Nativity Epistle

November 2015

Nativity Epistle

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Louis PoulosLouis PoulosLouis PoulosLouis Poulos PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident

Angela KheirAngela KheirAngela KheirAngela Kheir Vice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice President

Voula SonbayVoula SonbayVoula SonbayVoula Sonbay TreasurerTreasurerTreasurerTreasurer

Charlene GalbraithCharlene GalbraithCharlene GalbraithCharlene Galbraith SecretarySecretarySecretarySecretary

Michael FafaliosMichael FafaliosMichael FafaliosMichael Fafalios Evans FarresEvans FarresEvans FarresEvans Farres Dennis FordDennis FordDennis FordDennis Ford

Angelos KatramadosAngelos KatramadosAngelos KatramadosAngelos Katramados Georgia KoumariotisGeorgia KoumariotisGeorgia KoumariotisGeorgia Koumariotis

Michael SzlinisMichael SzlinisMichael SzlinisMichael Szlinis George ZervosGeorge ZervosGeorge ZervosGeorge Zervos

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O Lord my Savior and my Master, I, Thine unprofitable servant, with fear and trembling give thanks unto Thy loving goodness for all Thy benefits which Thou hast

poured so abundantly upon me, Thy servant. I fall down in adoration before Thee and offer Thee, O God, my praises; with fervor I cry to Thee: O God, deliver me

henceforth from all adversities and mercifully fulfill in me such of my desires as may be expedient for me. Hear me,

I entreat Thee, and have mercy, for Thou art the Hope of all the ends of the earth, and unto Thee, with the Fa-ther, and the Holy Spirit, be ascribed glory, now and ever,

and unto ages of ages. Amen. I praise Thee, O God of our Fathers, I hymn Thee, I

bless Thee, I give thanks unto thee for Thy great and ten-der mercy. To Thee I flee, O merciful and mighty God.

Shine into my heart with the True Sun of Thy righteous-ness. Enlighten my mind and keep all my senses, that henceforth I may walk uprightly and keep Thy com-

mandments, and may finally attain unto eternal life, even to Thee, Who art the source of life, and be admitted to

the glorious fruition of Thy inaccessible Light. For Thou art my

God, and unto Thee, O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be ascribed glory, now and ever and unto ages of

ages. Amen.

Prayers of Thanksgiving

The Trials of Faith

My beloved,

Just recently Mexico suffered from the most intense storm ever recorded in the Western Hemi-

sphere, Hurricane Patricia. The country and their cities, all prepared for whatever catastrophe would

come. Some people went to temporary shelters, others piled up sandbags or whatever was possible to

protect their homes. They boarded up their windows and doors, and secured all loose items. They pre-

pared for the worst and many even prepared throughout the night. Even if there was a chance that it might

pass them by – they prepared.

In sight of disaster, they prepared. This is no different of a scenario than the tests, the trial and

tribulations that the Lord allows before us on a daily basis. Our faith is tested because the reward is great.

Just like the winds that blew and the rivers that swelled during the hurricane, each of us in our lives are

like the grasses of the field that are being blown and tossed about.

When our faith is weak, we are no different than all the people who did not prepare for the hurri-

cane. We are caught off-guard when we are tested. The wind not only can easily blow us down but it can

strip us of our strength. A man, who has faith, is like all those who have prepared; like those who strength-

ened their foundations to withstand the high winds and raging waters. Strong faith requires much effort

on our behalf. The person with strong faith is strengthened even more by God when the trials of life ap-

pear.

Many times I hear from people that they can handle the big trials of life but that it is more difficult

for them with the day to day little trials. There is a lot of truth to this because the Lord sends strength to us

to endure the great battles. Things as fear and embarrassment can shake our very foundation. Fear of

what people will say about, for example, their Church and Faith, or embarrassment of what others will

think about them and their families when problems in life happen.

How do we survive? We survive by knowing that Christ was crucified and resurrected, that millions

upon millions of His saints were given trials much worse than anything we can imagine. The saints also

prepared and endured the tests of life. They ran the good race and won! Each of us is in the arena. The

Nave, the main body of our church edifice, is also called the arena of the saints. The Saints cheer us on from

the very walls of our churches. They pray for us to run the race well!

