PARISH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEFATHER LUKE M. MELACKRINOS EconomosJAMES N. GEORGAKIS PresidentWILLIAM J. LEMBO Vice-PresidentGEORGE A. VORKAS SecretaryANTHONY P. VACCARI TreasurerSPYRO GEORGOPALIS Financial SecretaryGEORGE MARINOS Financial SecretaryHARRY RAPTAKIS, Esq Legal AdvisorGEORGE PAPAZICOS, Esq Past PresidentGUS KRATSIOS Past PresidentLOUIS S. PATRICKAKOS Past President

ALTAR BOYS Louis Yeostros 516 358-5373AHEPA C. Dionysios Dionou 516 216-5817BOY/CUB SCOUTS Peter L. Parras 516 694-6448BLOOD BANK Kay Pamas 516 746-3294CHOIR Efstratios Demertzis 516 364-8076JR. CHOIR Virginia Pourakis 516 328-1637DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE Pauline Alexander 516 771-0840GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT Kay Pamas 516 746-3294GIRL SCOUTS Maria Katrakazos 516 775-6406GREEK SCHOOL Frances T. Lutfy 516 746-8741 George Hadjoglou 516 248-8077 GREEK SCHOOL PTA Kay Georgopalis 516 921-0440 GREEK DANCE PROGRAM Dora Themelis 516 354-8960 MOMMY & ME GREEK SCHOOL Paris Zaferiou 516 746-8307HOMEBOUND Joan Prieston 516 825-3420LACONIAN ASSOC. Theodore Lakis 516 483-8261LIACA Soteroulla Constantinou 516 783-9036MENS CLUB Costas Anifantakis 516 248-8778MR. & MRS. CLUB April Mavrovitis 516 626-0511MENS BASKETBALL, Pamas League George Papazicos 516 747-7440NURSERY SCHOOL Anna Possas 516 822-9439OUTREACH Bill Kallinikos 516 536-8954RECIPE CLUB Kathy Boulukos 516 868-4092ST. ANNAS PHILOPTOCHOS Soteroulla Constantinou 516 783-9036ST. PAULS PIONEERS Melanie Donus 516 417-1108ST. PAULS SENIORS Jacquelene Ursini 516 775-0336SOLON SOCIETY C. Dionysios Dionou 516 216-5817SUNDAY BULLETIN George K. Lavas 516 766-7057SUNDAY SCHOOL Andrea Potaris 516 599-4038TUESDAY LADIES Bess Kenary 516 746-5136We Care Cancer Support Group Joanne Vagelatos 516 764-4282YOUTH PROGRAMS George Vorkas 516 354-6007 Little Angels (40 days-4 years) Erika Palmer 516 747-1325

Jenny Polizotto 516 741-5157 HOPE (Ages 4-6) Maria Papachristos 516 294-3931

Tina Vasilakis 516 746-2540 JOY (Ages 7-12) Helene Jorge 516 742-1195

Athena Menoudakos 516 741-3365Andrea Pagonis 516 747-3577

GOYA (Ages 13-18) Nicole Rousakis 516 385-4063Maria Vorkas 516 354-6007Kay Georgopalis 516 921-0440Maria Giannopoulos 516 488-7392

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of

Saint Paul110 Cathedral Avenue

Hempstead, New York 11550Tel: 516-483-5700 Fax: 516-564-8335

Website: www.stpaulhempstead.orgFr. Luke M. Melackrinos Fr. Andreas Vithoulkas

November 6, 20117th Sunday of Luke

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S U N DAY B U L L E T I NTodays Schedule: Orthros 7:45 a.m. November 6, 2011

Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m.Epistle: Galatians 2:16-20 Luke 8:41-56 Page: 104

Memorials: Aristidis Bossis (40 day), Panagiota Bessie Lerudis, James Comack (6 year), Errika Lapakis (6 year), Melia Christoforou (7 year) and Cosmos Christoforou (21 year).

Shrine Flowers: Donated to the greater glory of God in loving memory of their beloved nouna, Errika Lapakis by Dr. Maria Levada, Ariadne, Elias and Charles Tannous.

Altar Flowers: Donated to the greater glory of God in loving memory of their beloved nouna, ErrikaLapakis by Dr. Maria Levada, Ariadne, Elias and Charles Tannous.

