Newsletter December 2014 - Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox

Volume 19 No. 12
PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS 2014
President - Steve Margarites
Vice President - Steve Ramerini
2nd Vice President - Nick Andreadis
Treasurer - Dan Doscas
Assistant Treasurer - Tom Argiriou
Secretary - Effie Carlucci
Assistant Secretary - Peter Orfanakos
Parish Council Members 2014
Elene Batanchiev-George Bennis-Denise Chin-Kevin Chin
Christine Ilasi-John Ioannou-Peter Karropoulos
Nick Kontos-Dean Kostopoulos-Dean Koutsoubis
Dennis Lichas-Curtis Meyer-Georgia Psilakis-Steve Stavros
Our Ministry Leaders
Athletics – Chris Varthalamis
Choir – Pauline Kitsopoulos
Church Book Store – John Arettines
Girl Scouts – Agape Bell
Good Neighbor Fund - Pam Praetorius, Maria Mastrogiacomo
GOYA Advisors – Bob Kouroupakis, Janina Nathan
GOYAL - Fr. Louis Nicholas
Greek School PTO – Cheryl Paraskevopoulos, Joanne Kefalas
Greek School Principal – Maria Angel
Greek School Board – George Likourezos
Greek American Preschool – Joanne Kefalas
Bi-Annual Blood Drive - Angela Arettines
HOPE – Melissa Levick, Agape Bell
JOY – Tessie Pando
Junior Choir - Kathy Demacopoulos, Erika Gavras
Little Angels – Alexandra Bennis, Effie Poulos,
Christine Borzumato
Philoptochos – Georgia Constantine
Care Ministry - Sophia DeMonte
Life Ministry – Anastasia Geotes
Players – Chris Christopher
Shrine/Church Beautification – Anastasia Geotes
Pam and Gregg Praetorius, Ritsa Taktekos
Sunday School – Argy Koumas
IOCC - Nikki Larkin, Georgia Stavrakopoulos
Website – Fr. Louis Nicholas
Message – Fr. Louis Nicholas
Email: [email protected]
December 2014
Contents
Featured Saint
Calendar
Church Information
From The Desk of Fr. Lou
From Our Parish Council President
Choir
Sunday School
Philoptochos
Greek School PTO
Greek School
Greek American Pre-School
Girl Scouts
Little Angels
GOYA
Stewardship Information
SUNDAY SERVICES
Orthros: 8:30 am
Divine Liturgy: 9:45 am
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WEEKDAY LITURGIES
Orthros: 9:00am
Divine Liturgy: 10:00am
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PARAKLESIS TO PANAYIA
Every Friday Evening - 6:00pm
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PARAKLESIS TO ST. PARASKEVI
First Friday of every month - 11:00am
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All services are listed on the Church
Calendar on our website.
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If you wish to schedule a Memorial
Service or an Artoclasia Service
Please contact the Church office.
These services can be
done any day of the week.
Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church,1 Shrine Pl., Greenlawn, NY 11740
Tel.:631.261.7272 - Fax: 631.261.7295 - Email: [email protected] - Website: www.Stparaskevi.org
Reverend Father Elias (Lou) Nicholas - Email: [email protected]
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Overnight Stay for Two at 'Coach Farm' in Pine Plains, NY which
Spiro Neokleous
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Dinner For Four at Limani Restaurant in Roslyn
Effie Carlucci
Foursome of Golf at the Hamlet Golf & Country Club
Greg & Tina Babigian
Custom Designed Event Cake for up to 50 people by Dreimaker
Chocolates
G. Tzelios
Four (4) Tickets to the Christmas Show at Radio City Music Hall
Stanley & Anastasia Geotes
Dinner for Two at "Bistro 44" Restaurant and Tickets to the John
Donna & Kurt Smith
W. Engeman Theater in Northport
$300.00 Gift Certificate at "All Weather Tires" in Huntington
Tula Batanchiev & Christopher Weis
Coach Ladies Handbag
Peter Andromanakos
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Julian Rousakis
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Peter Arettines
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$100 Gift Certificate to 'Scotto Restaurants Blackstone; Rare650; Martin Rosenman
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Maria Andriotis
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Christine Siounis
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Valerie and Peter Dounias
$100 Gift Certificate to "Olympic Diner" in Deer Park
Jaylene Chin
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M. Tzelios
$100 American Express Gift Card
Efthimios Vassilas
$100 American Express Gift Card
Stacy Parkas
$100 Gift Certificate to Mario's Pizza in East Northport
Joe Tarulli
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Dean & Peggy Kostopoulos
$100.00 Gift Certificate to "Salon Bene Color & Cut"
Anthony & Tessie Votsis
$100 Gift Certificate to Stew Leonard's Wine Store
Steve Margarites
$100 Gift Certificate to Stew Leonard's Wine Store
Donna Horoski/Susan Krawczyk
Hair Product Basket
Eileen Pillmeier
Thank you to all that supported
The St. Paraskevi 2014 Grand Raffle
A special thank you to all the sponsors!