Sometimes preparation takes a lifetime, but you have to start day by day, even moment by moment.

Do the sign of the cross to be blessed and receive strength. Read the Daily Bible Readings. Pray, and if

prayer is difficult ask God to give you strength. Come to church more often and plan to come to weekday

services. And if you are in need and feeling weak, talk to the priest, ask the priest to come to your home to

bless it, or if there is a physical sickness to do the Holy Unction Service for your health and that of your

family. Go to Confession. Receive Holy Communion by fasting and asking those you have hurt for forgive-

ness. These are our mandatory preparations to conquer our trials and ultimately receive the great reward

of paradise - Salvation!

May our Lord, our God strengthen us and bless us to endure the trials of life!

Fr Nick

MESSAGE FROM FR. NICK

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Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Last month, Father Nick, Diane Bageris, Anna Petrou and I represented our parish at the bi-annual Metropolis of Detroit Clergy-Laity and Philoptochos Conference. As part of the conference, each parish selected two members to be honored for their dedication to the church. This year, the well deserved honorees from our parish were Costa Kassapis and Freda Nicozisis. Thank you for many years of devoted service to the Lord though our par-ish. Congratulations! Furthermore, the conference theme was “Declare the Praises of Him Who Sent You!” and Metropolitan Nicholas gave a fantastic keynote address viewable at the Metropolis of De-troit website http://detroit.goarch.org or on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZldnNUENGA. It is a moving speech in which Metropolitan Nicholas elaborates on the conference theme encouraging us to bring Christ into our lives while being prepared to wit-ness Him to those around us. Another topic presented was the history and progress of constructing the St. Nicholas Na-tional Shrine at Ground Zero. View the future St. Nicholas in this high definition virtual tour of the facility https://www.stnicholaswtc.org/architecture. Also, please be kindly reminded that our Fall General Assembly will be held on November 15th and your participation is vital to the wellbeing and growth of our community. There will be 5 seats open on the parish council next year so if your calling is to help administra-tively, please consider this 2 year commitment of service to the Lord. Nominations will be held at the general assembly with voting to be held at a later date. Lastly, in addition to Thanksgiving Day this month, there are many additional services to be thankful for on the November calendar: Divine Liturgies to commemorate St. Nektarios, St. John Chrysostom, Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist, Andrew the First Called Apostle, Katherine and Barbara the Great Martyrs and The Entrance of the Theotokos. What a blessed opportunity for our community to offer additional prayers and thanksgiving to the Glory of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ! Yours In Christ, Louis Poulos Parish Council President

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

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 har-

vest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way

for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiv-

ing to God.

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STEWARDSHIP

Stewardship 2015 Update Thank you to the following faithful stewards who have submitted their pledge cards for the

2015 pledge year. Please join them in their support for Nativity of the Virgin Mary Greek

Orthodox Church and submit your pledge card today!

2015 Budget Pledge to Date Total Pledge Amount

$260,000.00 144 $147,208.00

Fr. Nick & Presvytera Liza Marcus

Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Adonakis

Mr. & Mrs. Alec Applebaum

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Aravas

Mr. & Mrs. John Atsalis

Mr. & Mrs. Evans Bageris

Mr. & Mrs. Nondo Basoukeas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Canelopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Alex Carayannopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Cosmos Charnas

Dr. & Mrs. Branden Christodoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Perry Christy

Mr. & Mrs. Joel Cloutier

Ms. Peggy Collias

Ms. Shirley Collias

Mr. & Mrs. Dansby

Mr. George Demergis

Mrs. Cleo Demetriou

Mr. & Mrs. Niko Dimopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Vassilios Dionyssopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. David Droz

