ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! voice... · truly, he is risen! al maseeh...

ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ!

Christ is risen! Truly, He is risen!

Al Maseeh Qam! Haqqan Qam!

Hristos a Inviat! Adeverat a Inviat!

Hristos Vaskrese! Vaistinu Vaskrese!

Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!

Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!

The Monthly Newsletter of Holy Trinity–St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

The Voice Volume : 16 Number : 5 Month : May 2016

The common Resurrection of the dead comprises a dogma of our faith. We confirm it, in the Symbol of our Faith : “I anticipate the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come”. Our life has four stages. The first is our terrestrial life. It is the life that we live on Earth. The second stage is the one after our physical death, the so-called “interim-state”. The third stage is life after the resur-rection of bodies and the fourth is the life of the age to come. That is when the mystery of the “eighth day” begins.

However, if someone does have doubts regarding the bodily resur-rection, we need to mention that this resurrection will certainly take place, because it was uttered by the unerring mouth of our Lord. In John’s Gospel, these words of the Lord appear: “the dead

shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hearken to it shall live”. The voice of Christ will be heard and everyone will live; everyone will be resurrected. Immediately after, the Lord Himself completed His phrase, saying: “Do not wonder at this; for a time will come when all those who are in graves shall hear His voice, and those who pursued good deeds shall proceed to a Resurrection of Life, while those who have pursued foul deeds (shall proceed) to a Resurrection of Judg-ment”. It is very clear, that these words of our Lord are referring to bodily resurrection, which will be taking place when the voice of Jesus Christ is heard. But even Paul the Apostle, when expressing the same truth, tells us: “…for he shall sound the trumpet, and the dead shall arise, incorruptible.” The Apostle was referring to the trumpet sounded by the Angel, thereby announcing the resurrection of the dead bodies, after which, the dead would arise, in incorruptible form. As for those who have doubts about those bodies coming alive – and especially all the deceased of the distant past – there is the vision of the Prophet Ezekiel, where the Prophet, having received the command by God to preach to the bared bones, he indeed proceeds to preach and immediately after, the bones re-acquire flesh and soul: they come alive and they stand upright.

Furthermore, it is only proper and fair for the bodily resurrection to take place before the Second Coming, inasmuch as the bodies –along with their souls– will appear together before the Throne of the unyielding Judge, in order to obtain His response to the way of life that they jointly lived. And that is why Man is not only a soul. The Apostle Paul clearly informs us that we shall present ourselves before the Judge, with our body, in order that each of us may receive the appropriate judgment for all the things we have done. Body and soul have lived together, and will therefore either enjoy Paradise together, or be together in “Hell”.

There are some who wonder how this resurrection can be possible when the physical body has disintegrated a long time ago? This body will also be resurrected, because Christ’s Body was resurrected. The Holy Bible refers to Him as “the firstborn of all creation” and as the One who “became the first among the reposed”. This means that whatever took place with Christ will also be taking place with us, because Christ is the recapitulation and the summation of our entire life. Our Lord is the Head of our body and we are the members. Subsequently, since the Head was resurrected, the entire body will be resurrected also. But we shall not be resurrected on our own as was the case with the Lord’s Resurrection; instead, we shall be resur-rected, when the voice of the Lord is heard.

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“I ANTICIPATE THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD…”

Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and All Greece

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The blessed Chrysostom says the following: “If the body is not resurrected, then Man is not resurrected. Because Man is not just a soul. Man is body and soul. Therefore, if only the soul is resurrected, then Man is resurrected in half, and not in whole. Besides, we are not speaking literally when referring to the “resurrection of the soul”, because only the body is resurrected, since only the body is subject to deterioration.”

The bodily resurrection is a miracle. It will be the miracle of the Power of God. And just as a seed is sown in the earth unto deterioration and rises up undeteriorated, so is our body sown in a state of deterioration, it is buried and disintegrates in the earth, to be resurrected and risen in incorruptibility.

This resurrection, according to Clement of Rome, will take place, regardless where we may be scattered - either in the sea, or on land, or even if devoured by wild beasts or by vultures – God will resurrect us with His power, because the entire world is in His hand.

What The “New” Bodies Will Be Like

Justifiably, one may ask what our bodies will be like after our resurrection. Will they look like they did before death, or not? The answer is that our bodies will basically be the same as before, but with different characteristics. In reply to this question, the blessed Chrysostom says that the body will be the same one, but it will also not be the same. The blessed Makarios says that our body will have preserved its nature after the resurrection in the same manner as iron, which, when subjected to heat will turn glowing red, but without ceasing to be iron.

Theodore of Mopsuestia gives us another image – that of sand and glass. As we all know, glass is composed of sand. How-ever, when it it is turned into glass, it is no longer sand. Therefore, between our pre-resurrection body and the one that we shall have after the resurrection, there will be a sameness as well as a difference.

One difference that we must state is that the old body is cloaked with deterioration, whereas the new one with incorruptibil-ity. This body, after the common resurrection, will be immortal. The image used by the Apostle Paul is a very characteristic one. The seed is buried in the soil, it then deteriorates, and eventually a new plant will sprout from that seed, which comes alive and develops. Of course it is of the same nature as the seed that was sown. That is to say, if one sows a seed of wheat, wheat will sprout from it, however, it will be better than the one that was sown. Furthermore, one seed is sown, but multiple seeds will sprout from it. From all this, we can surmise the attributes that our post-resurrection body will have – the first one being incorruptibility.

