O St. John’s Parish Council Invites all to join us Sunday, June 2 Following liturgy STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY Why be a Steward of St. John’s? SPRING PARISH ASSEMBLY Financial Report from January through April Stewardship Report Election of the Nominating and Election Committee Chicken, Pork Souvlaki with Pita and Tzatziki Hot Dogs and Hamburgers Luncheon Second Early Bird Drawing of the Mega Raffle will take place The Voice I am the Voice of one crying in the Wilderness Johbn 1:23 St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church is a vibrant community that is built upon our fellowship in God. We have a drive to teach and engage our youth in Faith and culture, as well as, to do good within the surrounding areas where we worship and beyond.
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St. John’s Parish Council Invites all to join us
Sunday, June 2 Following liturgy
STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
Why be a Steward of St. John’s?
SPRING PARISH ASSEMBLY
Financial Report from January through April
Stewardship Report
Election of the Nominating and Election Committee
Chicken, Pork Souvlaki with Pita and Tzatziki
Hot Dogs and Hamburgers
Luncheon
Second Early Bird Drawing of the Mega Raffle will take place
The Voice
I am the Voice of one crying in the Wilderness
Johbn 1:23
St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church is a vibrant community that is built upon our fellowship in God.
We have a drive to teach and engage our youth in Faith and culture, as well as, to do good within the
surrounding areas where we worship and beyond.
SAINT JOHN’S GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 77 Montauk Highway, Blue Point NY 11715
Daphne Arresto Cynthia Drivas - Communication Ronnie Gentile Andrew Kalos Peter Kalos Michael Lingos Christine Pappas Alex Wilson Mary Shwonik
Choir: Marcelle Wheeler
Chanter: Andrew Pappas
Philoptochos: Toula Dimos
Sunday School: Valerie Maslar & Alex Wilson
Greek School:
Principal - Yota Theofillou
PTO President - Meagan Alexakos
Youth:
GOYA Officers:
Demetri Arresto - President
Lauren Hadzigeorgiou - Vice-President
GOYA Advisors:
Marcelle Wheeler and Leo Hadzigeorgiou
JOY Advisors
Kristen Kalos and Michelle Hadzigeorgiou
Volleyball:
Girls Coaches:
Ria Konstantos and Athena Mareris
Boys Coach:
Niko Wheeler
Adult Dance Troupe: Vasili Kreatsoulas
MONTHLY “VOICE “
SPONSORSHIP FORM
Yes!
I would like to sponsor an issue of the “VOICE”
Name:_________________________________________
In Memory of:___________________________________
In honor of: ____________________________________
Other: _________________________________________
Donation $50, $100, $150.
Please make check payable to
“St. John the Baptist Church”
We are looking for parishioners who would like
to assist in the coordination of the
following ministries
Please contact Fr. Dean
Parish Visitations
Soup Kitchen
Young at Heart—Senior Citizens
Bookstore
June 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 Sunday of the
Blind Man
Sunday School
3 4 Adult Dance
7:00 pm
5 Apodosis of
Pascha 8:30 am
6 Ascension 8:30 am
7 Greek School
5:15
8
9 Sunday School
Awards
High School
Recognition
10 11 Adult Dance
7:00 pm
12 13 14 Festival Baking
Greek School
Awards
15 Sat. of Souls
8:30 am
Festival Baking
16 PENTECOST
17 18 19 20 Festival Baking
Adult Dance 7:00 pm
21 Festival Baking
22
23 All Saints
24 Nativity of John
the Baptist
8:30 am
25 Adult Dance
7:00 pm
26 Festival Baking
27
FESTIVAL
28
FESTIVAL
29 SS. Peter and
Paul
FESTIVAL
30
FESTIVAL
JUNE & JULY
CHURCH SERVICES Sunday Schedule
Matins 8:45 am - Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Weekday/Saturday Services Matins/Divine Liturgy - 8:30 am
Sunday, 6/2 Sunday of the Blind Man Wednesday, 6/5 Apodosis of Pascha Thursday, 6/6 Ascension of our Sunday, 6/9 Father of the 1st Council Sat. 6/15 Saturday of the Souls Sunday, 6/16 PENTECOST Sunday, 6/23 All Saints SUNDAY SUMMER HOURS WILL BEGIN Matins at 8:15 am Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am
Monday, 6/24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist Saturday, 6/29 Saints Peter and Paul Sunday, 6/30 Synaxis of the Apostles Sunday, 7/7 Kyriake, the Great Martyr
24/6 Γενέθλιον Του Προδρόμου Σαββάτο 29/6 Πέτρου και Παύλου Κυριακή 30/6 Σύναξις τῶν Ἁγίων Ἀποστόλων Κυριακή 7/7 Ἁγίας Μάρτυρος Κυριακῆς
Pray….and pray often….
