Pastoral Message - St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox
Church
Father Michael Constantinides,
Economos
PARISH COUNCIL
Officers
George Vranas, President
Anthony Kavouris,
Vice President
Melanie Chionis, Secretary
Kathy Toscas,
Corresponding Secretary
Nicholas C. Lamnatos, Treasurer
Dino Anagnostopoulos,
Assistant Treasurer
Dr. Chris H. Sarlas,
Assistant Treasurer
Members
Peter Angelos
Peter Coules, Jr.
James A. Gikas
Steven V. Loulousis
Joe Marchione
George Papadopoulos
James A. Patsavas
Dr. Peter A. Patsavas
Dorothy Pavlick
John Savas
Margo J. Toscas
Tara Young Vranas
Staff
Paula Pappas, Parish Secretary
Basiliki Danos, Neokorissa
Tom Kakos, Chanter
Elias Anast, Chanter
Rosie DeSanto,
Choir Director
Georgia Sarlas,
Philoptochos President
Margo Toscas,
Sunday School Director
Paula Giaouris George,
“Homer” PTO President
Dorothy Pavlick,
GOYA Coordinator
Paula George,
HOPE/JOY Advisor
Dino Anagnostopoulos,
Athletic Director
Dianne Kontos
S.O.N Bookstore Manager
Saint Nicholas Greek
Orthodox Church
10301 S. Kolmar Ave.
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone: 708-636-5460
Fax: 708-636-3883
Church E-mail:
[email protected]
Father Michael’s E-mail
[email protected]
Website: www.stnicholasil.org
Office Hours:
10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
The Orthodox Word
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Pastoral Message
Now that we have finished our
election process, all we can
think about is what will happen
to the unity of the country. Can
the president unite all the factions that now exist and form
once again one country again?
This is the question that we ask
of those who wish to rule over
us. The Church asks the same
question to us. Can we have
unity? Can we unite our world,
other Christians and our own
Parish? My brothers and sisters
in the Lord, let us take a few
moments to discuss this cosmic
question of unity and see how
we as Christians can bring it
about.
Let us first look at the unity of
the world. God created the
world and set man over it as a
steward to preserve it and to
bring it closer to God. Man was
to bring it into a relationship
with God by presenting it to
Him in our persons since man is
microcosm, both physical and
spiritual. Man is the link of
unity between God and creation.
When man separated himself
from God all creation was separated from God. Sin separates
while repentance unites. Man
was further separated from himself.
Men separated from
women, Christian separated
from non-Christian and the
faithful separated from faithless.
Our job is to unite the whole
world under Christ.
Next let us look at unity among
Christians.
There are many
denominations, many faiths,
many creeds and many mistakes.
Yet there is only one God, one
Body (Church) and one Spirit.
All need to learn the correct faith
and be incorporated into the
Church. Our job is to teach
truth, having first learned it ourselves. We must be humble and
gentle. The Church contains
fullness of truth, yet we should
not be triumphalists, since we
must recognize a certain responsibility for the truth. We must
lead all Christians to the truth
through living a life worthy of
our calling. A life filled with
prayer, fasting, confession of
sins, Communion and alms giving. We must lead them through
patience, recognizing that people
are at different levels and thus
not force but persuade. We must
lead them through love since
God converts us through love we
must also convert others through
love. We are not conquering
barbarians, but finding lost
brothers.
Finally let us look at unity in the
Parish. We are one body. We
come to the one cup. So, we
must live as one family. Our job
is to have no divisions. No divisions between rich and poor,
between suburban and urban and
between Greek and non-Greek.
We must help those who need
help. Those who are weak in
faith, we are to strengthen. We
must give to the poor. We must
even give to the Church who
works in ways that we both
know and do not know. We
must be true stewards giving our
time, talents and treasures to the
Church. Finally, we must love
unconditionally, since we are
called in love and reborn in this
love, we must act with this unconditional love.
How can we do it? By living the
life we are called to. We should
not be hypocrites and let what
we say be what we do. We
should not use God and his laws
as an excuse not to do good. We
should not ignore others because
there faith is different. In other
words we should be everything
to everyone so that in all ways a
few may be saved. This means
that we should not be traditionalists but traditional and not pietistic but pious. Will we always
succeed? No! A Christian is not
one who always succeeds but
one who tries again when he
fails.
So, we can see that unity is an
important issue even in the life
of the Church. We are called to
unite all of creation in our own
persons and present it to its
Creator. We are also called to
unite all those who believe in
other gods under the banner of
Christ through repentance and
love. God also calls us to heal
the schisms that plague the
Church not only through faith,
love and conversion but also by
living true Christian lives ourselves, by setting examples.
This can be done only if we have
unity in our own parish. Unity
in the parish can only happen if
we act as one body, one family.
A family takes care of itself and
does not rely on others to help it.
The question that comes up is
can we do it? Can we unite
ourselves and then all of Christianity and the whole world? I
think we can if and only if we
are not discouraged by our failings but rise from them and try
again. Let us then go out into
the world and show our unity.
Let us go forth and set the tone
for unity among Christians. Let
us go forth and bring all creation
to God so that all may praise the
one true God, Father, Son and
Holy Spirit. Amen.
December, 2012
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
2
14th Sunday of Luke
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
8:00 a.m. Orthros
9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday School classes
following Holy
Communion
2:15 p.m. St. Nicholas/
St. Spyridon teams travel
to Saint Demetrios,
Hammond, IN
9
10th Sunday of Luke
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
Parish Council
Elections
8:00 a.m. Orthros
9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday School classes
following
Holy Communion
1st Christmas Pageant
rehearsal after the Divine
Liturgy
2:15 p.m. St. Nicholas/
St. Spyridon teams travel
to Saints Peter and Paul,
Glenview
16
11th Sunday of Luke
Fast Day
Wine and Oil
Permitted
8:00 a.m. Orthros
9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday School classes
2nd Christmas Pageant
rehearsal
2:15 p.m.