Mr. & Mrs. David Drummond

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Eliades

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fafalios

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Fales

Mr. & Mrs. Evans Farres

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Fitzgerald

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Floros

Mr. & Mrs. John Floros

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Ford

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Foster

Mr. & Mrs. Matt Galbraith

Ms. Antonia Georgilas

Mr. & Mrs. Christos Georvassillis

Mr. & Mrs. Panayiotis Goffas

Mr. & Mrs. David Hayes

Ms. Dorothy Hetu

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Holstad

Mr. & Mrs. John Houstoulakis

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hunsinger

Ms. Katherine Jenaras

Ms. Helen Kaneris

Ms. Maria Kaneris

Mr. & Mrs. Elefterios Kaplantzes

Mr. Petros Karabatakis

Mr. & Mrs. Costas Kassapis

Dr. & Mrs. John Katharopoulos

Mrs. Nicole Katikos

Ms. Roula Katikos

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Katopodis

Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Katramados

Mrs. Kanella Katsikas

Ms. Angela Kheir

Mr. William Kopanakis

Mr. Dimitris Kosta

Mr. Ephraim Kosta

Mr. & Mrs. Elias Koumariotis

Mrs. Soula Koumariotis

Mr. George Kourmados

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kowalczyk

Mrs. Chris Krall

Mr. & Mrs. Costis Kyriacou

Mr. & Mrs. Marios Lambi

Mrs. Anna Liakou-Hentnik

Mr. & Mrs. John Liogas

Mr. Jim Loukopoulos

Ms. Kopy Lucas

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lucas

Mr. Michael Manolakas

Ms. Alexandria Marikis-Hamilton

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Marken

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Maroudis

Mr. & Mrs. Stavros Melabiotis

Dr. George Mellos

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Michalakis

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Miklos

Ms. Fay Mili

Mr. & Mrs. Dragan Milojevic

Dr. & Mrs. Panayiotis Mitsias

Mrs. Freda Mollasis

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Morakeas

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Morris

Ms. Becky Moustakeas

Mr. & Mrs. Wade Myers

Mrs. Sophia Nickoff

Mr. & Mrs. Aristidis Papadakos

M/M Vasilios Papaefthimiou

M/M Kostantinos Papageorgakis

Ms. Marcella Papageorgakis

Mr. T. H. Papanastasopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Papas

Ms. Nikolia Pappas

Dr. Angelo Patsalis

Mr. & Mrs. James Patterson

Mrs. Nia Peluras

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Photsios

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Photsios

Dr. & Mrs. John Pispidikis

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Poulos

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Poulos

Mrs. Sophia Poulos

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Prokos

Mr. Nick Pyrros

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Randall

Mr. & Mrs. Marc Rentis

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Rifat

Mrs. Georgia Saridis

Mrs. Bessie Shell

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Sitaras

Mr. Christopher Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Sandy Smith

Mr & Mrs. Jon Sonbay

Mrs. Maria Sotiropoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stassinos

Mr. & Mrs. John Stathopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Stefos

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stein

Ms. Fani Stoitsiadis

Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Stoitsiadis

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Strom

Mr. & Mrs. John Szlinis

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Szlinis

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Takis

Ms. Georgia Theophelis

Mr. & Mrs. Panagiotis Tsallis

Ms. Angela Tzelepis

Ms. Christina A Tzilos

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Tzilos

Ms. Margaret Vardouniotis

Mr. & Mrs. John Vardouniotis

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Varlamos

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Varlamos

Mr. & Mrs. Gust Varlamos

Mr. Nick Varlamos

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Vergos

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Vlahakis

Mr. & Mrs. Stavros Vorias

Ms. Theodora Vorias

Dr. James Wahl

Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Yessaian

Mrs. Voula Zavos

Mr. & Mrs. George Zervos

Mr. & Mrs. Odisseys Zigouris

Mr. Angelo Ziordas

NATIVITY PRAYER LIST: Lord Jesus Christ, Physician of our Souls and Bodies, have mercy on, forgive, heal and save your servants: Michael, Christine, Gerasimos, Charles, Maria, Chris, Andrew, Helen, Jenny, Richard, Ekaterini, Chris, Nick, Sandy, Taylor, Mia Grace, Despina, Athanasia, David, Pat, Maria. Lisa, Christine, John, Karl, David, George, Vali Anne, Jacob, Theodora, Maria, John, Teresa, Maria, Zaharoula, Katerina, Mathieu and Michali. Submit to the office your name or those of loved ones who approve and want to be included. Names will be listed in the weekly bulletin and monthly Epistle. BAPTISM: Congratulations to Joshua and Chessa Turcott who's son Jackson Mikhenri Turcott was baptized by Father Nick last month with Koumbari Paul and Evangelia Fresty. “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ” (Galatians 3:27 NIV) DEEPEST SYMPATHIES: To the family and friends of Roula Katikos, Mary Marcus, Maria Kamakaris and Petros Karabatakis who recently reposed in the Lord. May their memory be eternal.

