October 12

So, we can see that miracles

are to be found anywhere God

decides to act, which is every-

where. They show us God’s

power over the natural order,

since He created it. They also

show God’s love by overlook-

ing the corruption that we have

caused ourselves due to sin.

They confirm the faith of the

faithful, even if these faithful

are not a visible part of the

community, by uniting us to

Him and by showing us the

weakness and incompleteness

of our nature. Yet they point to

what is to come, our reward for

being pious. They also con-

demn those that claim to be-

lieve but do not show the fruits

of faith, that is love. We must

always look to what is to come,

since that is our goal, in order

to fully understand the ultimate

miracle, that is, theosis, our

becoming God-like. Let us go

out into the world and be mi-

raculous. Let us live as though

God does indeed exists and

acts in our lives. Let us not

empty the cross of its power by

denying God the vehicle to

perform miracles, that is our

faith. Amen

In His Service,

Father Michael

Constantinides, Economos

My Beloved Brothers and Sis-

ters in the Lord,

I was watching a television

show on the Discovery Chan-

nel that talked about the begin-

ning of life on this planet. To-

wards the end of the program,

after they went over the scien-

tific aspects, the conclusion

was made that since the

chances of life occurring are so

small, there must have been

some force unknown guiding

the whole process. I was

amazed in that they almost

gave God credit for the miracle

of life. While I was watching

the show, it occurred to me that

we too believe that God guides

His creation down a certain

road. God is not an absentee

landlord, but rather he plays an

active role in the development

of his creatures. He is not

afraid to show his power when

it will benefit us. One such

example is found in Christ’s

raising the boy in Nain. My

brothers and sisters in the Lord

let us take a few moments to

see what miracles are and how

they play a role in our lives.

What are miracles? Miracles

are signs of God’s power over

nature and corruption. Nature

by breaking the bonds of biol-

ogy and allowing faith and love

to govern. Corruption by wip-

ing away all the results of sin

which include disease, and

death. How do they happen?

Miracles happen when God

acts; when God overrules laws

of nature in order to show His

love to man.

What is love? Love is patient,

kind, not envious, not boastful,

not proud, selfless and above

all else unconditional. God is

life-giving and creating be-

cause first He is a lover. One

might say that love is indeed

life. In fact, since God himself

is love, man, who is made in

His image and likeness must

love also. God is life-giving

because he is love

How often do miracles happen?

They happen whenever God

wants. Miracles can only hap-

pen when faith is present.

They are not for the transfor-

mation of the unbeliever but

for the strengthening of the

faithful

Are miracles gone today? Can

we see miracles today? The

answer is yes. God continues

to work. God works through

the Virgin Mary, the Saints and

especially us.

How do they affect us in this

scientific age? They confirm

our faith by making us think

about God. They bring us

closer to Him because by not

being normal events they defy

our understanding. They

shows us the results of pious

life. The mother, who was

faithful had lost her husband

during a period of time that a

woman could not make a living

without one. And now she lost

her son. She had no one to

support her. So God acted,

rewarded her faith and raised

her son; not for the son’s sake

but for hers. God rewarded her

faith!

Pastoral Message

The Orthodox Word O C T O B E R , 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E 2 I S S U E 9

Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox

Church

Father Michael Constantinides,

Economos

PARISH COUNCIL

Officers

George Vranas, President

Anthony Kavouris,

Vice President

Melanie Chionis, Secretary

Kathy Toscas,

Corresponding Secretary

Nicholas C. Lamnatos, Treasurer

Dino Anagnostopoulos,

Assistant Treasurer

Dr. Chris H. Sarlas,

Assistant Treasurer

Members

Peter Angelos

Peter Coules, Jr.

James A. Gikas

Steven V. Loulousis

Joe Marchione

George Papadopoulos

James A. Patsavas

Dr. Peter A. Patsavas

Dorothy Pavlick

John Savas

Margo J. Toscas

Tara Young Vranas

Staff

Paula Pappas, Parish Secretary

Basiliki Danos, Neokorissa

Tom Kakos, Chanter

Elias Anast, Chanter

Rosie DeSanto,

Choir Director

Georgia Sarlas,

Philoptochos President

Margo Toscas,

Sunday School Director

Paula Giaouris George,

“Homer” PTO President

Dorothy Pavlick,

GOYA Coordinator

Paula George,

HOPE/JOY Advisor

Dino Anagnostopoulos,

Athletic Director

Dianne Kontos

S.O.N Bookstore Manager

Saint Nicholas Greek

Orthodox Church

10301 S. Kolmar Ave.

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Phone: 708-636-5460

Fax: 708-636-3883

Church E-mail:

[email protected]

Father Michael’s E-mail

[email protected]

Website: www.stnicholasil.org

Office Hours:

10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

6:30 p.m. Parish

Council Meeting

3 Fast Day

4:30 p.m. Greek

School Classes

7:00 p.m. Orthodox

Study Forum

4

7:00 p.m. Choir

Practice

5 Fast Day

6

7 3rd Sunday of Luke

8:00 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine

Liturgy

Sunday School classes

following

Holy Communion

+Sacrament

8 Columbus Day Office Closed

4:30 p.m. Greek School Classes

6:30 p.m. Open Gym

9 8:00 a.m. The Sacra-

ment of Holy Unction

at the Church of the

Holy Cross in Justice

Following the Sacra-

ment there will be a

Senior luncheon

10 Fast Day

4:30 p.m. Greek

School Classes

7:00 p.m. Orthodox

Study Forum

11

7:00 p.m. Choir

Practice

12 Fast Day

13

14 Sunday of the Holy Fathers

God Parent Sunday 8:00 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine

Liturgy


following Holy Communion

Sunday School God

Parent Breakfast

15 Bazaar Preparation

4:30 p.m. Greek

School Classes

6:30 p.m. HOPE/JOY

16 Bazaar Preparation

17 Fast Day

Bazaar Preparation

4:30 p.m. Greek

School Classes

7:00 p.m. Orthodox

Study Forum

18 Feast Day of the

Apostle and Evangelist Luke

Bazaar Preparation 8:30 a.m. Orthros

followed by the

Divine Liturgy

19 Fast Day

Bazaar Preparation

20

Philoptochos Bazaar

21 6th Sunday of Luke

8:00 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine

Liturgy


following

Holy Communion

Philoptochos Bazaar Hot Dog Lunch

coupons for Sunday

School children

22

4:30 p.m. Greek

School Classes

7:00 p.m. Great Vespers at the Church

of Saint Iakovos in

Valparaiso, IN

23 Feast Day of Saint

Iakovos Name Day of Metropolitan

Iakovos 8:30 a.m. Orthros and

Divine Liturgy at the

Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago

6:00 p.m.