In his attempt to approach this mystery, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem resorts to the example of water. Water, he says, has other characteristics when it is in a liquid state, other ones when it solidifies, and yet others when it is vaporous. We shall likewise undergo a change. Thus, since our body will possess the characteristic of incorruptibility, it means that it will not suffer illnesses or feel pain, nor will it grow old - we will all have the “same age”, according to the tradition of our Church, which we encounter in our hym-nological texts. In other words, we will no longer have the handicaps that we had in this lifetime or the various illnesses, nor will we have the so-called “natural” passions such as hunger, thirst, becoming tired and needing to rest, hurting, etc.

The second characteristic of immortality indicates that we no longer die, and that we shall be eternal. Our model will be the Body of the Resurrected Christ. A third charac-teristic of ours will be the transformation of our body. The new body will be far better and superior to the previous one. It will not consist of matter, it will be weightless, it will mass-less and will not take up space, in the manner that our Lord had a body which His disciples had seen after the Resurrection, yet without that Body hindering Him from entering the room where His disciples were “sequestered”, nor hindering Him from be-

ing simultaneously in different places – as verified by His various post-Resurrection appearances.

The qualities that our new body will have will be new qualities. That body will partake of the glory of the Resurrected and Ascended Jesus Christ. The Lord was not resurrected only as the firstborn of all Creation; He also brought His resurrected

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Inside this Issue:

Christ is risen! .................................. 1

Resurrection of the Dead................. 2

Transitions........................................ 4

Paschal Items Thank You.................. 5

DOP Father’s Day Form.................... 5

Church Organizations ...................... 6

Renovation Project........................... 7

Youth Ministries............................... 8

Panegyri............................................ 8

Panegyri Poster................................. 9

President’s Message......................... 10

Stewardship Message....................... 11

Stewardship List .............................. 11

Parish Calendar ............................... 14

Church Information ......................... 15

Happy Mother’s Day......................... 16

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Body into the heavens, on the day of His Ascension. And it is for this reason that the Feast of the Ascension is of such im-portance to us, because it signifies the eternal glorification of our body, next to the Body of the Resurrected Christ, in the glory of Heaven. Our body will be beautiful, with its former characteristics. Our physical remembrances will become spiri-tual ones. That is why yet another characteristic will be spirituality. We will no longer be preoccupied with material or sensual matters. Being spiritual, our body will no longer have any need for maintenance or sustenance.

On the basis of all that we said regarding our resurrected body, we must reach the conclusion that our “just reward” – that is, the inheritance of Paradise or our exclusion from it (aka Hell ), will be of a spiritual, not material character. There will be conditions that will fill us with joy, if we are together with God and savour His presence, otherwise, they will fill our souls with sorrow and sadness. We will be “justly rewarded” accordingly, if we are far away from God; we will not enjoy His presence within us. That would be the worst kind of torture, because our conscience –according to the dogmatic theologi-ans of our Church- “then being extremely refined and sensitized, will check us in a tortuous and painful manner”; our con-science will have then be rid of the laziness with which it was burdened during the present lifetime. People –say the Fa-thers of the Church- will shine, according to the measure of their virtue. That is why the Lord had said “in the house of My Father there are many mansions”. This indicates that Paradise will also have certain gradations. Saints who have pleased God will be in a different state than certain other Christians. Nevertheless, everyone who will be in Paradise will feel the utmost joy. In fact, the Fathers use a charming parallel, in order to describe that everyone will feel satisfied: Each person will be holding a vessel in his hands. In some, the vessel will be a small one, while in others, the vessel will be larger. How-ever, everyone’s vessel will be full to the brim.

Following the resurrection, a general judgment will take place. It will be the final judgment. We shall appear with our res-urrected bodies and souls united, as they are now, before the Throne of the unyielding God.

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BAPTISMS:

The New Christian: Nathaniel William (Dimitrije)

Parents: Michael and Natasha (Mateljevic) Horner

Sponsors: Miodrag and Andjelka Mateljevic

Date: March 27, 2016

The New Christian: Tyler

Parents: Frank and Angela (Baldridge) Economou

Sponsor: Bill Kanelopoulos

Date: April 3, 2016

FUNERALS:

Halla Shteiwi, age 55, on April 12, 2016. Nazih Shteiwi, age 61, on April 12, 2016.

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Father Bill, Father William, and the Parish Council would like to express their gratitude to the following members who

donated our Holy Week and Paschal items:

Lewis & Patricia Assaley Karen Beish Sam & Esmine Beltsos William & George-Ann Brown Anthony & Antoinette Caneris Dr. Onassis A. Caneris George Chantilas Nada Chachoff Vassiliki Christopoulos Brad & Tricia Fielden Paul & Mary Lou Edgington Christine Fotopoulos

George & Maria Georgiou Alex & Ann Jonson Chris & Loy Jonson Pete & Katerina Kontopos Anthony & Georgia Lydia Korvessis Helen Lambrinides Ted & Kimberly Lambrinides Lee & Stephanie Megois Ike Misali Nick & Helen Nicholas Evgenia Pastroumas Gus G. & Jo Ann Perdikakis and Family

Mary Psihountas Angie & Tom Rombes Afrodite Seremetis Mina Sideris Marianthi Simos Sylvia Suhar Ron & Maria Trester Eleni Zaferes Patricia J. Zaferes Patricia P. Zaferes

CHRISTOS ANESTI!

