HOLY TRINITY

HOLY TRINITY
February 2013
Volume 44
Issue 2
St. Theodore the Commander and Great Martyr
(February 8)
ΑΓΙΑ ΤΡΙΑΣ
Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox Church
Wilmington, Delaware
The Official Publication of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
808 N. Broom Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19806 / Telephone: (302) 654-4446 Fax: (302) 654-4204
Church Office Email Address: greekorth@holytrinitywilmington.org
Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm
His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey, Hierarch
Rev. Protopresbyter Dean Nastos, Proistamenos, fr.dean@holytrinitywilmington.org
Rev. Fr. Nick Rafael II, Associate Pastor, fr.nick@holytrinitywilmington.org
For pastoral emergencies - you may call Fr. Dean @ 750-4336 or Fr. Nick @ (609)805-5674
Susan Kelleher, Church Secretary 384-7805 (home)
Anargyros Liparos, Protopsaltis
654-4446
2013 PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS
Georgia Halakos, President - (302) 379-4335
Tom Diamanty, First Vice President - (302) 562-3850
George Tsavalas, Second Vice President - (302) 345-5832
James Maravelias, Parish Council Treasurer - (302) 388-0873
Tom Karas, Assistant Treasurer - (302) 234-9090
George Rassias, Parish Council Secretary - (610) 322-3200
593-6433
Constantine Caras
Louis Novakis (610)358-3544
898-6049
Demetri Karakasidis
John Pennias
530-1517
897-9429
Michael Kirifides
Catherine Stathakis 750-9381
535-1344
John Koninis II
Yvonne Tsavalas
540-2891
584-2846
Spiros Mantzavinos
Parish Council Meetings - 3rd Wednesday of every month @ 7PM
CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS
478-0261
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293-1127
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Terpsichorean Dance Troupes
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Altar Guild
Editorial Staff
Adult Bible Study (Wed. PM)
Adult Bible Study (Thurs. PM)
Emmanuel Dining Room East
Holy Trinity Food Pantry
PAREA
Katy Geanopoulos, President
Maroula Haralambidis, Co-Director
Amalea Rassias, Co-Director
Fr. Nick, Foula Karavasilis, Maria Kotanidis
Fr. Nick, Roula Pappoulis
Fr. Nick, Julie Tsakumis , Melissa Kontomaris
Anthony Pantelopulos, Director
Peter Xarhoulakos, President
Michael Sanford, Director
John Pennias
George Righos
Harry Malapetsas
Fr. Nick
Helen Doukakis, President
Dr. Costas Fountzoulas
Fr. Ganiaris
Basil Savopoulos
Nikkie Tsakataras & Tina Ganiaris King
Steve Nicholas
Evie Fournaris
AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS
740-1242
AHEPA
Manny Kanas, President
998-9284
Daughters of Penelope
Anthoula Anagnostou, President
652-1779
Hellenic University Club
Stephen Karakasidis, President
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THE PASTOR’S LETTER
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
”Set your minds on things that are above,
not on things that are on earth.”
Col. 3:2
Picture an automobile without a steering wheel,
with no means of guidance, your car would go in all
directions. This would continue until it hit
something solid and secure. Sounds silly, a car
without a steering wheel, yet there are many men
and women who are trying to go through life with
no thought given to a steering principle or guidance
system. These individuals usually meet the same
end as the automobile. They bounce here and there
and wonder why they don’t get anywhere.
Christ gives us the greatest opportunity possible
for guidance and direction to happiness and service
now and forever. One can reach the goal only if you
keep headed in the right direction. St. Paul
expressed it thus: “set your mind on things
above…”
Sometimes with our automobile we need to align
our steering so that we can continue going in a
straight line and the driving will be much smoother.
Our spiritual lives are not a great deal different. We
have neglected the guiding principle in our lives
and thus the steering becomes difficult. Are we
guided by wealth? Status?
Sensuality or
popularity?
Αγαπητοί Αδελφοί και Αδελφές εν Χριστώ,
«Τα άνω φρονείτε, μη τα επί της γής»
Προς Κολοσσαείς 3:2
Φανταστείτε ένα αυτοκίνητο χωρίς τιμόνι, χωρίς τρόπο
καθοδήγησης, τότε αυτοκίνητό σας θα πάη προς όλες
τις κατευθύνσεις. Αυτό θα συνεχιστή μέχρι να χτυπήσή
κάτι σταθερό και ασφαλές. Ακούγεται ανόητο, ένα
αυτοκίνητο χωρίς τιμόνι, όμως υπάρχουν πολλοί άνδρες
και γυναίκες που προσπαθούν να περάσουν από τη ζωή
χωρίς να σκεφθούν μια αρχή πηδαλιουχήσεως ή
σύστημα καθοδηγήσεωςς. Αυτά τα άτομα συνήθως
βρίσκουν το ίδιο τέλος με το αυτοκίνητο. Θα αναπηδούν
εδώ και εκεί και αναρωτιούνται γιατί δεν πηγαίνουν
πουθενά.
Ο Χριστός μας δίνει τη μεγαλύτερη δυνατή ευκαιρία
για την καθοδήγηση και κατεύθυνση προς την ευτυχία
και την υπηρεσία τώρα και για πάντα. Κάποιος μπορεί
να επιτύχη τον στόχο μόνο αν συνεχίση να κινείται προς
τη σωστή κατεύθυνση. Απόστολος Παύλος τπ εξέφρασε
ως εξής: «να σκέφθεσθε τα πράγματα επάνω ..."
Μερικές φορές με το αυτοκίνητο μας χρειάζεται να
ευθυγραμμίσουμε το τιμόνι μας, έτσι ώστε να
μπορέσουμε να συνεχίσουμε την πορεία σε ευθεία
γραμμή και τότε η οδήγηση θα είναι ομαλότερη. Η
πνευματική ζωή μας δεν είναι πολύ διαφορετική.
Έχουμε παραμελήσει την κατευθυντήρια αρχή στη ζωή
μας και ως εκ τούτου η πλοήγηση γίνεται δύσκολη.
Καθοδηγούμεθα από τον πλούτο; Θέση; Αισθησιασμός
ή δημοτικότητα;
Christ said “I am the way” (John 14:6). Christ is
our guiding light and an eternal life in His heavenly
kingdom should be our goal. Only with Christ
guiding our lives and steering us away from the
trials and tribulations of the world can we make it.
The question is, are we allowing Christ to guide us?
Ο Χριστός είπε: «Εγώ είμαι η οδός» (κατά Ιωάννη
14:6). Ο Χριστός είναι το κατευθυντήριο φως μας και
μια αιώνια ζωή στην ουράνια βασιλεία Του θα πρέπει
να είναι ο στόχος μας. Μπορούμε να τα καταφέρουμε
μόνο με τον Χριστό να καθοδηγή την ζωής μας και να
μας κατευθύνη μακριά από τις δοκιμασίες και τις
ταλαιπωρίες του κόσμου. Το ερώτημα είναι,
επιτρέπουμε στον Χριστόν για να μας καθοδηγή;
During the month of February let us prepare
ourselves to fully focusing on the upcoming Great
Lent period by setting our soul, mind and body on
the spiritual things that come from above and are
set down upon us. Let us prepare to actively
participate in the Great Lent spiritual exercises
which will help us more fully experience the goal of
Great Lent – the Resurrection of our Lord.
Κατά το μήνα Φεβρουάριο ας προετοιμαστούμε για
να επικεντρωθούμε πλήρως στην επερχόμενη Μεγάλη
Σαρακοστής θέτοντας την ψυχή μας, το μυαλό και το
σώμα στα πνευματικά πράγματα που έρχονται επάνω
μας από επάνω προς τα κάτω. Ας προετοιμαστούμε για
να συμμετάσχουμε ενεργά στις πνευματικές ασκήσεις
της Μεγάλης Σαρακοστής που θα μας βοηθήση να
ζήσουμε
πλήρως τον στόχο
της Μεγάλης
Τεσσαρακοστής - την Ανάσταση του Κυρίου μας.
In Christ’s Service,
Fr. Dean
Στν Υπηρεσία του Χριστού.
Πατήρ Κωνσταντίνος
Father Nick’s Letter
February 2013
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
As Orthodox Christians, for whatever reason, we continually need
to be reminded of our punctuality and timeliness at attending the
divine services. With this said, being relatively just into the New
Year, I would like to share parts of an article with you that I came
across, describing some of us Orthodox and why we come to
church late. I share this with all of you out of love and for your
self-examination.
We as Orthodox have an illness in our Church that needs to be eradicated; it’s
our chronic tardiness to services. EVERY Sunday, and I do mean EVERY, at
the beginning of the Divine Liturgy, there are only ten to fifteen people in
church, yet, at the call to Holy Communion “with the fear of God and with
faith and love draw near”, the church is filled. Why is this? Have we been
trained from our formative years to do this? Or, is it that because we are
Orthodox and hold the true faith and need not be on time?
According to this article, latecomers to the Divine Liturgy and
other church services primarily fall into one of three categories or
classes. We are not speaking about those who only come late
every so often because of an emergency or just a lapse in time, but
rather those who habitually come late, well after the priest has
intoned “Blessed is the Kingdom”.
1) The unpunctual in everything! This group has never learned to
organize their time, so that they can do the right thing at the right
time. They come late to social engagements, business meetings,
meeting with friends and so, come late to church also. Only a
pretty thorough self-examination will correct this habit.
