3001 TATES CREEK ROAD, LEXINGTON, KY, 40502

PHONE: (859) 266-1921; WEBSITE: WWW.GOCLEX.ORG PARISH PRIEST: FR. WILLIAM REDMON

PHONE: (859) 229-2121 EMAIL: fr.william.redmon@gmail.com

September 2019

Our Lady, The Light of Lexington

By: Fr. William Virgin Mother of God, hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with you;

blessed are you among women; and blessed is the fruit of your womb; for

you gave birth to the Saviour of our souls. [The hymn Theotoke Parthene, from the Service of the Artoklasia]

To the rest of the world, September is a month like any other. Aside from

the fact that it marks the end of the summer, and the beginning of fall, the

most remarkable thing that may be said about it is that there is a last

opportunity to invite friends over for a cookout. For those of us at Holy

Mother Queen of All, however, September is a month filled with the power, majesty, and

glory of the Lord. In addition to marking the celebration of the Creation of the world,

September is the month where we, the members of the Body of Christ in Lexington, KY, recall

one of the greatest blessings He has bestowed on our community. It is a time when beauty

makes itself real in the lives, and love illuminates the hearts of those who choose to seize this

blessing. It is the time, my friends, when we celebrate our Parish Feast, the Nativity of the

Theotokos. And it is a time when all eyes are turned toward our unique icon of the Theotokos

Panagia Pantovasilissa!

We each have a chance to gather together and meditate on that unique image of Our Lady that

unites us together as a community. We have a chance to reflect on how we might each, in our

own lives, speak with Her as She offers Her response to God “Let it be done to me according

to Thy will.” We have a chance to choose to prayerfully consider how we, ourselves, might

get a little farther from the world, and a little closer to God. And this chance is a blessing that

presents itself but once a year. If we seize the opportunity, we find that grace and wisdom

establish themselves in our heart, and the meaning of our unity in our Parish Feast is made

known to our soul. Indeed, if we gather together to celebrate this Feast, we shall find that we

are armoured with the power of Christ and covered by the loving intercession of His Mother.

Our Feast is the time when we remember that

the protection of the Theotokos covers the city

of Lexington as surely as it covered the

Christians of the Roman Empire so many

centuries ago. Our Feast is the time when we

remember that She whose icon stands in our

iconostasis stands with us today as surely as

She stood with all of our ancestors who fought

for freedom from the tyrannical oppression and

terrible persecutions of the enemies of the

Church. And our Feast is the time when She

calls us to stand together with Her as She seeks

to pour the Light which is Her Son upon the

people of the city in which we dwell. For, truly,

the Theotokos is the Light of Lexington, by

virtue of the Son She bore. But most of all, my

friends, it is the time when we offer Her our

thanks for giving us Her Son, to Whom we owe

our salvation.

The Theotokos always offers intercessory

prayers for all of those who faithfully hymn Her and keep Her feasts. We must run to Her in

humility, seeking Her protection, as surely as we look to Her Son for our salvation. We must

run to Her in thanksgiving, seeking to make known to Her our gratitude for Her unceasing

prayers on our behalf. And we must run to Her in eagerness and urgency; for the time, my

friends, is nigh! We will be celebrating Vespers for the Feast. We will be offering up the

sacred bread, wheat, wine, and oil to be sanctified by the Son born of the Theotokos. And, at

the climax of the service, we will raise our voices in that sacred and ancient hymn, Theotoke

Parthene. All of this will be taking place on September 7, starting at 6 PM. Where will you

be?

With prayers that we all seek to seize

the blessings with which God

presents us through the intercession

of His Holy Mother, I remain,

Stories from the Holy Hill By: Alyssa Eliopoulos, Seminarian

I am struggling to succinctly summarize

my 'Stories from the Seminary’; I have had

so many positive uplifting experiences to

share I am having trouble deciding!

However, I would like to once again thank

every single one of our parishioners from

Panagia Pantovasilissa! Every single one

of you, (Tessa included), have inspired and

supported me on this journey to Holy Cross

Greek Orthodox School of Theology. I

would like to take this opportunity to

update everyone on my upcoming projects. For my “Youth Ministry” course fieldwork this

coming year, I will be executing a JOY/HOPE group for the children who live on campus. Fellow

seminarians have approached me to assist writing the Orthodox Life curriculum for the

Metropolis of Detroit Summer Camp in Rose City, Michigan this summer. Last of all but not

least, I have been tasked with organizing the female students into rotating Narthex maintenance

groups. Without my tiny, but incredibly beautifully welcoming parish’s emotional and fiscal

support I do not think I could have obtained these oppurtunites. Thank y’all again! Please drop a

line at alyeliopoulos@hchc.edu if you find yourself in the New England area. I would love to see

any or all of you; and would like to take you to chapel on the Holy Hill!