Metropolitan’s Name

Day Dinner at the

Empress Banquets in

Addison, IL

24 Fast Day

4:30 p.m. Greek

School Classes

6:30 p.m. Adult Greek School Classes

7:00 p.m. Orthodox

Study Forum

25

7:00 p.m. Great Vespers at the

Churches of Saint

Demetrios: Chicago,

Elmhurst and

Hammond IN

26 Feast Day of Saint

Demetrios Fast Day

Name Day of Archbishop Demetrios

Name Day of Bishop Demetrios of

Mokissos 8:30 a.m. Orthros

followed by the

Divine Liturgy

27

28 7th Sunday of Luke

8:00 a.m. Orthros

9:30 a.m. Divine

Liturgy


following Holy

Communion

“OXI” Day Celebration

Open House & PTO

Sponsored Coffee

Hour Lunch

GOYA Meeting

following the Divine

Liturgy

29

4:30 p.m. Greek

School Classes

30

31 Fast Day

No Greek School

Classes

No Orthodox Study Forum

October 2012

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 2

Stewardship Corner "And the Lord appeared to

him (Abraham) by the oaks

of Mamre ... And bowed

himself to the earth, and

said, 'My Lord, if I have

found favor in Your sight,

do not pass by Your

servant'." (Genesis 18:1-3)

In this passage we are

presented with an icon of

the Holy Trinity. Known as

the "Hospi tal i t y of

Abraham" we see the

stewardship offered by

Abraham and Sarah to

the three angels. We are

familiar with the story of

Abraham and Sarah as

recorded in Genesis 18:1-3.

It is in this passage that we

are given the example of

hospitality, a kind and

generous manner in

which we behave.

Christ ian Orthodox

Stewardship calls us to

be kind and generous in

our ministry. Reflecting

upon the accomplish-

ments of our Holy

Archdiocese of America

these past 90 years we

realize that - Yes, we are

kind and generous! The

accomplishments of our

parishes, the ministry of

the Philoptochos, locally

and nationally, and the

generous work of

Leadership 100 attests to

this affirmation.

Can we do more? Again

we answer - Yes! The

faithful of the Greek

Orthodox Archdiocese of

America have been

blessed with an abundance

of God's blessings. When

we accept the opportunity

to be kind and generous,

we put our faith into

action. As Abraham and

Sarah received the three

angels and ministered to

them, we also give

ourselves so that our

children and household

may "keep the way of the

Lord by doing righteous-

ness and justice..."

(Genesis 18:19).

Epistle

Readers for

October

October 7

3rd Sunday

of Luke

Pamela

Patsavas

October 14

Sunday of the

Holy Fathers

Angela

Biesiada

October 21

6th Sunday

of Luke

Mary Beth

Otte

October 28

7th Sunday

of Luke

Tina Savas

STEWARDSHIP AUGUST 31, 2012

Number of Stewardship Pledges: 269

Total Number of Stewardship Pledges in 2011: 298

Total Amount Pledged: $153,024.00

Total Dollar Amount Received: $107,916.16

Average Pledge Amount: $568.88

Number of “Leadership 100 Stewards”: 22

(Contribute $100 or more per month)

Number of “Supporting Stewards”: 84

(Contribute more than $600 annually)

Number of “Contributing Stewards”: 163

(Contribute less than $600 annually)

PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR PLEDGE CARD FOR 2012

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

P A G E 4

Save the Dates

Tuesday,

October 9

Senior

Christian

Fellowship at

Holy Cross

Church

Saturday and

Sunday,

October

20 and 21

Annual

Bazaar

Baking for

Dinner

Dance

Check the

Bulletin for

dates and

times

T H E O R T H O D O X W O R D

Focus on Philoptochos Help Us Help Others

T h e l e a v e s a r e

changing colors and the

breeze is cooler. Fall has

arrived.

Our first meeting of the

fall season took place on

Saturday, September 15th,

and was very informative.

The ladies who attended

were able to enjoy the

jewelry designs of Sophia

Arzoumanidis Forero.

She showed a video

entitled Lucky Girls,

about an Orthodox girl’s

orphanage near Calcutta,

India. This benevolent

lady donates 85% of the

purchase price of 2

specially designed neck-

laces directly to the

orphanage for the benefit

of the girls living there.

Everyone in attendance

enjoyed mezedes, mimosa,

lunch and dessert. We

sincerely welcome all the

ladies of our parish to join

in these philanthropic

events which give back

much to those who give to

others.

We are very pleased to

announce three new

m e m b e r s t o o u r

Philoptochos chapter.

They are Presbytera Mary

Greanias, Bess Karabis,

and Xanthe (Sandy) Tho-

mas. Please consider add-

ing your name to this list.

On Tuesday, September

18th, the Philoptochos of

Sts. Constantine & Helen

hosted their Seniors

Christian Fellowship

Luncheon. All that at-

tended enjoyed good food

and much fellowship.

Coming up on Tuesday,

October 9th, the luncheon

will be hosted by Holy

Cross Philoptochos. If

you are a senior and wish

to attend, please reserve

your space by calling

Georgia Sarlas (708-448-

7020), or the St. Nicholas

Church office.

O n S a t u r d a y ,

September 22nd, many of

our ladies and our Fr.

Michael attended the

Metropolis of Chicago

Phi loptochos annual

luncheon. This is the main

fundr a i se r fo r t he

Metropolis Philoptochos,

and is always a lovely

event. The food at

Rosewood Banquets is

always excellent and the

surroundings are beautiful.

Join us next year for a

most enjoyable afternoon!

Now comes are main

fundraiser. Our annual

Bazaar is scheduled for

October 20th & 21st. The

gym is fully rented to

crafters and our ladies are

very busy baking, sewing,

making sauces and candy.

If you can contribute,

please contact either

Sharon Sinadinos, Anna

Paramboukas, or Georgia

Sarlas.