2) The unpunctual because of indifference to the Divine Liturgy and other
church services. These differ sharply from the first class because about the
only event they come late for is an event at church. They get into the habit
of coming late because of the half-conscious boredom they experience in
church by not participating within the Divine Liturgy fully. If they ever
really analyze it, they would hear themselves saying: “Liturgy and other
church services are tedious and long.” Usually such late comers are among
those who dash out of church early before services are over as if pursued by
a demon or called by an urgent appeal of charity or a sudden attack of
illness, only to find themselves standing around, really doing nothing once
they have made their escape.
3) The unpunctual for publicity reasons. To this class belongs the fewest
in number, but their motives make them worthy of note. They come late
on principle, because it gives them the chance to display themselves
before others by walking down the aisle of a church already full, doing
what they want, whenever they want.
What category do you fall into? Perhaps there are others that can
be added to the list? Examine yourselves and allow us to eradicate
this illness that prevails throughout the Orthodox Church
worldwide. Is it illness or apathy? We as Orthodox Christians
claim to hold the true faith! When the Second Coming of Christ
occurs, will we be true to our habits and be latecomers when the
Kingdom doors are closed to us for all eternity? I pray not!
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, use this message as a wakeup
call and not a message to get angry at. The Lord said, “I will come like a
thief in the night…when you least expect it”. Prepare yourselves now
by welcoming the King of Kings when we hear, “Blessed is the
Kingdom… which has been prepared for you”!
With Love in Christ, I remain,
Father Nicholas
Φεβρουάριος 2013
Αγαπητοί αδελφοί και αδελφές εν Χριστώ:
Ως Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, για οποιονδήποτε λόγο, πρέπει συνεχώς
να μας υπενθυμίζεται συνεχώς η ακρίβεια και η επικαιρότητα για την
παρακολούθηση των θείων ακολουθιών. Έχοντας πεί αυτό, μόλις στην
αρχή του Νέου Έτους, θα ήθελα να μοιραστώ μαζί σας μέρη ενός
άρθρου που το βρήκα τυχαία, το οποίο περιγράφει μερικούς από εμας
τους Ορθοδόξους και γιατί ερχόμαστε στην εκκλησία αργά. Θα το
μοιρασθώ μαζί σας από αγάπη και για την εξέταση του εαυτού σας.
Ω Ορθόδοξοι έχουμε μια ασθένεια στην Εκκλησία μας, που πρέπει
να εξαλειφθεί· Είναι η χρόνια αργοπορία μας στις ακολουθίες. ΚΑΘΕ
Κυριακή, και εννοώ ΚΑΘΕ, κατά την έναρξη της Θείας Λειτουργίας,
υπάρχουν μόνο 10 έως 15 άτομα στην εκκλησία, όμως, στο κάλεσμα για
Θεία Κοινωνία «Μετά φόβου Θεού, πίστεως και αγάπης προσέλθετε», η
εκκλησία είναι γεμάτη. Γιατί συμβαίνει αυτό; Έχουμε εκπαιδευτεί από
τρυφερές ηλικίες μας να το κάνουμε αυτό; Ή, είναι γιατί είμαστε
ορθόδοξοι και κατέχουμε την αληθινή πίστη και δεν χρειάζεται να
είμαστε στην ώρα μας;
Σύμφωνα με αυτό το άρθρο, οι αργοπορημένοι στην Θεία
Λειτουργία και σε άλλες ακολουθίες της εκκλησία κυρίως εμπίπτουν σε
μία από τις τρεις κατηγορίες ή τάξεις. Δεν μιλάμε για αυτούς που
σπανίως έρχονται αργά, λόγω έκτακτης ανάγκης ή απλά μια χρονική
απόκλιση, αλλά και αυτοί που έρχονται αργά από συνήθεια, και αφού ο
ιερέας έχει τόνισει με έμφαση: «Ευλογημένη η Βασιλεία".
1)Οι ανακριβείς σε όλα! Αυτή η ομάδα δεν έχει μάθει ποτέ να οργανώνη
τον χρόνο της, έτσι ώστε να μποροούν να κάνουν το σωστό πράγμα στη
σωστή στιγμή. Είναι αργοπορημένοι σε κοινωνικές υποχρεώσεις,
επαγγελματικές συναντήσεις, συνάντηση με φίλους και έτσι, έρχονται
αργά στην εκκλησία επίσης. Μόνο μια αρκετά διεξοδική αυτοεξέταση
θα διορθώσει αυτή τη συνήθεια.
2) Οι ανακριβείς λόγω αδιαφορίας για την Θεία Λειτουργία και άλλες
υπηρεσίες της εκκλησίας. Αυτοί διαφέρουν αισθητά από την πρώτη
τάξη, επειδή έρχοντα αργά μόνο στην εκκλησία. Συνήθίσζουν να
έρχονται αργά, λόγω της ημισυνειδητής πλήξης που βιώνουν στην
εκκλησία με το να μην συμμετέχουν πλήρως στην Θεία Λειτουργία. Αν
το αναλύσουν ποτέ πραγματικά, θα ακούσουν τον εαυτό τους να λέη «η
Λειτουργία και οι άλλες υπηρεσίες της εκκλησίας είναι επίπονες και
μακρές". Συνήθως αυτοί είναι μεταξύ εκείνων που φεύγουν από την
εκκλησία νωρίς πριν η ακολουθία τελειώσει, σαν να καταδιώκονται από
ένα δαίμονα ή από μια επείγουσα έκκληση της φιλανθρωπίας ή μια
ξαφνική ασθένειας, μόνο για να σταθούν πλησίον, πραγματικά κάνοντας
τίποτα από τη στιγμή που δραπέτευσαν της εκκλησίας.
3) Οι ανακριβείς για λόγους δημοσιότητας. Σε αυτή την κατηγορία
ανήκει ο μικρότερος αριθμός, αλλά τα κίνητρά τους είναι άξια
προσοχής. Αργοπορούν από αρχή, γιατί τους δίνεται η ευκαιρία να
εμφανισθούν πριν από τους άλλους στον διάδρομο της εκκλησίας ήδη
πλήρους, κάνουν ό, τι θέλουν, όποτε θέλουν.
Σε ποια κατηγορία ανήκετε; Υπάρχουν και άλλες που μπορούν να
προστεθούν στον κατάλογο; Εξετάζοντας τον εαυτό σας και
επιτρέποντας μας να εξαλείψουμε αυτή την ασθένεια που επικρατεί σε
όλη την Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία σε όλο τον κόσμο. Είναι ασθένεια ή
απάθεια; Εμείς, ως Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί λέμε ότι κατέχουμε την
αληθινή πίστη! Όταν θα γίνη η Δευτέρα Παρουσία, όντας πιστοί στις
συνήθειές μας θα αργήσουμε, όταν οι πόρτες του Βασιλείου θα κλείσουν
Βασίλειο για πάντα; Προσεύχομαι πως όχι!
Αγαπητοί αδελφοί και αδελφές μου εν Χριστώ, χρησιμοποιήστε αυτό το
μήνυμα ως αφύπνιση και όχι ένα μήνυμα για να θυμώσετε. Ο Κύριος
είπε, "Θα έρθω σαν κλέφτης μέσα στη νύχτα ... όταν δεν με περιμένετε".
Προετοιμάστε τον εαυτό σας τώρα καλωσορίζοντας τον Βασιλέα των
Βασιλέων, όταν ακούμε, «Ευλογημένη η Βασιλεία ... που έχει
προετοιμάσει για σας"!
Με αγάπη στον Χριστό, παραμένω,
Πατήρ Νικόλαος
The Presidents Page
Dear Fellow Parishioners,
Αγαπητά Μέλη της Κοινότητας,
I would like to start out with a great big THANK
YOU to the New Years Eve Committee for all their
hard work and dedication in making our New Years
Eve Gala a night to remember! As you can see in
the pictures, everyone who attended had a grand
time.
The night was very successful and we had a
wonderful time ringing in the New Year with our
Holy Trinity Family.
With our New Years Eve Raffle our GOYA/Icarus
Dance Troupe was able to raise over $2000.00 to go
towards the cost of their new costumes. These
costumes arrived from Greece in time, and were
worn as they danced in the Metropolis Folk Dance
Festival in Annapolis, MD over the weekend of
January 20th. We had 9 youth compete in the
festival. They did very well and deserve our
congratulations for representing Holy Trinity.
Our GOYAn’s will host their annual Tournament
during President’s day weekend and we wish them
Good Luck and welcome our competitors and wish
them well also! You can help them by placing an
AD in their Tournament ad book, helping with the
tournament itself, via food donations or
volunteering that weekend. See any GOYAn to
offer your help.
The 2013 Parish Council was sworn in on January
13, and we look forward to working together in the
coming year to strengthen our unity within our Holy
Trinity Family and work together as a team.
We will soon begin preparation for our Annual
Greek Festival and will certainly need your help.
Please think about what you can contribute, whether
it be time, talent, or treasure. We can only have a
successful Festival if we all work together and do
our part. You can also help by advertising in our
festival ad magazine and/or asking your friends or
family to advertise.
Please call the church office if you are available to
help with the prep work or the festival Ad book.
Watch your weekly bulletins and upcoming
monthly bulletins for more details.
As always, we the Parish Council, are here to serve
you and our church family. If you have a need or
concern please feel free to contact any of us. Our
numbers are listed on the 1st page of this bulletin.
Sincerely,
Georgia Halakos
Θα ήθελα να ξεκινήσω με ένα μεγάλο μεγάλο
ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ στην Επιτροπή της Παραμονής της
Πρωτοχρονιάς για όλη τη σκληρή δουλειά και την
αφοσίωσή τους που έκαναν την Χοροεσπερίδα μας μια
αξέχαστη βραδιά! Όπως μπορείτε να δείτε και στις
φωτογραφίες, όλοι όσοι παρευρέθηκαν επέρασαν
θαυμάσια.
