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Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church 8306 NC HWY 751

Durham NC 27713 919-484-1600 fatherstavroforos2012@gmail.com

www.stbarbarachurchnc.org News & Announcements

November 12, 2017

Eighth Sunday of Saint Luke the Evangelist

John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria 11/12/2017

Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai 11/12/2017

Martin, Bishop of Tours 11/12/2017

Leondos Styppi, Patriarch of Constantinople 11/12/2017

NEWCOMERS AND VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

Sunday Worship Schedule: Matins 9:00 am & Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am

To Our Visitors and Guests

We welcome you to worship with us today, whether you are an Orthodox Christian or this is your first visit to an

Orthodox Church, we are pleased to have you with us. Although Holy Communion and other Sacraments are offered

only to baptized and chrismated (confirmed) Orthodox Christians in good standing with the Church, all are invited to

receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) from the priest at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. The Antidoron is not a

sacrament, but it is reminiscent of the agape feast that followed worship in the ancient Christian Church. After the

Divine Liturgy this morning please join us in the Church Hall for fellowship and refreshments. Please complete a

Visitors Card before you leave today and drop it in the offering tray, or give it to one of the parishioners after the

service, or mail it to the Church Office.

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Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Verse: What shall I render to the Lord for all that he has given me?

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11

Brethren, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also

reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under

compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in

abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for

every good work. As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness

endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply

your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way

for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

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8307 The Gospel According to Luke 10:25-37

At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit

eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered,

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your

strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have

answered right; do this, and you will live."

But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A

man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and

departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed

by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a

Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and

bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took

care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and

whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor

to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go

and do likewise."

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Special Philoptochos Tray today for Ecumenical Patriarchate

The philanthropies of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, such as Balukli Hospital and nursing home, schools, shrines and parishes, are supported through this commitment.

Welcome Fr. Gregory Waynick

Who Is filling in for Fr. Stavroforos who is attending the Archangel Michael Honors Banquet at the Atlanta Metropolis with this years Saint Barbara Honorees and their families Lou Constantinou and Evelyn Panos

Congratulations Evelyn Panos:

Mrs. Evelyn Panos is a person deeply devoted to her Christian Orthodox Faith and the Church, and she displays an abundance of energy and willingness to be of assistance to the Parish in a variety of ways.

She is a leader in fundraising for the benefit of the Church and its Ministries; she volunteers one day per week to staff the Parish office; she is involved in our local Philoptochos chapter; she has served

as a Co-Chair of the Stewardship Committee at St. Barbara; and she was recently elected for service to the Parish Council.

Congratulations Lou Constantinou:

Ms. Lou Constantinou has been a parishioner of St. Barbara for many years, and she is a very devout Orthodox Christian. She has served her Church in many capacities: Several times as a Parish Council member and as an officer of the Parish Council; most recently, Lou served as Vice-President, and she continues to remain on the Council; Her

work in Community Outreach, and her involvement in substantial fundraising projects has been a year-around activity for the benefit of her Church and to the

glory of God. She has been in her younger days a very outstanding voice of our Church Choir, and also a person caring for the social welfare of the elderly in our Parish.

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2017 Saint Barbara STEWARD FAMILIES through November 5th

Alexander, Susan H.

Akerley, Elly

Alexiades, Alec & Frances

Amos, Vesaria Lazaris

Arapoglou, Alexander

Arvanitis, Marina

Athas, William & Donna

Bakis, Basile & Mary

Bakis, George & Sarris, Marie

Balafas, Nicholas & Eugenia

Barton, Lance & Maria (Marinos)

