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The Orthodox Way January , 2017 USPS 600-160, No 1 St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church - 2100 Boyer Avenue East - Seattle, Washington - 98112 The Orthodox Way is published monthly. Parishioners who wish to contribute content or announcements are asked to email information to [email protected]; or by fax to 206-631-2550. Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church reserves the right to edit, alter or reject any content. An Unexpected Hunger H ave you ever sat down to eat not feeling hungry, but when you started eating you realized you were starving and could not eat fast enough? I recently experienced this feeling, not with food, but with my service before the altar. As a priest, I am afforded the privilege to participate in the Divine services as often as possible. Recently though, I went without serving for almost a week, instead only praying in the altar. The next time I served again, which happened to be a Great Vespers service, I felt invigorated and full of energy, like the high runners feel when they go for a long run. I prayed the petitions of the service with a fervor I had not known before. I could not get enough and the service seemed to end too soon. I did not realize how much I missed standing before the Holy altar table in prayer to God. I was in fact starving for it, but did not know it until I began praying that Great Vesper service. Our life in Christ is much like this. Quite often I think we do not realize how starving we are for Him who gives us true life. We fill our lives with so many different pursuits that we do not realize what we truly hunger for. We may have known this feeling at certain points in our lives, but we fall away, get distracted, and forget. However, unlike at dinner, we cannot simply sit down to the table, pick up a fork to eat, and hope to experience Christ in a way that is meaningful and true. We must put in the time to learn, connect, and cultivate our faith in Christ. Many of us, however, choose to not even sit down at the table, or maybe only once or twice a year. If we do this, how can we ever realize this hunger for Christ we have inside of us? In the Lord’s prayer, we ask God to ‘Give us this day, our daily bread.’ The Orthodox Study Bible notes: “Daily is a misleading translation of the Greek epiousios, which is literally “above the essence,” or “supersubstantial.” The ex- pression daily bread indicates not merely bread for this day, for earthly nourishment; it is the bread for the eternal day of the Kingdom of God, for the nourishment of our immortal soul. This living, supersubstantial bread is Christ Himself. In the Lord's Prayer, then, we are not asking merely for material bread for physical health, but for the spiritual bread of eternal life. ” (Note from Matthew 6:11) If we are seeking after something that is above material substance then surely this is something difficult to observe and we must try more than once or twice to try to attain it. Instead it must become a part of our whole being. We do not reach this goal without struggle day by day to nourish our souls with all that Christ’s Church has to offer. At the beginning of every calendar year, we love to make resolutions for the year. However, I encourage you to make a daily resolution. Start the day with prayer, even if it’s simply the Lord’s Prayer. Read the daily read- ings. Spend time alone with God. They say it takes thirty days to create a habit. I challenge you to do this for thirty days and see what happens on the other end. Of course, this daily prayer life can only be successful with participation in the Divine Liturgy and reception of Holy Communion, so make an effort to attend the Liturgy, at minimum, every Sunday. If you are used to going twice a year and every Sunday seems daunting, maybe (Continued on Page 2) Mission Statement: “To proclaim the Gospel of Christ in the Orthodox Tradition while creating a vibrant, loving, compassionate and supportive community.” Inside this Issue Serving Our Ministry 2 All Saints Camp Annual Fundraiser Dinner Flyer 3 Philoptochos News– Janu- ary 4 Youth Ministry News 5 Youth Ministry News— Continued 6 Stewardship Update 7 Monthly Calendar 8 Announcements/ Recognitions 9 Youth Ministry News— Continued/Jubilee Women’s Center News 10 Memorials & Vigil Lights 11 OCMC News 12 St. Demetrios Office Hours: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Monday - Friday Phone: 206-631-2500 Fax: 206-631-2550 Rentals: 206-631-2515 www.saintdemetrios.com Parish Directory Rev.Fr. Photios Dumont Proistamenos 206-631-2501, [email protected] Fr. Daniel Triant Assistant Priest 206-631-2502 [email protected] Dn. Perry Angelos,Deacon 425-652-2983, [email protected] Vasilios Lazarou, Chantor Georgine Looney Parish Council President [email protected] Lefteris Sitaras Youth Ministry Director 206-631-2504, [email protected] Simoni Shirland Administrative Assistant 206-631-2503, [email protected] Maria Barbas Financial/Stewardship Admin 206-631-2505, [email protected] Saundra Maroussis Hall Rental Manager 206-631-2515, [email protected] Paula Charuhas-Macris Sunday School Director Ext 2507, [email protected] Nina Varlamos, Philoptochos President 206-784-4922 [email protected] Tedros Habte-Mezengi, Custodian
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The Orthodox Way January , 2017
USPS 600-160, No 1
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church - 2100 Boyer Avenue East - Seattle, Washington - 98112 The Orthodox Way is published monthly. Parishioners who wish to contribute content or announcements are asked to email information to
[email protected]; or by fax to 206-631-2550. Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church reserves the right to edit, alter or reject any content.
