The Garden of our Soul - Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral

SS CONSTANTINE AND
HELEN GREEK
ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
64 SCHERMERHORN ST.
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
HIGHLIGHTS
IN OUR NEXT
ISSUE
Anniversary
Gala at
Steiner Studios
Christmas at
our Cathedral
Philoptochos
Vasilopita
Luncheon
Honoring
Bishop
Philotheos
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
The Edict
V O L U M E
V
I S S U E
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Goya
4
Schedule of
Services
6
Lecture
Series
7
100th Year
Anniversary
8
Inside Story
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Inside Story
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F A L L
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The Garden of our Soul
“And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold.” LK8:8
Many, growing up in a Greek
family, have the fond memories
of their parents’ or grandparents’
garden, otherwise known as the
“θήπν”. Having grown up in such
a tradition, there does not a
summer go by without planting a
garden in the backyard!
Throughout the summer, in order for the Garden to produce
good vegetable one has to spend
much time weeding, and then
weeding and then weeding again.
Along with this the garden has to
be watered and the plants need
to receive plenty of nutrition,
“θνπξία”.
The Sower
A. Fantis
School
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The great instructor, Christ Himself, uses with His divine wisdom,
specific imageries that are basic
to life, in His parables to help
build the spiritual instruction in a
person’s heart and soul for their
salvation. One such parable is
the Parable of the Sower found
in the Gospels of Luke 8:5-15 &
Matthew 13:1-8. The Sower is
Christ Himself, who by His incarnation (when He became man
through the Holy Spirit and His
Holy Mother, Mary) scatters the
seeds of the Gospel into people
hearts.
The different types of soil in
poor condition
The heart and soul of a person is
symbolized by the different conditions of soil, on which the
seeds fall.
According to St.
Greogory Palamas, the hard soil,
where the seed fell wayside, represents those whom the Lord casts
out and rejects because they pay no
attention to the divine Spirit’s
teaching. Thus the devil easily ensnares them. The seed that fell
amongst the thorns and the stones
are those who retain knowledge of
the Gospel but are corrupted by
wealth, glory and self-indulgence of
this life.
The yield of the good soil
The good soil, upon receiving the
Word of God brought forth some
thirty, some sixty and some a hundredfold (as found in the Gospel of
Matthew). Once again according to
St. Gregory Palamas, the different
yields are symbolic of the different
aspects of servitude. The yield that
was thirty fold is compared to a
slave who serves his master out of
fear. The yield of sixty fold is like a
servant who expects a payment.
The yield of a hundredfold is one
who has progressed by love to a
relationship of a son or a daughter
to the master.
Working the soil of our soul
The one major variable in
the Parable of the Sower is the
condition of the soil. Even if a person’s heart and soul is hard or
choked by weeds it may be worked
through repentance. The preliminary work on a person’s soul must
be done by the person. John the
Baptist began his ministry preaching,
“Repent ye: for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand! Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make his paths
straight!” The preparation of a
person’s heart and soul, to have
the living Word of God cultivated
within it, begins with blaming oneself, confession and abstention
from evil.
The understanding of Jesus’
Parables
Jesus ends the Parable of the
Sower by crying out, “He that has
ears to hear, let him hear”. The
focus of the Lord is not on the
ears of a person but on the mind
of a person. The philosopher
Pythagoras once said, “It is the
mind which sees and the mind
which hears”. Psalm 110 by King
David states, “a good understanding have all they that do his commandments”. In spiritually understanding the Parables of Jesus, St.
Gregory Palamas teaches the following, “the word is recognized
through deeds, it is not simply the
listener who has ears to hear, but
the obedient man who puts what
he hears into practice.”
As an Orthodox Christian works
his or her garden, or if they admire the pretty gardens of a
friend’s home or the more elaborate gardens found at the Brooklyn
or the Bronx Botanical Gardens,
may these earthly gardens motivate the spiritual work needed to
cultivate the garden of one’s soul
to prepare it for the best garden
found in heaven or on earth, that
of Paradise.
By Fr. John K. Lardas
Protopresbyteros & Dean
The President’s Message
Αγαπεηνί Δλνξίηεο,
Θα ήζεια λα ζαο επραξηζηήζσ όινπο
γηα ηελ ππνζηήξημε πνπ δείμαηε ζηελ
θνηλόηεηά καο θαηά ηε δηάξθεηα ηεο
ηζηνξηθήο ηεο επεηείνπ θαη ηεο
ρνξνεζπεξίδαο πνπ πξαγκαηνπνηήζεθε
ζηηο 9 Ννεκβξίνπ, 2013.
