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MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ΜΗΝΙΑΙΟ ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙ ΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕ ΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ
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Assumption
Greek Orthodox Church
111 Island Pond Road
Manchester NH 03109
Phone: (603) 623-2045
Fax: (603) 232-6347
www.AssumptionNH.org
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Monthly Calendar (Greek) ..... 2
Ministries List ......................... 3
Parish News ........................... 4
Philoptochos News ................ 5
Youth News ........................... 7
Stewardship .......................... 11
Monthly Calendar (English) ...15
SEPTEMBER / ΣΕΠΤΈΜΒΡΙΟΣ 2016
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ΣΕΠΤΈΜΒΡΙΟΣ 2016
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ
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16 17 Εκδρομη στην Κατασκήνωση Μητροπόλεως 9:00 πμ
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Ark published monthly by Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 111 Island Pond Road, Manchester NH 03109
YOUTH MINISTRIES
DIRECTORS
GOYA ................ Stavroula Bakolas
JOY ................... Julie Karagianis
Mommy & Me …Ranya Karatzoulidis
PARISH SCHOOLS
Sunday School
Directors
N. Condodemetraky & T. Kapellakis
Teachers……….Nicole Condodemetraky
Theohare Kapellakis
Ranya Karatzoulidis
Rita Gallos
Joni Stamoulis
Greek School
Director ……………George Kitsis
Teacher …………….Alexandra Bruttaniti
Advisor …………….Connie Stamoulis
Newsletter Editors
Fr. Gregory Trakas James Folopoulos
Nick Karagianis Janet Malin
Sophia Annas Nancy Mardanes
Helen Rainey Kathy Papakostas
Ellen Healy
Reverend Father Gregory Trakas
Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursday 1 - 4 PM
or by appointment
Parish Council
President .................... James Folopoulos
Vice President ............. Nick Karagianis
Secretary .................... Mike Rokas
Treasurer .................... Ted Rokas
Arthur Bakolas Charles Mardanes
Costa Georgopoulos Kathy Papakostas
Harold Guidicelli Penny Papastathis
Peter Lazos Helen Rainey
Philoptochos Board 2016
President……………......Lucie Skouteris
Vice President…………...Maria Chronas
Recording Secretary…....Andrea Moutsioulis
Corresponding Secretary... Iris Belinsky
Treasurer………………..Georgia Palaskas
Assistant Treasurer……..Nancy Mardanes
Natl. & Local Boards Liaison…Mariana Gasis
Advisor………………....Esther Kereakoglow
Martha Galanis Evangelia Gregorious
Artemis Lazos
Staff
Secretary……………….…..Janet Malin
Chanter…………………….Vasilios Rokas
Choir Director …………….Joan Virga
ADDRESS CHANGES
Please notify the Church office if
you are moving so that we may
update our database.
Thank you!
Pastoral Home Visitation
If a loved one is in the hospital, in a
nursing home, or is house-bound due to
an illness, please feel free to contact Fr.
Gregory Trakas at the Church office to
arrange a visit.
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Parish News
We hope everybody had a blessed summer and we look forward to seeing everyone for the new
ecclesiastical year which started September 1st. Winter hours and coffee fellowship will start on
Sunday, September 18th – Orthros will start 8:45 AM and Divine Liturgy will start 10 AM.
Sunday School registration will take place during coffee hour in the church hall on September 18th
Parish Council The monthly Parish Council meeting will be held on Monday, September 12
st at 7:30 PM
Parish Council President
My fellow Parishioners,
I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank everyone for making this year’s Greekfest
a tremendous success!
I want to express my gratitude to our Chairman Costas Georgeopoulos for once again organizing
and seeing that everything leading up to our Festival ran smoothly. The following groups should
be acknowledged for their countless hours of time donated to our church, the Ladies of the
Philoptochos Society, our Youth Ministries, our cooks in the kitchen and on the grills, our runners
who delivered the food to all our food stations in a timely fashion, our set up and breakdown
crews, our Ad book committee, our Tour Guides and finally Fr. Gregory along with all the
members of Parish Council.
I am so grateful to have such a wonderful group who gives of their time to our church!
Thank you all,
Jim Folopoulos, Parish Council President
Parish Priest I would like to thank the Greekfest committee and its chairman Costa Georgopoulos, the board
members and president Jim Folopoulos, the ladies of Philoptochos and president Lucie Scouteris,
our youth group and their leaders, the sponsors, the donors, the volunteers and all of you, our
parishioners, who came to support our church and to help make Greekfest 2016 a big success!
