INSIDE THIS ISSUE . . .

AHEPA ............................ 6

All Around the Town ........... 12

Bookstore ......................... 10

Book Review ..................... 12

Calendars ........................ 8-9

Church Duty Rosters ............ 6

Daughters of Penelope ......... 10

Festival Thank You .............. 8

GOYA .............................. 6

GRACE ........................... 12

Graduates .......................... 4

Greek Article ..................... 5

Hellenic Education Center ...... 5

Missions and Outreach ......... 11

Ordination Announcement ..... 10

Parish Council .................... 3

Philoptochos ...................... 10

Registry ............................ 7

Stewardship .................. 13-14

. . . AND MORE!

A CURE FOR DISCOURAGEMENT

THE SEASON OF SUMMER gives many of us a chance to rest and reflect. I ran across the poem below by Mary Stevenson, Footprints in the Sand. I thought it was so appropriate for me to reflect upon. I was tired after festival and still had so many activities before mid-July when I could take some time away from every day service. How would I manage two more months of non-stop work? Well the answer is always give to us by our Lord.

One night I dreamed a dream. As I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, One belonging to me and one to my Lord. After the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that at many times along the path of my life, especially at the very lowest and saddest times,there was only one set of footprints. This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. “Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, You’d walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me.” He whispered, “My precious child, I love you and will never leave you Never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you.”

All of us have experienced times of discouragement, times when we feel that all in the

world has turned against us. Our intentions are misunderstood, our words are misinterpret-ed, our suggestions are ignored, and our offers of help are met with rejection. As a result, we begin to feel marginalized and unappreciated, and became very dejected.

Perhaps no man in all of scripture understood these feelings as did the blessed Job. Once the “richest man in the East” (1.3), he was so tested by the reverses of his life that he cried out to God “O God, put a curse on the day I was born; put a curse on the night when I was conceived!” (3:2-3). And yet, Job’s abiding faith in the ultimate goodness of God gave him courage and hope, even in the darkest moments of his affliction. From the depths of his sorrow, he was able to confidently declare, “I knew that there is someone in heaven who will come at last to my defense. Even after my skin is eaten by disease, while still in this body I will see God. I will see him with my own eyes, and he will not be a stranger to me” (19:25-27). And Job’s faith was rewarded for “the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life even more than he had blessed the first…And he died at a very great age” (42:2;17).

Saint Paul, like all of the prophets and apostles before him, also knew rejection and hos-tility. And yet he, too, persevered by keeping before him the example of our Savior and all

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The monthly newsletter of Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

Volume 14, Number 7/8

JULY/AUGUST 2016

www.saint-katherines.org 3149 Glen Carlyn Road Falls Church, VA 22041

DOXA Saint Katherine

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

www.saint-katherines.org 3149 Glen Carlyn Road Falls Church, VA 22041

703-671-1515 phone 703-671-1385 facsimile

CLERGY Rev. Protopresbyter Konstantinos A. Pavlakos, Proistamenos cell 571-213-1109, home 703-239-2627 frcostas@stkchurch.com

STAFF Bookkeeper Lori Nelson 703-671-1515 lnelson@stkchurch.com Choir Director Nick Kyrus 703-981-2526 nbkyrus@comcast.net Hellenic Education Center Director Presv. Eleni Alexopoulou 703-671-7715 ealexopoulou@stkchurch.com Information Technology Theodoros Theocharis 703-671-1515 ttheoch@kinteracomm.com Maintenance Supervisor Roberto Medina 703-671-1515 rmedina@stkchurch.com Protopsalti James Loizou 703-356-8220 dimitri14@verizon.net Secretary/Teacher Sophia Tsangali 703-671-1515 stsangali@stkchurch.com

PARISH COUNCIL President, Jim Stoucker 703-690-1050 jstoucker@verizon.net Vice President, Peter Karounos 703-321-3009 pkarounos@aol.com Secretary, Bill Polizos 571-434-7790 polizos@att.com Treasurer, Maria Wills 703-409-3041 mwills28@verizon.net

Kelly Alexis 703-909-2256 kalexis76@gmail.com Mallamo Mavromatakis 703-830-0224 minoanone@gmail.com Chris Euripides 703-477-7101 ceuripides@gmail.com Dr. Jerry Rich 703-250-2733 drjerryrich1@verizon.net Rosemary Filou 703-405-6212 rosemary@verizon.net Maria Vargas 703-812-0286 maria@chrisandmaria.com Nick Larigakis 703-909-9078 nlarigakis@ahiworld.com Mary Varlas 703-965-4161 mary.varlas@yahoo.com Costas Mavromatakis 571-344-3634 cgm387@gmail.com SCHOOLS AND STUDIES Bible Study (Sundays) Bill Polizos 571-434-7790 polizos@att.com Catechetical (Sunday) School, Youth Bill Porter 703-901-2404 weporter1@fcps.edu Journey to Orthodoxy James Jatras jim@globalstrategicpr.com Women’s Book Club Despina Raizes 703-216-8176 2draizes@gmail.com

MINISTRIES Acolytes Nicholas Vazquez nicktvmail@aol.com AHEPA #438 (P. Derzis) John Papathanassiou 703-732-6329 j_m_papas@hotmail.com Bookstore Frances Kalavritinos, Manager 703-671-1515 Book Reviews Gregory McKinney, Contributor 571-338-6929 dintym@hotmail.com Daughters of Penelope Helle #283 Karen Polizos, President 571-434-7790 kpolizos@naifa.org DOXA Presv. Pauline Pavlakos, Editor 703-239-2627 przpauline@stkchurch.com Facebook Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church Gregory McKinney dintym@hotmail.com GOYA (ages 13-18) Theo Karounos, President 703-321-3009 GOYA_St_Katherine@msn.com GRACE Fr. Costa Pavlakos, Spiritual Advisor 703-671-1515 frcostas@stkchurch.com Greek Dance Aris and Anna Yortzidis, Instructors 757-218-6991 greekdancedc@gmail.com Greek School Auxiliary Toula Christou, Saturday Representative 703-533-0055 toulamm@gmail.com Patricia Rader, Friday Representative 703-573-1012 pagrader@yahoo.com Hellenic Education Center Greek School and Paideia Preschool 703-671-7715 http://www.stkhec.org HOPE (ages 7 and under) Vaitsa Bousbouras, Coordinator JOY (ages 8-12) Toula Christou, Coordinator 703-533-0055 toulamm@gmail.com Listserv (email list) Presv. Pauline Pavlakos, Administrator 703-239-2627 przpauline@stkchurch.com Missions and Outreach Dr. John Demakis, Chairman 703-319-1610 demakis9931@gmail.com Mommy and Me Irene Sakkas 703-883-8823 irenesakkas@gmail.com OCF (College Ministry) Fr. Costa Pavlakos, Spiritual Advisor 703-671-1515 frcostas@stkchurch.com Philoptochos Eleni Kanakos, President 703-938-8360 ekanakos@aol.com Prison Ministry (Kairos) Dennis Garbis 202-437-7299 djgarbis@envdes.com Scouting Religious Emblem Program Fr. Costa Pavlakos, Spiritual Advisor 703-671-1515 frcostas@stkchurch.com Single Parent Fellowship Angela Kallas-Miller agapiang@gmail.com Website Presv. Pauline Pavlakos, Webmaster 703-239-2627 przpauline@stkchurch.com YAL (Young Adult League) Faye (Fotini) Anson fanson38@yahoo.com

