ST. BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

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1 ST. BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 19 February 2012 SAINT BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH SUNDAY WORSHIP HOURS Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Matins/Orthros immediately preceding Rev. Fr. James Berends, Proistamenos St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church 8306 NC Highway 751 Durham, NC (919) Father James is available to meet with you by appointment. The Last Judgment, Decani Monastery, Kosovo, Serbia We are a Greek (Eastern) Orthodox parish, part of the oldest Christian tradition, dating to 33 A.D., the Day of Pentecost. We trace our roots back to the Apostles and their teachings. We hold fast to the moral, theological and liturgical traditions of the Early Christian Church. We are pleased that you have chosen to experience the worship of Early Christianity in a modern setting.

2 The Rider on the White Horse: The Son of Man comes in His Glory and all the Holy Angels with him Mathew 25:31 NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012 JUDGMENT/MEATFARE SUNDAY CHEESEFARE WEEK BEGINS All foods, except meat and meat products, are allowed during the week that follows this Sunday. ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN STUDY CLASS GOYA - SOUPER BOWL OF CARING GOYA is collecting non-perishable food items throughout the month of February for the Souper Bowl of Caring. The food will be donated to a local food bank. We appreciate the generosity of all our parishioners. Thank you! GOYA Today 12:15 p.m. Join Dr. Ross Sauve in the Conference room around 12:15 (or after Coffee Hour) for a very interesting and informative Orthodox Christian Study class. The Archangels in the Divine Liturgy WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Monday, February 20, 2012 Monday, March 5 and 19, 2012 Monday, April 2 and 16, :00 a.m. What Just Happened? A look at what we experience or can experience in the Divine Liturgy will commence this Monday morning, February 20, at 9:00 a.m. and meet every other Monday through Bright Monday, April 16 (the day following Pascha). THIS WEEK SATURDAY OF SOULS Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8:30 a.m. Orthros & Divine Liturgy/Teaching Liturgy Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8:00 a.m. Orthros & Divine Liturgy The Saturdays of the Souls are devoted to the memory of those who have fallen asleep in the Lord. The Lenten Saturdays of the Souls are the Saturday before Meatfare Sunday (a week before Lent starts), the Saturday before Cheesefare Sunday (the Saturday before the beginning of Lent on Monday), and the Saturday of the first week of Lent. A Memorial Service, Mnimosino, calling to memory, is held at the Church in memory of our loved ones who have departed this world to be with our Lord. To list those you wish to have remembered, please use the form in this bulletin or available in the Church Hall. AHEPA NEWS AHEPA SCHOLARSHIPS: information on AHEPA National -, District -, and Local scholarships is on the welcoming table. Qualifications and applications are available on-line and from local AHEPA members. JOIN US: Saturday, February 25, 2012! For that evening, we are planning a special apokreatiko [Mardi Gras] event. Wear your favorite costume [or not] and come hungry and prepared to dance = our chefs will be preparing a delicious buffet supper and our DJ is already selecting appropriate dance music. All parishioners, families, and friends are most cordially invited! SEE FLYER on the following page for more information. BLOOD DRIVE: Please sign up to be a part of the first St. Barbara Blood Drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross. We need a minimum of forty (40) people to pledge to donate a pint of blood. Once we turn in the sign-up sheet, we will be able to schedule a blood drive here in our church hall. Your donation may be needed to help save someone s life. The sign-up sheet is located in the church hall on the table outside Father Jim s office. If you have any questions please contact Andrew Christakos at

