ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Warren, Ohio
VOL.11-14 NOVEMBER 2014
SYNAXIS OF THE ARCHANGELS
All the Angels, according to the Apostle Paul, are ministering
spirits, - sent forth to minister to them who shall be heirs of
salvation - (Heb. 1:14). God set them as overseers of every
nation and people, and guides to that which is profitable
(Deut. 32:8); and while one Angel is appointed to oversee each
nation as a whole, one is also appointed to protect each
Christian individually. He commands them to guard them that
hope on Him, that nothing should harm them, neither should
any evil draw nigh to their dwelling (Ps. 90:10-12). In the
Heavens they always behold the face of God, sending up to Him
the thrice-holy hymn and interceding with Him in our behalf,
seeing they rejoice over one sinner that repents (Esaias 6:2-3;
Matt. 18:10; Luke 15:7). In a word, they have served God in
so many ways for our benefit, that the pages of Holy Scripture
are filled with the histories thereof. It is for these reasons that
the Orthodox Catholic Church, wisely honouring these divine
ministers, our protectors and guardians, celebrates today the
present Synaxis that is, our coming together in assembly for
their common feast to chant their praises, especially for the
Archangels Michael and Gabriel, who are mentioned in the
Scriptures by name. The name Michael means "Who is like
God?" and Gabriel means "God is mighty." The number of
Angels is not defined in the divine Scriptures, where Daniel
says that thousands of thousands ministered before Him, and
ten thousands of ten thousands attended upon Him -(Dan.
7:10). But all of them are divided into nine orders which are
called Thrones, Cherubim, Seraphim, Dominions, Powers,
Authorities, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.
ANDREW THE FIRST- CALLED APOSTLE
This Saint was from Bethsaida of Galilee; he was the
son of Jonas and the brother of Peter, the chief of the
Apostles. He had first been a disciple of John the
Baptist; afterwards, on hearing the Baptist's witness
concerning Jesus, when he pointed Him out with his
finger and said, "Behold the Lamb of God,Which
taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1.29,36), he
straightway followed Christ, and became His first
disciple; wherefore he is called the First-called of the
Apostles. After the Ascension of the Saviour, he
preached in various lands; and having suffered many
things for His Name's sake, he died in Patras of
Achaia, where he was crucified on a cross in the shape
of an "X," the first letter of "Christ" in Greek; this
cross is also the symbol of Saint Andrew.
2014 St. Demetrios Church Parish Information
Proistamenos
Fr. Constantine Valantasis
Cell (330) 469-4386
2014 Parish Council
George Halkias-President
James Economos-Vice President
Nicholas Kondoleon-Treasurer
William Angelis-Secretary
Savas Magiassos-Assistant Treasurer
Irene Culetsu-Assistant Secretary
Michael Aivazis
Tom Kalogeras
Nicholas Kontos
Takis Larentzos
Or thr os:
Sunday 9:00AM
Confessions:
Saturday 4:00pm
Divine L itur gy :
Sunday 10:00AM
Vesper s:
Saturday 5:00pm
Parish Information:
St. Demetrios Church
429 High Street, NE
Warren, OH 44481
St. Demetrios Community Center
3223 Atlantic Street, NE
Warren, OH 44483
Church Phone: (330)394-9021
Fax: (330)394-9077
Center Phone (330)372-5460
Website:
stdemetrioswarren.org
Email: [email protected]
Frank Manios
Dean Nikolaides
Dr. George Ploumbis
Catechism:
Christos Zoumas
Thursdays 7:00pm
Parish Council Meetings:
1st and 3rd Wednesdays 7:00pm
Ladies Philoptochos Society:
3rd Tuesday of each month 6:30pm
JOY and GOYA:
2nd and 4th Sundays JOY~ 5:00pm GOYA~ 6:00pm
SENIOR CITIZENS:
Last Thursday of each month at 12:30pm Crystal Room
+Glory be to God for all things! +
Pastoral Message
Beloved Faithful:
The month of November although signaling the dark days of winter that await, also
presents us with a gift. This gift comes to us in the form of time. The month of
November for me has always held a secret joy. The golden days of October have
ended, and yet in this month we begin our ascent toward the Nativity of our Savior
(Christmas Day). As a nation, it is during this month that we designate one day
specifically for the purpose of expressing our gratitude to God. Therefore it is in the
midst of the joyful but quiet sadness of November, that we are afforded a period of
time (especially during the Lenten Christmas season) to reflect upon that which is
essential in our life; all the blessings in our life for which we are thankful.
Perhaps it is not a coincidence that according to many of the Saints of the Church,
the most important virtue one could possess as a Christian, is gratitude. And gratitude
in this sense, is not only the ability to verbalize our thankfulness, for whatever. This
Christian virtue of gratitude goes deeper. It is an approach to life. It is a way of being.
It is the way we respond to the needs of other people as well as to the circumstances of
life.
Can you be grateful for everything that has happened in your life? It is a question
that I find myself asking more and more. Grateful not only for the good things but for
all my life’s experiences that have brought me to this day, including my own moments
of personal failure and pain. Here however, I must remember and remind others as
well, that it was through Crucifixion that the world was saved. Jesus was Risen from
the dead with His wounds visible for all to see. So often we encounter people who
wish to remain in their house of resentment and pain because they refuse or are
unable to see beyond it.
One of our tasks as an Orthodox Christian community is to help others gradually let
go of resentment and to discover that right in the middle of the pain, there is a
blessing for which we can be grateful. Seen from below, from a human perspective,
there is an enormous gulf between good times and bad; between sorrow and joy. But
from the perspective above, in the eyes of God, sorrow and joy are never separated.
