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The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of St. George Greek Orthodox Church

OUR GOAL AS ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS: A NEVER ENDING PASCHA

+Father Andrew Eugenis

Christ Is Risen! Pascha and the festive nature of the day is truly the greatest day in the church calendar. However, we tend to forget about the whole Pascal Season which lasts for forty days. This is why at the beginning and end of each and every service or sacrament we sing and also great each other with "Christ is Risen". Prior to the great day of Pascha we Orthodox journey for forty days of Lent to enhance our awareness of Christ. Then for seven more days during Holy Week we walk with Christ during His passion. The period of Lent is most assuredly a time for self-discipline and spiritual growth. But, that is not the end. Lent is only a preparation for what should be an even more glorious season, the Paschal Season. The forty days after the Resurrection is known as the Paschal Season; we celebrate with joy the glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has wrought for us salvation from sin and death. The lessons from Holy Scripture remind us of the life of the early Christian Church and the power and impact of Christ's Resurrection (Acts). Also, the essence of water; this was not just a reminder to the early catechumens who were baptized on Holy Saturday and received their first Communion at the Pascha Liturgy, but to all of us who enter into the glorious life of Christianity through baptism. We are reminded of the post-Resurrection appearance of Jesus (Matt. 28:16-20) and that we too, are to continue teaching all truths through witnessing, bible study and our Christian way of life. The Church never allows us to forget the importance of Christ's Resurrection; this event is the cornerstone of our faith. Every Sunday throughout the year during the Orthros Service we hear the eleven post-resurrection gospels recited. For all of us Pascha never ends. Let us take the Resurrection of our Lord into the world, in our work places, or homes, and in every phase of our lives, each and every day of our lives.

PROISTAMENOS Father Andrew Eugenis

OFFICE MANAGER Karen Catizone

[email protected]

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Father Andrew’s Office Hours Mon., Tues., & Fri: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Wed.: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.

If there is no response to your phone call during regular office hours, please leave a message and someone will return your call ASAP. In case of emergency, call the church office for more information.

St. George

A Message from our Proistamenos

DIVINE LITURGY HOURS Orthros 8:30 a.m. Liturgy 9:30 a.m.

ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

1033 West Park Avenue Ocean, NJ 07712

P: 732-775-2777 F: 732-775-0109 Website: www.stgeorgeap.org

Volume 18, Issue 3 May/June 2018 Greek Orthodox Church

IN THIS ISSUE

President’s Message p. 3 Stewardship p. 4 Iconography p. 8 Festival p. 12 Sunday School p. 19 Monthly Calendars p. 23

PRESIDENT John Vrettos [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT George Costidis [email protected] Theo Koufidakis [email protected] TREASURER Athena Loesch [email protected] ASST. TREASURER Spiro Pappas [email protected] SECRETARY Barbara Terlecsky [email protected] MEMBERS Dimitris Geaneas [email protected] Nick Kosmas [email protected] Louie Koumoutsos Peter Lalli [email protected] John Pardenek [email protected] George Perentesis [email protected] Mike Psomias [email protected] Peter Thomas [email protected] Athanasios Tsilivitis [email protected]

AGAPE Vicki Kamaratos A.H.E.P.A. Arthur Pappaylion Acolyte Coordinator Emanuel Tsarnas Beacon Theo Koufidakis Beacon Advertising Sophia Anest Cemetery William Athans Choir Directors Alex Karpodinis Daughters of Penelope Patty Vlahos G.O.Y.A. John Paragioudakis Greek School Vasiliki Nikolettos Historian Demitri Karagias Philoptochos Elise Rogers Photographers Arthur Pappaylion Barbara Terlecsky Socialites Sophia Anest Kali Parea Mary Kotsopoulos Soup Kitchen Soula Tsettos Stewardship Barbara Terlecsky Sunday School Kristen Cline Website Admin. Mike Sakelaris Youth Advisors Fr. Andrew Eugenis George Moutis

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PROUD SUPPORTERS OF THE BEACON •Sophia Anest •George N. Panas •The Billows Family •Angela Pappas •Dorothy Dimtsios •Spiro, Elayna, Dean •The Kamaratos Family & Alexandra Pappas •Demitri & Helen Karagias •Mary & George Karagias •The Koumoutsos Family •Mary Sandilos •The Lalli Family •Helen Skopas •Kevin, Athena & James Loesch •Bess Peterson •The George Michals Family •Athanasios, Melanie •Victoria & John Michals Tsilivitis & Family •George, Kasandra, •Savas & Maria Tsivicos Nicole & Dana Moutis ORGANIZATION SUPPORTERS •A.H.E.P.A. •Daughters of Penelope Thomas Edison Chapter #287 Aulis Chapter #195 •St. George GOYA •St. George Philoptochos •St. George Socialites

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PARISH COUNCIL

To schedule Sunday Memorial (Mnimosino) or 40 day Baby Blessing, please contact the Church office no later than Wednesday of that week. Please be advised that the family is responsible for ordering and securing koliva for the memorial service.

THE BEACON May/June 2018, Vol. 18/Issue 3

Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen! March and April have been beautiful, vibrant months at our parish of St. George! We just celebrated the holiest time of the year – when we rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. What a truly wonderful Lent, Holy Week and Anastasi for our community. Our Church was crowded and was filled with many new faces. During Holy Week, we were fortunate to have His Eminence, Metropolitan Evangelos celebrate a beautiful Apokathelosis service with us on Good Friday afternoon. And, the week culminated with Father Andrew’s beautiful midnight Resurrection service, Divine Liturgy and his sermon which drove home the true meaning of Orthodoxy and the Resurrection

Also during Lent, our Philoptochos held a successful bake sale to raise money to support their charitable efforts and our Parish. We thank all of their members for the work they did cleaning and decorating our church throughout Holy Week and for hosting the beautiful receptions for the nameday of our beloved St. George! Our GOYANs endured a 30 hour fast to raise money to fight hunger. They began their fast on Good Friday evening and ended it by taking communion at the Divine Liturgy after the Resurrection Service. During that time, they cleaned the church, made palms and Easter crosses. We thank them for sharing of their time and talents.

Our Stewardship program is off to a strong start. If you have not yet submitted your Stewardship pledge for 2018, please fill out the form on page 5 and submit to the church office. We want all of you to be counted as members! Remember, stewardship is Time, Talents and Treasures. There are many things you can do to help…as we speak, the planning for our 6th annual Jersey Shore Greek Festival is in full swing. Please consider volunteering your time to help! (Volunteer form is on page 12)

We recently held a Parish Assembly meeting where critical information about our parish operating and financial condition was shared. Thank you to all who attended and I hope and pray that more of you will attend the Fall Assembly and take a more active role in the life and decisions of our parish.

As I think about all those new faces, I realized sadly that we won’t see many of them again until Christmas or Holy Week next year. And I thought as I watched our small number of volunteers work hard to prepare the Church for Pascha, how great it could be if we could somehow capture those new faces and have them join us all year long! As a community, we need to broaden our active parishioner base.

Message from our Parish Council President

March/April 2018, Vol. 18/Issue 2 THE BEACON

40 Day Baby Blessing Stavroula Perez 12/3/2017 Mikella Fokas 12/17/2017 Alayla Magcos 12/24/2017 Mariella Darcey 1/21/2018 Elliana Gorhan 1/28/2018 William & Aliana Sokratous 3/4/2018 Anastasia Hahlides 3/11/2018 Madelyne Sum 3/11/2018

Baptism Wyatt Nicholas Steiner 1/20/2018 Colin Cuningham 1/21/2018 Michael Buludis 2/10/2018 Natalia Kipriades 3/4/2018 Kaliroi Subushi 3/31/2018

Chrismation Ashley Kipriades 3/4/2018

Funerals Aleka Damiano 12/4/2017 Richard Bolton 12/14/2017 Maria Elaine Hakris 12/16/2017 Mary Boonard 12/18/2017 Popi Pirovolos 12/19/2017 Shirley Gavriil 1/30/2018 Chemo Glynos 2/23/2018 George Karagias 3/16/2018

RECENT SACRAMENTS

We need to be open to different ways of doing things, accepting of new people who have fresh ideas, open our arms to embrace change. We need to develop the next generation of volunteers and leaders of our Church and community.