Όπσο όινη γλσξίδνπκε ην 2013 είλαη
κηα εηδηθή ρξνληά γηα καο σο κέιε ηεο
Κνηλόηεηαο ηνπ Καζεδξηθνύ Νανύ ησλ
Αγίσλ Κσλζηαληίλνπ θαη Διέλεο, δηόηη
γηνξηάζακε ηελ 100ε
επέηεην ηνπ
ηζηνξηθνύ θαζεδξηθνύ λανύ καο θαη ηε
50ε
επέηεην ηνπ αγαπεκέλνπ καο
΢ρνιείνπ Α. Φάληε. Σώξα πνπ έρνπκε
νινθιεξώζεη ηηο γηνξηέο ηεο επεηείνπ
ηεο θνηλόηεηαο καο, σο θαινί ελνξίηεο
αο ζπλερίζνπκε λα είκαζηε ελεξγά θαη
αλαπόζπαζηα κέξε ηεο θνηλόηεηαο ηνπ
Μπξνύθιηλ.
Διπίδσ λα ζαο
δώ
όινπο ζηελ
εθθιεζία απηέο ηηο άγηεο κέξεο πνπ
νδεγνύλ ζηα Υξηζηνύγελλα θαη ζηηο
θηιαλζξσπηθέο/θνηλσληθέο εθδειώζεηο
πνπ δηνξγαλώλνληαη γηα λα βνεζήζνπλ
απηνύο πνπ έρνπλ αλάγθε.
΢αο
παξαθαιώ λα θνηηάμηε ην πξόγξακκά
ησλ εθδειώζεσλ γηα πεξηζζόηεξεο
πιεξνθνξίεο.
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Dear Parishioners,
I would like to thank everyone for
supporting our community during our
historic Anniversary Gala on November 9, 2013.
As we all know, 2013 is a special year
for the members of Sts. Constantine
and Helen Cathedral as we have celebrate the 100th Year Anniversary of
our Historic Cathedral and 50th Year
Anniversary of our beloved Parochial
School of A. Fantis. Now that we
have concluded the celebrations of
our milestone year in the life of our
community, let us continue to be
active and integral members of the
Brooklyn community.
I Hope to see all of you in church
during the Holy days leading to
Christmas, and at our philanthropic
and social events organized to help
those in need. Please look at our
schedule of events for more information.
THE
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EDICT
Thanksgiving Food Drive
A. Fantis Parochial School
The A. Fantis Parochial School
opened its doors in September of 1963.
This is a very exciting year for our
school as we are in the midst of celebratiing our 50th year anniversary and
looking forward to the next 50 years of
our historic school.
164 students. The students’ range
from the PreK3 until 8th Grade.
A. Fantis thrives by offering an
exceptional education to our
Christian community in Brooklyn
Heights. Our goal is that our students excel at A. Fantis educationThis year, A. Fantis Parochial ally, culturally and spiritually and
School began its first day on Monday, carry our standards of excellence
September 9th, with an enrollment of throughout their lives.
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GOYA
This year, once again, Goya is off to a strong start. During the month of September, the Goyans
held their elections. This year, the Goya Officers are: President—Gregory Poulon; Vice-President—Evie
Vlitas; Treasurer—Antonios Gementzopoulos & Secretary—Evie Paloumbis. The Goyans have already had
two events. They met at the Church and then took a walk down to Dumbo and took a trip to Great Adventure for Fright Nite.
This year for the first time in many years, the Boys and Girls Goya Basketball Teams will play
their home games at St. Francis College.
The following events are on the docket for Goya: November-Sat. 23rd—The Thanksgiving Food
Drive; December–Fri. 13th—The Christmas Party for Clients of the AABR, Thur. 26th The Annual Goya
Christmas Party; January–Sat. 4th—The Brooklyn Nets vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, Sat. 11th—The
MGOBL Goya Retreat, . Fri. 17th—Sun. 19th—The Goya of New York Winter Weekend; February-Sun.
16th—The Midnight Run; April—Sun.13th—Thurs. 17th– The Justinian Work Project
Much thanks is given to Harry Paloumbis, the Goya Advisor, who dedicates many hours to guide
the Goyans reach their full potential. Throughout the year, there will be certain Saturdays where the Goyans will all meet at the gym of St. Francis College to have a Goya night!