St. Nicholas/
St. Spyridon teams travel
to Saint Nectarios
5:00 p.m. Metropolis
Open House
23
Sunday before the
Nativity
Fast Day
Wine and Oil
Permitted
8:00 a.m. Orthros
9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday School classes
following Holy
Communion
Sunday School
Christmas Pageant
30
Sunday after the
Nativity
Fast Free
8:00 a.m. Orthros
9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
No Sunday School
Classes
+Sacrament
3
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
4:30 p.m. Greek School
Classes
6:30 p.m. Open Gym
6:30 p.m. Adult Greek
School
4
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
10:00 a.m. Philoptochos
Baking
4:30 p.m. Greek School
Classes
7:00 p.m.
Great Vespers
Refreshments follow
10
11
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
4:30 p.m. Greek School
Classes
6:30 p.m. Adult Greek
School
10:00 a.m. Philoptochos
Baking
7:00 p.m. Great
Vespers at the Church of
Saint Spyridon in Palos
Heights
17
12
Feast Day of Saint
Spyridon
Fast Day
8:30 a.m. Orthros
followed by the Divine
Liturgy at the Church of
Saint Spyridon in Palos
Heights, IL
8
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
1:30 p.m. Special
Metropolis Assembly at
Saint John the Baptist in
Des Plaines, Illinois
6:30 p.m. Grade School/
Middle School Basketball
Practice at
Saint Spyridon’s
13
Fast Day
14
Fast Day
15
Fast Day
Wine and Oil
Permitted
2:15 p.m.
St. Nicholas/ St. Spyridon
teams host St. Demetrios,
Elmhurst,
6:30 p.m. Grade School/
Middle School Basketball
Practice at
Saint Spyridon’s
19
Fast Day
7
Fast Day
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
4:30 p.m. Greek School
Classes
6:30 p.m. High School
Boys Basketball
Practice
7:00 p.m. Orthodox
Study Forum
18
Fast Day
6
The Feast Day of Saint
Nicholas
8:30 a.m. Orthros
followed by the
Divine Liturgy
Refreshments follow
6:30 p.m. Parish
Council Meeting
Fast Day
Fish, Wine and Oil
Permitted
Fast Day
5
Eve of Saint Nicholas
Fast Day
20
Fast Day
21
Fast Day
22
Fast Day
Wine and Oil Permitted
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Dial-a-Baklava
Pick-Up
4:30 p.m. Greek School
Classes
6:30 p.m. Adult Greek
School classes
6:30 p.m. HOPE/JOY
Christmas Party
24
Eve of the Nativity
Fast Day
9:00 a.m. Royal Hours
7:00 p.m. Vesperal
Divine Liturgy
4:30 p.m. Greek School
Classes
6:30 p.m. High School
Boys Basketball Practice
7:00 p.m. Orthodox Study
Forum
25
The Nativity according
to the Flesh of our Lord
God and Savior Jesus
Christ
Fast Free
Office Closed
8:30 a.m. Orthros
followed by the Divine
Liturgy
31
Fast Free
7:00 p.m. Great Vespers
at the Church of Saint
Basil in Chicago
6:30 p.m. Grade School/
Middle School Basketball
Practice at
Saint Spyridon’s
26
Fast Free
27
Fast Free
Philoptochos
Christmas Party
28
Fast Free
29
Fast Free
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Epistle
Readers for
December
December 2
14th Sunday
of Luke
Elaine
Besbekos
December 9
10th Sunday of
Luke
Georgia
Christakes
December 16
11th Sunday
of Luke
Sue
Smith
December 23
Sunday Before
the Nativity
Peter Danos
December 30
Sunday After
the Nativity
Adam Smith
Stewardship Corner
RESPONSIBILITY:
PERSONAL AND
COMMUNAL
High on a hill, majestically
overlooking the city of Boston, stands our Holy Cross
School of Theology. It is here
that young laymen offer their
first response to the Lord's
call to become "fishers of
men." Many young men have
entered the doors of the
Administration Building and
noticed a beautiful marble
wall with an inscription in
Greek. If the young seminarian is unable to read the
Greek, he is quickly told its
meaning and passage:
"Whoever desires to come
after Me, let him deny
himself, take up his cross and
follow Me," (Mark 8:34b).
From that moment, a personal
commitment already made to
pursue the Holy Priesthood is
strengthened by the power of
he Cross. The commitment,
however, is no longer personal, it becomes
"communal!"
We are all called to take up
our cross and follow the
Lord. Even our baptismal
cross was placed upon us
with these same words of
the Holy Gospel. By taking
up our cross we are
expected to become
responsible stewards of the
Tree of the Cross.
Responsibility, however,
requires a "response" that is
both personal and communal.
St. Paul in his First Epistle
to the Corinthians writes:
"For just as the body is one
and has many members,
and all the members of the
body, though many, are one
body, so it is with Christ.
For by one Spirit we were
all baptized into one body. . .
" (12:12-13). Having been
baptized in the same
baptismal font we are united
to the body of Christ and
thus, one family! Just as we
accept the responsibilities to
be conscientious parents, we
also come to realize the
obligations we must fulfill to
our Church family.
The Orthodox Christian
steward puts forth a response
worthy of the Orthodox
family. If you have never
gathered your family to
discuss your response to
Christ and His Church, do so
now. Make this family gathering a regular activity to
discuss how we can respond
to our Christian Orthodox
Faith. Your personal response will affect the entire
Church - the Body of Jesus
Christ!
STEWARDSHIP
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Number of Stewardship Pledges:
Total Number of Stewardship Pledges in 2011:
Total Amount Pledged:
Total Dollar Amount Received:
Average Pledge Amount:
Number of “Leadership 100 Stewards”:
(Contribute $100 or more per month)
Number of “Supporting Stewards”:
(Contribute more than $600 annually)
Number of “Contributing Stewards”:
(Contribute less than $600 annually)
285
298
$157,484.00
$139,701.16
$552.58
22
87
176
PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR PLEDGE CARD FOR 2012
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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Focus on Philoptochos
Help Us Help Others
Save the Dates
Wednesday,
December 5, 2012
Saint Nicholas
Vespers
(Philoptochos
serving
refreshments)
Thursday,
December 6, 2012
Feast Day of
Saint Nicholas
(Philoptochos
serving
refreshments)
Saturday,
December 22,
2012
10:00 a.m.
to Noon
Dial-a-Baklava
Pick-Up
Sunday,
December 16,
2012
5:00 p.m.