September is the beginning of the new Ecclesiastical Year! This new year is a blessing from our
Heavenly Father. All of us have a new opportunity - myself as your priest, our boards, our
ministry leaders and all of you, the parishioners of Panagia in Manchester - to make a new and
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serious beginning in witnessing, living and spreading the Holy Gospel of our Lord God and Savior
Jesus Christ!
The last big feast of the old Ecclesiastical Year was the Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin
Mary. The first big feast of the new Ecclesiastical Year is the Birth of the Virgin Mary! This is not a
coincidence! We begin and end the year with the Theotokos. Her miraculous birth from her
barren and aged parents, Joachim and Anna, manifests the power of God, who “can raise up
descendants of Abraham from stones” (Matthew 3:9). Her birth begins the unfolding of the
eternal and secret Plan of our Salvation conceived through God’s Divine Economy.
As our Panagia grows up, she enters the Temple, she receives the good news of Incarnation, she
gives birth to the Messiah, she watches Him preach, perform miracles, get crucified, resurrected
and finally ascend to the throne of our Heavenly Father. Then, Panagia with her Assumption
shows what is possible for all of us in the future – to join her Son in the Kingdom of Heaven.
The beginning of the New Ecclesiastical year also coincides with the beginning of the eternal cycle
of nature. The agricultural cycle of harvesting, tilling and sowing is what keeps us alive. We, who
live in cities and working office jobs, often forget the abundant blessing of our Heavenly Father
manifested in the nature around us! He, “who weighted the mountains on a pair of scales” (Isaiah
40:12), “who stretches the heavens like a curtain, who grows grass for the cattle and brings bread
from the earth” (Psalms of David 104:2,14), is the One keeping us alive! We often take nature for
granted, like we take our lives and our Heavenly Father for granted. To remind us nature is NOT
for granted, our Ecumenical Patriarchate has designated September 1st as the Day of the
Environment. What does this mean for us? Let’s all make an effort to recycle at home, at work, at
school, at church and at the next Greekfest! Guarding the creation is part of loving God!
September is also the month of the Holy Cross! September 14th, the feast of the Holy Cross, is
one of four strictest fasting days of the year, and the day we prepare our body and soul to
venerate the biggest symbol of our faith! It is through the Cross Resurrection was made possible!
It is “through the Cross salvation came to mankind” (Galatians 5:11). And it is often with a Cross
that we must follow our Lord (Matthew 16:24).
Finally, September is the also the beginning of the school year. Our young ones are buzzing like
bees in school yards, reminding us of our own youth. We should also be reminded kids are the
future of our Church. It is upon us to teach them well, both by talking to them about the Lord
and by bringing them to church for services and youth ministries. Finally, our Lord reminds us to
try to be pure like them, because “to those belongs the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 19:14).
Both the Birth of Panagia on September 8th and the feast of the Holy Cross on September 14
th are
on weekdays. If your schedule allows, please honor these great feasts of our faith by participating
to the Divine Liturgy that day.
Philoptochos News
My first year as Philoptochos President was a wonderful, rewarding experience. Whenever I
asked for help, people came forward and gave of their time, talent, and treasure.
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I look forward to another successful year, and hope that we will all work together for the good of
our parish and those we serve. Our mission is philanthropic and is an important one. We support
our church, local charities, and ministries of the Philoptochos Society at the Metropolis and National
levels. Please consider joining our organization and attending our monthly meetings. We welcome
your ideas and assistance!
Coffee hours begin again on Sunday, September 18. Please contact the church office to reserve a
date if you wish to sponsor a regular coffee hour, or a memorial coffee hour. Philoptochos Board
members will help you with the setup and cleanup. We also need your help with coffee hours that
Philoptochos sponsors – especially the cleanup. If we all lend a hand, the burden will not fall on
just a few.
My sincere thanks to all who donated money for the flowers for the August services held in honor
of Panagia, and helped with the preparations for Greekfest and worked at the festival. I hope to see
everyone at our annual Autumn Bazaar, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 29 and
30. (See flyer below for details). Please let us know if you can help by volunteering your time,
making pastries or donating a gift for the penny sale.