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SACRAMENTS
Baptisms
September 2012
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Annabelle Georgia, daughter of Eleftherios &
Georgia Stefas, Godmother: Maria Lambrianakos Fisher
16
Gerasimos Joseph, son of Richard & Helen
Jones, Godparents: Anastasia & John Paraskevas
17
Theodore Anastasios, son of Bill & Anastasia
Thanopoulos, Godfather: Kostas Petridis
22
Dionysios Christos, son of Dennis & Meropi
Zervos, Goparents: George & Athena
Lampropoulos
25
Andreas Alexandros, son of Alexander
Tsiaras & Susan Daugherty,
Godparent: Fr. John K. Lardas
October 2012
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Matteo Paul, son of Basil & Mirna
Kampessis, Godfather: Paul
Vassilakos
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Joel, son of Argimiro & Julia Diaz, Sponsor:
Georgia Patchen
6
Christy Lynn, daughter of David & Donna
Yun, Sponsors: Lenna Cominos & Keli Frentzos
13
Alma (Sophia), daughter of Bayram and
Havusa Kolasinak, Sponsor:
Kleoneke Masouridis
20
Alexandra, daughter of Constantinos &
Euthymia Frangos, Godmother:
Aspasia Dourakis
February
23
Amalia Rose, son of Frank Anthony Fanelli &
Callie Kourniotis, Sponsor: Georgia Madis
April
21
Michael James Hatzidoukas, son of Demetrios
& Lisa Hatzidoukas, Sponsors:
Meredith Petrulakis
27
Angelina Marie & Gabriella Nicole, daughters
of Nicholas & Melissa Ann Kakavas,
Sponsors: Alexandra & John Kakavas
May
11
Spencer Harold(George), son of Paul & Maria
Ginsburg, Sponsor: Fotis Giannakoulis
11
Alice Everly, daughter of Scott Andrew & Christiana
Arnold, Sponsor: Philip G. Mavromatis
18
Fotini Catherine, daughter of Daniel & Melissa
Anthony, Sponsors: Steven Madias &
Danae Piskopanis
June
1
Theodore James, son of Benjamin & Sophia
Cavicchio, Sponsor: Christos George Tsokos
22
Quinn Peter(Panagiotis), son of Richard James &
Evangelia Cunningham, Sponor :
Helen Terzopoulos
22
Nepheli Eve, daughter of Nicholas & Kali Denton
Clark, Sponsor: Minas Liakos
August
3
Milana Emanuella, daughter of Emanuel & Kristina
Papadakis, Sponsor: Eliud Suarez
17
Royce Matthew(John) son of Matthew & Vanessa
Anarde, Sponsor: Alexander Hobson
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24
Nikoletta Alice, daughter of Gregory & Amy
Michelle Vagelatos, Sponsors: Anthony & Theofele Kokalis
Confirmations
August
9
Adiance(Ambrosia) Correa, Sponsor:
Nicholas Glantzis
November
25
Leni (Eleni) Grillo, Sponsor: Andrew Yenna
June
16
Alexandra Cosmatos,
Sponsor: Ms. Barbara Matarangas
Weddings
October
21
George Kordas & Anna Lukashova,
Koumbaros: Ross Kordas
November
3
Joel Diaz & Eleni Soutanis, Koumbaros:
George Xenakis
11
Evangelos Perdikogiannis & Alma(Sophia)
Kolasinac, Koumbara: Spiridoula
Zolotas
17
Anargyros Lathourakis & Maria Zoulis,
Koumbaroi: John & Joanna Zoulis
24
Craig Ciro Traino & Vasiliki Kostopoulos
Koumbaroi: Dimitrios & Despina
Giasemis
December
1
Spyridon Edgos & Christy Lynn Yun,
Koumbaros: Eleftherios Tzimas
June
30
Panagiotis Prassos & Jeanine Giglio,
Koumbaroi: Andrew & Mary Vagena
September
8
Efstathios Peter Petropoulos & Maria
Giannoula Basiou, Koumbaro: Penelope Sanford
Funerals
September 2012
8
+Ero Mafredas
22
+Anna Gavrilis
November 2012
10
+Vasilios Tsirigotis
December 2012
28
+Haralambos Vandoros
29
+Antonia Gravanis
January
2
+Achilleas Vouitsis
14
+Pauline Caris
16
+Stella Rozakis
17
+Constantine Bakakos
February
2
+Eleftheria Manioudakis
May
6
+Stephanie Scourby D’Arc
24
+Cecilia Agnes Turner
August
16
+Anastasia Bravakis
Παρ. 6
Κσρ. 8
Γεσ. 9
Πεμ. 12
Παρ. 13
΢αβ. 14
Κσρ. 15
Γεσ. 16
Σρι. 17
Σετ. 18
Πεμ. 19
Παρ. 20
΢αβ. 21
Κσρ. 22η
Σρι. 24η
Σετ. 25η
Πεμ. 26
Παρ. 27
Κσρ. 29
Σετ. 1
Γεκέμβριος
Σνπ Αγίνπ Νηθνιάνπ