FALL GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Sunday, November 15th following the Divine Liturgy in the Fellowship Hall. Please make every effort to attend and hear ministry reports, financial reports and participate in nominations for parish council. SMALL PARAKLESIS EVERY WEDNESDAY: Join Father Nick on Wednesdays at 6:30pm for a prayerful supplication to Most Holy Theotokos that she may intercede on our behalf. TUESDAY GROUP: Will meet every Tuesday at 11am for a one hour Bible Study and discussion revolving around the liturgical cycle of the church followed by lunch. Please contact Father Nick for more information or to assist with lunch. PARISH FAMILY NIGHT: Join Joy/Hope Ministry in the Fellowship Hall on the 3rd Friday of every month for fun, family and fellowship. Everyone is invited! REAL - YOUNG ADULT AGES 18-35: Representing Emerging Adult Leaders (REAL) is the Archdiocese’s young adult ministries program offering programs and resources based on education, fellowship, service and worship, challenging young adults to truly live Orthodoxy each and every day. For more info contact Nick at REAL St. John 248-981-9976, [email protected]

DONATIONS REQUESTED:

1. Second Chalice Set ($4600) - A beautifully crafted 2nd chalice set (see photo) was selected by Fr. Nick at the Metropolis Clergy Laity last month. Includes chalice, disco, star, communion utensils and is hand crafted in Greece by Naos Ecclesiastical Handcrafts. www.naos.gr 2. Candle Sand Box ($4000) - A donation in memory of a loved one for the new additions in the Narthex. A brass plaque in their memory will be affixed to the new piece.

~ Please see Fr. Nick or a Parish Council Member to contribute ~ COMPUTER NETWORKING NEEDED: Nativity Ed Center needs wifi and the office

needs help setting up the network to make it happen. Please call the office if you are able to help. HAVE NEWS YOU WANT TO SHARE? Please submit your family news, celebratory events, congratulations, accomplishments, highlights, awards, new job placement or any life moments you wish to have listed on this page to [email protected].

Nativity News

AUCTION SPONSOR FORM

The Nativity of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church is proud to host its 24th annual fund-raiser on Friday, December 11, 2015 to begin at 6:30 p.m. in our Church Fellowship

Hall. Currently, we are in need of sponsors for this event and ask that you help us with either and

item to be auctioned or one of the following donations:

GOLD……..$300 SILVER…...$200 BRONZE…$100

Your contribution will entitle you to have your name placed in the evening program. Please help us by sending a check or an item to be auctioned to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Church by no later then November 25th. We encourage you to join us on Friday, December 11th, at 6:30 p.m. for an evening of enjoy-ment and fellowship. Please come to see how your contribution will help us in producing a

successful event. Sincerely, The Nativity Church Auction Committee ___________________________________________________________________

I AM PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY CHURCH

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On October 18 we had our annual Hot Diggity Dog luncheon raising awareness for Breast Cancer. Proceeds will go to Breast Cancer Research. We appreciate all of the community support. Thank you to Kerby’s Koney Island in Livonia, the Keros brothers and Zena Karadionas for donating all the hot dogs, buns and top-pings for this event. We would also like to thank Freda Mollasis and Toni Geor-gilas for heading the luncheon and all those who helped in making it such a suc-

cess. We will be passing a tray on Sunday, November 1st for Sts. Kosmas and

Damianos to benefit the philanthropic programs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It is time to think about your Christmas card list. The Philoptochos will once again be sponsoring our Community Christmas card. If you would like to partici-pate please see either Freda Mollasis, Toni Georgilas or Zena Karadionas. All

forms must be turned in no later then November 30th. Our next meeting will be held on Monday, November 2 @ 6:30pm. We will be discussing our Christmas Party and working on our fleece blankets following our

meeting. In Christ Theodora Bageris President

PHILOPTOCHOSPHILOPTOCHOSPHILOPTOCHOSPHILOPTOCHOS

Family Night/Hope Joy

We are all of us

part of God’s F

amily

Jesus loves and blesses His children Who is i

n your

Family tree?

