The Upbringing of Children According to the Holy Fathers

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Βάπτιση
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Θεόδωρος Τσιπσής, Τίνα Σίμος, Δημήτριος Τσιόλκας, Αγγελική Καλαμάρας, Μιχάλης Ιωάννου, Ευανθία
Μάστορας και Ντίνα Μπαξεβάνη. Πρακαλούμε να τους έχετε στις προσευχές σας.
The Upbringing of Children According
to the Holy Fathers
by Fr. Hector Firoglanis
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it
(Proverbs 22:6).
If someone told you that you would have no problems with your children if you raised
them a certain way, would you be interested in learning more? Who wouldn’t? For parents, the upbringing of children is the most important and sacred duty in life. And if we
carry out that duty according to the teachings of the Church Fathers, God will help us to
raise up Christian children who will be a joy to behold.
Our Number One Priority to Our Children: Raising Them Close to God
Of course, as Orthodox Christian parents, we all want to raise children who will grow to
become good, responsible and faithful Orthodox Christians.
That is why most of us have our children baptized, bring them to church on Sundays,
take them to Sunday School, and have them receive holy communion regularly.
Many of us might think that is the extent of our parental responsibility for raising up a
child close to God, but is it?
While it’s a good start, the Fathers of the Church say that it’s not enough. They say that the
spiritual well-being of our children should take priority over their material needs, their
secular education and their preparation for worldly success as St. John Chrysostom explains:
“We are so concerned with our children’s schooling [and worldly success]; if only we were
equally zealous in bringing them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
“This, then, is our task: to educate both ourselves and our children in godliness; otherwise what answer will we have before Christ’s judgment-seat?” (St. John Chrysostom, On
Marriage and Family Life, SVS Press, 1986, p.67, 71).
A recurring theme in the writings of the Fathers is that the upbringing of our children in
godliness is the most important task of parents, a 24/7 job.
It is a responsibility with eternal implications which requires our utmost personal discipline, vigilance, effort, and dependence on God’s grace.
The Example of the Parents
During a pilgrimage to the Monastery of St. Arsenios the Cappadocian my wife and I went
on when we lived in Greece for a year, we sat down to speak with Father Theoklytos, a
very gentle, humble and surprisingly humorous elder of the monastery.
Although we did not yet have children at the time, my wife asked the elder how we
could be good parents if, God willing, we were to have children one day. The Elder
paused, then looked up at us with his gentle and disarming gaze and said, “To raise
good children, you need to love each other.” We will never forget the simplicity and
conviction with which he answered a question we thought would require a complicated
answer.
Continued after the personals
We are on Summer Worship Schedule for Sundays:
Matins - 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy - 10:00 am.
Sun July 1
Matins 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Fellowship Hour - Open
Tue July 3
Men’s Discussion Group Meeting Cloverdale Kitchen Restaurant 6:30 am
Wed July 4
Office will be closed
Sun July 8
Matins 8:45 am
Κυρ 1 Ιουλίου
Όρθρος 8:45πμ-Θ.Λειτουργία 10:00πμ
Ο καφές ανοιχτός
Τριτ 3 Ιουλίου Θρησκευτική συζήτηση της ομάδας των ανδρών στο εστιατόριο Cloverdale 6:30πμ
Τετ 4 Ιουλίου
Το γραφείο θα είναι κλειστό
Κυρ 8 Ιουλίου Όρθρος 8:45πμ- Θ. Λειτουργία 10:00πμ
Ο καφές ανοιχτός
Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Fellowship Hour - Open
Mon July 9
Parish Council Meeting 7:00 pm
Tue July 10
Men’s Discussion Group Meeting Cloverdale Kitchen Restaurant 6:30 am
Sun July 15
Matins 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Fellowship Hour - Open
Tue July 17
Men’s Discussion Group Meeting Cloverdale Kitchen Restaurant 6:30 am
Fri July 20
Prophet Elias
Sun July 22
Matins 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Matins & Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
Δευτ 9 Ιουλίου Συνεδρίαση του Δ. Συμβουλίου 7:30μμ
Τριτ 10 Ιουλίου Θρησκευτική συζήτηση της ομάδας των ανδρών στο εστιατόριο Cloverdale 6:30πμ
Κυρ 15 Ιουλίου Όρθρος 8:45πμ- Θ. Λειτουργία 10:00πμ
Ο καφές ανοιχτός
Τριτ 17 Ιουλίου Θρησκευτική συζήτηση της ομάδας των ανδρών στο εστιατόριο Cloverdale 6:30πμ
Παρ 20 Ιουλίου Του προφήτη Ηλία
Όρθρος 8:45 – Θ. Λειτουργία 9:00πμ
Κυρ 22 Ιουλίου Όρθρος 8:45πμ- Θ. Λειτουργία 10:00πμ
Ο καφές προσφέρετε προς τιμή της οικογένειας του Δρ. Ασσίμου από την κοινότητα.