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IT NEVER STOPS. Ongoing maintenance, repairs, improvements and enhancements to our physical plant are among the things our community deals with perennially. Occasionally, as was evident a couple of years ago, there are times when everything that can break does! On other occasions, the best laid plans for engaging in some improvement fall victim to the needs of the moment. In spite of this, our progress continues, particularly with the help of parishioners whose gener-osity is making a number of projects I mention below a reality.

As we head into the summer season, it will be anything but dull in terms of project activity at Saint Katherine. In fact, the summer is shaping up to be quite active:

* Among the first things on our busy agenda will be a renovation of the entrance to our church. In addition to demolition of the existing steps and landing area, new less shallow steps will be installed featuring a more dura-ble material than the concrete originally used. Sidewalks leading to the front entrance (from the rear) will also be installed. Additionally, the retaining walls will be covered in stone that will truly beautify our church.

* Additionally, our landscaping project, begun earlier this spring, will be finalized. Also planned is replacement of the wooden fence separating church property from the adjacent vacant lot owned by the County that we occa-sionally use for overflow parking. Although you wouldn't know it to look at it, the fence is in extremely poor shape and will be replaced and moved back a few feet.

* We are also excited by the prospect of a new 22 x 25 patio and sidewalk accessible from a new doorway from our Seniors Kentro. These additions will dramatically enhance the appeal of the Kentro and will be a definite asset to our community.

* Our community center kitchen was recently enhanced by the addition of a commercial coffee maker capable of producing 6 gallons of coffee in less than 10 minutes. The 3 gallon insulated urns (graciously donated by our Ladies Philoptochos Society) used to dispense the coffee eliminate the need for power cords and greatly improve our ability to serve gatherings for our parishioners.

As I mentioned earlier, we have been blessed by the benevolence of several parishioners whose generous donations are responsible for every one of the projects I mention above. Although we respect their desire to remain anonymous, we remain eternally grateful for their love, devotion and generosity.

Turning to other matters, summertime is active in many other respects in our community. Our recent Festival was an adventure in weather watching at times, but we are grateful to all of you who participated and helped to ensure its suc-cess. Our immensely popular Vacation Bible Camp takes place the last week of June and will again enjoy full enrollment. Our HEC Paideia Preschool begins a pilot program in July which will afford our students the opportunity for year-round enrollment. We remain excited and appreciative of all educational opportunities our community provides

On behalf of our Parish Council, I wish each of you a pleasant and safe summer.

Your servant in Christ,

FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT

President, Parish Council

SERVICE TIMES Please note that Sunday Orthros/Divine Liturgy times are 9:00am/10:00am.

Orthros/Divine Liturgy times are 9:30am/10:30am any other day.

JULY CELEBRATIONS OF SAINT MAKRINA AT SAINT GEORGE, OCEAN CITY, MD Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Ocean City, MD is blessed to have a piece of the Ho-ly Relic of Saint Makrina, older sister of Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory Bishop of Nyssa, Saint Peter Bishop of Sevastia, and Saint Nafkratios. Her feast day is on Tuesday, July 19 and we will celebrate, in Ocean City, with the Vespers Service at 6:00pm, Monday, July 18 and Divine Liturgy at 10:00am, Tuesday, July 19. During both services her Holy Relic will be presented to the congregation so that all may venerate it and receive her blessing. * On Monday, July 18, following the Vespers Service, their Philoptochos will treat the con-

gregation with cookies, coffee, and soft drinks. * On Tuesday, July 19, following Divine Liturgy, the church will treat the congregation to a

free gyro lunch. Please try to participate in these services to honor Saint Makrina and to support our sister church in Ocean City.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

GIORGIOS ELIAS BAKATSIAS, son of Mike and Elene Bakatsias, graduated from Patriot High School and will attend James Madison University

to study Business. Giorgios graduated with honors and was an AP Scholar a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, and Key Club.

ALEXA ANTONIOU CARDAMONE, daughter of Thomas Cardamone and Soula Antoniou, graduat-ed from Washington-Lee High School with an

Advanced Studies Diploma and an International Baccalau-reate Certificate, and will attend Virginia Commonwealth University. Alexa was a member of the National Honor Society and received the French National “Le Grand Con-cours” Honorable Mention Award. She was Founder and President of the Biology Club, played varsity sports in-cluding gymnastics, cheer and outdoor track, and was on the Athletic Honor Roll. Alexa danced at Perfect Pointe Dance Studio for six years and received High Gold and Platinum Awards in Ballet Dance Group. She volunteered as a camp counselor during summers and with multiple clubs during school including Supporting People In Need.

DOMENIC CARR, son of Todd and Tori Carr, suc-cessfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation, “A Shift-variant Restoration Technique Leveraging

High-resolution Interface Modeling in Lidar-based Sea-floor Imaging,” on May 13, 2016 at the Georgia Institute of Technology and will receive his Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His thesis advi-sors were Dr. Gisele Bennett and Dr. Grady Tuell. Dr. George Vachtsevanos, Professor Emeritus in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and member of Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Marietta, Georgia also served on his committee. Domenic is em-ployed as a research engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute.

CHRISTINE ELAINE DEMETER, daughter of Chris-tian and Laura, graduated from the Virginia Com-monwealth University (VCU) Honors College

with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and minor in Chemistry. She received both Latin and University Hon-ors, the highest accolade bestowed by VCU. A member of the VCU crew team, Christine was also an emergency room volunteer at VCU Medical Center. Christine plans to pursue a career in genetics or medicine.

CATHERINE DOULIS, daughter of Dr. Sophia Phass Doulis and Mr. Steven C. Doulis, graduat-ed Cum Laude from Virginia Tech with a double

major in Marketing and Management.

CHRISTOPHER DOULIS, son of Dr. Sophia Phass Doulis and Mr. Steven C. Doulis, graduated from St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes High School and will

attend Susquehanna University.