We also wish to thank those members who anonymously offered gifts throughout the season of Great Lent and Holy Week. Our gratitude is also offered to all who generously supported our requests for

flowers for the Epitaphios.

The Daughters of Penelope will again offer Memorial and Artoklasia services on Father’s Day, June 12, 2016. Please note that this is one week early due to Pentecost. These services will be in memory and in honor of the important men in our lives. Re-quested donation is $5 per name. If you would like to have your loved one’s name included in the prayers, please complete the form below and return it with your check to: Daughters of Penelope, 7000 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45224. The deadline for submission is Monday, June 6. Contact Helen Nicholas at 513-697-0583, if you have any questions. Thank you for your support.

Submitted by: _________________________________________________________________________

Street Address, City, & Zip Code:___________________________________________________________

In Memory of: In Honor of:




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CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS

Christos Anesti!

On March 25, a group of Calypso sisters and some husbands gathered in Mason to view the opening of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. It was so much more enjoyable to watch the movie with others who could relate to the show. Later, we went to the home of one of the sisters to discuss the film and have a glass of wine. Great evening!

We'd like to thank everyone who supported our tsourekia sale. The proceeds helped to fund the remaining monies needed for the Calypso Buckeye Scholarship. It has taken us ten years to reach this milestone. Again, our heartfelt thanks to everyone.

Helen Nicholas is the chairman for both the Mothers' and Fathers' Day events. You may contact Helen, 513-697-0583, if you wish to have your father, uncle, husband, or brother remembered for Fathers' Day. The donation is $5 a name. Please let Helen know by June 5. Also, please note that due to Pentecost falling on Fathers' Day, we will be celebrating Fathers' Day on June 12. As in the past, there will be an Ar-toklasia for the living and a memorial for the deceased. Again, thank you for your continued support.

Lastly, our mission is to promote Hellenism, education, phi-lanthropy, civic responsibility, and family and individual ex-cellence. We work closely with the AHEPANS, If you are inter-ested in learning more about us, please contact me at 513-247-0011 or see one of the Daughters.

Happy Mothers' Day to all the mothers in our community.

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE…Vera Manolakas

Christos Anesti!

The Ladies of Philoptochos are so thankful and grateful to

our Parishioners for their support of our events throughout

the 2015/2016 year. You have all allowed us to continue

our mission of philanthropy. The success of our Palm Sun-

day Luncheon and the fantastic “Gifts Galore” Raffle were

more than we ever could have imagined. I would like to give

our thanks to the Raffle Team which was headed up by

Diane Kevin, Carol Stefanopoulos and Loy Jonson. Maria

Freeman did a remarkable job of tracking our ticket sales.

Our Philoptochos members did extraordinary work bringing

in gift donations as well as selling tickets for the event. As

the president of our Philoptochos Chapter, I could not be

more proud of our members and the amazing job that they

have done this year raising funds, but I would be very re-

miss if I did not also extend our deepest thanks to Fr. Bill,

Fr. William and our Parish Council for their guidance, sup-

port and assistance in making this year the triumph that it

has been.

The Philoptochos May meeting will take place on Saturday,

May 14. We will be having dinner at 4:00 pm at the Mont-

gomery Inn Boathouse. For those people who would like to

carpool, we will meet at the Church parking lot at 3:30 pm.

We would like everyone to make reservations so that the

restaurant knows how many tables to set up. Please call

Eleni Zaferes (513) 891-0218 with your reservation.

April was a terrific month beginning with our Lenten Re-

treat on Saturday, April 2nd. Our guest speaker was Fr.

Mark Emroll from Dayton. In addition to our own Philopto-

chos and Parish members, we were also joined by a dozen

members of the Dayton Chapter. I would like to thank Eleni

Zaferes for organizing this gratifying and reflective event.

On Tuesday, April 12, we prepared and served 180 meals at

City Gospel Mission. After almost a year of preparing and

serving dinner on a bi-monthly basis, we have perfected the

meal preparation (thank you Marianthi Simos). We feel

privileged to serve dinner to the kind, gentle and thankful

men, women and children at the City Gospel Mission and

we have been touched and moved by the experience. I have

PHILOPTOCHOS…Georgianne Gaz come to believe that this is one of the best things that we do

as Philoptochos members.

The 10th Annual Spring Charity Luncheon, put on by the

Dayton Philoptochos Chapter will take place Saturday, May

7 at the Dayton Country Club. The Raffle and Social Hour will

begin at 11am and the luncheon will begin at 12:15pm. The

cost is $20. For reservations, call Nikki Burns at (937) 439-

0943. The ladies of the Dayton Philoptochos have been very

supportive of our chapter, and we look forward to support-

ing this event.

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OVER FIFTY CLUB…Ann Jonson

We had a small group at Bravo’s, but everyone that went enjoyed the food and want to go back. We have a new mem-ber that joined us at Bravo’s. Welcome Victoria (Vicky) Mak-hamre.