3 Philoptochos News Philoptochos held its Membership Social on Sunday, February 12. We enjoyed the afternoon and fellowship with one another. Please welcome our Philoptochos new members Katerina Apostolopoulou, Christine Safarikas and Catherine Wilson. Cheesefare Luncheon- Sunday February 26 following Divine Liturgy. Spanakopita, salad, drink and dessert will be offered. See flyer for details. Tickets may be purchased at the Philoptochos Bookstore. Please submit your annual membership commitment to Joan Marinos by February 28. Tuesday, March 6, Philoptochos Board meeting, 7 PM at the church social hall. Agape Celebration, Saturday, March 10, 11 PM, Carolina County Club, Raleigh, NC. If unable to attend, please consider a sponsorship to help support the children of our Metropolis. See Joan Marinos or Evelyn Zehia for sponsorships, entry and raffle tickets. Center of Philanthropy Opening the Doors Luncheon, Saturday, March 17, Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, GA. See Joan Marinos for sponsorships, entry and raffle tickets. Tuesday, March 20, Philoptochos Members meeting, 7 PM at the church social hall. The Greek Orthodox Ladies' Philoptochos Society is the right arm of the church. The Society's main mission is philanthropy and community outreach. All Orthodox women 18 years of age or older who are members of the parish are invited to join our Philoptochos Chapter. Evelyn Zehia, St. Barbara Philoptochos Chapter President MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SEMINAR Saturday, February 25, a.m. 3 p.m. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 435 Keating Drive, Winston-Salem, NC (336) Contact information: Maria (336) or +Fr. Demetri Kangelaris (336) wsgoc.offic@gmail.com With Rev. Fr. Gregory Georgiou, MA, NCC, LPCA and Paula Marchman, MA, LAPC ALSO! Parenting Workshop: Friday, February 24, 7 8:30 p.m.

4 The Last Judgment, 15th c., Aleppan Workshop, Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand, Balamand, Lebanon FEBRUARY 2012 TRIODION CHEESEFARE WEEK Monday - Saturday, February 20-25, 2012 SATURDAY OF THE SOULS Saturday, February 25, 2012 FORGIVENESS/CHEESEFARE SUNDAY (right) (Last day to eat cheese & dairy) Sunday, February 26, 2012 Old Triodion Manuscript GREAT LENT BEGINS Monday, February 27 DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 6:30 p.m. THE TRIODION Expulsion from Eden Sunday, February 5 - Saturday, April 14, 2012 What is the Triodion? The Triodion is a Liturgical book of our Church. It is used by the clergy, chanters and faithful from the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee until Holy Saturday morning of Holy Week. The Triodion gets its name from a part of the morning service of Matins/Orthros (Όρθρος). Mid-way through Orthros the chanters and people begin chanting the Canon (various hymns that are chanted about the Feast day or Saint of the day). They usually have eight odes (i.e., eight sets of hymns). However, in the Lenten period, there are only three sets of odes. Because of the three odes (or τρείς ωδές) the book took on the name Triodion, and this period of the Liturgical cycle became known as the Triodion. - FORGIVENESS/CHEESEFARE SUNDAY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012 Last day to eat cheese & dairy DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 6:30 p.m UMD NEWS! Thursday, March 1, 2012 "To cover the costs of feeding 250 people, we need to raise $200 by March 1 to support this valuable ministry." Our next UMD Night is March 14, 2012 and Angelina s Kitchen has volunteered to cook a Yummy and Affordable meal! To cover the costs of feeding 250 people, we need to raise $200 by March 1st to support this valuable ministry. Please prayerfully consider contributing $5 or $10 to the UMD donation basket set up in the hall. There will also be a sign up sheet to VOLUN- TEER to serve dinner. Serving dinner is fun, easy and very rewarding! Thank you! Warmly, Sophia Caudle, NEXT WEEK WHERE'S WENCESLAUS? FINDING ORTHODOXY IN THE SCRIPTURE Wednesday, February 29, 2012, about 7:30 p.m. This class will be offered twice a week after the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy on Wednesday evenings (about 7:30 p.m.) and Friday mornings (about 10:00 a.m.). The subject matter will be the same. Schedule: Wednesday, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012 about 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012 about 10:00 a.m.

5 COMING SOON SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY VESPERS AND LENTEN DINNER Sunday, March 4, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Our St. Barbara parish is honored to host the Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers Service for all Orthodox Christians in our area on the evening of Sunday, March 4, 2012, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Following the Vespers Service, a light Lenten dinner will be served in the St. Barbara Fellowship Hall. Please join us for this beautiful ecumenical service where the combined voices of the all of the priests and clergy in attendance fill St. Barbara with the lovely hymns. For more information, see the flyer on the opposite page. ORTHROS & DIVINE LITURGY Alexios, the Man of God Saturday, March 17, :00 a.m.

6 2012 ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ORATORICAL FESTIVAL Northeast District of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012 Time: 9:00 A.M. 2:00 P.M. Host Parish: Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church 800 Westridge Road, Greensboro, NC Participants: Top speaker from the Junior and from the Senior Division from each parish. Two finalists in each district age division will represent the district at the Metropolis Oratorical Festival, May The top speaker in each metropolis division will then participate in the Archdiocese Finals, June Oratorical Festival resources are available online at The Oratorical Festival Handbook is available online at 20Revised%20Oratorical%20Manual.pdf Division Contact: Mrs. Kay Williams kaywllms5@gmail.com Phone: "THE HYMNS OF OUR ORTHODOX LENT & PASCHA" SACRED LENTEN CONCERT Friday, April 6, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Please join the combined choirs of Holy Trinity in Raleigh and St. Barbara Durham for a premier Sacred Lenten Concert: A Choral Pascha Tribute at St. Barbara Church on Friday, April 6, A formal reception will follow the concert in the St. Barbara Fellowship Hall. (More details to follow.) LITURGICAL RECORD OF ST. BARBARA FAMILIES We are compiling a Liturgical Record of all families and your help is needed (and appreciated)! Each family is encouraged to include the name of each family member, the Baptismal/Chrismated name (if different), occupation (optional), dates of baptism and/or Chrismation and marriage, birthdates, year when St. Barbara became church home. Thank you for your participation! Please pick up a Family Registry sheet today and return as soon as possible to help us conform to the Archdiocese Regulations. HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Save the Dates: May 5th 2012 ~Banquet May 6th 2012 ~ Liturgy 1931 Sumter Street Columbia, South Carolina ~Additional information will follow~ SAVE THE DATE! ST. BARBARA GREEK FESTIVAL Friday - Sunday May 18, 19, and 20, 2012 Please mark your calendars and save the dates for the 2012 St. Barbara Greek Festival LENTEN WEEKDAY LITURGICAL SERVICES Orthodox services during the Lenten period are beautiful, spiritual and mystical. The Saturday of the Souls February 25; March 3, 2012 The Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts Wednesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. February 29, March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2012 Friday mornings, 9:00 a.m. March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2012 The Salutations to the Theotokos Sung during the first four Friday evenings of Lent March 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2012, 7:00 p.m. The Akathist Hymn Friday, March 30, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Antique Icon Holy Virgin Mother of God, circa 1900, hand painted on board over gesso

7 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LOCAL AHEPA CHAPTER Congratulations to our local AHEPA chapter, which is featured in the Winter issue of The AHEPAN Magazine. SATURDAY OF THE SOULS ΨΥΧΟΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ February 25, 2012, 8:30 a.m., Orthros & Divine Liturgy/Teaching Liturgy March 3, 2012, 8:00 a.m., Orthros & Divine Liturgy Please list the names of your loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord whom you wish to remember on the Saturday of the Souls. AHEPA Chapter 277, Durham, N.C. - Pursuant to our Supreme President s call for outreach to the wider community, the chapter connected with the Urban Ministries of Durham - dedicated people who run a sizeable shelter and kitchen for the temporarily homeless. On the evening of September 14, a dozen AHEPA brothers cooked and served a complete meal for the largest number of people in the shelter, about 250 plates. In addition, the chapter decided to purchase a defibrillator for the new building of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church. Parishioner Dr. Ted Pappas advised us to first become trained in CPR which can help determine if a person might need an EAD (external automatic defibrillator). Following his advice, the chapter s newly appointed Health Committee, let by Brothers Dr. Art Christakos, Alec Alexiades, and Larry Odzak, connected with Duke University Medical Center, and organized a CPR class on October 1, The AHEPAN magazine, Winter Issue, AHEPA Family Chapter News, pages 27-8, In addition, in The Literary Corner page of The AHEPAN, under Constantinople s History Captured through Personal tale, our AHEPA Brother Larry Odzak reviewed a new book, CONSTANTINOPLE: the Beautiful City and the Destruction of its Greek, Armenian, and Jewish Ethnic Communities, by Foti Jean-Pierre Fotiu. Published by Durham, N.C.: Monograph Publishers, 2011 Reviewed by Brother Lazar Larry Odzak PhD The AHEPAN magazine, Winter Issue, The Literary Corner, page 11 Why do we pray for the dead? It is true that the dead are judged by how they lived. Generally, the Church teaches our future in eternity is based on our faith, life, deed, virtues, love, compassion, goodness, (or their absence) in this life, before our death. Yet, since we are never fully sure of the place of each soul before God, and because God Himself is merciful and loving, we pray for any help which might come to the soul of the deceased. Fr. Stanley S. Harakas from The Orthodox Church: 455 Questions and Answers

