Ep iphany - - St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral

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St Nicholas Cathedral
7 annual Paschal picnic
Sunday, April 12, 2015
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(1:00 - 5:00 pm, After 12:00 pm Agape Vespers service)
ST NICHOLAS COMMUNITY CENTER
MENU
Roast lamb, muuri, rotisserie lamb or souvlaki
with oven potatoes, salad & bread
MUSIC BY
The Islanders
Everyone is welcome!
Adults - $15 Children under 10 - $10
Children under 3 - Free
For tickets, call the parish office at (727) 937-3540, Costas Sisois at
(727) 858-2630 or the Kalymnian Sociaty at (727) 945-0348.
If you would like to volunteer for the preparation of the picnic,
please contact Mr Costas Sisois.
Lambs donated by Kalymnian Society.
Proceeds to benefit St Nicholas Cathedral.
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πρὸς Φιλιππησίους 4:4-9
Ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε· πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν
γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. Ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε, ἀλλ’ ἐν παντὶ τῇ
προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν
θεόν. Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν, φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας
ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν
ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ
καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε. Ἃ καὶ ἐμάθετε καὶ παρελάβετε καὶ ἠκούσατε
καὶ εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοί, ταῦτα πράσσετε· καὶ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθ’ ὑμῶν.
ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 12.1-18
Πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν Ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ
τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. Εποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα
διηκόνει· ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ. Η οὖν Μαρία, λαβοῦσα
λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου, ἤλειψε τοὺς πόδας τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ καὶ
ἐξέμαξε ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς
τοῦ μύρου. Λέγει οὖν εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ᾿Ιούδας Σίμωνος ᾿Ισκαριώτης, ὁ
μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι· διατί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων
δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς; εἶπε δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ,
ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν, καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχε καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα
ἐβάσταζεν. Eἶπεν οὖν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· ἄφες αὐτήν, εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου
τετήρηκεν αὐτό. τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε
ἔχετε. ῎Εγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν
᾿Ιησοῦν μόνον, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν.
Εβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν,ὅτι πολλοὶ δι᾽
αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν. Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὄχλος
πολὺς ὁ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἔρχεται ᾿Ιησοῦς εἰς
Iεροσόλυμα, ἔλαβον τὰ βαἸα τῶν φοινίκων καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ
ἔκραζον· ὡσαννά, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ
᾿Ισραήλ. Εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστι γεγραμμένον·
μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών· ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου.
Ταῦτα δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς,
τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν
αὐτῷ. ᾿Εμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ
μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν. Διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ὄχλος, ὅτι
ἤκουσαν τοῦτο αὐτὸν πεποιηκέναι τὸ σημεῖον.
EPISTLE Philippians 4:4-9
Brethren, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your
forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep
your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true,
whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise,
think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen
in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.
GOSPEL John 12:1-18
Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus
had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of
pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the
house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his
disciples (he who was to betray him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for
three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the
poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what
was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial.
The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me." When the
great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account
of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief
priests planned to put Lazaros also to death, because on account of him many of the
Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had
come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches
of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey
and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is
coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but
when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of him
and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the
crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
Variable Sunday Liturgy Hymns
Ἀπολυτίκιον Τῆς Ἑορτῆς
Τὴν κοινὴν Ἀνάστασιν πρὸ τοῦ
σοῦ Πάθους πιστούμενος, ἐκ
νεκρῶν ἤγειρας τὸν Λάζαρον,
Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· ὅθεν καὶ ἡμεῖς
ὡς οἱ Παῖδες, τὰ τῆς νίκης
σύμβολα φέροντες, σοὶ τῷ
Νικητῇ τοῦ θανάτου βοῶμεν·
Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις,
εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν
ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
Apolytikion For the Feast
To confirm the general resurrection before Your Passion, You resurrected Lazarus from the dead,
O Christ our God. Therefore imitating the children, carrying the
symbols of victory, we cry out to
You the Victor over death:
"Hosanna in the highest! Blessed
are You, the One, who comes in
the name of the Lord."
Ἕτερον Ἀπολυτίκιον
Συνταφέντες σοι διὰ τοῦ
Βαπτίσματος, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς
ἡμῶν, τῆς ἀθανάτου ζωῆς
ἠξιώθημεν τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου,
καὶ ἀνυμνοῦντες κράζομεν·
Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις,
εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν
ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
Another Apolytikion
We were buried with You
through Baptism, O Christ our
God, and thus by Your Resurrection we have been granted immortal life, and extolling You we
cry aloud, "Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are You, the One who
comes in the name of the Lord."
