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The Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streaming of Thessalonica was the son of a Roman proconsul in Thessalonica. Three centuries had elapsed and Roman paganism spiritually shattered and defeated by the multi-tude of martyrs and con-fessors of the Savior, intensified its persecu-tions. The parents of St. Demetrius were secretly Christians, and he was baptized and raised in the Christian Faith in a secret church in his fa-ther’s home. By the time Demetrius had reached maturity and his father had died, the emperor Galerius Maximian had as-cended the throne (305 A.D.). Maximian, confident in Demetrius’ education as well as his administrative and military abilities,

appointed him to his father’s position as proconsul of the Thessalonica district. The main tasks of this young commander

were to defend the city from barbarians and to eradicate Christianity. The emperor’s policy regarding Christians was expressed simply, “Put to death anyone who calls on the name of Christ.” The emperor did not suspect that by ap-pointing Demetrius he had provided a way for him to lead many people to Christ. Accepting the appoint-ment, Demetrius re-turned to Thessalonica

and immediately confessed and glorified our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

The Voice

St Demetrius of Thessalonica the Great Martyr October 26

Inside this Issue:

St. Demetrius of Thessalonica....... 1

Outreach Ministry.......................... 1

President’s Message...................... 3

Car Raffle Winners......................... 3

Parish Administrator...................... 4

Church Organizations ................... 5

St. Demetrios Dinner Day Dance... 8

Transitions..................................... 9

Parish People................................. 9

Stewardship Message.................... 10

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

Church Information ...................... 14

Parish Calendar ............................. 15

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Volume : 11 Number : 10 Month : October 2011

Outreach Ministry Update: Our Food Pantry

The individuals and families served by our Food Pantry continues to grow weekly. The need to replenish non-perishable items is ongoing. Several organizations and Sunday Church School have begun to develop programs to assist. Look for more details about the Sunday Church School program in this month’s article. Please consider helping this important outreach ministry. Contact the office by email at [email protected] or by phone at 513-591-0030, if you have questions.

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THE VOICETHE VOICE October 2011

Instead of persecuting and executing Christians, he began to teach the Christian Faith openly to the inhabitants of the city and to overthrow pagan customs and idolatry. The compiler of his Life, St. Simeon Metaphrastes (November 9), says that because of his teaching zeal he became “a second Apostle Paul” for Thessalonica, particularly since “the Apostle to the Gen-tiles” once founded at this city the first community of believers (1 Thess. and 2 Thess.).

The Lord also destined St Demetrius to follow the holy Apostle Paul as a martyr. When Maximian learned that the newly-appointed proconsul was a Christian and that he had converted many Roman subjects to Christianity, the rage of the em-peror know no bounds. Returning from a campaign in the Black Sea region, the emperor decided to lead his army through Thessalonica, determined to massacre the Christians.

Learning of this, St. Demetrius ordered his faithful servant Lupus to distribute his wealth to the poor saying, “Distribute my earthly riches among them, for we shall seek heavenly riches for ourselves.” He began to pray and fast, preparing himself for martyrdom.

When the emperor came into the city, he summoned Demetrius, who boldly confessed himself a Christian and denounced the falsehood and futility of Roman polytheism. Maximian gave orders to lock up the confessor in prison. An angel appeared to him, comforting and encouraging him.

Meanwhile the emperor amused himself by staging games in the circus. His champion was a German by the name of Lyaeus. He challenged Christians to wrestle with him on a platform built over the upturned spears of the victorious soldiers. A brave Christian named Nestor went to the prison to his advisor Demetrius and requested a blessing to fight the barbarian. With the blessing and prayers of Demetrius, Nestor prevailed over the fierce German and hurled him from the platform onto the spears of the soldiers, just as the murderous pagan would have done with the Christian. The enraged commander ordered the execution of the holy Martyr Nestor (October 27) and sent a guard to the prison to kill St. Demetrius.

At dawn on October 26, 306 A.D. soldiers appeared in the saint’s underground prison and ran him through with lances. His faithful servant, St. Lupus, gathered up the blood-soaked garment of St Demetrius, and he took the imperial ring from his finger, a symbol of his high status, and dipped it in the blood. With the ring and other holy things sanctified by the blood of St. Demetrius, St. Lupus began to heal the infirm. The emperor issued orders to arrest and kill him.

The body of the holy Great Martyr Demetrius was cast out for wild animals to devour, but some Christians took it and se-cretly buried it in the earth.

During the reign of St. Constantine the Great (306-337 A.D.), a church was built over the grave of St. Demetrius. A hundred years later, during the construction of a majestic new church on the old spot, the incorrupt relics of the holy martyr were uncovered. Since the seventh century a miraculous flow of fragrant myrrh has been found be-neath the crypt of the Great Martyr Demetrius, so he is called “the Myrrh-streaming.” Several times, those venerating the holy wonderworker tried to bring his holy relics, or a part of them, to Constantinople. Invariably, St. Demetrius made it clear that he would not permit anyone to remove even a portion of his relics, and they eventually found their way back to the city of Thessalonica.

St Demetrius is regarded as a protector of the young, and is also invoked by those struggling with lustful temptations and thoughts.

Dismissal Hymn in the Third Tone: A great champion hath the whole world found thee to be when in grave perils; for thou dost put to flight the heathen, O victorious one. As thou didst humble Lyaeus’s arrogance and gavest boldness to Nestor in the stadium, thus, O holy Great Martyr Demetrius, do thou entreat Christ God that we be granted great mercy.

Kontakion in the Second Tone: God, who hath given thee invincible strength, O Demetrius, hath adorned the Church with

the royal purple of the streams of thy blood and hath kept thy city unharmed, for thou art the support thereof.