Becak, Thalia

Beridze, Tamar

Blackley, Agape

Bogdanovic, Zora

Bonfiglio, Barbara

Bourbous, Nickolaos

Brantley, Nick & Witham, Grace

Bush, Connie

Bush, John

Callahan, Katherine

Capsalis, Manual

Caranasos, Thomas & Brienne

Carr, Sophie

Christakos, Andrew & Cheryl

Christakos, Arthur

Christakos, Eleni

Christie, George & Deborah

Chronaki, Bessie

Chronaki, Cadee

Claypoole, Chris & Michelle

Cocolas, Erie

Constantinou, Catherine

Constantinou, Costa

Constantinou, Lou

Dabadnah, Sharan

Dates, John & Ana

Demetriades, George & Vicky

Dennos, Anne

Dennos, George & Patricia

Dorton, Betty

Dufault, Elena

Estrada, Rolando & Helena Venakides

Fedorovska, Nataliya

Ferris, Laurice

Fitzherbert, Dimitri

Frangakis, Crist & Maria

Gerondelis, Peter & Kristen

Gerondelis, Socratis & Aliki

Glekas, George & Amy

Glekas, Jim & Evy

Goodwin, Christopher

Goodwin, Leonard & Elaine

Grassos, V

Hawn, Olga

Hermanson, Christopher & Kelly

Kantner, Ed & Eve

Karamalegos, Antonios & Claire

Kash, Thomas & Zoe

Katsohirakis, Andrew

Katsohirakis, Steven

Keener, Burt & Glenna

Kekis, Theoharis

Kinard, Andrew & Summer

Kleoudis, Christi

Kondilis-Mangum, Hrisavgi

Korach, Kenneth & Karen

Kougoulas, Eleftherios

Koutis, James

Koutouzakis, Helen

Kovacs, Istvan & Bogdanovic, Zorica

Kuyper, Andrew

Kuyper, Lee & Pauline

Kyropoulos, Adriane

Lewis, Catherine

Livanos, George & Lisunder Renee

Lyras, Thalea

Mamaies, V. Rev. Father Stavroforos

Mariakakis, Johnny & Catherine

Marinos, Pete & Joan

Mashalidis, Ellene

Mavroidis, Panayiotis & Demetra

McWhirter, John & Mary Jon

Meadows, Rodney & Katherine

Mitchell, Curtis & Alexis

Muallem, Hind

Odzak, Larry & Hope

Oladipo, Richard

Paliouras, Cindy

Paliouras, James & Helen

Paliouras, John & Dena

Paliouras, Nicholas

Panos, Peter & Evelyn

Panov, Yuri & Elana

Papanikas, Kleanthis & Angelika

Papazoglou, Matina

Pappas, Katherine

Pappas, Ted & Theky

Paraschos, Sophia

Pashales, George J

Pavlidis, Pavlos & Meltem

Pleasants, Penelope

Podgurski, Joseph

Przybyl, Daniel & Lori

Qaqish, Olgha

Quint, Angelia

Rheinhardt, Keith & Alexia

Roupas, Charles & Helen

Rudnick, ben & Irene

Safarikas, Al & Christine

Samoilenko, Monica & Sergey

Simopoulos, Michael & Maria

Skudar, Iryna

Stavrakakis, Mattheos & Marika

Stefanadis, Zoe

Stephens, Vicky

Stojanovic, Milorad

Stojanovic, Mirjana

Stoney, Andrea

Sullivan, William & Jennifer

Sunas, Marian

Tesfatsion, Senait

Theodosiadis, Konstantin & Amanda

Theophanous, Rebecca

Thompson, Tony

Thuer, Olga

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Tragas, Charalambos & Cathy

Trohanis, Donna

Tryphonos, Tryphon & Suzanne

Tsipis, Lou

Varelas, Dimitrios

Varelas, Georgina

Varelas, John

Venakides, Vasilios

Vlachos, Demetra

Vurnakes, Helen

Vurnakes, James & Frances

Waters, Alexa

Wilson, Preston & Catherine

Winans, Diane R.

Wippich, Robert & Roberta

Wood, Jonathan & Maria

Xenakis, Betsy

Zaferatos, Konstantinos & Kerri

Zehia, Anthony & Evelyn

Zehia, Christina

Our Stewardship budget for 2017 is: $176,000 Number of Steward Families to date: 146 Total Amount Pledged for 2017 to date: $138,035 Average Contribution per family: $945 Total Amount paid to date: $127, 960 Dear Parishioners, We are a Parish TOTALLY COMMITTED to Stewardship. This means 100% of our Stewardship is utilized to cover a major portion of the operational expenses of the Church. It includes all expenses from Clergy Salary and other related expenses, to Utilities, Equipment and Ground Maintenance, Assessment by the Archdiocese and Metropolis and insurance protection for facilities and various functions. If your name is not included in the above list, please let us know by Emailing one of our Stewardship Co-Chairs: Evelyn Panos at mamapan@aol.com or Theky Pappas at tedtheky@aol.com THANK YOU !