Metropolis
Open House
Watch Bulletin
for Baking Dates
THE
As
the
holidays
approach, we all get
very busy with preparations, and so does
Philoptochos.
On November 8th, the
South Side Seniors were
hosted to a free
luncheon by the Philoptochos of Assumption,
Orland Park after the
Divine Liturgy.
All
present wished our Fr.
Michael Hronia Polla
for his Namesday. It
was a very pleasant way
to spend the day.
Our November meeting
was very informative.
In addition to our financial and philanthropic
progress, we heard from
one of our fine young
adults, Nicole Pavlick.
She shared her thoughts
and experiences about
her summer trip to Mexico where she worked
with the orphans in the
Orthodox orphanage
there. Our Philoptochos
helped her raise the
money to go on this
missionary excursion.
We are so proud of our
youth.
ORTHODOX
WORD
On November 17th,
Philoptochos delivered
the Thanksgiving Dial-A
-Baklava orders.
We
wish to thank all who
ordered as well as all the
fine ladies who prepared, packaged and delivered the goodies. It
takes many hours of
loving labor to produce
these fine pastries that
we all enjoy.
We
sincerely hope, if you
haven’t done so already,
that you place your
orders for the Christmas
pick up on December 22
as soon as possible so
that we can be prepared.
In the immediate future,
Philoptochos will be,
once again, providing
the refreshments for St.
Nicholas Vespers on December 5th and St.
Nicholas Day on December 6th. Volunteers
are needed, whether you
are a member or not.
Please do not hesitate to
step forward and participate by signing up this
Sunday or by calling
Georgia Sarlas (708-448
-7020) or the church
office (708-636-5460).
The entire parish of St.
Nicholas is invited to
attend the Metropolis
Christmas Open House
to be held on Sunday,
December 16th, starting
at 5:00 p.m.. This is a
fine opportunity to visit
our
Metropolitan
Iakovos and wish him a
Merry Christmas. It is
also a great chance to
tour the public section of
the Metropolis Home,
which belongs to all of
us. It is decorated for
the season by the
Metropolis Philoptochos
Board, which also
provides delicious homemade refreshments. It is
always a very nice event.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Margo J. Toscas, Director
Kim Isberg, Co-Director
Let Us Rejoice
In this Most
Holy Season The Birth of
Our Lord
Jesus Christ
draw pencil first and
trace over in ink.)
•Put name and Grade
on the back of your picture.
•One winner’s artwork
will appear on the front
of the program and the
other on the back.
•The 2 winners will be
recognized at the pageant.
We encourage students
to create their personal
expressions
of
Christmas in their
original drawings.
BAGS OF FOOD
BAGS OF LOVE
Thanks to you our
generous families, there
are many people who
have food in their homes
for the holidays! Let us
continue to help the
needy and share our food
CHRISTMAS
and love. God Bless
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them everyone!
FIRST REHEARSAL
SUNDAY,
OUR CALENDAR
DECEMBER 9
CHRISTMAS
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PROGRAM COVER
CONTEST ENTRIES
DUE SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 9
•The contest is open to
1st through 8th grades
•S u b m i t
original
artwork depicting Christmas
•Include a heading or
greeting of some kind.
•Drawing
should be
black and white line
drawing, no coloring;
you may use light shading.
•Use letter size white
paper, vertical (long end
up and down)
•Use black ink pen or
felt tipped marker (may
SECOND
REHEARSAL
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 16
•All 1st through 8th
graders
MUST
ATTEND
• Students from PreSchool, 1st, 2nd and
some Young Adults
will be presenters and
report to the front of the
Church.
•All other students, including Young Adults,
will report to the choir
loft to sing in the choir.
attend and take pictures
at
the
SECO ND
REHEARSAL.
The
Church is not filled and
the view will be
unobstructed.
Please bring your
children to help us
celebrate the true
meaning of Christmas!
CHRISTMAS
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SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 23
Immediately following
the Divine Liturgy .
Please attend with your
family and friends to
enjoy this warm and
meaningful program as
a parish family. Our
children are so proud
and happy to have our
parishioners support
them!
FAMILY WORSHIP
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 30
There will be no
Sunday School classes
on this day.
On behalf of our
Sunday School staff,
teachers, and students
we wish you a Very
Blessed and Holy
Christmas filled with
the Joy that reigned on
Rehearsal will begin the day that our Lord
immediately following Jesus Christ was born!
the Divine Liturgy and
last for approximately
35 minutes.
Parents are welcome to
Christmas Pageant
Program Cover
Contest
Drawings
Due Sunday,
December 9
Pageant Rehearsals
Sundays
December
9 and 16
(after Divine Liturgy about 35 minutes
long)
Christmas Pageant
Sunday,
December 23
Family Worship
Sunday,
December 30
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Below you will
find the list of
needs
of
the
Church for our
Feast
Day,
Christmas
and
Theophany
Seasons.
Please
offer your gifts for
the health of or
eternal memory
of a loved one. To
make
your
donation, please
call the Church
and speak to
Father
Michael.
Thank you always
for your love and
support.
Flowers for the
Procession Icon
--$100.00.
Flowers for the
Proskinitarion
Icon--$150.00.
Flowers for the
Iconostasion
Icon--$200.00
Poinsettias-$40.00 (each)
Holy Water
Bottles:
$200.00
THE
We would like to welcome our
new teacher Dina Drakopoulou
to our Homer Greek School.
She is teaching our Pre-School
through 3rd grade students. She
brings new and innovative
ideas to our program and we
are excited she joined our
Homer Greek School family.
