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OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 1
IN THIS ISSUE
S e p t e m b e r —T h e
Month for Spiritual
Rejuvenation ―September is the month for
spiritual rejuvenation and re-
newal for all orthodox Chris-
tians. September is a month for
getting back on track and get-
ting our souls fit once again for
the upcoming Ecclesiastical
New Year. ―
by Fr. Andreas Vithoulkas
<<ν επηέκβξηνο είλαη ν κήλαο
γ η α η ε λ π λ ε π κ α η η θ ή
αλαδσνγφλεζε θαη αλαλέσζε
γηα φινπο ηνπο Οξζνδφμνπο
Υξηζηηαλνχο.
>>
ηνπ π. Αλδξέα Βπζνχιθαο
ISSUE NO. 284 WWW.HOLYTRINITYBRIDGEPORT.ORG OCTOBER 2013
Chosen and Appointed by
God to Go and Bear Fruit
OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 2 October 2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Tuesday of the
3rd Week
Holy Protection
of the Theoto-kos
Ananias of the
70
2
Wednesday of
the 3rd Week
Martyrs Cypri-an and Justina
Martyrs Rusti-
cus and Eleu-therius
3 Thursday of the
3rd Week
Dionysios the
Areopagite John the
Chozebite of
Caesaria
4
Friday of the
3rd Week
Hierotheus, Bp. of Athens
Domnina the
Martyr
5
Saturday of
the 3rd Week
Martyr Chariti-
na Methodia of
Cimolus
6 FORCC
DINNER @
St. Dimitrie-
3rd Sunday of
Luke , Apostle Thomas, Mar-
tyr Erotidus
7
Monday of the
4th Week
Martyrs Sergius
and Bacchus Hieromartyr
Polychronus
8 Tuesday of the
4th Week
Righteous Pela-
gia Virgin Pelagia
9
Apostle James, Son of Alphae-
us , Andronicus
and Athanasia
more
10 Thursday of the
4th Week
Martyrs Eu-lampius & Eu-
lampia
11 Helle
nic Cultural Rebetiki Vradia
8:00 pm ,Philip
of the 7 Dea-cons
12 Saturday
of the 4th
Week ,Simeon
the New Theo-
logian ,Martyrs Probus, An-
dronicus, &
Tarachus
13 PTO
Brunch After
Services ,
Sunday of the
7th Ecumeni-cal Council,
Carpus, Papy-
lus, Agathodo-rus, & Aga-
thonica
14 Monday of the 5th Week
Martyrs Nazari-
us, Gervasius, Protasius, &
Celsus
Cosmas the
Hagiopolite
15 Tuesday of the
5th Week
Hieromartyr Lucian
Righteous Sabi-nus
16
Longinus the
Centurion
17 Thursday of the
5th Week
Prophet Hosea
Martyrs Cos-
mas and Dami-an of Arabia
18
Wine Tasting—
6:30pm
Luke the Evan-
gelist
Martyr Marinus
the Elder
19
Saturday of
the 5th Week
Prophet Joel
Martyr Varys
20
6th Sunday of
Luke
Great Martyr Artemius
Gerasimus of Cephalonia
21
Monday of the
6th Week
Hilarion the Great
Christodoulus, Wonderworker
22 Tuesday of the
6th Week
Abercius of Hierapolis
7 Youths of Ephesus
23
James (Iakovos), the
Brother of the
Lord
Patriarch Ignati-
us
24 Thursday of the
6th Week
Great Martyr Arethas
Martyr Sebas-tian
25
Friday of the
6th Week
Martyrs Marci-an & Martyrius
Tabitha the
Merciful
26 Service-
Demetrius the
Myrrh-
streamer
Commemora-tion of the
Earthquake in
Constantino-ple
27 General
Assembly
ΓΔΝΗΚΖ
ΤΝΔΛΔΤΖ
After Services
7th Sunday of
Luke, Great
Martyr Nestor
28 Holy Protection
of the Theoto-
kos ,
Martyrs Ter-rence & Eunice
29 Tuesday of the
7th ,Week Mart
yr Anastasia,
Abramius the Recluse
30
Wednesday of
the 7th Week , Cleopas & Arte-
mas of the 70,
Martyrs Zenobius
& Zenobia
31 Thursday of the 7th
Week, Stachys
and Compan-
ions of the 70, Epimachus of
Alexandria
Strict Fast
Wine and Oil Allowed
Fast Free
MEMORIALS Sunday, October 6 - Eleni Pegnidopoulos, Διέλε Περληδφπνπινπ— 40 Days
Sunday, October 20 - Georgia Traiforos ,Γεσξγία
Σξατθφξνπ 3 years
MEETINGS AHEPA- Wednesday , Oct. 16 7:00 pm
Athletic Committee /Αζιεηηθφ- Tuesday, Oct. 15 7:00pm Choir/Υνξσδία Rehearsal- Tuesday, Oct. 8 & 22 6:45pm
Daughters- Wednesday, Oct. 16 7:00pm
Love 1 Another—Thursday, Oct. 24 7:00pm
Orthodox Study of the Bible, Oct. 9 7:00pm Parish Council/πκβνχιην- Monday, Oct. 22 7:30pm
Philoptochos/Φηιφπησρνο- Tuesday, Oct. 1 7:30pm
Senior Citizens/πληαμηνχρνη- Wednesday,Oct. 9 & Oct. 30 1:00pm
OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 3
―O God of all, Creator and Lord
of all ages, truly transcendent, bless the cycle of the year, saving. By
Y o u r i n f i n i t e m e r c y , O
Compassionate, save all who worship You the only Master, and
who cry out in awe, ―Redeemer,
grant us all, a fruitful year!‖ Kontakion from Hymnology of the
Orthodox Church
A s the Kontakion suggests, September is the month for
spiritual rejuvenation and
renewal for all orthodox Christians.