Where there is pain there is also healing. Where there is mourning there is also
dancing. Where there is poverty, there is the Kingdom.
Enjoy your families during this season of Thanksgiving. Live your lives with joy and
gratitude. For we have good reason to be joyful and grateful: the joy of friendships;
the joy of family; the joy of the Divine Liturgy; the joy of knowing that through the
Church we live in the certainty of God’s Kingdom and Love.
In Christ,
Fr.Costa
Pastoral Message
Το Μαρτύριο τοσ π. Γημητρίοσ Βαστάκη
28 Οκτωβρίοσ 2014
Σηνπο Γνκηαλνύο Δπξπηαλίαο, όπνπ είδε ην θσο ν εξσηθόο παπα-Χξίζηνο
Καθαβάο, γελλήζεθε θαη ν παπα-Βαζηάθεο ζηα 1900. Πξνεξρόηαλ από θησρή
νηθνγέλεηα. Αιι‟ ε αγάπε ηνπ πξνο ηα γξάκκαηα έθακε ηνπο γνλείο ηνπ λα ηνλ
ζηείινπλ κ‟ όιε ηε θηώρεηα ηνπο ζην Ιεξνδηδαζθαιείν Άξηεο. Ξε-ρώξηζε
αλάκεζα ζηνπο ζπκκαζεηάο ηνπ. Γελ πξόιαβε λα ηειεηώζε θη ε θσλή ηεο
παηξίδνο ηνλ θάιεζε ζηε Μ. Αζία.
Μεηά ηελ θαηαζηξνθή ηειείσζε ην ηεξνδηδαζθαιείν, έιαβε ζύδπγν ηελ Ακαιία
Μαξγαξηηνπνύινπ θαη ην 1926 δην-ξίζζεθε δηδάζθαινο ζην ρσξηό Θεξκάηη. Τν 1930 ρεηξνηνλήζεθε ηεξεύο θαη
πήγε εθεκέξηνο ζηελ Αγία Παξαζθεπή ηνπ Μεγάινπ Χσξίνπ.
Πξόηππν νηθνγελεηάξρνπ, εδεκηνύξγεζε νηθνγέλεηα ρξη-ζηηαληθή, πνπ όινη ηελ θακάξσλαλ θαη ηε δήιεπαλ.
Φηιόηηκνο δηδάζθαινο, πξνζπαζνύζε όρη κόλν γξάκκαηα λα κάζε ζηα παηδηά, αιιά θαη λα ηνπο εκθπζήζε
επζέβεηα θαη θόβν Θενύ.
Καη ζηελ ηεξαηηθή ηνπ δηαθνλία επέηπρε ν π. Γεκήηξηνο. Αγαπνύζε ηνπο ρξηζηηαλνύο κε δεκηνπξγηθήλ αγάπε.
Ήηαλ αθηινρξήκαηνο θη έγηλε πνιιέο θνξέο ν παξεγνξεηήο θη ν πξνζηάηεο ησλ νξθαλώλ θαη ησλ παζρόλησλ.
Ίδξπζε θαη θξόληηδε κε ζηνξγή ην πξώην Καηερεηηθό ζηελ Δπαξρία. Τν απιό κα αιαηηζκέλν θήξπγκά ηνπ
ηξαβνύζε πνιινύο ζηελ εθθιεζία θαη ζηε ρξηζηηαληθή δσή.
Σηελ σξαία απηήλ άλζεζη ηεο ηεξαηηθήο ηνπ δσήο ήξ-ζαλ νη θαηαθηεηαί ζηελ Διιάδα. Σηηο 18 Γεθεκβξίνπ 1942
έλα ηάγκα ηηαιηθό ηξαβνύζε από ην Καξπελήζη πξνο ην Μεγάιν Χσξηό. Τν κηζό ηάγκα είρε κπε κέζα θαη νη
πξό-θξηηνη ηνπ ρσξίνπ έθακαλ ό,ηη κπνξνύζαλ γηα λα ηνπο πεξηπνηεζνύλ, γηα λα πξνιάβνπλ ελδερόκελε
θαηαζηξνθή. Μαδί θαη ν εθεκέξηνο θαη δάζθαινο π. Γεκήηξηνο. Μα ην άιιν κηζό ηάγκα, πνπ πήγαηλε πξνο ην
Μηθξό Χσξηό έπεζε ζ‟ ελέδξα αληαξηώλ θαη δεθαηίζηεθε ζη‟ αιεζηλά. Έμαιινη από ζπκό θαη θόβν νη Ιηαινί
μέζπαζαλ ζηνπο αόπινπο. Κξάηεζαλ όινπο ηνπο πξνθξίηνπο θαη ηνλ ηεξέα καδί ζην ζρνιείν ηνπ Μ. Χσξίνπ.
Από ηε ζηηγκή απηή άξρηζε ην καξηύξην ηνπ π. Γεκεηξίνπ. Άγξηα καλία έπηαζε ηνλ Ιηαιό ηαγκαηάξρε, όηαλ είδε
ηνλ ηεξέα. Έμαιινο ηνλ άξπαμε από ηα γέλεηα θαη θισηζώληαο ηνλ ηνλ μάπισζε θάησ. Ο ηεξεύο ήξζε ζε άζιηα
θαηάζηαζη. Σε ιίγν ηνλ πήξαλ νη Ιηαινί ζην θαηάιπκά ηνπο θη εθεί ν μπινδαξκόο επαλειήθζεθε, αθνύ κάιηζηα
ηνλ θξέ-καζαλ ζηελ θιεκαηαξηά ηνπ ζπηηηνύ. Μηα βαξηά πέηξα θξε-κόηαλ από ηα πόδηα ηνπ. Κη απηνί γύξσ ηνπ,
ηνλ θνξνΐ-δεπαλ, ηνλ θηππνύζαλ, έθαηγαλ ηα γέλεηα θαη ηα καιιηά ηνπ κε ηνπο αλαπηήξεο ηνπο. Από ην έλα
κέξνο ην πξόζσπό ηνπ είρε θαή εληειώο.