Parish Ministry
St. John’s Adult
Dance Troupe!
Adult Greek Dance
(18 years old and over)
EVERY TUESDAY AT 7:00 pm
St. John’s
MEGA Raffle
Tickets are NOW ON SALE!!!!
PHILOPTOCHOS
NEWS
On May 9th our elections were held and we congratulate our new board!! Our newly elected officers are as follows: President: Toula Dimos Vice-President: Stavroula Mokkas Corresponding Secretary: Katherine Monaco-Vezeris Recording Secretary: Marcelle Wheeler Treasurer: Olympia Gouvis Assistant Treasurer: Christine Pappas We will be having a Ladies Luncheon on Sunday June 9th from 12:30pm to 3pm at Karver’s Grille in Holbrook. The cost is $30 per person and you can RSVP with Toula Dimos or Elizabeth Gouvis. Our Ladies Philoptochos runs two of the most popular booths at the festival: Pastries and Loukoumades. Our Philoptochos gathers all the ingredients for the festival baking from donations so that both the Pastry and Loukoumades Booths are all profit to St. John’s. We welcome all ladies of the community to assist us with the baking. Our Baking dates are as follows: Friday June 14th at 9am Galactobeureko Saturday June 15th at 11am Koulourakia (following church services) Thursday June 20 th at 9 am Kourabeides and Melomakarona Friday June 21st at 9am Baklava and Katiafi Wednesday June 26th (TBD) Karithopita/Ravani Three delegates from our chapter attended the Philoptochos Bi-ennial Conference on May 18th. At this Conference our Philoptochos was honored with an Award of Excellence for in-crease in membership from 2017 to 2018. The Conference em-phasized the District’s focus on outreach and more specifically on the need to feed the hungry. In keeping with this initiative, this July, we will start collecting items for the needy to distribute through the Feed the Hungry program outside of Penn Station. We will be putting together toiletry kits and collecting t-shirts, socks, toothpaste, toothbrush-es, soap, shampoo and other such items. Additionally, on Tues-day July 30th we will be packaging meals and delivering them outside of Penn Station at 6pm in the evening. If you are inter-ested in volunteering or donating for this worthy cause please contact Michelle Hatzigeorgiou or Jessica Kefales or email us at [email protected]. We will have additional infor-mation available as the date gets closer so please mark your cal-endars and save the date.
OUR CHURCH BELLS RING ONCE AGAIN! calling us to worship
tolling when a loved one dies pealing when we celebrate a wedding
Through this appeal we collected $13,100.00
The bells cost $12,055.00 We thank the following for their contributions!
