August 2015 Monthly Newsletter

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church! ! !! ! !! !

608 SOUTH COLLEGE ROAD • WILMINGTON, NC 28403 • (910) 392-4444 • FAX (910) 392-4905

www.stnicholaswilmington.org

August 2015

The Dormition of The TheotokosAugust 15th

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church August 2015

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Fr. Jon Emanuelson Parish Priest

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Office Phone: 910-392-4444 Office Fax: 910-392-4905

Fr. Jon’s mobile number: 910-685-0080

Office Email: [email protected] Fr. Jon’s Email: [email protected]

Church Website: www.stnicholaswilmington.orgFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/StNicholasWilmington

2014 PARISH COUNCILOfficers MembersBarbara Reynolds(President) Peter Manolukas Maria StasiosEvangelos Fragos (Vice President) Peter Malahias Emmanuel MiliotisIrene Sotiriou Vogiatzis (Secretary) Debbie Rallis John BurgeeTina Bostic(Treasurer) Nick Saffo

CHURCH STAFFAngelique Skandalakis, Parish Office Administrator

PARISH MINISTRY TEAM

Religious Education...Richard Reynolds, Ministry ChairAdult Education...Richard ReynoldsYouth Catechism...Courtney Malahias, DirectorBookstore/Library...Mary Ann WallOratorical Festival...Courtney Malahias

Hellenic Culture...Kitsa Wiersteiner, Ministry ChairHellenic School...Anetis Logothetis, Acting DirectorRomiosini Dance Group...Zaharoula KatsikisZoyra Dance Group...Kitsa WiersteinerChoral...Dr. Michael RallisSpecial Activities...Kitsa Wiersteiner

Youth Diakonia...Koula Katsikis, Ministry ChairGOYA...Dr. David Snow, Mary Beth Miliotis, Tina Bostic, AdvisorsHOPE/JOY...Sophia Brewer, Jaime Saffo, Connie Ronner, Joyce Patsalos, Renee Karonis Psilos

Liturgical Life...Dr. Michael Rallis, Ministry ChairLiturgical Music...Dr. Michael RallisAcolytes (Altar Boys)...Doug BrownNeokoros/Sexton...T. Keith Anderson

Communications - Technology Ministries...Alexandros Theodoropoulos, Ministry Group LeaderWebmaster...Alexandros TheodoropoulosPublications.. Stella McTaggart & Angelique SkandalakisTechnology...Alexandros TheodoropoulosMedia/Community Relations...Beth Burgee, Debbie Rallis, Alexandros Theodoropoulos

Parish Family Life...**Volunteer Needed**Parish Life Night...**Volunteer Needed**Men’s Group...Rick ReynoldsWomen’s Group...**Volunteer Needed**Forever Young...Stella VallianosLOVE...Kay & Angelique Skandalakis

Outreach & Evangelism...Diane McGowanOCF...Fr. Jon & Alexandros Theodoropoulos Hospitality...Ed & Kathleen MayorgaCommunity Service...Sia Mayorga Parish Care...**Volunteer Needed**Philoptochos...Thalia Kefalas, Chapter PresidentStewardship...Debbie Rallis

From The Desk of Father JonThe Theotokos as an archetype of ministryIf we look to the Virgin Mary as the archetype for ministry we can find numerous ways in which the Virgin Mary served the living God with such zeal for we cannot help but be inspired.From the very beginning she answered the call of the Archangel Gabriel. Thus, affirming her willingness to bear the savior of the world. She inspired Elizabeth her cousin just by being together with her as she bore the Lord's forerunner. The Theotokos in her love for God proclaimed the Magnificat, and became the one for whom all generation shall call blessed.It is the same love that the Virgin Mary had for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that brings us to the church during the first 15 days of August. We remember her devotion and her service to God for the entirety of her life as she approaches her Dormition. The Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary is firm rampart and a wall unshakeable for all those who flee unto her for refuge. Look is fervently ask for her intercessions before Christ our God during the Paraklesis service, for she is the one with the motherly favor. Our Panagia served God in the Temple in Jerusalem from age 3 to 14 as she prepared herself for service like no other the world has ever known. She was betrothed to Joseph who was her great uncle when she left the temple. After she bore the Christ child, she raised him in love and devotion as she grew up in spiritual beauty. She ministered to the physical and spiritual needs of Jesus until he was ready for ministry to the world.In all my years as a priest, I have never known a service that gives me such joy as the ones we do during this time of year. Please join us for the Paraklesis as we express our love for the Panagia. Please write the names of the living clearly in English or Greek on the enclosed page, so that we may pray for them.