September is a month for getting back on track and getting our souls
fit once again for the upcoming
Ecclesiastical New Year. After a full summer of vacations, traveling,
picnicking, parties and spending
time with family, it's time to get
back into the routine of work, school and, of course, attending
church. We are ready to become
more serious and committed to our "worldly" lives, but also to our
spiritual and church lives.
In addition to settling back into our daily routines, September is a
time we are reminded of the
blessings of family and loved ones
in light of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Some of us
have lost loved ones, or have friends
who have lost loved ones at Ground Zero. We pray for all the victims,
their families, and their friends.
Remembering 911, is also a way of giving thanks to the loved ones in
our lives as we are reminded to
count our blessings.
One blessing that we should particularly be grateful for is our
church and church community, our
spiritual family, particularly in light of 9/11. As we begin the new
ecclesiastical year, we should keep
our church and community in our
prayers and strengthen our bond and commitment to her more than ever.
We should feel extremely blessed
that we have such a thriving community and beautiful church
building and premises in which to
worship. I say this to you, brethren, with
the Church of St. Nicholas in mind,
which was right across the street
from Ground Zero and destroyed on that day. No one was inside the
church when i t col lapsed,
nonetheless, a community suffered a deep wound on that day losing its
church building and its place of
worship.
It makes us look at our own church building and community in a
very different light, and that we
should never take for granted the fact that we have a wonderful
church in which to worship and
share in fellowship and stewardship. September 1 also marks Orthodox
awareness day of the environment.
Archbishop Demetrios writes in his
encyclical marking the Ecclesiastical New Year on September 1, "Our
natural environment calls us to be in
communion with God and with others. God brought the natural
world into existence out of
nothingness and He then created humankind within the natural
environment for a harmonious
coexistence and fellowship."
"Our natural environment is also dependent upon our faith inspired
work as a people, specifically as
stewards of what God has created," wrote the Archbishop. "We have
been called to oversee and protect
the natural environment. This
requires cooperation with others in a spirit of love and fellowship."
In the original Greek steward
(economos) means ―manager.‖ As Orthodox Christians, we are called
to be good managers of our natural
environment, but also of our spiritual environments, our Church ,
and local communities. We are
called to support our Church by
becoming stewards of the Church and sharing our time, talent, and
treasure.
Stewardship is not only a financial contribution, but it also
involves contributing the talents and
gifts God has given to us in order to glorify His name and to share with
others in our community.
If we are not stewards of the
Church, we are being selfish and egotistical by keeping to ourselves
God’s gifts, which He has given to
us in order to share with others. We are reminded of the Jesus’s Parable
of the Wicked Servant (Matthew
25:14-30) who buried his talent, and
when the master came back, he was outraged and severely punished the
servant for not multiplying the
talents God has given to him. Let us not be like this wicked servant who
held the gift God had given him by
holding back our gifts with others in our community.
So as we enter the new
Ecclesiastical Church year, in our
preparation for the upcoming year of church events, we should also think
about how we can be good stewards
towards the environment, our families, friends, local communities,
and our church community. Now
that summer is over, it's time for us to get back into spiritual shape and
rebuild our bodies and souls in the
image of God our Creator who has
abundantly blessed us with all His riches.
Se pte mbe r—T he
Month for Spiritual
Rejuvenation by Father Andreas Vithoulkas
OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 4
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ― Mother Teresa
τοσ π. Ανδρέα
Βσθούλκας
Ο ησλ αηψλσλ πνηεηήο θαη δεζπφηεο, Θεέ ησλ
φισλ ππεξνχζηε φλησο,
η ε λ ε λ η α χ ζ η ν λ
επιφγεζνλ πεξίνδνλ, ζψδσλ ησ ειέεη ζνπ ησ
απείξσ νηθηίξκνλ,
π ά λ η α ο η ν π ο ιαηξεχνληαο ζνί ησ
κφλσ δεζπφηε, θαη
εθβνψληαο θφβσ, ιπηξσηά, εχθνξνλ πάζη
ην έηνο ρνξήγεζνλ.
Ήρνο δ ́«Ο πςσζείο ελ ησ ζηαπξψ»
Ό πσο ιέγεη θαη ην Κνληάθην, ν επηέκβξηνο είλαη
ν κήλαο γηα ηελ πλεπκαηηθή αλαδσνγφλεζε θαη
αλαλέσζε γηα φινπο ηνπο Οξζνδφμνπο Υξηζηηαλνχο. Δίλαη έλαο κήλαο πνπ ζπλδέεη ην
παξειζφλ, ην παξφλ θαη ην κέιινλ. Μεηά απφ ηηο
θαινθαηξηλέο δηαθνπέο, ηαμίδηα, εθδξνκέο, ήξζακε πίζσ ζηελ θαζεκεξηλή ξνπηίλα ηεο εξγαζίαο, ζρνιείνπ, θαη
θπζηθά ζηελ εθθιεζία. Καινχκεζα επίζεο λα
μεθηλνχκε ηελ θάζε κέξα καο κε πίζηε θαη πξνζδνθία
γηα ην ηί ζα επηηχρεη ν Θεφο ζηελ δσή καο θαη δηα ηεο δσήο καο.