Altar Candles: Donated to the greater glory of God in loving memory of their beloved nouna, Errika Lapakis by Dr. Maria Levada, Ariadne, Elias and Charles Tannous.

Prosforo: Donated to the greater glory of God in loving memory of their beloved nouna, Errika Lapakis by Dr. Maria Levada, Ariadne, Elias and Charles Tannous.

Communion Wine: Donated to the greater glory of God in loving memory of their beloved nouna, Errika Lapakis by Dr. Maria Levada, Ariadne, Elias and Charles Tannous.

Fellowship Hour: Donated to the greater glory of God in loving memory of their belovednouna, Errika Lapakis by Dr. Maria Levada, Ariadne and Charles Tannous. Fellowship Hour is immediately following Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral Center. All are welcome.

Weekly Food Run: Donated to the greater glory of God by Stephen and Angelica Makrinos.Services for this Week: Wednesday, November 9th: St. Nektarios the Wonderworker

Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 9:00a.m.Thursday, November 10th: Paraklesis, 7:00 p.m.

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Todays Events:Congratulations to our Benefactors Today at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, Maria Antoniou and her late husband Costas are being honored for their munificence to our parish. They are indeed a generous family which has been long time contributors to our parishs every need. Panta Axioi! Everyone is welcome to attend the Champagne Reception in the Cathedral Center immediately after the Divine Liturgy.

PARISH ASSEMBLY GENERAL MEETING TODAY!The Parish General Assembly Meeting will take place at noon. The two important issues to be discussed are parishioners selected to run for the Parish Council and the 2012 Budget.

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November is Stewardship MonthThe Cathedral of St. Paul needs you and your support! This month will feature special messages from our clergy and the bulletin which will encourage all of us to contribute our time, talent and treasure to our beautiful Cathedral.

Golden Leaves BallCongratulations to our Golden Leaves Ball recipients, George Papazicos, Katherine R. Boulukos and Kay Pamas. Also, congratulations to the excellent presenters who spoke so eloquently about the recipients accomplishments; thank you Father Luke, Father Andreas and Jim Georgakis. And, last but not least, congratulations to the Golden Leaves Ball Committee which did a terrific job. The event was warm, nostalgic and lots of fun!

Sunday Church School Christmas PageantAs December approaches we will begin planning for another Nativity Icon presentation by our

Sunday Church School youth. While all Sunday Church School children will join in the singing of the carols and hymns, a group of children is also needed to portray each of the icons elements. If you are interested in your child taking part in the icon portion, please notify Virginia Pourakis via phone at 516 328-1637 or through the Sunday Church School office, after Youth Liturgy, or during Fellowship Hour. Please provide your childs name, age and contact information. The icon parts are: shepherds, sheep, angels old man *(Satan in disguise), Panagia Theotokos, ox, donkey, star, midwives, Joseph, etc.

Annual Santa s HelpersThis year the Cathedral of St. Paul has once again adopted the needs and wish list of Jose, one of the young boys at St. Innocents Orthodox Orphanage in Mexico. Please contact Virginia Pourakis at 516 507-4060 to sign up to buy one of his needed items. Monetary donations are accepted to cover postage costs.

St. Pauls Greek SchoolGreek School Christmas Pageant-Time Correction The Greek School Christmas Pageant will be held on Sunday, December 18th at 1:00p.m. and not 3:00p.m. Also, parents are urged to check email and their children backpacks for important notices regarding other December events in which our children are involved! Call Principal Fran Lutfy 516 746-8741 with any questions.

Greek School Comes to Your Home This Christmas SeasonOur children are busy learning Greek Christmas Carols to sing to the entire Community. Our kids (approximately 10-12 per team) will travel to your home to sing on December 20th between 5:00p.m. and 7:00p.m. If you we can brighten your holidays by song, please call Maria Papachristos at 516 8294-3931. Appointments are very limited so please call early if interested! We are limiting our travels to Garden City, Franklin Square and Rockville Centre areas.

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The Weekly Food Run Everyone is welcome to join us every Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. to prepare the food run and each Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. to distribute the food run Sponsors are also welcome. Each run costs $120 but feeds over 120 people lunch.