We can't wait for our groups to meet again on

Friday, November 20 @ 5:30 PM at

Family Night!

We have a lot of fun things planned for the upcoming

Ecclesiastical 2015-2016 year!

At Family Night, we all have a great meal together

and the HOPE and JOY groups meet for a

discussion with Fr. Nick and an activity.

This is not just for the families of Hope/Joy but the entire

Nativity Family!

Hope to see you all there!

As a reminder, JOY group is for all 8-12 year olds,

and HOPE group is all 4/5-7 year olds.

Both groups meet on Family Night.

Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected]

Fr. Nick leads a Bible study group on Tuesdays at 11am - 12 noon in the

church hall. ALL welcome to join!

~TUESDAY GROUP” Invitation ~

We invite you to please consider joining the “Tuesday Group” following the Bible study, for lunch, fellowship, fun, conversation, and cards?. This gathering is for and about fellowship. There is no cost to you! Stop on in for lunch only, or stay for the afternoon. We have a lot of Laughs, and this is a great opportunity to get to know each other better. We look forward to seeing you

there! God Bless you! Sincerely, Fr. Nick & Presvytera Liza

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Age 87 of Westland. Petros was the beloved husband of the late Fan-

nie. He is the dear father of Christine (David) Droz, Thomas (Deborah) and the late Katherine Cantarella.

Petros cherished his grandchildren, Alexandra, Victoria, Noah, Gracie, Luke, Joseph and Adam and also his great-granddaughter Ashlyn. He

is the loving brother of Katina and Toula.

Maria Kamakaris September 10th, 1939 - September 17th 2015

Age 76. Loving wife of the late Emmanuel.

Beloved mother of Aspasia (Konstantinos) Dimopoulos. Cherished grandmother of Steven, Maria, and Karen.

Beloved sister, aunt, and friend.

Zaharoula Katikos October 20th, 1925 - October 16th 2015

Katikos, Zaharoula "Roula" passed away October 16, 2015 in Livonia, Michigan at the age of 89 surrounded by devoted family. She was

born in Tropaia, Greece and has lived in the Detroit area since 1947. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Katikos and

brother, Alex Bageris. She is survived by her children, Paulette (Spiro) Karatsinides, Paul (Marge), and Ted (Tina); brother Andrew Bageris

and sister Christina Sophianopoulos. Loving grandmother of Nicole (Levi), J.T. (Ashley), Pantelis (Stephanie), Dimitri, Andreas, James, Zachary, Lisa (Shawn), and

John; and great-grandmother of Drew and Dylan.

MEMORY ETERNAL

Petros Karabatakis May 28, 1928 - September 26, 2015

2015 Community Christmas Card2015 Community Christmas Card2015 Community Christmas Card2015 Community Christmas Card

It is time to think about your Christmas card list. The Nativity of the

Virgin Mary Ladies Philoptochos Society is once again sponsoring our

annual Christmas card for 2015. For just $10 per family or $25 per business, you can send holiday greetings to families in our community.

Please take the time to complete the order form below. Include your

check or money order and mail or bring to the church. Only those

whose order forms are received with payment by the deadline, November 30, 2015 will be included in our card. If you have any questions, please contact: Freda Mollasis, Toni Georgilas or Zena

Karadionas of the Philoptochos. Please don't delay. Send in your

form today!

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Family Name:_________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________

City:___________________________State:_________Zip:____________

Home Phone #:________________________________________________

Work Phone #____________ Amount Enclosed: $________$10 per family

Business Name:________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________

City:___________________________State:_________Zip:_____________

Home Phone #:________________________________________________

Work Phone #:____________Amount Enclosed: $________$25 minimum

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Return form before November 30, 2015. Print your family or business name as you wish it to appear on the card. Make checks payable to:

NATIVITY PHILOPTOCHOS

GOYA will have a meeting after church Nov. 8th to finalize plans for the upcoming Holiday Hoops. 12-18 welcome. Parents should probably attend this meeting as well.