We invite the entire

parish to enjoy lunch, view

the crafters, and take our

homemade goodies home

to enjoy later. Our Sunday

School students will

receive a free hot dog with

their coupon on that

Sunday.

L o o k i n g a h e a d ,

Philoptochos will be

providing the dessert

pastry for our parish

Dinner Dance on Saturday,

November 3rd. Make your

reservations as soon as

possible. Also, help us

prepare those desserts.

Check the weekly bulletin

for work time and dates.

More hands working

makes the time fly and the

company is great.

It is with sadness that

we acknowledge the

passing away of our mem-

ber, Bess Zerlentes. May

God rest her soul among

the just and grant her

family peace and comfort.

Georgia Sarlas, President

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 2 I S S U E 9

COME TO BREAKFAST

Sunday, October 14 Make your Reservation

today!

Sunday, October 28 to November 25 Bring your

non-perishable food items for “Bags of Food, Bags of Love” Food Drive

DON’T MISS

Sunday, November 18 Father Michael’s

Teaching Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR

CHILDREN

Sunday School It’s beautiful Autumn,

and Sunday School is

in full swing!

Sunday, October 14

Godparent/

Godchild Sunday

and Back-to-School

Breakfast

We’re looking forward

t o h o s t i n g o u r

b r e a k f a s t . W e

encourage students to

invite their godparents,

family and friends for

this festive, family

gathering. As usual,

there will be a variety

of breakfast fare, a

raffle for the students

and lot’s of fun and

fellowship! Please

make sure to make

reservations by calling

the church office, or by

stopping the reserva-

tion table outside of the

community center. We

hope to see all of our

parish family share this

great event and support

our Sunday School.

Sunday, October 28

“Bags of Food, Bags of

Love” Food Collection

One of our philan-

thropic projects is to

collect non-perishable

food products for

donation to our local

food pantry. Beginning

October 28th and

continuing to Novem-

ber 25th, students are

asked to bring cans and

dry food products. On

N o v e m b e r 2 5 t h

students will carry bags

of food into church and

place them on the solea

around the icon of St.

Nicholas. The food

pantry is in need and so

appreciative of our

donations for those less

fortunate, and our

families are always so

generous!

Sunday,

November 18

Fr. Michael’s Divine

Liturgy Lesson

How well do we

understand what’s hap-

pening during the Di-

vine Liturgy? We’ll

find out on the 18th, as

Fr. Michael pauses to

explain his actions as

he performs the Divine

Liturgy. This is a

valuable lesson for our

children, and a rare op-

portunity for our

parishioners. Students

and pa r i sh ion er s

should be in church at

9:00 a.m. The lesson

will replace the SCS

lesson that Fr. Michael

normally gives after

the gospel reading.

Can You Help Us?

It’s NEVER too late to

register for SCS! Our

goal is to get every sin-

gle family to register

their children for SCS.

It’s not just because we

have great, dedicated

teachers and lessons.

It’s because we have

seen how our students

light up when going to

SCS. They somehow

gain something that

makes them feel good.

It’s the love of God

that they can carry

through their busy

week, and keeps them

positive until the next

week! It’s the lifetime

foundation of God and

our Orthodox Christian

faith that we are trying

to build. So, we ask for

your help in bringing

family and friends to

register for SCS!

Happy Autumn

to everyone!

God Bless You!

P A G E 6


GREEK FOR

ADULTS at

SAINT NICHOLAS CHURCH

Speak Greek with family and

friends.

Improve your Greek

conversation.

The Greek language can be

used in your

everyday life.

Ages 12 and up are welcome!

For more information contact the

Church Office at 708-636-5460

or ppappas.

[email protected]

HOMER GREEK SCHOOL We are off to a wonderful

start to our Greek School pro-

gram. On our first day the

students and teachers were in

church for an Agiasmo

service.

We have had a change in staff

this year and had to say good-

bye to our Principal, Mr. An-

dreas Kalasountas. After

working with our children for

so many years, he will cer-

tainly be missed. Mr.

Kalasountas taught our fourth

through sixth grade levels.

For our parishioners who at-

tended our programs during

coffee hour, it was always

great to hear his beautiful

guitar accompaniment to

the children’s singing.

In turn, we now welcome

Mrs. Stavroula Wainwright

as the new teacher for our

upper grades. She has

many years of experience

as a Greek school teacher

a n d a ve r y w a rm

personality. The children

are looking forward to

working with her and im-

proving their Greek lan-

guage skills as they pro-

gress through our program.

Please join us at our OXI

Day Celebration Open

House and PTO Sponsored

Coffee Hour on October 28.

Please take this opportunity

to stop in and meet our

teachers and see our class-

rooms.

You can still register your

child or grandchild for Greek

School at anytime. We meet

on Mondays and Wednes-

days from 4:30-6:30 pm.

The Greek School teachers

are willing to work with all

families with scheduling

conflicts. We also have an

adult Greek Class that runs

on Mondays from 6:30-8:30

pm. Please contact the

church office for a registra-

tion form or any questions.

HOPE/JOY News Thank you to all who

attended the meeting in

September. We talked about

the Cross with Fr. Michael.

We also enjoyed some

fellowship in the gym, did a

craft and enjoyed a meal

together.

We are working on getting a

schedule out for our upcom-

ing events. We will email it

out when completed. We

are open to ideas and

GOYA News

suggestions. Talk to your

kids and get some ideas on

what they would like to do

and get back to us. It can be

things they want to learn

about within the church or

fun outings for us to go on.

We will be trying to have

some of our events after

Liturgy on Sundays to make

it easier for all to attend.

Don't forget to check out our

shadow box for pictures and

upcoming events.

Join us for our next meeting

on Monday October 15,

2012 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

for fun and fellowship.

Hope to see you all there!

Please email your ideas or

questions to:

[email protected] or

paula.giaouris.geo @sbcglobal.net

I n S e p t e m b e r t h e

GOYAns went to the

Hellenic Museum for a tour

and had lunch at The Greek

Islands. We were very fortu-

nate to have a guide who has

a masters degree in Greek

History, so we were very

lucky to learn more about

ancient Greece.

For our October 28th

meeting we will meet in the

Bouris library. On Novem-

ber 10th we will be visiting

St. John Chrysostom’s Mon-

astery in Wisconsin for the

day. I hope we will have a

good turnout for that trip.