Η Χοροεσπερίδα ήταν πολύ επιτυχημένη και περάσαμε
υπέροχα περιμένοντας την είσοδο του Νέου Έτους με την
οικογένεια της Αγίας Τριάδας μας.
Η πώληση λαχνών απέφερε στην ομάδα GOYA/Ίκαρος
περισσότερα από $2,000.00 που διατέθησαν για την
αποπληρωμή των νέων στολών τους. Οι στολές αυτές
ήλθαν από την Ελλάδα εγκαίρως, και χρησιμποιήθηκαν
στο Λαογραφικό Φεστιβάλ Χορού της Μητροπόλεως στην
Αννάπολη
του
Μέριλαντ
τη
διάρκεια
του
ης
Σαββατοκύριακου της 20 Ιανουαρίου. Εννέα νεολαίοι
μας συμμετείχαν στο φεστιβάλ. Επήγαν πολύ καλά και
αξίζουν τα συγχαρητήριά μας για την εκπροσώπηση της
Αγίας Τριάδας.
Οι GOYA μας θα διοργανώσουν το ετήσιο τουρνουά
στην διάρκεια του Σαββατοκύριακου της Ημέρας του
Προέδρου, στους οποίους ευχόμαστε Καλή Τύχη,
καλωσορίζοντας ταυτοχρόνως τους ανταγωνιστές μας,
στους οποίους εύχομαι επίσης να πάνε καλά! Βοηθήστε
τους οικονομικά με μία διαφήμιση στο βιβλίο του
τουρνουά, βοηθώντας με την ίδια τη διοργάνωση, ή δωρεάς
τροφίμων και εθελοντισμού εκείνο το Σαββατοκύριακο.
Επικοινωνήσθε με τους GOYA για τη βοήθειά σας.
Το Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο του 2013 ορκίσθηκε την 13ην
Ιανουαρίου, και αποβλέπουμε στην ομαδική συνεργασία
σας γιά το επόμενο έτος για την ενδυνάμωση της ομονοίας
μας της οικογένειά μας της Αγίας Τριάδας. Σύντομα θα
ξεκινήσουμε την προετοιμασία του Ετησίου Ελληνικό
Φεστιβάλ μας και σίγουρα θα χρειασθούμε την βοήθειά
σας. Σας προτέρπω να σκεφθήτε τι μπορείτε να
συνεισφέρετε, τον χρόνο, το ταλέντο, ή τις αρετές σας. Θα
έχουμε ένα επιτυχημένο Φεστιβάλ, αν συνεργαστούμε όλοι
μαζί συνεισφέροντας ότι μπορούμε. Μπορείτε επίσης να
βοηθήσετε τοποθετώντας, εσείς και οι φίλοι και συγγενείς
μία διαφήμιση στο περιοδικό διαφημίσεων του φεστιβάλ.
Παρακαλώ επικοινωνείστε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας,
εάν είσθε διαθέσιμοι/ες για να βοηθήσετε στην
προετοιμασία του διαφημιστικού περιοδικού του φεστιβάλ.
Παρακολουθήστε τα εβδομαδιαία δελτία σας και τα
μηνιαία δελτία για περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες.
Όπως πάντα, το Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο, είναι εδώ για να
εξυπηρετή εσάς και την οικογένειά της εκκλησία μας. Εάν
χρειάζεσθε κάτι ή ανηυσχείτε για κάτι μην διστάσετε να
επικοινωνήσετε με οποιονδήποτε από μας. Οι αριθμοί
τηλεφώνου μας μας είναι καταχωρημένοι στην 1η σελίδα
αυτού του ενημερωτικού δελτίου.
Με εκτίμηση,
Γεωργία Halakos
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Both children and teachers alike are settling back into a routine after a joyous Christmas season. We
are grateful for all that the Lord provided for us and looking forward to a blessed 2013.
We felt that it would be beneficial to keep you apprised of what is coming in the next three months so
we have included a calendar of the events. We hope this is helpful. It is such joy working with your
children!
February
3
Family worship
Godparents Sunday
10 Teachers’ meeting
17 Family worship in Church/Sunday School to follow
March
3
Teachers’ meeting
17 Mission Boxes
24 Procession of Icons (Sunday of Orthodoxy)
April
7
Junior Oratorical Festival (Pre K thru 6th)
14 Teachers’ meeting
28 No Sunday School (Palm Sunday)
HOLY TRINITY REGISTRY
Churchings:
Eleni Iliadis, the daughter of Vaia & Antonios Iliadis received her 40 day Churching blessing on January 20th in our
Church. We congratulate the family and pray the Lord will bless them as they prepare for baptism.
Adult Baptisms:
Valerie Wham, was baptized on December 9th in our Church. The sponsor was Diane Maravelias. We congratulate her,
and her sponsor and welcome Valerie into the Orthodox Faith.
Weddings:
Valerie Wham & Emmanuel Kanas, were united in marriage on January 17th. The sponsor was John Manis. We
congratulate the newly united in Christ and pray our Lord will bless them always.
Cassandra Corbello & William Kanas, were united in marriage on January 26th. The sponsor was Nicole Koupatsari.
We congratulate the newly united in Christ and pray our Lord will bless them always.
Funerals:
Theone Frangos fell asleep in the Lord on January 20th and the funeral was held in our Church on January 24th . She
is survived by her brother Peter Andrianopoulos, her nieces and nephews: Nick & Georgia Kakaroukas and Alexis &
Anthony Andrianopoulos, five God-children and her sister-in-law Faith Andrianopoulos. May her memory be eternal!
Katherine Galanis fell asleep in the Lord on January 20th and the funeral was held in our Church on January 26th .
She is survived by her husband James, her son and his wife, Rick and Diana Galaris. May her memory be eternal!
Memorials:
Eid Al-Annouf ~ 40 Day ~ January 13
John Galanakis ~ 3 Year ~ January 13
Vasilea Galanakis ~ 31 Year ~ January 13
Olga Nicholas ~ 7 year ~ January 13
Dean Ganoudis ~ 40 Day ~ January 20
Konstantine “Gus” Kountourzis ~ January 20
2102 Parish Sacramental Report:
Baptisms: 15
Chrismations: 0
Weddings: 7
Funerals: 13
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
As we embark upon the New Year we would very much like to encourage your membership to the Ladies Philoptochos
Society. The members of the Saint Agape chapter are delighted to welcome you to the group and we look forward to
accomplishing great things together for all the charitable causes we serve.
To find out more about Philoptochos in general please feel free to visit the website of the Philoptochos Society of the
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey website www.philoptochosnj.org. Alternatively, please feel free to call Katy
Geanopulos with any other questions you may have regarding the Wilmington Saint Agape chapter.
We are delighted to hold a reception tea on Saturday 9th of February to welcome new and existing members to the Saint
Agape chapter of Philoptochos. We very much hope the function will be widely attended and we extend our heartfelt
invitation to all ladies of the community.
On Sunday the 13th of January we celebrated the tradition “Cutting of the Vasilopita”. Many of our church members were
present and we thank them for their generous donations towards St Basil Children’s Academy. I am very grateful to all
the ladies who worked so tirelessly to create a wonderful event.
And finally a few dates for the diary:
Event Description
Date
Location
Tea to Welcome New Members
Saturday, February 9, 2013 @ 2pm
Community Center
General Meeting
Saturday, February 23 2013 @ 11am
Philoptochos Room
Lenten Covered Dish Dinner
Board/General Meeting
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
(following Presanctified Service - 7pm)
Community Center
(Fasting Covered Dish Dinner for ALL attendees for March 20th meeting)
Board Meeting
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 @ 5pm
Philoptochos Room
General Meeting:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 @ 6pm
Philoptochos
Easter Bread Baking
Thursday, April 25, 2013 (TBC)
Kitchen
Easter Bread Baking
Friday, April 26, 2013 (TBC)
Kitchen
Please note that the 2013 Philoptochos membership dues are now due. Thank you for your continued support.
With love in Christ,
Katy Geanopulos
President
Philoptochos Christmas Bread Baking
CREATE A REUNION…
...on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2013
Celebrate GODPARENT & GODCHILD SUNDAY at
10AM
Please prepare in prayer and fasting
for the Special Service before
Holy Communion on that day.
“For as many of you as have been baptized in Christ, have put on Christ…”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is a Godparent?
By Father Dean Nastos
In this article I would like to begin to explore what it means to be a Godparent. We all have them, and many
of us have been asked to be one. It is interesting that books on the subject are very hard to find.
The tradition of God-parenting is an ancient one going back to the days of the early church. In the New
Testament book of Acts, one will read of whole households being baptized into the faith, including infants,
children and servants. Traditionally, the Godparent acts as a steward of faith for the newly baptized child,
serving as an added assurance (in addition to the parents efforts), that the child will be raised to understand
fully his or her relationship to God through a personal faith in Jesus Christ and the life of His church.
That is powerful! Often times we think of God-parenting as a purely social convention, a way for parents to
honor a family member or friend. But if one takes it only on that level then one can very easily lose the
spiritual dimension to the relationship that grants a Godparent license to reach out and be something more
to the child that just mom or dad’s friend.
Being a Godparent is a serious responsibility. Fr. Anthony Coniaris in his book titled “Your Babies Baptism
in the Orthodox Church” writes the following: “At baptism we have sponsors or Godparents who must be
of the Orthodox faith since they undertake to assist the religious nurture of the child. The sponsor should be
an active Orthodox who realizes that he must keep in touch with his godchild and help him grow in the
faith especially by his own good example.” Fr. William Chiganos writes concerning the faith of the
Godparent: “The faith of the Godparent is significant. The person who confesses Jesus Christ as his Lord
cannot ignore and violate in work and deed this faith. How can he promise God that he will make certain
that the child will grow to be a true follower of Christ, when he himself lives a life of unbelief and
disobedience?!”