Ο επηέκβξηνο επίζεο είλαη έλαο κήλαο πνπ καο
ππελζπκίδεη ηηο επινγίεο ηεο νηθνγελείαο καο θαη ησλ αγαπεκέλσλ καο ηελ ηξαγηθή εκέξα ηεο 11εο
επηεκβξίνπ 2001. Πνιινί απφ εκάο έραζαλ
αγαπεκέλνπο, ή έρνπλ θίινπο πνπ έρνπλ ράζεη ηνπο
αγαπεκέλνπο ηνπο ζην ζεκείν κεδέλ. Πξνζεπρφκαζηε γηα φια ηα ζχκαηα, ηηο νηθνγέλεηεο ηνπο θαη θίινπο
ηνπο.
Δλζπκνχκελνη ηελ 11ε επηεκβξίνπ, είλαη επίζεο έλαο ηξφπνο επραξηζηίαο, γηα ηνπο πξνζθηιείο
αγαπεκέλνπο καο, θαη λα επραξηζηνχκε ηνλ Θεφ γηα ηηο
επινγίεο ηνπ.
Μία απφ ηηο επινγίεο ηνπ πνπ ηδηαίηεξα πξέπεη λα είκαζηε
επγλψκνλεο είλαη γηα ηελ
Δθθιεζία θαη Κνηλφηεηά καο.
Α ξ ρ ή η ε ο Η λ δ ί θ η ν π ζπγθεληξσλφκαζηε γηα λα
ιαηξεχζνπκε ηνλ Θεφ. Πξέπεη λα
λνηψζνπκε ππεξήθαλνη γηα κηα ηέηνηα αθκάδνπζα Κνηλφηεηα, κε
ηα φκνξθα θηίξηα θαη ηνπο ρψξνπο
ιαηξείαο ηεο. Απηφ ζαο ιέγσ θαη κε ηελ Δθθιεζία ηνπ Αγίνπ
Νηθνιάνπ ζην ζεκείν κεδέλ πνπ
θ α η α ζ η ξ ά θ ε θ ε η ε 1 1 ε
επηεκβξίνπ ράλνληαο θαη ην θηίξην θαη ηε ζέζε ιαηξείαο.
Απηφ πξέπεη λα καο θάλεη λα ζθεθηνχκε
δηαθνξεηηθά γηα ηελ δηθή καο εθθιεζία θαη ηφπν ιαηξείαο καο.
Δπίζεο, έρεη θαζηεξσζεί σο παξάδνζε γηα καο
ηνπο Οξζνδφμνπο Υξηζηηαλνχο λα ενξηάδνπκε ηελ 1ελ επηεκβξίνπ σο Ζκέξα Πξνζηαζίαο θαη Φπζηθνχ
Πεξηβάιινληνο. Ο ενξηαζκφο απηφο καο θαλεξψλεη ηε
θπζηθή ηάμε ησλ πξαγκάησλ ζπλερψο κέζα απφ ηε
δηαδηθαζία ηεο αλαλεψζεσο θαη λέαο αξρήο. Βιέπνπκε ην έξγν ησλ ρεηξψλ ηνπ Γεκηνπξγνχ καο. πλερψο
καο ππελζπκίδεη θαη θαινχκαζηε λα γίλνπκε πηζηνί
δηαρεηξηζηέο φισλ φζα Δθείλνο έπιαζε. ηα ειιεληθά Οηθνλφκνο ελλνεί «δηαρεηξηζηήο». αλ
Υξηζηηαλνί Οξζφδνμνη θαινχκαζηε λα είκαζηε θαινί
δηαρεηξηζηέο ηνπ πεξηβάιινληνο, θαη ηεο Δθθιεζίαο
καο. Καινχκαζηε λα ππνζηεξίμνπκε ηελ εθθιεζία καο θαη γίλνπκε δηαρεηξηζηέο ηεο, κε ην λα δίλνπκε ην ρξφλν
καο, ηαιέληα καο θαη ηελ πξνζθνξά καο.
Πξέπεη λα δψζνπκε απφ απηά πνπ καο έδσζε ν Κχξηνο. Να ηα κνηξαζζνχκε κε άιινπο.
Καζψο μεθηλνχκε απηφ ην εθθιεζηαζηηθφ έηνο, θαη
είκαζηε πίζσ ζηελ θαζεκεξηλφηεηα, πξνζεχρνκαη λα έρεηε ηηο άθζνλεο επινγίεο ηνπ Κπξίνπ καο δηα ηεο
ιαηξείαο, ηεο πξνζθνξάο ππεξεζηψλ θαη θαζεκεξηλήο
πξνζεπρήο θαζψο δείηε ζηελ ράξε ηνπ Θενχ.