Tuesday Ladies-Donation of Fabric or YarnDo you happen to have quantities of yarn or left-over fabric that you probably will never use? The Tuesday Ladies work diligently all year and can use the material to make beautiful items, which are sold during our annual Holiday Boutique. All proceeds from this event are donated to St. Pauls Sunday School. While getting rid of things you no longer need, you can be helping our beloved Sunday School. Please contact Bess Kenary at (516) 746-5136.

The Unbaptized Arm & CheckbookThere is a story told about Ivan the Great who ruled Russia as Czar in the 15th century. He was a warrior, a fighter, and a conqueror of kingdoms. The Soviet Union as we knew it a few years ago was basically put into place by Ivan the Great. Ivan was so busy doing battle that some of his comrades became concerned because he hadn't taken time to get married and have a family. They came to him and said "You've got to get married because you've got to have an heir to the throne." But Ivan said "I want to do battle and to conquer more territory, go find a wife for me." So they did. Ivan's men found a wife for him from the daughter of the king of Greece , a beautiful girl. They said to Ivan, "We found a wife for you, but there's one problem." "What's that?" he asked."If you're going to marry her, you have to be Greek Orthodox," they saidIvan the Great said, "Well, if you think she'd make a good wife for me, that's no problem, I could be Greek Orthodox." The king of Greece was thrilled with this because it meant that Ivan wasn't going to invade his territory. So the Greeks sent tutors to Russia to tutor Ivan and 500 of his elite soldiers, everyone a great warrior. The soldiers required tutoring because Ivan said, "If I'm going to be Greek Orthodox, they're going to be Greek Orthodox."They tutored all these men in the Greek Orthodox faith and finally Ivan and the soldiers went down to Greece for the wedding. But before the marriage they had to be baptized into the Greek Orthodox church. It was an incredible sight as thousands of people came to watch Ivan the Great and his 500 soldiers all wade into the water at one time to be baptized by immersion into their new church. 500 soldiers with full armor and 500 Greek Orthodox priests were standing in the blue water of the Mediterranean Sea for the baptism, when all of a sudden the king of Greece said, "We've got a problem." The problem was that in the Greek Orthodox church you could not be a warrior and a member of the church at the same time. So they held a hastily-called diplomatic meeting in the water to ask, "How are we going to work this out?" They came up with a simple answer. Just before the priests immersed the soldiers, each man took out his sword, held it high above the water, and allowed the priest to baptize everything but his sword arm.This came to be known as "the unbaptized arm."There are many Christians today who have unbaptized checkbook. They have dedicated every part of their life to God except their money. As someone has said, "The last thing to be converted is our pocketbook."

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Welcome to the Cathedral of St. PaulWe welcome all our visitors this morning to our beloved Cathedral and we thank you for praying with us during the Divine Liturgy. While Holy Communion may only be received by prepared Orthodox Christians, our non-Orthodox guests are welcome to join us in receiving bread at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. We extend an invitation to you to join us for the Fellowship Hour in the Cathedral Center following the Divine Liturgy.

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Resurrectional Apolytikion When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been de-spoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world.Apolytikion of the Apostle Paul We joyfully praise you, the Herald of the Nations, thrice great illuminary, teacher of the Athenians and ornament of the world. We honor the struggles, tortures for Christ and your august martyrdom. O Holy Apostle Paul, intercede to Christ God to save our souls.

KontakionA protection of Christians unshameable, intercessor to our Holy Maker unwavering, reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin, instead come to us for you are good, your loving help bring unto us who are crying in faith to you, hasten to intercede and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos for those who honor you.

Dates to Remember:Sunday, November 13th: Ordination of Peter Zougras to the Diaconate (One Liturgy)Tuesday, November 15th: Mr. & Mrs. Club Kentucky Derby in NovemberSat. & Sun. Nov. 19th & 20th: Sunday School Holiday BoutiqueSaturday, November 19th: Sunday School Communion BreakfastSunday, November 27th: Farewell Reception for Father Andreas (One Liturgy)Monday, November 28th: Mary Brennan InnSunday, December 4th: Annual Community Christmas Dance

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Stewardship CornerThere are so many wonderful spiritual and social activities available to virtually every age group at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. These ministries are dependent on the generosity of our faithful Stewards to provide the necessary funding to support them. We welcome everyone to Come and See what our Cathedral has to offer. Come and See God work through you! With all of the organizations getting back into the routine of a new Ecclesiastical year, It is now that we should put particular emphasis on our Stewardship commitment to our Cathedral. If you have already completed your 2011 Stewardship Commitment, you may want to consider adding to it. If you have yet to complete a Stewardship Commitment Card, please make it a priority to stop by the office today and pick one up.