Μηζνπεζακέλν ηνλ κεηέθεξαλ ζ‟ άιιν ζπίηη. Ήηαλ ηε-ιείσο παξακνξθσκέλνο. Τν πξόζσπό ηνπ κειαλό. Τα
κάηηα ηνπ λα ζηαιάδνπλ αίκα. Τα ρέξηα λα θξέκσληαη λεθξά, βγαικέλα απ‟ ηηο αξζξώζεηο ηνπο. Τν ζώκα
νιόθιεξν κσισπη-ζκέλν ηόζν, πνπ λα κελ έρε ηόπν γηα θαηλνύξγηνπο κσισπη-ζκνύο. Καη λα ζθεθζή θαλείο
κνλάρα ηελ θαηάζηαζη απηή ηνπ δπζηπρηζκέλνπ π. Γεκεηξίνπ, αηζζάλεηαη ηελ ςπρή ηνπ λα πιεκκπξίδε απ‟
νδύλε θη απνηξνπηαζκό. Τέηνηα ζπλαηζζή-καηα εμεδήισζε, όηαλ αξγόηεξα αθέζεθε ειεύζεξνο, γηαηξόο
ζπλδεζκώηεο ηνπ ηεξέσο.
Σηηο 23 Γεθεκβξίνπ καδί κε άιινπο ζπγθξαηνπκέλνπο ηνπο πήγαλ ζην Μεγάιν Χσξηό. Δθεί ηνπο θαλέξσζαλ ηελ
θαηαδίθε ηνπο ζε ζάλαην θαη ηνπο επέηξεςαλ λα θάλνπλ ηηο ηειεπηαίεο παξαγγειίεο ηνπο πξνθνξηθά ή κε
γξάκκα. Ο π. Γεκήηξηνο δελ κπνξνύζε λα θξαηήζε κνιύβη. Γη‟ απηό παξεθάιεζε λα πνπλ, πσο ν «παπάΓεκήηξεο παξαγγέι-ιεη ζηνπο δηθνύο ηνπ λα είλαη θαινί ρξηζηηαλνί. Σπγρσξεί όινπο όζνπο ηνλ έβιαςαλ θαη
παξαθαιεί λα ηνλ ζπγρσξήζνπλ εθείλνη πνπ ηπρόλ ειύπεζε».
Τν πξσί ζηηο 24 Γεθεκβξίνπ 1942 νη Ιηαινί είραλ βάιεη ππξθαγηέο ζην ρσξηό. Σ‟ έλα από ηα θαηόκελα ζπίηηα
έξξημαλ ηνλ βαζαληζκέλν π. Γεκήηξε, «ηεξείνλ έκςπρνλ» νιν-θαύησκα ζηνλ Κύξην δεθηό
Από το βιβλίο: Δκτελεσθέντες & μαρτσρήσαντες κληρικοί 1941-1949, Μητροπολίτοσ Λήμνοσ Γιονσσίοσ.
It Is Not Happiness That Makes Us Grateful, But
Gratefulness That Makes Us Happy – Part 2
15 July 2014
The Lord in His mercy has taught
me a hard lesson. You see, I’m the
type of person who complains—a
lot! My entire life I have tried to
find that mystical and mythical pot
at the end of the rainbow—I have
been searching for the perfect job,
the perfect house, the perfect school
for my kids, I have been a restless
soul always on the lookout for the next big thing. No matter how many blessings the Lord has
bestowed me with I have had cause to grumble. Why can’t I be happily married? Why can’t I
live in a big house in the suburbs? Why oh why oh why? Why can’t I have a well-paying
respectable job? Why me?
In my thirst to better myself I have trekked around three continents, changed addresses 35
times, dreamed of paking my belongings and moving to jungles in Costa Rica or island villages
in India. I am absolutely nuts! I have never been happy with what and where I was. My
daughter who has suffered through all my mad dashes to “get ahead” which have resulted in
her changing elementary school four times before she got to middle school (changes that
included a mid-transcontinental move to the Midwest and a transatlantic move to the Middle
East) has summed up the matter for me very succinctly: “Mom, it doesn’t matter where you are
or what you do, you will never be happy anywhere.” She is absolutely right. I am so restlessly
unhappy I cannot find fulfillment anywhere. I keep circumambulating the globe thinking I can
find that place I yearn for where people are connected , where they share sympathy and apple
pies along a long picnic table. But this place doesn’t exist. I used to think in the rosy glow of
youthful idealism that I found that place; it was called Barcelona and the Costa Brava. But then
the man I had married at that time relapsed into drug addiction and I had to abandon a great
job and a great apartment in a chi-chi section of that city to escape in the darkest midnight
with a 5-month old baby swaddled in a hanging baby carrier under the threat of his killing me
and denouncing me for kidnapping. I lost everything in a matter of a couple of weeks. Hell kind
of blew up in the middle of what heaven I was concocting.
Now that I am older, the glasses are off and the stark reality of hard won experience has set in.
There is no heaven on earth. A woman can travel the whole world over looking for something
but in the end has to return home to find what was missing.