We are very blessed to have

such a beautiful Monastery

so close to home. Hope to

see you at the October meet-

ing.

Any questions, please e-mail

Dorothy Pavlick at mez-

[email protected]


Stewardship Gifting

•Thank you to all the parishioners who b r o u g h t Basiliko for the Celebration of the Holy Cross. May He who was crucified on it bless you all!

•Thank you to the anonymous donor who donated the new lanterns for our Altar Boys. May the light of the Angels enlighten your life.

•Thank you to John Zerlentes, who d o n a t e d t wo graves to the Church

•Thank you to the A r g i r o p o u l o s , Georg iou and K o p a n i t s a n o s f am i l i e s w h o donated incense for the Holy Altar. May your prayers rise like incense before Him!

•Thank you to an anonymous donor who donated the clock in the Community center!

Community News CHOIR NEWS

•On Sunday October 7,

2012, we recognize those

women and men who

have heard and re-

sponded to the Lord’s

invitation to be church

musicians: that is, parish

chanters and choir sing-

ers. As church musicians,

these people represent

the laity in the liturgical

dialogue of our worship

services. In glory to God,

the Holy Trinity, they

commit themselves to

learning the hymns of our

Orthodox faith, under-

standing the sequence of

our liturgical worship,

and actively offering

their prayers in song to

enhance the beauty of our

worship. We ask each of

them, and our congrega-

tion as well, to be mind-

ful of the special ministry

they fulfill in singing the

hymns of our faith and

leading us to worship.

•Our Choir is holding

practice to learn the

hymns of the Church in

English for our upcoming

Teaching Liturgy on

November 18, 2012.

Anyone who has the gift

of song should join our

choir on October 4th and

11th.

G.O.A.L BASKETBALL

It’s time to gather the

team and play the game.

We need young people

for our High School and

Junior Boys Teams. If

you have boys ages 9

through 18 years old,

who are interested in

playing, please call the

church office (708-636-

5460) or our Athletic

Director, Dino Anag-

nostopoulos at 708-423-

4505. Applications are

available in the church

office, but please call if

you are interested.

SENIOR MINISTRY On Tuesday October 9th

the South Side senior

ministry which is com-

posed of Senior Citizens

from the Parishes of

Saint Nicholas, Saint

Spyridon, Saints Con-

stantine and Helen, Holy

Cross and Assumption,

will be meeting at Holy

Cross in Justice. Follow-

ing worship which begins

at 9:30 a.m., there fol-

lows a Luncheon. All

Seniors are invited! Call

the Church office for de-

tails.

ALTAR BOY NEWS Calling all young men of

the Parish between the

ages of 7 and 17. You are

all invited and encour-

aged to serve as Altar

Boys in the Holy Altar. It

is both an honor and a

blessing to serve the Lord

in such a special way.

DIRECTORY Please note that we are

composing a Parish

Directory in an effort to

broaden the lines of com-

munication between our

stewards. Listed in this

directory will be your

name, address, phone

number and e-mail

address. If you have not

filled out a pledge card

please do so and check

the box that tells us

whether you wish to be a

part of the directory.

Also note the box for

those wishing to have the

Word and other informa-

tion sent to them elec-

tronically. If you are

unsure whether you have

checked the boxes please

telephone the Church

office.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS

On Sunday November

18, 2012 we will be hav-

ing a Teaching Divine

Liturgy. Father Michael

will explain the various

parts of the Divine

Liturgy.

GOYA News All young people of

GOYA age are encour-

aged to attend our Octo-

ber 28th meeting follow-

ing the Divine Liturgy

Orthodox Study Forum Come and join us as we

look into the inner mean-

ing of the Scriptural texts

and see how they apply

with the teachings of the

Fathers, the Tradition of

the Church and with our

lives today. Join us also

as we examine the tradi-

tions of the Church and

compare them with what

our parents taught us.

We meet every Wednes-

day evening beginning at

7:00 p.m. so bring your

Bibles, your questions

and your friends as we

begin our Orthodox

Study Forum.

P A G E 8


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should be short

and signed. No

anonymous

chats will be

published.

Submit by first

week of the

month

There are three

ways to submit

your Papagalos

chats:

Email Kathy

Roupas at

chicagokathy@

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(please put

“Papagalos” in

the subject line)

Give a

handwritten

copy to Kathy

at church

Feed your chat

to Papagalos in

his Birdhouse in

the Bookstore

“Papagalos”

Happy 1st Birthday to my new Godson, Lou Anthony Kamberos. As your Godmother, I promise

to always treasure you as the special blessing that you are.

Love, Nouna Kathy Roupas

**** Thank you so much to my family, Bob, Sue and Adam Smith (and our wonderful dog, Corey) for

supporting me so much as I begin graduate school. I love and miss you very much. Thank you too

to the parish of St. Nicholas and the Philoptochos for being there for me as I grew up and for

helping me achieve my dreams. Love, Alexis

****

Congratulations to our grandson Perry George Savas on his marriage to Erin Taylor Sipsis.

Na zisoune. Yiayia and Papou Savas **** Happy Birthday to our Koumbares' children Johanna Sarlas Abend and Christopher Sarlas (who

also shares his birthday with me). Tina and Pat Savas

****

Happy anniversary to my wife of 57 years, Tina Savas, and a happy birthday on the same day

Oct.23 and further may she live long enough to fulfill her wish to live longer than her father.

With much love, Pat

****

Happy 17th birthday on October 25 to Adam Smith. God has blessed you!

We are proud of you, Adam.

Dad, Mom, Alexis and Corey

****

Wishing a blessed Nameday to our grandson, Luke Repking,

and son-in-law Rick (Dimitri) Repking.

Love, Yiayia & Pappou, Anna & Nick Paramboukas

****

Congratulations to my darling grandson, Lou Anthony Kamberos on becoming an Orthodox

Christian. To his lovely Nouna, Kathy Roupas, Na ton Herese.

Happy First Birthday Lou, October 21st. Love and kisses, Mom, Dad, big brother Gus and Yia

Yia Elaine

****

Happy Birthday and all of God's Blessings to our son, H. Christopher Sarlas on the 23rd,

and our daughter, Johanna Abend on the 24th of October.

With all our love, Mom & Dad Sarlas ****

Happy Birthday to our Koumbares, Nancy Savas on the 7th, and Tina Savas on the 23rd.