SOPHIA GULL, daughter of Mark and Kelly Gull, graduated from Bishop Ireton High School and will attend The Ohio State University, majoring

in Civil Engineering and minor in Russian. EVELYN C. MASTERSON received her B.A. (Biological Sciences and Economics) from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.

CELESTE ALEXANDRA MORRIS, daughter of Ralph and Marietta Morris, graduated from West Springfield High School and will attend The

Ohio State University in the fall, as a National Buckeye Scholar, majoring in Communications. Celeste was an AP Scholar, class officer, and member of the varsity swim and tennis teams. She recently completed 13 years of Sunday School at Saint Katherine.

CHRISTOPHER STATHOPOULOS, son of George and Mary Stathopoulos, graduated from Oakton High School and will attend the College of Wil-

liam and Mary. Chris plans to major in Math and teach. EFROSINI ELENI STAVROS, DAUGHTER OF GUST AND TINA STAVROS,graduated from New Centu-ry College of George Mason University with a

Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies with a Social Jus-tice minor in Elementary Education concentration.

MARIE THOMAS, daughter of Craig and Lori Thomas, graduated from the University of Vir-ginia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Econom-

ics and minor in Government. She was President of the UVA Hellenic Society, a member of the Order of Omega Honor Society, Secretary of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and played piccolo in the Cavalier Marching Band. Marie is working for the performance marketing company Merkle RKG and plans to pursue an MBA.

ANNA MARIA VARGAS, daughter of Chris and Maria Vargas, graduated with a full IB diploma from Washington-Lee High School and will at-

tend Wellesley College in Massachusetts. In addition to graduating with honors, Anna is a published playwright, has earned Girl Scouting’s Highest award—the Gold Award—and is a competitive figure skater. Anna was awarded a 2016 AHEPA scholarship.

NICHOLAS VAZQUEZ, son of Ray and Christina Vazquez, graduated from Stone Bridge High School and will attend Keystone College in

LaPlume, PA where he will play lacrosse—goalie posi-tion—and was offered a scholarship to go to the school. Nicholas played lacrosse for 4 years in high school and was goalie for his team. This year he led his team and won the District and Regional Championship.

Και εις ανώτερα!

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THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST YEAR YET since HEC was estab-lished. When I see the commitment of the HEC board, staff and parents, I can only be thankful for all that we were able to accomplish; the increase of our student en-rollment and the continuing development of our outstand-ing staff, the opportunity to provide a nurturing bilingual academic environment to more families than ever, and the addition of new programs as with the pilot year-round pro-gram. Together with a growing Greek School population, we experienced a growing adult language program.

We have presented our programs to the scholarly com-munity (NECTFL Conference, NY February 2016). Our new initiatives have attracted the interest of the wider Greek Orthodox Community which resulted to invitations to present and demonstrate our new methodologies and approach to Greek Education in America (Metropolis of Boston, presentations and workshops, February 2016; Me-tropolis of New Jersey Clergy-Laity Congress presentation and workshop, May 2016). All the above wouldn’t have been possible, hadn’t been for the love of our Saint Kathe-rine community.

On behalf of HEC staff we would like to extend our best wishes to kyria Maira Dimopoulou. Kyria Maira is retiring after 16 years of commitment to our Greek School pro-gram characterized by her love for the teaching of the Greek language and for instilling the principles of the Or-thodox faith to her students. We wish her all the best for a happy retirement!

Paideia Open House. For more information or an open house date, please contact the HEC director at 703-671-7715 or ealexopoulou@stkchurch.com.

Paideia Summer Program. The pilot year-round Paideia program dates are July 5-September. There no spaces left.

Dates to remember. September 12 All Paideia classes begin September 9, 10 Friday/Saturday Greek School clas-

ses begin Sept. 13, 15, 16 T/Th/Fr Adult Classes begin September 13 Tuesday Conversational Classes begin Greek School Registration. Greek School registration is

open for 2016-2017. Please find the form on our website (www.stkhec.org)

Adult Language Classes. Three classes are offered for the teaching of the Greek language to adults: Tuesdays 7pm-9pm, Thursdays 7pm-9pm, and Fridays 5pm-7pm. You may find the form online or ask for one in the office.

Program Information Online. Visit www.stkhec.org or follow us on Facebook.

Steward Rates. Please renew your stewardship to qualify for steward rates for the upcoming school year.

We look forward to seeing each and every one of our students back in September. Ask us about the new music class we plan to offer.

Kalo kalokairi to all!!!

ΤΟ ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙ, που με χαρά περιμένουμε να πάμε διακοπές, εκτός τα καλά των διακοπών, πολλοί είναι και οι κίνδυνοι που υπάρχουν γύρω μας που πρέπει να προσέχουμε. Επειδή όμως οφείλουμε να συναισθανόμαστε ότι ψυχή και σώμα ανήκουν στον Θεό, δεν πρέπει ποτέ να επιτρέψουμε την αμαρτία να μας μολύνει. Αφορμή στο θέμα αυτό έδωσε μία λεπτομέρεια από την

ιδιωτική ζωή του Καίσαρα. Διηγούνται ότι στην είσοδο του ανακτόρου του ο Καίσαρας είχε ένα μικρό ελαφάκι. Το ελαφάκι αυτό δεν ήταν αληθινό, αλλά γλυπτό, τόσο όμορφα καλλιτεχνημένο, που έμοιαζε καταπληκτικά με ζωντανό. Ήταν όμορφο, ζωηρό, με αστραφτερή ματιά, με διάδημα επάνω στο κεφάλι του, που νόμιζες πως θα τρέξει επάνω σου. Ήταν χάρμα να το βλέπεις. Ο Καίσαρας, που το αγαπούσε πολύ, φοβόταν μήπως το πλησιάσουν, το περιεργαστούν με τα χέρια τους και από απροσεξία χαλάσουν κάτι από την ομορφιά του, το λερώσουν, το σπάσουν, το καταστρέψουν. Γι’ αυτό κρέμασε στο λαιμό του μια ταμπελίτσα με ζωητά γράμματα: “Nolli me tangere. Caesaris sum”, που σημαίνει «Μή με αγγίζεις, ανήκω στον Καίσαρα». Αφού ήταν εντολή του Καίσαρα, ποιός μπορούσε να την παραβεί; Από τότε κανένας δεν πλησίαζε το όμορφο ελαφάκι να το ενοχήσει. Έτσι έμεινε στο κτήμα του Καίσαρα, στολίδι του παλατιού του. Όμορφη βέβαια και έξυπνη σκέψη και ενέργεια του Ρωμαίου