If you are a Godparent who has not been active in the life of your Godchild, there’s time to make a change.
You will both benefit. Begin by remembering your Godchild in prayer each day. Send him/her a name day
card. Write a letter or make a phone call to ask how he/she is doing. Talk about school, hobbies, church,
etc. Bring your Godchild with you to church if you live in the same town. You will be surprised how much
just a little can mean to your Godchild and to you.
Young @ Heart
In February the Young @ Heart will gather
the 3rd Thursday, FEBRUARY 21st
instead of the 2nd Thursday!
We meet in the AHEPA Room at 1pm
Refreshments will be served!
For more information call Pete Xarhoulakos @ 562-5151
Serving in February...
If you would like to be added
to the list of Prosforon
Offerers, please call Loula at
the number listed below, or,
if at any time you wish to
offer the Prosforon without
being added to the list,
please feel free to bring it in
on any Sunday that you wish.
Epistle Readers:
February 3 ~ Dimitri Kaliakin
February 10 ~ Larry Kirifides
February 17 ~ Yanni Kaliakin
February 24 ~ Jamie Kostas
Narthex Duty:
Prosforon Offerers for February
February 3 ~ Group 1
February 3
February 10 ~ Group 2
February 17 ~ Group 1
February 10
February 24 ~ Group 2
February 17
Coffee Hours:
February 3 ~ Young @ Heart
February 24
February 10 ~ Parish Council
February 17 ~ GOYA TOURNAMENT
February 24 ~ Daughters of Penelope
Joanna Tsaganos
Dimitra Lempesis
Niki Karaoglanis
Vickie Karakasidis
Maria Papanicholas
Litsa Anestos
Maria Kramedas
Sophia Regas
If you cannot meet your scheduled date
please contact Loula Kapordelis @ 354-5383
Holy Trinity Altar Boys 2012-2013
Rev. Fr. Dean Nastos, Pastor
Rev. Fr. Nick Rafael II, Associate Pastor
Mr. Michael Sanford, Director
ST. BASIL TEAM
Dimitri Kaliakin, Captain
(610) 274-2247
Steven Constantinou
Theodore Fessaras
Constantinos Fournaris
Nicholas Gianelos
Larry Kirifides
Andrew Rafael
Markos Zerefos
ST. CHRYSOSTOM TEAM
Antonio Fessaras, Captain
(302) 836-9173
Chris Coulaloglou
Alex Hristopoulos
Michaelino Keleta
Lazarus Kirifides
Constantine Krikelis
Niko Marinis
Panagiotis Tzinoudis
Yianni Zerefos
When you are scheduled to serve you should be in the Altar Area ready to serve by 9:45AM.
The latest you can come into the Altar Area is 10:30AM.
Please wear appropriate attire– long pants, shirt, tie, black or brown shoes (NO SHORTS OR GYM SHOES ALLOWED).
Your hair must be combed, teeth brushed, and hands washed.
When you enter the Altar Area, please have your robe blessed by Fr. Dean and then put it on.
During the service, please remember that people are watching you. Please do not talk unnecessarily or make unnecessary
movements. Listen directly to your Captain, Fr. Dean or Mr. Sanford. Please follow the service with the book provided in the Altar
Area. When you leave, please hang up your robe in the Altar Boy Closet.
If you have any questions, first speak with the Captain. If you need further information, please speak with Fr. Dean or Mr. Sanford.
Holy Trinity 2012 Financial Stewards
Adamopoulos, Angeliki & Anastasios
Adamopoulos, Chris & Nancy
Adamopoulos, Sotiere
Al-Annouf, Nabil & Rabia Batah
Alexandratos, Angelos
Alexandridis, Thanos & Sharon
Alexopoulos, John & Elena
Almasou, Elias & Rasha
Amygdalos, Michael & Christine
Anagnostou, AnaMaria
Anagnostou, Anthoula
Anagnostou, Mary
Anastasakos, Georgia
Anastassiades, Andreas & Litsa
Andreadis, Cleopatra
Andreadis, Evan & Theone
Andrianopoulos, Faith
Annos, Elaine
Annos, William & Irene
Anton, Anthony & Lucille
Antony, Michael
Apessos, Spyros & Maria
Apostolakis, Nicholas & Irene
Apostolatos, Arkontoula
Apostolatos, Evaggelos
Arvanitis, Argyrios & Lisa
Atsidis, Kostas & Eutichia
Bacchieri, Gregg & Stacey
Bambacus, Meropi
Battas, Stephanie
Belitsas, Athanasios & Antonia
Boines, Daniel & Dale
Boines, Georgia
Bouloukos Harry & Anastasia
Brostoff, Seth
Brown, Michael
Brown, Sean & Maria
Brown, James & Karen
Burpulis, Costa & Maria
Burpulis, John & Mary
Burpulis, Stamatis
Caras, Christina
Caras, Constantine & Maria
Caras, George & Chris
Caras, Harry & Susan
Carros, Demo & Helyn
Chahalis, James & Maria
Chambers, George & Katherine
Chappel, Jane
Chilimidos, Dennis & Effie
Chilimidos, Jerry & Amy
Chris, Alexander & Edith
Christou, Christos
Christou, Demetra
Christou, Vasilios & Alexandra
Ciabattoni, Olga
Coates, Eftihia & George
Colborn, Brian & Nicole
Colyvas, Amanda
Congalidis, John
Constantinou, George
Constantinou, John & Carol
Contompasis, Petros & Bessie
Cooke, Charles
Costalas, Alexandra
Costis, Gus & Patsy
Coulaloglou, Michele & Costas
Courtis, Harry & Sophia
Coustenis, Robert & Katherine
Cozamanis, Olympia
Creedon, Mary
Cubeta, Jamie & Tina
Cusanelli, Patrick
Dalbow, Katerina & Edward
Dalianis, John & Vicky
Dandolos, Dimitrios & Carol
Degermentzidis, George & Polyxeni
Demetriou, Spyros & Anna
Demourtzidis, Joseph & Erini
Demourtzidis, Nikolaos & Daphne
Demourtzidis, Steven
Diamanty, John & Kathy
Diamanty, Thomas & Sue
Diamond, Anthony & Lauren
Diamond, John & Susan
Dianastasis, Ernie & Jennifer
Dickey, Irene
Dignam, Agnes
Donald, Maria & Bill
Doukakis, Helen
Drimones, Clara
Drimones, Nicholas
Dumel, John & Evangeline
Eliades, Sophie
Evangelatos, Speros & Emily
Evlom, Martena
Fafalios, Mary
Faller, James & Catherine
Fanandakis, George & Helen
Fanos, George
Ferentinos, Peter
Ferentinos, Spero & Joan
Fessaras, Costas & Anna
Fessaras, Zaharias & Irene
Fikioris, Dimitrios & Margaret
Fotakos, Leonidas A. & Sophia
Fotakos, Toula
Fountzoulas, Costas & Audrey
Fournaris, Emmanuel & Evanthea
Fournaris, George & Aspasia
Frangakis, Andrew
Frangakis, John & Christine
Frangia, Stephen
Frangos, Theone
Galanakis, Ekaterini
Galanis Nick & Agnes
Galaris, James & Katherine
Ganiaris, Fr. Stamatios & Pres. Joan
Ganoudis, Dean & Joanna
Gargalas, Thomas
Gatos, George
Gatos, Paula
Gattuso, Jean & Michael
Geanopulos, Georgiean
Geanopulos, Katy
George, Mary
Georgiou, Gus
Geralis, Loula
Gerassimakis, Nick & Connie
Gianakis, Charles & Ioanna
Gianelos, James & Stacie
Giannaris, Fr. George & Pres. Mary
Giannatos, Gerry & Anna
Gotides, Virginia
Graham, Alton & Catherine
Graham, Christine
Gregory, Helen
Grigorakakis, Maria
Grivas, Christopher & Michell
Grivas, Demetrios & Helen
Guajardo, Evangelina
Guardascione, Lou & Shelly
Hadjipanayis, George & Voula
Halakos, Billy
Halakos, Demetrios & Georgia
Halakos, Evangelos & Donna
Halakos, Joannis & Eftihia
Haldas, Harry
Haldas, Nicholas & Rodie
Haldas, Thomas & Prudy
Haldas, William & Shirley
Haldas-Ross, Melissa & Christopher
Hall, Philip & Eleni
Hann, Eugenia & Gary
Hantzandreou, George
Hantzandreou, Katerina
Hantzandreou, Theodore & Labrini
Hantzopoulos, George
Hantzopoulos, Kostas
Hantzopoulos, Liza & Bill
Hatzis, Nicholas & Katherine
Hatzis, Tom & Georgia
Hondry, Bill
Hondry, Joan
Hondry, Steve
Iliadis, Tina & Dimitrios
Ioannou, Ida
Issaris, Katherine
Joannides, Joseph & Alice
Johnson, Margo
Joseck, Fred & Xanthy
Kalaitzoglou, Apostolos & Niki
Kalampakas, Athanasios & Joanna
Kalfas, Caroline
Kaliakin, Victor & Elizabeth
Kalmer, Mary
Kamenakis, George & Effie
Kamenakis, Peter
Kanas, Larry
Kanas, Manny & Valerie
Kapordelis, Loula
Karablacas, Helen
Karablacas, Stelios
Karablacas, Virginia
Karagiannis, Peter & Tina
Karakasidis, Demetrios & Eleni
Karakasidis, John & Vicki
Karakasidis, Stephanos & Evagelia
Karamihalis, Dean
Karaoglanis, Eleftherios & Niki
Karas, George
Karas, Tom
Karas, Yianni
Karavasilis, Nick & Foula
Karolidis, Spiros & Fawn
Katsanos, Stella & Jack
Katsimbris, Dennis & Angela
Kays John & Efigenia
Kehagias, John & Katherine
Keros, Georgia
Kertiles, Paul & Marietta
Kimbiris, George & Beatriz
King, Jamie & Tina G.