GOYA (Greek Orthodox Youth of America)GOYA will meet on Mondays in the gym at 8:00pm. We have a lot of fun and exciting events planned this year! Please come and register, it is not too late.

Grief & BereavementOur evening meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:30p.m. The afternoon meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2:00p.m. The next afternoon meeting is November 16th and the next evening meeting is Wednesday, November 9th at 7:30p.m. All are welcome.

St. Annas PhiloptochosSt. Annas Philoptochos would like to extend an invitation to all the women of our community to join our chapter, the largest in the United States. Your membership dues supports our mission of philanthropic endeavors. We offer various open programs throughout the year.

Support the St. Annas Philoptochos by purchasing a Shop Smart Shopping Spree ticket for $5.00 for use at Lord & Taylor in Garden City tomorrow, November 1st. Great discounts including make-up and fragrances. Please see a St. Annas Philoptochos board member for more details and a coupon ticket.

Mary Brennan Inn Soup KitchenOn Monday, November 28th, we will sponsor the meal at the Mary Brennan Inn Soup Kitchen. The cost of the meal is $1,500. We are once again asking for donations to offset the cost of the sponsorship and for twenty volunteers to help serve on that day. Please see Cathy Pantelides during Fellowship Hours or contact her at 516 220-8710.

Mr. & Mrs. ClubCome one, Come all to our Kentucky Derby in November on Tuesday, November 15th at 7:30p.m. Join us in the Hellenic Room for our version of an Evening at the Races! A $5.00 donation per person gets you 5 race tickets. Refreshments will be served.

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Father AndreasBeginning in December, Fr. Andreas has been re-assigned by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

We will certainly miss Fr. Andreas, Presbytera Anthoula, Niko and Petro and pray for all the best in this exciting new opportunity and challenge that awaits him in the service of the Lord as the leader of a community.

It is certain that Fr. Andreas will continue to have a thriving ministry, and we count ourselves blessed to have enjoyed his Liturgies, sermons and kindness for the last three years. The Cathedral Community will host a farewell reception for Fr. Andreas on Sunday November 27th immediately following the ONE Divine Liturgy. !!!

Fr. Andreas would like to convey his sincere thanks to the Cathedral of St. Paul community for their support and prayers.

We also look forward to welcoming Peter Zougras and his wife, Alexa to our Cathedral family.

Farewell Reception for Father AndreasAll are invited to attend a farewell reception for Fr. Andreas on Sunday, November 27th following the one Divine Liturgy that we will celebrate on that day. Orthros will begin at 7:45 a.m. followed by Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am. Light refreshments will be offered in the Cathedral Center.

Greek Dance For Children and TeensThose interested should contact the dance instructor, Dora Themelis at (516)354-8960 or dolmada@aol.com. You can fill out a registration form and leave it in the Cathedral Office. Forms can be found online by visiting www.stpaulhempstead.org. Please go to Parish Info, go to Parish Ministries, then Greek School and then to More Information.

My Church DuesThere really are no Church dues. A person can be a member of the congregation in good standing and still not be able to contribute anything toward the work of the church. God has never expected anything from individuals who do not have the financial ability to give. Therefore, I like terms as "my church pledge," "my church gift" or "my church commitment." Each of these words has the connotation of a voluntary contribution.When the Apostle Paul spoke to the congregation at Corinth, he said, "Upon the first day of the week, lay thee in store as you have been prospered." This I believe is the God-pleasing.

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Spotlight on Ministries

Throughout the year we will be acknowledging different clubs, organizations and ministries that have made a difference in our community at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Paul. Without our Stewardships, these ministries, clubs and organizations would not be possible. We want our parishioners to become familiar with these different clubs, organizations and ministries that have had a positive impact on our community.