Η Ι΄ Κπξηαθή ηνπ Λνπθά
Η ΢ύιιεςηο ηεο Αγίαο Αλλεο
Σνπ Αγίνπ ΢ππξίδσλνο
Σνπ Αγίνπ Δπζηξαηίνπ
Σνπ Αγίνπ Θύξζνπ
Η ΙΑ΄ Κπξηαθή ηνπ Λνπθά θαη
ηνπ Αγίνπ Διεπζεξίνπ
Σνπ Αγίνπ Πξνθήηνπ Αγγαίνπ
Σνπ Πξνθήηνπ Γαληήι
Tνπ Αγίνπ ΢εβαζηηαλνύ
Σνπ Αγίνπ Βνληθαηίνπ
Σνπ Αγίνπ Ιγλαηίνπ
Σεο Αγίαο Ινπιηαλήο
Πξό ηεο Υξηζηνύ Γελλήζεσο
Η
Βαζηιεθέο
Ωξεο
ησλ
Υξηζηνπγέλλσλ, 4:30 κκ
Δ΢ΠΔΡΙΝΗ ΘΔΙΑ
ΛΔΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ ΣΟΤ ΑΓΙΟΤ
ΒΑ΢ΙΛΔΙΟΤ 6:00 μμ
Η ΚΑΣΑ ΢ΑΡΚΑ ΓΔΝΝΗ΢Ι΢
ΣΟΤ ΚΤΡΙΟΤ ΚΑΙ ΘΔΟΤ
ΚΑΙ
΢ΩΣΗΡΟ΢
ΗΜΩΝ
ΙΗ΢ΟΤ ΥΡΙ΢ΣΟΤ
Όξζξνο: 9:00 πκ
Θεία Λεηηνπξγία: 10:30 πκ
Η ΢ύλαμηο ηεο Τπεξαγίαο
Θενηόθνπ
Η ενξηή ηνπ Αγίνπ ΢ηεθάλνπ
Η Κπξηαθή Μεηα ηεο Υξηζηνύ
Γελλήζεσο
ΙΑΝΟΤΑΡΙΟ΢
Η ΚΑΣΑ ΢ΑΡΚΑ ΠΔΡΙΣΟΜΗ
ΣΟΤ ΚΤΡΙΟΤ ΗΜΩΝ ΙΗ΢ΟΤ
ΥΡΙ΢ΣΟΤ θαη κλήκε ηνπ ελ
Αγίνηο Παηξόο εκώλ Βαζηιείνπ
ηνπ Μεγάινπ, Αξρηεπηζθόπνπ
Καηζαξείαο ηεο Καππαδνθίαο
Όξζξνο: 9:00 πκ
Θεία Λεηηνπξγία: 10:30πκ
Καθημερινές Θείες Λειτουργίες
Ορθρος 8:30πμ
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Θεία Λειτουργία 9:30πμ
Κυριακάτηκες Θείες Λειτουργίες
Ορθρος 9:15πμ
Θεία Λειτουργία 10:30 πμ
Fri. 6
Sun. 8
Mon. 9
Thur. 12
Fri. 13
Sat. 14
Sun. 15
Mon. 16
Tue. 17
Wed. 18
Thur. 19
Fri. 20
Sat. 21
Sun. 22
Σue. 24
Wed. 25
Thur. 26
Fri. 27
Sun. 29
December
The Feast of St. Nicholas
The 10th Sunday of Luke
The Conception of the Theotokos
by St. Anna
The Feast of St. Spyridon
St. Eustratios
St. Thyrsos
The 11th Sunday of Luke & The
Feast of St. Eleftherios
The Prophet Haggai
St. Daniel
St. Sebastianos
St. Boniface
The Feast of St. Ignatios
St. Juliana
The Sunday Before Christmas
The Fore feast of Christmas
The Royal Hours of Christmas
4:30 PM
The Vesperal Divine Liturgy of
Christmas 6:00 PM
The Birth of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ
Orthros: 9:00AM
The Divine Liturgy 10:30 AM
The Synaxis of the Most Holy
Theotokos
Feast of St. Stephen
The Sunday after Christmas
JANUARY
Wed. 1
The Feast of the Circumcision of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
and the feast of St. Basil the
Great, Archbishop of Caesarea of
Cappadocia
Orthros 9:30 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:30AM
Weekday Services
Orthros 8:30am Diviner Liturgy 9:30am
Sunday Services
Orthros 9:15am Divine Liturgy 10:30am
2013
EMMAUS LECTURE SERIES
2014
Sponsored by
The Orthodox Clergy of Brooklyn
Pray therefore in this manner: MT 6:9
The Lord’s Only Prayer? - October 17th
Speaker: The V. Rev. Gerasimos Makris
Church: SS. Constantine and Helen Cathedral 64 Schermerhorn St.; Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718)624-0595
The Prayer of Consecration - Epiclesis - November 21st
Speaker: The V. Rev. Eugene Pappas
Church: Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church 8401 Ridge Boulevard; Brooklyn, NY 11209 (718)836-3510
Praying for Those in Eternal Repose - December 19th
Speaker: The V. Rev. Michael Ellias
Church: Kimisis tis Theotokos, 224 18th St., Brooklyn NY 11215 (718)788-0152
Personal and Communal Prayer, Monologue or Dialogue?- January 23rd
Speaker: The V. Rev. Thomas Zain
Church: St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, 81st Street and Ridge
Boulevard; Brooklyn, New York 11209 (718)238-8008
The Jesus Prayer, The Prayer of the Heart - February 27th
Speaker: The V. Rev. John K. Lardas
Church: Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church, 1724 Avenue P; Brooklyn, NY 11229 (718)339-0280
The Prayer of St. Ephraim against the 7 Deadly Sins - March 20th
Speaker: The V. Rev. Damaskinos Ganas
Church: St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral 355 State Street; Brooklyn, NY 11217 (718)855-6225
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Brief Prayer Service - 7:00PM
Lecture - 7:10PM
Refreshments - 8:00PM
How do I pray?