Kirifides, Alexander & Kathy
Kirifides, Lazarus M. & Helen
Kirifides, Michael & Kerry
Kirifides, Vasil & Elefteria
Kirtses, Petros & Athy
Kledaras, George & Ann
Kledaras, Olympia
Klezaras, Nikoletta
Klezaras-Lurz, Marina
Kollias, Basil & Dimitra
Kollias, Georgia
Kollias, Polly
Koninis, Christina
Koninis, John & Anastasia
Koninis II, John
Kontis, Gus & Cindy
Kontomaris, Kostas & Melissa
Kostas, James
Kostas, John & Gale
Kostas, Lynn
Kostas, Nicholas
Kostoulas, Evangelos
Kotanides, Anastasia
Kotanidis, Antonios & Roula
Kotanidis, Christos & Maria
Kotanidis, Efstathios & Linda
Kourpas, Elias & Chrystallo Mouza
Koutoufaris, John & Marlene
Kramedas, Gregory & Matoula
Kramedas, Maria
Kramedas, Nina & Theodore
Kramedas, William & Genie
Krikelis, Helene
Krikelis, Basil & Jamie
Krikelis, Peter & Susan
Kromedas, Constantinos & Vasiliki
Kusumi, Jeff & Robin
Kyranakas, John
Kyriakakis, Anthony
Laletas/Brockett, Ernest & Barbara
Laskaris, Johanna
Laws, Brian & Vasiliki
Lawson, Michael & Victoria
Lazare, John & Sandra
Lazaridis, Anastasis & Christina
Lazopoulos, John & Christina
Lazopoulos, Melissa
Lemper, Anthony & Diana
Lempesis, Anastasios & Dimitra
Leounes, Thomas & Helen
Liarakos, Evelyn
Liarakos, George & Ann
Liparos, Anargyros
Little, Mary
Livaditis, John & Marisa
Lomis, Dean & Toula
Long, Irene
MacKewiz, W. Lee & Irene
Maidanos, Emily
Makis, Gus & Anthi
Manis, Voula & John
Manolakis, Mary
Manolakos, Nick & Paula
Manoloudis, Michael & Kandi
Manos, Philip & Voula
Mantzavinos, Chris & Mary
Mantzavinos, Spiros & Megan
Maravelias, Angelique
Maravelias, James & Diana
Marini, Irene
Marinis, Jaclyn
Marinis, Kalliope
Markatos, Harry & Susan
Markozanis, Maria & Michael
Matulas, Anagnostis & Angela
Matulas, Apostolas & Georgia
Mavridis, Maria & Prodromos
Mayew, G. Michael & Charlotte
Mazarakis, John
McFarland, Antoinette & Steve
McManus Ryan & Theodora
McVaugh, Eugenia & Andrew
Melisaris, Anastasios & Diane
Melissourgos, Xenophon & Aikaterini
Mentis, Constantia
Mesogianes, Barbara
Metaxotos, Nicholas
Michell, Constantine & Elaine
Michell, Theodore & Catherine
Michell, Vasili & Megan
Milionis, Constantine
Minella, Tia & Charles
Misogianes, Milt & Carol
Mistras, Antonios & Soula
Mistras, Theodora
Mistras, Michael
Moutsatsos, George & Alexia
Nannas, Theodore & Alexandra
Nastos, Fr. Dean & Pres. Carolyn
Ney, Bruce & Marina
Nicholas, Steve
2012 Financial Stewards continued...
Nicholas, William
Nicholson, Matina
Novakis, Louis
Ohlemacher, Leo & Evangeline
Oikonomou, Georgios
O'Neal, Brian & Christine
Pagonis, Carrie
Pagonis, Marcus & Cheryl
Panagiotidis, Athanasios & Elizabeth
Pandelakis, Denis & Anna
Pantelopulos, Anthony & Daphne
Pantsos, Christina
Papachrysanthou, Christos & Penelope
Papachrysanthou, George & Laura
Papademetriou, Kyriakos & Amber
Papantinas, Stephen & Elaine
Pappanicholas, Demetrios & Maria
Pappanicholas, Evan
Pappas, Dean & Zoe
Pappas, Elizabeth
Pappas, Helen
Pappas, John & Lois
Pappas, Sandra
Pappoulis Christina
Pappoulis Roula
Pastis, Jackie
Pennias, John & Stavroula
Pettaris, George & Stavroula
Pettit, Stacie & Jim
Phalangas, Charalambos & Mary
Philippakos, Pantelis
Phillips, Ernest & Iris
Phillips, Pauline
Pierson, Vetta
Pispitsos, Pantelis
Pittaoulis, Steve
Pittas, John
Popescu, Sabastian & Manuela
Poulos, Marika
Poulos, Vasilios & Eulampia
Psaltis, John
Psaltis, Nickolas & Sophia
Psaltis, Thomas & Cindy
Psihalinos, George & Athina
Psihalinos, Nikos
Pyrros, Georgia
Rafael II, Rev. Nick & Pres. Olga
Raisis, Leonidas & Irene
Raisis, Spiros
Ranalli, Anthony & Marie
Rassias, Dion & Gina
Rassias, George & Amalea
Rassias, Peter
Rayias, Peter & Kathryn
Regas, Constantinos
Regas, Petros & Christine
Regas, Sofia
Rigas, Elias & Potoula
Riggins, Margaret
Righos, George & Elaine
Roustopoulos, Theodoros & Alexia
Ruhl, David & Athena
Saffos, John & Karla
Saitis, Mary
Sakiadis, Byron & Alice
Sanford, Mike & Andrea
Sapunas, Areti
Saridakis, Christopher & Penelope
Sarmousakis, Marika & Chris
Sartin, Nimrah & Deborah
Savopoulos, Basil & Despina
Savopoulos, Nicholas
Savopoulos, Virginia
Schillinger, Karen & Robert
Semos, Paul & Joanne
Skiadas, Peter & Stavroula
Snell, Bryan & Pauline
Souleles, Nicholas & Alexis
Spanos, John & Carol
Sparks, Everett & Alexandra
Staikos, Dimitri
Stathakis, Catherine
Stavru, Nicholas & Maria
Stavru, Sophia
Stevens, Richard & Penny
Stout, Bob & Voula
Tangalidis, Dimitrios & Maria
Tarabicos, Anastasia
Tarabicos, James & Sophia
Tarabicos, John & Joanne
Tawfik, Emad & Soultana
Teclemariam, Berhan & Saba
Tektonopoulos, Diamantis
Terris, Costas A. & Clara
Terss, Eugenia & Robert
Theodorakis, Stamatis & Lisa
Thomas, Angelina & Richard
Triantafyllou, Athanasios & Valentina
Trikaliotis, Kostas
Trivelas, Sotiros & Alice
Troumounis, Antonio
Tsaganos, Anthony & Joanne
Tsaganos, George & Alexandra
Tsaganos, Nicholas & Joanna
Tsaganos, Peggy
Tsaganos, Robert & Popi
Tsaganos, Tina
Tsakataras, George
Tsakataras, Nikki
Tsakiris, Konstantine & Denise
Tsakiris, Tony & Jessica
Tsakumis, George & Julia
Tsakumis, Theodore
Tsaldaris, Nicholas & Bonnie
Tsavalas, George & Yvonne
Tsionas, Constantine & Foula
Tsionas, Efthimios & Anna
Tsiouplis, Vasilis & Matina
Tsoukalas, George & Frideriki
Tsoukalas, Stavroula
Tsoukalas, Harry & Niki
Tsugranes, George & Penny
Turley, Steve & Akiko
Tzidras, Tanya
Tzinoudis, Konstantinos & Demetra
Valko, Regina
Vance, Nicholas & Irene
Vande Poele, A. David & Anne
Vassilatos, George & Yvonne
Vassiliou, Kleoniki
Vassos, Barbara
Velitskakis, Steve & Karen
Vice, Billy L. & Elaine
Vlamis, Nicholas & Peggy
Vore, Mary Elizabeth & Roy
Voultsis, Petros & Catherine
Vouras, Nicholas
Wilkinson, Clifford L. & Suzanne
Wissman, Charles & Vaya
Wissman, Charles
Wolcott, Josiah & Paraskevi
Wright, Douglas & Alexandra
Xarhoulakos, Peter
Yiannos, Peter & Stella
Zaloga, Paul & Joann
Zambetis, Paul & Zoe
Zerefos, Demetri & Tina
Zerefos, Markos & Eugenia
Ziccarelli, Lou & Cathy
Zinna, Anthony & Nina
Zographos, Nicholas & Katherine
As of December 31, 2012
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Parish Council would like to thank you for your 2012 contribution and for your
continued willingness to support our church ministries. Below is the total
stewardship for 2012, which was far below our budgeted amount, but also the
highest it has ever been. It is only with your continued commitment and increased
giving that we can continue to grow. Please prayerfully consider your 2013 pledge
and send it to the church office at your earliest convenience.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stewardship…
Amount Pledged:
$287,615
Total Number of Pledging Families:
457
Total Number of Eligible Stewards:
570
Average Pledge:
$630.00
Amount of Pledge needed for budget:
As of December 31, 2012
$1,300.00
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for merit-based financial scholarships which reward students who are
active in our community and plan to continue their studies at a university level.