It Is Not Happiness That Makes Us Grateful, But
Gratefulness That Makes Us Happy – Part 2 –page 2
That “home” is the true heaven, the one we can only find through a close intimate connection
to God. Christ has taught my soul a deep lesson—that one thing I was looking for was Him. No
one can find peace without the only peace possible and necessary. It is the peace that lies
within. Every attempt by human beings, however ideal and well-meaning, to create a
communal utopia, a heaven on earth, has ended in delusion, disappointment, and worse,
tyranny. The closest I have seen to utopia is a monastery. And that is because the focus of such
a community is God. “Our souls will not rest until they rest in Thee” St. Augustine remarked.
Our soul will not find fulfillment till it has established a home for the Holy Spirit within it.
Now that my life has become really brutal—now that I have come to grips with really a bitch of
a boss, with real economic uncertainty, and real deprivation—I look back at my grumblings
and want to kick myself in the butt. How stupid! How foolish I was to confuse blessings for
troubles. How ungrateful! What an overbearing grumbling tiresome woman I must have
sounded to the Lord. No wonder He’s put me through “hell” to make me see how in all things I
must glorify God. Now when people ask me, “How are you? How’s your job? How’s your kids?”
I stop myself from complaining and say, “Doxa to Theo,” “Glory to God, I am good.” For now I
have learned that it is not what troubles and persecutions you are put through that determine
whether you have it “good” or whether you can have peace or not, but rather the spirit of
holiness, of patience, and gratitude that makes you happy.” The kingdom of heaven, the Lord
has said, resides in you. And in order to acquire heaven, peace, or “home,” I have had to learn
to stand still. I cannot move anymore. I have neither the money nor the time and three
children act as pretty good anchors.
I have been taught the hard way to seek the Lord quietly, methodically, patiently—like a bird
watcher or one who wakes early to see the sunset creep and then explode in majesty before
them. Through my daily prayers, through the cycles of the seasons and feast days of the church,
through my obedience to the counsels of my spiritual father (he warned me about moving to
faraway places), I am learning to make heaven out of this plot of hell I am standing on at the
moment. And there is no heaven without listening to the voice of God, that whispers in the
secret chambers of silence that curl into sinuous swirls of eternity like some Caribbean conch.
Only by learning to bless even the darkness of my pathetic, sin-filled life, only by learning to
bless what I once cursed, can I find the heaven that exists in the everyday hell I live through.
“Be ardent in your labor and you will find God in your cooking pots,” Theresa of Avila said.
And I know the closer I come to the Lord, the more the spirit of peace I will acquire and the
joy, that ineffable joy that I lost through the dark journey through Mordor and the valley of the
shadow of death, that joy will return again. And I will with a joyous heart filled with peace cry
out to the Lord for the whole gift that has been my life—“Doxa si Kyrie”—“Glory and thanks be
to You oh Lord. I am truly thankful.”
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SUFFERING CHRISTIANS
Asia Bibi's Death Sentence Upheld by Lahore High Court
Asia Bibi‘s death sentence was upheld by the
Lahore High Court in Pakistan on Thursday. Bibi,
a Roman Catholic mother of five also known as
Aasiya Noreen, was sentenced to die in 2010 after
she was convicted of blasphemy. Bibi‘s Muslim
coworkers accused her of drinking the same water
as them and verbally challenging their faith.
―I met Asia in prison a month ago. She‘s fine and
was hoping to hear good news, but, alas, our
ordeal is not over yet,‖ Bibi‘s husband, Ashiq
Masih, told Morning Star News after yesterday‘s decision.
World Watch Monitor reports that Bibi‘s attorney Naeem Shakir challenged the testimony of the
women who feuded with Bibi, arguing to the appellate court that their testimony had been hearsay
because the complainant in the case had not heards Bibi‘s words himself. The judges ignored Sharkir‘s
critiques, suggesting he should have raised them the trial level.
S. K. Chaudhry, the attorney who represented Bibi at her trial, explained that he had not crossexamined the only two eyewitnesses to the alleged blasphemous words. He told the judges it would
violate his Muslim faith to repeat the words. ―In the process of administration of justice we need to be
‗secular,‘" one judge responded.
―Pakistan being a Muslim majority nation, where Christians and those of other religions are a tiny
miniscule minorities, it is all the more incumbent on them (the government) to be vary (sic) of such
accusations of blasphemy,‖ wrote Thomas Dabre, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Pune, an Indian
diocese. ―The Pakistan government there should be very careful in applying such laws and the
International community should hold the government of Pakistan accountable. The Pakistan
government cannot disown responsibility of this death sentence and should overturn immediately the
death sentence of innocent Christian woman Asia Bibi.‖
A staff editorial for Pakistan‘s The Nation also criticized the law, but stopped short of calling on the
government to repeal it:
The flaws in the blasphemy law, the repercussions they have against anyone who has been accused of
blasphemy and the amount of cases that have little or no evidence proving that blasphemy was
committed, mean that a revision of the laws is due. The law is based on the principal (sic) of innocent
until proven guilty, yet in the case of blasphemy charges, the guilt of those that have been charged is
accepted as fact, long before the case even goes to court, with the public often stepping in to execute
their own brand of vigilante justice.
―This vile attack on a Christian wife and mother cannot stand. Like the case of [Sudanese woman
Meriam Ibrahim], who is now a free woman because the world spoke out with one voice, it‘s time for
the international community to condemn Pakistan‘s barbaric violation of Asia Bibi‘s human rights,‖
wrote Jordan Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice. ―She‘s done nothing wrong, and
these trumped up charges are merely because she is a Christian.‖
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David Griffiths of Amnesty International also condemned the attacks against Bibi, the first Pakistani
woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy. ―Her mental and physical health has reportedly
deteriorated badly during the years she has spent in almost total isolation on death row,‖ Griffiths
added.