FiftyUp By: Jim Hangis FiftyUp, held their balance of the year planning session

Saturday. Please look for, our plans for the balance of the year.

And watch for our next meeting, and come and join us. There is

one requirement! You must be 50 or older.

I’ll Help You All The Way Home. Thomas P. Finsand, Realtor®, ABR®, SRS®

859 940 2447 tpfinsand@yahoo.com

mailto:alyeliopoulos@hchc.edu

Philoptochos Corner By: Carolyn Janssen We are not a large parish but we are an active one and I am so proud of what we accomplish

thanks to a loving and generous community, willing to contribute too many causes that

Philoptochos takes on every year. Our Pastry Sale provides us with the means to contribute to

many different causes. To the National organization in the event of a national emergency we

contribute what we can. In addition throughout the year we have monthly commitments. In

September we are asked to make a commitment to Hellenic College Holy Cross Scholarship Fund

which provides tuition scholarships to worthy and dedicated students, both men and women at

Hellenic College and seminarians at Holy Cross. Locally, last month Hospice Care Centers were

in need of comfort supplies for patients and their families and thank you all for your generous

donations.

Through the month of September we will be collecting donations for Dress for Success. Dress for

Success is a non-profit organized in 1997 to answer the needs of low-income women seeking

employment and self-sufficiency. They provide instruction on interviewing, resume building,

access to computers, provide their clients with business attire for interviews and once employed

a week’s worth of additional job appropriate attire. As the seasons change it’s time to take a look

at the contents of our closets. We will have a flyer available in the Philoptochos Corner listing

the items that Dress for Success is looking for. Thank you in advance for your help.

Library Wish List…By: Joel Scott Hello! Thank you for considering buying a book to donate to our new parish library. Below you

will find the inaugural “wish list” of books that we would like to include in our collection. Before

you purchase one of these books, please contact me so that I can let you know if someone else

has already spoken for it. You can email me at joelscott81@gmail.com, to check or if you have

any questions. In addition to Amazon (or whatever bookseller you are accustomed to), you can

also purchase many of these titles either from the bookstore of Holy Cross Orthodox Theological

Seminary in Boston (www.holycrossbookstore.com/collections/holy-cross-orthodox-press) or

the Monastery of the Holy Cross in West Virginia (www.holycross.org/collections/books-media).

Thanks again! The Spiritual Counsels of Elder Paisios of Mount Athos (There are 5 Volumes; they can be purchased individually or as a set.) The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios by Dionysios Frasiotis Wounded by Love: the Life and Wisdom of Saint Porphyrios Everyday Saints and Other Stories by Archimandrite Tikhon The Meaning of Icons by Leonid Ouspensky Father George Calciu: Interviews, Talks, and Homilies Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Who Is God? Who Am I? Who Are You? by Dee Pennock (for teens) A Child’s Guide to Confession from Ancient Faith Publishing Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Dionysios and Egle-Ekaterine Potamitis (for kids)

mailto:joelscott81@gmail.comhttp://www.holycrossbookstore.com/collections/holy-cross-orthodox-presshttp://www.holycross.org/collections/books-media

◄ August September 2019 October ► Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Ecclesiastical New Year 9:00 AM – Matins and Liturgy 11:45 AM – Blessing of the Sunday School

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3 7:30 PM – Y’ALL Dinner at Athenian Grill

4 6:00 PM – Vespers 6:45 PM – Orthodoxy101 [Tour: The Church through the Ages]

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6 6:00 PM – Paraklesis 6:45 PM - Confession

7 Eve of the Nativity of the Theotokos 6:00 PM – Festal Vespers and Artoklasia 7:00 PM – Reception

8 The Nativity of the Theotokos 9:00 AM – Matins and Liturgy

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11 6:00 PM – Vespers 6:45 PM – Orthodoxy101 [Scripture and Tradition]

12 TBD - Bluegrass Scenic Train Ride (FiftyUp)

13 6:00 PM – Vespers and Artoklasia 6:45 PM - Confession

14 Exaltation of the Cross 9:00 AM – Matins and Liturgy 12:00 PM – GOYA Outing to Champs

15 9:00 AM – Matins and Liturgy

16

17 7:00 PM – Parish Council Meeting

18 6:00 PM – Vespers 6:45 PM – Orthodoxy101 [Theology: The Trinity and Christ]