An Unexpected Hunger
H ave you ever sat down to eat not feeling hungry, but when you started eating you realized you were starving and could not eat fast enough? I
recently experienced this feeling, not with food, but with my service before the altar. As a priest, I am afforded the privilege to participate in the Divine services as often as possible. Recently though, I went without serving for almost a week, instead only praying in the altar. The next time I served again, which happened to be a Great Vespers service, I felt invigorated and full of energy, like the high runners feel when they go for a long run. I prayed the petitions of the service with a fervor I had not known before. I could not get enough and the service seemed to end too soon. I did not realize how much I missed standing before the Holy altar table in prayer to God. I was in fact starving for it, but did not know it until I began praying that Great Vesper service. Our life in Christ is much like this. Quite often I think we do not realize how starving we are for Him who gives us true life. We fill our lives with so many different pursuits that we do not realize what we truly hunger for. We may have known this feeling at certain points in our lives, but we fall away, get distracted, and forget. However, unlike at dinner, we cannot simply sit down to the table, pick up a fork to eat, and hope to experience Christ in a way that is meaningful and true. We must put in the time to learn, connect, and cultivate our faith in Christ. Many of us, however, choose to not even sit down at the table, or maybe only once or twice a year. If we do this, how can we ever realize this hunger for Christ we have inside of us? In the Lord’s prayer, we ask God to ‘Give us this day, our daily bread.’ The Orthodox Study Bible notes:
“Daily is a misleading translation of the Greek epiousios, which is literally “above the essence,” or “supersubstantial.” The ex-pression daily bread indicates not merely bread for this day, for earthly nourishment; it is the bread for the eternal day of the Kingdom of God, for the nourishment of our immortal soul. This living, supersubstantial bread is Christ Himself. In the Lord's Prayer, then, we are not asking merely for material bread for physical health, but for the spiritual bread of eternal life.” (Note from Matthew 6:11)
If we are seeking after something that is above material substance then surely this is something difficult to observe and we must try more than once or twice to try to attain it. Instead it must become a part of our whole being. We do not reach this goal without struggle day by day to nourish our souls with all that Christ’s Church has to offer. At the beginning of every calendar year, we love to make resolutions for the year. However, I encourage you to make a daily resolution. Start the day with prayer, even if it’s simply the Lord’s Prayer. Read the daily read-ings. Spend time alone with God. They say it takes thirty days to create a habit. I challenge you to do this for thirty days and see what happens on the other end. Of course, this daily prayer life can only be successful with participation in the Divine Liturgy and reception of Holy Communion, so make an effort to attend the Liturgy, at minimum, every Sunday. If you are used to going twice a year and every Sunday seems daunting, maybe (Continued on Page 2)
Mission Statement: “To proclaim the Gospel of Christ in the Orthodox Tradition while creating a vibrant, loving, compassionate and supportive community.”