Morning Star News notes: ―Death sentences have rarely been carried out in blasphemy cases, but that
is in part because such allegations have frequently led to deadly vigilante attacks on the accused or
their lawyers.‖
Bibi‘s lawyer Naeem Shakir told MSN that they plan to appeal the decision to Pakistan‘s Supreme
Court, though because of backlogs, the case will not likely be seen before 2017. After receiving her
death sentence, Bibi‘s case attracted international attention, including that of Pope Benedict, who
personally called for her freedom. In her own country, two Pakistani politicians were assassinated in
2011 after speaking out against anti-blasphemy laws.
In 2013, French journalist Anne Isabelle Tollet and author of Blasphemy: A Memoir: Sentenced to
Death over a Cup of Water told CT that she had little hope that Pakistan would repeal its blasphemy
law.
―With the new group (Sharif's administration) it is impossible. I don't have any hope,‖ she said. ―The
blasphemy law fits the definition of terrorism. It's a terror law. It's a way to instill terror. Everybody is
scared of this law.‖
Earlier this year, Open Doors moved Pakistan up to number eight (from 14), on a list ranking the worst
countries in the world for Christians. In 2013, more than 80 Christians lost their lives after bombs went
off following a church service at All Saints Church in Peshawar. Previous high-profile attacks against
Christians came that same year at Lahore's Joseph Colony and Gojra in 2009.
ASK THE FATHER
Question: Why does the Orthodox church use leavened bread and most Protestant fellowships use
unleavened bread? I am a member of the Church of Christ (Restoration Movement) and we use
unleavened bread because we assume that is the type of bread used at the Last Supper. When was
unleavened bread brought introduced to the church?
Answer: Actually, leavened bread has always been used in the Eastern Church. In fact, at one point in
time, a great controversy raged over the fact that in the Eastern Church leavened bread was used, while
in the Christian West unleavened bread was the norm.
In the Christian East there is no concern for using the exact type of bread used at the Last Supper—
known in the Orthodox Church as the ―Mystical Supper.‖ Christ ―leavens‖ our lives, so to speak, and
the purpose of the Eucharistic celebration is not to “recreate” or “reproduce” a past event but,
rather, to participate in an event that is beyond time and space and which, in fact, continues to
happen each time the Eucharist is celebrated in fulfillment of Our Lord’s command.
BAPTISM
Georgios Nicholaos, the son of Nicholas and Antigoni Nimorakiotakis of
Cleveland,OH along with big sisiters Maria and Kalliopi, was baptized and became a
Christian on May 10, 2014 at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Cleveland,
Ohio. The proud Godparents are Mr. John Flaminio and Miss Tonia Grammatikos
both originally from Warren,OH.Georgios is the grandson of Nicholas and Kalliopi
Raptis of Warren, Ohio and Georgios and Maria Nimorakiotakis of Cleveland, Ohio.
He is also the great grandson to Lemonia Giourgalos of Warren, Ohio.
Congratulations
To Ryan Fowler,senior at John F. Kennedy High
School for winning the state golf championdhip
for Division III on October 10 and
11,2014.Ryan finished with a 143(one inder
par with a 71 nad 72) for the two days at the
Northstar Golf Club in Sunbury,Ohio(north of
Columbus). Hesent the course record for the
lowest score for Division II and Division III.He
was also named to the first team All-Ohio in
golf. He will attend a college of his choice next
year with an undermined major.
Ryan is the son of Don and Pam (Kalogeras)
Fowler.Jr. He is the grandson of Tom and Angie
KAlogeras and the great grandson of Bessie
Vasilion
THANK YOU
Thank you Yankee Kitchen for
sponsoring a hole at the recent
Golf outing at the Yankee Golf
Course.We apologize for
omitting your name from the
October 2014 bulletin.
YASOU CLUB
YASOU LUNCHEON
Thursday, November 13. 2014
The YASOU Luncheon will be on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Buena
Vista 1305 Buena Vista Avenue, Warren.
The $12 Buffet will be served at 2:00 PM, doors will open at 1:30 PM….please
do not arrive too early, as there is another function taking place. It is most
important that you call in your reservation by the latest Monday, November 10,
2014 to either of the following officers:
Christina Kapolis, 330.719.3224 or Angie Kalogeras 330.372.6269
LUNCH BUNCH
The LUNCH BUNCH will be meeting in November 10th
at 1:00pm at The Raptis Family Restaurant 1939 Niles
Cortland Rd NE.
A reminder that any SENIOR WOMEN, who are without a
spouse are welcome to join the Lunch Bunch!
ADOPT A SCHOOL
The Parish of St. Demetrios is “adopting” the 4 kindergarten classes at
McGuffey School in Warren City for the 2014-2015 year. They have created a
“Wish List” to help them begin the school year. Anyone who would like to
donate please bring the items to the church office. This is an ongoing
program, so look to future bulletins for more items.
Wish List:
Dry Erase Markers/Expo Cleaner
Wet Wipes/Paper towels
Zip Lock Bags-Slide top Quart/gallon
Snacks ex: Goldfish, cereal, animal crackers, pretzels
Paper plates/napkins/brown paper bags/coffee filters
CHIAN SOCIETY – ―Agia Markella‖
Women’s Society
Χηαθόο Σπιινγνο «Αγία Μαξθέιια» Γπλαηθείνλ
The president and the officers of the Board of the Chian Society “Saint Markella” are inviting everybody to
the Vesper Service and Artoclasia that will
be held on Sunday, November 9th at 6:00pm at our St. Demetrios Church.