Κοντάκιον
Τῷ θρόνῳ ἐν οὐρανῷ, τῷ πώλῳ
ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐποχούμενος
Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῶν Ἀγγέλων
τὴν αἴνεσιν, καὶ τῶν Παίδων
ἀνύμνησιν προσεδέξω βοώντων
σοι· Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ
ἐρχόμενος, τὸν Ἀδὰμ
ἀνακαλέσασθαι.
Kontakion
In heaven upon the throne, on
earth upon the colt, You were carried, O Christ our God; and the
praise of the Angels, and the
hymns of the children, You received as they cried to You,
"Blessed are You, the One, who is
coming to call Adam back again."
Saints and Feasts
PALM SUNDAY
Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the Entrance of
our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead. Having anticipated His arrival and having heard of the miracle, the
people when out to meet the Lord and welcomed Him
with displays of honor and shouts of praise. On this
day, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord. The
biblical story of Palm Sunday is recorded in all four of
the Gospels (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; Luke
19:28-38; and John 12:12-18). Five days before the
Passover, Jesus came from Bethany to Jerusalem. Having sent two of His disciples to bring Him a colt of a
donkey, Jesus sat upon it and entered the city. People
had gathered in Jerusalem for the Passover and were
looking for Jesus, both because of His great works and
teaching and because they had heard of the miracle of
the resurrection of Lazarus. When they heard that
Christ was entering the city, they went out to meet
Him with palm branches, laying their garments on the
ground before Him, and shouting, ―Hosanna! Blessed is he
that comes in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel!‖
ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ
Σελ εκέξα απηή γηνξηάδνπκε ηελ παλεγπξηθή είζνδν
ηνπ Κπξίνπ Ιεζνύ Υξηζηνύ ζηελ Ιεξνπζαιήκ. Σόηε,
εξρόκελνο ν Ιεζνύο από ηε Βεζαλία ζηα Ιεξνζόιπκα,
έζηεηιε δύν από ηνπο Μαζεηέο ηνπ θαη ηνπ έθεξαλ έλα
γατδνπξάθη. Καη θάζηζε πάλσ ηνπ γηα λα κπεη ζηελ
πόιε. Ο δε ιαόο, αθνύγνληαο όηη ν Ιεζνύο έξρεηαη,
πήξαλ ακέζσο ζηα ρέξηα ηνπο βάγηα από θνίληθεο θαη
βγήθαλ λα ηνλ ππνδερηνύλ. Καη άιινη κελ κε ηα ξνύρα
ηνπο, άιινη δε θόβνληαο θιαδηά από ηα δέληξα,
έζηξσλαλ ην δξόκν απ’ όπνπ ν Ιεζνύο ζα πεξλνύζε.
Καη όινη καδί, αθόκα θαη ηα κηθξά παηδηά, θώλαδαλ:
«Ωζαλλά· επινγεκέλνο ν εξρόκελνο ελ νλόκαηη
Κπξίνπ, ν βαζηιεύο ηνπ Ιζξαήι». Ο Υξηζηόο
εηζέξρεηαη ζηα Ιεξνζόιπκα «επί πώινλ όλνπ».
Πνξεύεηαη θαη νη Ιζξαειίηεο ηνλ ππνδέρνληαη κε ηηκέο
σο Βαζηιηά. Δθείλνο δελ δίλεη ηδηαίηεξε ζεκαζία ζηηο
ηηκέο, δελ πεξηνξίδεηαη ζην παλεγύξη, ζηελ πξόζθαηξε
δόμα, αιιά πξνρσξεί ζην ζηαπξό θαη ηελ Αλάζηαζε.
Η είζνδνο ηνπ Υξηζηνύ ζηα Ιεξνζόιπκα είλαη ηειηθά ε
είζνδνο ηνπ καξηπξίνπ ζηελ επίγεηα δσή ηνπ Κπξίνπ. ΢ε ιίγεο
εκέξεο ζα καξηπξήζεη θαη ζα ζαλαησζεί ζην ζηαπξό, γηα λα
ζαλαηώζεη ην ζάλαην θαη λα ραξίζεη ηε δσή.
ΑΓΙΟΙ ΘΔΟΓΩΡΑ
ΚΑΙ ΓΙΓΤΜΟ΢
Οη Άγηνη Θενδώξα θαη
Γίδπκνο πήξαλ ην
καξηπξηθό ζηεθάλη θαηά
ηνλ πην άγξην δησγκό ηεο
Δθθιεζίαο, επί
Γηνθιεηηαλνύ. ΢ηελ
Αιεμάλδξεηα ινηπόλ,
ζπλειήθζε ε Θενδώξα από ηνλ έπαξρν Δπζηξάηην.