Also, Happy Anniversary to Pat & Tina Savas on the 23rd.

Best wishes and much love, Chris & Georgia Sarlas

****

Happy October Birthdays to Johanna Abend, Sylvia Buonaiuto, Nikole Galanes, Evmorfia

Gatsinas, Paula Pappas, Addie Patsavas, Catherine Poulos, Tina Savas, Fran Shizas,

Alison Sinadinos, Eve Stathakopoulos, Elaine Stefanu, and Mary Stefanu.

The St. Nicholas Philoptochos

****

Happy Birthday to a special sister and cousin (who is like a sister to us), Diane Bolos.

We love you! Your sister, Carol Patsavas and your cousins, Diane Kontos and Kathy Roupas

“Papagalos”


SAVE THE DATE!

Fall Parish

Assembly

November

11, 2012

Immediately

following the

Divine

Liturgy!

Please note:

To

participate

in the Fall

Parish

Assembly,

Stewards

must have

paid 66% of

their current

annual

pledge prior

to the Parish

Assembly

meeting.

Answers to Last Month’s “Test Your Faith…”

About the Church Across

3. The large embroidered

cloth depicting Christ laid

out in the grave.

9. Three-times holy.

10. There are _______

Ecumenical Councils.

11. Orthodox mystical tra-

dition.

Down 1. The robes and other

clerical garb.

2. A scented oil that is

blessed every year on Holy

Thursday.

4. The divider, decorated

with icons, between the

sanctuary and nave in an

Orthodox temple..

5. The bookstand on the

ambo for supporting the

Gospel.

6. The guidelines and

rules governing worship

and practice.

7. The regulations of the

church.

8. For burning incense

Liturgical Books Pentecostarion Menaia

Prophetologion

Archieratikon

Euchologion

Hieratikon

Evangelion

Irmologion

Octoechos

Apostolos

Triodion

Psalter

Typikon

Parish Registry Baptism

The servant of God, Elias,

son of Stephan and Chris-

tine Kamberos was Bap-

tized into the Orthodox

Faith on September 30,

2012 and the sponsor was

Kathy Roupas.

Funeral The servant of God, Bessie

Zerlentes fell asleep in the

Lord and was buried on

August 20, 2012.

Memorials Bessie Zerlentes

40 Days

Peter Coules, Sr.

1 Year

George Konrad

1 Year

Brett O’Keefe

2 Years

James Coules

3 years

William Konrad

3 Years

P A G E 1 0

We are deeply

grateful to our Lord Jesus Christ for our faithful and

committed Stewards.

Stewards 2012 as of September 15 Father Michael and Presby-

tera Maria Constantinides

Mr. and Mrs. Michael

Alexander

Mrs. Joan Allenopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Constantine

Anagnostopoulos

Ms. Georgia P. Angelopou-

los

Mrs. Katherine Angelos

Mr. and Mrs. James

Antonopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. John B.

Argiropoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ashford

Mrs. Bess Askounis

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Athanis

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baffes

Mr. and Mrs. William Baffes

Ms. Elaine Ballas

Ms. Stella Ballas

Mr. and Mrs. Leo M.

Bamidis

Mrs. Martha Bardouniotis

Mrs. Maria Baseleon

Mr. and Mrs. John Beris

Mrs. Zaphiro Berryman *

Mr. Nick Bertsos

Mrs. Elaine M. Besbekos

Mr. and Mrs. John M.

Biesiada

Mr. and Mrs. Hercules Bolos

and Michelle Bolos

Mrs. Catherine Boudos *

Mr. and Mrs. Dan T.

Bourbulas

Mr. and Mrs. David Braden

Mr. Michael P. Braden

Ms. Mary Bratsos

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew

Buhelos

Mrs. Penelope Buhelos

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R.

Burnette

Mr. and Mrs. Ted

Cachampis

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo

Catedral

Mrs. Christine Chambers *

Mr. and Mrs. Peter L.

Chiagouris

Mrs. Constance Chionis

Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas

Chionis

Mr. and Mrs. Chris

Christakers

Ms. Georgia P. Christakes

Mrs. Popie Christakes

Mrs. Anna Christakos

Ms. Georgia Christophorou

Mrs. Angeline Christou

Mr. and Mrs. Michael

Chronos

Mrs. Peteroula Chronos

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Coderre

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coules

Mr. and Mrs. Peter

Coules, Jr.

Mrs. Sandra Coules

Mr. and Mrs. James

Czajkoski

Mr. and Mrs. George

Dakuras

Mr. Peter G. Dakuras

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas

D’Andrea

Mrs. Bertha Dangles

Mrs. Suzanne Dangles

Mrs. Bessie Danos

Mr. James L. Davlantis

Mr. and Mrs. Gus

Demetracopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Demos

Mr. and Mrs. Donn DeSanto

Mr. Brian and Mrs. Effie

(Petropulos) Deuter

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dimas

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dimizas

Mr. and Mrs. Charles

DiNnlfo

Mr. Joseph C. Dinolfo

Dr. Mary Dochios Kamberos

Mr. Argirios Dodas *

Ms. Pauline J. Douglas

Mrs. Mary Dravillas

Miss Elaine Dritsas

Mr. and Mrs. Gust Eonomou

Mr. Vasilios Ekonomou

Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Ellis

Mr. John C. Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. Amon T. Ferry

Mrs. Constance Fiffles

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Fiffles

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fiffles

Dr. and Mrs. Michael

Flisak

Mrs. Constance Forsyth *

Mrs. Mary D. Fotopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Stamatis

Galanes

Ms. Tanya Galanes

Drs. Nickolas and Peggy

Garbis

Mrs. Georgia Gardeakos

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A.

Gartelmann, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Demetrios

Gatsinos

Mr. and Mrs. Paul George

Mr. and Mrs. George

Georgelos

Mr. and Mrs. Constantine

Gertos

Mr. and Mrs. George Gertos

Ms. Maria Gertos

Mrs. Christine Gialamas

Mr. and Mrs. Nikolaos V.

Giannakakis

Mrs. Vasiliki

Giannakopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. John Giaouris

Ms. Peggy Mishos Gibbons

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gikas

Mr. and Mrs. James Gikas

Mrs. Priscilla Gogis

Mr. and Mrs. George M.