On Sunday November 9th, a Memorial Service will be conducted during the Liturgy for those who lost their
lives for the liberation of Chios and all the members of our community.
Co-President- Kitsa Axiotis and Barbara Kotsatos
΋ Πξόεδξνο, όη άμησκαηνύρνη θαη ην δηνηθεηηθόλ Σπκβνύιηνλ ηεο Χηαθήο Άδειθόηεηνο «Αγία Μαξθέιια» πξνζθαιεί όινπο εηο ηόλ
παλεγπξηθόλ εζπεξηλόλ θαί αξηνθιαζία ππέξ πγείαο ησλ κειώλ ηελ 9ην Νοεμβρίου ήκεξα Κπξηαθή θαη ώξα 6ΜΜ.
Τήλ Κπξηαθή ζα έπαθνινπζήζε κλεκόζπλνλ ππέξ ησλ απνζαλόλησλ αδειθώλ ήκσλ, θαί ηώλ εξσηθώο πεζόλησλ θαηά
ηελ απειεπζέξσζηλ ηεο Χίνπ.
Συν- Πρόεδροι-Κίτσα Αξιώτης και Βαρβάρα Κοτσάτος
St. Demetrios Church
THANKGIVING Bake Sale
Order Form
Name:
Phone:
TOTAL
$6.00 Per
Dozen
Paximadia
Koulourakia-PLAIN
Koulourakia-sesemenia
Xaltikia Koulouria
TOTAL AMOUNTs
$
TOTAL
$30.00
per tray
SPANAKOPITA
BAKLAVA
TOTAL AMOUNTs
$
All orders must be placed by SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16!
Order PICK-UP on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, at church.
Days When Marriages or Baptisms are Not Permitted
Marriages are not performed on:
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Fast days or during fasting seasons; these include the Great Lent and Holy
Week, August 1-15,
August 29 (Beheading of St. John the Baptist),
September 14 (Exaltation of the Holy Cross)
December 13-25.
Nor are marriages celebrated on the day before and the day of a Great Feast of
the Lord, including Theophany (January 5 and 6), Pascha, Pentecost, and
Christmas (December 24 and 25).
Baptisms may not be performed:
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From Christmas Day through the Feast of Theophany (December 25 -January 6),
During Holy Week,
On any of the Great Feastdays of the Lord.
A Caring
Podiatrist,
Inc.
Dr. Frederick Perry, DPM ● Dr. Cara Kalogerou, DPM
Medical & Surgical Care for treatment of:
● Bunions/Hammertoes
● Diabetic foot care
● Heel pain
● Ingrown nails
(330) 372-2218 ● 2900 Elm Rd NE Warren, OH 44483
Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am-5pm
LOVED ONES LOST
Gloria Argeras, 89 passed away on September 14, 2014. Gloria leaves her
two sons, Zane B.(Mary Ann) Argeras of Dunedin,Fl and Samuel Z. (Terri)
Argeras of Cortland,four grandchildren Christina(Dr. Joseph,Jr.)
Fonagy,George (Natalie) Argeras,Christos and Vasilia Argeras and four great
grandchildren Joe,Francesca,Zane and Zoey.
Irene Glinatsis, 77 passed away on October 15, 2014. Gloria leaves
her daughter Stellie Ann Zadroski,two grand children Anthony and
Christopher, two sister-in –laws Tasia Achladis and Frances “Dolly”
Achladis both of Warren,three nieces Stacey,Sophia and Stella,four
nephews Ted,Teddy, Nicholas,Steve,numerous great nieces and
nephew.
A HEPA FA M ILY
DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE NEWS
Busy calendar for both November and December! On November 1 (Saturday), we will join our
Youngstown sisters for our District Visitation at the AHEPA Apartment complex in
Boardman. Lunch is at noon, followed by the meeting. Officers please wear your formal meeting
attire. Please let President Lilli (330-766-0993) know if you plan to attend.
On Tuesday, November 11, we will have a joint meeting with our brother AHEPANs at 6 pm
at the Buena Vista Cafe in Warren. Order your favorite meal from the menu and join in the
fun! Casual attire.
Mark your calendars now for our annual AHEPA Family Christmas dinner---which will be on
Tuesday, December 9, at the Sunrise Inn Banquet Room downtown Warren at 6:30 pm. We
will have a Buffet dinner. Cost is $16 per person, prepaid. Look for more details in the AHEPA
Newsletter.
Lilli Radu, President
ALARM
The alarm at the Community Center is now
armed, so if anyone tries to enter the
community center without a code the alarm
company will dispatch the police.
PAN-ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD
GREEK NIGHT
The Pan-Icarian Brotherhood is inviting you to “Greek night”
on Wednesday,November 26th at the Trumbull Country Club
at 9pm.
Tickets for entrance are $10.
Music by „The Filarakia”
There will be a cash bar & cash mezethes.
Great music+Delicious food= Endless Fun !!!
To buy tickets in advance contact
Stamatia Kouvaris 330-394-9021
COMMUNITY DINNER
THANK YOU
Thanks to Sunday School director Marina Payiavlas, Sunday School Teachers, students and their
parents and of course Eva Joseph, for the October Community Dinner. We had almost 300 guests
to eat and receive clothing. These Community Dinners are completely donated and with the help
of our organizer, Eva Joseph and her crew, are able to feed between 150 and 250 people each
month.