Τριτ 24 Ιουλίου Θρησκευτική συζήτηση της ομάδας των ανδρών στο εστιατόριο Cloverdale 6:30πμ
Fellowship Hour is offered in honor of the Assimos family by the Annunciation
family.
Πεμπ 26 Ιουλίου Αγίας Παρασκευής- Όρθρος 8:45 – Θ.Λειτουργία 10:00πμ
Tue July 24
Men’s Discussion Group Meeting Cloverdale Kitchen Restaurant 6:30 am
Παρ 27 Ιουλίου Των μαρτύρων Παντελεήμον και Αγίας Ειρήνης Χρυσοβαλάντου
Όρθρος 8:45πμ – Θ. Λειτουργία 10:00πμ
Thu July 26
St. Paraskevi
Fri July 27
Great Martyr Panteleimon & St. Irene Chrisovalantou
Matins & Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
Sun July 29
Matins 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Matins & Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
Fellowship Hour - Open
Reminder:
Deadline for Monthly Bulletin - 15th of every month.
Deadline for Weekly Bulletin - Thursday of every week.
Κυρ 29 Ιουλίου Όρθρος 8:45πμ- Θ. Λειτουργία 10:00πμ
Ο καφές ανοιχτός
Αρραβώνας
Συγχαρητήρια στην Πολυξένη Κρουστάλλης και Stephen Manser για τον αρραβώνα τους. Η Πολυξένη είναι
κόρη του Αλέξανδρου & Gussie Κρουστάλλη και εγγονή της Αθηνάς και του αείμνηστου Κώστα Γαλλή και
των αειμνήστων Στέφανου & Πολυξένης Κρουστάλλη. Ο Stephen ειναι γιος του Steve & Marlene Manser.
Καλά στέφανα.
The Orthodox Way according to the Church Fathers is a difficult path which requires
continuous effort, prayer, self- sacrifice and repentance. Christ Himself said that “The
gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are
few” (Matt. 7:13). Being a good parent and raising virtuous, loving Christian children
is also hard, especially in today’s world.
In order to make our job as parents a little easier, we can begin by repenting, orienting
our lives towards Christ, and making ourselves a little more Christ-like. As a contemporary elder of the Church, Elder Porphyrios, says, “Become saints and you will have no
problems with your children” (Wounded By Love, p. 198).
Prioritizing our children’s spiritual well-being over their worldly success, offering
them a Christ-like example of love and harmony within the home, molding the child’s
self-will, and striving continuously to become like Christ – to become saints: This is a
brief glimpse into raising our children according the teachings of the Fathers and Holy
Elders of the Church. It is a difficult path, but it is the surest way we have of raising children who will grow to love God and their fellow man, and who will be a joy for all of us
to behold.
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Fr. Hector Firoglanis is the assistant priest at Annunciation Church in Lancaster, PA.
He and his wife, Presbytera Katerina, also served in Albania as OCMC long-term missionaries. They have a 17-month-old son, Christo.
Resources for Parents
Smart Parenting I: Raising Well- Behaved Children and Smart Parenting II: Behavioral
Management Techniques by Fr. George Morelli–Two excellent articles that delve further
into the upbringing of children from an Orthodox perspective and which offer practical
advice as well. They can be read on-line at: www.orthodoxy- today.org/articles5/
MorelliParenting.php and www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/ MorelliParenting2.php.
Turning to the Fathers - A podcast by the Orthodox Christian Network, where noted
scholar Fr. John McGuckin discusses ancient Christian spirituality in today’s world. You
can visit OCN at www.myocn.net.