Mercedes Benz of Huntington
Bonwit Inn Restaurant
Tom and Maria Ziegler
John Engeman Theater
Fr. Dimitrios & Presv. Flora Moraitis
Kevin and Denise Chin
Limani Restaurant
Arthur and Kathy Courbanou
Lenny and Effie Carlucci
Steve Margarites
All Weather Tires in Huntington
Bistro 44 Restaurant in Norhtport
George and Debbie Coritsidis
John and Terri Addamo
Nick and Fran Andreadis
Curtis and Evie Meyer
Angela Tsolakis
NICO’s Hair Design in Manhasset
34 New Street Restaurant
Neraki Restaurant in Huntington
Olympic Diner in Deer Park
Scotto Restaurants – Blackstone; Rare 650; Insignia
Christopher Bascone Skin Care Studio
Torre, Lentz, Gamell, Gary & Rittmaster, LLP
Mario's Pizza in Melville
Mario's Pizza in Northport
Salon Bene' in Huntington
BI-LO Distributors
George and Alexandra Bennis
Iacovos Papaiacovou
From The Desk of Fr. Lou
“Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
“Who is this that obscures my plans with words without
knowledge? Brace yourself like a man; I will question
you, and you shall answer me. “Where were you when I
laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.” (Job 38:1-4)
weakness of humanity in order to restore His greatest creation. To restore in us what was intended from the beginning. His birth recreates us, it returns us to our natural
state, and brings peace and joy into our very being. The
birth of Jesus Christ is our rebirth.
As we draw closer to the commemoration of the
The awesomeness of God is incomprehensible. He birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, let us remember
that the One who is Most High became as low as us. Let
is beyond all understanding, and He is completely unknowable. However, we can comprehend His awesome- us rejoice in the knowledge that God desires to be with us
ness, understand His ways, and come to completely know in such a way as to be one of us. His entrance into humanHim. This is all possible because God, as great and awe- ity joins us all together with Him, and it brings us together
in Love. “For God so loved the world that he gave his onsome as He is, lowered Himself to become one of us.
He entered into history, into our lives, through the ly Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but
have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
womb of a virgin, and was born, not as God should be
This year, let us contemplate the greatness of God,
born, but as low as an animal. He was born in a cave.
not as the creator and author of all, but as the One who is
God, the author of everything, visible and invisible, was
so great that He stoops down to our level. Let us see how
born among the herds of sheep and cattle, void of any
pomp or fanfare. Nothing but a bright star in the Northern great God is because of His willingness to be as powerless
sky announced His birth. No great processions, no trum- as us. Think about how truly awesome God is that He is
pets blaring, no one loudly proclaiming, “A king is born, a born for us so that He may die for us. For this reason, this
Christmas, “let us commit ourselves, and one another, to
king is born.” Our God, the Omnipotent One, the One
Christ our God.”
True God, entered into this world quietly and humbly.
May God grant you, through His birth, all the
The very God who answered to Job, “Do you send
blessings of this life, and may He be with you always.
the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you
and say, ‘Here we are’?” This God is revealed to us, not
because of any power or doing of ours, but because of His
great love and mercy. There is no need for God, who,
“wraps himself in light as with a garment” (Psalm 103)
to be born as a lowly pauper. He is born for our need. He
is born because He loves us and because He desires to be
with us. The creator of the universe is born into His own
creation. He has become His own creation.
What a magnificent God it is that proclaims His
love for us by living among us, as one of us. The very
God who, by a Word, brought everything into being. He
who scooped the dust from the ground and breathed life
into it, is now as dust Himself. All of creation is transformed and sanctified because He, that is beyond all that
exists, is now part of all that He brought into existence.
The birth of Jesus Christ changes the direction and
course of humanity. His birth sets us in motion back to
Paradise. It leads us back to the Garden from where we
were expelled. Jesus’ birth lights the path to eternal life
just as that bright star led the Wise men to Him. He is one
of us, and at the same time greater than us. We must always be aware of His greatness in order to truly understand what His birth actually means for our salvation.
“Man who is born of a woman is few of days
and full of trouble. He comes out like a flower
and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.
(Job 14:1-2) The greatness of God is mingled with the
Merry Christmas
With Love and Blessings,
Fr. Lou, Presvytera Tammy, and John Nektarios
“May the Lord, Our God,
remember all of you in His Kingdom.”
From Our Parish Council President - Steve Margarites
Hello All:
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The church is
beautifully decorated (Thank You GOYA) and there are
tons of gifts under the tree (Thank You everyone)
Each year I become more proud to be part of this community as we open our hearts and support those families in our
area that are not as fortunate as we are. These gifts are even
more special than the ones we open on Christmas morning
as they are given out of love for our fellow man.
The Star program and the Thanksgiving holiday sprit are
the purest gifts of all. This is what Father Lou is talking
about each Sunday. This is true Stewardship. We as Christians are bringing people closer to God. We have made so
many families believe that God is listening to their prayers.
Thank You to everyone involved and who dedicates his or
her time to these programs.
The homeless ministry has started and I look forward to
seeing everyone support this wonderful ministry.
I almost forgot the Midnight run on December 30th please
help we need jackets, gloves and warm clothes for NYC
homeless.
Thank You for all those involved and those who helped
make Christmas a little brighter for these families. The
Christmas Sprit is alive and well at St. Paraskevi.
Keep Christ in your heart and have a Merry Christmas and a
Happy and Healthy New Year!!!
Oh yes!! I hope Santa gets all of you lots of cheese so we
can all eat more cheese!!
Steve
"Understanding Your Role
In The Liturgy"
"Lord, bless our music that it may glorify Your Name; May using it to serve
You always be our aim."
So began the 30th Annual Conference of the Direct Archdiocesan District Federation of Greek Orthodox
Church Musicians. The weekend of
November 1-2, 2014, found church musicians from New York City, Long Island and Connecticut convening at the
host parish,
Zoodohos Peghe
Greek Orthodox
Church, Bronx, NY.
There was a record
setting number of
churches attending
with sixteen parishes represented. In
addition, there were
representatives from
both the Boston and
Eastern Federations,
as well as the National Forum of
Greek Orthodox
Church Musicians
Chairman, Maria
Keritsis, in attendance. Threaded
throughout the conference was the
theme of "Understanding Your Role in
the Liturgy".
Saturday morning began with registration and choir members meeting and
greeting each other while enjoying a
wonderful continental breakfast. The
opening day prayer was led by Fr.