The November Community Dinner will be on Tuesday,
November 18 , 2014.
Any organization, group or individual interested in sponsoring a dinner, please call the church
office, or contact Fr. Costa or Eva Joseph. We have dates available for 2015.
St. Demetrios Community Outreach
The monthly Community Dinners, sponsored by St. Demetrios Church and its generous supporters, has
really gained interest by those in need in the Warren community. We would like to expand this program and
be able to distribute bags of groceries and essentials on a regular basis. We are asking for canned good, nonperishables, personal hygiene, toiletries, and cleaning supplies to be donated to the church so that we are
able to put together bags to be distributed to families in need.
Our parish is blessed with kindhearted people who have been so generous with the Community Dinners and
we know that this new aspect of the community outreach program, our Agape Food Pantry will be
supported as well.
The following are examples of we anticipate will be needed to put together balanced bags for families and
the elderly in need (these are suggestions-any product, single products or cases, will be accepted):
Canned fruits and vegetables
Peanut butter, jellies/jams
Diapers (any size)
Baby wipes
Boxed pasta
Evaporated/boxed milk
Shampoo/Conditioner
Paper
Canned or jars of pasta sauces
Boxed meals
(ex: Hamburger Helper,
Macaroni and cheese)
Bar soap
Disinfectant sprays
Toilet Paper
Laundry Supplies
Toothbrushes, toothpaste
School Supplies
Dish Soap
Paper and Plastic Bags for
distributing the groceries
Cereals /Oatmeal
Canned tuna or chicken
Canned/boxed soups
Drinks (juices, water, etc.)
Baby Food/Formula
Cleaning Supplies
We distribute bags of groceries on the last Monday of each month, the November date will be
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 between 3:00pm and 4:00pm. If anyone is interested in volunteering
to put together or to help distribute the bags, please contact the church office.
For the month of, NOVEMBER we are accepting clean lightly
used coats,gloves,hats and blankets. Also, anyone interested in
donating food gift cards, it would be greatly appreciated.
November 2014
On October 5, we sponsored our 3rd Breakfast. Once more, with your support, it
was a great success! We collected $569.
Many thanks to our chefs, Tassos Anastasiadis, Maria Ashiolas and Koula
Kondoleon for a terrific job!
Thank you to our volunteers, K. Aivazis, K. Athanas, M. Halvis, Kel. Kondolios
and Presb. K. Valantasis;
and to our donors (* also volunteer), T. Anastasiadis*, G. Daniel*, G.
Daskoulias, A. Graham*, G. Halkias, K. Karapetsas, B. Keriotis, N. Kontos,
Padula*, M. and R. Sarkos*, M. Tsilimos* and M. Zervas.
F.
October 21 – Philoptochos Meeting
Great Attendance! Thank you to our hostesses, H. Graham and Ch. Katsaros for
a job well done.
October 25 – St. Demetrios Vesper
Chaired by Lilly Radu, Mary Ann Raptis, Niki Tolios and Alex Vlahos with a
beautiful setup and décor by Eva Joseph. We appreciate your time and effort!
Thank you also to the wonderful ladies of our parish for showing up in support of
this celebration. Donations: K. Athanas, M. Ashiolas, M. Anagnostou, M.
Chimbidis, C. and G. Daniel, G. and Ch. Daskoulias, Eug. Franze, H. Graham,
Ang. Graham, P. Grekis, A. Glaros, M. Halvis, F. Hatzis, B. Haidaris, Ch.
Katsaros, Kal. Kondoleon, Kou. Kondoleon, Kel. Kondolios, K. Leftheris,
V.
McGarrity, H. Michalos, Ch. Partis, F. Padula, Eug. Pontikos, L. Radu,
M.
Raptis, N. Tolios, M. Tsilimos, A. and Presb. K. Valantasis, A. Vlahos,
M.
Zervas.
October 26 – Feast Day
Our Philoptochos Society presented to Father Costa for his 25 years of service
a new Gospel stand, which will arrive from Greece.
Looking for a great holiday gift? Our Cookbooks are available for
purchase at $15 each.
NEXT PHILOPTOCHOS MEETING – OPEN TO ALL LADIES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014 – 6:30pm
Youth Center Crystal Room (please use back entrance)
Hostesses: Maria Chimbidis, Mary Ann Raptis, Flora Padula
Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving,
Carrie Daniel, President
GOYA NEWSLETTER
COFFEE HOURS
Since Father Costa arrived, we have all enjoyed the
fellowship hour following the Divine Liturgy on
Sundays. In order to continue this wonderful practice,
we need your help and support. We are asking all the
organizations to volunteer to sponsor as many times
(2 or 3) as possible throughout the year. This, also,
could be extended to families who wish to host the
coffee hour (for example following a mnemosino or
any other occasion).
WE ARE IN NEED OF ORGANIZATIONS OR
PARISHIONERS TO SPONSOR COFFEE HOURS
ON THE FOLLOWING DATES
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December 28
January 11, 18, 25
February 1 , 8, 15, 22
Please contact the office 330-394-9021 to reserve a
date.
These reserved dates are not to be carved in stone however.
In the event a family wants to have the date following a
mnemosino or the church has a fund raising event, the
dates may need to be moved, with notice.
Thank you very much for your ongoing support and
cooperation in advance.
**Also, those sponsoring the coffee hour must have
their preparations completed before Sunday School
begins. No one will be permitted to enter the
basement doors while Sunday School is in session.
Bulletin Information
If you have information or news to share
with the parish, please bring or mail it in to
the Church Office no later than the 20th of
each month. The bulletin committee works
very hard to help keep you informed, but we
need your help.