We would also like to thank
Mrs. Anna Paramboukas for
filling in and being our Homer
Greek School’s substitute
teacher.
She joined our
program at a time most needed
and we are forever grateful.
Also, this month the kids will
be receiving their report cards
and the teachers will be
meeting with the parents for
conferences.
Our Greek School Christmas
party will be held at church
on December 19 and sponsored by the PTO and will
include gifts and food for
teachers and students.
Please note there will be no
Greek School on December
24, December 26, and December 31, 2012.
We all work very hard to
continue our wonderful
Greek school program which
focuses Greek reading,
writing and conversation.
Our afternoon program is for
Pre-School through 6 th
Grade. You can still register
your child or grandchild for
Greek School at anytime. We
meet on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 4:30- 6:30
pm. This program is
co mplimentary with a
stewardship pledge of $600.00
or more for the year.
The Greek School teachers are
willing to work with all
families with scheduling
conflicts. We also have an
adult Greek Class that runs on
Mondays from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Please contact the church
office for a registration form
or any questions.
From all of us, may you and
your family have a blessed
holiday season!
HOPE/JOY News
Thank you to all who attended
the meeting in November.
We all had a great time! We
enjoyed some fellowship in
the gym, did a craft and enjoyed a meal together. Father
Michael also talked to the
kids about his vestments. The
kids enjoyed learning about
the different parts of Fr.
Michael’s vestments.
We had a movie day on Sunday, November 18th after
Liturgy. The kids enjoyed the
movie along with some
snacks.
We will be collecting hats,
gloves and scarves again this
year. Please bring in your
donations and look for the
collection outside of the
Community Center.
Join us on December 15th to
support our basketball teams
at St. Nicholas’ gym. The
games start at 2:15 p.m.
Don't forget to check out our
shadow box inside the side
entrance of the church for
pictures and upcoming events.
Join us for our next meeting on
Monday December 17, 2012
from 6:30-8:00 p.m. for fun and
fellowship. Hope to see you all
there! Please e-mail your ideas
or questions to:
[email protected] or
paula.giaouris.george
@sbcglobal.net
GOYA News
The GOYAns had a great
trip up to St. John
Chrysostom’s Monastery.
We got a little tour and
were blessed to venerate
some relics, as always it is
such a moving experience.
The children worked very
hard raking leaves and
helping some of the
ORTHODOX
WORD
laborers until the rain a great turnout for that.
came. We were then in- Any questions please convited in for a wonderful tact Dorothy Pavlick
lunch.
In December we are
planning a Holiday trip
downtown to look at the
lights and go to Lincoln
Park Zoo. I hope we have
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Christian
Stewardship is…
Community News
SUNDAY SCHOOL
NEWS
•On Sunday, December
9th and on Sunday,
December 16th following the Divine Liturgy
our Sunday School will
be having their Pageant
Practice, all students
should be present.
•On Sunday, December
23 our Sunday School
will be having their
Christmas
Pageant
following the Divine
Liturgy.
PARISH COUNCIL
ELECTIONS
Parish Council Elections will be held on
Sunday December 9,
2012 immediately following the Divine Liturgy up to 1:00 p.m.
Please make an effort
to vote.
Stewardship Gifting
you to Gus
Stathis who graciously
donated $5,000.00
•Thank you to Tara
Vranas, chair person,
and her committee who
made our Dinner
Dance a success.
•Thank you to Margo
Toscas, director and all
the teachers, staff and
students who made our
Bags of Food/Bags of
Love event a success
HOPE/JOY NEWS
Our HOPE/JOY has
placed a hat, scarf and
mitten tree in the foyer
of the community center, please help the
helpless!
GOYA NEWS
All 13 through 18 year
olds are invited to attend our monthly meetings!
2012
STEWARDSHIP
The end of the year is
quickly approaching
and we are already
looking toward 2013.
If you have not completed your stewardship contribution,
please make every effort to do so. Thank
you to all of our stewards who have pledged
Parish Registry
•Thank
Funeral
The servant of God,
Bertha Danos fell
asleep in the Lord and
was
buried
on
November 20, 2012.
Memorials
Paul Demos
40 Days
George Leach
3 Years
7
and fulfilled their
pledge. You are the life
of our dear St. Nicholas Church.
THE TREE OF LIFE
As
the
holidays
approach, we think of
loved ones here and
passed. A wonderful and
meaningful way to
honor a loved one is
with a leaf on our Tree
of Life. The leaf on our
beautiful tree is a not
only a memorial tribute,
but an historical entry in
the family tree of our
beloved parish family of
St. Nicholas. Each leaf
is $1,000. If you wish
to purchase a leaf,
please call the Church
office.
…learning how to
be a responsible and
concerned caretaker
of Christ’s Church;
it is learning how to
enjoy Church life
and be happy in
Church work., for in
Her dwells the
fullness of the Spirit
of God.
…our active
commitment to use
all our time, talent
and treasure for the
benefit of
humankind in
grateful
acknowledgment of
Christ’s redeeming
love.
…caring for the
needs of others.
FOR THE NEEDY
The latest news tells us
that one out of six
families is in poverty.
The Food Pantries are
running empty! We are
all affected. Even so, we
are called by our Lord to
share what we have and
our
St.
Nicholas
parishioners continue to
do so. Thanks to all who
have given and continue
to fill our basket for the
needy. Please continue
so that we may be a
bright light to those in
need.
…offering one’s self
to God as He
offered Himself to
us.
…what a person
does after saying “I
believe…”, as proof
of that belief.
…devotion and
service to God and
His Church as
persons, as families,
as diocese/
metropolis, as
national Church and
as Church universal.
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“Papagalos”
“Papagalos”
Belated Happy Birthday, (November 5th) wishes to my Nouna, Bertha Dangles. I am so lucky that
God blessed me with a Godmother like you. Good health and much happiness to you.