Dialogue -7:40PM
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Feast Day of our Cathedral
Message from Fr. John K. Lardas for the 100th Year Anniversary
When the first immigrants
from Greece, saw from their ships
the Statue of Liberty, they envisioned a new life based on the ancient principals of democracy. After
being processed at Ellis Island,
many of these Greek immigrants
chose to make their first home in
the 3rd largest city of the United
States, Brooklyn. In 1898, the city
of Brooklyn merged with the Counties of New York, Queens and Richmond to form New York
City. Brooklyn is known as the Borough of Churches. Like Greece, on
almost every corner one will find a
Christian church.
During the turn of the
20th century, a Greek community
was formed. The leaders of this
community sent a request to the
Church of Greece to build a church
and in August of 1913, the Church
of Greece granted to the Greek community of Brooklyn Heights and the
surrounding
areas a charter to
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build a Greek Orthodox Church.
One-hundred years later, we
are here celebrating and honoring
what our ancestors worked extremely hard to build. Our Anniversary Celebrations began with our
Anniversary weekend of April 1214.
On Friday night our beloved
GOYANS sponsored a Lenten meal
for the entire community after the
Salutations service to the Panagia.
Following that event on Saturday
evening, Fr. Alkiviadis Calivas honored our Cathedral by returning to
the parish he gave many years of
great service to. Sunday April 14th
was our main celebration. The
morning began with Orthros & Divine Liturgy at our Cathedral officiated by His Eminence Archbishop
Demetrios and His Grace Bishop
Antonios where 7 members of our
Cathedral (Efrosini Ekonomakos,
Nick Lambros, Gus Vlahavas, Katy
Vassilakos, Betty Xanthos, Peter
Yatrakis) were bestowed the St.
Paul’s Medal, the highest bestowed
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honor for a lay person by the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. Following the Divine Liturgy we
hosted our 100th Year Anniversary Luncheon at the Grand Prospect Hall where more than 600
people were in attendance.
Our celebrations continued
on May 21st, 2013 we had the
honor to celebrate our Feast Day
with his Beatitude Archbishop of
Athens and all Greece Ieronymos
II, along with five other bishops
including His Eminence
Archbishop of America Demetrios.
In the end of the service Fr. John
K. Lardas was elevated to the rank
of protopresbyter, by his Beatitude
Archbishop of Athens and all of
Greece Ieronymos II.
May Sts. Constantine &
Helen continue to intercede for us
as we continue to offer back to this
Historic Community.
1913-2013
1963-2013
Genesis 2:15
“The Lord God took the
man and put him in the
garden of Eden to work it
and keep it.”
Our ancestors worked hard for the past
century to build this community to where
it is today. May we continue to work
within the church and preserve it for
future generations.
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On Sunday, November
10, 2013, at a duly called parish assembly meeting of the
Saint Nicholas Church at
Ground Zero, a major step
forward was taken. Under
the leadership of His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios
of America, and with the full
support of the parish priest,
the Rev. Fr. John Romas, and
the Parish Council, the community unanimously approved a resolution to make
the community a national
shrine of the Holy Archdiocese of America.
This advance in the
nature of the only House of
Worship that was destroyed
by the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001 has momentous consequences for the
parish both in the near and
long term.
The resolution that
was unanimously passed provided for the parish, known
until now as the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
at Ground Zero, to become a
National Shrine of the Holy
Archdiocese of America while
maintaining its status as a
parish of the Archdiocese.
The parish would continue to
function as such, but the
Board of Trustees would have
a national as well as local
presence. The resolution also
included the final agreement
of the parish to exchange its
land at 155 Cedar Street
(including air and ground
rights) for 130 Liberty Street.
The new parcel, although less
than fifty yards from the previous location, is more than
three times
larger.
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The Archdiocese and
the Parish had always seen
that such an evolution for
this historic parish of Manhattan was the logical next
step. Not only is the mission
and presence of Saint Nicholas at Ground Zero a national undertaking, but also
likewise are the costs and
responsibilities.