Δπεηδή όκσο νκνιόγεζε ζαξξαιέα ηελ πίζηε ηεο ζην
Υξηζηό, ηελ έδεηξαλ θαη ηε θπιάθηζαλ. Απηό
επαλαιήθζεθε θαη κεηά από κεξηθέο ήκεξεο, αιιά
κάηαηα. Η ρξηζηηαλή παξζέλνο έκεηλε αθιόλεηε ζηελ
νκνινγία ηεο θαη απέιπηζε έηζη ην σκό πείζκα ηνπ
έπαξρνπ. Σόηε απηόο, γηα λα εθδηθεζεί ηε ζεκλή παξζέλν, ηελ
έθιεηζε ζε πνξλείν γηα λα ζπηισζεί ην ζώκα ηεο. Μόιηο ην
πιεξνθνξήζεθε απηό έλαο επίζεκνο ηεο Αιεμάλδξεηαο, ν
Γίδπκνο, απνθάζηζε λα ξηςνθηλδπλεύζεη, γηα λ' απαιιάμεη ηε
Θενδώξα από ελδερόκελν αίζρνο. Νηύζεθε ινηπόλ ηε ζηνιή ηνπ,
πήγε ζην πνξλείν θαη δήηεζε λα δεη ηδηαίηεξα ηε Θενδώξα.
Δπσθεινύκελνο ην ζθνηάδη, έληπζε ηε Θενδώξα κε ηε ζηνιή
ηνπ θαη έηζη δηεπθόιπλε ηε θπγή ηεο. Όηαλ έκαζε ην γεγνλόο ν
Δπζηξάηηνο, θόριαζε από νξγή. Γηέηαμε ινηπόλ λα
απνθεθαιίζνπλ ηνλ Γίδπκν θαη θαηόπηλ ην ζώκα ηνπ ην έξημαλ
ζηε θσηηά. Η Θενδώξα όκσο, δελ ζέιεζε εγσηζηηθά ηε ζσηεξία
ηεο. Έηζη, παξνπζηάζηεθε ζηνλ έπαξρν θαη ηνλ ήιεγμε απζηεξά
γηα ην θόλν ηνπ Γηδύκνπ. Θπκσκέλνο ηόηε απηόο, δηέηαμε λα
ξίμνπλ θαη ηε Θενδώξα ζηηο θιόγεο.
SAINTS THEODORA AND DIDYMUS
Theodora was a young noblewoman of Alexandria who had
refused to offer sacrifice to the Roman gods. Standing trial before
the prefect Eustratius, she bravely confessed herself a Christian.
The prefect asked why she had not married, pointing out that she
was of a noble family and beautiful and could have her choice of
husbands. She replied that she had dedicated herself to God, and
had resolved to remain a virgin for the name of Christ. Eustratius
had her imprisoned and threatened to have her taken to a brothel if
she persisted in her disobedience. Three days later, Theodora was
brought again to trial, but remained resolute. Accordingly, Theodora was taken to a brothel. Dissolute youths argued which of
them should be the first to have her, when the Christian Didymus,
dressed in soldier’s garb, entered and chased the profligates out.
Didymus exchanged clothes with her, and she escaped. When a
man came to despoil the virgin, Didymus revealed himself. Didymus was taken prisoner and brought to the prefect, where he was
condemned to death. Theodora could not allow her savior to die
alone and joined Didymus before Proculus. Didymus and Theodora were beheaded.
ST. NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL ORNAMENT SERIES
#1 ....... image of St. Nicholas Cathedral
#2 ....... image of Epiphany
24-carat gold-plate etched on brass $20 each, Limited Edition
Available at the Cathedral Office,
17 E. Tarpon Ave, Tarpon Springs FL, 34689
Tel (727) 937-3540
AHEPA FISH FRY &
PHILOPTOCHOS FIRST SUNDAY
Please join AHEPA for its Annual Palm Sunday
Fish Dinner on Palm Sunday at 11:00 am at the
AHEPA Home (20 W Tarpon Ave). The $10 menu
features fish, skordalia, beets, cole slaw and
dessert. For tickets or more information, please
call Jim Miller at (727) 243-4546. For those who
cannot make it to the fish dinner, Palm Sunday
is also the Philoptochos First Sunday coffee hour
and Philoptochos collection for the needy. Kindly
help those less fortunate by making a donation.
HOLY WEEK USHERS NEEDED
If you are able to volunteer to help usher during Holy Week, please
contact Karen Markopulos at [email protected], or (727) 485-4397
by Sunday, April 5. Please review the Holy Week schedule in the
Weekly Bulletin and give the days/services during which you are able
to volunteer your time to St. Nicholas. The Holy Week Usher Schedule
will then be e-mailed to you.