Chrysostomos Gilbert from the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, NYC,
and the Spiritual Advisor to the Federation. Fr. Chrysostomos then led everyone in singing the hymn, "Evloyitosi
Christe O Theos".
The business meeting was presided
over by Federation President Anna
Dounelis, during which the biennial
elections were also held. The current
board was re-elected to another two
year term. Next, an interesting and fun
workshop in "Vocal Techniques" was
conducted by Gus Chrysson, Choir Director at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in
NYC. A choir rehearsal with Eleni Traganas, Conference Conductor and
Choir Director/Organist of the host
church, concluded the morning's activities.
The Keynote Address followed, given by Maria Keritsis, Chairman of the
National Forum of Greek Orthodox
Church Musicians. "Maria, who is not a
trained musician, began singing in her
church choir at the age of 16. It was her
love of her church's music that led her
A delicious luncheon was served to on the path that eventually led to the
chairmanship of the Forum... In 1976
the participants, such that everyone
she entered a room with all of the
wondered if there would be "room to
eat any more" at the annual conference names she had heard of in church music...there also was Archbishop Iakovos
dinner that night. The Very Reverend
of blessed memory, while the charter of
the National Forum was being discussed...Little did she know that history
in church music was being made...Even
now Maria sits in awe of the talents of
our composers, the leadership of our
federations, and the work that the National Forum has accomplished." Maria
addressed the conference on "The
Roles and Responsibilities of Choir
Members", discussing their Liturgical,
Musical, Outreach and Educational
Roles, emphasizing that "participating
in divine worship services as a choir
member is a sacred responsibility, not
to be taken lightly". She also placed
emphasis on a choir being a team, supporting each other, and being respectful
of the priest as well as of each other.
All who listened to, and met, Maria,
agreed that she is a wonderful example,
and a kind and gracious woman who
truly loves church music.
Sylvester Berberis, Protopresbyter of
Zoodohos Peghe,
then spoke to everyone on the topic
of the history and
the place of choirs
and organs in the
church. Everyone
was spellbound, not
just at the historic
information that Fr.
Sylvester imparted,
but because of the
emotion and love
of church music
that he so passionately expressed.
There were teary
eyes everywhere, and even some tears
Next on the agenda was a "Sight
shed, throughout the room.
Singing" workshop conducted by Spyro
Kalas, organist at St. John the Baptist
Greek Orthodox Church, Bluepoint, NY, where he has also
served as Choir Director. Spyro is an accomplished musician and teacher, and is well known for his simple but entertaining way of teaching sight singing to choir members
who are not trained musicians. A director's meeting was
held simultaneously with Fr. Chrysostomos conducting
that event. Choir rehearsal followed with Eleni Traganas,
and a wonderful day ended with Fr. Chrysostomos speaking about "Basic Choir Etiquette".
The evening concluded with the 30th Annual Conference Dinner Dance at The Lobster Pot, City Island, NY.
Everyone had a great time enjoying good food, camaraderie, singing, and dancing to live Greek music played by
two professional Greek musicians. Kefi abounded!! Of
course, it helped having "Fall Back" that evening!!
The next morning everyone arrived on time for the
Conference Choir warm-up. The choir sang at the Hierarichical Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Grace, Bishop
Sevastianos of Zela. The Demetrios Pappas Doxology was
directed by Lea Pappas Monias, Choir Director at Holy
Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Hicksville, NY. The Liturgical music was conducted by the Conference Choir Director, Eleni Traganas, who composed the Choral Liturgy
practiced and sung that morning. Included in the Senior
Choir were members of the Junior Choir from the Archangel Michael GO Church, Pt. Washington, NY, who sang a
few hymns under the direction of Georgia Kaufman and
her daughter, Eleni. A mnimosino for our departed church
musicians was held, for which each choir submitted their
names. Following the conclusion of the Liturgy, there was
the presentation of awards and a group photo taken.
Stunned recipients were Nick George of St. Paul's Cathedral, Hempstead, Choir Member of the Year, Fr. Sylvester
of Zoodohos Peghe, Georgeann Mavrovitis of Holy Trinity, New Rochelle, and Fay Pavlidis of St. Paraskevi, Patriarch Athenagoras awards, and George Strum of St. Paraskevi, recognized and awarded for 50 years as a choir
member.
Zoodohos Peghe community for their warm welcome and
generous support.
There is great excitement in the air since Fr. Chrysostomos announced that next year's conference will be held at
the Annunciation GO Church, NYC, in conjunction with
members of the Denver Federation who will be coming to
NY. The joint conference choir will be conducted by
Dr.Jim Maniatis of Denver, with his wife, Connie as organist. Plans are already underway for this joint conference
to be held the weekend of November 13 - 15, 2015. More
exciting details will follow as they develop.
We left with a feeling of accomplishment, old friendships renewed, new friendships formed, and looking forward to future Federation events as well as to next year's
joint conference. We are very thankful to have talented Fr.
Chrysostomos as our Spiritual Advisor, for a successful
conference, for the contributions of everyone, and especially for all the church musicians in our Federation!!
Editor’s Note
We are truly blessed here at St. Paraskevi for having such a talented and faithful choir. If you or someone
you know can sing and would like to share this gift from
God and praise Him during the Divine Liturgy, there is
still plenty of room in the choir loft. Please consider being
a member of our choir.
A very enthusiastic group of conference participants bid
each other goodby, agreeing that this was yet another great
conference weekend, and eagerly looking forward to next
year!! Federation President Anna Dounelis thanked the
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14
The air is starting to get crisp, the wind is blowing harder and we are beginning to feel the effects of the cold. All the
squirrels are scurrying around gathering their food for winter, and we are scurrying around looking for our winter
clothes. Glory be to God for continuing to show us the beauty of nature.