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As I listen to the political dialogue that precedes an election and watch the debates that help shape public opinion, I often wonder if the rhetoric enhances participation in the political process or de-tracts from it. Are people enticed solely by the brightly, shining spotlight of the candidate du jour or

do they truly involve themselves deeply enough to communicate their opinions in the hopes of shaping outcomes? On the surface, it appears as if the citizens are actively engaged, but oftentimes, this engagement is only superficial. That spotlight is on when it’s convenient, when people are watching or when the outcome is grand but fades quickly and shines less brightly when effort is required and difficult work needs to be accomplished. We live in a republic, a form of government in which the people are tasked with choosing. Choice is an empowering responsibility and one, unfortu-nately, that many of us take far too lightly. Many of us choose not to attend the General Assembly sessions – the governing mechanism of our Parish – for a myriad of reasons – no time, no interest, scheduling conflicts, lack of awareness, etc. This is unfortunate since the choice of a few dictates the path forward for the many. People approach me all the time and freely share their opinion on a host of things, especially everything that is wrong with the Parish. I listen intently and respectfully to their comments and sug-gestions and usually try to conclude these sessions by encouraging deeper involvement on their part, either by recom-mending their service on Parish Council or by requesting their presence at General Assembly. This does little to boost participation in General Assembly sessions and also falls short in generating a sufficient slate of candidates tasked with leading the Parish. Opt out and your voice is swallowed by the cacophony of noises that resonate throughout a church. Opt in, choose to attend, choose to lead, choose to care and make your voice stand out; make a difference - shape the future of our parish. The General Assembly session is Sunday, 16 October 2011, immediately following Divine Liturgy. Plan on attending as there are numerous topics that are of significant interest to our Parish – 2012 budget, choir status, consolidation of par-ish by-laws, 2012 Parish Council nominations & Stewardship 2012, to name but a few. Through your voice, the future direction of our Parish is established. It can only be heard if you are there.

Parish Council President's Message by Chris Chryssovergis

2012 Cadillac Raffle Winners

Grand Prize Winner: Ron Burgess

Other Prize Winners:

Stratin & Margie Seremetis Peter & Carol Kalomeres

Matula Gregory Kevin Burkart

Charlie & Anita Sirk Jennifer, Toni, & Sienna Panovski

Pete Rodish Christina Methena

Sam Thorpe Robert Harris

Andy Thomas Henry Reed

Irene Kanaris Peter Senkiw

Fahed Salem Michael Zang

John Kanelos

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With the end of summer and the beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year, everything has begun again. We had a great Church Picnic at Stricker’s Grove. Thanks to Frank Cook for taking care of the food. Our Car Raffle was very successful. Thanks to Andy Stefanopoulos and Dr. Peter Kambelos for their enthusiastic leadership. The Car Raffle winners are published on page 3. Our Sunday Church School and Greek School have both started their new year.

Currently in the office, we have four volunteers helping with the phones, filing and assisting parishioners. We would like to find a fifth volunteer, so we could have one for each day of the week. The volunteers normally come in at 10 am and leave at 3 pm, but we are flexible. If you might be interested, please contact the office for more details.

The demand for our Food Pantry continues to grow every week. We have assisted more than 40 individuals and families over the last month. Please keep this ministry in mind as you are walking through your local grocery store. Several organi-zations have started assisting the pantry, and we are beginning to plan a food drive for Thanksgiving. Please consider mak-ing a monetary or canned goods donation in the coming weeks.

In the May issue of the Voice, I mentioned the facility fees for baptisms and weddings . There is a $150 facility fee for bap-tisms and $300 facility fee for weddings. These fees are in place to cover additional costs involved in the use of the facility for Sacraments. Please consider taking care of these fees prior to the Sacrament being offered.

Finally, please be sure to mark your calendar for the Fall General Assembly on Sunday October 16th. The budget for 2012 will be presented. Our By-Laws require the following criteria in order to participate in the Fall General Assembly and the upcoming elections:

A PARISHONER IN GOOD STANDING is defined as any person, eighteen (18) years of age or over, who was either Bap-tized by the rights of the Church or was received by Chrismation into the Greek Orthodox Church and who lives accord-ing to the faith and Canons of the Church and has met and completed his or her stewardship financial obligation (P3, C1, Art. 18).

A PARISH ASSEMBLY consists of members of the Parish who have met their stewardship financial obligations to the Par-ish prior to the call of order of such Parish Assembly. A person whose name appears on the membership rolls but who is in arrears in the payment of his \ her stewardship financial obligation for the previous year. A parishioner who has paid his \ her stewardship financial obligation for the previous year maintains his \ her standing through June 30th of the current year (P3, C3, Art. 31).

A parishioner who wishes to PARTICIPATE IN THE FALL GENERAL ASSEMBLY or any special Assemblies after June 30th must have paid his \ her stewardship financial obligation of the previous year and also 75% of the stewardship financial obligation for the current year. (P3, C3, Art. 31). A new parishioner may exercise a vote at Parish Assemblies if he or she has been a parishioner in good standing for at least three (3) months prior to the date of the respective Parish Assembly. (P3, C3, Art. 31).

A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION to the Parish Council must have paid his/her stewardship financial obligation for the previ-ous year and also 75% of his/her stewardship financial obligation for the current year by the Call to Order of such Parish Assembly (P3, C2, Art. 25).

VOTING RIGHTS FOR ELECTION OF PARISH COUNCIL: A parishioner in good standing may vote if he or she has paid his/her stewardship financial obligation for the previous year and also 75% of his/her stewardship financial obligation for the current year by the start of voting (P3, C2, Art. 25).