How do we do that? By looking into our hearts and recognizing the importance of what our church, St. George, has to offer from a spiritual, cultural and social perspective. Things just don’t happen – it takes a lot of work and commitment from ALL of us to keep our Church vibrant, alive and a jewel of our Metropolis. Get involved – bring a friend. We want you and need you and welcome you!

In His Service, John Vrettos

SPIRIT OF STEWARDSHIP

What is Christian Stewardship? Christian Stewardship is…

“Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.” (I Corinthians 4:2)

…learning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of Christ’s Church; it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be happy in Church work, for in her dwells the fullness of the spirit of God. …our active commitment to use all our time, talent and treasure for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgement of Christ’s redeeming love. …caring for the needs of others. …offering one’s self as He offered Himself to us. …devotion and service to God and His Church as persons, as families, as diocese, as national Church and as Church universal. Williams & McKibben in Oriented Leadership Through the tireless efforts of many of St. George’s Stewards, who have used their Time and Talents, we have a great Church and a great Community thriving in fellowship and love for each other. Let us not forget to acknowledge our 37 Ministries where all of them are exemplary and Best-in-Class. However, the third T in Stewardship, which stands for Treasure, is the foundation of all that we have that is, operating and maintaining a beautiful Church along with its beautiful facilities. In other words, without this T, the other two T’s would not exist.

Like any household, our Church (God’s Household), has operating and maintenance expenses which have to be covered by us, its Stewards. Unlike the Churches in Greece, which are subsidized by the Government, we the Stewards are accountable for all those expenses. And, whereas the Parish Council is effective in forecasting the anticipated costs for each category within +/-3%, for incoming revenue they have to depend heavily on the Stewardship pledges, what each Steward has committed to pay for that calendar year.

As of March 23rd, we only had 52% of our Stewards who filled out and submitted their 2018 Stewardship Forms and used Giving Online. Stewardship is the lifeline of our Church contributing to 45% of our revenue. Please take the time to pledge by completing the form on the following page, and be generous to St. George by offering your Time, Talents and Treasure to the best of your ability and from your heart.

Lastly, as per Fr. Andrew’s words: ‘What we are is our gift from God. What we do with that gift, is our gift to God”.

Stewardship envelopes are available in the Narthex. Put your weekly commitment in one of those envelopes, along with your name, and we will credit this to you Stewardship commitment. Deposit the envelope in the offering tray.

Please be generous to St. George by offering your Time, Talents and Treasures. God bless all of us and keep us healthy, Dimitris Geaneas - Stewardship Chairperson 908-770-2426 / [email protected] Join our St. George Church group Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/groups/stgeorgeap/


Did you know that St. George offers you the convenience of electronic giving? You can now make all donations to your parish l ife on-line! Pledge and donate your Stewardship for 2018 online! Give your weekly candle and tray offerings, Easter offerings, as well as donations towards the Epitaphios flowers, coffee hour, cemetery grave purchases and more! You can also pledge and donate online to our Iconography Project. Be a part of our Community Icon, or donate an icon of your own. You can make a one -time payment, or schedule weekly/monthly/quarterly payments automatically! For additional information contact the church office or log onto www.stgeorgeap.org/vanco and start today!

ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1033 WEST PARK AVENUE, OCEAN, NJ 07712 PHONE: 732-775-2777 FAX: 732-775-0109

2018 CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENT FORM FAMILY INFORMATION

Last Name ______________________________________ _ Are you a new member to St. George Y____ N_____

First Name _____________________________________ ___ Orthodox: Yes ___ No ___

Cell Phone # [ ] _____________________ e-mail address: _______________________________________

Occupation _______________________________________

Spouse’s First Name ____________________________ Orthodox: Yes ___ No ___

Cell Phone # [ ] _____________________ e-mail address: _______________________________________

Occupation _______________________________________

Street Address Home Phone # [ ] _______________________

City ______________________ State __ Zip ________

Children’s Name(s) & Birthdates(s) _______________________________________________________________

PLEDGE INFORMATION In gratitude for God’s blessings, I/we pledge to contribute for Christ’s work at St. George Church for 2018: □ $ _______ $10,000 □ $ _______ $1,200 --- Suggested minimum for Families □ $ _______ $7,500 □ $ _______ $ 650 ---- Suggested minimum for Seniors and Singles □ $ _______ $5,000 □ $ _______ $ 100 ---- Suggested minimum pledge for College Students □ $ _______ $3,000 □ $ _______ Other ------- (Please enter Total Amount of your commitment) The above amount will be given: □ Weekly □ Monthly □ Quarterly □ Semi-annually Signature _______________________________________________ Date __________________________

CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATION I authorize the payment of my pledge, according to the payment plan selected, by the following credit card:

□ VISA / □ MC / □ AMEX # ______________________________________ Exp. Date _________ Code _________

Cardholder’s Name as shown on card (Please Print) __________________________________________________

Card member’s Signature __________________________________________________________________________

ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF GIVING ONLINE!!

You can now pledge and pay your Stewardship and your regular weekly offerings with the convenience of electronic giving! On our new Vanco system, Direct Debit Giving is used to automatically transfer funds from your checking or savings account to the church’s bank account. Credit & Debit Card Giving allows you to make offerings automatically on a pre-determined schedule using a credit or debit card. Go to http://stgeorgeap.org/vanco. You can easily set up an automatic donation plan, change your donation plan, make a one-time donation or view your online donation history. As you contemplate future contributions, please consider electronic giving.

ELECTRONIC CHURCH MAILING OPTION This allows you to receive our Beacon bi-monthly bulletin via e-mail, as well as other important church announcements. Please select only one of the following options: E-mail only. (Preferred method) E-mail and by Post Office mail. Post Office mail only.

E-mails will be sent to all e-mail addresses listed under the Family Information section above. Please print legibly.

Stewardship envelopes are available at the Pangari and from our Church office. Please feel free to contact the

church office with any questions. Thank you for you support of our St. George Greek Orthodox Church.

May/June 2018, Vol. 18/Issue 3 THE BEACON

St. George Stewardship 2017

Our Christian Stewardship program is the primary means of support for the operation of our church and fulfillment of its ministries. We would not be successful without the commitment and generosity of our entire St. George community. We are sincerely grateful to the stewards of St. George Greek Orthodox Church for their support throughout 2017. The families and individuals listed below have either fulfilled their Stewardship Pledge or have met or exceeded the suggested minimum amounts as listed on our Stewardship commitment forms. Agnostak, Harry & Kathleen Alikas, Harry Aloumanis, Pipitsa & Elias Anastasiadis, John & Panagiota Anest, Sophia Angelakos, Stavros & Tracy Antonios, Evelyn Arbeeny-Perotta, Gloria Arbes, Andrew & Sophia Arbes, Athanasia Arbes, Spiros & Katie Argyris, Peter S. Aridas, Pauline Arnold, George & Regina Arvanitis, Michael & Kristin Athanasakos, George Athans, Dean Athans, William & Barbara Bacigalupi. Christopher & Irene Balekdjian, Armand & Catherine Bardis, Alexander & Monica Bardis, Constantine Bardis, Parthenopy Bennett, Gary & Evie Billows, Gregory & Lori Billows, Nicholas & Gayle Bistrimovich, Daniel & Sandra Bolton, Patricia & Richard † Bongiovanni, Emily Bozinos, Athanasios & Elizabeth Buludis, Mario & Efthemia Cady, Marianna Calabretta, Anthony & Melina Capetanos, Thomas & Lucille Carousis, Michael & Vannette Carros, Georgia Carros, Maria Casey, John & Rula Cerney, Gerhard & Diane Chambarry, Harry Chatzopoulos, George & Anja Chergotis, Niki Chrisicos, Esther Christodoulou, Stelios & Georgia Christopher, Chris Christopulos, Matthew & Colleen Chrysanthopoulos, Michael & Claire Chrysanthopoulos, Vasiliki Chrystal, Nikki Chugranis, Anthony & Paula Cilia, John Clyne, Steven & Alexandra Conery, Daniel & Maria Coniaris, Harry & Elena Constantinou, George & Anastasia Corodemus, Steven & Michelle Cosmas, Chris & Joann Costidis, Constantine Costidis, George & Marissa Costidis, George A. Costidis, Margo Costidis, Spyridon Coutros, Stephanie & Russell Crane Csiky, Charita