The next Philoptochos Board meeting will be held Wednesday, September 7 at 6:30 pm. Also, If
you are growing fresh basil, please bring it to church for September 14th, the Feast of the Exaltation
of the Holy Cross. Please call the office to arrange a time to drop it off.
Lucie Skouteris, President
Greekfest 2016
Thank You to All!
On behalf of the 2016 GreekFest Committee, I would like to extend congratulations and gratitude
to all the volunteers and donors who contributed in any way in making this year’s Greekfest
successful. It could not have been possible without each and every one of you!
Many of you put in countless hours of planning and months of meetings, while others organized the
baking and cooking preparations prior to the event. Many worked tirelessly for days, before, during
and after Greekfest. Although many believe the hard work ends Sunday evening at the close of
festivities, it does not! All the tables, chairs and supplies that have been set up, now need to be
taken down. All the equipment, pots and pans need to be washed and put away as well. So, thank
you to EVERYONE, including our Philoptochos members, our young adults, our Parish Council
members and all the other volunteers who continued working and cleaning up all week after
Greekfest was over!
Our sincere gratitude, as well, to all those who supported this event by donating in any way,
including our Corporate Sponsors, Ad/Program book donors and sponsors, and the food and
supplies donors. It is this combined effort of so many coming together as one for the good our
parish that makes me especially proud to be a member of the Assumption Church!
With Sincere Appreciation,
Costa Georgopoulos, 2016 GreekFest Chairman
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New Horizons Soup Kitchen
New Horizons Soup Kitchen is Sunday, September 25th, 4 – 6 PM. We are looking for volunteers to
join our group. This is such a rewarding experience! Please join us for less than two hours of
fellowship with the group from the Assumption Church. If you have any questions, please call the
church office at 603-623-2045. Thank you!
Choir
On Thursday, September 15th at 6:30 PM we will be having our first choir rehearsal of the season.
Calling all parishioners! We are looking for volunteers to join our talented choir. All ages are
welcome! All that is required is your passion and love for our church! Please contact our Choir
Director, Joan Virga at 603-553-9525 or the church office
Youth Ministry News
Greek School and Greek Dance
➢ Greek School registration for all students will be on Thursday, September 15th from 3:30 to
6:30 PM in the School Building
➢ We encourage all parents to register their children for Greek School and for all additional
Youth Ministries (Sunday School, GOYA, JOY, MOMMY & ME and Altar Boys).
Registration forms for all Youth Ministries will be available that day
➢ Greek School classes will begin on Thursday, September 22nd
at 3:30 PM
Session One from 3:30 – 5:00 PM (1st and 2
nd year Beginners)
Session Two from 5:00 – 6:30 PM (1st and 2
nd year Intermediate)
Session Three from 6:30 – 7:30 PM (1st and 2
nd year Advanced)
➢ Greek Dance classes will begin in October, schedule to be announced
There will be Agiasmos (Blessing of the Water) for all Greek School classes on Thursday,
Sept. 22nd
at 5:00 PM in the School Building. All students and their families are welcome!
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Sunday School
➢ Sunday School registration for all students will take place on Sunday, September 18th during
coffee hour in the church hall. At that time, children can also register for all other Youth
Ministries. Registration forms will also be available on Thursday, September 15th from 3:30
– 6:30 PM during Greek School Registration. (Please visit the “Youth Ministries
Registration” table)
➢ Sunday School classes will begin on Sunday, September 25th. All students and parents are
asked to meet the teachers in the School building at 9:45 AM.
There will be Agiasmos (Blessing of the Water) for our Sunday School in church. All classes
will attend church as a group with their teachers
Goya - Joy - Mommy & Me - Altar Boys
➢ Registration for GOYA, JOY, MOMMY & ME and Altar Boy Ministries will take place on
Sunday, September 18th during coffee hour in the church hall. At that time, children can also
register for Greek School and Sunday School. Registration forms will also be available on
Thursday, September 15th from 3:30 – 6:30 PM during Greek School Registration. (Please
visit the “Youth Ministries Registration” table)
Finally, an additional registration opportunity for all Youth Ministries will be on Sunday,
September 25th, during coffee hour in the church hall.
MBC Open House & Feast of the Holy Cross
Please mark your calendars! Our September Youth Family event will be a day trip to the
Metropolis of Boston Camp ( MBC)!
Saturday, September 17th, at 9:00 AM, please meet at the Assumption Church parking lot.