From the Office of the Parish Administrator

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CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS OVER FIFTY CLUB…Ann Jonson

We had our fried chicken luncheon on August 20, with 61 at-tending. We had a chiropractor speak and we had lots of questions to ask him.

Congratulations to Mike and Akrivi Haralamos on the birth of their first granddaughter. She is the daughter of George and Eleni Haralamos.

A new member has joined. Welcome Dede Humbert! I hope you will enjoy coming to our luncheons. You will meet lots of new people. Anyone can join. You don’t have to be 50 or over. We have over 100 young and old members. We have lots of fun just being together with our friends. We always meet on the third Saturday of the month, sometimes at church, sometimes at a restaurant. Try it some time, you may like it.

We are helping Philoptochos with Operation Christmas Stock-ing. Please help support the children in Iraq and Afghanistan by filling a stocking. Stockings will be handed out after church, with a list of items needed, on October 2.

Our next luncheon, on October 15, will be at church.

PHILOPTOCHOS…Diane Kevin

Our first meeting was held on Tuesday, September 6. Thank you to our board members who provided such a nice selec-tion of appetizers, and to Cathy Nadaud who coordinated the arrangements for the evening. Our prayers are with Cathy, her mother Mary Christos, and her family as she resumes treatment for a recurring illness. She remains advisor to Philoptochos and though it is difficult to operate in her ab-sence, we continue to pray that she will be back with us again very soon, and her good health restored.

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s was held on October 1, and we thank Melanie McNulty and Debbie Sylvester once again for their efforts in organizing the Greek Team and to all who walked for this important cause.

Our Fabulous Furs outing is almost here! Please purchase your $10 ticket after church from Karen Beish and Laura Co-lyer and take a look at the beautiful faux fur throw that is be-ing raffled. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event. The location is Donna Salyer’s Fabulous Furs 20 West 11th St. Covington, KY 41011 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 13. Rides to the event are being ar-ranged from church. Please see Philanthy Nichols if you plan to drive and can take a passenger or two.

Operation Christmas Stocking began on Sunday, October 2 and will continue through the end of the month. Final deadline to turn in your bag of items for a soldier in Af-ghanistan or Iraq is at our meeting on November 1. Please visit the item display for ideas of what to place in your bag, or if you need an additional bag with list. Please show your support for a soldier away from loved ones during the Christmas season by taking part in this program.

The Metropolis of Detroit Clergy Laity and Philoptochos Conference were held September 28 through October 1. Matina Trivett and Diane Kevin represented our Philopto-chos chapter. Highlights from their visit will be shared at our next meeting, Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m.

Philoptochos has made a donation to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church rebuilding fund in NYC in commemoration of the 9/11 anniversary. A candle was lit in memory of the victims and first responders. May their memory be eternal.

SUNDAY SCHOOL … Cara Chryssovergis

The teachers and staff are so glad to be back in the class-room working hard to explore Orthodox Christianity. I of-ten get asked, "What time does Sunday Church School start?" The answer is simple - SCS starts with the Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am. Participation in the Divine Liturgy is an integral part of what we aim to teach in the SCS classroom. To take that aspect away from our students really limits their understanding of what it means to be an Orthodox Christian. First, we must begin everything we do with prayer. We must teach our children how to pray and how to be still enough to hear the voice of God. This is no easy task especially with young children. However, the only way a child can learn how to act in church is to be in church. Second, we are studying the words and actions of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ in SCS. We must hear those words in His Gospel before we can study and reflect on them. Third, we are studying the sacraments, feast days and traditions of our church. We must encourage our chil-dren to see the traditions of the church in action so that they may gain a true perspective of their faith and how it fits into their lives. Every Divine Liturgy offers so many teachable moments upon which the foundation of the Or-thodox Christian Education is built. It may be the Gospel reading, Father Bill’s sermon, the Great Entrance, or the preparation and receiving of Holy Communion. I hope you will take the extra time to make sure your child gets the complete education our parish can offer.

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The Daughters of Penelope District 11 Workshop was held September 24 @ the Ahepa House with daughters from all over the district in attendance.

CONGRATULATIONS TO: The Viola Christopher/Daughters of Penelope Scholarship was awarded to Sophia Raptis & Christopher Vlachos. The District Governor’s Special Award went to Angie Rombes for one of the “Special Sisters”. October marks the 64 year anniversary of Sophia Guethlein as a member of Daughters of Penelope. WOW!

Our first meeting was held on August 23 with dinner served by the Officers and Board Members. The new Officers and Board Members were installed and our lengthy meeting be-gan. Taking the gavel for the first time as President was daunting as well as exhilarating. Thinking of the Presidents before me, I have some big shoes to fill. I would like to thank all the ladies for having faith in me, and I give my word I will try not to disappoint them. I made it through the first meet-ing which means I’m still President!

SAVE THE DATES: WINE TASTING Saturday, October 8, see what all the excite-ment is about for a mere $25. Order your BAKLAVA starting Sunday, October 2. Don’t forego the finest this side of Greece! COOKING CLASS (Filo Pastries for Christmas) on Sat-urday October 22. Contact Vera Manolakas at 513-247-0011 for more information.

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE ... Melody Dargis

MOTHERS CLUB…Iris Love

Mothers Club will be hosting a Bake Sale on Sunday, Octo-ber 16. Proceeds from this sale will help offset the cost of the Halloween Party.

All families are invited to join us at our annual Hallowen party on Friday, October 28 from 6:30-8:30pm. Dinner, fun and entertainment will be served. Tickets are $5.00 per person, $20.00 max per family. We look forward to seeing your costumes!