Blessing of the Waters—September 14, 2013, Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, at Seaside Park
Η ΕΝΟΡΙΑ ΜΑΣ ΓΔΩΡΓΗΟ ΜΟΤΡΗΕΑΚΖ, ΠΡΟΔΓΡΟ
Γηαλχνπκε ηνλ κήλα Οθηψβξην,
ην Φζηλφπσξν είλαη θνληά καο θαη
φπσο είλαη θαζηεξσκέλν ε ελνξία
καο έρεη ηελ γηνξηή ηνπ θξαζηνχ θαη θαγεηνχ, ηελ Παξαζθεπή 18
ηνπ κελφο. Παξαθαινχκε θαιέζηε
ηνπο θίινπο ζαο θαη ειάηε λα
απνιαχζεηε ηα θαιιίηεξα Διιεληθά θξαζηά, κεδέδεο,
λφζηηκα γιπθά θαη λα
δηαζθεδάζεηε. Μέρξη ηψξα φινη πξέπεη λα
έρεηε ιάβεη ηηο πξνζθιήζεηο ζαο γηα ηελ 100ε επέηεην. (άββαην
30 Ννεκβξίνπ). Διπίδσ φηη φινη
ζαο ζα είζηε εθεί λα γηνξηάζνπκε
ηα πεξαζκέλα 100 καο ρξφληα θαη λα θαισζνξίζνπκε ηα επφκελα
100 ρξφληα θαη λα παξαδψζνπκε
ηελ ζθπηάιε θαη ηηο παξαδφζεηο (Continued on page 5)
OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 5
“Study the past if you would define the future.” ― Confucius
Our Parish by George Mourizakis
Parish Council President
O ctober is upon us, and with
the coming of fall , it’s a
tradition in our community to host our annual Wine and Food
Tasting, which will be held on the
18th of the month. It’s a very
special event at which many parishioners invite all their friends
to enjoy a night of Greek wine and
food and, of course, a lot of delicious desserts. So, please gather
your friends and neighbors and join
us in this wonderful and fun fundraiser for our church.
By now, everyone should have
received their invitations for our
1 0 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y G a l a Celebration. I am hoping that all of
you will be there to celebrate the
past 100 years, and to welcome the next 100 years in which we can
pass on the traditions and our future to the next generation.
I would also like to tell you a
little about the program of the event
and assure you that it will not be a night full of speeches. We will
start with appetizers at 5 pm. By 6
o’clock, we will be entering the main ha ll and star t with
introductions for half an hour. By 7
pm, we will serve dinner, and by 8:00, we will start the formal
program. At 9 o’clock, the real
party will start with live Greek
music provided by Peter Halepas and his Band, and we can dance the
night away. By the way, our
celebration it coincides with Fr. Andreas’s name day. That is one
more reason to come to the Gala.
Please don’t miss this once in 100 years event.
In other news, we sent out
s o m e g u i d e l i n es f o r a l l
organizations to go by so that scheduling of fundraisers and
events do not conflict. Also please
refrain from conducting any business during Liturgy. That is
absolutely forbidden. Please come
early and set up, and start your
sales or sign-ups only after services have concluded.
Our Athletic department is
accepting registrations for the new season. Please bring your children
to our programs.
October is also the month that we are having our fall general
Assembly. It will be held on the
27th of the month. As we do every
year, we’ll be discussing the annual budget, elections for new Parish
Council members, and give an
update on all church business. As you can see, it’s a very important
meeting, and it’s sad to see so few
of you participating. Hopefully, this year will be discussing changes
to our local By-Laws that have not
been updated since 1993. I count on
all of you to be present. Thank you for your support and
God Bless.
καο θαη ζηελ επφκελε γεληά. Θα ήζεια λα ζαο πσ ιίγα ιφγηα γηα ην πξφγξακκα ηεο
εθδήισζεο θαη λα ζαο δηαβεβαηψζσ φηη δελ ζα είλαη κηα
βξαδηά κφλν απφ νκηιίεο. Θα αξρίζνπκε κε νξεθηηθά
ζηηο 5 κκ. ηηο 6 κκ εηζεξρφκεζα ζηελ θχξηα αίζνπζα κε εηζαγσγέο γηα κηζή ψξα. Απφ 7 κκ ζα αξρίζεη ην
ζεξβίξηζκα γηα ην δείπλν θαη απφ ηηο 8 κκ ζα αξρίζεη ην
επίζεκν πξφγξακκα κέρξη ηηο 9 κκ. Απφ θεη θαη κεηά ζα αθνινπζήζεη ρνξφο κε ειιεληθή δσληαλή κνπζηθή απφ
ηελ νξρήζηξα ηνπ Παλαγηψηε Υαιεπά. Ζ εθδήισζε
απηή επίζεο ζπκπίπηεη θαη κε ηελ Ολνκαζηηθή ενξηή ηνπ π. Αλδξέα. Απηφο είλαη έλαο αθφκε ιφγνο λα έξζνπκε
φινη ζηελ εθδήισζε ηεο 100εο επεηείνπ καο. Σν
παξθηλγθ είλαη δσξεάλ.
Δχρνκαη θαλείο λα κελ ράζεη ηελ εθδήισζε ησλ 100 ρξφλσλ.
Μεξηθέο ζεκεηψζεηο: ζηείιακε ζε φινπο ηνπο
νξγαληζκνχο κεξηθέο νδεγίεο, σο πξνο ην πξφγξακκα θαη εθδειψζεηο ηνπο, ψζηε λα απνθεπρζνχλ επαλαιήςεηο,
αλακίμεηο θαη λα έρνπκε θαιή ζπλελλφεζε.