From there, we will carpool to MBC, aiming to be there at 9:45 AM for Divine Liturgy at
the camp chapel. We will then have a number of fun festivities, including BBQ and diving
for the Cross – please see the attached flyer!
Please RSVP by September 11th to Stavroula Bakolas at: [email protected]
We look forward to an amazing and blessed year in all our Youth Ministries!
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ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
ANNUAL AUTUMN BAZAAR
OCTOBER 29 & 30, 2016
111 ISLAND POND ROAD
MANCHESTER, NH
SATURDAY 10:00 AM TO 7:00 PM
SUNDAY 11:30 AM TO 3:00 PM
GREEK FOOD AND PASTRY
RAFFLES
PENNY SALE
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Donations
Fr. Gregory Trakas
Memorial Donations
In memory of George & Effie Kalantzis
In memory of Thomas Lekkas
In memory of Mary Mitchell
In memory of Vasilios Palaskas
Planning Memorials
When planning for a memorial, please contact the church office at 603-623-2045. There is a certain
kind of altar wine and incense we use. Please call for details
Sacraments & Services
When planning for a baptism or wedding, please check the availability of the church
BEFORE booking your reception hall. Thank you!
Baptism
September 24
Zoi, daughter of Stephen & Irene
Gordon
Funeral
August 30
Anastasia Galanis
3-Year Memorial Service
September 18
Yvette Podsadowski
Leonidas & Helen Chalas
1-Year Memorial Service
September 25
Vasiliki Bakolas
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Stewardship
July Stewardship Contributions
Anastasia Ahern
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Bakolas
Raymond Buckley
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dryer
James Camberis
Peter Camberis
Mr. & Mrs. Lazaros Kalampalikis
Mr. & Mrs. Stathis Kapellakis
Esther Kereakoglow
Theodora Nakos
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Poplin
Helen Rainey
Mr. & Mrs. William Semos
Mr. & Mrs. John Stergiou
Fr. Gregory Trakas
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Tsekrekas
Mr. & Mrs. Vaios Tzimas
Todd Vanderhayden
Betty Xintaras
Mr. & Mrs. John Xintaras
Pledges paid for 2015
Theodora Nakos
Thank you for your love to the House of the Lord and Panagia!
May our Lord bless you hundredfold and remember you in His Kingdom
Remember please
to submit your 2016
Stewardship Pledge
Stewardship is our God-given
OBLIGATION and the PRIMARY
source of income for our church!
“Seek first God’s Kingdom and His
Righteousness and all other things shall
be added to you.” (Matt 6:33)
“And some seeds fell into good soil
and grew and yielded a hundredfold.”
(Luke 8:8)
“Give to Cesar what is Cesar’s and to
God what is God’s.” (Mark 12:17)
“Rich is not the one who has much,
but the one who gives much. For what
one gives away, he keeps for all
eternity.” St. John Chrysostom
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BUSINESS CARD ADVERTISING
Anyone with a business that would like to advertise in our
monthly bulletin, please contact the Church office.
A business card format, about 2 ½” x 1 ½” will run for a
period of 12 months for one set fee of $150.00 a year.
This will help to defray the ever-increasing costs of printing
and mailing these bulletins to our homes as well as
advertising your business to our parishioners and through
word of mouth, to their friends.
This is a great opportunity for all!
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SEPTEMBER 2016
Sunday Monday Tueday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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7 Philoptochos Board Meeting: 6:30 PM In church hall
8 Nativity of the Theotokos Orthros 8:00 AM Div. Lit. 9:00 AM
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11 Sunday before Holy Cross Orthros: 8:00 AM Div. Lit: 9:15 AM
12 Parish Council Meeting: 7:30 PM
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14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross Orthros: 8:00 AM Div. Lit: 9:00 AM
15 Greek School Registration: 3:30-6:30 PM
Choir Rehearsal: 6:30 PM
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17 Metropolis of Boston Camp Outing 9:00 AM
18 Sunday after Holy Cross Orthros: 8:45 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM Sunday School Registration: 11:30 AM “WINTER HOURS START”
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22 Greek School Begins: 3:30-7:45 PM Agiasmos / Blessing in School: 5:00 PM
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25 1st Sunday of Luke Orthros: 8:45 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM Sunday School Begins: 9:45 AM New Horizons Soup Kitchen: 4:00-6:00 PM
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ASSUMPTION
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
111 Island Pond Road
Manchester, NH 03109
Greekfest 2016