For more applications and information, please contact:
Michael Logothetis at mikelogo@yahoo.com or (302)738-4316
Deadline for Applications is April 1, 2013
2013 FLOWERS FOR FEAST DAY ICONS
Flowers always add beauty to whatever they adorn. It has always been a tradition among our Orthodox Churches to decorate Holy
Icons with flowers when the Feast Day is being celebrated.
Please contact Helen Doukakis and donate towards the flowers you would like as soon as possible. As always, this will be done on
a first come, first serve basis.
The names of those who donate the flowers will be listed in the Monthly Bulletin the
month after the Feast Day is celebrated. Thank you for your support in this project and may our Lord continue to bless you. Please
make your check payable to: HOLY TRINITY ALTAR GUILD
Flowers for Presentation of our Lord in the Temple Icon-Feb. 2nd
Flowers for St. Haralambos Icon - Feb. 10th
Flowers for 40 Martyrs of Sebaste Icon – Mar. 9th
Flowers for Theotokos (1st Salutation) Icon - Mar. 22nd
Flowers for Sun. of Orthodoxy Icon - Mar. 24th
Flowers for Annunciation Icon - Mar. 25th
Flowers for Theotokos (2nd Salutation ) Icon - Mar. 29th
Flowers for 2nd Sun. of Lent – St. Gregory Palamas Icon – Mar. 31st
$35.00
$35.00
$35.00
$40.00
$35.00
$35.00
$40.00
$35.00
“PAREA” NEWS
( Parishioners at Restaurants Eating Altogether )
January’s PAREA outing was held at Iron Hill Brewery/Restaurant on the
Riverfront. We had 30 parishioners join in on the fun!
So, if you are looking for a night out, please consider joining us for the
next outing on Thursday, February 28th (location to be determined). It is a
great night of laughs and a chance to catch up with old friends and a
chance to make new ones!!
If you would like more information or would like to be added to our email
list, please contact
Evie Fournaris at (302) 475-5035 or Fournaris@aol.com.
2013 PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS
On Sunday, Jan. 13th following the Divine Liturgy the entire Parish Council received the Oath of Office from
Fr. Dean within the Church. Following that Oath of Office the Parish Council elected its Officers for 2013.
The results are as follows:
President: Mrs. Georgia Halakos
1st Vice-President: Mr. Tom Diamanty
2nd Vice-President: Mr. George Tsavalas
Secretary: Mr. George Rassias
Treasurer: Mr. Jim Maravelias
Asst. Treasurer: Mr. Tom Karas
Congratulations to the 2013 Officers and to all the Parish Council Members as they fulfill their sacred duty to
serve our Lord and His Church and to assist Fr. Dean and Fr. Nick in the moving the Parish forward for the
benefit of all members.
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HONORING OF OUR VETERANS
On Sunday, Nov. 18th our Parish honored all the members of our Parish who were
Veterans with a Special prayer offered by Fr. Dean in the Church proper. All
Veterans of the Parish who were present that day were invited onto the Solea to
have the Special
prayer read in their honor and for them to be blessed. It was a moving tribute to
our Veterans and one truly deserving. We thank all our Veterans for all they did,
do and will do as they carry on the spirit of freedom for all to enjoy through their
sacrifice. May God always bless our Veterans.
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2013 CHURCH IMPORTANT DATES
st
March 9th
March 16th
CLEAN MONDAY (GREAT LENT BEGINS) March 18th
3rd Saturday of Souls
March 24th
Annunciation
March 25th
Palm Sunday
April 28th
1 Saturday of Souls
2nd Saturday of Souls
GOOD FRIDAY
ORTHODOX PASCHA
Ascension
Pentecost
Holy Trinity Day
All Saints Sunday
May 3rd
MAY 5th
June 13th
June 23rd
June 24th
June 30th
ORTHODOX 101 CLASSES
MONDAY 11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON
TEACHER: FR. DEAN ~ ~ ~ ~ WHERE: LIBRARY
COME LEARN ABOUT THE REAL BOOK OF REVELATION
FEB. 4TH – Intro. To Book & Chapter 1
FEB. 18TH – Chapters 2 - 3
Is it really 666?
TH
FEB. 25
-- Chapters 4 - 5
TH
MAR. 4
-- Chapters 6 - 7
Who is the real Antichrist?
TH
MAR. 11
-- Chapters 8 - 9
TH
MAR. 18
-- Chapters 10 - 11
MAR. 25TH -- Chapters 12 - 13
What is the real date of the end of the world?
ST
APR. 1
-- Chapters 14 - 15
APR. 8TH -- Chapters 16 - 17
APR. 15TH -- Chapters 18 - 19
APR. 22ND -- Chapters 20 - 22
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ALTAR GUILD
The Altar Guild would like to acknowledge and thank the following parishioners for their donations:
William Nicholas – Wreath in honor of the Feast Day of St. Basil the Great (January 1).
Sofia Regas – Wreath in honor of the Feast of the Holy Epiphany (January 6); and in memory of a
loving husband and father, Pete Regas.
Poinsettias at Christmas
Alton and Catherine Graham – Prayers for the continued health of our family.
Catherine Stathakis – Prayers for the health of our family.
*****
Members on Duty in January:
Helen Doukakis, Catherine Faller, Steve Nicholas, Sofia Regas, Barbara Vassos
*****
Our efforts are supported totally by donations from the parishioners. If you wish to share your memorable
events with our Church Community by donating for the purchase of flowers on your special day, please
advise the president (Helen Doukakis, 475-7672), any member of the Altar Guild or use the form below.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name__________________________________________________________________
Telephone_____________________ Please reserve date__________________________
This special occasion is ____________________________________________________
Enclosed is check in the amount of $__________made out to Holy Trinity Altar Guild
Mail to: Katherine Coustenis, 62 Springer Court, Hockessin, DE 19707
May we publish this in our monthly bulletin? Yes__________
No__________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------****WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROUS SUPPORT****
ORTHODOX 101 CLASSES
Friday 11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON
TEACHER: FR. Nick ~ ~ ~ ~WHERE: AHEPA ROOM
ORTHODOXY 101
February 8th:
Questions & Answers from Previous Classes
February 15:
Life after Death
nd
February 22 :
Pre-Lent
March 1st:
Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts
March 8th:
Sundays of Great Lent
March 15th:
Lazaros Saturday/Palm Sunday
nd
March 22 :
Holy Week/Pascha
March 29th:
Post-PAscha Sundays
April 5th:
Missionary Work in the Church
April 12th:
Moral Issues of the Church
th
April 19 :
Prayers: What, When and Why?
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HOSPITAL VISITATIONS
Not only is the spiritual health of our members important but also their physical health. When a member
enters into the Hospital it is important that Fr. Dean is notified. If a member himself/herself is entering the
Hospital (at least overnight), he/she should contact Fr. Dean beforehand if they know the day they will be
entering. If a family member is entering the Hospital (at least overnight), another family member should
contact Fr. Dean before hand if they know the day they will be entering. Obviously, in the case of an
emergency, Fr. Dean should be notified immediately. Hospitals today no longer notify the Church when a
Church member enters the hospital. So, if someone is in the hospital and Fr. Dean is NOT notified, don’t
blame him for not coming to see that member. Remember Fr. Dean’s ESP has been down for years!!
F. for
Y. your
I . information
A.
Q. Why do we have funerals and what
is the process to follow when a loved
one falls asleep here at Holy Trinity?
FUNERAL IN THE ORTHODOX FAITH
With the first Christians and with all true Christians of today, the hope of resurrection makes the exit from this life an entry into a better one and,
actually, into the domain of the highest aspirations of the true Christian. Christians, believing that “Or do you not know that your body is the
temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?” (1 Corinthians 6:19) and that it is destined to be
resurrected after death and to be united in an incorruptible state with the immortal soul at the Second Coming of the Lord, used to bury their dead
with all due honor. Accordingly, they washed the body, dressed it in white garments, and took it to Church singing Psalmic verses on the way.
The Orthodox funeral service of today goes back to the end of the 5th and the beginning of the 6th centuries in its main articulation and was later enriched
by the eight sublime hymns of St. John of Damascus by which the ephemeral of this life and the eternity of the life hereafter are poetically described. The
funeral service includes one Epistle Reading (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) and a Gospel Reading (John 5:24-31). In his celebrated passages to the
Thessalonians St. Paul gives a definite account of what will happen to both the dead and the living at the time of the Second Coming of the Lord. The
Gospel Reading deals with the words of the Lord Himself relating to eternal life as against the present one, and to the Last Judgment.
For the Funeral Service to be recognized (valid) by the Orthodox Church, the following must be met:
1. The Funeral Service must take place in a canonical Orthodox Church.
2. The Funeral Service must be celebrated by a canonical Orthodox Priest.
3. The Funeral Service must be celebrated according to the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church.
4. The Burial Service must be celebrated according to the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church.
5. When a person falls asleep in the Lord for reasons that are uncertain, a qualified medical examiner may, with the permission of the next of kin,
perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. In some states, this is required by law. In all cases, however, the Orthodox Church expects
that the body of the deceased be treated with respect and dignity.