Graduation 2012
SUNDAY, JULY 1
USHERS - Jimmie Toompas, Chris Karahalios, Gus Kroustalis, Virginia Moutos CHURCH SERV COMM - Dennis Hondros, Stephen Vlasis, Georgia Wood, Stan Carroll ALTAR BOYS - Open to All
NURSERY - Open but not staffed
SUNDAY, JULY 8
USHERS - Dr. Chris Christakos, John Vlachos, Rita Georgoulias, John Vlasis CHURCH SERV COMM - George Kalamaras, Chris Macropoulos, James (Paki) Hondros, Michael
Kangelaris ALTAR BOYS - Open to All
NURSERY - Open but not staffed
SUNDAY, JULY 15
USHERS - Vicky Russell, Chris Kroustalis, Sophia Aslanis, Ody Chamis CHURCH SERV COMM - Alan Ball, Dean Clark, Patricia Valier, Sammy Ballas ALTAR BOYS - Open to All
NURSERY - Open but not staffed
SUNDAY, JULY 22
USHERS - Jimmie Toompas, Chris Karahalios, Gus Kroustalis, Virginia Moutos CHURCH SERV COMM - Anthony Whitley, Nick Samaras, Elaine Ross, George Halages ALTAR BOYS - Open to All
NURSERY - Open but not staffed
SUNDAY, JULY 29
USHERS - Dr. Chris Christakos, John Vlachos, Rita Georgoulias, John Vlasis CHURCH SERV COMM - Dennis Hondros, Stephen Vlasis, Georgia Wood, Stan Carroll ALTAR BOYS - Open to All
NURSERY - Open but not staffed
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING UPDATE
The following items of note resulted from business discussed at the
June 11, 2012 Parish Council Meeting:
 Continuing to review options for pavilion flooring. Would like to complete by September.
 Archangel Michael Nominees were announced; Voula Vlasis and Deacon Constantine. Thank you and congratulations to your continued service.
 Greek Festival Recap; Everything went well. Bigger attendance; major concern is that
we need more volunteers to service the public efficiently. We need more volunteers.
 Our preschool finished their year. Thank you to Sandy Smalling and Sophia Aslanis for
their years of service.
 Vacation Bible School attendance to be expected to be 75-80 children. Up from last
year of 55. We have 20 GOYANs and 15 adults volunteering.
 Window maintenance will be done for the Sunday School building
 Divine Liturgy begins at 10:00 am, and will continue on that schedule year round.
Sunday School News from Annunciation
Dearest Students and Family members, We want to begin by expressing our gra tude to our students and teachers for a successful and blessed year. We collected the last of our Mission boxes and sent in all monies collected to the Missions Center. We thank everyone for their generous giving. Congratula ons to all of our students for perfect a endance in Sunday school this year. They are Lenia Vlachos, Dina Karageorgos, Maria Karagiorgis, Lilia Lion s Marianna Vlachos, Mary Vlachos, Katherine Lion s, Stavros Karagiorgis, Katherine Rap s, Jasmine Marshall, Stevie Rap s, Alexander Marshall, George Rap s, Celia Karahalios, Marianna Lion s, Travis Lion s, Maggie Epes, and James Shepherd. The Upbringing of Children According to the Holy Fathers, Continued
The Elder’s simple response reinforced a foundational teaching of the Church regarding child rearing: If husband and wife truly love each other, as the Fathers of the
Church teach, then the children will have an ideal model of how to love God and their
fellow man.
St. John Chrysostom, in a more general sense, speaks about the centrality of the parents’ example for molding multiple facets of the child’s development: “For generally the
children acquire the character of their parents, are formed in the mold of their parents’
temperament, love the same things their parents love, talk in the same fashion, and work
for the same ends” (St. John Chrysostom, On Marriage and Family Life, SVS Press, 1986,
p. 64).
In addition to the good example of parents, the Fathers speak about the active intervention of parents required to direct and mold the will of the child.