Our sympathy to Costa and Tina Petropoulos on the passing of Costa’s sister, Efterpi Papadis, and also his brother-in-law, Emmanuel Papadis, who passed away two weeks apart. They lived in Clearwater, Florida. May they rest in peace.

Our sympathy to Voula Krondilou, wife of Kostas Krondilou, son Ted (Rose) Krondilou and daughter Sandy (Ed) Stallard and their families. We lit a candle in his memory. May his memory be eternal.

Our sympathy to the family of Sofia Vidas, mother of Mike and Ted (Zoe) Vidas and family. We lit a candle in her mem-ory. May she rest in peace.

Happy Easter!

The SCS was pleased to host the annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival last month. We congratulate the following students who had the desire to research and speak about a topic relating to their Orthodox faith: Lydia Lysko (Elementary Division); Julianna Bottomley, Nicholas Francis, and Peter Maris (Junior Division); Theo Maris, and Georgia Papakirk (Senior Division). All participants received certifi-

SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL…Peter Aamodt

cates and Best Buy gift cards. Julianna, Nicholas, and Georgia went on to proudly represent our Parish at the district Festi-val in Carmel, Indiana, the following week. All three did a wonderful job with their presentations and spent a lovely day enjoying the new church in that community. We offer thanks to the students who participated, the RET for their organizing efforts, Karen Aamodt for the beautiful refreshments, and finally, Tasos Ioannides, Philanthy Nichols, and Jim Raptis for serving as our Festival judges.

We also wish to congratulate Anna Catherine Sansalone, an SCS sixth grade student, for successfully completing her school-assigned project demonstrating perseverance. She used this project as an opportunity to raise $1,000 on behalf of IOCC supporting orphanages in Greece. Her efforts in-cluded hosting events where she provided information and spoke publicly about the plight of orphans and benefits of IOCC’s relief efforts. She also enlisted our Parish’s participa-tion in her fundraising by means of a special tray passed in Church on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Through her persistent efforts to secure generous donations, she was able to for-ward an amount to IOCC well in excess of her original goal. Well done, Anna Catherine!

PARENTS, PLEASE NOTE: If you believe your child qualifies for an end-of-year attendance award and you have not re-ceived an email from Vivian Kapourales confirming that fact by the end of the day on Monday, May 16, please email Vivian at [email protected] by noon on Tuesday, May 17th. Awards will be presented on Sunday, May 22th.

2016 BUILDING RENOVATION UPDATE AS OF 4-20-16

Fundraising Goal – $644,000

Amount Pledged – $182,158 – 29% of Goal

Pledged Families – 122 of 893 – 14%

Construction is scheduled to begin July 5th, 2016. If you have not yet made a commitment, please consider doing so.

Thank you for your consideration and support.

Name _______________________________________ My Sponsorship Level

Address______________________________________ ___ $500 ___ $1,000 ___ $2,500 ___ $5,000

Phone No. ____________________________________ ___ $10,000 ___ $25,000 ___ $50,000 ___ $100,000

I will fulfill my pledge: ___ Other ___________

___ Pay entire pledge in 2016. ___ Pay quarterly over 2 years. ___ Pay annually over 3 years. ___ Pay annually over 5 years.

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PANEGYRI By Eugene Nicholas

Panegyri is almost here! The time between festivals seems to fly by each year. Most of the planning is done and now is the time to start assembling the volunteers. Before I talk about that, I would like to take a moment to recognize and thank a group of volunteers, our Pastry Team. This group of women and men have been working since February to make sure that we have the best pastries around. By the time we get to the Panegyri, they have already volunteered for 6 to 10 very long days. This is a tradition that started with the first Panegyri and will continue for years to come. My most sincere thanks to everyone who has helped with pastry baking this year.

Volunteering for the festival is simple, but signing up can sometimes seem daunting. We have tried many methods for signing up volunteers including sheets on the wall, tables during coffee hour, emails and online sign up. It is much easier for you to contact a chair person than for them to contact the pool of volunteers. Once again this year we are going to distribute the list of chair people with their contact information and ask you to pick a booth and contact them. The list will be emailed out and distributed through the Sunday Voice. Please take the time to let the chair people know that you are available to help.

We still have a need for one chairperson, Parking, and a co-chair for the Pastry Cutting Room. As everyone knows we always have difficultly finding a chair person for Parking, but it is critical to a smooth running weekend. Our driveway and parking lot are very busy all weekend and it is important to maintain control of these areas. We have a new chair-person, Carrie Petrou, in the Pastry Cutting Room. This is a big responsibility and we are looking for a co-chair to share the workload. Please contact me at 591-0030 or [email protected], if you would be interested in helping us with ei-ther of these chair responsibilities. The Panegyri is a huge undertaking and we need everyone’s help to make it a suc-cess. Please consider what role you can play in the success of this year’s festival. Thank you!

YOUTH MINISTRIES By: Father William Redmon

Christos Anesti!

Our May GOYA meeting and officer elections will be held on May 27th, at 5:30 PM. There will not be a HOPE/JOY meet-ing in May. We are planning an event for June.

In April, GOYA held our annual Lenten Retreat. The topic was Seeking Understanding: Following Christ in a Secular World. After the retreat we went to Lazer Kraze for an afternoon of fun and fellowship.