This includes births, marriages or baptisms,
graduations, etc. locally and out of town.
Any church organizations or groups who
would like information or pictures in the
bulletin, please put them on to disk or e-mail
them to the church:
[email protected]
THANK YOU!
BIBLE STUDY
Catechism classes are not scheduled
yet,look in the weekly bulletin for
further announcements.
Orthodox Prayer of
Thanksgiving
O Lord my Savior and my Master, I, Thine unprofitable servant,
with fear and trembling give thanks unto Thy loving goodness
for all Thy benefits which Thou hast poured so abundantly upon
me, Thy servant. I fall down in adoration before Thee and offer
Thee, O God, my praises; with fervor I cry to Thee:
O God, deliver me from all adversities and mercifully fulfill in
me such of my desires as may be expedient for me. Hear me, I
entreat Thee, and have mercy, for Thou art the Hope of all the
ends of the earth, and unto Thee, with the Father, and the Holy
Spirit, be ascribed glory, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
I praise Thee, O God of our Fathers, I hymn Thee, I bless Thee, I
give thanks unto thee for Thy great and tender mercy. To Thee I
flee, O merciful and mighty God. Shine into my heart with the
True Sun of Thy righteousness.
Enlighten my mind and keep all my senses, that henceforth I may
walk uprightly and keep Thy commandments, and may finally
attain unto eternal life, even to Thee, Who art the source of life,
and be admitted to the glorious fruition of Thine inaccessible
Light; for Thou art my God, and unto Thee, O Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, be ascribed glory, now and ever and unto ages of
ages. Amen.
PRIEST VISITATIONS
Please inform the church office of any
loved ones who are hospitalized or “shut
ins”, so that they may be visited and
receive the grace and comfort of the
sacraments.
God Bless our Veterans
Some of St. Demetrios' Veterans gathered for a picture after Divine Liturgy on
Sunday, September 14, 2014.We would like to recognize and Thank these men and
woman for their service to our country!
GOD BLESS THEM!
Front:Fr.Constantine Valantasis
Second Row: George Bournias, Tom Vouvounas, Frank Manios, Michael Kondoleon
Third Row: Nick Panopoulos, George Geordan, Pete Mitchell, Gus Polychronis,
Elias Glaros, Mike Loulis, Michael Aivazis(partially hidden), William Ahladis, James
Kopelos, Dana Tolios, Steve Bournias, Dale Brocious
St. Demetrios Church
THANKGIVING Bake Sale
Order Form
Name:
Phone:
TOTAL
$6.00 Per
Dozen
Paximadia
Koulourakia-PLAIN
Koulourakia-sesemenia
Xaltikia Koulouria
TOTAL AMOUNTs
$
TOTAL
$30.00
per tray
SPANAKOPITA
BAKLAVA
TOTAL AMOUNTs
$
All orders must be placed by SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16!
Order PICK-UP on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, at church.
PARKING
MEMORIAL PAVERS
We are, once again, asking if anyone is
interested in purchasing MEMORIAL
PAVERS to be placed around the
fountain at our community center. Since
there is a minimum before we can place
an order, we would put a April 1
deadline for this order. Please contact the
church office for pricing and more
information.
Hospital Visitations
Even though hospitals may ask your religious
affiliation, THE HOSPITALS DO NOT CALL THE
CHURCH OR THE PRIEST to inform who is a
patient. If you or a loved one is a patient at a hospital
and would like Fr. Costa (or a Cleveland area priest if
you are in The Cleveland Clinic or University
Hospital) to give the Sacrament of Holy Unction for
healing or Holy Communion, you must call the church
office. Confidentiality laws, “HIPAA,” make it
impossible for us to get that information.
THERE IS SOME CONCERN AS TO HOW CARS
ARE BEING PARKED IN THE CHURCH PARKING
LOT ON SUNDAYS. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE
AND ONLY PARK WHERE THERE ARE MARKED
PARKING SPACES. THE LOT IS CONFIGURED
FOR THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF SPACES
FOR THE SIZE OF THE LOT. PARKING WHERE
THERE ARE NO LINES CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE.
DUE TO WINTER WEATHER, THE PARKING LOT
IS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PARISHIONERS
WILL BE ASKED TO MOVE THEIR CARS, IF THEY
ARE NOT PARKED APPROPRIATLEY. PLEASE DO
NOT PARK IN THE MOCHA HOUSE LOT, AS
THERE ARE PLENTY OF SPACES IN THE
CHURCH
LOTS
TO
ACCOMMODATE
PARISHIONERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COOPERATION.
Fr. Costa‘s Cell Phone
Fr. Costa’s cell phone number
330.469.4386 is FOR EMERGENCIES
ONLY, the number to use if you have an
emergency requiring a priest before or
after church office hours. To reach Fr.
Costa or for any other church business,
you may call the church office at (330)3949021, Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm.
For additional photos, please go to
warrenohstdemetrios.org
>news and events>photos
ST. DEMETRIOS
Non-Profit Org.
GREEK ORTHODOX
U.S. Postage
CHURCH
PAID
WARREN OHIO
429 High Street, NE
Warren, OH 44481
Or
PO BOX 4214
Warren, OH 44482
PERMIT NO. 84
Phone 330.394.9021
Fax 330.394.9077
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.warrenohstdemetrios.org
LABEL
RETURN SERVICE
REQUESTED
November
2014
NOV. 9TH ~ PARISH ASSEMBLY
NOV. 22nd ~ GOYA PANCAKE RALLY
DEC.20TH ~ CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM