 +HOLY FATHERS OF THE 7TH ECUMENICAL SYNOD. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. SUNDAY 20 +6ΤΗ SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. GERASIMOS OF KEFALONIA. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. SATURDAY 26 +ST. DEMETRIOS THE MYRRH-BEARER. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM. SUNDAY 27 +7ΤΗ SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. NESTOR THE MARTYR. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY AND DOXOLOGY 10:30AM. ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ - ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 2013 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 6 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Γ’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΘΩΜΑ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 13 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΕΡΩΝ Ζ’ ΟΙΚ. ΣΥΝΟΔΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 20 ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ` ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΤ’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΓΕΡΑΣΙΜΟΥ ΚΕΦΑΛΛΗΝΙΑΣ. 26 +ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΥΡΟΒΛΗΤΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ` 27 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Z’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΝΕΣΤΟΡΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΟΛΟΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. 7 OUR MEMBERS – So far only 95 people have submitted their membership dues for 2013. We ask and encourage everyone to 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 September 28, 2013: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Mrs. Angie Amorgianos Mrs. Sheila Amos Mr. Nick Balina Mr. Charlie Biniaris Mr. Bill Biniaris Mrs. Dimitra Biniaris Mrs. Katerina Biniaris Mrs. Jenny Biniaris Mr. George Biniaris Mrs. Toni Biniaris Mr. Tony Biniaris Mrs. Irene Biniaris Mrs. Athena Blieske Mr. Ken Comminos Mr. George Comminos Mr. Bill Comminos Mrs. Tarja Comminos Miss Jenny Comminos Miss Katina Comminos Mrs. Nitsa Comminos Mr. Peter Comminos Miss Maria Forget Mrs. Bayba Frattolin Mr. Peter Giardetti Mrs. Tara Giardetti Mr. Sotirios Hatzis Mrs. Theodora Hatzis Mr. Demetris Hatzis Mr. Bill Hatzis Mrs. Stella Hatzis Mr. Jamie Hatzis Mr. Ken Imperius 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. Mrs. Mary Imperius Mrs. Lisa Kahramanos Ms. Penny Kahramanos Mr. Andy Karanasos Mrs. Lori Karanasos Mr. Nick Koukos Mrs. Joyce Koukos Mr. Ray Leino Mrs. Virginia Leino Mr. Chris Lent Mrs. Joanne Lent Mr. Jack Lotsios Mrs. Effie Lotsios Mrs. Helen Machairas Mr. Tom Marinis Mr. Tom Mellas Mrs. Smaragde Mellas Ms. Georgina Mellas Mrs. Maria Mellas Mrs. Tina Mellas Mr. Stamatis Melissis Mrs. Angela Melissis Ms. Bess Melville Mr. Tax Milionis Miss Angela Mitsopoulos Mrs. Athina Morakis Mrs. Angie Palo Mrs. Nikki Pantoulias Mr. John Pavlou Mrs. Maria Pavlou Mr. Tom Pazianos Mrs. Leila Pazianos 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. Mr. Jim Pazianos Mrs. Virginia Pazianos Mrs. Lola Saites Mr. Peter Saites Mrs. Nora Saites Mr. Steven Scollie Mr. Andrew Sheare Mrs. Cathy Sheare Mrs. Rose Sourtzis Mr. Spyro Sourtzis Mr. Marinos Spourdalakis Mrs. Nora Spourdalakis Mrs. Jenny Theodore Mr. Constantin Todosia Mrs. Manuela Todosia Mr. C. Tsekouras Mrs. Jane Tsekouras Mr. Ahileas Tsekouras Mr. Paul Tsekouras Mrs. Sylvia Tsekouras Mr. Harry Tsekouras Mrs. Lily Tsekouras Ms. Elaine Tsekouras Mr. John Tsekouras Mr. Taki Vlotaros Mr. Daniel Vasiliu Dr. Irene Vasiliu Mrs. Effie Voulagaris Mrs. Gina Voulagaris Mr. Ryan Witiluk Mrs. Christine Witiluk My gratitude to Mission of Seafarers Chaplain Rev. Ed Swayze (right) who escorted me to bless the APOLLON ship which docked a few days ago at the Mission Terminal. Special thanks goes to Captain Dimitrios Papadopoulos (left) for his kindness, generosity and hospitality during our visit. Seafarers are amazing people, and nothing less than courageous heroes of the sea. May St. Nicholas continue to protect them in their travels. 8 9 Bess and Sheila want you to come join the fun at Bingo! TBA ALL BINGOS ARE AT THE C.L.E. LOCATION at 5:45 PM 10 11 12