Παξαθαινχκε απαγνξεχεηαη θαηά ηελ ψξα ηεο Θείαο
Λεηηνπξγίαο λα δηεμάγνπκε ηηο επηρεηξήζεηο καο. Διάηε πξηλ λα ηα εηνηκάζεηε ή κεηά ην πέξαο ηεο Θείαο
Λεηηνπξγίαο.
Σν αζιεηηθφ καο πξφγξακκα άξρηζε ηηο εγγξαθέο ηνπ.
Παξαθαινχκε θέξηε ηα παηδηά ζαο ζην αζιεηηθφ πξφγξακκα.
Δπίζεο ηνλ Οθηψβξην έρνπκε ηελ Γεληθή πλέιεπζε
ζηηο 27 ηνπ κελφο. Όπσο θάλνπκε θάζε ρξφλν ζπδεηνχκε θαη ιακβάλνπκε απνθάζεηο γηα ην εηήζην
πξνυπνινγηζκφ, γηα εθινγή λέσλ κειψλ ηνπ ζπκβνπιίνπ,
θαη γεληθά ελεκέξσζε γηα ηηο επηρεηξήζεηο ηεο Δθθιεζίαο. Όπσο βιέπεηε είλαη κηα ζεκαληηθή
ζπγθέληξσζε θαη είλαη ιππεξφ λα βιέπνπκε κφλν ιίγνπο
λα ζπκκεηέρνπλ. Αο ειπίζνπκε φηη θέηνο ζα
ζπδεηήζνπκε θαη εγθξίλνπκε κεξηθέο αιιαγέο ζην ηνπηθφ καο θαηαζηαηηθφ ην νπνίν δελ έρεη αιιάμεη απφ ην
1993. Διπίδσ φινη λα είλαη παξφληεο.
Δπραξηζηψ γηα ηελ ππνζηήξημή ζαο θαη ν Θεφο αο καο επινγεί.
OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 6
“…everything has a past. Everything – a person, an object, a word, everything. If you don’t know the past, you can’t understand the present and plan properly for the future.” ― Chaim Potok
PTO by Effie Vlamis, President
I t’s nice to see old members as well as
meeting new faces to our church. Wel-
come. It was nice seeing all the children
on the first day of Sunday School and during the
week for Greek School. It’s not too late to register
your child(ren) for both of these programs. Call
the main office, ka Eleni Limberis, for details. The
PTO welcomed the children back with a light
Communion breakfast, and during the service for
the feast of The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, both
at church and at Seaside Park.
Bravo to the GOYAns for an exceptional job
again on their annual picnic. Please keep track of
our PTO Facebook page and emails, as PTO infor-
mation is posted daily. Feel free to message us or
send an email regarding any information needed.
Ideas, suggestions, or comments are always appre-
ciated and welcomed.
October 25th, 6pm - our GOYAns are hosting
their first GOYA dance of the year. If you have a
child age 12-17, please sign them up for GOYA.
See Eleni Demestihas.
November 4th at 6pm—Family
Fall Night. PTO will supply every-
thing needed to make a yummy and
messy smores snacks. Pizza and salad
will be served. Bring a blanket or
chairs or an evening of fun. This will
be an outdoor event (so please dress
accordingly), in the Church parking
lot.
November 11-13th- PTO will start baking for
our annual Tsourekia bake sale. Bakers and after-
noon help are needed. Your help is greatly needed
and appreciated. Contact us if you are interested.
It’s a great way to learn how to make them, but we
have a fun time doing it as well. PTO starts selling
our Tsourekia in December, so we’ll need you then
as well.
November 30th- 100th Church Gala and Fa-
ther Andreas’s Name Day.
December 7th- Essex Steam Train North Pole
Express at 7pm- contact Maria Gountas for ticket
purchase.
Mark your calendars for 2014 New Year’s Eve
Dance. Details will be coming out soon.
Remember, were all in this together, until next
month…
GOYA by Eleni Demestihas — President
W elcome
back to a fresh, new
year! Congrat-
ulations to the 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4
b o a r d o f
GOYA: President - Eleni Demes-
tihas, Vice President - George Kolitsas, Recording Secretary
Nikki Hasiotis, Corresponding
Secretary - Chrysoula Vlamis, and
Treasurer - Katerina Hasiotis.
We have a full year of events
planned and welcome those in grades 7 -12 to join us.
If you know of anyone who would like to join, please encour-
age him/her to do so.
We had a great turnout and a great time at Holiday Hill. Thank
you to those who came and spent
the day with the surrounding
GOYA’s and us. We’d also like to thank all those who supported
our picnic; your support is very
much appreciated. We ask for continued support throughout the
year. Remember that GOYA is
the future our church.
OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 7
“You cannot know where your people are going if you don't know where your people have been.” ― Forrest Carter
Daughters of Penelope by Kathy Yiannoulis, President
H appy Fall! The Daughters of Penelope held its first
meeting of the year with a
review of our full schedule of events and activities. A lot is
happening with a lot more to
look forward to!
October is our kickoff month for several of our important activities. The Lets Keep
them Warm Drive has begun and has become one of
most favorite and impactful activities for our chapter and for our local community. Please consider
supporting this effort in any way you can. Our Turkey Raffle, which supports the awarding of scholarships
will be held on November 24th. Five turkeys will be
raffled off. Look for information about our Annual
Wreath Sale and our Luncheon coming up in February.