Please remember to plan for the St. Nicholas Summer Camp, which will run from July 24th–30th. There will be a bus departing from Cincinnati to help ease the burden of travel on our Parish families. Camp is a time for the youth of our Parish to meet and develop friendships with their Orthodox peers, as well as to enjoy a variety of fun activities, and a deeper encounter with their faith. It is important that those planning to attend contact Fr. William as quickly as possi-ble, so that the Metropolis Youth Office can begin making plans for the bus.

Please also consider attending our Parish Vacation Church School, which will be held the week of July 18th–22nd, from 9:30 AM–12 PM. Our topic will be Heroes of the Bible. Vacation Church School is a program for HOPE/JOY children, but older youth are invited to volunteer to help organize the program. For more information, please contact Fr. William.

At the March HOPE/JOY meeting, Anna Ioannides led a craft where the children considered the Passion, and made Res-urrection Eggs, each of which contained a reminder of one of the aspects of the Passion narrative. This project helped the children to reflect on the generous and saving nature of Christ.

May God bless and keep you and yours, and may He continue to bless our Parish family.

-Fr. William

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Parish Council President's Message by Nick L. Sarakatsannis

Christos Anesti!

Such a refreshing time of year. Our spiritual lives are renewed. The air, soil and landscape is re-newed. I just love Spring. We feel the change in the weather and it puts a smile on our face. Christos Anesti!

I sense a renewed spirit in the Church. Stewardship is on the rise. The building renovation project is on fire. Families are stepping up in every way to help with the continuous demands of our charitable deeds.

Christos Anesti!

We also celebrate Mother’s Day this month.

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

"Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore." God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will al-ways be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."

"You will simply call her, 'Mom.'"

Wishing every Mom a Happy Mother’s Day. Be good to your daughter(s); they grow up to be mothers. Alithos Anesti! Nick

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STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE By Eleni Zaferes

As I sit in Church on Sunday, I cannot help but think of how blessed we are as a community. We should be very proud of what

we have to share with the entire area. Everyone who visits our Church admires its beauty. Our forefathers who started our

Parish had the insight and vision for the future. Without it, where would we be today? Would we have the beautiful Church,

the property, the Panegyri? Our forefathers planned without question, without thinking twice. It was just done.

Now it is our turn to look to the future. We are at a pivotal point in our Church's future. We have started with the renovations

of our hall into a magnificent setting to share the joys and sorrows in our lives. As with our homes, the cost of living increases

steadily. Will we be able to sustain our Church? We will only if we act now. We should not have to depend on the proceeds of

the Panegyri and the generosity of others.

What will we leave for our children, our children's children and future generations? Will it be the same vision and insight of

our forefathers? Stewardship is on the right path. Pledges and donations are up however, we need everyone's help, not just a

few. We ask everyone to look into your hearts to increase your stewardship. By completing a pledge card, we can better

budget how the needs of the Church are determined and fulfilled; as we do with our personal lives.

As you sit in Church, think of what our Church can be in the future. Think of our forefathers and how they had a vision. Think

of how we can pass on to the future generations a community we are all proud of.

Christoforou, Mario & Venetia Christon, Angelos & Deanna Christopoulos, Vassiliki Christos, Mary M. Chryssovergis, Chris & Cara Cimarosti, Helen Claffie, Sean & Angela Colak, Tony & Joan Colyer, Keith & Diane Colyer, Jeff & Laura Condorodis, Anestis J. & Janeen D. Cook, Barbara Cook, Karen Cranley, John & Dena Crawford, Jonathan & Sharon Dargis, Melody & David Demakes, Mina Demas, George P. & Annette Denas, George & Eugenia Denas, Haralambos & Athoniseea Diaz, Chris & Stephanie Economou, Frank & Angela Edgington, Paul & Mary Lou Elias, Tom & Tina Eliopoulos-Rosenbloom, Connie Favatella, Nathan & Allison Fawcett, Tracy & Jessica Fekkos, Haralambos & Loella Ann Fielden, Brad & Tricia

Betas, Maria Bikas, George M. & Anna Bikas, Michael & Anna Binzer, Brian & Chrisanthi Black, Lenora Borcoman, Tate & Nicole Bottomley, Stephen & Stephanie Boumis, Peter & Kimberly Brown, Bryan & Nickie Brown, Mary Brown, William & George-Ann Bugitzedes, Marian Bujnoch, Digger & Lindsay Burton, Matthew D. & Kathy Caneris, Adonis & Ana Maria Caneris, Anthony & Antoinette Caneris, Dr. Onassis A. Cantrell, Daniel & Katerina Cardullias, Dr. Peter & Elaine Carey, Lee & Tula Carras, Evan & Betsy Carumpalos, Constantine Cassis, Eli & Christine Cassis, Fr. William & Presvytera Anastasia Chachoff, Nada Chantilas, James & Dr. Lydia Chapas, Lefty Charnas, Terry & Koula Christman, Carl & Becky Christoforidis, Alexander & Jennifer