FRIENDS
BRONZE
SILVER
GOLD
PLANTIUM
If your name does not appear please call the church office
Halpin, John and Olga Panagiotakopoulou, Katerina
Valenti, Jeffery and Deborah Vlantis, Bessie
Armstrong, Elena Arresto, Stephen and Daphne
Bacalakis, Despina Barry, Dave and Tina
Boutsikos, John and Paraskevi Caravolos, Stephanie
Drivas, Cynthia and Donna Gentile, Anthony & Ronnie
Gerolemou, Nick and Valierie Kalos, Peter and Stella
Karahalios, Nicholas and Marian Klag family in memory of Stephanie Regan
Lerikos, Steve and Elaine Lignos Michael
Luciano, Mary Milliones, Mary
Nineve Carl & Katina Pappas Andreas & Christine
Rossis Linda Spanos, Leonidas & Karen
Palamidies, Peter and Patricia Panagos, Fr. Dean & Stephanie
Pelzman, Titsa Poulos, Terzo
Shwonik, Claude and Mary Stengel, Roger and Izabela
Veziris, Brian and Catherine Zervos, Michael and Irene
Adelphi Innovative Designs, Inc. Bacalaki,Theodore
Bouklas, Vasilios and Mary Bouklas/Stuber, William and Thalia
Calamas-Wilson, Angela Fandaros, George and Joan
Islip Cleaners
Kefalas, Presvytera Anita Koukalenios, Anastaseos and Joan
Michaels Mike and Militsa Mokkas, Nikolaos, and Stavroula Theodoulou, Cleopa and Patricia
Verios Jerry & Andrea
St. John’s Philoptochos Carris, Anthony
Gouvis, Demetrios & Elizabeth Hadzigeorgiou, Leo & Michelle
Keystone Renovations, Inc Spiliotes, Constance
Spyris, Dr. Konstandinos
Valinotti, Richard and Olga
Anonymous Mouzithras, John and Sandra
Alevas, George Ameneiros, Phillip & Maria Argyrpolulos, Ernie Arresto,Stephen & Daphne Babigian,Gregory & Christina Bacalakis, Despina Baglanzis, John Barry, Dave & Tina Black, Fred & Anastasia Boufis, John & Margie Boufis/Spinelli, Michael & Denise Bouklas, Vasilios G. & Mary Bouklas/Stuben Thalia William Boulukos, Demetrios Boutsikos, Chrisovalantis Boutsikos, John & Paraskevi Brennan, Katy Butera, Donna Carris, Anthony Coussoule, Peter & Catherine Culley, Gregory Pauline Daneels,Yves & Soultana DeCristofaro, Robert & Olga DeLucca, James & Jean Deutsch, Kevin & Nicole Dimos, Constantinos & Artemisia Drivas, Cynthia & Donna Ectoras,Louis & Evelyn Fandaros, George & Joan Felouzis, Manuel & Peggy Foundotos, George & Georgia Galaris, Steven & Rebecca Gentile, Anthony & Ronnie Georghiou, Andreas & Christine Gifford, Robert & Carol Gouvis, Demetrios & Elizabeth Gouvis, Olympia Hadzigeorgiou,Leo & Michelle Hadzigeorgiou, Thasibule & Meropi Halioris, Fedra Halpin, John & Olga Hasapoglou, George & Helen Hondropulos, Angelica Hondropulos, Thomas Innes, Robert & Demetra Ioannou, Andreas & Maria Joannides, Demetrios and Fofi Jones, Joseph & Penny Kalos, Andrew & Kristen Kalos, Peter & Stella Kalos, Peter Jr. & Nicole Karahalias, Nicholas & Marian
Karanicolas, Themis & George Kefalas, Anita & Jessie Kehris, Marianthi Anthoula Klerides, Demetrios & Susan Klerides, Eva Klopsis, Nickolas & Paula Kohilakis, Helen Konstantatos,Eleftheria Kouimanis, John & Vivian Kouimanis, Christos & Maria Koukalenios, Anastasios & Joan Lambrou, Sotos & Kally Lawrence,Thomas & Irene Lerikos, Steve & Elaine Lerikos, Kristina Lignos, Michael Loizides, George & Kathleen Loizides, John & Martha Luciano,Pat & Mary Margaritis, Paraskevi Mavromatis, George & Athanasis Michael, Chris & Maria Michaels, Mike & Militsa Michaels, Andrea Michaels, Nicholas J Milliones, Mary Mokkas, Nick & Stavroula Mokkas, Raphael Mouzithras, John & Sandra Naudus, Richard & Cassandra Nineve, Carl & Katina Palamidis, Despina Palamidis, Peter & Patricia Panagos, Fr. Dean & Stephanie Panoras, Steve & Maro Papanikolatos, Loula Pappas, Andreas & Christine Patunas, Joanne Pavlakos, Effie Maria Pelzman,Titsa Petropoulos, William & Joanne Plakas, Nick Poulis, Andre & Nancy Poulos, Peter Prodromou, Loizos & Eleftheria Rapess, Paul & Bonnie Rossis, Harry & Katrina Rossis, Linda Semertzidis/Afxendiou, Yannis & Georgia Shwonik, Claude & Mary Siotopoulos, Zoie