Giving back to the communityWe have two excellent ways to get back to our community in August. On August 22 Saturday we can volunteer to help paint a Habitat for Humanity home. Or we can sign up for the CPR class here at church. Please call Christina Mount to volunteer to paint. Please call Koula Katsikis to learn CPR. God bless you all in the new ecclesiastical year!


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From Barbara Reynolds,Parish Council President

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Hopefully our earlier summer hours are giving you more time to spend on Sundays relaxing with family and friends. Summer is also a chance for the activities to slow down in our church giving us time to regroup before the start of the Ecclesiastical New Year in September. If you would like to be a part of an existing ministry when things get started in the fall or you would like to suggest starting a new ministry please let me or any member of the Council of Ministries know. See the areas in the Parish Ministry Teams on page 2 where we need volunteers. Please prayerfully consider speaking to Fr. Jon if you are interested in filling any of these openings.

In the fall we will also be talking about activities on completing a Strategic Plan for both our Metropolis and for St. Nicholas. So you will see many exciting activities in the fall. We would like to see all of our parish participating in the many ministries of our church.

Enjoy the rest of your summer and come back excited to start the new Ecclesiastical year in September with your church family.

In His service, Barbara


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Save the Date - August/September 2015August 4 – Parish Council Mee5ngAugust 15 – Dormi5on of the Theotokos August 15 – Philoptochos Panigiri & Gi@ Basket RaffleAugust 22 – CPR Cer5fica5on ClassSeptember 1 – Ecclesias5cal New YearSeptember 1 – Parish Council Mee5ngSeptember 8 – Na5vity of the TheotokosSeptember 12 – Philoptochos Kickoff Mee5ngSeptember 12 -‐ Presbytera Barbara’s Book Launch for "Mariah's SongSeptember 14 -‐ Exulta5on of the Holy CrossSeptember 19 – Golf TournamentSeptember 25 – 27 – Family Spiritual Retreat


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Hope/JOYJoyce Patsalos, Sophia Brewer, Jamie Saffo

Joy/Hope wishes everyone a safe and relaxing summer. We look forward to seeing everyone in the fall when we kick off our calendar of activities for the next year."

Youth CatechismCourtney Malahias

“One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:28:31

Welcome back to a new ecclesiastical year! I hope you have had a wonderful, restorative summer! We look forward to seeing your smiling faces in Sunday Church School. The bible verse above will be our central theme this year throughout our classrooms. What better lesson for our children than to learn to love the Lord and your neighbor. Kindness matters. Projects and lessons will center on this topic. We are very excited!

Our first day of class will be August 30th. For our first day of class, we will meet briefly in the

church hall and then break out into our classrooms. Classes will begin right after communion and last 30-45 minutes. You can register your child right in their classroom.

Thank you for all you do! If you would like to be a part of this beautiful ministry, please contact me at [email protected]

Remember…………………… We need U in CH RCH!

Grateful to be in His service,

Courtney Malahias

Adult Greek DanceCourtney MalahiasCommunications/Technology

Kitsa Wiersteiner

We will suspend the classes during the Dormition Fast and we will resume on August 18th.

PhiloptochosThalia Kefalas

Philoptochos would like to remind everyone to save the date for the Panigiri on August 15th! Come out and enjoy good food, fellowship, and gift basket raffle. See the flyer or a Philoptochos member for more information.

StewardshipDebbie Rallis

STEWARDSHIP 2015 Where are you on your ROAD TO TITHING?CURRENT PLEDGED AMT divided by ANNUAL INCOME= CURRENT % OF

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GIVINGCan you try and increase your current percentage?GOAL IS 10%If you are at 1%, can you move to 1.5 or 2%TOGETHER, WE CAN RETURN TO THE LORD THAT WHICH IS HIS!

Hellenic SchoolKitsa Wiersteiner & Anestis Logothetis

Classes will start on Friday, Sept. 18 at 5 pm with father Jon performing an "Αγιασµο". There will be classes for our youngsters as well as for adults. The Greek School is mainly for the youngsters of our community but at the same time we are delighted with the interest shown by the adults in learning Greek. We will try to accommodate everyone. We hope the parents will encourage their children to attend. The Greek language is part of the children's and our heritage so please do not neglect it.

Romiosini & ZoyraSave the date, September 18-20 for Hellenic dance workshop. Zoyra and Romiosini dancers who plan to attend hdf should plan to attend. More info and registration to follow in August.

LOVEKay & Angelique Skandalakis

LOVE would like to welcome everyone back to church! We hope our LOVE families had an amazing summer! The next LOVE event will be our house on August 23rd from 3-5. We will send out more details soon! If you know of any new LOVE families, please refer them to either my mother or myself, so that we can include them in the fun!