We also extend our congratula ons to our Sunday school senior graduates. They are Andreana Assimos, Antonios Ballas, Maria Ballas, Victoria Ashlee Blevins, Eleni Carros, Evan Cortessis, John Iskander, Johnny Kalivio s, Victoria Karagiorgis, Zach Karahalios, Chris na Kontos, Kyle Yiannis Nikitas, James Shepherd and Frankie Valier III. There were other members of our community who graduated from area High Schools and Colleges and we congratulate everyone for their accomplishments. May God guide them all with their future plans. Teachers, we are pleased that Gerry Clonaris who offered such a wonderful presenta on at our Sunday School Teachers Seminar last September, will be back with us presen ng part II of his presenta on. We have scheduled him for Saturday, September 8th 10am-2pm. Please save the date. As always we are looking for individuals who would like to help in the Ministry of Teaching in our Sunday School. Please call any one of us or Fr. Demetri. We pray everyone has a res ul summer, Fr. Demetri & Sunday School Coordinators--Bessie Epes/ Athena Karahalios/Tina White-Kennedy
Prayer List
As members of an Orthodox Christian family, we are called to pray for each other in
time of need. Please pray for:
Sophia, Chris, George, Peter, Nitsa, Mike, Nicky, Theo, Tina, Jim, Eleni,
Angela, Evanthia, Nick, Martha, Joseph, Bizzell family
If you would like us to remember you or your loved one in our prayers, please contact our
Church office at 765-7145. We will begin with a fresh list of names every month.
Molding the Will of the Child
What most of us will discover when we view our child-rearing methods through an Orthodox Patristic perspective is that we are faced with the risk of allowing the child to develop a powerful self-will. A strong self-will, which develops very early in life in the absence of proper parental direction, renders spiritual growth much more difficult.
What does this mean? It means that later in life it will be very challenging— in some
instances impossible–to get the self-willed child to voluntarily be attentive during church
services, to fast, to respect parental authority, and to grow in the image and likeness of
Christ as a kind, gentle and forgiving child of God.
The words of St. Theophan the Recluse impress upon us the importance of molding
the will of a child: “The will of the parents should be imprinted upon each step–of course
in a general way. Without this, the behavior of the child can easily become corrupted.” (St. Theophan the Recluse, Raising Them Right, Conciliar Press, 1989, p. 34).
Without getting angry when the child tests his limits and without putting excessive pressure on the child, parents can do much good for the child’s soul by setting clear and pronounced boundaries around the child’s self-will. Of course, the parents need to consistently maintain and remind the child of those boundaries in a loving and gentle way.
By molding and directing the will of a child, especially at the early stages of development, the parent is teaching the child that he is not the center of the world. Only as
such will a child learn later in life to do the will of God (to obey His commandments) and
to put the needs of others before his own.
Our Ultimate Purpose
The successful upbringing of children is in no way disconnected from our ultimate
purpose as Orthodox Christians, which is the process of deification, or to become like God
– to become saints. It may sound like a lofty and unrealistic goal, but it is nevertheless
our ultimate purpose, and if we at least orient ourselves towards that goal, we’ll be on
the right track towards becoming the parents God wants us to be.
ENGAGEMENT - Congratulations are extended to Paula Kroustalis and Stephen Manser. Paula is
the daughter of Alex & Gussie Kroustalis and granddaughter of Athena & the late Gus Gallins and
the late Stefano & Polixene Kroustalis. Stephen is the son of Steve & Marlene Manser. KALA
STEFANA!
WEDDING - Congratulations are extended to Sperethoula Feredinos and George Kroustalis on
their wedding May 27. Koumbaroi—Greg & Helen Karagiorgis. We wish them many years of happiness.
BIRTH Congratulations are extended to Dr. Marianthe & Andrew Burns on the birth of their baby
boy, Alexander Patrick. May God Bless them! NA SAS ZISI!
BIRTH Congratulations are extended to Natalie & Christopher Spinosa on the birth of their baby
girl, Julia Theodora. Proud grandparents are John & Sophia Fragakis. May God Bless them! NA
SAS ZISI!
40-DAY BLESSING was administered to Cami Plagianis and her baby girl, Sophia Jolie. May our
Lord grant them progress in faith and in life.
40-DAY BLESSING was administered to Frances Kazakos and her baby boy, Maximus. May our
Lord grant them progress in faith and in life.
40-DAY BLESSING was administered to Kyranna Speir and her baby girl, Gabriela. May our Lord
grant them progress in faith and in life.