Our fall Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, November 12. If you have gently used items to donate, please bring them to the church between Sunday, November 6 and Fri-day, November 11. Pease see Carole Demetrion or Carol Kalomeres if you have any questions.

GOYA…Allison Papathanas

GOYA kicked off the 2011-2012 year with their first meeting on Tuesday, September 13. There was a great attendance and many new members attended. GOYAns took part in a service, discussion with Father Bill, and an ice cream social. That Saturday, the seventh, several members participated in the walk for Congenital Heart Disease at Eden Park. To-gether, they raised a generous amount to donate to the cause. The next day, they served dinner at the annual car raffle. Once again, we had a great turnout and the GOYAns worked hard.

There will be a general GOYA meeting on October, 11. Sometime during the month we will be partaking in an out-ing to a corn maze. More details will be given out as they are finalized.

GOYA would like to extend the invitation to all students in

grades 6-12. We hope to continue to grow in size and that

everyone will make it their goal to come to a GOYA event

this year!

One of the lessons we wish to impart to all the students this year is having compassion and stewardship for the world in which we live. To this end, we will be having a year-long campaign to support our food pantry. To make this fun for the students, we are having a contest. We will be tracking the number of items each class collects on a weekly basis. The classroom that donates the most food items will be rewarded at the end of the SCS year. Please support your student’s efforts to help our community.

Sunday Church School is possible through your generous stewardship donations. There is no fee for students. We do, however, ask all students to register. Please complete a registration form if you have a new student or if any of your information has changed since last year. A master list will be available for you to verify that your contact information is up-to-date. You do not need to re-register if your infor-mation is correct. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer your time and talents to SCS please contact Cara Chryssovergis at [email protected]

HOPE AND JOY

We are appealing to all of our HOPE and JOY parents and all other interested parishioners who are interested in becom-ing members of our Ministry Team. For a variety of rea-sons, the current team is unable to continue. After several years of service the majority of Ministry Team members are

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stepping down and we see this as an opportunity to build new leadership and generate fresh ideas.

The HOPE and JOY Ministry Team consults with the priest, who determines the overall theme for the year, which in-cludes 8 lessons and an end-of-year picnic. Additionally, our team would typically plan an evening retreat in Janu-ary. In recent years, JOY/HOPE has met on the 3rd Tues-day of each month. The new team and Parish clergy will decide timing and activities for each evening meet-ing. Ideally, the Ministry Team consists of 3 to 4 members. We are looking forward to new leadership for JOY/HOPE for our 2011-12 school year. Ideally, 3 to 4 people are needed. Please take the time to consider serving our church's youth as a member of this most valuable minis-try. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Father Bill at [email protected]

Thank you.

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ST. DEMETRIOS DAY

DINNER DANCE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH ST. NICHOLAS COMMUNITY HALL

7000 WINTON ROAD

ADULTS $30.00

CHILDREN $15.00

DANCE ONLY $10.00

Music by;

Lazarus and his band

“neos ehos”

Cash bar

Hors d’oeuvres 6:30pm

Buffet Dinner 7:30pm

Dance 9:00pm

Come and enjoy a Homemade savory

dinner & delicious pastries for dessert

For reservations please contact

Sophia guethlein...513-661-4986

**all tickets will be sold at the door

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Transitions

BAPTISMS:

The New Christian: Evan Mathew Parents: Gregory and Victoria (Papaioannou) Deibig Sponsors: Daniel and Christina (Papaioannou) Priest

Date: August 20, 2011

The New Christian: Zachary Parents: Christos and Erin (Pavey) Kostopoulos

Sponsors: Nikolaos and Dana Kostopoulos Date: August 28, 2011

The New Christian: Abigail

Parents: Shawn and Lea (Cook) Mason Sponsor: Anne (Cook) Ashcraft

Date: September 3, 2011

The New Christian: Lilianna Elizabeth Parents: Steve and Edyta Mirkos

Sponsors: Steve and Tatsa Toleski Date: September 10, 2011

FUNERAL:

Demetrios Christidis, age 65, on August 26, 2011.

Parish People

Sylvia Suhar is extremely proud to announce the birth of her 11th grandchild. A daughter was born to her son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Carla Suhar on August 24, 2011, at San Diego, CA. The baby (their third child) weighed 6 lbs, 8 oz. and is named Haley Alexandra.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

In light of the age of our facility (over 40 years old), it is necessary to establish an Emergency Repairs Fund. Effec-tive Sunday, October 9th, the recommended donation for Memorial (red) candles will be $10. The additional do-nations received will be allocated to this new fund. Thank you for your continued support of our ministries and community.

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Stewardship Message

How do the members of the Body of Christ keep themselves healthy?

We keep the members of our body healthy when we eat properly, exercise, get enough rest, go for checkups, and don’t pollute our-selves with drugs, tobacco, or excessive alcohol. The members of the Church are kept healthy through prayer, fasting, worship, Commun-ion, Confession, good works, and the avoidance of destructive be-havior, such as divisiveness and gossip.

What obligation do her members have to the Church?

Since each of us has a unique and essential part to play in the life-saving work of the Church, we are obliged to discover the unique gifts that God has given to each of us and use them for the health and growth of the Body of Christ. This process is called “Stewardship.”

Why do we talk about “stewardship” and not “tithing?”

A Steward is a person who has temporary custody of a particular item or piece of property until the owner asks that person to give an accounting for the way that item was used. We are all Stewards. God has given us our Time, Talents, and Treasures so that we might in-vest them wisely as we work together as agents in His plan for the salvation of the universe. Like all Stewards, we will one day have to give an accounting for the way we used these precious gifts. Tithing is only one element of our responsibilities as members of the Body of Christ. Tithing (or committing 10% of our income to the work of the Church) is the biblical minimum standard of giving for all Chris-tians, first stated in the Old Testament. But Jesus calls us to commit 100% of ourselves to Him. When we fill out our pledge cards, we should budget to follow the biblically mandated minimum of the tithe; but when we plan our day, do we plan to live as Christians only 10% of the time? God forbid!