Haralamoudis, George & Eleni Haritos, Christ & Ioanna Haritos, Helen Harrison, Christopher & Pari Hellinghausen, Andrea & William Hiotis, Christ & Marilyn Hooper, Neil & Athena Houlis, Angelo & Anna Iliopoulos, Vassilios & MaryAnn Imbro, Alfred & Lisa Ioannides, Onufrios & Maroula Iosifides, Georgios & Christina Jacoubs, Pandora & Bob Dull Kacandes, Paul & Constantina Kaiafas, Etta Kalamatianos, Serasti Kalargheros, Elisavet Kamaratos, Ellen Kamaratos, George Kamaratos, Gus & Vicky Kamaratos, Philip Kantonides, John & Mrs. Mary Socratous Kapetanakis, Demitrios & Despina Kapsaskis, Dennis & Theano Karagias, Demitri P. & Helen Karagias, George † & Mary Karagias, George P. Karagias, Louis & Constance Karagias, Paul D. & Tara Karakoglou, Charles & Jennie Karakoglou, George & Avra Karakoglou, Michael Karakoglou, Solon & Sophia Karantzalis, George & Sheron Karelas, Maria Karpodinis, Alexander & Kirtley Karpodinis, Lambros & Donna Kavarakas, Theodore & Penelope Kazepis, Minas & Irene Keastead, Scott & Konnie Kelesides, Georgianna & David DiGiaimo Kerris, Michael & Anastasia Kiafoulis, Efthymios & Katherine Kirios, Nicolas Koch, George & Despina Kohanick, Ellen & Bill Kokidis, Peter & Maryanne Kokidis, Peter & Theodora Koles, Stella † Korchak, Marion Kosmas, Nick & Deirdre Kostas, Nick & Maria Kostidakis, Angela Kostidakis, Semos Kostins, James Kotsines, Maria Kotsopulos, Mary Koufidakis, Theo Koumoutsos, Kristina Koumoutsos, Louie & Angela Kounis, George & Penelope Kourkounakis, Demetria Koustas, George & Lisa Koutouzakis, Paul & Chrissy

D’Agnese, Michael & Stephanie Damiano, Anthony & Frances Darcey, Christie & Alexander Deet, Rick & Faye Deffigos, Stephen & Panagiota DeGeorge, Glenn & Elena Dekranis, Mariel Delaney, Christopher & Stefanie DeLorenzo, Malama Demetriades, Helen Demetriades, Lambro Diacogiannis, Anastasios & Ekaterini Diacolios, Evdoxia (Eve) & Panagiotis Diglio, Alexandra & Lawrence Dimitroulakos. Emmanuel & Panagiota Dimtsios, Dorothy Disakias, Kalliope Doumas, Christopher & Stacy Doumas, Leonidas & Carol Drimones, Anthony W. & Georgia Dritsas, Elizabeth & Paul Economou, Andoni & Susan Eugenis, Father Andrew & Presvytera Angela Eugenis, Nicholas Fay, Annie Ferrato, Ian Fisher, Stephanie & Michael Fotache, Alina Fotinos, Michael & Evangelia Foukas, Savvas & Amanda Frehner, Reed & Patricia Friedli, Joanna & Ted Gabriel, Penelope Gacos Galifi, August & Irene Gardner, James & Kelly Gavakis, Ilias & Rochelle Gealoris, Samantha Gealoris, Stella Geaneas, Dimitri & Regina Gebhard, Dimitra Gemelos, George & Suzann Generelli, James & Julie Georgakopoulos, Nicholas & Markela Georges, Thomas & Cathie Georgiou, Angeliki Gerakaris, Demitrios & Stamatia Makrinos Giamos, Steve & Cleo Giannakopoulos, Georgios & Mary Giannopoulos, Gus & Andrea Gkouma-Lopez, Anthoula & Jaime Glynos, Chemo † & Irene Goushy, Theodore & Elaine Grimm, Ashely & Colin Guibas, Mark & Charlene Haddad, Angie Hadjimarkos, Demitrios & Sharon Hahlides, Pagona Hahlides, Soteris & Maryna Dioment Hale, Irene & Edwin Haloukas, George & Lee Haoui, Gabriel & Victoria Alexandros Haralam, Nicholas & Vaia


Kouveliotis, Harry & Florence Kozak, Alexis & Barbara Kraemer, Ed & Marissa Kraemer, Edward & Anastasia Krousos-Sourvanos, Vaseleke & Dennis Krousos Kukowski, Walter & Georgia Manukas Kurbatov, Boris & Ludmila Labelle, Katherine Lalli, Peter & Teri Lambrinos, Frank & Maria Lambrinos, George E. & Ariadne Lambrinos, Nikitas Lamprinakos, Martha Lappas, George & Amalia Lappas, Nick & Evangeline LeMire, Paul & Joanne Lerakis, Renae Linardakis, Kosta & Maria Loesch, Kevin & Athena Loizos, Jim & Kelly London, Marie & Brett Lopresti, Robert & Loukia Louros, Konstantinos & Kaliope Louzakos, George & Paula Lovoulos, Constantinos & Debra Lucas, Christopher Lucas, Peter & Lourdes Lynardakis, Theofania Lyons, Joseph & Antonia Magoulas, Peter & Lori Magriplis, Mario & Maria Makrinos, Matthew Makrinos, Stamatia & Dimitrios Gerakaris Makrinos, Stelios & Sheila Makris, George Makris, Steve Malaxos, Constantine & Maro Maltabes, Michael & Alexia Manes, Dorothy Manolakakis, George & Doxy Manolakakis, Marika

Manuel, Connie Markakis, Kanakis & Allison Santero Maroulis, Charalambos & Ann Marziarz, Dean & Gillian Marziarz, Michele & Joseph Compitello Mavroleon, Anna Mavroutsikos, Persefoni Mazzini, Yannah McHugh, Thomas & Pauline McWalters, Tim & Dia Michaelides, Anastasia H. Michalopoulos, Theofilos & Hariclia Michals, George † & Elvira Michals, Jeffrey & Anastasia Michals, John & Victoria Michals, Phillip & Sabrina Michals, Spiro & Stephanie Michals, Stratton & Michelle Millas, George & Frances Minakakis, George & Christina Moraitis, William & Aphrodite Morris Myers, Ellen & Gregory Myers Morris, George & Joan Morris, Lea