Inside this Issue
Serving Our Ministry 2
All Saints Camp Annual
Fundraiser Dinner Flyer
3
Philoptochos News– Janu-
ary 4
Youth Ministry News 5
Youth Ministry News—
Continued 6
Stewardship Update 7
Monthly Calendar 8
Announcements/
Recognitions 9
Youth Ministry News—
Continued/Jubilee
Women’s Center News
10
Memorials & Vigil Lights 11
OCMC News 12
St. Demetrios Office Hours:
9:30 am - 5:30 pm Monday - Friday
Phone: 206-631-2500 Fax: 206-631-2550 Rentals: 206-631-2515 www.saintdemetrios.com
Parish Directory
Rev.Fr. Photios Dumont Proistamenos 206-631-2501, [email protected]
Fr. Daniel Triant Assistant Priest 206-631-2502 [email protected]
Dn. Perry Angelos,Deacon 425-652-2983, [email protected]
Vasilios Lazarou, Chantor
Georgine Looney Parish Council President [email protected]
Lefteris Sitaras Youth Ministry Director 206-631-2504, [email protected]
Simoni Shirland Administrative Assistant 206-631-2503, [email protected]
Maria Barbas Financial/Stewardship Admin 206-631-2505, [email protected]
Saundra Maroussis Hall Rental Manager 206-631-2515, [email protected]
Paula Charuhas-Macris Sunday School Director Ext 2507, [email protected]
Nina Varlamos, Philoptochos President 206-784-4922 [email protected]
Tedros Habte-Mezengi, Custodian
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Church Services, Epistle and Gospel Readings
Date Church Service
Jan. 1st
Jan. 5th
Jan. 6th Jan. 7th
Jan. 8th
Jan. 14th Jan. 15th
Jan. 17th
Jan. 18th
Jan. 22nd
Jan. 25th Jan. 29th
Jan. 30th
New Year’s Day; St. Basil the Great
Royal Hours for Epiphany, 9 am Vesp. D. Liturgy 10 am; Great Blessing of the Waters, 11:30 am
Holy Epiphany
St. John the Baptist
Sunday After Epiphany
Great Vespers, 5 pm
12th Sunday of Luke
St. Anthony the Great
Sts, Athanasios and Cyril
15th Sunday of Luke
St. Gregory the Theologian Sunday of the Canaanite
The Three Hierarchs
:
ALTAR SERVERS
Jan. 1st, 15th & 29th
Jack Hillman, Peter Dudunakis, Nicholas Biros, Yiannis Tsantilas, Nasi Contoravdis, Niko Contoravdis, Phillip Stamolis, James Konugres, Jonathan Poiana, Omar Mallouk, Stavros Panos, Nicholas Marcu-Visan, Theofanis Kalasountas, John Limantzakis and Zane Raissis.
Jan. 8th & 22nd
Joseph Dumont, Nicholas Christianson, Demetre Teodosiadis, Alex Rotar, Manoli P. Tramountanas, Manoli A. Tramountanas, Johnny Tramountanas, Peter Ales, Ethan Weigle, Steven Stanos, John Christofilis, Peter Economou Grunder, Elias Oraivej and Anthony Sitaras.
Parish council servers
Jan. 1st, 15th & 29th
John Ales, John Kapelouzos, Jim Kost, Bassam Bayouk, George Tramountanas, Dale Hazapis, Michael Gikas, Pete Lymberis.
Jan. 8th & 22nd
Georgine Looney, George Papanastasiou, Vicky Christianson, Thomas Dudler, Andrew Aliferakis, Bob Read, Evangelia Lagos.
EPISTLE READERS—ARTHUR SARIDAKIS—INSTRUCTOR; Chris Macris— assistant
January 1st Stavros Panos, in Greek January 8th Demetre Teodosiadis, in Greek and Christina Bayouk, in English January 15th Jack Hillman, in Greek and Jenny Kapelouzos, in English January 22nd James Konugres, in English January 29th Manoli P. Tramoumtanas, in Greek
Fasting Type January
Winer & Oil Al-lowed
11, 18, 20, 25, 27
Strict Fast 5, 13
Fast Free 1-4, 6
(Continued from Page 1) start with twice a month. Participation is essential to our lives as Christians, as it is the spiritual food for which we truly hunger. Finally, if you really want to step up your game, join our weekly Bible study every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm (We pray the paraklesis service followed by the Bible Study). I pray you have a blessed new year. Kali Xronia! Happy New Year! With Love in Christ, Fr. Daniel
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Philoptochos News January 2017
Message from President Nina As the year comes to a close, I wish to thank everyone who contributed to the Philoptochos Warm Coat Drive. The clothing you provided will benefit men, women and children during the wet winter months and will be distributed to those in need at Jubilee Women’s Center, St. Martin de Porres Men’s Shelter and St. Philaret Feed the Homeless Ministry. I appreciate your concern for the less fortunate in our community. Thank You to Our Faithful Bakers Thank you to our bake sale chairpersons Nina Varlamos and Toula Stavros for their hard work and to everyone who came to bake in the midst of the busy holiday season. We are delighted with another successful Christmas bake sale which helps fund Philoptochos causes. Philoptochos Society of Saint Catherine Annual Valentine Tea Join the ladies of the Church of the Assumption in their beautiful community hall for a 'Hat and Gloves Tea Party'. Family and friends are welcome to come for tea, tasty treats, entertainment, door prizes and a raffle on Saturday, February 11th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Your $10 donation benefits
Philoptochos ministries. For information, contact Nancy Charoni at 425.235.6426 or