This week, the Spotlight is on: The Solon Society

Over thirty years ago, a group of college students began to informally meet. The purpose was to discuss Greek history, politics and culture. These informal meetings became more and more frequent resulting in the formation of the Solon Society. Today the Solon Society is the premiere Hellenic Historical and Cultural Society of Long Island.

Each season, we meet on the second Thursday of each month. Our meetings start at 7:30p.m., with a dessert buffet, coffee and tea. Lectures begin at 8:00p.m. We have hosted historians, philosophers, academics, art historians, musicians and diplomats.

Each year the Solon Society awards two scholarships to freshmen college students. Each scholarship is for $2,000. As we enter 2012 season, we cordially invite all of our friends at the Cathedral of St. Paul to join us. For further information, you can email us at, solon.society@gmail.com.

Eight Reasons Not to Make Your House Payment1. The only time I ever hear from the bank is when they want money. They never pay attention to my other needs.2. Im upset at the bank president. He said some things I dont agree with.3. That house payment is a tenth of my income. Thats a whole lot more than I can really afford.4. Ill give them what I can every month. But I dont want to make any long-range promises.5. We went on vacation last month. The bank will have to wait while we catch up on other bills.6. Ill support the bank with my prayers. That ought to do more good than my measly little payment.7. The bank spends too much money on itself. When it starts giving more away, then Ill start making house payments again.8. The bank has a lot of rich customers. It can get along fine without my little payment. Sound Familiar? It should...these are the many excuses that people make for not giving to Christs Holy Church.

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Bible Study: The Gospel of LukeThe next Bible Study sessions are scheduled for Monday, November 14th and Monday, November 21st at 7pm in the Parish Council Office. All are welcome, even if you have not previously attended.

Scout Religious AwardsPlease fill out your childs application for the Scout Religious Awards and return it to the Cathedral Office along with a check for $15.00 made payable to Boy Scout Troop #568. For any further information, please contact Father Andreas or Cathy Marinos at (516) 746-9353.

Community Christmas CardMake sure you are included in the 25th Anniversary Community Christmas Card of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Paul. This beautiful religious Christmas Card of Byzantine design will list parishioners, organizations and other friends of the St. Paul Community and will be sent to over 1100 members and friends on our mailing list. To be included, please complete the form available in the Cathedral Office and return it as soon as possible.

JOY (Junior Orthodox Youth)We would first like to thank all our helpers and baker at the Costume Party. You all helped make it a huge success. We will also begin collecting donations for new, or gently used jackets, hats, scarves, gloves and blankets for our holiday charity. Please look for the donation box outside the Cathedral Center. Finally, reservations are being accepted for our upcoming movie night scheduled for Friday, November 18th at Herricks Clearview Cinemas. Tickets must be purchased in advance so please contact andreapagonis@optonline.net.

The Ordination of Peter Zougras to the Holy DiaconatePeter Zougras (who is being assigned to serve our parish) will be ordained to the Holy Diaconate by His Grace, Bishop ANDONIOS at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Paul on Sunday, November 13, 2011. The services will begin at 7:45 a.m. with Orthros, followed by Divine Liturgy at 9:00 a.m.. Following the ONE Divine Liturgy that day, we will host a light reception to welcome Peter and his wife Alexa to our community. Everyone is invited to share in this joyous event.

Welcome Peter ZougrasWe welcome Peter and his wife, Alexa to our parish this morning Peter will be ordained to the diaconate next Sunday, November 13th in our Cathedral. His assignment to the parish will commence the next day and he will be ordained to the priesthood within the next few weeks. Peter graduated the Holy Cross School of Theology in 2001. Most recently, Peter has served the Archdiocese as a History/Economics Teacher and Parish Youth Director at the Cathedral of Saint Demetrios in Astoria, New York. Welcome to our parish family Peter and Alexa.

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Todays Epistle ReadingThe Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20

BRETHREN, you know that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Todays Gospel Reading7th Sunday of LukeThe Reading is from Luke 8:41-56At that time, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As he went, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physi-cians and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" But Jesus said, "Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace." While he was still speaking, a man from the ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she shall be well." And when he came to the house, he permitted no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. And all were weeping and bewailing her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child, arise." And her spirit returned, and she got up at once; and he directed that something should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.