8 ST. BARBARA STEWARDS 2012 As of February 15, 2012, the 68 parish families listed below have completed and turned in a Pledge Card for NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS ST. BARBARA MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT Alexiades, Alec & Frances Athas, William & Donna Barton, Lance & Maria (Marinos) Berends, Rev. Father James & Anne Beruk, Pamela Bonfiglio, Barbara Bukowski, Stan J. Christakos, Andrew & Cheryl Christakos, Dr. Arthur Christakos, Lia Cocolas, George & Erie Constantinou, Catherine Constantinou, Lou Council, Marie G. Dorton, Betty Bouchlas Eliadis, Frances Eliadis, John Ferris, Laurice Frangakis, Crist & Maria Galifianakis, Nick & Louise Gerondelis, Socratis & Aliki Goodwin, Leonard & Elaine Grinias, James Henriquez, Drs. Craig & Sandy Karamalegos, Antonios & Claire Keener, Burt & Glenna Kleoudis, Jim & Christi Kolias, Gus & Karen Kontos, Dr. Chris & Demetra Korach, Dr. Kenneth & Karen Koutouzakis, Helen D. Kuyper, Lee & Pauline Leontis, Helen Livanos, Elizabeth Livanos, George Livas, Sophia Manuel, John C Mariakakis, Johnny & Catherine Marinos, Dr. Peter & Joan McWhirter, John F. & Mary Jon Nicoara, Alina & Liviu Odzak, Hope & Larry Paliouras, Cindy Paliouras, Helen Paliouras, Jim & son, Nicholas Paliouras, John & Dena Panos, Peter & Evelyn Panov, Yuri & Elena Eliseeva Pantermakis, Costas & Kristina Papazoglou, Dr. Michael & Dena Papazoglou, Matina Podgurski, Joseph & Pauline Safarikas, Al & Christine Sauve, Ross J. Stavrakakis, Mattheos N. & Marika Steadman, Eleni & Rick Stonestreet, John & Anastasia Sunas, Bill & Joanne Sunas, Ernest & Marian Trohanis, Donna Tsipis, Lou & Marilyn Vlachos, Demetra Waters, Michael Watters, Jacques & Christine Wilson, Preston & Catherine Wippich, Robert & Roberta Xixis, Eleftherios & Kathryn Zehia, Evelyn & Tony DECEMBER Budget December YTD Income $ 204, $ $14, $ 191, Expenses $ 204, $ $15, $ 186, Net $ (318.70) $ 5, Building Fund $ 41, $ 192, THANK YOU! Our gratitude to Elia Nicholas and Randy's Pizza for their wonderful provision of pizza and salad for the OCF gathering this past Thursday at St. Barbara. About 25 students were in attendance from our three local Atlantic Coast Conference Schools - Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State. Thank you also to the Parish Ambassadors from our parish and Holy Trinity in Raleigh. PEARLY B S MUSIC WITH MAR CLASSES Come and join us for Music, Movement, and Fun! Time: Mondays, 10:30-11:15 a.m. and 4:30-5:15 p.m. Where: St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Instructor: Pearly Barrow, pearlyb@musicwithmar.com Registration: NONE: Year round program Come when you can! Cost: $7 a session per family or buy a package of 5 classes for $30 The first class for members of St. Barbara is free. Age: Multi-age classes; geared for ages 6 months to Kindergarten PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Please have all parish news and announcements to Glenna Keener by Wednesday morning for publication in the next Sunday s bulletin. glennakeener@nc.rr.com