Sariotis, George & Cindie Sariotis, Gregory & Nikole Sarsar, Saliba & Hiyam Scheidt, John & Evangelia Schulte, Lena & Karl Schwarz, Michael & Morfia Sekera, Dimitra & Nicholas Sherrick, Joseph & Despina Shissias, James & Eileen Shroyer, Brian & Amanda Siciliano, Anthony J. & Pamela Karagias Skopas, Helen Skunakis, Julia Soukas, John & Martha Sourias, Arielle Sourias, Steve & Maria Spertos, Steven & Nancy Spiropulos, Dionissios & Sharon Sportiello, Samatha Stamatellos, John & Yvonne Stamos, Hayley Stanford, Dirk & Sophia Stefanou, Anthi & Jim Yanek Stefanou, Efthimia (Effie) Sum, Keith & Tonia Tsiandi Teevan, Alexa Teevan, Christopher & Errie Teevan, Michael Telonidis, Chrysanthe Terdoslavich, Helen Terlecsky, Barbara Kissas Thomas, Athena Thomas, Petros & Marina Thomas, Theoni-Nikki Tsakiris, George & Maureen Tsakiris, John & Mary Tsarnas, Emanuel & Josephine Tsettos, John & Chrisoula Tsilivitis, Athanasios & Melanie Tsilivitis, Emmanuel & Bonnie Tsokris, Nikitas & Angeliki Tsoukalis, Alexander S. & Sotiria Tzatzalos, Constantinos & Alexandra Valente, Anthony & Nike Vallas, James Vamvas, Michael & Zoraida Vlahos, Konstantina Vlahos, Patricia Vozos, Jennie Vrettos, John & Angie Whitemarsh Gregos, Nancy Witz, Nancy Stephanopoulos Wright, Steven & Alexandra Xanthacos, Stavros & Grace Xenakis, Matthew & Janette Xenakis, Theodoros S. & Anne Zavolas, Michael & Fay Zavolas, Nick & Flora Zavolas, Stamatina

Morris, Stephen & Xenia Moutis, George & Kasandra Murphy, Helen † Murphy, George & Victoria Naples, Richard & Elaina Natsis, Mihali & Olga Nedanovski, Annie Nicas, Iphigenia S. Nicholas, George & Androniki Nicolaou, Georgia Panagakos, Theresa Panas, George & Emily Panas, George N. Panas, Peter & Stavroula Panas, Tina Panayides, Alex & Elena Papaconstadopoulos, Niko & Eleni Papageorge, Anne Papagiannis, Kostis & Robin Papagiannis, Nikolaos Papamoneodis, Argyro Papanikolaou, Nick & Athena Paparsenos, Thomas & Beatrice Pappas, Alexandra Pappas, Angela Pappas, Dean Pappas, Edward & Christine Pappas, James & Patricia Pappas, Spiro & Elayna Pappaylion, Arthur & Anastasia Pappayliou, Ted & Anne Paragioudakis, Dr. Steve & Zoe Pardenek, John & Colleen Parlamas, Frank & Denise Parlamas, George & Popi Parlamas, Markos & Stephanie Peppas, John Perentesis, George Peterson, Bess Petrantis, James & Demetra Petrillo. Joseph Piccolino, Olga-Maria & Andrew Piraquive, Fabio & Litsa Pirovolos, Dean Pirovolos, Popie † Plasteras, Jimmy & Elaine Polesky, George & Kathleen Polesky, Martha Poulos, Domna Psomias, Michale & Effie Rampino, Frank & Diana Rausch, Kurt & Kyriaki Ring, Kelly Rivera, Victoria Rizzieri, David & Xakousti Rizzo, Joseph & Alexis Rogers, Elise & Leroy Roros, Manoni & Zachary Russomanno, Daniel & Alexandra Ruvelas, Georgia Sackariasen, Kurt & Stephanie Sakelaris, Danny & Paula Sakelaris, Michael & Shannon Sandilos, Mary Sariotis, Christopher & Brittany

Please know that every effort has been made to make sure the above list is accurate. If you feel that a mistake has been made, please contact the Church office.


Pantokratera Gifted 6 Dance of Angels – 3 Angels Gifted $20,000 each Twelve Prophets - COMMUNITY ICONS

Daniel $10,000 Isaiah Gifted Jonah $10,000 Elijah $10,000 Salomon $10,000 Habakkuk $10,000 Gideon $10,000 Elias $10,000 David $10,000 Zephaniah/Sophonias $10,000 Ezekiel $10,000 Ieremiah $10,000

Pendentives St. Matthew $50,000 St. Mark $50,000 St. Luke $50,000 St. John $50,000 Scenes of the Life of Christ Crucifixion $75,000 Resurrection $75,000

PHASE 1

Annunciation $30,000

Platytera (Panagia) Gifted

Holy Mandilion with two Angels Gifted

Medallions - Holy Apostles Peter Gifted Andrew $9,000 James $9,000 John Gifted Philip Gifted Mark (Thaddeus) $9,000 Bartholomew Gifted Thomas $9,000 James $9,000 Matthew Gifted Judas/Mathias $9,000 Simon $9,000

Arch Over the Solea Ascension $95,000 Nativity $65,000 Pentecost $65,000

PHASE 2

ICONOGRAPHY PROJECT With the conclusion of Great Holy Lent and the celebration of Pascha, attention will be returning to increasing the fundraising efforts for our St. George iconography project. John Michals has generously agreed to lead the event and fundraising efforts for the project. John is working on a plan to increase participation of our entire community in supporting the iconography project through social events and informational/fundraising programs. In the meantime, a second ad has been placed in the Orthodox Observer (see page 11) in hopes of bringing our project to the national Greek Orthodox community - many of whom may wish to participate in the beautification of our Church and honor the memory of a loved one. Thank you to all who have generously contributed to the Iconography project either by gifting a specific icon or making a general contribution to the Iconography Fund. In coming issues of the weekly Bulletin and the Beacon, we hope to be highlighting specific donors and why they chose to sponsor a specific icon and what it means to them and their family. Nearly all the documents necessary to obtain the iconographers visas have been submitted to the attorney and visa applications will be filed in the coming weeks. We are still holding to November of this year to begin the installation of Phase 1 art work. If you are interested in donating to our project, an Iconography Fund exists; information is available on our website www.stgeorgeap.org/iconography and pledges/donations can be made on-line at www.stgeorgeap.org/vanco or you can use the Donation Form on Page 10. Listed below are all of the icons and their value. Please contact the church office if you would like to donate a specific icon as requests will be honored on a first-come, first serve basis.


Iconostasis - Altar Screen Icon 1 / Christ Gifted Icon 2 / Virgin Mary Gifted Icon 3 / St. John Baptist Gifted Icon 4 / St. George Gifted Icon 5 / Arch Angel Michael Gifted Icon 6 / Arch Angel Gabriel Gifted Icon 7 / Saint TBD Gifted Icon 8 / Saint TBD Gifted Scenes from the Life of St. George Scene 1 / Birth Of St. George Gifted Scene 2 / Beheading $20,000 Scene 3 / Funeral $20,000 Scene 4 / Wheel (Torture) Gifted Scene 5 / Other (Torture) $20,000 Bishop's Throne Church Throne Gifted Chapel Throne $7,000 Narthex Mosaics Mosaic 1 / Christ Center Doors $20,000 Mosaic 2 / L. Door Virgin Mary Gifted Mosaic 3 / R. Door St. George Gifted

PHASE 3 Saints Behind the Pulpit Icon 1 $12,500 Icon 2 $12,500 Icon 3 $12,500 Icon 4 $12,500

Saints Behind the Chanter Stand Saint 1 - St. Anastasia Gifted Saint 2 - Sts. Cosmas/Damian Gifted Saint 3 $12,500 Saint 4 $12,500

Holy Altar Eight Hierarchs Hierarch 1 Basil the Great Gifted Hierarch 2 Gregory Theologian $15,000 Hierarch 3 John Chrysostomos Gifted Hierarch 4 Nektarios Gifted Hierarch 5 TBD $15,000 Hierarch 6 TBD $15,000 Hierarch 7 TBD $15,000 Hierarch 8 TBD $15,000 Diokonikon $25,000 Prosthesis Gifted

PHASE 2

Scenes from the life of Christ, which are part of Phase 1, depict His crucifixion and resurrection. These will be located below the dome on either side of the nave. They are available for naming opportunities.