In his exhortation to
the community, Archbishop
Demetrios stressed the enormous visibility of the rebuilt
Church, adding that more
than 10 million visitors to
the World Trade Center site
per year would see and perhaps enter the new Sanctuary. He noted that as a National Shrine, Saint Nicholas
would welcome all and be a
House of Prayer for all people. The Archbishop said,
“This church will not be just a
national shrine, but also an
international shrine. It will
show the will of all people to
rebuild and resurrect from
the ashes of 9/11. This will be
a church for all to light a candle for the beloved that were
lost on September 11th. This
church will be a Greek Orthodox National Shrine on Hallowed, Sacred Ground.”
The members of the
community expressed great
satisfaction and relief that the
Archbishop led the process of
rebuilding from the beginning, and they expressed their
appreciation to His Eminence
for shepherding the project.
Construction for the Saint
Nicholas Greek Orthodox
Shrine will begin early next
year.
New Architectural Design of
St. Nicholas at the W.T.C.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese &
St. Nicholas Church establish
national shrine at Ground Zero at
the World Trade Center
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Εθνικό Ιερό Προσκύνημα θα
είναι ο Ναός τοσ Αγίοσ
Νικολάοσ στο Ground Zero τοσ
Διεθνούς Εμπορικού Κέντροσ
Η γενική συνέλευση των μελών
του Ιερού Ναού του Αγίου
Νικολάου του Ground Zero, η
οποία συνεδρίασε την Κυριακή 10
Νο εμ β ρί ου 2013 , αποφ άσ ι σ ε
ομόφωνα την ανακήρυξη της
κοινότητος του Αγίου Νικολάου
ως Εθνικό Ιερό Προσκύνημα του
Αγίου Νικολάου το οποίο θα
α π οτ ελ εί ί δρ υμ α τ ης Ι ε ρά ς
Αρχι επι σ κοπής Α μ ερι κής. Η
ιστορική αυτή απόφαση ελήφθη
υπό
την
ηγεσία
του
΢εβασμιωτάτου Αρχιεπισκόπου
Αμερικής κ. Δημητρίου και με την
Since 2001, the Cathedral of Sts.
Constantine and Helen has been a
home to the community of
11St. Nicholas at the WTC.
αμέριστη υποστήριξη του
ιερέα της κοινότητος πατρός
Ιωάννη Ρώμα αλλά και του
Διοικητικού ΢υμβουλίου της
κοινότητος.
Η
αλλαγή
αυτή
του
χαρακτήρα του Ναού του
Αγίου Νικολάου, ο οποίος
ήταν ο μόνος χώρος λατρείας
που κατεστράφη από τις
τρομοκρατικές επιθέσεις της
11ης ΢επτεμβρίου 2001, είναι
μεγάλης σημασίας για την
κοινότητα, στο άμεσο αλλά
και στο απώτερο μέλλον.
Η
ομόφωνη απόφαση
προβλέπει ότι η ενορία, η
οποία ήτο έως τώρα γνωστή
ως Ελληνορθόδοξος Ιερός
Ναός του Αγίου Νικολάου
στο Ground Zero θα γίνει
Εθνικό Ιερό Προσκύνημα της
Ιεράς
Αρχιεπισκοπής
Αμερικής, ενώ παράλληλα
θα διατηρήσει και την
ιδιότητα και λειτουργία της
ω ς
ε ν ο ρ ί α
τ η ς
Αρχιεπισκοπής, υπό την
εποπτεία
διοικητικού
συμβουλίου με μέλη τοπικής
αλλά και παναμερικανικής
εμβέλειας. Η απόφαση
συμπεριέλαβε επίσης την
έγκριση
της
τελικής
συμφωνίας της ανταλλαγής
του οικοπέδου (του παλαιού
ναού) στη διεύθυνση 155 Ced a r
S t r e e t
(συμπεριλαμβανομένων και
των δικαιωμάτων αέρα και
γης) με αυτό στη διεύθυνση
130 Liberty Street. Η νέα
τοποθεσία, αν και βρίσκεται
σε απόσταση λιγότερη των 50
μέτρων από την παλιά, είναι
εμβαδού μεγαλύτερου κατά
τρεις και πλέον φορές
Η Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή και η
ενορία του Αγίου Νικολάου
θεώρησαν ότι το επόμενο
λογικό βήμα ήταν η
ανακήρυξη της ιστορικής
αυτής κοινότητος του
Μανχάταν ως Εθνικό Ιερό
Προσκύνημα,
καθώς
η αποστολή και η παρουσία
του ναού του Αγίου Νικολάου
στο χώρο αυτό θα αποτελέσει
πανεθ νι κ ό εγ χεί ρ ημ α μ ε
ευθύνη και οικονομικό κόστος
αναλόγου μεγέθους.
΢την ομιλία του προς τα μέλη
της
κοινότητος,
ο
΢ ε β α σ μ ι ώ τ α τ ο ς
Αρχιεπίσκοπος Αμερικής κ.