αυτοκράτορα, που σε μας έχει να πει πολλά. Εμείς πού και σε ποιόν ανήκουμε; Για μας τους χριστιανούς υπάρχει μία και απείρως ανώτερη ευτυχία από εκείνη του ελαφιού. Εμείς ανήκουμε όχι στον Καίσαρα, αλλά στον Θεό. Αυτό είναι μιά πραγματικότητα που μας κάνει ευτυχείς. «Του Θεού ειμί», έλεγε ο Πάγκαλος Ιωσήφ (Γενεσ. ν’ 19). Αυτή η πραγματικότητα μας κάνει να ξεχωρίζουμε από όλα τα άλλα κτίσματα και μας δίνει το δικαίωμα να αισθανόμαστε απέναντί τους βασιλικά. Με τα θεϊκά του χέρια έπλασε το σώμα μας ο Θεός και το προώρισε να γίνει κατοικητήριό του «ναός του Θεού» (Α΄Κορινθ. γ΄16). Μας ενεφύσησε την ιερή πνοή του, που είναι η ψυχή μας, η οποία μας κάνει να είμαστε εικόνα Θεού. Όλα αυτά δείχνουν εκτός του ότι είμαστε του Θεού, ανήκουμε στον Θεό, ως σώμα, ως ψυχή, ως ολόκληρος άνθρωπος. Πόση μεγάλη τιμή, πόση δόξα, πόσο μεγαλείο! Το σπουδαίο δε είναι ότι στον Θεό δεν ανήκουν μόνο ορισμένοι, αλλά όλοι, μικροί και μεγάλοι, πλούσιοι και φτωχοί, δυνατοί και αδύνατοι... Υπάρχει λοιπόν και σε μας περίπτωση που έχουμε υποχρέωση

να πούμε «Μη με αγγίζεις»; Ασφαλώς ναί, γιατί υπάρχουν χέρια ακάθαρτα και βέβηλα, τα οποία θέλουν και προσπαθούν όχι με αγνά και αθώα, αλλά με κακούργα αισθήματα να μας αγγίσουν για να μας λερώσουν και να χάσουμε την λαμπρότητα, την ομορφιά και την αίγλη που μας χάρισε ο Θεός. Και αυτό είναι ο Σατανάς και η αμαρτία. Ας δούμε όμως πώς μπορούμε να πετύχουμε την απομάκρυνση

της αμαρτίας. Όταν π.χ. έρχεται στο νου μας μια πονηρή σκέψη να μας μολύνει, αμέσως πρέπει να την απομακρύνουμε. Το βλέμμα μας πέφτει τυχαία σε μια άσχημη σκηνή ή βλέπουμε μια ακάθαρτη φωτογραφία.... Όλα αυτά θέλουν να εισέλθουν μέσα μας να γίνουν κτήμα μας και εντρύφημα. Τότε αμέσως οφείλουμε

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ΜΗ ΜΕ ΑΓΓΙΖΕΙΣ Σοφία Δ. Τσαγκάλη

HELLENIC EDUCATION CENTER Eleni Alexopoulou

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GOYA CAMP GOOD SHEPHERD VIRGINIA will take place July 10-16 at Camp Piakatank, 1586 Stampers Bay Road, Hart-field, Virginia 23071. Contact Fr. Costa for information.

If anyone would like to host the GOYAns for an event over the summer, please contact Presv. Pauline Pavlakos (GOYA_St_Katherine@msn.com) or Maria Wills (mwills28@verizon.net). Have a great summer!

A DAY AT KINGS DOMINION PLEASE LOOK TO YOUR EMAIL and the Sunday bulletins for information on a possible trip to Kings Dominion. The Regional Orthodox Youth Day, usually held on the Tues-

day following the end of the FCPS school year, was not held this year. Fr. Costa will try to organize a day trip to Kings Domin-ion with local Greek Orthodox Churches. All youth of our com-munity are welcome.

Parents must accompany children under the age of 13. If we have a large group, we will rent a bus. An email will be sent to the GOYA distribution list and the church’s listserv once details have been confirmed.

JULY CHURCH DUTY ROSTER

July 3, 2016 Nick Larigakis, Captain

Rosemary Filou Costas Mavromatakis

Mallamo Mavromatakis

9:00am Bill Polizos Dr. Jerry Rich Mary Varlas

July 10, 2016 Peter Karounos, Captain

Rosemary Filou Bill Polizos

Jim Stoucker

9:0am Maria Vargas Mary Varlas Maria Wills

July 17, 2016 Dr. Jerry Rich, Captain

Chris Euripides Costas Mavromatakis

Mallamo Mavromatakis

9:00am Bill Polizos Maria Vargas Maria Wills

July 24, 2016 Jim Stoucker, Captain

Chris Euripides Peter Karounos Nick Larigakis

9:00am Maria Vargas Mary Varlas Maria Wills

July 31, 2016 M. Mavromatakis, Captain

Chris Euripides Rosemary Filou Peter Karounos

9:00am Costas Mavromatakis Dr. Jerry Rich Jim Stoucker

AUGUST CHURCH DUTY ROSTER

August 7, 2016 Maria Vargas, Captain

Chris Euripides Rosemary Filou

Costas Mavromatakis

9:00am Mallamo Mavromatakis Bill Polizos Jim Stoucker

August 14, 2016 Maria Wills, Captain

Peter Karounos Costas Mavromatakis

Mallamo Mavromatakis

9:0am Bill Polizos Jim Stoucker Mary Varlas

August 21, 2016 Chris Euripides, Captain

Rosemary Filou Peter Karounos

Bill Polizos

9:00am Dr. Jerry Rich Maria Vargas Mary Varlas

August 28, 2016 Peter Karounos, Captain

Chris Euripides Dr. Jerry Rich

Jim Stoucker

9:00am Maria Vargas Mary Varlas Maria Wills

AHEPA PETER N. DERZIS CHAPTER 438 AHEPA Peter N. Derzis Chapter 438 honored its Hellenic Heritage by completing a banner year thanks to full sup-port from the Saint Katherine Community. To this end, the Chapter has had not one but three very successful fundrais-ers. The foremost fundraiser honored our Departed Brother Gus Moshos Memorial with a Christmas Raffle. The Christmas Ornaments Sale was also a major success and was followed by the very successful Greek Cuisine Raffle with the winners being Steve Martnishn, Demetrios Pikrallides and George Varoutsos. The Chapter held joint functions with DOP Helle Chapter 283 (Heart Symposi-um), supported Prometheas Society (Independence Day), fed the Homeless, and co-hosted with AHEPA Chapter 31 with support from DOP 283 the Wreath Laying at Arling-ton National Cemetery. It also hosted the networking social luncheon which immediately followed. Chapter Brothers Steve Martnishn and Angelo Toutsi led efforts for a suc-cessful Washington Metro Scholarship Program to include a $1,500 Derzis Chapter Memorial Scholarship on AHEPA Sunday, a $1,500 to the Saint Katherine General Fund, and $1,000 for Vacation Bible Camp. The Chapter is presently in phase two of its expansion of its AHEPA Senior Kendro for greater community use.