Love you Always, Your Goddaughter, Elaine Alexander
****
Papagalos chats
should be short
and signed. No
anonymous
chats will be
Wishing a beautiful grandson and nephew NICOLAS, and our special Godson NIKO Georgiou, a
very Happy and Blessed Name's Day! Xronia Polla! May St. Nicholas continue to bless and guide
you throughout your life. Best wishes for gifts of happiness and joy to you throughout this
holiday season and always. WE LOVE YOU!
Yiayia and Nouna Sophia Kopanitsanos and Thia Fay K.
****
Happy Birthday Wishes to our daughter-in-law, Presbytera Laina Savas. Love, Mom and Dad
Happy Birthday to our Goddaughter and Niece, Christina Marchione and to our nephew, Alex
Marchione. Love, Nouna and Nouno - Tina and Pat Savas
published.
Submit by first
week of the
Happy Birthday to our dear friends, Bill Karopulos, Chris Sarlas and Elaine Ballas.
Love, Tina and Pat Savas.
month
Xronia Polla to our grandchildren, Nicholas G. Savas and Christine Savas.
Love, Yiayia and Papou
****
There are three
ways to submit
A very Blessed Nameday to our grandson, Evan (Stefanos) Repking.
Love from Yiayia Anna & Pappou Nick
your Papagalos
chats:
Email Kathy
Roupas at
chicagokathy@
msn.com
(please put
“Papagalos” in
the subject line)
We wish our dear friend, Chris Sarlas, a very Happy Birthday and a Blessed Nameday.
Anna & Nick Paramboukas
****
"Χρόνια Πολλά" to our son and brother, Spiro, for his feast day on December 12.
Να σε χαιρόµαστε πάντα! Mom, Dad, Angelo and Andrew Angelos
****
Happy Birthday on the 7th to my loving and wonderful husband, Chris Sarlas, and
our koumbaro, Bill Karopulos. Love to you both, Georgia Sarlas
****
Give a
handwritten
copy to Kathy
Happy Namesday to all our parishioners named Nicholas, or Nicole. Hronia Polla.
St. Nicholas Philoptochos
****
at church
Feed your chat
to Papagalos in
his Birdhouse in
the Bookstore
THE
Happy Birthday to our Philoptochos Sisters who celebrate in December--Elaine Ballas, Becky
Besbekos, Paula George, Dr. Mary Dochios Kamberos, Marina Kucera, Dr. Christine Marchione,
Mary Munson, Catherine Vlahos, and Minerva Zerlentes.
With Love, The St. Nicholas Philoptochos
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All from the St. Nicholas Philoptochos
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Answers to Last Month’s “Test Your Faith…”
Popular New Testament
Verses
Across
2. The spirit indeed is willing, but the _______ is weak.
5. I am the alpha and ______,
the beginning and the ending
says the Lord.
7.
Ask, and it shall be
______.
8. Then you will know the
_____, and the ______ will
set you free
10. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth ______,
good will toward men.
Down
1. For where your treasure
is, there your ______ will
be also.
2. The harvest is plentiful,
but the laborers are ______.
4. You are the _____ of the
world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
6. You cannot serve both
God and ______.
9. On this _____ I will
build my Church.
The Twelve Tribes of Israel
Menasheh
Dan
Benjamin
Gad
Naphtali
Issachar
Zebulon
Ephraim
Simeon
Reuben
Asher
Judah
Levi
9
A One Dollar
Bill met a
Twenty Dollar
Bill and said,
"Hey, where've
you been? I
haven't seen you
around here
much".
The twenty
answered, "I've
been hanging
out at the
casinos, went on
a cruise and did
the rounds of
the ship, back to
the United
States for
awhile, went to
a couple of
baseball games,
to the mall, that
How A Child Learns ...
If a child lives with ...
Criticism, he learns to
condemn.
Hostility, she learns
to fight.
Ridicule, he learns to be
shy.
Shame, she learns
to feel guilty.
Tolerance, he learns
to be patient.
Encouragement, she learns
confidence.
Praise, he learns to
appreciate.
Fairness, she learns justice.
Security, he learns to
have faith.
Approval, she learns to
like herself.
Friendship, he learns to
find love in the world.
Prayer, she learns
to love God.
The Church
is a palace...
For the King of Kings.
This explains the extensive use of royal colors:
gold, blue and white. The
fact that the Church is the
palace of God's presence
gives expression to our
faith that even now earth
is changed into heaven
whenever the Eucharist is
celebrated and divine
grace is received.
kind of stuff.
How about
you?"
The one dollar
bill said, "You
know same old
stuff, church,
church, church".
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Parish Happenings
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“We celebrate the
memory of Your
prophet Habakkuk, O
Lord; through him we
beseech You:
Save our souls.”
The Prophet Habakuk (December 2)
The Holy Prophet Habakkuk,
the eighth of the Twelve Minor Prophets, was descended
from the Tribe of Simeon, and
he prophesied around 650
B.C.
The Prophet Habakkuk foresaw the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, the Babylonian Captivity and the later
return of the captives to their
native land. During the war
with the Babylonians the
prophet withdrew to Arabia,
where the following miracle
occurred. When he was bring-
ing dinner to the reapers, he
met an angel of the Lord, and
instantly by the strength of
his spirit he was transported
to Babylon, where at the time
the Prophet Daniel was languishing in prison. The food
intended for the reapers assuaged the hunger of the exhausted Prophet Daniel (Dan.
14:33-37).
old age. His relics were
found at the time of Emperor
Theodosius the Younger
(408-450), together with the
relics of the Prophet Micah
(August 14).
The Fourth Ode of the Psalter ("O Lord, I have heard
thy report, and was afraid...")
is based on Habakkuk 3:2After the end of the war with
19.
the Babylonians, the Prophet
Habakkuk returned to his
homeland and died at a great
Saint John of Damascus (December 4)
Apolytikion of the
Prophet Habakkuk
‘Champion of
Orthodoxy, teacher of
purity and of true
worship, the
enlightener of the
universe and the
adornment of
hierarchs: all-wise
father John, your
teachings have
gleamed with light
upon all things.