Gordon

Mrs. Penelope Gordon

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie

Gunderson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Han-

ley

Mr. and Mrs. Noel Hastalis

Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Hernan-

dez

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hoots

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hristakos

Mr. and Mrs. Theodosios

Iliopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Simon Isberg

Mr. Nicholas W. Janakos

Mrs. Betsy Jeanes

Mr. and Mrs. John Jovanes

Mr. and Mrs. George H.

Kallas

Mr. James Kalogeropoulos

Mrs. Evagelia Kalogiannis

Mrs. Elaine B. Kamberos

Mr. and Mrs. Stephan

Kamberos

Mrs. Lambrini Kaporis

Mrs. Joan Kapsimalis *

Mrs. Bessie Karabis

Ms. Mina Karagas

Mrs. Koula Karampelas

P A G E 1 1

Mrs. Elaine Karkazis

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Karnavas

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Karopu-

los

Mr. and Mrs. William Karopulos

Mr. and Mrs. Savvas Karountzos

Mr. George Kass

Ms. Kristen Kass

Ms. Nickoleta Kastros

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kavouris

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kemperas

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kioussis

Mr. John L. Kladis

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Klementzos

Mrs. Toula Kleros

Mr. and Mrs. George Klioris

Ms. Roseann Klioris

Ms. Pamela Kokenis

Mr. and Mrs. Antony J. Kontos

Ms. Tina Kontos

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kopanis

Ms. Fay Kopanitsanos

Mrs. Sophia Kopanitsanos

Mrs. Kathy Kopitas

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Kosiviras

Mrs. Julia Koutavas

Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Koutsis

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kubiak

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas L. Lack

Mrs. Niki Lambros

Mr. Nicholas C. Lamnatos

Mrs. Carolyn Leach

Mrs. Connie Loutris

Mr. Paul Loutris

Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Malevitis

Mr. Angelo Malfas

Mr. and Mrs. George Malfas

Mrs. Tasia Manasses

Ms. Elaine J. Maniatis

Mr. Nicholas J. Maniatis

Mr. Andrew Mantelos

Mr. Joseph and Dr. Christina

Marchione

Mr. George J. Marlas

Mrs. Ourania Matos *

Ms. Tess McDermott

Ms. Kelly McDonald

Mr. and Mrs. Richard McGuire

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McKee

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mehas

Mrs. Dorothy J. Miller

Mrs. Frances K. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Molesky

Ms. Maria Monzures

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Munson

Ms. Eleni Nicolaou

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Nusko

Mr. and Mrs. James G. Orphan

Mr. and Mrs. James Otte

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Owens

Mrs. Dina Panagakis

Mrs. Katheryn Panagakis

Mr. and Mrs. George

Panagiotaros

Mr. Peter Panagiotaros

Mr. and Mrs. George Panou

Ms. Katherine Pantazes

Mr. & Mrs. George Papadopulos

Mrs. Maria Papadopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Dimitrios

Papapetrou

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Pappas

Mr. and Mrs. Bill G. Pappas

Mrs. Mary Pappas

Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Pappas

Mr. and Mrs. Nikolaos Pappas

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas

Paramboukas

Mrs. Aspasia Patras

Mrs. Atalanta Patsavas

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Patsavas

Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. Patsavas

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.

Pavlick

Mrs. Joanne Philopulos (Steve*)

Mr. David W. Piper

Mrs. Anastasia Platipodis

Mr. Robert Pospishil

Mrs. Catherine Poulos

Mrs. Francine X. Poulos

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pudliner

Mrs. Christine Rackos

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Repking

Mrs. Evagelia Rogiokos

Mr. George J. Rogiokos

Mr. and Mrs. James Rogiokos

Ms. Kathy Roupas

Mrs. Katina Roupas

Dr. and Mrs. Chris H. Sarlas

Mr. John P. Savas

Mr. and Mrs. Perry G. Savas

Drs. Keith and Anne Schaible

Mrs. Frances Shizas

Mrs. Sharon Sinadinos

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Skaltsas

Mr. and Mrs. Frank

Skiadopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Skopec

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Skordas

Ms. Alexis Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith.

Mr. Demetrios Sotirakos

Dr. Antoinette (Sperelakis) and

Mr. Kenneth Caniglia

Mrs. Bertha Stamas

Ms. Cathy Stathakis *

Mrs. Demetra Stathopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Nikolaoas

Stathopoulos

Mr. Chris P. Stefanos, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris P.

Stefanos, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stefanos

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Stefanos

Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Stefanos

Mr. and Mrs. William Stefanu

Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Steffan

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Steiner

Mr. and Mrs. Constantine Stoes

Mr. Demetrios Stoes

Mr. Athanasios Stoes

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Tablis

Mr. Angelo J. Toscas

Mrs. Anna Toscas

Hon. and Mrs. John Z. Toscas

Ms. Kathy Toscas

Ms. Margo J. Toscas

Mr. Mychal John Toscas

Mr. Zeno J. Toscas

Mr. and Mrs. John Treantafeles

Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Tsakiris

Mrs. Dena Tsakiri *

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Tsakonas

Mrs. Georgia Tsarouhis*

Ms. Anna Tsoukatos

Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel

Tsoukatos

Mr. and Mrs. Spiros Tzivas

Ms. Demetra Vafiadis

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vafiadis

Mr. George D. Vamvakas

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Vardalos

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Verdi

Mrs. Bessie Vergados

Mrs. Catherine D. Vlachos

Mr. and Mrs. George Vranas

Mrs. Kulla Vranas

Mrs. Helen Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Winkler

Mr. John Zerlentes (Bessie*)

Mrs. Minerva Zerlentes

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Zuganelis

* Fallen asleep in the Lord

Stewards 2012 (Continued) He who

gives alms in imitation of God does

not discriminate between the wicked and the virtuous,

the just and the unjust, when

providing for men's bodily needs.

St. Maximos

the Confessor

(First Century- On Love No. 24)

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Saint Dionysius the Areopagite (October 3)

Saint Dionysius lived

originally in the city of

Athens. He was raised

there and received a

classical Greek educa-

tion. He then went to

Egypt, where he stud-

ied astronomy at the

city of Heliopolis. It

was in Heliopolis,

along with his friend

Apollophonos where

he witnessed the solar

eclipse that occurred at

the moment of the

death of the Lord Jesus

Christ by Crucifixion.

"Either the Creator of

all the world now suf-

fers, or this visible

world is coming to an

end," Dionysius said.