Aamodt, Peter & Karen Adinamis, George & Robyn Allgeier, Brian & Ellen Anastasiou, Demetra Andreadis, Paul Andreadis, Sophie S. Andrews, Evan & Terry Antoniades, Anthony† & Tracey Apalodimas, Maria Apostol, Katherine Apostolides, Vasso A. Argeros, Aristea Arvanetes, Gregory & Sandra Assaley, Anna Assaley, Lewis & Patricia Austin, Athena Bakiri, Keti & Andrew Murray Bates, Justin Batsakes, George P. Batsakis, Chris & Lydia Beish, Andrew Beish, Karen Belitsos, George P. & Peter Q. Wolfe Beltsos, Melissa Beltsos, Paul & Jeanna Beltsos, Sam & Esmine Beltsos, Steven & Kanda Bender, Robert & Kathy Bertok, Christina Betas, Dimitrios

2016 STEWARDSHIP LIST THROUGH 4-20-16

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Fillios, Elias & Mary Firman, Nancy & Jerry Francis, Dean & Kathy Frankenstein, George & Christine Franklin, Gari Frantzis, Kosta & Tammy Freeman, Maria Freudenberg, Grey & Eleni Fritz, Christine Gaier, Dean Gaier, Jeffrey & Chris Anne Gaskins, Mark & Kristin Gaz, Georgianne Gelis, James & Kathy Gelis, Maria Georges, Peter & Anna Georgeton, Bill & Mary Jane Georgeton, John C. & Ann Georgeton, Peter T. & Nancy Georgiou, Dean Georgiton, Nick & Kristy Georgostathis, Gus & Connie Georgostathis, Gus & Eleni Georgostathis, Maria Georgoulakis, Athanasios & Sofia Geromes, Alexander Ghiz, Leslie Glaser, Brian & Stella Goetz, Greg & Effie Grammas, George & Pam Greene, David & Maria Gregory, Dean & Hedy Gregory, Matula Gregory, Thomas & Pamela Gregory, Victoria Haddad, Saba & Elise Haralamos, George & Eleni Haralamos, Mike G. & Akrivi Herrmann, Stacy & Dennis Hill, Ann “Tasha” Himonidis, Chris & Ruth Hodges, Nick & Millie Hodson, Thomas Iatrides, Steve & Christina Kutsubu Iatrides, Panawiota & Nathan Harris Jones, Carolyn Jones, Demus J. & Betty Jones, James A. & Jo Ann Jonson, Alexander & Ann Jonson, Chris C. & Loy Jonson, George N. & Sophia Jonson, James G. & Thelma Jonson, Luke & Lauren Jonson, Patricia J. Kahle, John & Nickie Kalemanis, Gary & Maria Kalemanis, George & Nikki Kalomeres, George C. Kambelos, John P. & Erato Kambelos, Dr. Peter J. Kambelos, Stratos J. & Hope

Kanaris, Christos Kanaris, Kostantinos & Katy Kanelos, Dino & Julie Kaniaris, John & Idalia Kappas, James P. Karageorge, Dimitri & Athena Karakatsani, Marianthi Karampas, George & Diane Karas, Bill J. & Lynn Karas, Ted & Dixie Karras, Giorgio & Erene Katsanis, Claire C. Katsanis, James & Diane Kasidonis, John & Tina Kasprzycki, Peter & Edyta Kavouras, George & Fran Kehayes, Peggy Kehayes, William & Melissa Kellaris, Dr. James & Janice Kelley, Michael & Pauline Kereiakes, James & Helen Kessis, Nick Kessis, Paul Kevin, Patrick & Diane Kindle, Jeffrey & Belinda King, Adrian & Tina Kladakis, John & Teddi Kontopos, Pete & Katerina Kontsis, George & Melissa Koros, Kostas & Dina Korvessis, Anthony & Georgia Lydia Kostopoulos, Dina Kostopoulos, Nikolaos & Dana Kougios, Michael & Alice Koutsogiannis, Gus & Cathy Koyfis, Kostas & Ashley Williams Kranias, George & Litsa Kranias, Stratos & Amanda Kritikos, Christos & Karolyn Kunkemoeller, Thomas & Janice Kurlas, Gus Kurlas, Peter & Lori Kyrios, Irini Kyrios, Tassos & Maria Lambrinides, Nicholas & Diane Lambrinides, Ted & Kimberly Lambrinides, Thomas J. & Mary Ann Landers, Lauren Larew, Karl & Jordan Knouff Lazares, Gus J. Lazares, John K. & Patricia Leon, Gus A. & Kathryn LesChander, Scott & Alexandra Leslie, Wayne & Peggy Levenderis, Bill & Jill Liston, Robert & Eleni Loukoumidis, George & Stacey Lysko, Bob & Stacy Makris, Thomas & Ellen Maleas, Pete C. & Pearl Manolakas, Alexander & Vera