We have lots to share with you, this month:
Bulletin Board:
This month's Bulletin Board will be prepared by our First grade students and their teachers. Please pass by to see their
inspiring presentation.
Christmas Pageant:
Preparations are underway! A mailing had gone out to all those registered regarding the Sunday School Christmas Pageant. Responses are necessary so we can properly prepare and rehearse. Please note date: Sunday, December 14th.
The teachers will be speaking with the children about the different roles available. We wish to thank Lisa Schiede, Barbara Strievski & Fran Bertos for volunteering to be our Christmas Pageant Directors this year.
St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival:
We have begun the preparations for the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. Our students will be receiving their
paperwork and will have a meeting with the teachers and the Oratorical Festival Committee very soon. Please be sure to
ask them about it.
The Oratorical Festival is a wonderful way for students to learn more about their faith. Also, there is now an essay and
poetry component, in addition to the speech component. We will also be talking about an introductory program for 4th
through 6th graders. All parents of students in 4th through 12th grade are encouraged to participate.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!!!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 14th – Classes in session - Christmas Pageant
December 28th - No Class, Christmas, New Year Break
January 4th - Classes in Session
The Greek School PTO will be hosting the annual Christmas Pizza Party during Greek School on Saturday, December
20, 2014. We need parent volunteers to assist with set up, serving and clean up for the pizza party. If you have not
signed up already and would like to help please contact your child’s class parent or the PTO Committee. Following the
pizza party, the students will sing Christmas Carols in the church at 12:00pm. All parents and families are invited to
attend.
Thank you parents for your 2014-2015 membership donations. We ask that each family support the PTO with a $30.00
donation towards membership dues. If you have not submitted your PTO Membership you may stop by the snack table
during Greek School to complete the form with donation. Your membership and volunteer time is very much appreciated!
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
PTO Committee:
Cheryl Paraskevopoulos- PTO President
Joanne Kefalas- PTO Co-President/Treasurer
Helen Orfanakos - PTO Secretary
Mark Your 2014 - 2015 Calendar!
Our next PTO meeting is Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 9:45am. All parents are welcome to attend!
Saturday December 20, 2014 – Christmas Pizza Party & Christmas Carols
Saturday, March 28, 2015 – Greek School Independence Day Celebration at 11:00am
Sunday, March 29, 2015 – NYC Greek Independence Day Parade
Saturday, June 6, 2015 – Last day of class / Graduation Dinner Dance
Please email [email protected] if you would like to be added onto the 2014-2015 PTO email distribution list.
I am happy to report that we received a positive response
from many parents regarding the Greek School having its
very own bus to the Greek Independence Day Parade on
March 29th (see flyer in this issue of The Message). All
who will be taking the bus will march in the parade or ride
the float. It looks like we will have a big Greek School
contingent at next year’s parade.
All Greek School Children will ride the bus free. The cost
for adults accompanying the children is $20. Please see
Maria Angel to sign up (first come, first served—seats are
filling up fast).
On behalf of the Greek School Board, I wish you a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Looking ahead:
No classes on Saturday, November 29th – Thanksgiving
Recess
No classes on Saturday, December 27th – Christmas Recess
PLEASE REMEMBER: ALL TUITION WAS DUE BY
DECEMBER 1ST. ALL OUTSTANDING TUITION IS
NOW PAST DUE—SEE MARIA ANGEL TO PAY ANY
OUTSTANDING TUITION.
George Likourezos, Esq.
Greek School Board President
Greetings!
The Greek American Preschool at Saint Paraskevi
had a wonderful and productive November. Students attended several liturgies and, we had a fall celebration and
a Thanksgiving party. Our program is growing in leaps
and bounds! We have 3 more students that just registered
for our program.
In lieu of our Family Night Fundraiser, the preschool will be hosting an Apokreatiko Glendi. It will be
held on Saturday, January 31 in the community center,
from 4-8. There will be dinner, DJ, raffles and crafts for
the kids! We will be having some special visitors and children and parents are encouraged to dress up! Fun for the
whole family. The donation is $20 for adults and $5 for
children. Please make checks payable to The Greek
American Preschool At Saint Paraskevi.
There are many new classes for the 2014/2015 academic
year:
Ta Morakia - Mommy and Me ages 0-2
Wednesdays 10-11:45
Ta Kouklakia ages 2/3 years old
Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-12:30
Music and Gym class
Wednesdays 12:30-1
Ta Poulakia 4 years old
Tuesdays,3:30-5:30 & Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30-3:30
Ta Psarakia 5 year olds
Thursdays 4:30-6:00
Congratulations to the St. Paraskevi PLAYERS and the Jr.
Choir for a fabulous production of SHOW STOPPERS.
This was an original production with popular songs, skits
and choreography from different genres including Broadway shows, opera, folk and rock songs.
While the talented cast entertained the audience, the room
was filled with energy, spirit and lots of laughter. Refreshments after the show completed the evening.
WHAT A FUN NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!
NEW ENGLISH CLASS- 3 year olds
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-12:30.
The teacher has her undergraduate degree in PreK- 6 and
her graduate degree in Reading. The students will also
have 30 minutes of gym with a Certified Phys Ed teacher.
Merry Christmas!!!
Our little ones are very excited to celebrate Christ's birth!
We have fun holiday crafts planned for this month. We
had a Thanksgiving pizza party and made a corn craft. We
also discussed what we are thankful for.
Little Angels has a new date and time!! We will meet every other Tuesday in the upstairs youth room at 12:30.
We have arts and crafts, a visit from one of our priests,
socialization and play time for our little ones. If you have
a child between the ages of birth to preschool and are interested in signing your child up for this ministry, please
contact one of our advisors;
Alexandra Bennis at [email protected]
Christina Borzumato at [email protected].