[email protected]. Membership begins for 2017 January begins our membership drive for 2017. We hope you will support us with your annual dues of $40 and join us when you can for fellowship. All are welcome and if you have time to donate in addition to your check, even better. You will not receive a call when you write a check as we are a volunteer organization and we are grateful for every member whatever their participation. A membership form is included in January's Sunday bulletins and can be turned in to Dorothy Haskell. Consider Donating to Jubilee Womens Center Saint Demetrios Philoptochos continues its support of this place of refuge for single, homeless women in Seattle providing education, services and support needed to transition into independent living. For more information or to donate a meal, contact Georgene Karambelas at 206.829.9337 or [email protected]. To see all that Jubilee does, go to www.jwcenter.org. Shut In Parishioners If you are aware of someone who is a shut in, please call our Visitation Chairperson Kay Betts at 206.546.2370. If you would like to help with visitation in your part of town, please let Kay know you are available. Everyone is welcome to help and it means so much to those we take time to visit. Dress for Success Georgene Karambelas will also continue to collect donations for Dress for Success. She will also be collecting items for Working Wardrobe, a different program that accepts clothing more casual than interview outfits. Both programs also accept accessories; belts, purses, scarves, hats, umbrel-las and unopened, new hygiene items; shampoo, soap, make up, lotions, etc. Warmer clothes are needed in winter. Dress for Success and Working Wardrobe both require all clothing to be clean, pressed and on hangers. Georgene is collecting clothing not on hangers and hygiene items as well for the Jubilee Womens Center.
Winter Is Here and the Homeless Are Cold Downstairs in the large hall by the steps is a barrel for St. Philaret to collect blankets, sleeping bags, men’s items (socks, gloves, hats and coats). If you have the small soaps and shampoo left over from your vacation hotel, please consider packaging them in zip lock bags and donating them. For further information, you may contact Jillian Chandler at the Church of the Assumption at 206.323.8557 or Chris Macris at 425.888.0802. Please Give for Hungry Children
There are barrels in the Narthex and downstairs in the hallway for Northwest Harvest. Donations of food are especially needed during this time of economic hardship for so many. Monetary donations are also accepted, every little bit helps..... no donation is too small. If you don't want to carry canned goods to church, please consider a donation to your local food bank. Saint Demetrios Philoptochos Contacts: President: Nina Varlamos [email protected] Camp Agape NW: Georgia Gianacos Steenis [email protected] 206.419.6867 Dress for Success & Jubilee Women’s Center: Georgene Karambelas [email protected] 206.829.9337 Sunshine Cards: Mary Damascus [email protected] 509.951.2975 St. Martin de Porres Men’s Shelter: Helen Kalasountas 425.641.0472 Visitation: Kay Betts [email protected] 206.546.2370 Upcoming Meeting Schedule: All are welcome to attend our meetings and events:
January 8th cutting of the Vasilopita
January 8th regular meeting at church after Divine Liturgy
January 19th cook for St Martin de Porres Mens Shelter
January 25th cook for Jubilee Womens Shelter
February 2nd Presentation of Our Lord
February5th Celebration of the nameday of Fr. Photios after Divine Liturgy
February 11th Assumption St Catherine’s Philoptochos Valentines Day Tea (for information, call Nancy Charoni at 425.235.6426)
February 12th regular meeting at church after the coffee hour
February 16th cook for St Martin de Porres Mens Shelter
February 22nd cook for Jubilee Womens Shelter Your Sister in Christ, Susan Reichmann, Philoptochos Advisor 425.772.1605; [email protected]
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Youth Ministry News
Orthodoxy on Tap
Wednesday, January 11th
Orthodoxy on Tap if for all college students and young adults. This ministry is a chance for us to meet and talk about our faith in a social environment. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednes-day of the month.
Join us on Wednesday, January 11th at 7 pm at Delfino’s Pizzaria in University Village. Please RSVP if you can make it. Contact Lefteris Sitaras at 206-631-2504 All are invited to attend.
2016/2017
Application Deadline: January 31, 2017.
APPLY TODAY
www.panhellenicscholarship.org
For questions, contact our Scholar-ships Coordinator, Allie Clayman, at [email protected] or
call 312.357.6432.
HOPE & JOY Family
BINGO Night
Friday, January 13th
All HOPE & JOY youth, GOYAns and their families are invited to an evening of BINGO on Friday, January 13th at 6:30
pm in the Small Hall. Make Friday the 13th your Lucky Day! Cost is $10 per person. Please RSVP to Lefteris Sitaras
GOYANS MAKE SUPERBOWL SUBS Saturday, February 4th
All GOYAns are invited to make subs on Saturday, February 4th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Small
Hall. Lunch Provided!