BAPTISM - On June 16, Kelly (Ioanna) Martindale was baptized into the Orthodox Church. Godmother - Elaine Kontos. May God bless the newly baptized!
CONDOLENCES are extended to Hristina, John & Christina, Savas & Ann Marie and George
Kalanarhos, Alexandra & Ricky Bowden and the extended family on the falling asleep of Athanasios Kalanarhos. May our Lord rest his soul and comfort his loving family.
CONDOLENCES are extended to Dean & Sally Clark and their family on the falling asleep of
Dean’s grandmother Nancy Burke. May our Lord rest her soul and comfort her loving family.
PASTORAL VISITATIONS - The following members were visited by the Annunciation Clergy:
Sophia Bambalis, Nicky Hondros, Theo Tsiptisis, Tina Simos, Jim Tsiolkas, Angela Kalamaras,
Mike Ioannou, Evanthia Mastoras and Dina Baxevanis. Please keep them in your prayers.
Annunciation Christian
Academy Spring Music Program
Youth News - July 2012
HOPE & JOY
We had a great week at Vacation Church School June 18 to 22. 77 children participated,
and we had over 20 Goya helpers and 15 adults working with us that week. The children
had great fun and learning, and had a great time not only with their teachers and Goyan's
but with one another. Special thanks to all our teachers, adult helpers and Goyan's whose
time and effort made this a great week for the children. Special thanks also to Prevytera
Kathy for her work in coordinating and leading the Crafts. We look foreword to doing it all
again next year!!
GOYA NEWS
GOYA had a very nice End of the Year Party on June 2. Great weather and a fun day at
the Brookberry Farms Pool. Many Thanks to Rose Ann Halages for setting up and coordinating that event.
GOYA also did well with there service work at the Soup Kitchen of Open Door Ministries in High Point on June 16. The residents there were very appreciative of our kids effort to give there time to serve a lunch for them there that day.
Cleaning the library!!! GOYA has a special service opportunity Wednesday July 18
from 9am to 1pm, doing the annual cleaning of the Library with Ron Shepherd. Contact
Fr. Thomas to get on the schedule. This can be used for Community Service Hours.
Kalo Kalokairi, Fr. Thomas
Soup Kitchen
Vacation Church School
2012 STEWARDSHIP CΟΜΜΙΤΜΕΝΤ PROGRAM
“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.” John 15:8
We would like to thank the following Stewards for their support of Annunciation Ministries.
The Stewardship list is updated on the 15th of every month.
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hellmer
2012 STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hill
To date we have received 348 pledge cards
Mr. Angelo Karagiorgis
2012 Stewardship goal: $280,550.00
Mr. & Mrs. Ervin Lekaj
HAVE YOU TURNED YOUR
STEWARDSHIP CARD IN?
PLEASE HELP US REACH OUR GOAL
Mrs. Jackie Nikas
THE ANNUNCIATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
IS NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS
FOR 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR.
Archangel Michael Honors
Every year, each parish in the Metropolis of Atlanta selects 2 individuals to
receive the Archangel Michael award.
The award is given to individuals who exemplify an Orthodox Christian way
of life and a commitment and dedication and service to the Church.
98 letters were sent to individuals who are involved in leading various
Ministries at Annunciation.
43 individual members of Annunciation were nominated for this honor, indicating the great
number of persons in our Church worthy of this recognition.
The honorees for the 2012 Archangel Michael awards are Deacon Constantine Shepherd and Voula Vlasis. We congratulate them for their selection.
Previous honorees were:
Georgia J. Ballas, Gregory Ballas, Chris Bambalis, Amy Bridges, Mary Chamis, Leigh
Cortesis, Persephone Cortesis, Gus P. Chrysson, Jimmy Chrysson, Georgia Demopoulos,
Bill Fallis, Harry Gallins, John P. Gallins, Maria P. Gallins, Gus Hodges, Dennis Hondros,
Nick Karagiorgis, Athena Karahalios, Gus Kazakos, John Kortesis, Irene Kroustalis, Violet
Nichols, Vicky Russell, Lisa Siokis, Ann Marie Speas, George Vlahos, Olga Vlahos and
Mike Vlasis.