GOYA has been a great success so far. Thank you to all
who have helped with our events and supported us.
On December 16th GOYA will be having our Christmas
party, please bring food to help us celebrate. We will also
be making bags of food to donate. GOYA will be selling
Greek cookies at coffee hour on December 21st along with
grave blankets and Christmas Wreaths.
Coming up on December 29th is our annual Midnight Run
where members of the GOYA go into the city to distribute
clothing and food to homeless people. Please visit our table at coffee hour to donate to help us reach our goal.
Our Inter-GOYA Ski Trip will be from January 30th to
February 1th. You must attend both mandatory meetings
on January 13th and 20th to be eligible to go.
And a friendly reminder that it is never too late to join
GOYA. Come to one of our weekly meetings Tuesday
nights at 7:30.
Your Presidents, Alexa Magliulo and Pia Roussos
As we prepare for the upcoming feast days and the celebration of the birth of our Lord, let us be mindful of those
who need our attention.
The care ministry with Father Lou will be visiting our
brothers and sisters in Christ at the various facilities on
December 18th, bearing gifts and good cheer. We also
help to decorate the residents' rooms.
The Arettines family entertain with their "Songs of Yesteryear" shows at St. Johnsland and Nesconset Nursing
Home. Be sure to catch their special Christmas presentation!
Blessings to all,
Sophia De Monte
The GOYA will be collecting money to
buy $25 gift cards for children in need.
Every year the Kiwanis club takes 50
needy children on a Christmas shopping tour at Sears. It is through your
donations that make it possible for these children to have a very special
Christmas.
Every Sunday in November and December, the GOYA will have a table
set up in the gym during coffee hour to
collect money for the purchase of these
$25 Sears gift cards.
Dimitri Varvatsas, 17, of Huntington, NY, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to
Scouts, The Eagle Scout Award. A member of Troop 78, Varvatsas is one of approximately 6 percent of all Scouts who
attain the Eagle rank. Each candidate must earn a minimum of 21 merit badges and successfully complete a service project to earn Eagle.
For his service project, Dimiri chose to build four benches for St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in
Greenlawn, NY. The beautifully crafted benches will establish outdoor seating areas at the main and gym entrances of the
Church and will directly benefit the elderly waiting to get picked up after services.
The two benches outside the gym entrance will benefit families with small children who often need a place to sit.
Youth and scout groups as well as all the ministries of the Church will benefit from seating in theses areas for many years
to come. Dimitri chose to dedicate two of the benches in memory of his grandfathers in heaven, James Varvatsas and Leopoldo Padovani. The other two benches are dedicated in memory of his uncles who have also left this earth too soon, Jon
Varvatsas and Vincent Padovani. There is no doubt they are all looking down from heaven and are so proud of his accomplishments.
In addition to serving in many leadership positions in his troop, Dimitri has also earned the Triple “C” Award from
the New York State Office of the Attorney General in recognition of his tremendous “Commitment” to bettering himself,
his school and his community; for his strength of “Character” which helped him achieve his goals and his remarkable
“Courage”.
Just this past month, Dimitri earned The Prudential Spirit Award. He was the only one selected among the many
applicants throughout the district and is now a finalist in the National round.
Dimitri is a very active senior at Huntington High School where he is in the Robotics Club and a Varsity rower on
the Crew team. He works part-time as well as has an internship at Island Sports Physical Therapy in Huntington. He has
one brother, Zachary age 14 and one sister, Nina Angela, age 10, and is the son of very proud parents, Dean and Tina
Varvatsas.
My Dear Fellow Parishioners,
For those of you who attended the Parish General Assembly Meeting last month you heard me use the word “sucks” in
describing my Stewardship Report for September. While not a normal term one would use to describe a report relating
to Stewardship, it non-the-less summarizes where we have arrived at as a community regarding the prosperity and abundance of our Stewardship efforts. Thus things must change because, in the words of Albert Einstein, “Insanity is doing
the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Clearly we need to reverse the trend we are in and get our Stewardship Program and our Community back where we all
know it can and should be. So we are going to be doing some new and innovative things to achieve this.
This year instead of one Stewardship Sunday there will be several Stewardship Sundays running from Sunday, November 30th through Sunday, January 31st. Also, Fr. Lou will be asking different members of the community and the Parish Council to speak about Stewardship in the Church on a few of these Sunday’s.
Additionally, we are asking every Ministry to be involved in the Stewardship Committee by appointing at least one
member of their Ministry to be on the Stewardship Committee. Stewardship must be a part of everything that we do
within our Community.
We have formulated a confidential Survey that is available on line so that we may better know what you are feeling and
thinking about Stewardship.
Finally we are planning to continue and increase the outreach Fr. Lou has started by calling and thanking the current and
past Stewards of the Community as we look to foster greater involvement in all aspects of our church.
Surely each of us has blessings to be thankful for. Our family and friends, our health, our good fortune to live in a truly
free country and the various talents God has blessed every one of us with that are unique to each of us.
We are grateful for the continued support of our Stewardship Program and hope that you will find new ways to participate in the Stewardship Program in the coming year. For those of you who are reading this and have not yet pledged for
2014, I ask that you please submit your Stewardship Pledge as soon as you can and that we value your time and talents
as much as your financial support.