Sioutopoulos, Damianakis & Ekateri Spanos, Leo, & Karen Spiliotes, Constance Spyris, Vassiliki Stengel, Roger & Izabela Tekin, Jason & Amanda Terzopoulos, Panagiotis & Helen Theodore, Anthony Theodore, Maria Tsakiris, Ernie & Linda Valinotti, Richard & Olga Veoukas, Jasper & Mary Verios, Jerry & Andrea Verios, Theo & Evie Vezeris, Brian & Catherine Vlantis, Bessie Wheeler, Adam & Marcelle Wheeler, Albert Wheeler, Justin Wheeler, Nikolas Yamalis, Stanely & Irene Zaoutis, Elias & Giorgia Zelinski, Bernard & Mary Zervos, Michael & Irene
2019 Stewards
As of April 30
We thank the parishioners who
have submitted their 2019
Stewardship Offering!
As of April 30 - 127 Pledges
Amount Pledged - $57,992
Amount Received - $51,2690
This included 10 pledges received in 2018
for the year 2019
Please take the time today to
fill out your 2019 Stewardship
Commitment card
Memorials, Artoclasia, Blessings
And Other Services
Please kindly inform the parish office in advance
if you are having a memorial or any other special
service. Thank you!
To have Koleva (memorial wheat) made please
contact:
Marcelle Kalos Wheeler at (631)252-8111
If you would like to serve coffee in memory of a
loved one, an anniversary celebration or a birth-
day, the Philoptochos/Parish Council will assist
you. Please call the office to make arrangements.
Volunteer at our Greek Festival We need YOU! We welcome ONE and ALL!
Each year many members of our community give of their time and resources in making our annual Festival a success. We are GRATEFUL for their dedication prior to, during, and after the Festival. We encourage all that can to give of their time - even if it's just for an hour or two! PLEASE sign-up and support OUR community. If you are in school and looking for credit for your community service, please speak to Father Dean on how to obtain credit!
Help out BEFORE and AFTER the Festival! There is a lot of preparations that happen every year prior to our Festival! We need volunteers to support the following initiatives: MEGA Raffle Tickets – we need help selling raffle tickets and volunteers to drop off/pick up tickets Festival Sponsors– We need helping contacting sponsors from prior years and new sponsors Festival Vendors – We need help contacting vendors from and organizing the vendors Posting Festival Signs – Weekends in June Receive Deliveries and Pick up Donations: Monday June 24 through Wednesday June 25th Festival Setup: Sunday June 23rd through Wednesday June 25th Kitchen Setup: Monday June 24th-Wednesday June 25th Festival Breakdown: Monday July 1st
Volunteer DURING the FESTIVAL Any amount of time you can give is GREATLY appreciated! Even an hour gives someone else time off! In order to keep our community thriving, we must support each other in our biggest fundraiser of the year! Please submit information about the areas you are interested in volunteering in by filling out a Festival Volunteer Form. We thank you for your continued assistance, in any form. Your time volunteering and/or monetary do-nations are very much appreciated. Please feel free to contact the church office at (631) 363-6450 or email us [email protected].