9th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament
OAK VALLEY GOLF CLUB
MAY 2, 2012
THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF EVERYONE ON THE GOLF
COMMITTEE AND THE BLESSING OF ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL
DAY. 96 GOLFERS ENJOYED A DAY OF COMPETITION AND FELLOWSHIP.
THE TOURNAMENT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL RAISING $2000.00 TO BE SHARED BETWEEN THE FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SAMARITAN
MINISTRIES. THE TOURNAMNET WILL ALSO GREATLY BENEFIT GOYA AND YOUTH
PROGRAMS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO DEAN AND CHERYL EBERT AND
EBERT SIGNS FOR AGAIN DONATING THE SIGNS AND FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT, TO
STAN CARROLL AND TW GARNER FOR DONATING ALL GOODIE BAG ITEMS, AND TO
MATHEW GALLINS AND GALLINS FOODS FOR DONATING ALL THE DRINKS AND
SNACKS. WITHOUT THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT WOULD
NOT HAVE THE SUCCESS WE HAVE HAD OVER THE YEARS.
THANKS TO EAST COAST WINGS, ARCHER SEAL, EASTERN FOOD EQUIPMENT,
AND SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANK AND TRUST FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS. A BIG THANK YOU TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SOLD HOLE SPOSORSHIP
SIGNS AND TO FR. THOMAS GUERRY FOR HIS HARD WORK IN ORGANIZING THE
SIGN COMMITTEE.
1ST PLACE FLIGHT A: STAN CARROLL, DAVE WANSET, MIKE JACKSON, STEVE DECORTE,
1ST PLACE FLIGHT B: FOODCRAFT/TRIAMARK TEAM: ALEX KROUSTALIS, NICK KARAGIORGIS, MIKE VLASIS, GEORGE HALAGES
LONGEST DRIVE: STEVE PEGG (GOLF BAG)
CLOSEST TO PIN: MIKE JACKSON ($50 GIFT CARDS)
$200 GIFT CARD DRAWING: GEORGE STABOLITIS
THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYONE’S SUPPORT AND HARD WORK!!!
JIMMIE TOOMPAS – CHAIRMAN
FR. THOMAS GUERRY AND GEORGE STABOLITIS – CO CHAIRS
PLEASE SUPPORT AND GIVE A SPECIAL “THANK YOU!” TO ALL OUR SPONSORS.
THEY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT IN A VERY TOUGH ECONOMY!!
NEXT YEAR’S TOURNAMENT WILL BE ON MAY 8TH, 2013
2012 GOLF TEAM, SIGN, MAJOR SPONSORS
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CIMARRON STEAK HOUSE CLEMMONS
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DON JUAN'S MEXICAN
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IN HONOR OF MARY CHAMIS BY MOM, DAD, AND
NAPOLEON
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As we approach the end of the academic year we would like to recognize the students graduating from Sunday School, High School, College and other institutions
of higher learning. A list of their plans and honors is included for your information.
We congratulate all of them and wish them success in their future endeavors as well
as continuous progress in faith and in life.
SUNDAY SCHOOL and
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Andreana Assimos is graduating from RJ Reynolds High School and plans to attend
Wake Forest University.
Antonios Ballas is graduating from West Forsyth High School and plans to attend Forsyth
Technical Community College.
Maria Ballas is graduating from West Forsyth High School and plans to attend
UNC - Charlotte.
Victoria Ashlee Blevins is graduating from West Forsyth High School and plans to attend
Forsyth Technical Community College. Honors - AB Honor Roll.
Eleni Carros is graduating from West Forsyth High School and plans to attend
UNC - Wilmington to study nursing.
Evan Cortessis is graduating from West Forsyth High School and plans to attend High
Point College. Special Honors - Science Honor Society, Honor Student, All Star Lacrosse
Team, All Conference in Lacrosse.
John Iskander is graduating from West Forsyth High School and plans to attend Wake
Forest University.
Johnny Kaliviotis is graduating from Mount Tabor High School and plans to attend
Hampden-Sydney College. Honors - Hampden-Sydney’s Alumni $5000 Award.
Victoria Karagiorgis is graduating from Mount Tabor High School and plans to attend
UNC - Chapel Hill. Honors - National Honor Society.
Zach Karahalios is graduating from RJ Reynolds High School and plans to attend the
University of South Carolina. Honors - Sims Scholars Award at the University of South
Carolina.