Intercede before
Christ God to save our
souls.’
Apolytikion of Saint
John of Damascus
THE
Saint John of Damascus was
born about the year 680 at Damascus, Syria into a Christian
family. His father, Sergius Mansur, was a treasurer at the court
of the caliph. John had also a
foster brother, the orphaned
child Cosmas (October 14),
whom Sergius had taken into
his own home. When the children were growing up, Sergius
saw that they received a good
education. At the Damascus
slave market he ransomed the
learned monk Cosmas of
Calabria from captivity and entrusted to him the teaching of
his children. The boys displayed
uncommon ability and readily
mastered their courses of the
secular and spiritual sciences.
After the death of his father,
John occupied ministerial posts
at court and became the city
prefect.
In Constantinople at that time,
the heresy of Iconoclasm had
arisen and quickly spread, supported by the emperor Leo III
the Isaurian (717-741). Rising
up in defense of the Orthodox
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WORD
veneration of icons
[Iconodoulia], St John wrote
three treatises entitled,
"Against Those who Revile the
Holy Icons." The wise and God
-inspired writings of St John
enraged the emperor. But since
the author was not a Byzantine
subject, the emperor was unable to lock him up in prison,
or to execute him. The emperor
then resorted to slander. A
forged letter to the emperor
was produced, supposedly
from John, in which the Damascus official was supposed
to have offered his help to Leo
in conquering the Syrian capital.
This letter and another hypocritically flattering note were
sent to the Saracen caliph by
Leo the Isaurian. The caliph
immediately ordered that St
John be removed from his post,
that his right hand be cut off,
and that he be led through the
city in chains.
That same evening, they returned the severed hand to St
John. The saint pressed it to his
wrist and prayed to the Most
Holy Theotokos to heal him so
that he could defend the Orthodox Faith and write once again
in praise of the Most Pure Virgin and Her Son. After a time,
he fell asleep before the icon
of the Mother of God. He
heard Her voice telling him
that he had been healed, and
commanding him to toil unceasingly with his restored
hand. Upon awakening, he
found that his hand had been
attached to his arm once more.
Only a small red mark around
his wrist remained as a sign of
the miracle.
St John of Damascus was a
theologian and a zealous defender of Orthodoxy. His most
important book is the Fount of
Knowledge. The third section
of this work, "On the Orthodox
Faith," is a summary of Orthodox doctrine and a refutation
of heresy. Since he was known
as a hymnographer, we pray to
St John for help in the study of
church singing.
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The Conception of Saint Anna (December 9)
St Anna, the mother of the
Virgin Mary, was the
youngest daughter of the
priest Nathan from Bethlehem, descended from the
tribe of Levi. She married
St Joachim (September 9),
who was a native of Galilee.
For a long time St Anna
was childless, but after
twenty years, through the
fervent prayer of both
spouses, an angel of the
Lord announced to them
that they would be the parents of a daughter, Who
would bring blessings to
the whole human race.
The Orthodox Church does
not accept the teaching that
the Mother of God was exempted from the consequences of ancestral sin
(death, corruption, sin,
etc.) at the moment of her
conception by virtue of the
future merits of Her Son.
Only Christ was born perfectly holy and sinless, as
St Ambrose of Milan
teaches in Chapter Two of
his Commentary on Luke.
The Holy Virgin was like
everyone else in Her mortality, and in being subject
to temptation, although
She committed no personal
sins. She was not a deified
creature removed from the
rest of humanity. If this
were the case, She would
not have been truly human,
and the nature that Christ
took from Her would not
have been truly human either. If Christ does not
truly share our human nature, then the possibility of
our salvation is in doubt.
The Conception of the Virgin Mary by St Anna took
place at Jerusalem. The
many icons depicting the
Conception by St Anna
show the Most Holy Theotokos trampling the serpent underfoot.
‘Today the
"In the icon Sts Joachim
and Anna are usually
depicted with hands folded
in prayer; their eyes are
also directed upward and
they contemplate the
Mother of God, Who
stands in the air with outstretched hands; under Her
feet is an orb encircled by
a serpent (symbolizing the
devil), which strives to
conquer all the universe by
its power."
The Holy Martyr Eustratios of Sebaste (December 13)
The Holy Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene,
Mardarius, and Orestes (the
Five Companions) suffered
for Christ under the emperor Diocletian (284-305)
at Sebaste, in Armenia.
Among the first Christians
imprisoned and undergoing
torture at that time was St
Auxentius, a presbyter of
the Arabian Church. One of
those who witnessed the
steadfastness of the Christians was the noble military
commander St Eustratius,
the city prefect of Satalios,
and archivist of the province. He was secretly a
Christian, and when he
openly confessed his faith,
he was subjected to torture.
They beat him, and put
iron sandals studded with
sharp nails on his feet, then
forced him to march to the
city of Arabrak.
Mardarius, confessed that
he was also a Christian
like St Eustratius. He was
arrested and cast into
prison. Holes were drilled
in his ankles, and ropes
were passed them. He was
suspended upside down,
then heated nails were
hammered into his body.
He died a short time later.
To him is attributed the
prayer "O Master Lord
Father
AlWitnessing the arrival of St G o d ,
Eustratius in Arabrak, one mighty ..." (which is read
of the common people, St at the end of the Third
bonds of
barrenness are
loosed away; for
God hearing the
prayers of
Joachim and
Anna, he clearly
promised they
would bear,
against all hope,
the God-bearer;
from whom was
born the
uncircumscribed
himself, as a
mortal man,
who ordered the
Angel to cry out
to her: Rejoice
O Full of Grace,
the Lord is with
you.’
Apolytikion of
the Conception
of Saint Anna
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The Holy Martyr Eustratios of Sebaste (Continued)
was sentenced to be
stretched out upon a redhot iron bed, and became
frightened when he approached it. Encouraged by
St Eustratius, he made the
Sign of the Cross and got
onto the heated bed, where
he surrendered his soul to
God.