Upon his return to Ath-

ens from Egypt, he was

chosen to be a member

of the Areopagus

Council (Athenian high

court).

When the holy Apostle

Paul preached at the

place on the Hill of

Ares (Acts 17:16-34),

Dionysius accepted his

salvific proclamation

and became a Chris-

tian. For three years

S a i n t D i o n ys i u s

remained a companion

of the holy Apostle

Paul in preaching the

Word of God. Later on,

the Apostle Paul se-

lected him as bishop of

the city of Athens. And

in the year 57 Saint

Dionysius was present

at the repose of the

Most Holy Theotokos.

During the lifetime of

the Mother of God,

Saint Dionysius had

journeyed from Athens

to Jerusalem to meet

Her. He wrote to his

teacher the Apostle

Paul: "I witness by

God, that besides the

very God Himself,

there is nothing else

filled with such divine

power and grace. No

one can fully compre-

hend what I saw. I con-

fess before God: when

I was with John, who

shone among the Apos-

tles like the sun in the

sky, when I was

brought before the

countenance of the

Most Holy Virgin, I

experienced an inex-

pressible sensation.

Before me gleamed a

sort of divine radiance

which transfixed my

spirit. I perceived the

fragrance of indescrib-

able aromas and was

filled with such delight

that my very body be-

came faint, and my

spirit could hardly en-

dure these signs and

marks of eternal maj-

esty and heavenly

power. The grace from

her overwhelmed my

heart and shook my

very spirit. If I did not

have in mind your in-

struction, I should have

mistaken Her for the

very God. It is impossi-

ble to stand before

greater blessedness

than this which I be-

held."

After the death of the

Apostle Paul, Saint

Dionysius wanted to

continue with his work,

and therefore went off

preaching in the West,

accompanied by the

Presbyter Rusticus and

Deacon Eleutherius.

They converted many

to Christ at Rome, and

then in Germany, and

then in Spain. In Gaul,

during a persecution

against Christians by

the pagan authorities,

all three confessors

were arrested and

thrown into prison. By

night Saint Dionysius

celebrated the Divine

Liturgy with angels of

the Lord. In the morn-

ing the martyrs were

beheaded. According

to an old tradition,

Saint Dionysius took

up his head, proceeded

with it to the church

and fell down dead

there. A pious woman

named Catulla buried

the relics of the saint.

Since you had been

instructed in uprightness thoroughly and was

vigilant in all things, you

were clothed with a good conscience as befitting one holy. You did draw from the Chosen Vessel

ineffable mysteries; and having kept the Faith, you did finish a like course, O

Hieromartyr Dionysios.

Intercede with Christ God

that our souls be saved.

“O holy Apostle and

Evangelist Luke,

intercede with our merciful God, to grant to our souls remission of faults.”

Apolytikion of Saint Luke the Evangelist

The Holy Apostle and Evan-

gelist Luke, was a native of

Syrian Antioch, a companion

of the holy Apostle Paul

(Phil.1:24, 2 Tim. 4:10-11),

and a physician enlightened in

the Greek medical arts. Hear-

ing about Christ, Luke arrived

in Palestine and fervently ac-

cepted the preaching of salva-

tion from the Lord Himself.

As one of the Seventy Apos-

tles, Saint Luke was sent by

the Lord with the others to

preach the Kingdom of

Heaven during the Savior's

earthly life (Luke 10:1-3).

After the Resurrection, the

Lord Jesus Christ appeared to

Saints Luke and Cleopas on

the road to Emmaus.

Luke accompanied Saint Paul

on his second missionary jour-

ney, and from that time they

were inseparable. When Paul's

coworkers had forsaken him,

only Luke remained to assist

him in his ministry (2 Tim.

4:10-11). After the martyric

death of the First-Ranked

Apostles Peter and Paul, Saint

Luke left Rome to preach in

Achaia, Libya, Egypt and the

Thebaid. He ended his life by

suffering martyrdom in the

city of Thebes.

Tradition credits Saint Luke

with painting the first icons of

the Mother of God. "Let the

grace of Him Who was born

of Me and My mercy be with

these Icons," said the All-Pure

Virgin after seeing the icons.

Saint Luke also painted icons

of the First-Ranked Apostles

Peter and Paul. Saint Luke's

Gospel was written in the

years 62-63 at Rome, under

the guidance of the Apostle

Paul. In the preliminary

verses (1:1-3), Saint Luke

precisely sets forth the pur-

pose of his work. He pro-

poses to record, in chrono-

logical order, everything

known by Christians about

Jesus Christ and His teach-

ings. By doing this, he pro-

vided a firmer historical basis

for Christian teaching (1:4).

He carefully investigated the

facts, and made generous use

of the oral tradition of the

Church and of what the All-

Pure Virgin Mary Herself had

told him (2:19, 51).

In Saint Luke's Gospel, the

message of the salvation

made possible by the Lord

Jesus Christ, and the preach-

ing of the Gospel, are of pri-

mary importance.

Saint Luke also wrote the

Acts of the Holy Apostles at

Rome around 62-63 A.D. The

Book of Acts, which is a con-

tinuation of the four Gospels,

speaks about the works and

the fruits of the holy Apostles

after the Ascension of the

Savior. At the center of the

narrative is the Council of the

holy Apostles at Jerusalem in

the year 51, a Church event

of great significance, which

resulted in the separation of

Christianity from Judaism

and its independent dissemi-

nation into the world (Acts

15:6-29). The theological

focus of the Book of Acts is

the coming of the Holy Spirit,

Who will guide the Church

"into all truth" John 16:13)

until the Second Coming of

Christ.

The holy relics of Saint Luke

were taken from Constantin-

ople and brought to Padua,

Italy at some point in history.

Perhaps this was during the

infamous Crusade of 1204.

In 1992, Metropolitan Hiero-

nymus (Jerome) of Thebes

requested the Roman Catho-

lic bishop in Thebes to obtain

a portion of Saint Luke's rel-

ics for the saint's empty sep-

ulchre in the Orthodox cathe-

dral in Thebes.

The Roman Catholic bishop

Antonio Mattiazzo of Padua,

noting that Orthodox pil-

grims came to Padua to ven-

erate the relics while many

Catholics did not even know

that the relics were there,

appointed a committee to

investigate the relics in Pa-

dua, and the skull of Saint

Luke in the Catholic Cathe-

dral of Saint Vico in Prague.