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2017 Stewardship Reminder As we turn to end of the year planning, please continue to keep our Church in your thoughts and prayers. Now is a good time to check the status of your stewardship pledge to be sure you are on track to meet your pledge. Please remember, in order to vote in the General Assembly Meeting on November 19, and the December Election of Parish Council Members, you need to be in good standing. Thank you for your continued support of St. Barbara's day-to-day expenses.

Save the Date

General assembly November 19

Saint Barbara Philoptochos News SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12 at 1pm (after church) - 4pm Finish whatever was not completed

Saturday

Please contact Catherine Mariakakis or Theky Pappas

If you are unavailable on the weekend, please let us know as there are other opportunities to help during the week!

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16 at 10 am- 4pm to "ready " pastries for onsite sale; decorate and set up fellowship hall.

Please contact Joan Marinos

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17 at 10am-3pm 3pm-8pm. Wiorking the Pastry Sale

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18 at 10am-3pm 3pm-8pm

Working the pastry sale. Please contact Betsy Xenakis or Joan Marinos

We thank you in advance for your help without which the Pastry sale would not be possible HOLIDAY PASTRY SALE COMMITTEE

Please consider joining St Barbara's Philoptochos.

From the Desk of President Catherine Mariakakis

November Religious Calendar for 2017 12 - 8th Sunday of Luke - 9:00 am

13 - Monday - Saint John Chrysostom - 9:00 am 19 - 9th Sunday of Luke - 9:00 am

21 - Tuesday - Entrance of the Theotokos - 9:00 am 25 Saturday Saint Katherine the Great Martyr 9:00 am

26 - 13th Sunday of Luke - 9:00 am 30 - Thursday - Feast of St. Andrew - 9:00 am

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Philoptochos Poinsettia Order Form

To Decorate Our Church

Deadline for Orders: Sunday, Nov 19th

$15.00 x ___________=__________

Name:_______________________________________

Phone #:_____________________________________

Please return forms to Lia Christakos

Make payment to: Saint Barbara Philoptochos Society

Please Print Names

In Memory of: For the Health of:

___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ ___________________________________

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Sponsored by Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church

8306 NC Highway 751 - Durham, NC 27713

Friday & Saturday, November 17 & 18, 2017

11:00 am 8:00 pm

Featured Menu:

GYRO lamb & beef mix on grilled pita bread $8.00

with lettuce, tomatoes, onions & tzatziki sauce

Spanakopita Plate with small salad and pita bread $10.00

Spanakopita a la carte $6.00

Greek Salad with side of pita bread Large/Small $7/$4

Soda and Bottled Water $2.00

Eat in or Take Out

Bring the family and enjoy the food

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A Special Thank You to all The Salvation Army Angel Tree Sponsors

from our Saint Barbara Parish !

Just a reminder that All angel tree items should be purchased and brought to the tree sight for delivery by DECEMBER 6TH.

A $3,000 Check was presented to the Durham Rescue Mission on October 31, 2017 from our Festival Proceeds. Pictured from left-to-right: Dr. Pete Marinos Parish Council President of Saint Barbara, Mr. Ernie Mills, Jr.

Stewardship Officer of Durham Rescue Mission, and Fr. Stavroforos Mamaies, Parish Priest of Saint Barbara.

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Saint Barbara Community Night November 3, 2017

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Dear Stewards of Saint Barbara Church,

I am sending this to you on behalf of the present parish council. Many of you may be considering running for the

parish council, but may not be sure that you meet the requirements to put your name in for candidacy. As you can

see we have three criteria for eligibility.

What constitutes one's eligibility to run for the Parish Council and to have voting privileges?