ICONOGRAPHY PROJECT – DONATION COMMITMENT FORM

The St. George Iconography Project will be completed in three phases with installation of Phase 1 scheduled to begin in November 2018. Donations and/or commitments for specific icons must be accompanied by a 25% deposit. The entire commitment must be fulfilled prior to installation of the icon. General contributions to the Iconography Project must be satisfied prior to the conclusion of the project.

I/We wish to support the Iconography Project and the beautification of our beloved St. George:

Sponsor Name(s): ______________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

Telephone: ___________________________________________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________________________________

Donation in honor/memory of: ___________________________________________________________

Check One:

a. Specific Icon____________________________________________ (Will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis)

Cost/Contribution

o Total Amount: $____________

o Deposit (25% minimum): $(____________)

o Remaining Commitment: $____________

Amount(s) and Date(s) for Remaining Commitment to be fulfilled: ______________

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Specific donations will be acknowledged in a permanent location within the Church and will be displayed for public view.

Please check: Acknowledge me: YES_____ NO_____ Anonymous _____

b. General Contributions (please indicate amount enclosed)

_____$5,000 _____$3,000 ______$1,000 ______$500 Other_________

Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________

Signature (on behalf of St. George): _____________________________ Date: ____________________

Please make checks payable to St. George Greek Orthodox Church or make payment(s) via on-line giving at http://stgeorgeap.org/vanco. Complete and return this Commitment Form to the Church annotating payment method:

CHECK: __________ On-line Giving through Vanco: _____________

For additional information for specific icons, please contact: Father Andrew Eugenis at

732-775-2777 or email: [email protected]

On behalf of our entire parish, we thank you for your ongoing support of our St. George and our continuing mission to spread the word of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.


Name_________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________

Telephone Number_________________________________________________

Email_________________________________________________________________

□ I am interested in a naming opportunity. Please have someone contact me.

□ I am interested in additional information. □ Enclosed is my contribution in the amount of:

$1,000____ $500_____ $250_____ $100_____ Other_________

Please make all checks payable to: St. George Greek Orthodox Church Thank you in advance. God bless!

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?

St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Ocean, NJ

Holy & Sacred Iconography Project As Orthodox Christians, we know the importance of iconography in our Church. It is rare that we have the opportunity to be a lasting part of the images that adorn our church walls…until now! St. George Greek Orthodox Church in the Township of Ocean, New Jersey (formerly Asbury Park) is in the midst of its Iconography Project bringing the parish one step closer to consecration of its new church. If you would like to honor a family member or loved one and have them be remembered for generations-to-come, there are icons available for specific naming opportunities. You can also support the project by making a donation to the general Iconography Project Fund. Your generosity will be remembered permanently at the church on a future date.

Please visit our website at www.stgeorgeap.org/iconography For additional information please fill out the form below, mail to: St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1033 W. Park Ave., Ocean, NJ

07712 or contact the church office at 732-775-2777. You may also contribute on-line at www.stgeorgeap.org/vanco

The Heritage Committee purpose is to catalogue documents, newspaper articles, photos and memorabilia in order to make the, readily available to the youth of the Community and outside public for their education, research and inspiration. The Committee has created a library that is dedicated to the men and women, who on October 26, 7929, laid the foundation and cornerstone of our St. George Church. Originally, the church began in the basement of the Asbury Park library. Next, it moved to the Interlaken hotel and eventually to the elegant St. George Greek Orthodox Church, in 1960, on Sewall Avenue in Asbury Park. Currently, our beautiful St. George complex is in Ocean Township.

The library, which is housed in the conference room of our administration building, has over 200 binders filled with hundreds of sleeved, that include many subjects. The main theme of our library is “theology” which includes 80 notebooks, The Eastern Orthodox Chruch startd with the Apostle St. Andrew. Furthermore, we learn about why the church is in the form of the cross. Also, we can identify and teach all aspects of the altar and our entire church!

It is my wish to open the young minds of today, for they are our leaders of tomorrow! The more our children know about our history and our religion, the stronger our Church shall be!

“If you want something you never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done!” – Thomas Jefferson

Demitri P. Karagias, Historian

HERITAGE COMMITTEE

THE HERITAGE by Victoria Janda No man may love the beauty of his race Unless he know the path by which he came Unless he know the blood-soaked hallowed place Where histories of the ages call his name; Where footsteps of his father traced the soil From sun’s arising to the last moon’s wane With hieroglyphics attesting to the toil Of harvesting and sowing of grain

SETUP/BREAKDOWN

Pre-Festival Setup Decorations Clean Up During Festival Post Festival Clean Up

LOUKOUMADES Pre-Festival Prep Food Line Server Festival Sales

KAFENION Pre-Festival Prep Baristas/Servers

KITCHEN/RESTAURANT Pre-Festival Prep Salad & Food Prep Cooking Dishwashers Food Line Servers

PASTRIES/GLYKA Pre-Festival Baking Pre-Festival Prep Food Line Servers Pastry Sales

GAMES/RIDES

Ticket Sales Game Attendants

ADMISSIONS Greeter Ticket Sales/Cashier

COMMISSARY Inventory Management Solicit Inventory Donations Distribution of Inventory

CHURCH TOURS Greeters Tour Guides

COMMUNICATIONS Distribution of Flyers/Poster Booth Signage Set Up Set up of Ocean Twp. Signage

SOUVLAKI/GYRO STATION Pre-Festival Prep Grill Master Food Line Prep Cashier

ST. GEORGE BOOKSTORE

Grocery Store Bookstore

SPONSORS

Solicit Festival Sponsors Follow-Up Notes

50/50 RAFFLE

Ticket Sales

EXHIBITORS Pre-Festival Solicitation of

Vendors Set Up of Vendors during

Festival PARKING

Bus Stop Supervision Parking Lot Supervision

ICE CREAM Prep/Server

GREEK FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORM

June 29, 30, July 1, 2018

Please place a check mark next to your area of interest and fill out your contact info below so that we may notify you about upcoming activities. Committees will do their best to accommodate your areas of interest. Please return completed form to the

Church office or fax to 732-775-0109 or email Pauline McHugh @ [email protected] NAME ________________________________________________________________EMAIL______________________________________________________

HOME PHONE _________________________________________________ CELL PHONE ___________________________________________________

Our sixth annual Jersey Shore Greek Festival is just around the corner. Mark your calendars…June 29, 30, July 1, 2018! Last year we welcomed over 7,000 people through our doors! This year we expect even more! Plans are already underway, but we need the help of our entire community to make it a success. Please sign up to help out in any way you can. You can fill out the Volunteer Form below, or contact the church office for information. It promises to be a weekend of great kefi and lots of fun for our entire community! If you cannot spend the weekend with us, there is plenty to do beforehand! Or, consider being a sponsor of the event. Opportunities exist to showcase your name and business to thousands of people while helping out St. George! Please review the Sponsor and Vendor Forms on the following two pages. If you have any questions/ideas/comments, please contact Theo Koufidakis @ [email protected] or at 732-740-2361. This year will we also wrap up the weekend with our Mega 50/50 Raffle. Take a chance to win up to $10,000!!! Tickets this year are $50 per ticket and only 1,000 will be sold! We look forward to seeing everyone…OPA!



Only 1,000 tickets to be sold! $50 per ticket

FRI. JUNE 29, 2018

5 p.m. – 11 p.m. SAT. JUNE 30, 2018

2 p.m. – 11 p.m. SUN. JULY 1, 2018

1 p.m. – 8 p.m.