7TH ANNUAL GOYA HOLIDAY HOOPS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Hosted by St. John the Baptist Church

NOVEMBER 13-15, 2015

All are welcome for the Dinner/Dance Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Church Hall

Doors open @ 6:30pm - Dinner @ 7:00pm $30.00 per person/First Come-First Served

TEAM REGISTRATION or RESERVATION INFORMATION EMAIL: [email protected]

Please join me in congratulating our newly elected officers: President - Noah Droz Vice President - Jonathan Marcus Co-Treasurer - Melina Varlamos & Anna Marcus Co-Secretaries - Dominic Szlinis & Irini Marcus Social Media Manager - Sophia Zervos (A newly created office)

Our Nativity GOYA will be holding a toy and food drive for the Christmas

Holiday now through December 6th for the Westland Goodfellows.

The toys will be distributed to over 1,000 children in the Westland area alone. So please bring a new unwrapped toy and nonperishable food

items to be given to those in need.

NATIVITY G.O.Y.A.

Special Thanks to Mary & Jerry Takis, Gale Ford and Tina,

Ray & Zachary Phillips for all of their help in the process of

building this library! Thanks also to the many book donors,

Frs. Michael, Charles, George, Sean, Philemon, & Teodor

and the Randall, Michalakis, Takis and Demetriou families.

GRAND OPENING The Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Church Library

Fr. Nick blessed our new library located in the Educational

Center on Sunday October 11, 2015 after church service.

This library was built and organized by Chryssa Philips for

her Girl Scout Gold Award Project (Troop 41089)

JOIN PHILOPTOCHOS We are the right arm of the Church

Your Invitation to Philoptochos Membership for 2015

Minimum Member Stewardship: $25.00 $15.00 is distributed to National Philoptochos _

$6.00 is distributed to Metropolis Philoptochos _ and the balance remains in our Chapter.

Name:___________________________________ Address:_________________________________ _________________________________________

_Phone:________________Cell:______________ Email:___________________________________ Check #_____________Amount $____________

Nativity of The Virgin Mary Church Ladies of Philoptochos Society

39851 Five Mile Road Plymouth, MI 48170

Thank you to all those parishioners who donated travel-size

toiletries. The children were able to assemble 45 45 45 45 kits for the

homeless.

There will be a donation box in

the Education building for year-round collecting.

Thank you for your generosity! Efharisto!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Mary Takis

Nativity Scouts

We would like to invite all the Nativity Seniors to join us on Tuesday, November 10 at 12pm for

our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon.

The Senior Group will meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month following Bible Study which is every Tuesday

from 11am to 12pm.

Toiletries for the Homeless

SENIOR GROUP GATHERING

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Plymouth, Michigan 48170Plymouth, Michigan 48170Plymouth, Michigan 48170Plymouth, Michigan 48170

Parish Priest: Fr. Nick MarcusParish Priest: Fr. Nick MarcusParish Priest: Fr. Nick MarcusParish Priest: Fr. Nick Marcus

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October 7, 2015 Dear Nativity Steward:

Please be informed that our Fall General Assembly will take place on Sunday, November 15th following the liturgy, with the following agenda:

General Assembly Agenda (Please Limit Reports to 5 Minutes or Less)

1. Opening Prayer 2. Election of Chairman, Vice-chairman and Secretary of the Assembly 3. Reading of the minutes of the Spring 2015 General Assembly 4. Presbyter’s report 5. President’s report 6. Nominations for Parish Council 7. Greek School report 8. Sunday School report 9. Senior Citizens report 10 . Philoptochos report 11. GOYA report 12. Hope/Joy report 13. Basketball report 14. Maintenance Report 15. Auditing Committee’s report 16..Treasurer’s report 17. Stewardship report 18. Fundraising report 19. Committee Appointments

- Elections - - Auditors -

20. General Discussion - 21. Adjournment & Closing Prayer

Your attendance and input are extremely valuable and we hope you make every effort to attend. In Christ, Fr. Nick Marcus Louis Poulos Proistamenos Parish Council President

Nativity of the Virgin Mary – November 2015

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1 5th Sunday of Luke Book Club Meet-ing @ 2:30pm in the NEC