Stewardship Eligibility

A candidate for the Parish Council must be a parishioner in good standing of the Parish for at least one (1)

year immediately preceding the date of the election and must live his or her life in accordance with the

Faith and Canons of the Church. The Priest determines whether the Parishioners are in canonical and

financial good standing as specified below. (UPR Article 25 Section 2)

Ecclesiastical Eligibility:

1. Every person who is baptized and chrismated according to the rites of the Orthodox Church is a parishioner.

The religious, moral and social duties of a parishioner are to apply the tenets of the Orthodox Faith to

his/her life and to: adhere to and to live according to the tenets of the Orthodox faith; faithfully attend the

Divine Liturgy and other worship services; participate regularly in the holy sacraments; respect all

ecclesiastical authority and all governing bodies of the Church; be obedient in matters of the Faith, practice

and ecclesiastical order; contribute towards the progress of the Church's sacred mission; and be an

effective witness of the Orthodox Faith and Traditions to all people. (UPR Article 18 Section 1)

2. No persons may marry more than three times in the Church, with permission for a third marriage granted

only with extreme oikonomia. (Archdiocese Pastoral Guidelines)

3. In cases involving the marriage of Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians, the latter must have been

baptized in water, in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Church cannot bless the

marriage of an Orthodox Christian to a non-Christian. (Archdiocese Pastoral Guidelines)

4. A person who belongs to a parish under the jurisdiction of a bishop who is not in communion with the

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, or who, if married has not had his or her marriage blessed by the Orthodox

Church, or, if divorced, has not received an ecclesiastical divorce, is not ecclesiastically in good standing

with the Church. However, this condition need not remain permanent. Please make an effort to speak with

Fr. Stavroforos in order to be able seek his advice and counsel so that you can once again work towards you

being in good standing with the Church. (Archdiocese Pastoral Guidelines)

5. A baptized or chrismated Orthodox Christian whose wedding has not been blessed by the Orthodox Church

is no longer in good standing with the Church, and may not receive the Sacraments of the Church, including

Holy Communion, or become a Sponsor of an Orthodox Marriage, Baptism or Chrismation. (Archdiocese

Pastoral Guidelines)

Parish Council Candidate Seminar

For all candidates from the Raleigh, Durham, Wilmington and Fayetteville Greek Orthodox Churches at a

location and date to be announced.

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Financial Eligibility

The definition of "fulfilling one's financial obligation to the Parish" is by necessity a flexible one. Generally, for

purposes of voting in Parish Assemblies and elections, one is considered to have fulfilled his or her stewardship and

financial obligations to the Parish if he or she has pledged and paid an amount certain for the year prior to the

current year and has pledged an amount to the Parish for the current year. However, in the event an individual

refuses or neglects to pledge a specific amount, but he or she has committed himself spiritually, morally and

financially to the Greek Orthodox Faith and the parish and the records of the parish so reflect the financial

commitment, he or she will be considered to have fulfilled his financial obligation and be eligible to vote.

(Stewardship is recommended to be ten percent (10%) of one's annual income as stated in Holy Scripture to help

meet the financial obligations of the Parish, the Metropolis and the Archdiocese.) New members to the Parish will

have met their financial obligation to the Parish by merely pledging a sum certain for the current year. The same

shall be true of persons not currently members in good standing.(Per the Parish By-Laws)

In reading the items above if you want to run for parish council but are still not certain that you have met the

criteria please feel free to contact those who can provide you with definite answers. If you have a question in

regards to stewardship and financial eligibility contact treasurer Daniel Przybl by Email at ddprzybl@gmail.com. If

you have questions in regards to your ecclesiastical eligibility contact Fr. Stavroforos by Email at

fatherstavroforos2012@gmail.com . If you have any questions in regards to the election process, please contact a

member of the elections committee.

+ Father Stavroforos

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You can put your name into nomination by e-mailing the following form to fatherstavroforos2012@gmail.com.

Name of Candidate:___________________________________________________________

Address of Candidate:__________________________________________________________

e-mail:______________________________ phone:__________________________________

I have been a steward of St. Barbara since:_________________________________________

I will attend a seminar since I am a first time candidate for the parish council :

___________________________________________________________________Signature

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