St. Demetrios Jr. & Sr. GOYA present the
17th annual…
Superbowl Sub Sale
Sunday, February
5th
Five tasty subs to choose from and only $5 each.
The SEAHAWK… Turkey & Provolone The RAVEN… Roast Beef & Provolone The AFC Champ… Ham, Roast Beef, Turkey, American & Provolone Cheeses The NFC Champ… Ham, Turkey, American & Provolone The PIGSKIN...Ham & American Cheese
PRE-ORDER ONLINE at www.saintdemetrios.com
All subs include lettuce, a packet of mayo & mustard and are wrapped up and ready to eat. Onions and Tomatoes are optional for all subs.
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Youth Ministry News continued
The Triant and Dikeakos families visited the Zoo on Sunday, December 18th for another fun Mommy & Me event.
Our Christmas Carolers enjoy hot chocolate after serenading our neighbors and distributing Christmas Cards. Thank you to our youth for participating and to Viktoria Taroudakis for help-ing out.
The Souliotes spent last Wednesday evening serving meals and passing out warm clothes to people downtown as part of the St. Philaret Feed the Homeless Ministry. The temperature was in the 20's but our hearts were warm knowing that we were doing God's work by caring for those in need. Please consider donat-ing your time on Wednesday nights to feeding the homeless, contact Chris Macris for more information and/or donating warm coats, blankets, gloves, hats, and socks to the Philoptochos Warm Coat Drive.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Sunday School Christmas Play Cast! You were all AWESOME and performed
Beautifully for our community!
Opening Act Our Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten classes
Narrators #1 Noreen Bayouk #2 Irina Stoica #3 Tia Lara
Musicians Sophia Calandrillo, Harp The First Noel Seraphina Escobar, Piano O Little Town of... Sophia & Alexia Calandrillo, Harp Hark the Herald... Alexandra Karagiogos, Piano Silent Night Cati Escobar, Harp Away in the Manger Sophia & Alexia Calandrillo, Bells Joy to the World
Actors with Speaking Parts Archangel Gabriel Evan Prior Mary Victoria Facilla Joseph Joey Facilla Donkey Eileen Ales Emperor Luke Prior Inn Keeper Brooke Bede Cow Sissy Banchero Sheep in Manger Chloe Daoura Chicken Siena Daoura Camel Elise & Vivienne Mavromatis King Herod Anthony Sitaras Shepherd’s Sheep Sophia Dickerson Wise Man 1 Jimmy Taylor Wise Man 2 Demetre Banchero Wise Man 3 Pandelis Koceski
Actors NON-SPEAKING Gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh John Bede, Elena Stanos, Daniel Stoica
Shepherd Jackson Dickerson Star Dino Exarhos
Soldiers: Sophia Brockmeyer Frankie Lara Makarios Shehoda Panos Sideris Cally Webb
#4 Steven Stanos #5 Katie Stanos #6 Robbie Banchero
Angels: Mia Brockmeyer Alexia Exarhos Zaina Nsheiwat Petra Oweis Elizabeth Sideris Katerina Sitaras
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F or our 2017 Stewardship Campaign, we currently have 128 stewards who have returned their signed pledge cards and have pledged $163,870. Our
goal for 2017 is $500.000. Remember that you can arrange for automatic payments through your bank or paypal. (go to www.saintdemetrios.com/Stewardship/egiving) We thank the following stewards for their contributions!