Perhaps its biggest accomplishment is the start-up of a Sons of Pericles Adelphia Chapter 335, under the leader-ship of Brothers James Soiles and James Kontzamanys, with current planning for a Maids of Athena Chapter. And finally at the District #3 AHEPA Convention, the Derzis Chapter for all of the above was awarded “Chapter of the Year” and “President of the Year—John Papathanassiou!” Congratulations Brothers to a Banner Year!

REGISTRY

Baptisms Angelina Christina (June 1”)

daughter of Triandafilos “Ted’ and Revecca Maria Padiotis

Godparent: Alkinoe “Alki” Meyer

Nicoletta Anastasia (June 12) daughter of Dimitri and Caroline Sotiropoulos Godparents: Stelios and Lambrini Vatikiotis

Zoe (June 18)

daughter of Prashant Rohit and Elena Vasilia Patel

Godparents: Vasiliki Victoria Galanos and Constantin Spatoulas

Daniel Kim (June 19)

son of Yang Jin (Richard) and Sophia Kim Godparent: Jeff Borst

Theofanis (June 25)

son of Ayan and Nikoletta Mary Bagchi Godparent: Athanasios Theodoropoulos

Alexander (June 25)

son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pratt Godparent: Anastasia Pratt

Sofia Gianna (June 26)

daughter of Savvas and Rachael Georgopoulos Godparents: Damianos and Kayla Gliatis

Chrismations Marwan Mina (June 12)

son of Mourad Milhem and Eva Meena Mina Sponsors: John and Katina Doulis

Constantin Spatoulas (June 18)

son of Constantin and Janet Spatoulas Sponsor: Maria Smith

Weddings Ayse C. Avni

and Nicholas Kalis (May 28)

Koumbara: Marina Panopoulos

Selome M. Kidane and

David Solomon (June 11) Koumbara: Miriam Kidane

Congratulations!

Funerals George John Simeon (May 26)

Constantine S. Sarakinis (June 2) Gregory Pappas (June 15)

May their memory be eternal.

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να σπεύσουμε και να δείξουμε την πινακίδα μας, μη μας αγγίζεις, ανήκουμε στον Θεό! Απομακρύνουμε κάθε επίθεση του Σατανά, όταν η αμαρτία με όλη της την προκλητικότητα επιχειρήσει να εισέλθει στα αυτά μας ως αμαρτωλή συζήτηση, κατάκριση, κακή πράξη. Επειδή ανήκουμε στο Θεό, αυτό μας δίνει δύναμη να λέμε όχι σε κάθε τι κακό που βλάπτει ψυχή και σώμα. Ανήκουμε στο Θεό, γι’ αυτό αποφεύγουμε ό,τι δεν είναι ξεκάθαρο και αρωματισμένο από της αρετής το μύρο είτε στο λόγο είτε στην καρδιά. Είναι ωφέλιμο κι ευεργετικό να θυμηθούμε κάτι σχετικό που αναφέρει μία ευχή της Θείας Λειτουργίας των Προηγιασμένων Δώρων.

«...Οφθαλμός με απέστω παντός πονηρού βλέμματος, ακοή δε λόγοις αργοίς ανεπίβατος (άβατη και απλησίαστη σε λόγια περιττά), η δε γλώττα καθαρευέτω ρημάτων απρεπών...». Έτσι με τη βοήθεια του Θεού θα μένουμε ανέγγιχτοι και καθαροί από τις προσβολές του πονηρού και της αμαρτίας. Σαν επίλογο, ας διαβάσουμε αυτά που λέει ο απόστολος Παύλος προς τους Κορινθίους, Α΄Κορινθ. στ’ 20. «Δοξάσατε τον Θεόν εν τω

σώματι υμών και εν τω πνεύματι υμών, άτινα εστί του Θεού». Μας καλεί να δοξάσουμε τον Θεό με την ψυχή και το σώμα μας, που ανήκουν στον Θεό γενόμενοι υμνητές του. Αυτό δε θα επιτευχθεί όταν τα διατηρούμε καθαρά και αμόλυντα, όπως Εκείνος ο Δημιουργός τους θέλει για τη δόξα Του! Καλό και ασφαλές Καλοκαίρι μακρυά από τον πονηρό και την αμαρτία!

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PHILOPTOCHOS WE ALL HAD A WONDERFUL TIME at our luncheon at Nos-tos Restaurant. A big thanks to Pete and Despina Pagonis for their hospitality. We honored Mary Thomas for her service to the Philoptochos and to our Church, and we made her an honorary member of the Philoptochos.

We had a great year. We helped different organizations, including children in need, schools, our elderly, the home-less, our troops, our community as a whole, and our Church. Ladies, we should be very proud of ourselves!

I look forward to working with you again this coming year and I will see you in September. Have a wonderful, safe summer!

BOOKSTORE HUGE SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE!!! During the months of July and August at Saint Katherine Bookstore, all books (except Bibles) are 50% off. All icons and other gift items are 20% off. Final prices are rounded to the nearest dollar. As always, we thank you for your patronage and support of the bookstore.

DTHANK YOU TO EVERYONE who supported our collection of crib sheets for infant cribs and toddler cots used in Head Start/Early Head Start programs in Fairfax County.

Congratulations to Aleeke Thorne and Yanna Willett on receiving Helle Chapter’s 2016 Hellenism Award at Saint Katherine Greek School graduation June 11. Each received a certificate in recognition of their academic achievement and individual excellence and a boxed set of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. We also congratulate high school senior Ad-amandia Frantzis on receiving Helle Chapter’s 2016 schol-arship award of $1,200, which was presented at the Wash-ington Metropolitan Area AHEPA Scholarship Awards banquet in May.

The AHEPA/Daughters of Penelope District 3 Conven-tion was held early June in Norfolk, VA. I am proud to report that Helle Chapter was awarded Chapter of the Year for District 3, was recognized for most new initiates and most reinstated Sisters, and Sister Lynn Francis was elect-ed District 3 Lt. Governor! We enjoyed celebrating at our end-of-year gathering at Bull Run Winery on June 18.

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OCMC Fundraising Dinner Update. Our June 15 OCMC Funraising Dinner at Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Church in Potomac, MD was a great success. Fr. John Chakos, our mission priest in Guatemala, was our main speaker and kept the audience spellbound with stories of his experiences in Guatemala. Over 100,000 Mayan Indi-ans have converted to Orthodoxy. That evening, over $9,000 were raised for the Guatemala mission. Thanks to all who came to the dinner and/or contributed.