How do I discover the gifts that God is calling me to use for the good of the Church?

Pray. Talk to the priest whom you see for confession. Talk to your spouse, parents, siblings, friends, and children. Pray some more. Ask-ing to discover our gifts is a prayer that is almost always answered.

What should I do next?

Fill out a Stewardship Card. By completing the card we will be com-mitting ourselves to being healthy members of the Body of Christ and to working together for the overall fitness and growth of the Church.

Source: www.holytrinitysf.org

If you have not made your

Stewardship Pledge for 2011 we encour-

age 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. The names that

appear on this list are those who have

declared their intention to give by filling

out and returning a Pledge Card to the

Church Office or have made a financial

commitment.

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2011 STEWARDSHIP LIST THROUGH 9-15-11 Let’s make this year our most successful year ever!

Thank you for the continued support of our Church and her ministries.

Aamodt, Peter & Karen

Abrames, Dora

Adinamis, George & Robyn

Adinamis, Nicholas

Alex, James L. & Koula

Anagnostou, Elias & Helen

Anastasiou, Demetra

Andreadis, Paul

Andreadis, Sophie S.

Andrews, Evan & Terry

Antoniades, Anthony & Tracey

Apostol, Katherine

Apostolides, Vasso A.

Argeros, Aristea

Arvanetes, Gregory & Sandra

Assaley, Anna

Assaley, Lewis & Patricia

Aziz, Steve & Leslie

Balkenbusch, Matt & Nicole

Barnhart, Thomas & Sylvia

Batsakes, George P.

Batsakis, Chris & Lydia

Beam, Mary F.

Beatty, Mark & Leni

Beish, Andrew

Beish, Daniel & Karen

Belitsos, Helen

Beltsos, Chris & Melissa

Beltsos, Paul & Jeanna

Beltsos, Sam & Esmine

Beltsos, Steven & Kanda

Bender, Christina E.

Bender, Robert & Kathy

Berling, Ben

Betas, Christina

Bikas, George M. & Anna

Bikas, Staikoula

Birch, Brian & Maria

Black, Dr. William & Lenora

Blackstone, Mark & Angela D.

Blavos, Sylvia

Borcoman, Tate & Nicole

Borod, Gregory & Gloria

Bottomley, Stephen & Stephanie

Boulmetis, Samuel N. & Anita

Boumis, Peter & Kimberly

Bouras, Peter & Anna

Brown, Bryan & Nickie

Brown, William & George-Ann

Burton, Matthew D. & Kathy

Caddell, Chris & Eleni

Callos, Harry & Angie

Caneris, Adonis & Ana Maria

Caneris, Anthony & Antoinette

Caneris, Dr. Onassis A.

Carey, Lee & Tula

Carumpalos, Constantine

Cassis, Fr. William & Presvytera Anastasia

Chaldekas, William & Bess

Chantilas, George

Chantilas, James & Dr. Lydia

Chapas, Lefty

Charnas, Terry & Koula

Chichura, Marcus & Michelle

Christman, Carl & Margaret

Christofield, Angeliki

Christofield, John

Christoforidis, Alexander & Jennifer

Christopher, Spiro & Olga

Christopoulos, Vassiliki

Christos, Mary J.

Chryssovergis, Chris & Cara

Cimarosti, Eugene & Helen

Colak, Tony & Joan

Columbus, Richie & Eva

Colyer, Clarence

Colyer, Donna

Colyer, Jeff & Laura

Colyer, Keith & Diane

Condorodis, Anestis J. & Janeen D.

Condorodis, Dr. Constandinos J. & Carolyn

Cook, Frank & Karen

Coures, George & Joyce

Cranley, John & Dena

Dadas, Alex & Rosalyn

Dalambakis, Chris & Judy

Dargis, David & Melody

Demas, George P.

Demis, Lee & Elizabeth

Denas, George & Eugenia

Denas, Haralambos & Athanaseea

Denison, Theda

Dimas, Gregory & Evelyn Patsavos

Economacos, Demetrios & Christine

Economacos, Eleni

Economacos, Tom & Jennifer

Economakis, Tina

Economou, Alex †

Economou, Robert

Edgington, Paul & Mary Lou

Elias, Nicholas & Monica

Elias, Tom & Tina

Eliopoulos-Rosenbloom, Connie

Ernst, James H. & Sue

Fakoukakis, Emanuel & Susan

Fekkos, Haralambos & Loella Ann

Fielden, Brad & Tricia

Fletcher, Christopher & Gabrielle

Fotopoulos, Christine

Francis, Dean & Kathy

Franklin, Gari

Freeman, Maria

Freudenberg, Grey & Eleni

Fritz, Margaret

Furkas, Kostadinos & Lisa

Gaier, Jeffrey & Chris Anne

Galanes, George

Gaskins, Mark & Kristin

Gelis, Georgia

Gelis, James & Kathy

Georgacopoulos, Demetrios & Jaime

Georgeton, John C. & Ann

Georgeton, Chris P. & Barbara

Georgeton, John P. & Kimberly

Georgeton, Peter C.

Georgeton, Peter T. & Nancy

Georgiades, Peri & Cheri Rekow

Georgiou, Dean

Georgiou, George & Maria

Georgiton, Nick

Georgiton, Peter J. & Betsy

Georgopoulos, Tasos & Eileen

Georgostathis, Gus & Connie

Georgostathis, Gus & Eleni

Georgostathis, Maria

Georgoulakis, Athanasios & Sofia

Geromes, Alexander

Gerros, Carl & Mary

Giovis, Chris A. & Jean M.