The Stewardship Committee
Stewardship update
John and Margaret Ales Andrew and Vicky Aliferakis Nikolaos Antonopoulos George and Dina Apostolou Clifford and Theodora Argue Patricia Arvanitidis Brent and Rhea Aslin Josh and Eleni Banchero Thomas and Maria Barbas George Bariames and Eleni Athans Bassam and Duaa Bayouk Gabriel Bayouk George and Alice Bayouk Lena Bayouk Maria Bollman Gus Boutsinis Jeffrey and Allison Brooks Steve Calandrillo and Chryssa Deliganis- Calandrillo Susanna Cerasuolo James Christo Margo Christophilis Marie Collins Tom and Evelyn Contoravdis Olivia Contos Gus and Margaret Cooper Maria Cotton Donald and Laura Crews Christos Dagadakis and Judith Turner- Dagadakis George and Alexandra Delegans Sam and Vicki Deliganis Andy and Athena Dickerson Darden Dickson Stephanie Dikeakos Vasili and Katherine Dikeakos Gus and Gregoria Dounis Robert and Janie Drumhiller Kenneth and Kristina Dudunakis John and Arianna Dumont Anastasia Economou Sophia Eitel-Mcshea and David Mcshea Helen Exarhos Joseph and Zoe Facilla Yemane Fecadu and Sharon Glein
2017 Stewards:
Irene Fotes Ioannis Fotopoulos Meletios and Theodora Geokezas Evan George Michael and Wanda Gikas Efy Grivas Joan Hanna Dorothy Haskell Neil and Terri Hawdon Dale Hazapis James and Pota Johnson Jeff Jones and Angela Sourapas-Jones Jim and Georgene Karambelas Anthony and Sarah Karis Nick and Nancy Karis Terry and Hannah Karis Nicholas and Kalliopi Katholos Jean Katsandres Gregory and Angela Kavounas Timothy and Sofia Kenny Peter and Hana Kenny Bishara and Diane Kharoufeh James and Patti Kost Toula Koutlas Helene Krikris George Ladas Thomas Leonidas John and Polette Limantzakis Johnny and Lucy Limantzakis Bill and Florence Lolos Pete and Olga Lymberis Chris and Paula Macris Greg and Mia Macris Stellios and Sandy Makratzakis Stilianos and Kari Manos Anthony and Alexandra Maroussis George and Vera Mazoonin Pipena Mercouriadis Andreas and Irene Mitalas Katherene Mitalas Sandy Neckas James and Stella Nelson Michael and Elaine Newtson
John and Joann Nicon Shirley Olson Chris and Vicki Pallis Yiannis and Johnette Panopoulos Konstantinos and Errin Papanastasiou Helen Petratos Kristina Plumis Paul and Pamela Plumis Christos Psichos and Tammy Kangyu-Psichos Trevor and Maria Rain-Water Robert and Despina Read John and Penelope Sakellaris Anthony and Maryann Shenoda Athanasios and Terri Shinas Alexander and Vassie Skoulis Vladimir and Elena Smagley John Soudas Steve Sourapas Vasilike Stamos John A. and Dimitra Stavros Andy and Joann Stergachis Madalin and Laura Stoica Heather Stotz Bryan and Stacy Taylor Kegan and Nichole Tosto Antonios and Antonia Touras George and Dana Tramountanas Fr. Daniel and Presv. Michelle Triant Vasilios and Dionisia Tsafos George and Eftihia Tsantilas George and Susan Tsoukalas Jordan and Emily Vardell Kosta and Judy Varlamos Ivan and Ianita Velkov Demetrios and Aspasia Voltsis Evangelos Voltsis J. Robert and Effie Walker Joann West Brett and Yvonne Willard James and Jeretta Wright John Xenos John and Mary Ellen Zoulas
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Announcements
Baptisms
C ongratulations to Nick and Anysia Metrakos whose son Aristides Nicholas was baptized on December 17th,
2016. His sponsor is Dr. Dimitra Lotakis. “Na sas zese!”
Yiayia and Friends Luncheon
O ur first Yiayias & Friends luncheon of the new year will be on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 14 Carrot Cafe. The
restaurant is located at 2305 Eastlake Avenue East. Time is 11:30 a.m. The restaurants appreciate knowing how many to expect so they can adequately accommodate us. For questions and reservations, please contact Mary Damascus, preferably by email: [email protected] (or by phone: 509-951-2975) .
BOOKSTORE NEWS:
The Book of the Month Club is reading Beginning to
Pray by Anthony Bloom. At the first meeting which cov-ered the introduction, it was decided to meet WEEKLY for six weeks starting on January 9th, covering one chapter each week. The schedule is as follows--January 9: Chapter 1; Jan. 16: Chapter 2; Jan. 23: Chapter 3; Jan. 30: Chapter 4; February 6: Chapter 5; and Feb. 13: Chapter 6. Pick up your copy at the bookstore and join the group. Your bookstore staff: Eugenia, Heather, Lindsay, and Theodora wish you a blessed New Year. Just as September marks our ecclesiastical new year, January marks our calendar new year. Both are opportunities for new starts, for renewing pledges to God, our families, and ourselves as we journey with Christ through life toward His Kingdom. Do consider renewing your book-reading abilities and interests. Your bookstore stocks many different books on a variety of subjects that are waiting for you to buy one or two to take home to grow with and help you expand your understanding of and experience of the faith. If you don't already, start reading books about Orthodoxy to your young children. At a young age, they soak up what they are taught by their parents. Books for teens and young adults also are in stock to help them keep focused on Christ and His Church. There are parenting books dealing with many issues including adoption and critical ill-ness, and books to help the grief-stricken and addicted. Prayer books, hardbound or paperback pocketsized, along with prayer ropes and prayer rope bracelets can help with the prayer life.