Marinakis, Bill D. & Evonne Marinakis, Panagiota Maris, George & Tricia Mathes, Robert & Dena Masella, Ron & Christine Mavridoglou, George & Penny Mavridoglou, Konstantinos Mavridoglou, Michael & Laura Mavridoglou, Nicholas & Jessica McCullough, Ryan & Kathryn McKay, Betty Jo McKay, Phil & Christine McNulty, Robin & Melanie Megois, Lee S. & Stephanie Menkhaus, David & Natalie Merianos, Ted Meyer, Andy & Maria Mirkopoulos, Nicholas Mirkos, John & Tina Mirkos, Marilyn Mirkos, Steve & Edyta Misali, A. J. "Ike" Misali, John P. & Deborah Misali, Mary Jean Misali, Paul J. & Christina Moeves, Eric & Stacey Mohler, David & Angel Mokas, Mary Monroe, Angeliki Morgan, Paul & Mary Morris, John & Christine Mortensen, Danny Moulas, Dean & Catherine Moyer, Gabe & Maria Muennich, Sam & Melissa Murray-Nikias, Stella P. Naser, Jacoub & Dina Neuendorf, David & Patricia Neuendorf, Matthew Nicholas, Eugene & Cindy Nicholas, George & Eugenia Nicholas, Nick & Helen Nicholas, Zachary Nichols, Ron & Philanthy Niehoff, Barbara Nikias, Charles P. & Vicki Nikias, Vasilia Nitsis, Dimitrius & Leisa O'Neill, Brian & Stephanie Orphanos, Peter & Angela Pagdadis, Sotiris & Stephanie Palassis, Nick & Maria Palioyras, George Panagis, Nick & Maria Pantel, Nicholas J. Papaioannou, Thomas & Mary Papakirk, James & Maria Papakirk, Steve & Toula Paparodis, Bess Papasavvas, Nektarios & Sally

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Papathanas, Harry & Joyce Pappas, Martha H. Pappas, Steven & Jolene Parsenios, Lewis G. Parthenakis, Dr. Nicholas & Angie Pascal, Betsy Pascal, James Paskal, Pete Pastroumas, Evgenia Pavlakis, George & Suzanne Payiatis, Paul & Patricia Perdikakis, Constance Perdikakis, Gus G. & Jo Ann Perdikakis, Lynn Perdikakis, Maria Perentesis, John & Stella Peters, Claire Petkos, Joannis & Christina Petrou, Evey Phillips, Joshua & Katherine Pilipovich, George & Cynthia Polen, Stephanie & Joe Politis, Michael & Carmen Poneris, Constantino & Tara Poneris, Kosta & Christine Ponticos, George D. Prasinos, Jim & Nicki Priest, Daniel & Christina Proffitt, Steve & Laurie Psihountakis, Manouso & Anastasia Psihountas, Mary Quill, Kevin & Mary Ramstetter, Robert & Lisa Raptis, James & Maria Redmon, Fr. William & Presvytera Elizabeth Riber, Sam & Filio Richardson, Josh & Nicole Riemann, Christopher & Blanca Riggs, Adam & Athena Rodish, Peter & Suzanne Rombes, Tom & Angie Rombis, Petros & Sofia Romero, Evangelia & Eric Peck Rose, Marvin & Chrysoula Saba, Youhana Sajkich, Steven Sakellariou, Maria B. Sakelos, Irene Sampson, Tony & Mary Ann Sansalone, Anthony & Angeleke Sansone, Craig & Susanna Sarakatsannis, George & Marie Sarakatsannis, Nicholas J. & Vicki Sarakatsannis, Nicholas L. & Carla Sarakatsannis, Panny Sarros, George H. Sarros, Harry J. Sarros, John H. Schmitz, Thomas & Cathy Schooley, Barbara Schuler, Bill & Julie Schulte, Neal

Schulte, Nick & Ianthe Schultz, James & Sarah Schutter, Michael & Lynne Seremetis, Afrodite K. Seremetis, Stratin & Marjory Sias, Georgios N. & Kathy Sideris, Danny & Amy Sideris, Nick & Jane Sideris, Mina Siegel, August C. Snider, Luke & Dacia Snyder, Milan & Elaine Spalazzi, Ryan & Emily Spanorigas, Nicholas & Becky Spanos, Van & Litsa Sparks, Ryan & Sophia Sperelakis, Dolores Spirtoff, John & Vicki Stacey, Christine Stanifer, Randy & Eleni Stathis, Angelos & Aspasia Stathis, Lee & Evie Stavropoulos, George & Dimitra Stavros, Cathy Stefanopoulos, Andrew & Carol Stenger, Doug & Lauren Stephan, Charles M. Stephan, George Stephan, Kara Stephan, Melinda Stephan, Michael Stephan, Nicholas & Alyssa Steppe, Greg & Ellene Stergiopoulos, Janis Stergiopulos, Anna Stevenson, Hillary & Daniel Storch, Mark & Angela Strain, Richard & Katherine Strike, Louis Stringas, Emanuel Stroplos, Gus Suhar, Sylvia Tassopoulos, Michael & Ritsa Thomakos, Artemis Thomas, Bill Tipis, Constantine & Lisa Towner, Jake & Eleni Trester, Ron & Maria Triantafillou, Nicholas & Melissa Triantafillou, Tilemahos Triantafilou, Alex & Jennifer Triantafilou, George & Eleni Trivett, Michael & Matina Tsacalis, William & Marie

Tsolometes, James & Maria Turner, Kent & Carolyn Valcarcel, John & JoAnne Vardaka, Marianna Varnell, Charles & Krista Vasiliou, Demetrios & Gloria Veres, Helen Vessey, Lenie Vidas, Chris & Kim Vidas, Cynthia Vidas, Ethel Vidas, Evangelia P. Vidas, Michael T. Vidas, Sofia A.†