Giovis, Thomas

Glaser, Brian & Stella

Gormas, Pete

Gortsas, Alex

Grammas, George & Pam

Grammas, Paul & Denise

Grammas, Peter & Panagiota

Greene, David & Maria

Gregg, Jeff & Pana

Gregory, Dean & Hedy

Gregory, Matula

Gregory, Thomas & Pamela

Gregory, Victoria

Guethlein, Sophia

Haggis, Flora

Haggis, Karen

Haralamos, George & Eleni

Haralamos, Mike G. & Akrivi

Hayden, Jason & Rebecca

Herrmann, Dennis & Stacy

Hill, Ann “Tasha”

Himonidis, Chris & Ruth

Hock, Les & Jennifer

Hodges, Nick & Millie

Humbert, Randy & Dede

Ioannides, Tasos & Anna

Ioannou, Michael

Ioannou, Maria & John

Johnson, John & Antigone

Jones, Carolyn

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LesChander, Scott L. & Alexandra

Leslie, Wayne & Peggy

Levenderis, Bill & Jill

Liaros, Vasilios & Evangelia

Liston, Robert & Eleni

Loukoumidis, George & Stacey

Love, David & Iris

Makris, George J. & Katherine

Malas, Magdalene

Maleas, Pete C. & Pearl

Mangopoulos, Kathryn & Ryan McCullough

Maniates, Chris

Manolakas, Alexander & Vera

Marinakis, Bill D. & Evonne

Marinakis, George D. & Helen

Marinakis, Panagiota

Marinakis, Teddy D. & Katie

Maris, George & Tricia

Mavridoglou, Anthony & Janette

Mavridoglou, George & Penny

Mavridoglou, Konstantinos

Mavridoglou, Nicholas & Jessica

Mavriplis, Dimitri

McKay, Betty Jo

McLeish, David & Kiki

McNulty, Robin & Melanie

Megois, Lee S. & Stephanie

Merianos, Ted

Meyer, Andy & Maria

Mihou, Efterpy †

Mikesell, Marco & Aphrodite

Miller, Clayton & Cleo

Miller, Peter

Mintsoulis, Maria & Jack O‟Banion

Mirkopoulos, Nicholas & Mare

Mirkos, Steve & Edyta

Mirkos, Thomas & Marilyn

Misali, A. J. "Ike" & Marge

Misali, John P. & Deborah

Misali, Paul J.

Misali, Sam & Mary Jean

Mitropoulos, Pete & Konstantina

Mohler, David & Angel

Mokas, Mary

Moraites, Dr. Richard S. & Aphrodite

Monroe, Angeliki

Morris, John & Christine

Moulas, Dean & Catherine

Muennich, Sam & Melissa

Murray, Stella P.

Nadaud, Catherine

Naser, Jacoub & Dina

Neuendorf, David & Patricia

Neuendorf, Matthew

Nicholas, Eugene & Cindy

Nicholas, Nick & Helen

Nichols, Lee

Nichols, Ronald D. & Philanthy

Nikias, Charles P. & Vicki

Nikias, Vasilia

Nipper, Chris & Julie

Nitsis, Dimitrius & Leisa

Nitsis, Nickolaos & Soultana

Nyktas, George W.

Orphanos, Peter & Angela

Jones, Demus J. & Betty

Jones, James A. & Jo Ann

Jonson, Alexander & Ann

Jonson, Chris & Loy

Jonson, George N. & Sophia

Jonson, James G. & Thelma

Jonson, Luke & Lauren

Kalemanis, Gary & Maria

Kalemanis, George

Kalomeres, Peter & Carol

Kambelos, John P. & Erato

Kambelos, Dr. Peter J.

Kambelos, Stratos & Hope

Kanaris, Christos

Kanaris, Irene

Kanaris, Kostantinos & Katy

Kanelos, John K. and Christine

Kapourales, Harry & Vivian

Kapourales, Louis

Kappas, James P.

Karampas, George & Diane

Karas, Bill J. & Lynn

Karras, Giorgio & Erene

Katsanis, Claire C.

Katsanis, James & Diane

Katsanis, Perry †

Katsaounis, Nick & Fay

Kehayes, William

Kellaris, James & Janice

Kelley, Michael & Pauline

Kereiakes, James & Helen

Kessis, Paul & Theodora

Kevin, Patrick & Diane

Kezios, Bessie

Kindle, Jeffrey & Belinda

Kiradjieff, Norman

Kissopoulos, Nick & Effy

Kladakis, John & Teddi

Klug, Chris & Maria

Kolianos, George

Konstantinou, Chrisanthi

Kontonickas, Mary

Kontopos, Pete & Katerina

Kontopos, Vagelis & Amanda

Kontsis, George & Melissa

Korvessis, Anthony & Georgia

Koskinaris, Athanasios & Helen

Kostopoulos, Nikolaos & Dana

Kotsonis, Sissy

Kougios, Michael & Alice

Koutsogiannis, Gus & Cathy

Kramvousanos Family

Kranias, George & Litsa

Kunkemoeller, Thomas & Janice

Kurelis, Marilyn

Kyrios, Eleni

Kyrios, Irini

Kyrios, Tassos & Maria

Lambrinides, Nicholas & Diane

Lambrinides, Ted & Kimberly

Lambrinides, Thomas J. & Mary Ann

Landers, Lauren

Lazares, John K. & Patricia

Lazares, Gus J.