Δημήτριος τόνισε ιδιαίτερα
την τεράστια προβολή που
αναμένεται να έχει ο υπό
ανέγερση ναός, καθώς όπως
είπε οι περισσότεροι από 10
εκατομμύρια επισκέπτες
ετησίως που θα επισκέπτονται
το Παγκόσμιο Εμπορικό
Κέντρο θα αντικρύζουν και
πιθανόν θα επισκέπτονται το
ναό. Πρόσθεσε δε ότι ως Ιερό
Προσκύνημα θα αποτελεί
χώρο προσευχής για όλους
τους
ανθρώπους.
Ο
΢εβασμιώτατος
είπε
χαρακτηριστικά:
«Αυτός ο ναός δεν θα είναι
α π λ ώ ς ι ε ρ ό π ρ οσ κ ύν ημ α
εθνικής εμβέλειας αλλά
διεθνούς εμβέλειας. Θα είναι
σύμβολο της θέλησης των
ανθρώπων για ανοικοδόμηση
και ανάσταση από τις στάχτες
της 11ης ΢επτεμβρίου. Ο ναός
θα αποτελεί ένα καταφύγιο
για ν’ ανάβουν ένα κερί όλοι
οι επισκέπτες για τα
αγαπημένα πρόσωπα που
χάθηκαν την 11η ΢επτεμβρίου,
ένα Ε λ λ ηνο ρθ όδ ο ξο Ι ερό
Προσκύνημα
σε
χώρο
εξαγιασμένο και ιερό».
Σα μέλη
της ενορίας
εξέφρασαν την μεγάλη
ικανοποίηση και ανακούφισή
τους για τις εξελίξεις και για
την εξ αρχής ηγεσία του
Αρχιεπισκόπου Δημητρίου που
οδηγεί στη ανοικοδόμηση του
ναού, η οποία αναμένεται ν’
αρχίσει στις αρχές του 2014.
Dedicated to Paulette Hios
Feb. 18, 1943 – Jan. 22, 2012
Paulette Hios was truly a Greek Orthodox Christian dedicated to the
church from a young child. She served in the Choir of the Cathedral for over
forty years. She began singing in the choir while still a child. She than began
to play the organ and and ultimately took on the responsibility of the Choir Director
As a master musician and artist, she founded and operated Belanthi
Gallery on 142 Court Street in 1978. For over thirty years she conducted piano, voice and music theory classes. She also exhibited art in all styles and
media in her studio. Paulette had established precious relationships with her
students and colleagues that have made indelible impressions even until today.
In her own musical career, she had performed as a concert pianist, appearing at
many major concert venues.
Before her untimely falling asleep in the Lord, Paulette prepared her
estate to be distributed to close family friends, charitable beneficiaries and to
her beloved Cathedral. Her wish and desire was to have written the icon of the
Nativity of Christ above the choir loft. One of the major themes of this icon is
the worship of the new born Son of God by the angels and all the characters
involved in the Nativity Scene, as described in the New Testament. The writing of the icon was done by a parishioner of SS Constantine and Helen, Mr.
Constantinos Skordelis.
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Paulette Hios
The Icon of the Nativity of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
How can I give back this Christmas Season?
-December 13 – Christmas Party for Mentally Challenged Adults in our Church Hall
-December 22-The Philoptochos Society of Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral is sponsoring
our ANNUAL DRIVE in SUPPORT of the CHILD LIFE FUND at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
-Donate towards the Christmas Decorations of the Cathedral
-Donate to the Christmas Card of the Cathedral
Ποιμενικές επισκέψεις
Εάν θέλετε τον ιερέα να επισκεφ
τεί έναν ηλικιωμένο η ασθενή γι
α να λάβει τη Θεία Κοινωνία πρ
ιν τα Χριστούγεννα, παρακαλώ
τηλεφωνήστε το γραφείο της κοι
νότητος ( 718 ) 624-0595
***
Pastoral visitations
For pastoral visitations and to
receive Holy Communion before Christmas please call the
church office
( 7 18 ) 624-0595
January 12
Vasilopita Luncheon
Honoring Bishop
Philotheos
***
Γεύμα Φιλοπτώχου, Βα
σιλόπιτα Θα τιμήσουμ
ε τον Θεοφιλέστατο Επ
ίσκοπο Φιλόθεο
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Important Dates
December 8:
General Assembly
December 22nd:
Sunday School Christmas
Pageant & Philoptochos
Christmas Party
Board of Trustees Elections
Σημαντικές Ημερομηνίες:
8 Δεκεμβρίου:
Γενική Συνέλευση
22 Δεκεμβρίου:
-Χριστουγεννιάτικη Γιορτή από τα παι
διά του Κατηχητικού σχολείου μετά α
πό την Θεία Λειτουργία
-Χριστουγεννιάτικο πάρτι της Φιλοπτ
ώχου
February 16
Midnight Run
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Διανομή ρούχων και
φαγητού στους άστε
γους
It’s time for our Annual Christmas Party
for the residents of AABR!