Hour).
Your Martyrs, O
Lord, in their
courageous
contest for You
received as the
prize the crowns
of incorruption
and life from
You, our
immortal God.
For since they
possessed Your
strength, they
cast out the
tyrants and
wholly destroyed
the demon’s
strengthless
presumption.
O Christ God, by
their prayers,
save our souls,
since You are
merciful.”
Apolytikion of
Saint Eustratios
As for St Eugene, they
ripped out his tongue, they
cut off his hands and feet,
and then they beheaded him
with a sword. St Auxentius
was also arrested and beheaded. The young soldier
St Orestes confessed himself a Christian and stood
trial for this "crime." He St Eustratius was sen-
tenced to be burned alive
on December 13. As he
was being led to his death,
he prayed aloud ("I magnify Thee exceedingly, O
Lord, for Thou hast regarded my lowliness...").
This prayer is still read at
the Saturday Midnight Office.
The Prophet Daniel (December 17)
The Holy Prophet Daniel is
the fourth of the major prophets.
In the years following 600
B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians,
the Temple built by Solomon
was destroyed, and many of
the Israelite people were led
away into the Babylonian
Captivity. Among the captives were also the illustrious
youths Daniel, Ananias,
Azarias and Misael.
King Nebuchadnezzar of
Babylon ordered that they be
instructed in the Chaldean
language and wisdom, and
dressed them in finery. Handsome children of princely
lineage were often chosen to
serve as pages in the palace.
For three years, they would
be fed from food from the
king's table. After this they
would be allowed to stand
before his throne. Daniel was
renamed Baltasar, Ananias
was called Shadrach, Misael
was called Mishach, and
Azarias was known as Abednego. But they, cleaving to
their faith, disdained the extravagance of court, refusing
to defile themselves by eating from the king's table and
drinking his wine. Instead,
they lived on vegetables and
water.
The Lord granted them wisdom, and to St Daniel the
gift of insight and the interpretation of dreams. The
holy Prophet Daniel preserved his faith in the one
God and trusted in His almighty help. He surpassed
all the Chaldean astrologers
and sorcerers in his wisdom,
and was made a confidant to
King Nebuchadnezzar.
Once, Nebuchadnezzar had a
strange dream which terrified him (Daniel 2:1-6). He
summoned magicians, sorcerers, and Chaldeans before
him to interpret the dream.
When they asked him what
he had dreamt, the king refused to tell them. He said,
"If you do not make known
to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn
limb from limb, and your
houses shall be laid in ruins." The Babylonian wise
men protested that no magician or sorcerer could be
expected to do this. Only the
gods could reveal the dream
and its meaning, they told
him.
The king ordered all the
wise men of Babylon to be
executed. When they sought
Daniel and his companions
to put them to death, Daniel
asked that the king's sentence not be carried out. He
said that he could tell the
king what he dreamt, for it
had been revealed to him in
a vision. Daniel was brought
before the king and was able
to reveal not only the content of the dream, but also its
prophetic significance. After
this, the king elevated
Daniel to be ruler of the
whole province of Babylon,
and the chief of all the wise
men.
During these times King Nebuchadnezzar ordered a
huge statue to be made in his
likeness. It was decreed that
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The Prophet Daniel (Continued)
when people heard the
sound of trumpets and
other instruments, they
should fall down and
worship the golden idol.
Because they refused to
do this, the three holy
youths Ananias, Azarias
and Misael were cast
into a fiery furnace. The
flames shot out over the
furnace forty-nine cubits,
felling the Chaldeans
standing about, but the
holy youths walked in
the midst of the flames,
offering prayer and
psalmody to the Lord
(Daniel 3:26-90).
The Angel of the Lord
appeared in the furnace
and cooled the flames,
and the young men remained unharmed. This
"Angel of Great Counsel," as he is called in
iconography, is identified with the Son of God
(Daniel 3:25, Isaiah 9:6).
In the first Canon for the
Nativity of the Lord
(Ode 5), the Church
sings: "Thou hast sent us
Thine Angel of Great
Counsel." The emperor,
upon seeing this, commanded them to come
out, and was converted
to the true God.
Under King Baltasar, St
Daniel interpreted a
mysterious inscription
("Mane,
Thekel,
Phares"), which had appeared on the wall of the
palace during a banquet
(Daniel 5:1-31), foretell-
ing the downfall of the
Babylonian kingdom.
Under the Persian emperor Darius, St Daniel
was slandered by his
enemies, and was thrown
into a den with hungry
lions, but they did not
touch him, and he was
not harmed. The emperor Darius then rejoiced over Daniel and
ordered people throughout his realm to worship
the God of Daniel, "since
He is the living and eternal God, and His Kingdom shall not be destroyed, and His dominion is forever" (Daniel
6:26).
of Israel and the fate of
all the world was revealed to the holy
prophet.
The holy Prophet Daniel
grieved deeply for his
people, who then were
undergoing righteous
chastisement for a multitude of sins and offenses,
for transgressing the
laws of God, resulting in
the grievous Babylonian
Captivity and the destruction of Jerusalem:
"My God, incline Thine
ear and hearken; open
Thine eyes and look
upon our desolation and
that of Thy city, in
which Thy Name is spoken; for we do not make
our supplication before
Thee because of our own
righteousness, but because of Thy great
mercy" (Dan 9:18). Because of Daniel's righteous life and his prayers
for the people's iniquity,
the destiny of the nation
St Daniel interceded for
his people before King
Cyrus, who esteemed
him highly, and who decreed freedom for the
Israelite people. Daniel
himself and his fellows
Ananias, Azarias and
Misael, all survived into
old age, but died in captivity. According to the
testimony of St Cyril of
Alexandria (June 9), Sts
Ananias, Azarias and
Misael were beheaded
on orders of the Persian
emperor Chambyses.