NAME:_________________________________________ ADDRESS:______________________________________ PHONE NUMBER:________________________________ CELL NUMBER:__________________________________ EMAIL:__________________________________________ When can you volunteer?
Tell us when you are available and if you are interested in a specific area or booth:
Booth Preference #1_____________________________
Booth Preference #2_____________________________
Booth Preference #3_____________________________
Pre-Festival:
Seeking Sponsors
Assisting with Vendors Posting Festival Signs
Festival Set-up
Sunday June 23rd
Monday June 24th
Tuesday June 25th
Wednesday June 26th
Kitchen Set-up
Monday June 24th
Tuesday June 25th
Wednesday June 26th
Festival Breakdown Monday July 1st
DATE TIME INDICATE YES WITH “x”
Thursday 6/27
(open 6pm to 10pm)
3pm to 6pm Set-Up 6pm to 9pm 7pm to 10pm
________________
________________
________________
Friday 6/28
(open 5pm to 11pm)
3pm to 5pm Set-Up 5pm to 9pm 7pm to 11pm
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Saturday 6/29
(open 12pm to 11pm)
12 noon to 4pm 4pm to 8pm 6pm to 11pm
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Sunday 6/30
(open 12pm to 9pm)
12 noon to 3pm 3pm to 6pm 6pm to 9pm
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FESTIVAL
BOOTHS
Gyro
Taverna
Church tours
Ride booth
Selling tickets
Kitchen help,
Raffle tickets
Kids
Beer/Beverage
St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church
77 Montauk Highway
Blue Point, New York 11715
AXIOS!
On May 11, 2019, the Holy and Sacred Synod of our Ecumenical
Patriarchate has elected Metropolitan ELPIDOPHOROS of Bursa
to be the Archbishop of America.
Among the first, Lord, remember our Archbishop ELPIDOPHOROS:
grant him to Your holy churches in peace, safety, honor, and health,
unto length of days, rightly teaching the word of Your truth.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of America was born in 1967 in Bakirköy, Istanbul. He studied
at the Department of Pastoral Theology, Thelogical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which he
graduated in 1991. In 1993, he finished his postgraduate studies at the Philosophical School of the University of Bonn,
Germany submitting a dissertation entitled, "The Brothers Nicholas and John Mesarites". He was ordained a Deacon in
1994 at the Patriarchal Cathedral and was appointed as the Codecographer of the Holy and Sacred Synod.
In 1995, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod. From 1996-1997 he studied at the Theologi-
cal School of St. John the Damascene in Balamand, Lebanon, where he improved his knowledge of the Arabic language.
In 2001, he presented a doctoral dissertation at the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki under
the title: "Severus of Antioch and the Council of Chalcedon" proclaiming him a Doctor of Theology. In 2004, he was
invited to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, where he taught as a visiting professor for one se-
mester.
In March 2005, at the proposal of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, he was promoted by the Holy
and Sacred Synod to the position of Chief Secretary and was ordained to the priesthood by the Ecumenical Patriarch in
the Patriarchal Cathedral. In 2009, he submitted two dissertations to the Theological School of Thessaloniki and was
unanimously elected Assistant Professor of Symbolics, Inter-Orthodox Relations and the Ecumenical Movement. The
dissertations are entitled: "The Synaxis's of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne (1951-2004)" and "Luther's Ninety-
five Thesis. Historical and Theological aspects. Text - Translation - Commentary “.
In March 2011, he was elected Metropolitan of Bursa and in August of the same year was appointed Abbot of the Holy
Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of the Holy Trinity on the island of Chalki. He has served as the Orthodox Secre-
tary of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran
World Federation and as a member of the Patriarchal delegations to the General Assemblies of the Conference of Euro-
pean Churches and the World Council of Churches. He was the Secretary of the Pan-Orthodox Synods in Sofia (1998),
Istanbul (2005), Geneva (2006), and Istanbul (2008). He has been a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the
World Council of Churches since 1996.
On May 11, 2019, he was elected Archbishop of America.