Leon, Gus A. & Kathryn

Owens, Elaine & John

Pachmayer, Michael & Rita

Pagiatis, Antoinette & John

Palassis, Nick & Maria

Paliobagis, Vasiliki

Panagis, Nick & Maria

Pangalos, Vincent & Billie

Panos, Aphrodite

Panos, Lula

Pantel, Nicholas J.

Paolucci, Anthony & Angie

Papaioannou, Thomas & Mary

Papakirk, James & Maria

Papanikolaou, Evangelos & Evi

Paparodis, Bess

Papas, James & Dimitra

Papathanas, Harry & Joyce

Papathanas, Katherine

Papathanas, Mary Kay

Pappas, Andrew S. & Julie

Pappas, Martha H.

Parsenios, Doris

Parsenios, Lewis G.

Pascal, Betsy

Pascal, James

Pastrimas, Emanuel & Lisa

Payiatis, Paul & Patricia

Perdikakis, Constance & Brett Patterson

Perdikakis, Gus G. & Jo Ann

Perdikakis, Lynn

Perdikakis, Mandie N.

Perentesis, John

Peters, Manuel † & Claire

Petkos, Joannis & Christina

Petrou, George A.

Petrou, James & Carrie

Photos, Alta

Plataniotis, Nicholas & Kelly Whalen

Plomaritis, Peter & Elsa

Polychroniou, Constantine & Christine

Poneris, Constantino & Tara

Ponticos, George D. & Laurie

Ponticos, Greg & Pamela

Ponticos, Koula

Ponticos, Vasiliki

Poplos, Theodore & Stephanie

Prasinos, Dino & Amy

Prasinos, Jim & Nicki

Prasinos, John & Zoe

Priest, Daniel & Christina

Psihountas, Mary

Quill, Kevin & Mary

Ramstetter, Robert & Lisa

Raptis, James & Maria

Raptis, James & Olga

Riber, Sam & Filio

Richardson, Josh & Nicole

Riemann, Christopher & Blanca

Rodish, Peter & Suzanne

Romanos, Constantine & Carla

Rombes, Maria

Rombes, Tom & Angie

Rombis, Petros & Sofia

Rose, Marvin & Chrysoula

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Rosenbaum, David & Maria

Ruppert, Timothy & Sia

Saba, George & Youhana

Sakellariou, Maria B.

Sakelos, James

Sakelos, John & Kathleen

Sampson, Angeline

Sampson, Michael G. & Roxanne

Sampson, Tony & Mary Ann

Sansalone, Anthony & Angeleke

Sarakatsannis, George & Marie

Sarakatsannis, Nicholas J. & Vicki

Sarakatsannis, Nicholas L. & Carla

Sarakatsannis, Panny & Judy

Sarros, George H. & Alexandra

Sarros, John H.

Savas, Dionysia

Schaeffer, Rick & Margie

Schlimm, Joshua & Katina

Schmitz, Thomas & Cathy

Schneider, Elizabeth R.

Schoemaker, Henry & Georgia

Schooley, Barbara

Schulte, Nick & Ianthe

Schultz, James & Sarah

Schutter, Michael & Lynne

Schwab, Robert & Valerie

Sciortino, Mark & Jenny

Semertzides, Dr. John & Evie

Seremetis, Afrodite K.

Seremetis, Gregory G.

Seremetis, Lia

Seremetis, Stratin & Marjory

Shteiwi, Nazih

Siambekos, Steve T. & Laura R.

Sias, Georgios N. & Kathy

Sideris, Danny & Amy

Sideris, Nick & Jane

Sideris, Mina

Siegel, August C.

Siegel, Daniel R. & Marianthi

Sifri, Suad

Simos, Marianthi

Sims, David & Penelope

Singleton, Steven M. & Sandra

Sittloh, Joel & Paula

Snider, Luke & Dacia

Snyder, Milan & Elaine

Soulas, Konstantinos & Patricia

Spanorigas, Nicholas & Becky

Spanos, Van & Litsa

Sperelakis, Dr. Nicholas & Dolores

Spirtoff, John & Vicki

Spirtoff, Megan & Doug Voisard

Stacey, Christine

Stamatakos, Dino & Diamanto

Stamatakos, Gus & Vivi

Stathis, Angelos & Aspasia

Stathis, Lee & Evie

Stavrakis, Christine P.

Stavros, Cathy

Stefanopoulos, Andrew & Carol

Stenger, Lauren & Doug

Stephan, Charles M.

Stephan, George

Stephan, Melinda C.

Stephan, Michael C.

Stergiopoulos, Michael W. & Christina

Stergiopoulos, William M. & Janis

Stergiopulos, Anna

Stone, Christy & Stephanie

Storch, Mark & Angela

Storgion, John

Strain, Richard & Katherine

Strike, George L.

Strike, Louis

Stringas, Emanuel & Katherine

Stroplos, Gus & Terry

Suhar, Sylvia

Sylvester, Vince & Debi

Tassopoulos, Eleni

Tassopoulos, Michael & Ritsa

Thomakos, Artemis

Thomakos, Stan & Michelle

Toleski, Steve & Tatsa

Traiforos, Eleftherios & Magdalena

Tremoulis, John N. & Sunday

Trennepohl, Mike & Tina

Trester, Ron & Maria

Triantafillou, Maria

Triantafilou, George & Eleni

Trivett, Michael & Matina

Tsacalis, William & Marie

Tsolometes, James & Maria

Ursic, Marcus & Dimitra

Valcarcel, John & JoAnne

Vassil, William J.

Vasilakis, Theologos & Mary

Vassiliou, Alex & Soula

Vassiliou, Helen

Vasiliou, Demetrios & Gloria

Vessey, Lenie

Vidas, Alex & Tonya

Vidas, Angelis & Evridiki

Vidas, Cynthia

Vidas, Ethel

Vidas, Evangelia P.

Vidas, George

Vidas, Olga

Vidas, Sofia A.

Vidas, Ted & Zoe

Vidas, Victor & Alexandra

Vlahakis, Tom & Carol

Vollhardt, Arthur & AnnaMarie

Young, Voula

Watson, Douglas & Akrivi

Weber, Lyndsay & Kelda

Wellman, Helen N.

Weis, Daniel & Anastasia

Weisenborn, Maria & Cary

Wilson, Wallace & Michelle

Witt, Alan J. & Bessie

Wright, Duane M. & Stacy

Xanthakos, Stavra & Helmut Roehrig

Zaferes, George P. & Diane

Zaferes, Katherine (Tina)

Zaferes, Patricia J.

Zaferes, Patricia P.

Zaferes, Peter T.

Zaferes, Thomas & Eleni

Zaferes, Toula

Zagorianos, Emanuel & Eleni

Zaharopoulos, Antonios & Dimitra

Zalants, Larry & Anitsa

Zeilman, John & Anna

Zigoris, Mark & Irene

Zika, Richard & Theodora

Zolotas, Pete & Papy

Zolotas, Angelo & Suzy

Men’s Ministry Update By: Jim Raptis

The Men's Ministry is meeting regularly on the second Saturday each month at 9AM. We had a fellowship meeting with delicious cookout in September. Thanks to our chef George Kale-manis and to everyone who came and partici-pated. There were more than enough sides for a very good meal. We are still developing the activities of the group and the meeting pro-vided members an opportunity to give their specific ideas for the months ahead. Thanks to Ron Nichols for facilitating the presentation of ideas. There was not enough time to fully de-velop them, so in October perhaps we can work towards putting the ideas into action.

Our four areas of emphasis are Worship, Fel-lowship, Service and Witness. These have been given to us from our Archdiocese as a frame-work for Church organizations. We hope to have an activity in each of these areas going forward. Of course in the area of Worship, we have a regular opportunity to be directly in-volved. Our families and the community at large will surely benefit from us being present and participating in the Worship life of our Church.

We hope the various activities going forward will provide some opportunity for men of all ages and talents to be involved. We have had an interest over the last two years in helping to maintain our Church property and while that cannot be neglected, we hope to expand and develop your ideas to be a ministry that all our members can take ownership of. Since every-one is at a different stage of family life we hope to see you as often as you can be there. We need everyone's prayers for this ministry and for all who bring gifts and do good for our Church. Let us know if you would like to be on our call list or e-mail list. Jim Raptis 513-754-8436 or [email protected]

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Our Mission

THE VOICE is the official monthly

newsletter of Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas

Greek Orthodox Church at 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

Oct. 2, 2011.

Submissions can be dropped off or

mailed to the Church Office or

e-mailed to

[email protected] or

[email protected]

Our Church website can be found

at

www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

THANK YOU

Clergy Presiding Priest: Very Rev. Father William Cassis

Staff Parish Administrator: Eugene Nicholas

Facilities Manager: Chris Jonson

Parish Council

Officers Members Christopher Chryssovergis, President Frank Cook

Brad Fielden, Vice-President William „Buzzy‟ Gaz

Nick Georgiton, Treasurer Tasos Ioannides

Paul J. Misali, Asst. Treasurer Dr. Peter Kambelos

George Haralamos, Secretary John Sakelos

Peter Aamodt, Asst. Secretary Milan Snyder

Andrew Stefanopoulos

Organizations and Ministries

Philoptochos Society: Diane Kevin, President

Parish Choir:

Cantors: Louis Kapourales, Tasos Ioannides

Altar Boys: Gus Siegel, Father William Cassis

Sunday Church School: Cara Chryssovergis, Director

Greek School: Alexander Christoforidis, Director

GOYA: GOYA Ministry Team

HOPE and JOY Groups: Ministry Team

Mothers Club: Catherine Stavros

AHEPA: Andrew Stefanopoulos

Daughters of Penelope: Melody Dargis, President

Over 50s Club: Ann Jonson

Parish Bible Study: Father William Cassis

Orthodox Study Group: Father William Cassis

Outreach/Samaritan Fund: Father William Cassis

Agios Demetrios Society: Jim Grammas, Maria Panagis

PANEGYRI: Frank Cook

Parish Bookstore: Sadiq Silbak

Office Hours: Daily 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Worship Schedule: Matins, 8:15 a.m.; Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

Philoptochos

Memory Walk

2

8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Philoptochos Operation

Christmas Stocking begins

3 4

7:00 p.m.

Philoptochos

Meeting

5

7:00 p.m.

Orthodoxy 101

6 7 8

7:00 p.m.

DOP Wine

Tasting Event

9

8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

10 11

6:30 p.m.

GOYA Meeting

12

7:00 p.m.

Orthodoxy 101

13

6:30 p.m.

Philoptochos

Fabulous-Furs Event

14 15

12:00 p.m. Over 50s

16

8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Fall General Assembly Mothers Club Bake Sale

17 18

6:30 p.m.

HOPE and JOY

Meeting

19

7:00 p.m.

Orthodoxy 101

20

6:00 p.m.

Parish Council

Dinner and Meeting

21 22

GOYA

Family Fall Fest

23


24 25 26

St. Demetrius

the Great Martyr

8:30 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 7:00 p.m. Orthodoxy 101

27 28

6:30 p.m.

Mothers Club

Halloween Party

29

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October 2011 For the most updated Calendar, visit www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

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