Alaska Mission, July 1-11. Our own Betty and John Slanta have been chosen for the OCMC Alaska Mission trip. They are now fully funded. While in Alaska, they will participate in an annual youth camp in Kwethluk and lead a young adult retreat in Napaskiak. They will teach the youth and young adults of the lower Kushokwim Dean-ery the Christian approach to withstanding social tempta-tions and a deeper understanding of Orthodoxy. One of their teammates will be Elias Mavromatis from Saints Constantine and Helen in Silver Spring, MD. Please keep them in your prayers.

Projcct Mexico, July 14-20. Our team from Saint Kathe-rine has completed their fundraising. The eight-member team includes Bill, Eleni, Ariana, Niko, and Leon Porter, Claudia Cherpes, Teddy Stathopoulos, and Tess Bliss. Although the cost of the trip has been covered, the team is still in need of funds to bring gifts to the orphans at Saint Innocent Orphanage where the team will be staying while in Mexico. They will assist in building a home for a needy family. If you would like to make a donation for gifts for the children of the orphanage, make checks payable to Saint Katherine and write “Porter Project” on the memo line. Please keep them in your prayers.

OCMC Short-Term Teams Still Available. If you are interested in learning which OCMC teams are still availa-ble for 2016, go to OCMC.org.

FOCUS NA (Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve—North America. FOCUS has started two new projects in the DC area. The first project is in the District. Breakfast and lunch will be served to over 300 elementary students in southern DC. The meals will be assembled in the Saint Sophia kitchen and taken to the children.

The second project will be in Fairfax county and based at our sister church, Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church in Falls Church. Twenty-five to 30 children will spend the day at St. Mary’s while their parents work.

Guatemalan Orphan, Carolos Manuel. We are still raising money to support our adopted orphan, Carlos Manuel, at the Hogar Orphanage in Guatemala. Our cost per year is $3,650. If you wish to help us sponsor Carlos, please send your donation to the church office. Make the checks paya-ble to Saint Katherine and write “Guatemala/Carlos Ma-nuel” on the memo line.

Monumental Missions Walk, Saturday, October 15. Save the date for our 4th Annual Monumental Missions Walk, which is set for Saturday, October 15, starting at 9:00am. This year, the tent will be set up on the DC Mall near 3rd/4th Streets, next to the American Indian Muse-um. The walk will go past the Capitol and other monu-ments/memorials in the area. Please consider picking up a registration form/sponsor sheet, available after church, and ask family and friends to sponsor you for the walk. Help us raise funds for OCMC and local Virginia charities, while walking and having fellowship with other Orthodox Christians. Paper registrations are currently available but online registrations will become available soon. Checks should be made out to Saint Katherine with “Monumental Missions Walk 2016” in the memo line.

HOMELESS SHELTER

Clothing and Toiletries Collection. We continue to collect new or clean used clothes and unopened toiletries for the shelter year round. Bring your donations to our community center. We take them to the shelter every Sunday.

The shelter notified us recently that they have many oth-er needs such as cleaning supplies, kitchen supplies, bed sheets and. blankets, etc. These are all used as they find apartments for the homeless. Please see the full list at: http://www.nvfs.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=393678

If you wish to donate any of these items, please take them directly to the Bailey’s Crossroads Homeless Shelter at 3525 Moncure Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22041. The list is also on the Saint Katherine web site.

Hygiene and Survival Kits. We will again assemble over 250 hygiene and survival Kits for the homeless shelter. Each organization of the church has been informed of the items they need to provide. The items are all due on Sun-day, November 20. Our Sunday School children will as-semble the kits after church on Sunday, December 18.

MISSIONS AND OUTREACH Go therefore and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19)

Next Missions Meeting Tuesday, August 16 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend.

SAINT KATHERINE LIVE! Did you know that we have a live feed from our church? Relatives and friends from far away can watch a sacrament. If you are sick and cannot make it to a service, you can still participate. Sign in to the church website, saint-katherines.org, and click on the red “Saint Katherine Live!” button in the right-hand column.

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On the Providence of God. 1st ed. Saint John Chrysostom. Translated by Monk Moses. Platina, CA: Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, editor and publisher. 2015. Paper-back. 158 pages. Saint John spent his last years in exile. The oligarchs in Constantinople twice had him banished from the city, an-gry over his constant challenges to their overweening pride and corruption. Saint John endured forced marches into ever-greater privations and his supporters left behind faced torture and even death. In his introduction, Abbot Dama-scene sees the book as a minor miracle:

On the Providence of God was written in the mountains of Armenia...to encourage his faithful flock in Constantinople and elsewhere, who were in distress due to his forced exile and the political intrigue and persecutions surrounding it. That he would have the strength and courage not only to instruct his spiritual children on the wondrous providence of God amidst the sufferings of his exile, but to write a whole treatise on this subject, is a testament to the indomitable faith of this great man of God (p. 9). Arranged as 24 short chapters, Saint John writes on

maintaining and even amplifying faith during tribulation, never showing a trace of self-pity. He reminds us of God’s grand inscrutability and our proper response of humility. Those who demand that God answer for suffering can easi-ly become further scandalized due to the unjust actions of corrupt leaders. Saint John insists that their mounting bit-terness and their slide into unbelief can only be ascribed to the state of their own hearts and minds, along with the fact they don’t know Scripture. The scandalized do not see the grace that came to the biblical heroes, the providential care that God showed them during their trials, the friendship with God they found in the aftermath, and their final re-wards of eternity in God’s presence. Saint John says:

Likewise, it would be possible to tell of countless others who, having encountered grievous circumstances, were not thrown into confusion, but held fast to God’s declaration even if the events were contrary to the promises. Through this most noble endurance with patience, they plucked bril-liant crowns for themselves. Therefore, beloved one, you too, wait for the final outcome. Everything will be fulfilled, whether in this world or in the age to come (96).

Why read these words today? Abbot Damascene sug-

gests: Especially when we are beset by unforeseen trials and tribula-tions, this atmosphere of unbelief [surrounding us in the mod-ern world] can weaken our faith that God is really taking care

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BOOK REVIEW Gregory McKinney

NIKOS SKALKOTTAS When most people think of Greek composers, Mikis Theo-dorakis and Manos Hatzidakis come to mind. However, by all accounts, there was one man who was born in 1904 in the town of Chalkida in Evoia, who would’ve achieved the renown of Bela Bartok or Jean Sibelius had he left Greece.

Skalkottas started learning the vio-lin at an early age from his uncle. When his family moved to Athens, he attended the prestigious Odeon and upon graduation, amongst other honors, he received scholarships to study music in Berlin. From there, he wrote:

Για την ιδια μου τη ζωη, δεν με νοιαζει και πολυ. Οσο για τη δουλεια μου, πρεπει ν'ανεβασω την Ελλαδα στο διεθνος μουσικο επιπεδο.