St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Ocean Township, New Jersey

2018 MEGA 50/50 RAFFLE 12 CHANCES TO WIN! Grand Prize – Up to $10,000

2nd Prize – Up to $5,000 Ten 3rd Prizes – Up to $1,000 each

Drawing to be held at the Jersey Shore Greek Festival, Sunday, July 1, 2018 @ 7 p.m.

www.jerseyshoregreekfestival.com

Winners need not be present to win and will be notified. Winners responsible for all taxes. If the offer is oversubscribed, the first 1,000 tickets paid for will be honored. All other contributions will be returned. If not completely subscribed, the exact prizes offered will be at the following percentages: Grand Prize - 40%, Second Prize - 20%.Ten 3rd Prizes – 4% each per state regulations or the offering may be cancelled and all contributions returned.

NJGCCC ID# 12-1-8912Municipal Lic. # RL-20-18

To reserve your tickets, please fill out this portion, including signature and return with your payment made payable to: St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1033 West Park Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712.

Actual ticket will be mailed after receipt of payment. Mail in entry deadline: June 12, 2018

#of tickets to reserve__________@ $50 each = ______________

NAME______________________________________________________________________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP____________________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER___________________________________________EMAIL__________________________________________

PAYMENT TYPE: Please check one: □ Check #_____________ □American Express □Visa □MasterCard □Discover

CREDIT CARD #________________________________________EXP DATE____________________CSV#__________________

NAME ON CREDIT CARD____________________________________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE________________________________________________________________________________________________

Christ is Risen! We have been very busy during March, April and May! On March 10th our Philoptochos - in conjunction with our AGAPE Crochet ministry- visited Saint Michael’s Home for the aged in Yonkers, NY. The ladies attended the on the day that the Metropolitan visited and gave a monetary donation. We also delivered 50 lap blankets that were crocheted with love by our Crochet ministry. Special thanks to Bea Paparsenos, Dee Petrantis, Evelyn Antonios, and Maria Giannakopoulos! Our Community church cleaning was held on March 24 and we had a huge turnout! Our church is squeaky clean and shiny! Thanks to Antonia Lyons for organizing it and for all who came and worked hard to make this happen. Our Palm Sunday bake sale was a huge success and we thank everyone who supported it! Angie Swaroop did a great job organizing the sale of the frozen items and the tsourekia! Thanks to our baking committee Elvira Michals, Anne Michals, Elayna Pappas, Dee Petrantis, Gayle Billows and Deirdre Kosmas for organizing the baking and packing of our koulouria , baklava, paximadia and kourabiedes. Special thanks to all the bakers and packers who helped. Thank you to Victoria Moutis Michals and Anne Michals for setting up and donating the delicious and beautiful chocolate bunny. As always Deirdre Kosmas did an amazing job decorating our Saint George throughout Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Pascha! Thank you to all the ladies who prepared and delivered Paschal baskets to our home-bound and especially to Lea and The Greek Store in Kenilworth, NJ who donate to our Pascha baskets annually! And finally, a special thanks to our Saint George Reception chairpeople, Kassandra Moutis, Victoria Moutis Michals, and Angie Swaroop. It was a wonderful reception.

Philoptochos Fall Luncheon

Saturday, October 13th at the

Navesink Country Club!

Looking forward to seeing everyone at this wonderful event!



Christ is Risen! On behalf of Father Andrew and the entire Parish Council, we thank everyone who donated of their time, talents and treasures to our St. George during Holy Week. From cleaning the church, to decorating, to cooking pancakes, dyeing eggs, making palms, carrying the epitaphios. teaching our children at the Good Friday retreat and so much more. May our Lord and Savior continue to bless you all with His Grace and Love! Life happens in Community!


Spiritual EnrichmEnt miniStriES

Circle of FaithThis internet ministry provides emails of podcasts, videos and daily readings to educate and deepen our understanding of our journey to Orthodoxy.Leader: Barbara Terlecsky [email protected]

Fellowship in PrayerThis ministry prays continually for the ill, believing in God’s Will, compassion and love. Please inform us if someone is in need of prayer. First names are posted in the Sunday bulletin; please add them to your daily prayer life.Leader: George Moutis [email protected]

Spiritual GrowthThis ministry provides many enlightening and educational programs throughout the year in harmony with the liturgical cycle helping participants to come to a deeper understanding of the Orthodox Faith.Priest: Father Andrew Eugenis [email protected]

Sharing Our Faith Book CornerThis ministry conducts sessions to discuss books about the Orthodox Faith to enrich understanding of our lives through the lens of the Church.Leader: Teri Lalli [email protected]

��The Mustard Seed Book StoreThe new book store will be open on Sundays during Coffee Hour stocked with a variety of books about Orthodoxy, liturgical music CD’s, icons and other religious items.Leader: Teri Lalli [email protected]

CirCle OF Faith:Feature Podcasts

the COMFOrter – Part 1:Fr Nicholas Louh is the priest of St John the Divine

Greek Orthodox Church in Jacksonville, FL

Father Nick discusses the “gift” of the Holy Spirit and the role the Holy Spirit plays in our life.

eaSter SerMOn | Fr niChOlaS lOuh:Fr Nicholas Louh is the priest of St John the Divine

Greek Orthodox Church in Jacksonville, FL

Fr. Nick invites us to rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

Look for the icon below at www.stgeorgeap.org

to access the podcasts

AGAPE

AGAPE is Christian love…..In Action. IT NEVER STOPS DOING GOOD Contact: Vicki Kamaratos - [email protected] or call 732-539-6831

40 Day Blessing: Colleen Pardenek [email protected] Wedding: Tasi Pappaylion [email protected] New Hope/Grief Support Antonia Lyons [email protected] Funeral Group: Sophia Anest [email protected] Fellowship in Prayer: George Moutis [email protected] Welcome: Angela Koumoutsos [email protected] St. George Guides: Arthur Pappaylion [email protected] Faithful Hands: Bea Paparsenos [email protected] Knit& Crochet Anne Marie Ruvelas [email protected] Hospitality: Vicki Kamaratos [email protected] Coffee Hour Helpers Angela Koumoutsos [email protected]

Visit us at www.stgeorgeap.org/agape

Join a group or start another. Share what you love to do with others! Χριστος Ανεστη! Christ is Risen!

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love" 1 Corinthians 13:13

Scholarship Sunday, June 10, 2018 Honoring St. George High School & College Graduates

St. George Community Donors The Gregos Family Memorial Scholarship

The Poulos Family Memorial Scholarship Fund The Alice Nicas and Mary Papageorge Philoptochos Memorial Scholarship

Continuing Education Scholarship

The Constantine and Fotina Pascal Tinios Memorial Scholarship

AHEPA Family Scholarships Thomas A. Edison Chapter #287 Scholarship(s)

Daughters of Penelope Aulis Chapter #195 Scholarship

Please contact the church office for applications.

The Scholarship Committee is looking to expand its list of St. George Community Scholarship Donors. Please consider becoming as scholarship donor. We ask that all scholarships carry a $500 minimum.

If you are able to become a donor, please contact the church office.