Make 2017 the Year of Book Renewal for you and for your children and grandchildren. Keep Orthodoxy alive in the home and in our hearts.
Our Condolences
W e express our Deep Condolences to Effie Chriest and her family for the pass-
ing of her husband, Hristo (Chris) Chriest. May his memory be eternal!
Godparent Sunday
T he role of the Godparent in the Orthodox Church is an important one. Along with the parents, the Godparent is
charged with the responsibility of assisting in the spiritual development of the child. Whether a blood relative or not, the Godparent is now embraced as part of the "spiritual family" of that child.
On Sunday, February 5, 2017, we will celebrate Godparent Sunday to recognize the importance of the Godparent/Godchild bond in Christ. On this special day, consider taking commun-ion together with your Godparent/Godchild. An opportunity for photos will also be available during the coffee hour.
Thank you for the VIPs Christmas Luncheon
“We would like to thank everyone for attending the VIP luncheon on Tuesday. We hope you enjoyed it! Special thanks to Georgine Looney, Shelley Buhler, Vicky Stamolis, Toula Poletti, Iska Pallis, George Lebesis, Christina Meletis, and Vasili Varlamos. Also Special thanks to Jim and Nina Rogers for all the Christmas gifts they donated! Merry Christmas, Vicki Pallis and Kris Dudunakis.”
Sunday School Update
Thank you to Lefteris Sitaras for chairing our Sunday School
Christmas Program – we are grateful for his time and talents in organizing such a wonderful performance! We also wish to thank the many Sunday School children and parishioners who donated to our Christmas Service Project that raised $6,664.10 to help dig a well for an Orthodox school in Kenya! Your generosity is most appreciated!
Parish Council Elections
W e wish to thank the outgoing Parish Council Members, Stephanos Margaritis, Louis Kotsakis, Christos Psichos
and Bob Read (re-elected) for their hard work and dedicated service to our Parish. We wish to welcome and congratulate the new Parish Council Members: Bassam Bayouk, Michael Gikas, Evangelia Lagos, Pete Lymberis and Bob Read.
Blessing of Homes
D ear Parishioners if you would like Fr. Photios or Fr. Daniel to come and bless your home, or business after
the Feast Day of Holy Epiphany, please call the Church Office at 206-631-2500 and make an appointment.
From the Dance Group
T hank you to the Escobar Family for all of their work on a wonderful New Year's Eve celebration. The Escobar's set
the bar high with a top notch team of volunteers that put on a fantastic event. Thank you to all that contributed!
SAVE THE DATE - Sunday, February 12, for the annual FDF Dance & Choral Rehearsal. Join us after church as the dancers and singers perform for our St. Demetrios community in preparation for FDF in San Diego.
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Upcoming Youth Ministry Events
February 12 - FDF Dress Rehearsal
February 16-20 - Folk Dance Festival
March 11 - Mother & Daughter Tea
March 17-19 - GOYA Lent Retreat in Portland
March 26 - Parish Oratorical Festival
April 4 - Holy Friday Retreat
May 14 - Mother’s Day Breakfast
June 4 - Last Day of Sunday School
June 18 - Father’s Day Breakfast
ALL SAINTS CAMP
July 9-15 - High School & Elementary Camp
July 16-22 - Advanced Camp
Thank You to Evan Karantonis for visiting the Sunday School classrooms on Sunday, December 4th to share the life of St. Nicholas with our students.
Youth Ministry News– continued
Our HOPE, JOY and some GOYAns made Christmas Handprint Ornaments to hang on their tree. Thanks to everyone that helped out and participated.
Thank You to everyone who attended our December Yiayia & Friends meeting at Spiro's Pizza and Pasta in Shoreline.