He saw his purpose as that of raising the profile of Greece to an international musical level.

To that end, from 1927-1932 he attended the Masterclass in Composition with Arnold Schoenberg at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. He composed all kinds of mu-sic, including symphonic pieces, chamber music, and for solo instruments. Everything except opera. By 1933, how-ever, he was forced to flee Germany with the rise of the Nazis. On returning to Athens, he encountered many diffi-culties; he wasn’t acknowledged as the excellent and for-ward-thinking composer he had proved himself to be, but rather relegated to the sidelines. This environment which lacked dynamism and creativity was the beginning of the end for Skalkottas. He died in 1949.

These days, his 36 Dances and symphonic overture The Return of Ullyses are his best known works. Dance rhythms have always been a mainstay of Greek folkloric heritage. Another distinguished Greek, the conductor Di-mitris Mitropoulos, with the New York Philharmonic, in 1959, performed some dances of Skalkottas. It's sad to report that almost all of his manuscripts and scores were lost. One can only imagine what he might have achieved had he migrated to the West, like Schoenberg and Bartok. The piece I heard played at the NGA was called The Trawler. It was magically evocative of the sounds of fish-ing nets being thrown out and hauled back in.

ALL AROUND THE TOWN Joanna Bose

(Continued from previous column) St. John’s flock and in some ways even more than they, we stand in need of words of life that will enflame the embers of faith within us. May St. John’s words on God’s providence—born in the crucible of his own suffering—inspire us to abide more deeply in the security of being children of the Highest, the loving Father of us all (25).

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STEWARDSHIP

SHOWN BELOW is a list of families and individuals who participated in the 2016 Saint Katherine Stewardship Program through May 31, 2016.Thank you for responding to the needs of our church.

If you have not yet submitted your 2016 pledge, please complete the stewardship form on page 8 and return it to the Church Office as soon as possible. Alternatively, you may pledge online today at www.saint-katherines.org/stewardship. Your Church and community de-pend on your stewardship commitment.

Any questions? Please contact Lori Nelson at lnelson@stkchurch.com or 703-671-1515.

M/M Evangelos Abatzis Samia Aburdeineh M/M Donald Adams Mr Frank Agnos M/M John Agnos AHEPA Chapter No. 438 M/M John Alachnowicz Mrs Penelope Alatis M/M Nikolaos Alexiou Ms Joanna Alexis M Alexis Rev/Mrs Stefanos Alexopoulos M/M Dimitri Alexson M/M Peter Aliferis M/M Larry Anagnos Athanasia Anagnosta M/M Anastasio Anastasiou M/M John Andre M/M Paul Anson M/M Tasie Anton M/M Nicholas Argerson M/M Nektarios Athanasiou Mrs Panagiota Bakatsias Capt/Mrs James Ballard M/M James Ballis Mr Richard Bambacus Dr/Dr George Banks M/M George Barborak Mrs Sophie Barfield M/M Tom Beck Dr Dean Bellas Mrs Irene Bells Mr Blake Beverly Ms Susan Blome M/M Michael Bohle M/M George Boosalis M/M Jeffrey Borst Mrs Barbara Bosworth M/M James Bouloukos M/M Theodore Bousbouras Mrs Stella Brackman Ms Maria Brazda M/M Lewis Brickates M/M John Broening M/M David Buddendeck M/M Elias Burton M/M Christopher Bursenos M/M George Bursenos Mrs Evangeline Calamos Mr William Camarinos M/M Michael Campbell Mrs Catherine Speleos Canard Mrs Gisella Caparell M/M Manuel Capsalis Mrs Mary Capsalis M/M Todd Carr Mr Eduardo Castellon Mrs Anna Chaconas M/M Christopher Chaconas Mr Paul Chaconas Mrs Georgia Chakeris M/M Demetris Charalambous M/M George Charuhas Mr Telly Charuhas M/M Constantine Chelpon Rev Dn/Mrs Harry Chelpon Mr Mikhail Chelpon Presv Theodora Chelpon M/M Mark Cherpes Mr/Ms Peter Cherpes

M/M Emmanuel Chiaparas Mrs Emerald Chiotakis M/M George Christacos Dr Nicole Christacos M/M Stavros Christacos M/M Aristotle Christou Miss Ljiljana Ciric Mr Antonios Clapsis William Collins Dr/Mrs James Constantine Mrs Ileana Constantinescu Dr George Contis Col/Mrs Harry Contos Mrs Argery Cooke Anastasia Cordova Dr Susan Coronis M/M Gus Costas M/M Spiros Coutavas Mr Michael Dakes Mr Stephen Dakes Ms Elena Danigelis M/M Ivan Danzig M/M Kostas Daskalakis M/M Michael Davey Ms Dorothea Davidian Dr/Mrs John Demakis Mrs Antoinette Demeres M/M Christian Demeter M/M Demetrios Demetriou Mrs Elpida Demetriou and Bruno Cardoso M/M Lambros Demetriou M/M Peter Demetriou Ms Venetia Demson Ms Georgia Dimitras Dr/Mrs Harry Dinell Mr Stephen Dinos and Evie Cavros Mr Nicholas Dopuch Dr Sophia Phass Doulis Ms Mary Drakoulis M/M Efthemios Drosos M/M Stavros Drosos Mrs Nicolitsa Economou Mrs Catherine Edgington M/M Christos Elefantis Mr John Elefantis Mrs Hrisoula Eskinzes M/M Christopher Euripides George P Evans M/M Michael Fazio M/M Pantelis Firippis M/M Argires Flevarakis Mrs Niki Flevarakis M/M Dennis Floros Mr George Floros M/M Nicholaos Floros M/M Pete Floros M/M Stephanos Flossos Mrs Dianne Kavros Fogarty Mr Antonios Fotelargias M/M Vasilios Fotinos M/M James Francis M/M Stephen Francis Mr Athanasios Gadonas Mr Demetrios Gadonas M/M Dimitrios Gadonas Mr William Galanis M/M Demetrios Galatis M/M Richard Gamble