While interpreting the
dream of King Nebuchadnezzar, the holy,
glorious Prophet Daniel
spoke of a great and final
kingdom, the Kingdom
of our Lord Jesus Christ
(Dan 2:44). The prophetic vision about the
seventy weeks (Dan 9:24
-27) speaks about the
signs of the First and the
Second Comings of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and is
connected with those
events (Daniel 12:1-12).
St Daniel and the three
holy youths are also
commemorated on the
Sunday of the Holy
Forefathers, and on the
Sunday of the Holy Fathers (Sunday before the
Nativity).
“Great, indeed,
are the faith's
accomplishments
At the source of
the flames, as if
on water
reposing, the
Three Holy
Youths were
rejoicing; and the
Prophet Daniel,
shepherd of lions,
as of sheep he
appeared!
Through their
intercessions, O
Christ our God,
save our souls.”
Apolytikion of
Daniel the
Prophet
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The Holy Martyr Eugenia (December 24)
The Holy Martyr Eugenia,
was a Roman by birth. She
lived at Alexandria, where her
father Philip was sent by the
emperor Commodus (180192) to be Prefect of Egypt.
Eugenia received a fine upbringing and was noted for
her beauty and good disposition. Many illustrious youths
sought her hand, but she did
not wish to marry anyone, for
she was determined to preserve her virginity.
“Your lamb
Eugenia, O Jesus,
Calls out to You
in a loud voice: I
love You, O my
bridegroom, And
in seeking You, I
endure suffering.
In Baptism I was
crucified so that I
might reign in
You, And died so
that I might live
with You. Accept
me as a pure
sacrifice, For I
have offered
myself in love. By
her prayers save
our souls, since
You are
merciful.”
Apolytikion of
Saint Eugenia
Providentially, she became
acquainted with the Epistles
of the Apostle Paul. She
yearned with all her soul to
become a Christian, but kept
this a secret from her parents.
At that time, Christians were
banished from Alexandria by
the command of the emperor.
Wishing to learn more about
Christian teachings, she asked
permission to visit one of the
family estates outside the city,
supposedly to enjoy the countryside. She left in the company of her two servants Protus and Hyacinthus, dressed in
men's clothes. She and her
companions were baptized at
a certain monastery by Bishop
Elias (July 14), who learned
about her in a vision. He
blessed her to pursue asceticism at the monastery disguised as the monk Eugene.
By her ascetic labors, St
Eugenia acquired the gift of
healing. Once, a rich young
woman named Melanthia
turned to her for help. Seeing
"Eugene," this woman burned
with an impure passion, and
when she was spurned, she
falsely accused the saint of
attempted rape. St Eugenia
came to trial before the
Prefect of Egypt (her father),
and she was forced to reveal
her secret. Her parents and
brothers rejoiced to find the
one for whom they had long
grieved.
After a while they all
accepted holy Baptism. But
Philip, after being denounced
by pagans, was dismissed
from his post. The Alexandrian Christians chose him as
their bishop. The new
Prefect, fearing the wrath of
the people, did not dare to
execute Philip openly, but
sent assassins to kill him.
They inflicted wounds upon
St Philip while he was
praying, from which he died
three days later.
holy Baptism.
Basilla's servant then told her
fiancé Pompey that his betrothed had become a Christian. Pompey then complained to the emperor
against the Christians for
preaching celibacy and denouncing idolatry. Basilla
refused to enter into marriage
with Pompey, and so they
killed her with a sword.
They dragged Sts Protus and
Hyacinthus into a temple to
make them sacrifice to the
idols, but just as they entered, the idol fell down and
was shattered. The holy Martyrs Protus and Hyacinthus
were beheaded. They also
brought St Eugenia to the
temple of Diana by force, but
St Claudia went to Rome she had not even entered it,
with her sons, daughter, and when the pagan temple colher servants. There St lapsed with its idol.
Eugenia continued with monastic life, and brought many They threw the holy martyr
young women to Christ. into the Tiber with a stone
Claudia built a wanderers' about her neck, but the stone
hostel and aided the poor. became untied and she reAfter several peaceful years, mained unharmed. She also
the emperor Galienus (260- remained unscathed in the
268) intensified the persecu- fire. Then they cast her into a
tion against Christians, and pit, where she remained for
many of them found refuge ten days. During this time the
with Sts Claudia and Savior Himself appeared to
Eugenia.
her and said that she would
enter into the heavenly KingBasilla, an orphaned Roman dom on the day He was born.
girl of imperial lineage, heard When this radiant Feast
about the Christians and St came, the executioner put her
Eugenia. She sent a trusted to death with a sword. After
servant to the saint asking her her death, St Eugenia apto write her a letter explain- peared to her mother to tell
ing Christian teachings. St her beforehand the day of her
Eugenia sent her friends and own death.
co-ascetics, Protus and
Hyacinthus, who enlightened
Basilla, and she accepted
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Each issue is circulated at no charge. Currently,
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GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
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Oak Lawn, IL 60453-4892
December, 2012
Test Your Faith...
Lent and Easter
Across
1. The Sunday before Easter is
called ____ Sunday.
3. An angel rolled away the _____
that covered the tomb.
6. The week following Holy Week
is called ____ Week.
8. The resurrected Christ was
found first by _____ Magdalene.
11. Gethsemane was a ______
where Jesus prayed.
12. Commemoration of the Dead,
a service held during Lent. Saturday
of the ______.
13. Jesus rode a _____ into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
14. A prayer with prostrations during
Lent: St. _______.
Down
1. Disciple who denied knowing
Jesus.
4. The _____ said, “Jesus, remember
me when you come into your
Kingdom.”
5. Before we celebrate Easter, we
observe 40 days of ____.
7. 40 days after His resurrection
Jesus ascended to _____.
9. Jesus was sentenced to die by
Pontius ______.
10. Orthodox word for Easter.
The Twelve Apostles
Judas Iscariot
Peter
James Alphaeus
John
James Zebedee
Bartholomew
Thaddeus
Matthias
Matthew
Andrew
Philip
Thomas
Simon