Thankful for all of God’s Blessings,
Steve Ramerini
Stewardship Committee Chairman
2014 STEWARDSHIP
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Abatzidis
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Accovelli
Mr. & Mrs. James Adamis
Mr. & Mrs. John Addamo
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Akapnitis
Mr. & Mrs. John Allyson
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Amanatides
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Amanatides
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Anagnostopoulos
Miss Eleni Anastos
Mr. Gus Anax
Ms. Ann Andreades
Mr. & Mrs. James Andreadis
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Andreadis
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Andricopoulos
Mrs. Helen Andromanakos
Mr. Peter Andromanakos
Mrs. Maria Angel
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Annunziata
Mrs. Panagiota Anthony
Dr. & Mrs. Marinel Ardeljan
Ms. Angela Arettines
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Arettines
Mr. John Arettines
Mrs. Maria Christios
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrius Argiriou
Mr. & Mrs. George Argiriou
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Argiriou
Mrs. Mary Argiros
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Aroniadis
Mrs. Julia Arvans
Mrs. Dorothy Athanas
Mr. & Mrs. Alexios Athanasiou
Mr. & Mrs. William Athanasiou
Mr. & Mrs. Theo Athanassiou
Mr. James Athas
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Avdoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Babigian
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Baialardo
Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Bakatsias
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Balezos
Mr. & Mrs. Demetri Ballas
Mr. & Mrs. John Ballow
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitris Bantileskas
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Barton
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Bartone
Mr. Nikolaos Bastakes
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Batanchiev
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Bell
Mrs. Diane Bennis
Mr. & Mrs. George Bennis
Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Berbari
Mr. & Mrs. Stelios Bertos
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bocchicchio
Ilektra Pappa & Vasilios Bogdani
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Borzumato
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Brabender
Ms.Mariana Brancoveanu
Mr. & Mrs. John Callaghan
Mrs. Jean Camas
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Camas
Mrs. Eugenia Canner
Mr. Brian Capatina
Mr. & Mrs. George Caraberis
Mr. & Mrs. Lenny Carlucci
Mr. & Mrs. John Castagna
Mr. & Mrs. Constantinos Catechis
Mrs. Lillian Catherines
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Chardavoyne
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Chidester
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Chin
Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Chonis
Mrs Betty Chonis
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Chonis
Mrs. Ritsa Choulis
Mr. Sofoklis Chrissides
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Christodoulou
Mr. & Mrs. Costas Christoforou
Nick Christopher Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Christopher
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Christophides
Mrs. Efstratia Christophides
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Christou
Mrs. Malama Clidas
Dr. & Mrs. Costas Constantatos
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Constantatos
Mr. & Mrs. Costas Constantine
Mr. Damianos Contopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Contopoulos
Drs. George & Debbie Coritsidis
Mr. George Cost
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Costa
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Costanzo
Mr. & Mrs. George Costidis
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Courbanou
Mr. Billy Courbanou
Mr. Aggelos P. Coutavas
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Damilatis
Mr. & Mrs. Vassilios Danginis
Mrs. Paula Davantzis
Mr. & Mrs. Spirou David
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander De Borja
Mr. & Mrs. Spyridon Dedes
Mrs. Anne Deloss
Dr. & Mrs. George Demacopoulos
Ms. Chrisanti Demetriou
Mrs. Irene Demetriou
Mr. & Mrs. Benedict Devita
Mr. & Mrs. William Diakakis
Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Diamandis
Mr. & Mrs. Mario Diamandis
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Diktaban
Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Dimatis
Mr. & Mrs. Stamati Dimitrakis
Mr. & Mrs. George Dimitriou
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Dimitriou
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dischley
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Dorsey
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Doscas
Mr. & Mrs. George Doukas
Mr. Peter Doukas
Mr. & Mrs. Demetri Doumas
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dounias
Mr. & Mrs.Jimmy Drakopoulos
Ms. Maria Drakos
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Drakoulias
Mrs. & Mrs. Denis Draper
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Drechsler
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ebe
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ebe
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Eckstrum
Mrs. Sally Economou
Mr. & Mrs. Efthymios Efthymiou
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Emanuel
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Emanuel
Mr. & Mrs John Emmans
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Essopos
Mr. Nicholas Evangelides
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ferrazano
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Finkin
Mr. Costa Fkiaras
Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Frangas
Mr. & Mrs. Val Franklin
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Fusco
Michael Gambuzza & Victoria Attonis
Mr. & Mrs. John Gavras
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Georgalas
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Geotes
Mrs. Jennifer Gerdes
Ms. Kiriaki Gialouris-Giannaris
Dr .& Mrs. Victor Giamos
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Giampilis
Mr. & Mrs. George Gianakas
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Gianakas
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Gianakas
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Giannitsas
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Giove
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Gitz
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Goerke
Mr. & Mrs. Epaminondas Gonatas
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gonidelis
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Gouvoussis
Mrs. Tula Haghicomninou
Mr. & Mrs. Savvas Haji-Georgi
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Harris
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hartofilis
Mr. & Mrs. Dino Hatzigianakis
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hatzis
Mr. & Mrs. John Hatzis
Mrs. Alexandra Hatzis
Mr. & Mrs. William Heller
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Heretakis
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Heretakis
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Homenides
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Houppert
Mr. & Mrs. Agron Huta
Mrs. Urania Huta
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ikonomou