* Class Time: Immediately following Holy Communion until 11:40am

This Beacon Installment is dedicated to many people that we owe an abundance of “thank yous”. We owe a debt of gratitude to our 9th & 10th grade teacher Paul Koutouzakis for not only organizing yet another successful Oratorical Festival but also acting as an amazing emcee. A special thanks to our judges and time keeper for taking time out of their busy schedules to help foster a love of religion and self-confidence for our young people. This year we had nine competitors between the Junior and Senior Divisions. Rafaella Lambrinos, Marilena Iosifides, and Anne Papageorge won first, second, and third place, respectively, for the Junior Division and Markos Eugenis, George Paragioudakis, and George Papageorge won first, second, and third place, respectively for the senior division. Winning speeches on following pages. We also had a second-grade participant read her book about what happens when she goes to church. Next year we hope to have more participants from the elementary division! We would also like to thank Nick and Deirdre Kosmas for once again acquiring and preparing the many palm fronds for us, Marissa Costidis and Aris Papageorge for the delicious pancakes they prepares on the Saturday of Lazarus after services and everyone who turned out to help make over 1,000 palm crosses in just a few short hours. Children of all ages gave back to the church by making the crosses, collecting and counting them, and cleaning up the floors! No job, or helper, was too small! Many thanks to our GOYANS who participated in the Lock-In the night before (and their families) for making over 500 during their discussion and movie time, bringing the grand total for the year to approximately (remember we had four-year-olds helping to count and tally) 1,500 crosses. We would like to say thank you to Teri Lalli who, because of her continued dedication to the youth of our church has, through her role as head of The Mustard Seed Bookstore, been instrumental in ordering curriculum, certificates, icons, and other books and necessary items throughout the school year. Last but not least, we would like to thank all of the teachers, substitutes, helpers, parents, and students who have made Sunday School a priority in their lives this past year. We have all worked tirelessly with the same goal in mind: to help foster a love of God and Jesus Christ in the lives of the next generation. I have truly been blessed to work with such wonderful people this year and look forward to the adventures to come! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and put SUNDAY SCHOOL in the subject line. [email protected] Thank you, Kristen Cline, Sunday School Director

Sunday School graduation this year will be on June 3.

Above: Learning how to make prosforo at the Good Friday Retreat. Right below: A very welcome surprise of 500 crosses. Thank you GOYANs! Right above: Antonia Papageorge, left, 2nd grade, teaches her peers how to make Palm crosses.



The Measure of A Rich Life: The Parable of the Rich Fool by Rafaella Lambrinos

Tonight you will take your last breath, but you don’t know it. If you did, what would you have done differently? Would you have stayed at work longer? Posted more pictures on Instagram? Or would you have taken any extra moments afforded to you to make a difference in the lives of others, including your own family? None of us know ahead of time when we will take our last breath. But, we all know that that day will come. Given this knowledge, why do so many of us spend so much of our limited life focused on things that don't really matter, instead of on those that do?

The Parable of the Rich Fool found in the Gospel of Luke Chapter 12 verses 13-21 addresses this dilemma. According to the Gospel of Luke, someone in a crowd approached Jesus and asked him to order his brother to share his inheritance with him. Jesus refused to serve in the role of an arbitrator, but advised the brother to not be greedy, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of their possessions. Jesus told him the Parable of the Rich Fool. According to Jesus, there was a rich farmer whose crops yielded an abundant harvest, so abundant that the farmer had run out of space to store his harvest. On seeing this, he decided to build bigger barns to store his harvest. The farmer said to himself, “‘You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ Clearly, the rich farmer is focused on himself and how he can use his wealth to only benefit himself. However, God says to him “‘You fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be? So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.’” Jesus used this Parable to teach that it is foolish to think that wealth leads to happiness or is otherwise valuable. You cannot take your riches with you when you die and your riches will not gain you entrance to eternal life with our Lord. It is not wrong to want to be successful, but we should use our gifts and blessings to give in some way to the Lord.

Now, how can we be rich towards God? In our society, we are pressured to excel in everything that we do. We need to get the best grades so that we can get into the best schools and eventually get the best job that will have the best pay. For many, little time is spent considering how we can live a life that is rich towards God. In my mind, being rich towards God is living a purposeful life that includes helping and using my God-given talents to help others. Although I hope to be successful in what I study, I also hope to give back to my church and my community. I am surrounded by so many people who are examples of what it is to live a life that is rich towards God. Through singing in the Choir, I am inspired by those around me who use their voices to add to the beauty of our service. As a GOYA member, I know how important and what a sacrifice it is to give the time it takes to be a GOYA advisor. Looking around our church, we see it is always beautifully decorated with gorgeous flowers for our Lord. We often take these beautiful efforts given towards God for granted. Being rich toward God is not only for adults. I am blessed and honored to be using my talents to speak about this meaningful parable and showing my love for my faith. To live a life with God’s purpose, let us not act like the rich fool, who was selfish and chased the wrong treasure, but act like Jesus, who gave his life so that we can have an eternal life. As Jesus was crucified, He thought of us and prayed,” ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’” Jesus gave his life so that we may have an eternal life with our Lord. He was rich towards us. Now it is up to us to be rich towards Him.

Junior and Senior Division Participants, Oratorical 2018

How can we have religious conversations on social media in an age of trolling? By Markos Eugenis Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. These are a few of the top most used social media apps used throughout the world. In today’s society our community has evolved into a tech controlled world, meaning apps like the ones I just mentioned are taking control of our lives. This could potentially either be a good or a bad thing. Social media has allowed so many people to share their ideas with the world and it is so easy to use that you can post almost anything at the push of a button. When asked, “How can we have religious conversations on social media in an age of trolling?” people tend to stop and think about it for a good amount of time, but if someone is asked, “How long does it take for you to take your phone and snap a picture of your food and post it on Instagram, or share your political thoughts on Facebook?”, I can assure you, the answer is probably within a few seconds.

The constitution has allowed us the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion, but when asked about religious views people are too scared to talk. This is because Social Media has exploded in a way that has changed the world. No matter what you say on social media today there will always be a person who disagrees with what you think.

For instance, let’s take the event that happened a few weeks ago in Florida. After that tragic event nobody could talk about gun control on social media without getting scolded by another person with different views, even if it was their best friend. Events like these not only affect the lives of people on social media, but outside of it too. People are too scared to talk about certain topics anymore, whether it be on social media or not, because it may affect the relationships between friends and family members. Ephesians 4:26-31 tells us, “In your anger do not sin”. . I feel that this quote relates a lot to what is happening today because this means when you see something on social media or hear something that you absolutely do not agree with, instead of yelling or cursing out people you don’t even know or potentially ruining a good friendship you should just keep it to yourself and act politely. This way people will feel more comfortable posting about something they love and not have to worry about people attacking them. If people feel uncomfortable talking about God or their religion on social media then they don’t necessarily have to. Instead of talking about it you can use emoji’s or pictures to express and communicate your feelings on social media. These are great ways to help people feel comfortable without talking about a certain topics and save you from accidentally saying the wrong things. Another way to express your emotions about your religion on social media is through song. A lot of today’s songs might not be the best to listen to, but it affects the way people think about one another and it affects the way that they view certain topics. You could even join a group on social media that talks about and expresses their feelings about Christian Life, or other religions. You could also simply download the Bible App and share it with you friends to see what they think about it. If you ever feel scared about opening your heart on Social Media and talking about your faith just remember Jesus Christ died on the cross for us, and as he told us “but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven” Matthew 10:33. We shouldn’t be so afraid to post about the one thing we truly love and that is Jesus Christ, and we have The Freedom of Speech and The Freedom of Religion to help us spread the word about our wonderful faith. So when you think about posting something, go ahead and do it, see what happens, and don’t be scared about what people have to say, and just remember Our God has more followers than they do.

From l. to r.: Paul Koutouzakis, Markos Eugenis, Fr. Andrew, Rafaella Lambrinos, Kristen Cline


Thomas A. Edison Chapter, 287 – Ocean, NJ 07712

AHEPA NEWS CORNER THE BEACON May/June 2018, Vol. 18/Issue 3

By Peter Vloyanetes, Chapter Publicity Chairman

An AHEPA meeting was held on February 20, 2018. Discussions centered on upcoming events and ways to fund the high school scholarship program for our high school students that will be graduating as seniors this year. Being planned is a souvlaki luncheon on May 6th that will be chaired by Dimitri Geaneas. Some of the upcoming events being planned for all is “The Run for the Roses” taking place at Monmouth Park Race Track on May 5th at 12:00pm. Tickets are being sold by James Petrantis who is the chairman. His cell is 732-859-4146. Last year, those that attended had a great day. Ladies with their wide brim hats to show off in the winner’s circle and delicious food and service made everyone who attended want to do it again. Brother Kosta Linardakis will be chairing a golf tournament this year in the fall along with Nick Kosmas. Honored at our meeting by president Arthur Pappaylion, were Anthony Chugranis, George Haloukas and Odysseas Kolasis (above right left). Certificiates of Appreciation were given for hard work and contributions to our organization. New members initiated into our order were Brothers Peter Vloyanetes and Soteris Hahlidis (below right).