Forever YoungStella Vallianos

As you continue to enjoy the rest of the summer, please keep in mind that Forever Young will begin meeting again on Tuesday, September 8, 11:00 a.m., at the church. Please bring a covered dish to share with everyone.

Community News

As reported last month, we have started a Hellenic Center Beautification Fund Drive to update our Hellenic Center. You will notice that the Hellenic Center and the hallways have been painted. Our other wish list items are listed below. Donations of any amount will be greatly appreciated. Please note “Hellenic Center Building Fund” on your check. If you want your donation to go to a specific item please note it on your check. You will be hearing more about the fund drive in future weeks.

WISH LIST:

FLOORING (approx cost $16,000)NEW BANQUET CHAIRS ($6,000)NEW TILE CEILING GRANITE COUNTERTOP FOR BAR AREAAny donations would be greatly appreciated. Please note "Building Fund" on your check.May God bless you!

Congratulations

For all the people celebrating their birthday, anniversary, and name day in the month of August, may you have many happy years! Many Happy Years!


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Miscellaneous

On April 29th, 2015 there was an article in the Star News about a film called “Hidden Epidemic” and it had a picture of Margie Devoles who was a local actor in the film. The film was made in 2013 before Nicholas had his kidney failure and Marge became his caregiver. The film has been shown locally before but the filmmaker put the article in now since it was to be shown again on UNC-MX locally in May of 2015. Someone read the article and called Margie and asked her to attend an event that would occur for a day and one evening, but Margie told her that she could not because of Nicholas’s illness. Margie explained that she filmed it in 2013 and not recently, but the article did not state when it was filmed. That is why Margie wanted anyone in the church who read this article and had any concerns to know that she is not pursuing acting now, and because of Nicholas’s illness we are unable to attend church functions.

Congratulations to Crawford Calhoun, son of Cameron and Pam, who was baptized on June 6th! Na Sas Zisi!

Congratulations to Zoe Mayorga, daughter of Sia, who was baptized on June 13th! Na Sas Zisi!

Congratulations to all of our high school and college graduates!

Sympathies

We extend our deepest sympathy to Emmanuel Koklanaris and family on the falling asleep in the Lord of his brother, Nikoloas, on June 16th. May his memory be eternal!

We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Ellie Hicks, who fell asleep in the Lord on June 17th. May her memory be eternal!

On July 12th we held a memorial for all the departed Ikarians. May their memories be eternal!

On July 12th we held a 40-day memorial for Georgia Macris. May her memory be eternal!

With the Saints, give rest to the souls of Your servants, where there is no pain, sorrow, or suffering, but life

eternal


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The baptism of Crawford Calhoun. Proud Godparents are Bill Vogiatzis and Irene Sotiriou-Vogiatzis!

The baptism of Zoe Mayorga!


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JOY/HOPE Camp Out at the Brewers!


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2015 Stewards as of 03Jul2015

!Anagnost,))John)Alexander)Anderson,)Renee)Angeledes,)Angelo)&)Evelyn)Andrews,)Chris)Batis,)John)&)Emily)Batounis,)John)&)Nancy)Berrehamn,)Meleshaw))&)Gebremskal)Boardman,)Frank)and)Demetra)Bostic,)Michael)&)Tina)Brilakis,)Antony)&)Shirley)Brown,)Doug)&)Argie)Calhoun,)Cameron)&)Pam)Clark,)Ryan)P.Emily)Andrae)Cranidiotis,)Chris)&)Joy)Faulk)Dandulakis,)Gregory)&)Kimberly)Demas,)Ronald)&)Sharon)Dentiste,)Angela)Diakogiannis,)Ifigenia)Diakogiannis,)Yianni)Dimopoulos,)Pete)&)Katherine)Dimopoulos,)George)Dimopoulos,)Maria)Dimopoulos,)Vasilios)Dodge,)Nicholas)&)Kristina)Dukas,)Nota)Emanuelson,)Fr.)Jon)&)Presbytera)Barbara)Flowers,)Larry)&)Helen)Fokakis,)George)Fragakis,)John)&)Sophia)Fragos,)Evangelos)&)Olympia)Franck,)John))Argie)Frankos,)Dr.)Mary)Gallaher,)Pat)&)Marisa)Gerry,)Despina)Habash,)Nick)&)Elizabeth)Hale,)Pamela)Mavros)Haralambous,)Irene)Harrell,)Stephanie)Jefferies,))Phil)&)Irene)Kaprantzas,)Christos)&)Eleni)Karonis,)Yianni)&)Evyenia)Katris,)Gus)Katsikis,)Basile)&)Koula)Kefalas,)Thalia)King,)Lee)&)Doris)Kirkby,)Matthew)&)Melissa)Koklanaris,)Emmanuel)&)Lambra)KoumparakisRBotbol,)Elaine)Kratsa,)Perry)Caleb)&)Anita)Nagy)