The skeleton was determined

to be that of an elderly man

of strong build. In 2001, a

tooth found in the coffin was

judged to be consistent with

the DNA of Syrians living

near the area of Antioch dat-

ing from 72-416 A.D. The

skull in Prague perfectly fit

the neck bone of the skelton.

The tooth found in the coffin

in Padua was also found to fit

the jawbone of the skull.

Bishop Mattiazzo sent a rib

from the relics to Metropoli-

tan Hieronymus to be vener-

ated in Saint Luke's original

tomb in the Orthodox cathe-

dral at Thebes.

P A G E 1 9

Saint Luke the Evangelist (October 18)

Holy Great Martyr Ar-

temius of Antioch was a

prominent military leader

during the reigns of the em-

peror Constantine the Great

(May 21), and his son and

successor Constantius (337-

361). Artemius received

many awards for distin-

guished service and cour-

age. He was appointed

viceroy of Egypt. In this

official position he did

much for the spreading and

strengthening Christianity

in Egypt.

Saint Artemius was sent by

the emperor Constantius to

bring the relics of the holy

Apostle Andrew from

Patras, and the relics of the

holy Apostle Luke from

Thebes of Boeotia, to Con-

stantinople. The holy relics

were placed in the Church

of the Holy Apostles be-

neath the table of oblation.

The emperor rewarded him

by making him ruler of

Egypt.

The emperor Constantius

was succeeded on the

throne by Julian the Apos-

tate (361-363). Julian in his

desire to restore paganism

was extremely antagonistic

towards Christians, sending

hundreds to their death. At

Antioch he ordered the tor-

ture of two bishops unwill-

ing to forsake the Christian

Faith.

During this time, Saint Ar-

temius arrived in Antioch

and publicly denounced

Julian for his impiety. The

enraged Julian subjected

the saint to terrible tortures

and threw the Great Martyr

Artemius into prison.

While Artemius was pray-

ing, Christ, surrounded by

angels, appeared to him

and said, "Take courage,

Artemius! I am with you

and will preserve you from

every hurt which is in-

flicted upon you, and I al-

ready have prepared your

crown of glory. Since you

have confessed Me before

the people on earth, so

shall I confess you before

My Heavenly Father.

Therefore, take courage

and rejoice, you shall be

with Me in My Kingdom."

Hearing this, Artemius re-

joiced and offered up glory

and thanksgiving to Him.

On the following day,

Julian demanded that Saint

Artemius honor the pagan

gods. Meeting with stead-

fast refusal, the emperor

resorted to further tortures.

The saint endured all with-

out a single moan. The

saint told Julian that he

would be justly recom-

pensed for his persecution

of Christians. Julian be-

came furious and resorted

to even more savage tor-

tures, but they did not

break the will of the saint.

Finally the Great Martyr

Artemius was beheaded.

His relics were buried by

Christians. After the death

of Saint Artemius, his

prophecy about Julian the

Apostate's impending

death came true.

Julian left Antioch for a

war with the Persians.

Near the Persian city of

Ctesiphon, Julian came

upon an elderly Persian,

who agreed to betray his

countrymen and guide

Julian's army. The old man

deceived Julian and led his

army into the Karmanite

wilderness, where there

was neither food nor wa-

ter. Tired from hunger and

thirst, Julian's army battled

against fresh Persian

forces.

Divine retribution caught

up with Julian the Apos-

tate. During the battle he

was mortally wounded by

an unseen hand and an un-

seen weapon. Julian

groaned deeply said, "You

have conquered, Gali-

lean!" After the death of

the apostate emperor, the

relics of the Great Martyr

Artemius were transferred

with honor from Antioch

to Constantinople.

Saint Artemius is invoked

by those suffering from

hernias.

The Holy Great Martyr Artemius (October 20) P A G E 2 0

“Your Martyr, O Lord, in his courageous

contest for You received as the

prize the crowns of

incorruption and life from You, our

immortal God. For since he

possessed Your strength, he cast out the tyrants and

wholly destroyed the

demon’s strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by his prayers, save our souls, since You are merciful.”

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Blake-Lamb Funeral Homes Family care in the community

For over 100 years.

The same compassionate service

continues a tradition.

Pre-Arrangement information is available

4727 West 103rd Street

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

708-636-1193

Owned by SCI Illinois Services, Inc.

The Baffes Family

10800 S. Western Ave.

Chicago, IL 60643

773-238-5576

Peter Pan Early Learning Center

“The Whole Child is the Whole Idea”

*Call us at 708-423-4334*

10301 S. Kolmar Oak Lawn, IL 60453

A truly Qualitative, Creative, Consistent

Program

Now in our 45th Year!!!

PETER A PATSAVAS DDS

7001 W 127TH STREET PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463

Providing premium dental care and a full range of state-of-the-art services.

708-361-1190 [email protected]

www.PatsavasDentistry.com

Prime Time Restaurant & Bar 7750 W. 95th Street

Hickory Hills, Illinois 60477 708 599-2333

Grecian Rack of Lamb Gyros Roast Leg of Lamb Dolmades Lamb Chops

Greek Chicken Pastitsio Filet Shish-K-Bob Moussaka Chicken Shish-K-Bob

Grecian Skirt Steak Mediterranean Shrimp & Pasta

Also: Appetizers & Desserts!

Join us every Sunday for Greek Day!

Specials start at 11:00 a.m.


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SAINT NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

10301 South Kolmar Avenue

Oak Lawn, IL 60453-4892

October, 2012

Popular New Testament Verses 1 Across

1. But Lot’s wife looked back, and

she became a pillar of _____. 3. _______ goes before destruc-

tion, a haughty spirit before a fall. 6. A land flowing with milk and

______.

9. Do not throw your _____ before

swine.

10. The Lord is my ______, I shall

not want.

Down 1. To every thing there is a _____, and

a time to every purpose under the

heaven. 4. They will beat their ______ into

plowshares and their spears into prun-

ing hooks.

5. Am I my brother’s ______? 7. Your ______ is a lamp unto my

feet.

8. For ______ you are and unto

______shall you return

CHURCH ROLES II: Archimandrite

Archdeacon

Chancellor

Catechumen

Archbishop

Presbyter

Acolyte

Exarch

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