Above: New Supreme President Carol Hollister on the left picture with Arthur Pappaylion and pictured above is the Present District Governor Dr. Zenon Christodoulou along with PDG George Karatzia and Arthur Pappaylion with George Constantinou.

Left: On March 4th Arthur Pappaylion along with Brother George Constantinou attended the Testimonial Gala honoring Past Supreme President of the Order of AHEPA, Andrew C. Zachariades which was held along the water front in Jersey City. Over two hundred AHEPANS from different parts of the country attended this event.


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3 7:00PM Philoptochos Board. Mtg.

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5 5:00PM Vespers Journey to Fullness

6 8:30AM Orthros 9:30AM Divine L Of Samaritan Women 11:00AM AHEPA Souvlaki Luncheon 12:00PM Goya Mtg. 12:00PM Sunday School Teachers Mtg. ST. GEORGE STEWARDS OPEN GYM 7:30 PM-9:30 PM

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8 8:30AM Divine Liturgy of St. John Theologian

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13 8:30AM Orthros 9:30AM Divine L Blindman 11:00AM Philoptochos mother of the year ST. GEORGE STEWARDS OPEN GYM 7:30 PM-9:30 PM

14 7:00PM Daughters of Penelope Mtg. Philoptochos Room 7:00PM AHEPA Mtg.AHEPA Room 7:00PM Parish Council Mtg. Library

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17 8:30AM Divine L/ Ascension 7:00PM Philoptochos Gen. Mtg.

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20 8:30AM Orthros 9:30AM Divine L Fathers eh 1st Ecumenical Council 11:00AM Greek School Graduation ST. GEORGE STEWARDS OPEN GYM 7:30 PM-9:30 PM

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Calendars are prepared in advance & subject to change, always check your weekly bulletin or ministry flyers for the latest details!


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11 Daughters General Meeting 7 PM Library AHEPA Meeting 7 PM AHEPA Room

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LONG BRANCH MONUMENT CO. P.O. Box 6 193 Wall Street West Long Branch, NJ 07764

P: 732-222-0301 F: 732-222-7094 [email protected]

WEBSITE: WWW.LONGBRANCHMONUMENT.COM

OPENING WINTER Middletown –Red Bank

750 State Route 35 732.671.3400

Spacious Meeting Rooms ~ Outdoor Pool Pet Friendly – Complimentary Breakfast

www.choicehotels.com

GENTLE CORRECTION IN A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE

167 Ave. At The Common Suite 16 Shrewsbury, NJ 07702 732-544-9002

Member American Assoc. Orthodontics Specialty Lic # 3989

www.shrewsburyortho.com

MATH TUTORING & SAT/ACT PREP ANDREA GIANNOPOULOS

(718)541-2974 -Proven Record of Success

-Affordable Prices -Privacy of your Home -Guaranteed to Make your child Love MATH

NJ CERTIFIED TEACHER NYU BS & MBA FINANCE [email protected]

FULL SERVICE WASTE DISPOSAL & RECYCLING COMPANY

Dispatch 732-683-0600 Fax: 732-751-1755

P.O. Box 84, Colts Neck, NJ 07722

Diamando “Niki” Chergotis Sales Associate

732-977-3205 [email protected]

Stella Fotopoulos Sales Associate

732-977-3204 [email protected]

848 Broad Street Shrewsbury, NJ 07702 Office: 732-842-3434 Heritagehousesir.com An equal opportunity company. Equal housing opportunity. Each office is independently owned and operated.

George Skokos Landscaping – Power Washing

STONE ● MULCH ● SOD GUTTER CLEANING ● PLANTS

SOIL ● SEASONAL DECORATIONS & More

George Skokos, Owner 732-539-0507 [email protected]

Fully Insured Free Estimates

Residential, Commercial Pesticide Lic. #99385A

Buy/Sell/Trade Fine Used Cars

1209 Route 9 North Howell, NJ 07731 P: 732-863-0050 F: 732-863-5055 W: www.autopik.com E: [email protected] H: Mon.-Sat. 10A – 6P

Formally All Sales Auto Group

1414 Meetinghouse Road (north of the Manasquan Circle)

Sea Girt, NJ 08750 732-223-6658

Rooms for special occasions

International Gourmet Cuisine

Scarborough Fair

Restaurant with an Eclectic Flair

Helene V. Zimnes, DMD Cosmetic and Family Dentistry

15 White Street Eatontown, NJ 07724 Phone (732)542-0034

Fax (732)542-0176 www.eatontowndentist.com

Gentle, Caring Dentistry... for the whole family!!

Peter J. Magoulas, D.D.S. Orthodontics for Children & Adults


H.T. HALL, Inc.

MEMORIALS

Serving Your Community for Over 87 Years

Harold Hall 732-449-5454

www.hthallmonuments.com

Comprehensive technology providers for small & medium sized business

CLOUD Storage, Camera Surveillance Installers, Server &

Datacenter Providers, Domains, Email

Packages & Hosting

Website: www.skytouch.org Online Store: www.skytouchonline.com

1305 South Roller Road, Ocean, NJ 07712

ALLENHURST CLEANERS

530 Main St.

Allenhurst, NJ 07711

732-531-4213

PETER C. LUCAS Attorney at Law

Law Offices of Peter C. Lucas, LLC 725 Carol Avenue P.O. Box 490 Oakhurst, NJ 07755

732.663.9100 Fax: 732.663.0029

Member NJ & NY Bars

236 Monmouth Road

Ocean Township 732-531-3885

882 Broadway W. Long Branch 732-229-8855

Fred Fiore, Jr., Manager - NJ License #3759

www.fiorefuneralhomes.com

750 Broad St. Shrewsbury, NJ 732.704.4033 F: 732.747.2570

Olga-Maria Soukas Realtor Associate

Cell: 732-237-6477 [email protected]

“Happily bringing my clients to their new threshold with exceptional care and with the dedication to fulfilling

their requests is my highest priority.”

PEACEABLE KINGDOM MEMORIALS

Granite & Bronze

Monuments, Markets, Urns, Cemetery Lettering, Vases, Vigil Lights, Commemorative Plaques

Power Washing of Monuments also available

Beth Duze Woolley Memorial Artist

732-774-2900

www.peaceablekingdommemorials.com

Susan L. King, MBA, CPA

SUSAN KING & COMPANY, LLC

Certified Public Accountants

P: 973-236-1555 F: 973-235-1551

78 Main Street Madison, NJ 07940

Email: [email protected]

March April 2018, Vol. 18/Issue 1 THE BEACON

4810 Belmar Blvd., Wall, NJ 07753 732-938-6090 UOANJ.com

ORTHOPAEDFIC SURGERY & PHYSICAL THERAPY

UOA welcomes Dr. Stephen Kaylaros Joint Replacement Specialist

WEDDINGS▪EVENTS▪PORTRAITS

PHOTOGRAPHER JONATHAN ARBES

[email protected] (732)673-7170


ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1033 West Park Avenue

Ocean, NJ 07712

St. George Greek Orthodox Church

invites you to our

3rd Annual

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

Sunday, November 26, 2017

6 p.m.

Please join us for an evening of fellowship and caroling as we ring in the holiday season!

Tree lighting in center of St. George grounds. Refreshments to follow in our Cultural Center.

Non-Profit Org.US Postage

PAIDCFSM


ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1033 West Park Avenue

Ocean, NJ 07712


Portion of the Festival proceeds to benefit local charities

Children under 6 free

ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1033 W. Park Ave., Ocean, NJ

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