Kruczko,)Serge)Mark)&)Ashlee)Lawler,)Samuel)&)Susan)Lazaridis,)Nick)&)Nena)Lionikis,)Emmanuel)&)Athanasia)Logothetis,)Anestis)&)Constance)Maggio,)Evelyn)Malahais,)Peter)&)Courtney)Manolukas,)John)Manolukas,)Dr.)Peter)&)Joan)Markatos,)Aristea)Marmaras,)Mary)Maroudis,)Xenophon)Mayorga,)Ed)&)Kathleen)Mayorga,)Sia)McGowan,)Calvin)&)Diane)McHugh,)Jon)&)Eleni)McTaggart,)Micaiah)&)Stella)Miliotis,)Emanuel)&)Mary)Beth)Nashed,)Neemat)Papakidis,)Maria)Papanicolaou,)Lambros)&)Niki)Papanikolau,)Efstratios)&)Sandra)Pappamihiel,)Ruth)Parrett,)Bette)Patsalos,)Nick)&)Joyce)Pekatos,)Spero)&)Lucy)Pinkston,)Anne)Bakalis)Pittman,)Brian)&)Benjalee)Porzio,)Andrew)&)Alexia)Poulos,)Jack)&)Danielle)Poulos,)John)&)Athena)Poulos,)Patricia)Rallis,)Michael)&)Debra)Bakalis)Rallis)Reynolds,)Rick)&)Barbara)Roeske,)Michael)and)Ekaterina)Ronner,)Tom)&)Connie)Saffo,)Doky)&)Despina)Saffo,)Marian)&)Marika)Saffo,)Nick)&)Tia)Saffo,)Peter)&)Kimberly)Saffo,)Tony)&)Jamie)Schaefer,)Robert)&)Rena)Skandalakis,)Angelique)Skandalakis,)Kay)SkinnerRDarby,)Patricia)Sljaka,)Sophia)Snow,)David)&)Daphne)Souflas,)Thomas)&)Linda)Spyropoulos,)Maria)

Stasios,)James)&)Maria)Theophilos,)Plato)&)Renee)Triantafillopoulas,)Konstantinos)&)Debbie)Tsangarides,)Arthur)&)Wanda)Tsingelis,)Chris)&)Angie)Tsingelis,)Konstandinos)Vallianos,)Stella)Vavalette,)Mary)Ann)Vogiatzis,)Ioannis)&)Barbara)Vogiatzis,)Vasilios)&)Sotirou,)Irene)Voneiff,)George)&)Irene)Wall,)Mary)Ann)Whitley,)John)&)Helen)Wickersham,)Donald)Ross)Wiersteiner,)Sam)&)Kyriaki)Zezefellis,)Effie)Zondos,)Angela)

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St. Nicholas Ladies Philoptochosinvites you and your family

Κοίµηση'της'Θεοτόκου

Dormition'of'the'Theotokos

Panigiri'&'Gift'Basket'Raffle

Saturday'~'August'15,'2015

6:30'pm'in'the'Hellenic'Center

Presale'Tickets'thru'August'2nd:''$15'Adults'/'$5'Children'6'X'13'/'Kids'5'and'under'free

Door'Price:''$17'Adults'/'$6'Children'6'X'13'/'kids'5'and'under'free

Please'consider'donating'a'gift'basket'to'be'raffled.

Bring'the'baskets'wrapped'and'ready'to'be'displayed.

Raffle'Tickets'will'be'sold'~'$1.00'per'ticket

Childrens'Menu:''Hot'Dog,'Chips,'Juice'Box'($1'for'each'additional'Hot'Dog)

Adult'Menu:''Boston'Butt'Pig,'Chicken,'Green'Beans,'Cole'Slaw,'Baked'Beans,'Dessert

Sweet'Tea'or'Lemonade'with'each'meal.

Bear'&'Wine'will'be'sold'at'the'bar.

For additional information contact Thalia Kefalas at 791-6898 or Kay Skandalakis at 762-1161

The Virgin Mary (Panagias) is a Marian feast of the Christian Churches,celebrated with great pomp in many parts of the country and is called "Easter summer".

Every year, the day is dedicated to the Asumption day. It is not mourning but acelebration of joy and elation to the xanagkaliasma mother with her beloved son.


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