THANK YOU FOR 2016 MEALS- WISHES FOR A HAPPY 2017 FROM JUBILEE WOMEN’S CENTER
T he residents at JWC are very thankful for all the meals, clothing, toiletries and monetary donations they received from St. Demetrios Church in 2016. Thank you to all individuals and restaurants that gave so
generously. In December, St. D’s Philoptochos and Varlamos Pizza provided “Pizza Night” for a fun way to end 2016. On January 3rd, dinner was provided by Manda Bekris. The women shared how grateful they are to receive donated meals. When their budgets run low, or food stamps run out, the dinners we provide help tremendously. If you wish to provide a meal, donate or volunteer in 2017, please contact Georgene Karambelas at: 206 817 2523
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Memorials and Vigil lights
Holy Altar Candles from last month
Memorials and Holy Altar Candles for January 8th
Memorials ad Holy Altar Candles for January 22nd
Holy Altar Candles for January 1st
Two Holy Altar Table Vigil Lights were offered on December 25th, 2016 in loving memory of Peggy Tramountanas (four months since her passing), by her husband, Manoli, their children, George, Dana, Athan, Cindy, Ellie, Chris and grandchildren. A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light was offered on December 25th, 2016 in loving memory of Theodora Rozis (one year since her passing), by her son and daughter-in-law, George and Haroula Rozis and grandchildren. Three Holy Altar Table Vigil Lights were offered on December 25th, 2016 in loving memory of Evangelos Mageiras (three years since his passing), Panagiota Tsiboukis (five years since her passing) and Katerini Keramida, by Georgia and David McFarlan and Loula Barker and their families.
A Memorial Service, a Holy Altar Table Vigil Light and the Coffee Hour are offered in loving memory of Venetia Pallis and George Pallis (ten years and thir teen years since their passing), by their children, Chris and Vicki Pallis, Stellee and Greg Papadeas and Dimitri and Iska Pallis and grandchil-dren.
A Two-Year Memorial Service, a Holy Altar Table Vigil Light and a donation to Philoptochos and the Dance Group are offered in loving memory of Irene Anastasiou, by Gus Boutsinis and Family and Demetra Biros and Family. A One-Year Memorial Service and a Holy Altar Table Vigil Light are offered in loving memory of Alex Kusulos, by his wife, Dena Kusulos, their children and grandchildren. A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light is offered in loving memory of Bill Constantine (forty days since his passing), by Debbie, Nick and Elena Constantine-Skouras, and George and Kay Constantine and Paul, Alexis and David. A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light is offered in loving memory of George Barnecut (forty days since his passing), by his wife, Frances Barnecut, children and grandchildren. A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light is offered in loving memory of Angelike Grivas (twenty-eight years since her passing), by her family. A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light is offered in loving memory of Anastasia Retelas (six years since her passing), by the Retelas and Fancher families.
A Memorial Service, a Holy Altar Table Vigil Light and the Coffee Hour are offered in loving memory of Nick Nikolidakis (fifteen years since his passing), by his wife, Maria Nikolidakis, their children and grandchildren. A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light is offered in loving memory of Magdaline Koulouris (forty-nine years since her passing), by her daughter, Pota Johnson and Family.
Memorials and Holy Altar Candles for January 15th
A Three-Year Memorial Service, a Holy Altar Table Vigil Light and the Coffee Hour are offered in loving memory of Julia Tine, by her husband, Char les Tine and her childr en, Frances Swain and Chris Tine. A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light is offered in loving memory of Apostolos Mastoropoulos (eight years since his passing), by his wife, Niki Mastoropoulos, their children and grandchildren.
A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light is offered in loving memory of Vicky Stantinos (four years since her passing), by her sister, Collette Apostolakis and Family.
Memorials ad Holy Altar Candles for January 29th
A Forty-Day Memorial Service, a Holy Altar Table Vigil Light and the Coffee Hour are offered in loving memory of Chris Chriest, by his wife, Effie Chr iest, children and grandchildren. A Holy Altar Table Vigil Light is offered in loving memory of Spiro E. Xenos and Elizabeth Xenos (twenty-seven years and twelve years since their passing), by their children, Eleftheria Proios, Mary Economou and Effie Chriest and their families.
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2017 OCMC MISSION TEAM OPPORTUNITIES
T he Orthodox Christian Mission Center has a number of short-term Mission Team opportunities available in 2017. These trips, usually about two weeks in length offer a chance to be involved in
spreading the Gospel of Christ in various ways through teaching, construction, health care, and youth work. Teams will be going to Albania, Alaska, Indonesia, Kenya, and Mexico. We have had many participants from St. Demetrios over the years. To find out more information, go to www.ocmc.org and click on the “Orthodox Mission Teams” tab or call 1-877-GO-FORTH (1-877-463-6784) SAVE THE DATE – MISSION SUNDAY
M ission Sunday is February 26, 2017. We will have an inspiring talk by a former Mission Team member and other OCMC information. Please plan to attend Liturgy that day. More details will
be in the February “Orthodox Way.” information