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Ilasi
Mr. & Mrs. George Ioanidis
Mr. & Mrs. John Ioannou
Mr. & Mrs. Kleanthis Ioannou
Michael & Denise Ioannou
Mr. & Mrs. George Javaras
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. George Kafkarkou
Mr. & Mrs. George Kaimis
Mr. & Mrs. Kyriakos Kaimis
Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Kaitery
Mrs. Loula Kalkines
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Kalogeras
Mr. & Mrs. Christos Kaloudis
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kaloudis
Mr. Nicholas Kameno
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Karanzias
Mrs. Peggy Karayianakis
Mrs. Mary Karipidis
Mr.&Mrs. Gus Karkulas
Mr. Athanasios Karopoulos
Mr. Gus Karras
Mr. John Karropoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karropoulos
Mr. & Mrs. George Kavrakis
Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Kefalas
Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Keisidis
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kelly
Mr. Peter Kentros
Mrs. Pauline Kitsopoulos
Mrs. Dorothy Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Kliampas
Mr. & Mrs. Apostolis Kokkosis
Mrs. Chryssa Kolios
Mr. & Mrs. George Kondylas
Mr. & Mrs. Michail Konstas
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Kontos
Mr. Thom Kontos
Mr. & Mrs. George Korsanos
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Korsanos
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Kostas
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Kostopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Aristotelis Kougemitros
Mr. & Mrs. Skevos Koullias
Mrs. Magdalene Koumas
Mrs. Chrysanthe Koumas
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Kouroupakis
Mr. & Mrs. Teddy Koutsoftas
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Koutsoubis
Mr. & Mrs. George Koutsoukos
Mrs. Maria Kouttron
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Kovner
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Kritikos
Mrs. Katerina Lallos
Mr. Alexander LaMalfa
Mrs. Maria LaMalfa
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lambadis
Mr. & Mrs. Lambros Lambrinos
Mr. & Mrs. Sid Lambros
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lambros
Mr. & Mrs. Loren Lampros
Mr. & Mrs. George Langis
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Larkin
Mrs. Kiki Lecakes
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Legakis
Mr. & Mrs. Aristotle Lekacos
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Leodas
Ms. Angelica Leontakianakos
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lepera
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Lessey
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Levick
Mr. & Mrs. James Liaskos
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lichas
Mr. & Mrs. George Likourezos
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Limperis
Mrs. Dorothy Litras
Ms. Vicki M. Loizos
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Los
Mr. & Mrs. George Los
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Love
Mr. & Mrs. William Mackey
Capt. & Mrs. & John Makrides
Mrs. Aspasia Mally
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Maltezos
Mrs. Kalliopi Mamouzelos
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Manas
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Maniatis
Mr. & Mrs. George Manikas
Mr. & Mrs.Elias Manolis
Mrs. Anastasia Manthos
Ms. Mary Margarites
Mrs. Nina Margarites
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Margarites
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Margarites
Mrs. Thalia Margarites
Mr. & Mrs. George Martakis
Mr. & Mrs. James Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Mastrogiacomo
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Mastrogiannis
Mr. & Mrs. Deno Matas
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Matera
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Matthai
Mrs. Antonia Mattheou
Mr. & Mrs. Costas Mavromoustakos
Mrs. Theresa Mavroudis
Mr. & Mrs. Oliver McGaughey
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur McQuaide
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Mendonis
Mr. Vasilios Meskoures
Curtis W. Meyer & Evelyn G. Kittis
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Michalopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Milonas
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Mirissis
Mr. & Mrs. Ilias Misoulis
Mr. & Mrs. John Misthos
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Mitsinikos
Dr. & Mrs. Theofanis Mitsinikos
Mr. & Mrs. William Monahan
Mr. & Mrs. Spiro Monias
Mr. Nick Monogioudis
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mooney
Rev. & Presv. Dimitrios Moraitis
Mr. & Mrs. David Morrison
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Mourelatos
Mr.& Mrs. Stephen Nathan
Mr. & Mrs. Spiro Neokleous
Mrs. Sophia Nessim
Rev. & Presv. Louis Nicholas
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Nicholas
Mr. & Mrs Nick Nicholas
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Noonan
Ms. Stephanie Noulis
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Noulis
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Orfanakos
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Oromaner
Mr. & Mrs. Aires Ouzounis
Mr. & Mrs. Francesco Pagano
Dimitrios Pamboris
Mr. Peter Panarites
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Pando
Mr. & Mrs. George Panoussis
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pantason
Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Papachristou
Mr. & Mrs. Christos Papachristou
Mrs. Maria Papadopoullos
Mr. & Mrs. George Papadopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. George T. Papageorge
Mr. & Mrs. Themistocles Papageorge
Mr. & Mrs. Iacovos Papaiacovou
Mr. & Mrs. Chrisostomos Papantoniou
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Papas
Mr. & Mrs. Pantelis Papazoglou
Dr. & Mrs. Mike Pappas
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Paraskevopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Billy Parides
Mr. & Mrs. John Parides
Mrs. Stacy Parkas
Mr. & Mrs. Costas Parpas
Mr. & Mrs. Kyriakos Parpas
Mrs. Hariklia Patilis
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Patronis
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Pavlatos
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Pavlides
Ms. Porfyra Pavlides
Mr. & Mrs. Yani Pavlidis
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Philippis
Mrs. Marcy Philippis
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Pickios
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Pietzak
Mrs. Mary Pitti
Mrs. Mary Pologeorgis
Mr. Nick Pologeorgis
Mr. John Pontisakos
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Poulis
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Poulis
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Poulis
Mr. & Mrs. Elias Poulos
Mrs. Irene Poulos
Dr. & Mrs. Jaime Poulos
Ms. Melissa Poutouves Koppelman
Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Praetorius
Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Prodromakis
Mr. & Mrs. Domenic Proscia
Mrs. Georgia Psilakis
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pugliani
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rafaelides
Mr. Stephan Ramerini
Mrs. Melissa Rash
Mrs. Georgia Red
Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Rentsch
Mr. Charles Riehman
Mr. Edwin Rivera
Mr. & Mrs. Gary C. Rodetis