Ltc/Mrs Dennis Garbis M/M John Garbis M/M Martin Gardner M/M David Garnett Mrs Effie Gasparis Mrs Aspasia Georgatos M/M Evans George M/M George Georgeadis M/M Nicholas Georges Ms Mary Georghiou M/M Savvas Georgopoulos M/M Frank Gerow M/M Chris Gianakura Mrs Helen Gianelos Mrs Loukia Giannoukos M/M George Giatas Mrs Eleni Goldsmith M/M Arthur Gomez Mr George Gonzalez M/M Dimitrios Goranitis M/M Chad Gorman M/M Christos Gougoufkas M/M John Gouvis M/M Peter Gouvis Ms Joanna Greig M/M Mark Gull M/M Andreas Hadjichristodoulou Ms Thecla Hadjidamianou Mr Menbere Haile M/M John Hall M/M Donald Halstead MM George Harocopos and Antigone Horocopos M/M Alexander Hatjis M/M Peter Hatzi Ms Diane Gatsis Havinga M/M Justin Hawkins M/M Karl Hickson M/M Everet Hoeg M/M Bryan Holloway Mrs Agoritsa Holmes M/M James Howard M/M Iacovos Ioannou M/M Eleftherios Ioanou Mrs Kim Johnson Isaac Mr William Jackson and Maria Liakos M/M James Jatras Mr James Jeweler M/M John Jeweler Angelo T Joumas M/M Tom Jouvanis Mr Louis Junes M/M Benjamin Jurado Mr Christ Kacoyannakis and Nancy Thompson Mrs Irene Kakaviatos Maria Kakissis Mr Stavros Kalamatianos and Dora Adamopoulos Mrs. Georgia Kalaris M/M Mark Kalaris M/M Christopher Kalavritinos Mrs Maria Kalis Mr Michael Kalis Mr Nicholas Kalis M/M Tim Kalyvas Christine Kanakis M/M Brasidas Kanakos M/M Tom Kanakos

M/M George Kapetanakis M/M Bill Kapsidelis Mrs Maria Karageorge M/M John Karamanis Mrs Helen Karambelas Mrs Maynee Karanikas M/M Peter Karounos M/M Anthony Katsakis Mr/Dr Efthimios Katsapis M/M Dean Katsikes M/M George Kavarligos M/M George Kavros M/M Irakli Khizanishvili M/M Nicholas Kikis M/M Michael Kiklis M/M Mike Kiros M/M Thomas Kiszka M/M Konstantinos Kohilas M/M Andreas Kokkinis Mr Andreas Kolas and Gratsiela Nikolova M/M Costas Kolas M/M Steven Kolias M/M Konstantinos Kollias M/M Alexandros Kolovos Mr Nicholas Kolovos Mrs Barbara Koltos Ms Penelope Koltos Ms Penelope Konstas M/M George Kontzias Mrs Sousanna Kontzias Ms Christina Koprivica Mr Vitali Kopylov M/M George Kosmakos M/M Ted Kosturos M/M Konstantinos Koukides Mrs Vasiliki Koukis Mrs Marika Koumanelis M/M George Koumarianos Mrs Paraskevi Koumarianos M/M Teddy Koumarianos M/M Dimitris Kouretas Mrs Maria Koustenis M/M Angelo Koutsoupias M/M Gregoris Kozakos Ms Christine Krithades M/M Ken Kunec Dr/Mrs Andy Kydes M/M Nicholas Lagos Mrs Maria Laliotis M/M Sheldon Lampert Mr Nicholas Larigakis Ms Anna Lecos M/M Vasilios Lekkas M/M Theodosios Liappis Mrs Elaine Ligelis Ms Tina Ligelis M/M James Loizou Mrs Koula Lolos M/M George Louvis Ms Maria Makredes M/M Nikolaos Makrigiorgos M/M Vasilios Makrigiorgos M/M Peter Malek M/s Ekaterini Malliou Miss Gaye Mallis Ms Glykeria Maniatis Mrs Carol Manolas M/M George Manoleras Dr/Mrs John Manolis

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2016 STEWARDSHIP FORM “Christian Stewardship is 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 acknowledgment of Christ’s re-deeming love...caring for the needs of others...” (Williams & McKibben in Oriented Lead-ership). If you have not yet made a stewardship commitment to your church for the year 2016, please take a moment and do so now.

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I thank the Lord and praise his name for all the times that He will care us. I challenge you then, when you feel down and out, get aboard the salvation train. Have a blessed summer and I will see you in church.

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EIGHT HEALTHY COPING TIPS TO MANAGE GRIEF (from mySahana website)

Here are some ideas for common and healthy coping techniques when mourning a loss: 1. Reach out to others. When experiencing grief, support from family, friends, your church, or a support group can help ease the burden of grief. A social support network can take care of the daily tasks and chores as well as other arrangements so that you can focus on working through the emotions that accompany a loss. Additionally, being socially isolated can further add to the risk of depression after experiencing a loss. Having people around you can help buffer that risk. 2. Create a ritual. Research has shown that creating a ritual during the grieving process significantly improves the grief experience. Engaging in any kind of ritual, including celebrating the loved one’s birthday, visiting the grave or a favorite spot, or honoring an anniversary, can help pro-tect against developing depression due to grief. 3. Get fresh air. Grief can be a very overwhelming experience and the thought of doing any kind of activity may feel too burdensome for some people. Stepping outside even if for two minutes to breathe in fresh air can help your mind and body re-energize while you are grieving a loss. Breathing fresh air on your patio or front step can help relax the body and mind during this stressful time. 4. Eat, exercise and sleep. The stress from a major loss negatively impacts your immune system, making you more at risk for illnesses. It is imperative to take care of your physical and emotional health during this time to prevent yourself from getting sick. Eat healthy foods, exercise as often as you can. Grief can make you feel fatigued and uninterested in activities. However, eating well and exercising can help combat the negative effects of grief-related stress. 5. Be patient with yourself. There is no timeframe, time limit, or a list of emotions that you should feel while you are grieving. Do not believe anyone who says there is a timeline on grief. Grief is a lifelong process that becomes easier to cope with over time. Grief is also nonlinear so symptoms may hit you at different times of the day and in different ways over the course of several months. This is all normal. 6. Know your grief triggers. Certain milestones, anniversaries and or situations may remind you of your loss and trigger a grief episode. Know what these are and be prepared by planning ahead to make sure you have appropriate coping strategies and outlets available. For example, if you have suffered a miscarriage, going to the grocery store during the day may trigger your grief when you see mothers with their young children. Plan on going to the grocery store at a different time of the day. 7. Do something creative. Research has identified that using the creative part of your brain can help soothe the emotion centers of the brain that are highly aroused during the mourning process. Writing, drawing or dancing are some examples of creative outlets for grief. They can also serve as a memorial of the loss that you experienced. 8. Attend grief counseling or a support group. While counseling is not necessary for everyone who is grieving, if you find yourself ruminating over the loss, you may benefit from speaking to a grief counselor to help you navigate the complex emotions that make up the grief experience. Similarly, a peer support group with people who have gone through similar situations as you have may be an excellent source of support while you recover from your loss.

Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church offers a grief support group, GRACE (Grief Recovery: Accept-ing, Coping, and Evolving). For further information, please call Fr. Costa Pavlakos at 703-671-1515. Thank you to Maria Papageorgiou for contributing articles nearly every month for the last 11 years.