6. The Orthodox Faith affirms the fundamental goodness of creation, it understands the body to be an integral part of the human person and the
temple of the Holy Spirit, and expects the resurrection of the dead. The Church considers cremation to be the deliberate desecration and
destruction of what God has made and ordained for us. The Church instead insists that the body be buried so that the natural physical process of
decomposition may take place. A Baptized Orthodox member who chooses to be cremated CANNOT be buried out the Church, out of a funeral
home, or any other place. Additionally, a Memorial Services with Kolyva are not allowed to be held in the Church, inasmuch as the similarity
between the “Kernel of wheat” and the “body” has been intentionally destroyed. A Trisagion (a brief prayer service) may be offered, if
requested by the family.
FUNERAL SERVICE AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
When a parishioner falls asleep in the Lord, a family member should contact immediately either Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick so that the prayer of the Soul
Leaving the Body may be offered, if possible. At this point, Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick will decide with the family when the Funeral service will be held.
The following steps must be taken in order for the Funeral service to take place:
1. Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick will determine whether or not the person who has fallen asleep is in spiritual and canonical good standing within the
Orthodox Church for the Funeral service to take place in the Church.
2. Once good standing has been determined, the date and time of the Funeral service will be decided by either Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick and the family.
3. Once the date and time have been determined, the date and time of the Trisagion ( a brief prayer service) which will be held the night before the
Funeral at the Funeral Home will be determined.
4. The next day the Funeral Service will be held in the Church proper. A Funeral Service may be held in the Funeral Home but only with the
approval of Fr. Dean.
5. Following the Funeral Service, the person who has fallen asleep will be taken to the cemetery for the Trisagion service at the grave site.
6. The Tradition of the Orthodox Faith is that following the Trisagion at the grave site a Makaria (Mercy Meal) is offered by the family at either a
restaurant, the Church Hall or a home for those who attended the funeral service. The Mercy Meal menu must include fish. The Makaria
(Mercy Meal) is OPTIONAL.
7. Fr. Dean or Fr. Nick and the family will decide on the date of the 40 day Memorial either at the Mercy Meal or within the week following the
Funeral Service.
A person who has fallen asleep cannot be laid out for viewing or kept within the Church proper the night before the Funeral.
A lay person cannot offer a eulogy within the Church proper at the Funeral service. A lay person may offer a eulogy either at the Funeral Home
after the Trisagion service or at the Makaria (Mercy Meal).
The casket must remain open at the Funeral service which is held within the Church proper or at the Funeral Home. The casket may remain closed but
only with the approval of Fr. Dean.
The Orthodox Church does not have “last rites”. The Church offers constant hope to its members and especially at the time near the falling asleep of a
member. The Church, through Her Priests, offer prayers of healing and recovery of health to its member and especially at the time near the falling asleep of a
member. The prayer of the Soul Leaving the Body is the only prayer offered and this only occurs when the member has fallen asleep in the Lord.
The Funeral Service is NOT a Sacrament within the Orthodox Church.
Hope and Joy News
Thank You
A Big
for those of you that
came out to the Hope Joy
Bowling. We had a great
time with over 30
children!
Calling all children
ages 7-9
On Saturday February 9th
(from 10:00AM-2:00PM),
Holy Trinity Church, in Egg
Harbor Township, NJ will
host this year's Delaware
Valley KIDMISSION. This
year, children from parishes
in the surrounding area will
look at ways to foster
mission work around the globe. Our parish will focus on the United States. It will be a great way to
encourage children to focus on helping those in need around our country (and beyond). The cost of
this event is $10/child. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to
jtsakumis@yahoo.com or exei_o_theos@yahoo.com
Calling all children ages 4-9!!
Please join us for a Day at the Museum: ~ Where: Delaware Museum of Natural History
When: Saturday February 23rd from 11:00-1:00
Cost: Adults- $9, Children- $7, Museum Members- Free
RSVP: jtsakumis@yahoo.com or exei_o_theos@yahoo.com
“The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official collegiate campus
ministry program under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of
North and Central America. Our mission is to support fellowships on college
campuses, whose members experience and witness to the Orthodox
Christian Church through community life, prayer, service to others and study
of the Faith. “
IN JANUARY, OCF DISTRICT COORDINATOR, GREG COOGAN, FROM MARYLAND,
CAME TO WILMINGTON TO TALK TO MANY OF OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM
WIDENER UNIVERSITY, WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY, DELAWARE TECH, UNIVERSITY
OF DELAWARE AND WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY AT THE WISHES OF FR. DEAN AND
PRES.CAROLYN. HE CAME TO SHARE THE WORD OF OCF WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN
OUR COMMUNITY. A NEW CHAPTER FOR THIS MIDATLANTIC AREA IS BEING
ESTABLISHED WITH LOCAL AREA ORTHODOX CHURCH STUDENTS. CONTACT OUR
CHURCH OFFICE FOR MORE INFO AND GATHERING DATES.
W E L C O M E MINISTRY
Our Ministry Team is Diana Maravelias, Nia Charalambides, Evie Fournaris and
Pres. Carolyn Nastos for upstairs Liturgy. Andrea Sanford and Pres. Olga Rafael
for the downstairs Liturgy Welcome Ministry. You’d like to help? Let one of us
know.
Blue Visitor cards are set in the pews. Visitors will receive a Holy Trinity pin to
wear, helping to identify them at Fellowship Hour. Blue cards with your guests’
information need to be returned to our Greeter so they can get it to Fr. Dean or Fr.
Nick by Holy Communion before announcements.
Join us in sharing our Faith and welcoming:
Carlie Freigeh from Michigan
Marita, Vaggelis and Fragkiskos Kazos from Greece
CHOIR MEMBERS
SHARE THEIR TALENTS!
After Liturgy on December 23 and 24,
we sang beautiful Christmas Carols for
everyone’s
enjoyment.
In
our
Community Center on January 12, all
Holy Trinity Members and their friends
were invited for a great opportunity to
learn what music and hymns the Choir
practices on Wednesdays and sings at
Sunday Liturgies. Tony and Fr. Dean
gave us explanations for the hymns we
all can sing. We had refreshments and a
SING-A-LONG for all the guests there.
Interested in joining
our Choir and
sharing your
TALENTS ???
contact
Tony Pantelopulos
@ 478-7864
or any member.
Christmas Party at the Caras Home, 2012
ALL WOMEN OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
YOU ARE INVITED
TO
“HIGH TEA”
nd!
Frie
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n
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
2-5PM
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HALL
HOSTED BY HOLY TRINITY
PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
Contact Katy Geanopulos 302-478-0261
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT PHILOPTOCHOS
Philoptochos.org
National Philoptochos Society
MISSION STATEMENT To promote charitable, benevolent and
philanthropic outreach to preserve the sanctity of life and family and to
perpetuate and promote our Orthodox faith and traditions."
January 12th at the
Emmanuel Dining Room
Our GOYA sponsored and hosted the meal on
Saturday, January 12th, serving 100 men, women
and children a warm meal. Thank you GOYANs for
your great day of service! George Koukedis will
sponsor the meal again this year in February, on
Tuesday the 12th. Thank you George for your
continuing commitment and generosity to this
worthy charity. Please join us as we sponsor and
serve lunch from
noon to 1pm at 3rd and Walnut Streets in downtown
Wilmington.
Various groups and individuals generously donate the food
and host the luncheon meal on the 12th of every month
throughout the year. New sponsors are needed to fill a
few months, so if you would like to become a part of
this worthy service project with your family, friends or
church organization, please contact Nikkie Tsakataras at
655-2252 or Tina Ganiaris at 764-2183 for more
information.
Holy Trinity Food Pantry
We help
put food
on the
table.
So does the
BAYER
Aspirin
Company
As we deliver food to the various food closets scattered among our city, we see the
poverty first hand. An ABC newscaster recently headlined his newscast by quoting
alarming figures and also alerting his listeners that food closets will be very short of
food as more and more Americans depend on them for their only meal!
In order to accommodate everyone who needs food and not be turned away, these citywide food closets depend on donations from people like you and me. Please continue to
bring in your food donations and when you can, double up on basic food items such as
cereals, baby food, and pasta. Anything that will not spoil, such as:
Canned fish, vegetables, beans, fruit, meat, soups, sugar, tea, coffee, flour,
pancake mixes and syrup, cereals, pasta and sauces, baby food, formula, peanut
butter and jelly, apple sauce, crackers, cookies ~ anything that will not spoil.
Our present economy is bringing more and more people to the food pantries around
our city for their daily meals. Please continue to fill our bins so that we can feed
those in need for, as Orthodox Christians, we are to share our many blessings with
the less fortunate. When you go food shopping, buy and extra can or two so that
those in need are never turned away.
There are two drop off locations for your convenience: one by the office and one in
the Narthex.
Our last delivery of 30 bags of food was delivered to the Sunday Breakfast Mission
by Steve Nicholas.
We thank you for your continued generous support.
John, Nikkie, Steve, & Tina
St. Photini, the Samaritan Woman at the Well
The Gospel of John relates the familiar account of the Samaritan Woman who met Jesus at Jacob’s well and engaged him in dialogue
(John 4:5-42). This discourse reveals that, until then, her life had been anything but exemplary. However, she responded to Christ’s
stern admonition with genuine repentance. She was forgiven by the Lord of her ife of sin and became a follower and even brought
others from her village in Samaria to Jesus that they also might be saved. Tradition further relates that she was baptized by the
Apostles and given the name Photini, which literally means “the enlightened one.”
She almost immediately, as before, began bringing the Word of God to others. She journeyed as far as Carthage in North Africa with
the message of salvation in Christ Jesus, but not until after she had brought her sizable family first into the church. Photini had five
daughters, who were given Christian names at baptism, Anatoli, photo, Photes, Paraskevi, and Kyriake. She also had two sons,
baptized Victor and Joseph.