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20 6:00 PM – Paraklesis 6:45 PM - Confession

21 8:00 AM – Philoptochos Garage Sale 6:00 PM – Great Vespers 6:45 PM - Confession

22 9:00 AM – Matins and Liturgy

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25 Metropolis of Detroit Clergy Laity

OFFICE CLOSED

26 Metropolis of Detroit Clergy Laity

OFFICE CLOSED

27 Metropolis of Detroit Clergy Laity

OFFICE CLOSED

28 Metropolis of Detroit Clergy Laity

OFFICE CLOSED

29 9:00 AM – Matins and Liturgy

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Altar Servers: Fr. William, Joel Scott, Michael Knierim President: Delores Minor

Adult Education: Fr. William, Elizabeth Smith Vice President: Vlad Radulescu

Cantors: Chrisi Karounos, Nick Douglas, Chris Covington Secretary: Peter Sawaya

Choir: Helen Pantazakos Treasurer: Dennis Karounos

GOYA: Sarah Nash, Mandy Xenos, Emily Wines Members: Virgil Cornea, Nick Douglas,

FiftyUp: Jim Hangis Thomas Finsand, Ken Kiriacopoulos, Joel

Philoptochos: Carolyn Janssen Scott, Elizabeth Smith, Eleftherios Xenos

Sunday Church School:Delores Minor, RET Team

Y’ALL: Alyssa Eliopoulos, Joel Scott, Angela Brown

Art Auction Fundraiser + October 19!

Holy Mother Queen of All (Panagia Pantovasilissa) will be hosting an art auction on October

19, 2019. The preview is at 6:00 PM and the auction begins at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20.00

per person. See the flyer. Vlad Radulescu is the chair of the committee for the art auction and

he will be calling on some of you to help with the auction.

We will be limiting the number of attendees to around 180. We receive a commission of the

artwork sold such that the tickets should be sold to potential art buyers. The company handling

the auction is Marlin Art of New York. You can go to their website www.marlinart.com and

purchase art prior to the auction. If you note that you are purchasing for Holy Mother queen

of All we will receive credit. Marlin Art company is a reputable art company that has been in

business for over 50 years. Some art auction committee members have dealt with Marlin for

over 20 years without any complaints from buyers.

There are several reasons why you should attend the auction and invite your colleagues and

friends:

A. It is fun. If you have never been to an art auction you will enjoy learning about

art and artists. You will also enjoy watching a lively auction going on for the

same piece of art. An entire evening of fun for two people at a cost of $40.00.

B. The company doing the auction is reputable. They will not allow you to

overbid the retail value of an artwork.

C. There is no high pressure to buy. Buy only what you want.

D. All art is professionally framed.

E. No sales tax.

F. If you like a piece of art but it is stretching your budget, payments can be made

on a credit card over several months with no interest.

G. You can request on your ticket that hand-blown glass, sculptures, jewelry, and

sports memorabilia can be brought to the auction by Marlin in case you are

running out of wall space.

H. The artwork makes an impressive home warming gift for family and friends.

If you need a ticket(s) or willing to sell tickets to

people, please contact Ron Adkins. He will supply

you with tickets. The ticket buyer needs to fill out the

bottom of the ticket with any art requests along with

$20.00 for the ticket. We need to have the tickets sold

and art requests sent to Marlin Art by October 4. As

such, all monies and tickets stubs need to be returned

to Ron Adkins by October 4.

http://www.marlinart.com/

Sponsored by

Holy Mother Queen of All (Panagia Pantovasilissa) Greek Orthodox Church)

Please join us on

Saturday, October 19, 2019 At

3001 Tates Creek Road

Lexington, KY 40502

Preview: 6:00 PM Auction: 7:00 PM

Admission: $20 per person

DOOR PRIZES

Wine and Hors D’Oeuvres served during the Preview

Checks and Major Credit Cards Accepted ~ Featuring Art in All Media & Price Ranges

Art selections may include:

AGAM ALVAR BORELLI BOULANGER BRODINSKY CHAGALL DELACROIX FAZZINO GHAMBERO YUVI HAENRAETS KUN PETER MAX BEN SIMHON EBGI NEIMAN PATCHELL-OLSON ROCKWELL ROTHENBERG SCHLUSS SHVAIKO TARKAY WISSOTZKY WOOSTER-SCOTT WYETH ZULE

Please show your support today!!! Purchases made through the website www.marlinart.com prior to

the auction will also be credited to Holy Mother Queen of All

Auction conducted by: