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October 2008October 2008October 2008October 2008 Volume 4 Issue Volume 4 Issue Volume 4 Issue Volume 4 Issue 10
OCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR
26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ
Orthros 9.00am, Divine Liturgy 10.30am
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THUNDER BAY BULLETIN – Published monthly.
Editor(s): Rev. Nikolaos Tambakis
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G.O.Y.A.
presents
Thanksgiving DinnerThanksgiving DinnerThanksgiving DinnerThanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, October 12Sunday, October 12Sunday, October 12Sunday, October 12thththth, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008
in the Church Hall in the Church Hall in the Church Hall in the Church Hall
following the Divine Liturgyfollowing the Divine Liturgyfollowing the Divine Liturgyfollowing the Divine Liturgy
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OCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR Saint Demetrios was a Thessalonian, a most pious
son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith
of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in
290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly.
But when it was discovered that the Saint was a
Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bathhouse.
While the games were under way in the city, Maximian
was a spectator there. A certain friend of his, a barbarian
who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing
haughty because of the height and strength of his body,
boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a
contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated.
Seeing this, a certain youth named Nestor, acquaintance
of Demetrios', came to the Saint in the bathhouse and
asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed.
Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign
of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the
stadium, and said, "O God of Demetrios, help me!" and
straightway he engaged Lyaeus in combat and smote him
with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth. Maximian
was sorely grieved over this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he
commanded straightway and Demetrios was pierced with lances while he was yet in the
bathhouse, As for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword. http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=257
26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ Ο δε Άγιος ∆ηµήτριος ήταν Θεσσαλονικεύς την πατρίδα, ευσεβών γονέων γυιός
ευσεβέστατος, και διδάσκαλος της πίστεως του Χριστού. Έτσι, όταν ήλθε ο Μαξιµιανός στη
Θεσσαλονίκη, το 290, πρόσταξε να τον συλλάβουν και τον έρριξε στην φυλακή. Ενώ
διεξάγονταν αθλητικοί αγώνες στην πόλι, ο µεν Μαξιµιανός καθόταν και τους
παρακολουθούσε. Ένας δε βάρβαρος φίλος του και ξάκουστος παλαιστής, ονοµαζόµενος
Λυαίος, καυχόµενος για το ανάστηµά του και για τη σωµατική του δύναµι, εκόµπαζε στο
στάδιο, προκαλώντας τους πολίτες να διαγωνισθούν µαζί του και καταβάλλοντας όσους
έρχονταν στα χέρια µ’αυτόν. Αυτά βλέποντας ένας νεαρός, οµοµαζόµενος Νέστωρ,
γνώριµος του Αγίου ∆ηµητρίου, έρχεται σ’αυτόν, στη φύλακη, ζητώντας της προσευχές του
για τη µονοµαχία. Πήρε την ευλογία του Αγίου, που τον σφράγησε µε το σηµείον του
Σταυρού, παρουσιάζεται στο στάδιο και, λέγοντας: «Θεέ του ∆ηµητρίου, βοήθα µε!»,
πιάνεται στα χέρια µε το Λυαίο και κτυπώντας τον καίρια πάνω στην καρδιά, αφήνει άψυχο
στη γη τον πριν µεγάλαυχο. Ο δε Μαξιµιανός λυπήθηκε πολύ γι’αυτό, ρώτησε πως
συνέβηκαν τα πράγµατα και πρόσταξε αµέσως, τον µεν ∆ηµήτριο να τρυπήσουν µε
λογχισµούς στη φύλακη που βρισκόταν, τον δε Νέστορα να του πάρουν το ξίφος και να τον
θανατώσουν µε αυτό.
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SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICESSCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICESSCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICESSCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES OCTOBER 2008OCTOBER 2008OCTOBER 2008OCTOBER 2008
SUNDAY 5 +2ND
SUNDAY OF LUKE. STS. CHARITINE, EVDOKIMOS & MAMELCHTHE.
ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM
SUNDAY 12 +4TH
SUNDAY OF LUKE. HOLY FATHERS OF THE 7TH ECUMENICAL SYNOD.
ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM.
GOYA THANKSGIVING DINNER AFTERWARD IN THE CHURCH HALL.
SUNDAY 19 +3RD
SUNDAY OF LUKE. STS. JOEL, OUAROS THE MARTYRS.
ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM
SATURDAY 25 +SATURDAY OF THE SOULS. STS. TABITHA, MARCIAN & MARTYRIOS.
ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM
SUNDAY 26 +6TH
SUNDAY OF LUKE.
+ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR AND MYRRH-STREAMER.
ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY
AND OXI DAY DOXOLOGY 10:30AM
ΟRTHODOX BIBLE STUDY SERIES
The Orthodox Bible Study Series is a program that Fr. Nikolaos is currently designing
for us to better understand the Word of God and incorporate it into our daily lives, so
we can come closer to Him.
Every second Tuesday in the Church (unless otherwise indicated)
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Tuesday, October 7th
Tuesday, October 21st
COMMUNITY NEWS
During the month of September the following wedding was blessed: Mr. Achilleas Stathopoulos and Miss Irene Jansen. May God bless their new life together. GREEK SCHOOL FOR ADULTS – Greek School for Adults this year continues on
Tuesdays at the Church hall from 7:30-9:30pm.
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!" !" !" !" ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 2008200820082008
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 5 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Β’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΧΑΡΙΤΙΝΗΣ, ΕΥ∆ΟΚΙΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΜΕΛΧΘΗΣ.
ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 12 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ∆’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΕΡΩΝ 7ΗΣ
ΟΙΚΟΥΜΑΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΝΟ∆ΟΥ.
ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
GOYA THANKSGIVING DINNER ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ.
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 19 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Γ’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΙΩΗΛ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΟΥ, ΟΥΑΡΟΥ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ.
ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ 25 +ΨΥΧΟΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ. ΑΓ. ΤΑΒΙΘΑΣ, ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΟΥ.
ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ.
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 26 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΤ’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΧΡΙΣΤΟ∆ΟΥΛΟΥ, ΣΩΚΡΑΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΙΛΑΡΙΝΟΥ.
+ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΥΡΟΒΛΗΤΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ∆ΟΞΟΛΟΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΑ ΝΕΑ
ΓΑΜΟΙ: Τελευταία ετελέσθησε στήν Κοινότητά µας ο γάµος του: Κου Αχιλλέα Σταθοπούλου µετά της δ/δος Irene Jansen. Ευχόµαστε να ζήσουν και ο Θεός να ευλογεί την καινούργια τους ζωή. ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΓΙΑ ΕΝΗΛΙΚΟΥΣ – To Ελληνικό Σχολείο για ενήλικους γίνεται κάθε Τρίτη από της 7:30-9:30µµ στην αίθουσα της Εκκλησίας.
LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS
SOUP & SANDWICH
OCTOBER 26TH
PLEASE JOIN US FOR SOUP, SANDWICHES
AND FELLOWSHIP IN THE CHURCH HALL AFTER
DIVINE LITURGY!
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OXI DAY: THE HISTORICAL MEANING OF THE EPIC OF OCTOBER 28, 1940OF OCTOBER 28, 1940OF OCTOBER 28, 1940OF OCTOBER 28, 1940----41414141
In the long course of Greek
History, there have been several events
that marked the fate of Hellenism.
Some events represent glorious
victories while others represented
retreat or defeat. The epic of October
28, 1940-1941, is such an event
representing both. The initial victory
over Mussolini’s fascist Italy, following
the OXI of October 28, 1940,
represented a historic Greek
achievement as Greece handed the
allies the first victory against the Axis
powers, Italy in this case. Greece
accomplished this gigantic military
success against the far superior Italian
forces fighting completely alone. This
initial victory, however, was followed
by the defeat, following a heroic
resistance, by Nazi Germany when it
invaded Greece on April 6, 1941. In
this respect, the battle of Crete during
the last 10 days of May 1941,
represented one of the greatest and
epic battles of WWII. In the end, Crete
succumbed as the rest of Greece did,
but in the process, the heroic resistance
of the Cretan people forced Germany
to delay the attack on the Soviet Union.
Thanks to this delay, by the time the
German army reached the outskirts of
Moscow early December 1941, the
deadly Russian winter had set in and
this led to a miserable failure of the
German attack on Russia, an event
that became a turning point of the
War.
Still, even though Greece succumbed to Nazi Germany, the Greek nation emerged morally
victorious. While the rest of Europe offered little or no resistance to the Axis powers, little Greece did
put up a heroic fight, one that won the admiration of the rest of the world. A wave of philhellenism
swept the United States, while the Greek American community mobilized to support the struggling
and starving Greek people. Greece and the United States were now fighting together and were
shedding the blood of their children for the common cause of freedom. This joined fight for freedom
during WWII set the foundations of the United States-Greek alliance that is based on common values
and the love of freedom and democracy. WWII and its aftermath shaped the future of Greece as it
moved on to become the western democracy that it is today.
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ORTHODOXY AROUND THE WORLD – FINLAND - Uspensky Cathedral is a great Russian Orthodox church in
Helsinki. It's on the east side of downtown on the waterfront, sitting majestically up on a rocky outcrop, which gives it
a rare, elevated view of Helsinki. This shot was taken in January, which meant that even at noon, the sun was very
low on the horizon, giving these awesome horizontal light beams through the windows into the dusty interior.