HOSTED BY: The Youth from our Sunday School, JOY
and GOYA Programs
WHEN: Friday, December 13, 2013 from 5:30pm-9:00p.m.
WHERE: Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral
Come and share your holiday cheer with the residents of AABR!
Santa will also be coming by to deliver your gifts to the residents!
A pasta dinner and yummy desserts will be served!
List of Gifts to Follow…..
Questions?
Call Tina Papadakos at 917-450-6561
The AABR, (Association for the Advancement of the Blind and Retarded), is a non-profit organization that
assists and houses blind, mentally retarded and autistic adults.
G.O.Y.A. Trip to
Barclays Center
Saturday January 4 @ 7:30PM
TH
CaValiers vs. Nets
St. Demetrios, Astoria, NY G.O.Y.A. will join our G.O.Y.A. to the Brooklyn Nets
We will meet at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral @ 5:30pm
64 Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tickets: $40.00
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There is a possibility that we will play on the court of the Barclay Center after the game.
More information forthcoming.
Contact: Church Office- 718-624-0595
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The Cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen
His All Holiness Bartholomew
Archbishop of Constantinople,
New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
Rum Patrikhanesi 342 20 Fener-Halic
Istanbul, Turkey
Tel. +011-90-212.531.9670, 531-9676
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in
America
10 East 79th St
New York, NY 10021
(212)570-3500
Fr. John K. Lardas, Presiding Priest
Board of Trustees
Executive Board: Elias Seremetis - President; Jim Tampakis - Exec. Vice President; Dean Paravalos -1st Vice President; Matthew Mirones - 2nd VicePresident; Andrew Poulos - Treasurer; Ted Dikeakos - English Secretary; Panagiotis Papadapoulos Greek Secretary
Board Members
Athanasia Apostolakos * Irakis Argyriou * John Athanitis * Steve Bacas * Andreas Chrysostomou
George Fanourakis * Dimitrios Kostopoulos * Angelo Koutsidis * Jerry Matiatos * Angelo Papadakos
Harry Paloumbis * George Poulon * Chris Sofronis * Peter Stratigakis * Alex Vanech * Peter Vlitas * Peter Yatrakis
Board Committees
Church Order: Steve Bacas; Maintenance and Security: Dean Paravalos; Real Estate: Jim Tampakis; 100th Year Anniversary Chairpersons: Peter Vlitas & Jim Tampakis; Church Name Day: Konstantinos Varelis and Dean Paravalos;
Technology: Ted Dikeakos;
Youth: Takis Papadopoulos; Church Journal: Hercules Argyriou; Human Resources: George Poulon;
Membership and Pledge: Ted Dikeakos
Philoptochos
Executive Board: Presidents – Marjorie Bacas; 1st Vice President – Lucy Bounas;2nd Vice President – Betty Xanthos; Treasurer – Stelene Argyriou; Assistant Treasurer – Peggy Panagopoulous; Corresponding Secretary Evangelia Apostolakos; Recording Secretary – Katerina(Phyllis) James; Advisors – Georgeann Papadakos
Board Members
Presbytera Eleni Lardas, Connie Lambros, Cleo Athanitis, Efrosini Ekonomakos, Pitsa Tampakis, Catherine Vasilakos, Pauline
Apostolakis
A. Fantis Parochial School of SS. Constantine and Helen
School Board Chairperson: Peter Vlitas
Principal: Dr. Alice Farkouh
School Board Committee: John Athanitis, Angela Papadopoulos, Dean Paravalos, Jim Tampakis, Lauren Cramer, Danielle
Makris, Kathy Tsamatsiros, Nia Soumakis, Maria Vlitas
Church Secretary: Effie Katsenis; Sunday School Director: Pauline Apostolakis; Acolytes: Nicholas Paros; Choir Director: Maria Zollo; Chanter: Nicholas Paros; Sexton: Panagiotis Masourides; Koliva: Evangelia Masourides; Prosforo:
Efrosoni Economakos; News Letter: Fr. John Lardas; Jim Maroosis; Nick Paros; Dino Vassilakos
Affiliates and Organizations of the Cathedral of SS. Constantine and Helen
Goya Advisors: Harry Paloumbis & Ismene Speliotis; Joy: Angela Papadopoulos and Anna Chrysostomou
Joy & Goya Soccer: John Athanitis,, Dean Paravalos. Adult Greek Language: Antigoni Papadopoulou;
Dance Instructor: Michelle Tsigaridas Weller; OPA (Orthodox Paidea Association): Nicholas Paros
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