Please consider joining us and being a part of this
wonderful group. Feel free to contact me or any of our members for information. Our national website is at
www.daughtersofpenelope.org or visit us at http://
holytrinitybridgeport.org/daughters.html. Our chapter email is [email protected]. Lastly,
―Like‖ us on Facebook at Daughters of Penelope -
Bridgeport "Hermes" Chapter 41, District 7.
Our next meeting will be on October 16th at 7 pm. We would love to have you.
Ladies
Philoptochos
Society Kalliope
Tsitsipas
I am truly
delighted to
greet you
with love, hope, energy, and
enthusiasm, as we have come
together once again as a group
of committed individuals,
striving to reach and even
surpass any standards for our
Philoptochos Society.
Yes, in the past four years,
we accomplished many things
and hosted many events! We
provided assistance for the
poor, the destitute, the hungry,
the aged, the widowed, the sick,
the unemployed, the orphans
the imprisoned, the disabled,
the victims of disasters around
the world, including our
brothers and sisters in Greece.
A l l t hese t hings were
accomplished under the
direction, love, and support of
Father Andreas, and I thank him
very much, but they were also
possible because of your
support and belief in our
organization.
I would like to thank you all
from the bottom of my heart for
entrusting me with this position
for the past four years. It was
my honor to serve as President,
and I did so with great love for
and commitment to our
Philoptochos. I know that we
must continue to grow as an
organization, and fulfill our
mission to the fullest. I wish
the new, elected board and new
President the very best, and
with God’s help, I know that
they will accomplish many
things!
Thanks to everyone for
su ppo r t ing o ur a nnu a l
Champagne Brunch and making
it a success. The impact that
your donat ions have is
immeasurable. Please join our Philoptochos.
Even if you are unable to attend
our meetings, your participation in the many daily functions is always
appreciated. Feel free to call us if
you have any questions or need further information.
October 1, 2013—Regular
Meeting, 7:00pm in the Aegean
Hall, Coffee and Social time hosted by Ollie Crist. Come help
us celebrate her birthday—
Meeting begins at 7:30pm. On the agenda: introduction of new
Board Members and President.
October 4, 5, 7, and 8—
Baking for our Wine and Food
tasting event October 18, 2013 at 6:30pm—
Wine and Food Tasting—Proceeds
to Benefit various Church Projects.
See flyer in this issue.
Again, many thanks for your
support these past 4 years. Those
are years that I will treasure
forever.
OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 8
“I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.” ― George Eliot
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ Greek School by Eleni Limberis - Director
Καιή ρνιηθή Υξνληά!
Τ ν Διιεληθφ καο ρνιείν άξρηζε θαί θέηνο ηελ
Γεπηέξα 9 επηεκβξίνπ. Καισζνξίδνπκε ηνπο κηθξνχο καο καζεηέο
ηνπ λεπηαγσγείνπ θαη πξψηεο ηάμεο θαη θπζηθά φινπο
ηνπο λενθεξκέλνπο, καδί κε ηνχο γνλείο ηνπο θαη ηνπο
επρφκεζα πγεία θαη θαιή πξφνδν. Δπίζεο επρφκεζα ζηηο δαζθάιεο καο, γνλείο,
καζεηέο, καζήηξηεο, βνεζνχο, πγεία, ππνκνλή,
επηκνλή, θαιή θαη πξννδεπηηθή ζρνιηθή ρξνληά. Καισζνξίδνπκε θαη ηελ λέα καο βνεζφ κε ην
λεπηαγσγείν θα Βαζηιηθή Ρνχζζα θαη επραξηζηνχκε
πνιχ ηελ νθία Υαιιά πνπ καο βνήζεζε κε ην ζρνιείν καο. Δπραξηζηνχκε πνιχ θπξίεο.
Σν ζρνιείν καο πξνζπαζεί κε θάζε ηξφπν λα δηδάμεη
θαη λα δψζεη ζηα παηδηά καο ηελ ειιελνρξηζηηαληθή
αγσγή, κφξθσζε, ραξαθηήξα, ζπλείδεζε, ηξφπνπο, πνιηηηζκφ, γιψζζα, ζξεζθεία, ηζηνξία, ηξαγνχδη θαη
ρνξφ θαη γεληθά κε φηη ζρεηίδεηαη κε ηελ ειιελνξζφδνμε ρξηζηηαληθή καο πίζηε
θαη θαηαγσγή.
Καιή ζρνιηθή ρξνληά ζε φινπο!
Our Greek School is open to children of
our parish form ages five years old and up. We would like to welcome the new
kindergarten and first grade and new
students along with their parents and wish them health and much success.
Also to wish our students, parents, teachers, helpers
and friends, much health, and a good and productive
school year. Our children should feel proud for their Religion,
Heritage and language, and our Greek School does
exactly that. On behalf of the Greek School staff, I would like to
wish all of you a healthy and prosperous school year.
Again, WELCOME!
Thank you, Kiria Eleni.
Ζ Παηδεία θάλεη ην ιαφ εχθνιν λα ηνλ νδεγήζεηο,
αιιά δχζθνιν λα ηνλ παξαζχξεηο. Δχθνιν λα ηνλ
θπβεξλήζεηο, αιιά αδχλαην λα ηνλ ππνδνπιψζεηο.