Mr. & Mrs. Ionas Rotos
Ms. Eleni Rotziokos
Mr. & Mrs. Nikolas Rotziokos
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Rousakis
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Roussis
Mrs. Eleftheria Roussis
Mrs. Helen Roussis
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ruggiero
Mrs. Mersina Samodolski
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A Schicker
Mr. & Mrs. James Schiede
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Scricca
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Selvaggio
Mrs. Katina Serelis
Mr. Anthony Sevdinoglou
mr. & Mrs. Constantinos Sevdinoglou
Mr. & Mrs. Pandelis Shakalis
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Shikar
Dr. & Mrs. Ioanis Siderias
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Sideris
Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Siounis
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Skaliarinis
Mrs. Georgia Skiadas
Mr. & Mrs. Fotios Sklavounakis
Mrs. Mary Sofides
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Soteropoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Soupios
Mr. & Mrs. Val Soupios
Mrs. Betty Spinthourakis
Mr. Demetrios Spiropoulos
Mrs. Freda Spiropoulos
Ms. Virginia Stamatakis
Mr. & Mrs. Dionysios Stathatos
Mr. & Mrs. Fotios Stathatos
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Stavrakopoulos
Mrs. Helen Stavros
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Stavros
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stavros
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Steele
Mr. & Mrs. Lambros Stroumbos
Mr. George Strum
Mr. & Mrs. Odysseas Svolos
Mrs. Ritsa Taktekos
Mr. & Mrs. John Tavera
Mr. & Mrs. Gheorghe Telibasa
Mr. & Mrs. John Terletzky
Mr. & Mrs.Christopher Tesi
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Theodoropoulos
Mr. & Mrs. George Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. John Tietjen
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Tiliakos
Christina Alonso & Geoffrey Tittmann
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Tomasides
Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Toubanos
Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Trastelis
Mrs. Georgian Treichel
Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Trombettas
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tsamis
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Tsavaris
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Tsekerides
Anastasios Tsementzis &
Jessica Fernandez
Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Tsivitis
Mrs. Deborah Tsoilis
Mr. & Mrs. George Tsolakis
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Tsolis
Ms. Anastasia Tsunis
Mrs. Eleni Tsunis
Mrs. Evangeline Tsunis
Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Tzotzis
Mrs. Ellen Vanco
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Varlamos
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Varsos
Mr. & Mrs. Christos Varthalamis
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Vasiliou
Mr. & Mrs. Athanasios Vasilopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Cosmos Vassil
Mr. & Mrs. Efthimios Vassilas
Mr. & Mrs. Gerassimos Ventouras
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Viegas
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Vitiello
Mr. & Mrs. Mihai Voicescu
Mr. &Mrs. Peter Vrankovic
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Whittaker
Mr. & Mrs. Constantinos Xenakis
Mr. & Mrs. Theo Zaferiou
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Zaloga
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Zaphiris
Mr. & Mrs. Suheil Zeibag
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Ziegler
Mrs. Stephanie Zimmerman
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Zolotas
As we walk the beautiful path of this Christmas season
let us remember that it is a good thing to join together
and decorate the house of the Lord and prepare it for
His birth on Christmas Day.
I ask that everyone, young and old alike, who would
like to offer any of the following items to please contact the Church office.
1. Thirty (30) poinsettias @ $20 Each
2. Four (4) poinsettias @ $30 Each
3. Two (2) flower arrangements for the
Holy Altar @ $75 Each
Thank you for your kindness
Fr. Louis Nicholas
It is time to sign up for the St. Paraskevi Christmas Card.
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The Christmas card will be sent out to the entire congregation.
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If you are a Steward for 2014, and you would like to have your name in the
Christmas card, simply fill out the form below. No donation is required.
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If you are not a Steward, and you would like to have your name in the
Christmas card, you can either make a pledge for 2014
or make a small donation of $50.
Please fill out the form below and submit it with your payment to:
St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church
1 Shrine Pl., Greenlawn, NY 11740
Listing to be printed as:
__________________________________________________
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Please return no later than December 14th.
7th
We need your good cooking for Dinner and/or lunches.
You can prepare the meal individually or get a friend(s) to help.
The program is every other Thursday night beginning December 4th.
Thursday, December 4th
Thursday, December 18th
Thursday, January 1st
Thursday, January 15th
Thursday, January 29th
Thursday, February 12th
Thursday, February 26th
Thursday, March 12th
Thursday, March 26th
The following is provided for dinner:
Meat, Chicken or fish (choose one)
Pasta, rice, or corn (choose one)
Vegetable, salad and bread
2-1/2 gallons of vanilla ice cream for dessert
The following is provided for each of our guests:
A meat sandwich with lettuce, tomato and cheese
2 pieces of fruit
A bottle of water and a can of Coke/Pepsi
Please call Anastasia @ 1-516-922-3854
To make a reservation for an evening to provide dinner or lunch for our guests.
If you would like to contribute towards the program, but time does not allow you to prepare lunches or
dinners, you may donate from a choice of the following: 3 gallons of vanilla ice cream, 3-12 packs of
cola, paper goods etc.
Wanted: Choir Members
Positions Open: Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass
(No Others Need Apply)
Physical Qualifications: Must be able to carry
light musical notes part way across the church.
Must have sufficient vision to see the director
from twenty feet away.
Experience: No applications accepted from persons who have not sung, hummed or whistled in
the tub or shower.
Wages: Satisfaction and joy in God’s service.
Fringe Benefits: Social Security - We promise
you the security of social fellowship with other
members of the choir.
Hours: Sunday mornings, with occasional opportunities for overtime. (at above mentioned
wages)
Vacation: Missed rehearsals and worship services are primarily a matter of conscience and
the ability to return the glares and pointed remarks of the director.
Retirement: No particular age, but it is generally determined by prayer, printed notes getting
too small, robe too heavy, notes too high, church
too hot (or cold), or organist unable to play the
notes you sing.
Rehearsals: Only when necessary.
Apply: By attending our next rehearsal, by contacting the director, or contacting Pauline
Kitsopoulos at: [email protected].
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