2 Greek School @10am Philoptochos @ 6:30pm

3 Fr. Nick out of office Greek School @ 6pm

4 Fr. Nick out of office

5 Fr. Nick out of office Greek School @ 6pm

6 Fr. Nick out of office

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8 7th Sunday of Luke 40 day Memorial Petros Karabatakis

9 Nektarios the Wonderworker Orthros @ 9am Divine Liturgy @ 10am Greek School @10am

10 Bible Study 11am—noon Senior Meeting @ 12pm Greek School @ 6pm Parish Council Meeting @ 7pm

11 Small Paraclesis @ 6:30pm

12 Greek School @ 6pm

13 John Chrysostom Orthros @ 9am Divine Liturgy @ 10am Holiday Hoops (St. Johns in Sterling Heights)

14 Holiday Hoops ( St. Johns in Sterling Heights)

15 8th Sunday of Luke General Assembly Stewardship Sunday 40 day Memorial John Lialios NATIVITY FAST BEGINS

16 Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist Orthros @ 9am Divin Liturgy @ 10am Greek School @10am

17 Bible Study 11am—noon Tuesday Group @ 12pm Greek School @ 6pm

11 Small Paraclesis @ 6:30pm

19 Greek School @ 6pm

20 Nativity Family Night @ 5:30pm Hope/Joy

21 Entrance of the Theotokos Orthros @ 9am Divine Liturgy @ 10am

22 9th Sunday of Luke Memorials 40 Day Roula Katikos 40 Day Mary Ethel Marcus

23 Greek School @10am

24 Bible Study 11am-noon Tuesday Group @ 12pm

25 Katherine the Great Martyr Orthros @ 9am Divine Liturgy @ 10am

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29 13th Sunday of Luke

30 Andrew the First-Called Apostle Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy @ 10am Greek School @ 10am

Dec 1 Bible Study 11am-noon Tuesday Group @ 12pm Greek School @ 6pm

Dec 2 Small Paraclesis @ 6:30pm

Dec 3 Greek School @6pm

Dec 4 Barbara the Great Orthros @ 9am Divine Liturgy @ 10am

Dec 5

Sunday Services 8:45 am Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! OFFICE CLOSED

Nativity Ministries

Altar Servers George Zervos

Beautification Committee Michele Prokos Hunsinger

Diane Michalakis

Bible Study

Fr. Nick Marcus

Book Club

Perry Christy

Building/Grounds

Nick Varlamos George Zervos

Coffee Hour

Dennis & Gale Ford

Epistle Editors

Charlene Galbraith Kathleen Kyriacou

Louis Poulos

Family Night

Presvytera Liza Marcus

Fellowship Georgia Koumariotis

Festivals/Fundraisers

Angela Kheir

G.O.Y.A.

Michael & Kristin Szlinis

Greek School

Anna Liakou-Hentnik

Joy/Hope Presvytera Liza Marcus

Denise Stein

Library NEC Gale Ford

Mary Takis

Nativity Greek Dancers Peggy Collias

O. Y. A. A.

Nondo Basoukeas

Michael Fafalios

Philoptochos

Theodora Bageris

Protopsaltis Dr. Panayiotis

Religious Education

Michele Prokos Hunsinger

Jerry Takis

Scouts Boy/Girl Mary Takis

Stewardship Angela Kheir

Tuesday Group Costa Kassapis

Ushers Michael Fafalios

Welcome Committee Advisors Needed

George N. Atsalis, D.D.S Atsalis Dental Excellence

Big Tommy’s Parthenon Greek Cuisine

Boloven, Tiano & Associates PC Certified Public Accountants

Charles Step Funeral Home, Inc. Redford Twp. And Walled Lake

George’s Livonia Gardens Diamond Kapsalis Steele and Family

Global GNC Industries Ltd.

The Stassinos Family

Karl’s Cabin Restaurant

The Karl Poulos Family

Francis X. Kelly D.D.S.

Family Dentistry

L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, Inc. Canton, Livonia and Westland

Ram’s Horn Restuarants Gus and Eugene Kasapis

Seaway Painting Steve Vlahakis

Transworld Title Company LLC

Farmington Hills

Undercover Self Storage A Kallis Enterprise Company

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