Christina Kontos is graduating from Forsyth Country Day School and plans to attend
UNC - Chapel Hill. Honors - National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Mu Alpha
Theta.
Kyle Yannis Nikitas is graduating from West Forsyth High School and plans to attend
High Point University. Honors - A/B Honor Roll, National Art Honors Society and $5000
Presidential Scholarship.
James Shepherd is graduating from West Forsyth High School and plans to attend NC
State University.
Frank H. Valier, III is graduating from Calvary Baptist Day School and plans to attend
College majoring in Pre Engineering.
Nicholas Edward Carros is graduating from Forsyth Country Day School and is planning
to attend Elon University. Honors - Captain of Soccer Team/MVP.
Moriah Gendy is graduating from North Forsyth High School and plans to attend Wake
Forest University. Honors - Honor Graduate.
Holland Anabella Lutz is graduating from Home School and plans to attend Forsyth
Technical Community College - College Transfer Program majoring in Pre-Med and Ballot
& Performing Arts. Honors - Academic Honors.
Alex Simcox is graduating from Forsyth Technical High School and plans to attend Forsyth Technical Community College. Honors - Honor Graduate.
COLLEGE GRADUATES
Thanasi Ballas graduated from Charlotte School of Law.
Chelsea Katina Boutis graduated from Hunter College with a B.A. in Environmental Science and plans to attend graduate school. Honors - 4 years Volleyball, top setter in Conference, ranked top 40 setters in U.S.A.
Nicole Maria Chrysson graduated Summa Cum Laude from High Point University majoring in Psychology and minoring Spanish. She plans to attend UNC - Greensboro for her
Masters in Counseling. Honors - Psychology Student of the Year and Spanish Minor of
the Year.
Leni Fragakis graduated from High Point University Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in
Elementary Education, minoring in Special Education and plans to continue with her
Masters in Elementary Education. Honors - Outstanding Graduate in the School of Education, member of National Society of Leadership and Success, Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi
Honor societies.
Matthew Karahalios graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration.
Speros Shepherd graduated from Guilford Technical Community College and plans to
continue studies at UNC - Greensboro.
Elizabeth Siokis graduated from Salem College with a Masters in the Art of Teaching
(M.A.T.) Degree.
Dear Ladies of Philoptochos,
What a great time everyone had at our end of the year pot luck. I want to thank our chairs
Elizabeth Dentiste and Athena Karahalios. Elizabeth’s Jerk Chicken was a hit with everyone. Matthew Greene was our cook for the night and I know my father looked down from
heaven with a smile on his face knowing his grandson was in the kitchen cooking for the
ladies like he used to do.
Athena Karahalios and Jenny Morris have agreed to chair our Lenten (Nistisima) Cookbook”. If you have any questions about this please feel free to contact them. There will be
a box out in the breezeway for anyone who would like to contribute their Lenten/Nistisima
recipes. You can submit them in either English or Greek. Make sure you include your name
on the recipe.
I hope everyone enjoys their summer. Be prepared for some new exciting things starting
this fall. I know one of the things will be a joint meeting/dinner with the ladies from High
Point and Greensboro. This should be a great time to meet new friends and visit with some
we already know. This is something that we used to due in the years past and I am looking
forward to renewing this event.
MEMBERSHIP: So far we have 88 paid members for the 2012 year. Our goal this year is
to have 120 members. As large as our parish is this should not be a hard goal to reach.
Again we welcome everyone from the age 18 and up! Because of the new things that we
want to do, we really could use your help. The first Sunday of every month we will have
someone out in the breezeway to collect Membership Dues. We do have a set dollar
amount that we have to give to National and Metropolis for each chapter member. $15 is
for National and $7 is for Metropolis. So that is a total of $22 that we have to send in. What
ever else you want to add to that stays within our chapter and helps us to give to the many
charities that we help support.
Your Sister in Christ,
Ann-Marie Dentiste-Speas
Six-year old Angie, and her four-year old brother, Joel, were sitting together in Church.
Joel giggled, sang and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. “You're not
supposed to talk out loud in Church.” “Why? Who’s going to stop me?” Joel asked. Angie
pointed to the back of the Church and said, “See those two men standing by the door?
They’re HUSHERS.”