Vidas, Victor & Alexandra Vlachos, Christopher Vlahakis, Tom & Carol Vollhardt III, Arthur & AnnaMarie Watson, Douglas & Akrivi Wehner, Gregory & Eleni Weis, Daniel & Anastasia Weisenborn, Cary & Maria Weitfle, Christopher & Maria Williams, Jay Wilson, Beth & Marty Wilson, Wallace & Michelle Witt, Alan J. & Bessie Xanthakos, Stavra & Helmut Roehrig Zaferes, Eleni Zaferes, Katherine (Tina) Zaferes, Patricia J. Zaferes, Patricia P. Zaferes, Peter T. Zaferes, Toula Zagorianos, Kristos & Kathy Zaharopoulos, Dimitra Zeilman, John & Anna Zigoris, Mark & Irene Zolotas, Pete & Papy

The Parishioners listed here have made a commitment and/or contribution towards

2016 Stewardship. If you have not made your Stewardship Pledge for 2016, we en-

courage you to do so today. Pledge Cards are available through the Church Office or

can be obtained by contacting any member of the Parish Council or the Clergy.

May 2016 For the most updated Calendar, visit www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

GREAT AND HOLY

PASCHA

12:00 a.m. Resurrection Matins & Divine Liturgy

12:00 p.m. Agape Vespers

1:00 p.m. Agape Luncheon

2

MONDAY OF

BRIGHT WEEK

St. George the

Trophy-Bearer

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy No Orthodox Reading Group

3

7:00 p.m. DOP Mtg.

4 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

5

6

FRIDAY OF

BRIGHT WEEK

Zoodochos Peghe

9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

7

8

Sunday of St. Thomas 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

Greek School Awards Mothers Day

9

6:30 p.m. Orthodox Reading Group

10

6:30 p.m. AHEPA Mtg.

11

6:30 p.m. Parish Bible Study

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

12

13

14

4:00 p.m. Philoptochos Mtg.

15

Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

Scholarship Sunday GOYA Mtg.

AHEPA Sunday

16


17

18



19

6:00 p.m. Parish Council Dinner & Mtg.

20

21

Sts. Constantine

& Helen

8:30 a.m.

Matins &

Divine Liturgy

12:00 p.m. Over Fifty Lunch

22

Sunday of the Paralytic 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

SCS Awards Sunday

23


24

25



26

27

5:30 p.m. GOYA Picnic & Elections

28

29

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

30

Memorial Day

Church Office

Closed

9:30 a.m.

Cemetery

Visitation

No Orthodox

Reading Group

31

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Clergy Presiding Priest: Very Rev. Father William Cassis

Assistant Priest: Rev. Father William Redmon

Staff Parish Administrator: Eugene Nicholas

Building Maintenance Technician: Craig Sansone

Parish Council Members

Organizations and Ministries

Philoptochos Society: Georgianne Gaz, President

Parish Choir: Janice Kellaris, Director

Cantors: Louis Kapourales, Tasos Ioannides, James Raptis, Philanthy Nichols

Altar Boys: Gus Siegel, Father William Cassis, Father William Redmon

Sunday Church School: Religious Education Team, Peter Aamodt, Chairman

Greek School: Alexandros Laftsidis, Director

GOYA: Father William Redmon, GOYA Ministry Team

HOPE and JOY Groups: Father William Redmon, Ministry Team

Mothers Club: Catherine Stavros, President

AHEPA: Peter Rodish, President

Daughters of Penelope: Vera Manolakas, President

Over 50s Club: Ann Jonson, President

Parish Bible Study and Orthodoxy 101: Father William Cassis

Orthodox Reading Group: Father William Redmon

Outreach/Samaritan Fund: Father William Cassis,

Father William Redmon, Eugene Nicholas

The Good Shepherd Food Pantry: Stephanie Diaz, Maria Freeman,

Mary Morgan, Matina Trivett Agios Demetrios Society: Jim Grammas, Maria Panagis

PANEGYRI: Eugene Nicholas, Chris Chryssovergis

Parish Bookstore: Christina Polychroniou

Office Hours: Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Worship Schedule: Matins, 8:15 a.m.; Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.

Other Services as scheduled.

Our Mission

THE VOICE is the official monthly

newsletter of Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas

Greek Orthodox Church in Cincinnati,

Ohio. Our Parish was founded in 1907

and serves Orthodox Christians

throughout the tri-state area. Our mis-

sion is to reach out to all members of

the Community by providing relevant

information on the religious, spiritual

and cultural life of the Parish; news on

the accomplishments of Parish mem-

bers and organizations, and editorial

points of view.

The next deadline for submitting

news to the "Voice" is

May 8, 2016

Submissions can be dropped off or

mailed to the Church Office or

e-mailed to

[email protected] or

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Our Church website can be found

at

www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

THANK YOU

Officers Members

Nicholas L. Sarakatsannis, President Karen Aamodt

Chris Chryssovergis, Vice-President James Gelis

Justin Bates, Treasurer David Greene

Jessica Mavridoglou, Asst. Treasurer George Haralamos

Christine Masella, Secretary Stacey Loukoumidis

Matthew Neuendorf, Asst. Secretary Nektarios Papasavvas

Peter Rodish

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