Following the martyrdoms of St. Peter and Paul at the hands of the tyrant Nero, Photini and her family traveled extensively,
converting countless pagans to Christianity through her zealous faith in Jesus Christ. During these difficult days of the persecution
under Nero, Photini and her family contributed to Christianity beyond measure.
Photini’s son Victor became an officer in the Roman army even though he was a Christian. At first he managed to not incur the
displeasure of his superiors because of his illegal faith. Soon enough, however, his duties as an officer came into direct conflict with
his Christian principles. He was put in charge of a detail whose mission was to seek out Roman citizens who dared acknowledge Jesus
Christ and join this “cult of the Nazarine.” Refusing to obey such an order, Victor was brought to swift military justice not only for
insubordination and treason, but also for his own confession of belief in Christ. His subsequent imprisonment and torture were
brutally inflicted by his former comrads.
Upon hearing the tragic news of her son’s punishment, Photini immediately demanded and received an audience with Emperor Nero
himself. In an impassioned plea for her son’s life, she boldly spoke for the cause of Christianity. She told the disbelieving tyrant how
gentle Jesus is worshipped by the world as Messiah and Son of God, and of how she once met him herself.
The astounded Nero could not but admire her courage, buthis seething hatred for Christians could not be subdued and he sentenced
her and her family to prison. There they languished for two years enduring endless suffering. When Photini and her family were put to
death, it was the end of an unsurpassed labor of love for Christ and the beginning of immortality for the Samaritan woman who came
to the well for water and was transformed into a wellspring of the Christian Faith. Would that we all could understand the evangelistic
and missionary nature of the church as did this blessed saint and her family.
The Presentation of our Lord or The Meeting of our Lord
Celebrated February 2
Epistle: Hebrews 7:7-17
Gospel: Luke 2:22-40
Old Testament: Leviticus 12:2-8
Forty days after Christ was born he was presented to God in the Jerusalem Temple according to the Law of Moses. At this time as well, his
mother Mary underwent the ritual purification, and offered the sacrifice as prescribed in the Law (Leviticus 12). It is at the Temple that the
elder Simeon and Prophetess Anna, filled with the Holy Spirit, confirmed that the infant was the new-born Messiah who would “cause the
fall and the rising of many in Israel.”
In the service of the feast of the Presentation of our Lord, the fact emphasized is that Christ, the Son and Word of God, through whom the
world was created, now is held as an infant in Simeon’s hands; this same Son of God, the Giver of the Law, now himself fulfills the Law,
carried in arms as a human child.
The celebration of the Presentation of our Lord in the Church is not merely a historical commemoration. Inspired by the same Holy Spirit
as Simeon, and led by the same Spirit into the church of the Messiah, the members of the Church can claim their own “meeting” with the
Lord, and so also can witness that they, too, can “depart in peace” since their eyes have seen the salvation of God in the person of Christ.
Taken from The Orthodox Faith, Vol. II: Worship, by Fr. Thomas Hopko
‘Receive, O Simeon, Him whom Moses once beheld in darkness granting the Law of Sinai, and now who has become a child subject to the
Law. This is He who the prophets heard, who for our sake has taken flesh and saved man. Let us worship him.
The aged servant of God, Simeon, seeing the Word of God held in the arms of his mother, understood that this was the Glory revealed to
the Prophets; and he cried, “Rejoice, O Holy Lady, for as a throne you carry God, Lord of
the light that knows no evening and King of Peace.” ’
(Hymns for Vespers and Matins of the feast.)
About the Icon
St. Joseph is shown on the extreme left, as an elderly man with white hair and beard.
The Theotokos stands beside him with her arms extended toward her Son, Jesus. She is
traditionally shown in blue garments. The doors of the temple are seen in the
background, and the infant Christ is held by the elderly St. Simeon the God-Receiver in
front of and above those doors. Behind St. Simeon stands St. Anna the Prophetess, who
proclaimed on seeing the Christ Child that he was the long-awaited Messiah.
(Taken from the Icon Book, by Boojamra, Essey, McLuckie, and Matusiak)
Troparion
Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, full of Grace! From you shone the Son of Righteousness,
Christ our God, Enlightening those who sat in darkness! Rejoice and be glad, O
Righteous Elder; You accepted in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, who grants the
resurrection.
Διάφορα
Δρ. Κώστας Γ. Φούντζουλας
Various
Dr. Costas G. Fountzoulas
Αποσαφηνίσεις
Clarifications
Υπάρχουν πολλά πράγματα που νομίζουμε
ότι είναι τα ίδια αλλά στην πραγματικότητα δεν
There are many things that we think are the same
but in reality they are not. Although they sound the
same, there are small differences that determine their
specific application and use in life. What is the
difference and what is the similarity between
"Democracy" and "Republic?" The word Democracy
is composed from two words of the Greek language,
"Demos = common man" and "state = power, rule.."
The word Republic is derived from two words of the
Latin language, "Res = case thing" and “publica =
about people."
είναι. Αν και ακούγονται τα ίδια εν τούτοις οι μικρές
διαφορές
που
υπάρχουν
καθορίζουν
την
διαφορετικότητά τους. Ποιά είναι διαφορά και ποιά
η ομοιότητα μεταξύ της «Δημοκρατίας» και
«Ρεπούμπλικας»; Η λέξη Δημοκρατία προέρχεται
από δύο λέξεις της Ελληνικής γλώσσας, «Δήμος =
κοινός άνθρωπος» και «κράτος = δύναμη, κανόνας,
διοίκηση». Η λέξη Ρεπούμπλικα προέρχεται από
δύο λέξεις της Λατινικής γλώσσας, «Ρες = υπόθεση,
πράγμα» και «πούμπλικα = σχετικά με τον λαό».
Η δημοκρατία, άμεση ή δια αντιπροσώπων,
εφευρέθη και εφαρμόσθηκε στην αρχαία Αθήνα. Το
κύριο χαρακτηριστικό της δημοκρατίας είναι:
διακυβέρνηση από την παντοδύναμη πλειοψηφία. Σε
μια δημοκρατία, το άτομο, και κάθε ομάδα των
προσώπων που συνθέτουν κάθε μειοψηφία, δεν έχουν
καμία, ή ελαχίστη προστασία εναντίον της
απεριόριστης δύναμης της πλειοψηφίας.
Ο ορισμός της Ρεπούμπλικας είναι: μία
συνταγματικά
περιορισμένη
κυβέρνηση
του
αντιπροσωπευτικού τύπου, που δημιουργήθηκε από ένα
γραπτό σύνταγμα, το οποίον εγκρίθηκε από το λαό
(εκλογικό σώμα), που μπορεί να τροποποιηθή μόνο από
τον λαό. Οι αρμοδιότητές της κατανέμονται μεταξύ
τριών ξεχωριστών υπηρεσιών, εκτελεστική, νομοθετική
και δικαστική. Ιστορικώς, η πρώτη Ρεπούμπλικα
δημιουργήθηκε στην Μασαχουσέτη το 1780.
Δίαιτα απο το ρήμα «διαιτάσθαι» = περνώ την
ζωή μου· και Νηστεία από τις λέξεις «νη» +
«εσθίω» δεν τρώγω δηλαδή. Οι περισσότερες
θρησκείες χρησιμοποιούν τις περιόδους της νηστείας
ως απόδειξη της πίστεως ή μετανοίας και είναι μια
ευκαιρία για ένα πνευματικό διαλογισμό. Νηστεία
ορίζεται σαν η αποχή από μερικά τρόφιμα, συνήθως
κρέας
και γαλακτοκομικά προϊόντα ή/και
αλκοολούχα ποτά για ένα χρονικό διάστημα.
Συνολικά, οι Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί πρέπει να
απέχουν από αυτά τα τρόφιμα για περίπου 6 μήνες
τον χρόνο. Δίαιτα είναι η ηθελημένη επιλογή
τροφίμων για τον έλεγχο του σωματικού βάρους ή
πρόσληψη θρεπτικών ουσιών. Η δίαιτα συνήθως
συνδυάζεται με σωματική άσκηση. Η νηστεία και η
δίαιτα έχουν κοινά στοιχεία αλλά δεν ταυτίζονται
απαραιτήτως. Τα πιό κοινά σημεία και των δύο είναι
η θέληση και η η επιμονή του ατόμου.
Democracy, directly or through representatives,
was invented and applied in ancient Athens. The main
feature of democracy is: government by the powerful
majority. In a democracy, the individual, or any group
of individuals that make up a minority, have no or
minimal protection against the unlimited power of the
majority.
Republic is defined as a constitutionally limited
government of the representative type, created by a
written constitution, which was approved by the
people (electorate), which can be modified only by the
people. Its responsibilities are divided between three
separate services, executive, legislative and judicial.
Historically, the first Republic was created in
Massachusetts in 1780.
Diet is derived from the Greek verb the verb
"diaetasthae" = pass my life; Fasting is derived
from the German word “fasten, and it means “to
hold firmly”, "holding to observance". Most
religions use periods of fasting as proof of faith or
repentance and it is an opportunity for a spiritual
meditation and reflection. Fasting is defined as
abstinence from some foods, usually meat and dairy
products and/or alcoholic beverages for a long time.
Overall, Orthodox Christians should abstain from these
foods for about 6 months per year. Diet is the
deliberate selection of food to control body weight or
nutrient intake. The diet is usually combined with
physical exercise for effective results. Fasting and diet
have common parts but they are not necessarily
identical. The most common points of both are the will
and perseverance of the individual to abstain
voluntarily from beloved food for some time.
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