Sunday School by Eva Vaniotis, Director
A s we begin the 2013-2014
year, we hope that we will be blessed again with all the
children in our community of
Sunday school age in attendance
receiving the Word of God as it is taught in our Sunday school with
guidance from the Archdiocese.
The first day of Sunday school was Orientation Day. The children
went directly to their classrooms,
which gave the teachers and children an opportunity to get
acquainted. It was extremely well
received, especially by parents
who met with their children’s teachers and were able to spend
time with them.
The second Sunday of Sunday
school, the children remained in Church for the Liturgy and
received Holy Communion ,
followed by breakfast, which was provided by our PTO. My sincere
thanks to the PTO for a job ―well
done,‖ as usual. Father Andreas welcomed all the children
The teachers list will be
provided for the parents in the next
issue of the Vision. Registration Forms are provided
in the Sunday school office or
Church office. Every year , registration of all the children is
required to keep the Sunday school records accurately.
The Sunday school office staff,
children, and parents will be
informed of all the activities during the year , and any
questions will be answered by the
director of Sunday school. Dates to Remember
-December 1, 2013— Family
Worship (Thanksgiving) -December 22, 2013 – Children to
r e m a i n i n C h u r c h ,
Holy Communion -PTO Breakfast,
Christmas Program -December 29 – Family Worship
-January 5, 2014 – Sunday school
will resume
OCTOBER 2013 THE ORTHODOX VISION 9
Around the
Parish by Stella Capiris
O n a beautiful sunny
day, once again, we observed the Exalta-
tion of the Holy Cross and the
beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year with the traditional
Blessing of the waters. Fol-
lowing Liturgy at our Church, we traveled to Seaside Park
where the Cross was once
again sent into the waters and
retrieved by Christos, son of Elaine and Evangelos Kout-
sitzis. God grant him good
health.
The AHEPA Taverna night was
a fun evening. The food was great, the home-made pastries by the
Daughters were delicious, the danc-
ing was fun, and, of course, the
weather was delightful. Many thanks to all who came and partici-
pated.
The Philoptochos Champagne
Brunch was delightful, as always,
with many different foods being
presented. Following the brunch, certificates were presented to Evan-
gelia Exis and Helen Vittorio for
their 50 years of service to Philoptochos.
The Hellenic Cultural Associa-tion asks for your support to attend
an evening of entertainment on Oc-
tober 11th where there will be
dancing and singing and mezeda-kia. Please plan to attend. For infor-
mation or reservations please con-
tact George Bakes, Van Hatzis, or
Jim Trigonis.
Congratulations to Luis and Olga Valbuena on the birth of their baby
girl, Illiana. Na sas zisse!
Congratulations to Nicole
Durchak, daughter of Cathy Greer
and granddaughter of Nick and So-phie Magoulas, on her recent en-
gagement. We wish her happy
planning. Congratulations to Father
Andreas and George Andriotis, who together ran and completed a
20K course at the 36th annual
Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race on September 2nd. We wish
them good luck and success in all
their future endeavors.
Congratulations to Vicky Bou-
dreau on her outstanding ―Letter to
the Editor,‖ recently published in the Connecticut Post. It dealt with
the unspeakable tragedy of bully-
ing, which leads individuals to do terrible things to themselves.
Everyone should take a stand
on this and act responsibly if
we see someone being sense-lessly bullied. -‖Be kind to one
another.‖
I was recently asked about a former parishioner-Maria Gele-
ki. I am pleased to report that
Maria is now living with her daughter and can be reached at
402 Pineview Drive, Elizabeth
City, N. C., 27909-3238.1 am
sure that she would be happy to hear from former friends.
Congratulations to Dr. Maria Karayiannis who will be open-
ing her dental office this com-
ing Fall. My Smile Orthodon-tics, LLC will be located at 865
River Road, Suite 307, Shelton-
( 2 0 3 ) 5 3 8 - 5 0 1 4 , W e b S i t e :
WWW.MYSMILE .CT.COM. We wish her good luck and success in
her future endeavors.
Perastika and get well wishes are
extended to Helen (Eleni) Serevetas
following a recent fall. Nice to see
Sophie Frangenes in Church recu-perating from her recent fall.
The Community expresses its deepest sympathy to Haralambos
(Bobby) Pegnidopoulos and family
on the loss of his beloved wife, Helen. Although it was a sad occa-
sion, we were pleased to see the
attendance of Father Constantine
Eliades, our former priest and a cousin of the family, who came to
the Wake and spoke of the many
memories shared with the late Hel-en Pegnidopoulos and her family.
May the Memory of Helen be For-
ever Eternal!
“To dream the future is much more better than to regret the past. But the best of all, to live in the present life with all of your power.” ― Toba Beta
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To Order: Call either Holy Trinity– 203.374.5561, Kalliope– 203.926.0137, or Lena Protopapas– 203.929.1582 by November 17, 2013
Pick up: Saturday, November 23, 2013 between 10:00 am and 1:00pm or Sunday, November 24, 2013
$8/ loaf
Philoptochos Thanksgiving Offering Please help us to stock our food
pantry and prepare
Gift Baskets for the Needy Our pantry is in need of the following items:
Please bring your items to the Church or Contact Kalliope Tsitsipas for more info: 203.926.0137
Rice Pasta Sauce
Canned Vegetables Olive Oil
Cake or muffin mixes Crackers
Cranberry Sauce Non-dairy Creamer
Peanut Butter & Jelly Pasta
Canned Soup
Cookies Vinegar
Canned Sweet Potatoes Chocolates Coffee/Tea
Canned Fruit Toothpaste/toothbrushes
Shampoo & Soap Men’s Socks
Combs
Philoptochos Supports the Pajama Program.