EGG DYEING & LENTEN SOUP
On Holy Thursday, April 9 at 9:00 am, we will begin dyeing and preparing the red eggs in Father Tryfon Hall. Please join us. At this time
we will also chop vegetables for our Lenten soup to be served on Holy
Friday. In addition, if you are interested in ordering koulouria, please
call our Philoptochos office and leave a message at (727) 944-3366.
ANASTASI LANTERNS
This Pascha, bring the Holy Light to your home safely
with an Anastasi Lantern, available from St. Nicholas
GOYA. Your $5 donation will help support our teen
youth ministry. Please make checks payable to St.
Nicholas GOYA. Lanterns will be sold on Palm Sunday.
Quantities are limited and, once they are gone, you
will have to wait until next Pascha to yet yours! A
special ―thank you‖ to Fay's Favors of Tarpon Springs
for donating the decorative ribbons.
CLERGY-LAITY ASSEMBLY & PHILOPTOCHOS
CONFERENCE, JUNE 24-26, 2015
Our Council is seeking stewards in good standing who would like to
represent St. Nicholas at the Metropolis Clergy-Laity Conference. Registration is $400 per delegate. Deadline is May 1, 2015. Contact
Soultana Kalligas at 727-937-3540 or [email protected] by
April 20 if interested.
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR NEEDED
St. Nicholas seeks an Audit Committee Chair— preferably a CPA — to
oversee the 2014 parish audit. Please contact Council treasurer Mike
Kouremetis at 727-267-3298 as soon as possible, if you are able to
assist St. Nicholas in this capacity.
HOLY WEEK REMINDERS
Parishioners should note there will be no Epiphany bulletin for Holy
Pascha, April 12. Parishioners are also reminded that no confessions
will be scheduled during Holy Week.
PASCHAL SUPPLIES & DECORATIONS
Parishioners are invited to contribute to help defray the cost of floral
decoration and other supplies needed by our Cathedral for Holy Week.
Kindly drop off your monetary gift at the parish office or call 727-9373540 to pay by credit card.
PARISH CHRYSOSTOM FESTIVAL WINNERS
We are very pleased to announce that two of our parish St. John
Chrysostom Oratorical Festival participants have been selected to go
on to the Metropolis SJCOF in Birmingham, Alabama. Alexandra Haralambis is representing the Western Florida Conference at the Senior
level and Theodoros Motsios is at the Junior level. We are exceedingly
proud of them! Please be sure to congratulate these amazing young
people.
CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES
All are urged to please return the Paschal contribution envelopes received in the mail as soon as possible — and, please, be generous!
COME ONE, COME ALL TO ST. NICHOLAS GOYA MEETINGS!
Sundays, 5:00-6:30 pm, St. Nicholas Community Center
Teens aged 13-18 are invited to join us for friendship, religious teachings,
dances, sports, games and more!
CALENDAR 2015
April 12
- Pascha - no meeting
April 19
- Party meeting - pizza and desserts
May 3
- Regular meeting
May 17
- Regular meeting
May 31
- End of the Year Party
June 19-21 - Tampa Bay GOYA Junior Olympics,
St. John Church, Tampa
Parents, plans are underway for a week at St. Stephen's summer camp at
the Diakonia Center in Salem, South Carolina – JOIN US!
Please call Theodora Kampouraki 954-478-4157 for information.
SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Graduation will be on May 17. Details TBA.
SCHEDULE
April 3—
April 4—
April 5—
April 10—
April 12—
April 19—
April 26—
May 3—
May 10—
May 17—
Lazarakia- Fr. Tryfon Hall 1:30 pm
Saturday of Lazarus Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
Palm Sunday-No Class. Students celebrate Liturgy with their families.
Holy Friday Retreat
Holy Pascha-No Class.
Class
Class
Class
Class
Graduation
PARISH HOUSEHOLDS PLEDGED AS OF MARCH 30, 2015
During Holy Week our Lord suffered unspeakable torture and gave His very life for our salvation. Can we
stand before His Cross on Holy Thursday and follow His funeral bier on Holy Friday without pledging our
support to His Church? If you are not among these over 400 households that have, please make your
pledge of support today and begin making your monthly contributions to support our parish and Faith.
Abbas, Omar & Shawn
Abbas, Theodore & Nellie
Adams, Christina
Agelis, Caliope
Aggeletos, Panagiota
Alexiou, Lula
Alvarez, Dennis & Sophie
Ambeliotis, Mathew & Ruth
Amorginos, Dimitrios & Maria
Anastasiadis, Sotirios & Martha
Andropoulos, Evan
Andropoulos, Harry & DeRose
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Holy Week
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urday of
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