Help us to make a difference by donating new
pajamas or new children’s books.
Contact Kalli at 203.926.0137
The Hellenic Cultural Association Invites you to
An Unforgettable Evening of Entertainment
Live Bouzouki,Kithara,Singers followed by dancing and a sing-a-long Cabaret Style—BYOB & Mezedakia
$10.00 donation Coffee & Dessert provided CALL GEORGE BAKES—374-8561, VAN HATZIS-268-7231,
JIM TRIGONIS– 374-0725 FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS
The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
4070 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Dear Parishioner,
Our Society invites you to join our vital philanthropic organization. We would like you to know about our various activ-
ities that realize our mission to aid the poor who need the help of our Church, to promote the charitable and benevolent
purpose of the Archdiocese, to preserve and perpetuate the Orthodox Christian concepts and to participate in the life of our Greek Orthodox community. A partial list of our activities are:
At the National and Diocesan level:
Visits and sponsorships at St. Michael's Home for the Aged in Yonkers, NY Contributions to the Holy Cross/Hellenic College Scholarships Provide for the physical needs of the children
of Saint Basil's Academy Raise funds for the Cancer Fund and the General Medical Fund
At the local Bridgeport level:
Support to Center for Women in Bridgeport for abused women & children Drives to aid the Evergreen Network for victims of AIDS & HTV Service to the Merton House in Bridgeport
where we cook & provide meals Collection of donations for the Bridgeport Food Bank
At the Parish level: Assist parishioners in need
Donate funds for Alter and Kitchen needs
Decorate the Parish Gold Room for each season Serve the community at Sunday fellowship hours
Bake and volunteer for our annual Greek Festival
Complete various Church projects and aid national emergencies & disasters, here and abroad
As you can easily see, there is a variety of initiatives in which your particular talents can contribute to our mission. We
encourage you to call us to discover how this dynamic group can fulfill your personal goals of participating in the life of
our Greek Orthodox Community.
Join us to return to God a portion of the time, talents and resources you have received.
Sincerely, Phani Papachristos at 203-380-0566
The Membership Committee Maria Cook at 203-375-9329
Christine Vlastaris at 203-929-3573
Philoptochos Membership Form 2013—2014
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HISTORIAN & ARCHIVES ROOM S. Capiris 203-259-7344
HOSPITAL MINISTRY S. Kapetaneas 203-926-1751
JR. CHOIR J.Bogardus 203-736-6501
MAINTENANCE G. Hatzis 203-261-3247
L. Tsouris 203-334-2781
NURSING HOME MINISTRY S. Capiris 203-259-7334
OLYMPIANS (GOYA) F. Papachristos 203-380-0566
P.T.O. S. Bal 203-814-2131
[email protected] E. Vlamis 203-685-5464
PARISH COUNCIL G. Mourizakis 203-373-0580
PHILOPTOCHOS K. Tsitsipas
203-926-0137
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE S. Karagiannis 203-820-1975
SENIOR CITIZENS G. Agortsas 203-372-1015
STEWARDSHIP A.J. Metsopoulos 203-292-6418
R. Arvanitis 203-226-4140
SUNDAY SCHOOL E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013
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WEBSITE- FACEBOOK-TWITTER-E-BULLETIN-VISION
V.Andriotis
ALTAR DIRECTOR P.Bozikis 917-692-2317
AHEPA J. Bochanis 203-254-7595
AROUND THE PARISH S. Capiris 203-259-7344
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR C. Danas 860-916-3777
BOOKSTORE V. Andriotis
CANTOR G. Bakes 203-374-8561
CHOIR P. Leask 203-258-9160
CULTURAL ASSOCIATION V. Hatzis 203-268-7231
COUNCIL OF CHURCHES S. Kapetaneas 203-926-1751
DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE K. Yiannoulis 203-372-6591
ECCLESIARCH D. Trigonis 203-374-0725
FORCC E.Vaniotis 203-374-0013
GOYA E. Demestihas 203-380-2923
GREEK SCHOOL E. Limberis 203-371-6305
GREEK SCHOOL DANCE GROUP E.Limberis 203-371-6305
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Will meet on October 24, 2013 at 7:00pm with special Guest: Dr. Artemis Morris
Dr. Artemis Morris is a naturopathic physician, licensed acupuncturist, teacher, researcher, writer, and consultant on nu-trition and holistic medicine. She completed her naturopathic doctorate and master's in acupuncture at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington and has been in practice for over 10years. Artemis is the medical director and founder of Revive Wellness Center, an integrative medicine practice in New Haven, Connecticut, and she has a private practice in Milford, Connecticut. She has served as the medical director for the Integrative Wellness Center at Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford, Connecticut. Artemis teaches clinical nutrition at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine and teaches nutrition and traditional Chinese medicine for an integra!ive master's degree program in Connecticut. Artemis specializes in clini-cal nutrition;herbal medicine, acupuncture, diabetes, and women's healthcare. She is devoted to education, research, and writing in natural medicine, nutrition, ethnobotany, and the safe and effective use of nutritional supplements.
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October 2013—
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