The True Vine. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Dayton, Ohio. In this issue: Parish Registry

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1 The True Vine Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Dayton, Ohio December 2018 Vol. 2 Issue 12 In this issue: Sacrament of Confession 1 Parish Registry 1 Liturgical Schedule 2 News and Notes 3 Ministries and Organizations 4-5 Faith in Action 5 Stewardship 6-7 Calendar 7 Events 8 Parish Registry Weddings November 3 Groom: Adam Gunston Bride: Christine Heisey Funerals +Elli Bambakidis November 1 +Charles Charlie D. Krandall November 14 +Andrew Andy G. Moulas November 16 Memorials December 2 +Carol Valen +Otis Tekakis December 9 +Elli Bambakidis December 30 +Charles Krandall +Andrew G. Andy Moulas Why Should I as a Christian Partake of the Sacrament of Confession? Quite often there are two emotions that motivate humans: fear or love. While fear and love are not mutually exclusive they often cancel one another out in our quest for moral and spiritual perfection. In the Book of Proverbs 1:7 we read, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. This is true. It is often fear that can bring a person to compunction or realization of one s guilt due to moral failure. It s what we do with the fear, compunction, and guilt that matters. Do we ignore it, waller in it and enjoy it, or move beyond it with a certain hope and resolution to change who we are for the better through the wisdom of God and the grace of the Church s sacraments? Fear can only carry us so far in our quest for salvation as Christians though. Why? Because we were made by Love (God), made in Love (the Love shared between the Trinitarian Godhead), and made for Love (to experience uncreated Trinitarian Love and the love of one another). The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit possess perfect personhood. As such, He created mankind to share with us His uncreated and eternal Personal Love that has forever existed. As humans, we were created in the image and likeness of God to share in the uncreated and eternal Love of the Godhead and to become by grace what the Holy Trinity is by nature namely eternal and divine, but only by grace. Since God is the Supreme loving Person we as humans were created to love Him as He loves us. While we can certainly fear God initially, we must move beyond a relationship based on fear and enter into a new and renewed one where the foundational shift we make is to love Him who loves us. Change requires grace. Grace is found in the sacraments. The sacraments heal us of our infirmities if we cooperate with God s grace present within them. Why do we need the sacraments? for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Sin is a sickness inside of us. Sin causes us not to live in harmony and perfect communion with our Creator. Hence the sacraments are to become the grace-filled therapies that facilitate us being made whole again. They can help bring us back to our pure baptismal condition spiritually. We can become like Adam and Eve before the fall if we cooperate with God s grace in all the sacraments we partake of. The greatest of all the sacraments when it comes to healing our souls is confession. Confession has been practiced since the earliest days of the Church. There is a reference to it in Sacred Scripture. Christ said to His disciples after the Resurrection, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained (John 20:22-24). St. James in his epistle also said, Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working (James 5:6). Confession is about God s love and healing in our lives. While we may have a fear of the unknown, fear is never a rational reason to keep us from coming to the sacrament of confession. We know we are all sinners. We know we all need healing. As such, there is no excuse for not coming to receive God s guaranteed love, healing, and forgiveness. It changes us for the better. I have personally witnessed in parishes where the faithful regularly go to confession amazing relations among them. In those communities where confession is practiced by many there, one will find a greater abundance of God s grace. Confession changes how we treat one another. Three reasons for this is that those who got to the sacrament of confession are fostering a spirit of personal humility, they are accepting God s forgiveness, and they are leaving confession justified and without guilt. It takes humility to go to confession. The reasons we go to a priest or bishop for confession are multiple. First is that the priest or bishop are there to help and not judge. Just as we go

2 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 500 Belmonte Park North Dayton OH Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Dayton OH Office Hours: Mon. Fri. 9 am 5 pm Clergy: Fr. Joseph Gingrich frjosephgingrich@gmail.com Secretary: Carol McDougle Bookkeeper: Brandee Moran Building Operations Manager: David Casey Parish Council: President: Maria Abboud Vice President: Nikki Burns Secretary: Deb Pulos Treasurer: Demetri Inempolidis Members: Sandy Angelopoulos Harriet Argue Evan Bambakidis Andrea Casey Louis Castleman Larry Couchot Dan Douglass Bernie Gearon Toni Moraites Nick Regopoulos Emily Stamas Dessine Ziehler Parish Organizations and Ministry heads: AHEPHA: Nick Tolias Catechism School: Christina Harsch Katina Tsatalis Choir: Mary Haritos Dance Coordinators: Isidora Margioras Maria McFarland Daughters of Penelope: Alexis Brun GAPA: Linda Kididis GOYA: Dori Daskalakis Missy Fote Greek School: Katerina Britzolaki Michelle Zois Maids of Athena: Thomai Bessler Maria McFarland Philoptochos: Cynthia Barron Young at Heart: Becky Heddings Mary McDonald Toni Moraites 2 to a physician when we are sick we should go to a soul therapist or psychotherapist when we are not spiritually well. This is what priests and bishops are trained to do. They are therapists for our souls. When we have disordered our minds and souls by sin and bad habits the priest or bishop can offer corresponding spiritual therapies to help heal us. When we go to the priest or bishop and audibly confess our sins we own them. Anyone can confess to God in private, but when we humble ourselves and admit our failures before another person Christ can increase in us and our brokenness can decrease (John 3:30). Confession allows us to accept God s guarantee of forgiveness. Christ commanded us to go to confession and He guaranteed us that whatever the priest or bishop forgives is forgiven and whatever we personally retain in our souls by not going to confession is not forgiven (John 20:22-24). Not going to confession is like being in the worst of storms where waves are surging and crashing all around us. Then all at once, a guaranteed lifeline is thrown to save us but we don t accept it while knowing that we will almost certainly perish without it. Christ gave us confession out of His love and mercy for us. And Christ guarantees that He will not retain any sin we confess. Christ is not a penal Judge but a therapeutic One who will give us every last chance before bodily death in order to receive His guaranteed forgiveness through confession. What our Savior will never do is violate our free will and force us to be saved and forgiven. Confession justifies us and allows us to no longer be guilt-ridden. Confession is a second baptism. This sacrament is often rightly called the Baptism of Tears for good reason. So many of us carry around unbelievable pain and emotional scars from our moral failures. These wounds when not healed fester in us and can often lead to greater problems. When we go to the sacrament of confession all our sins and moral failures are brought into the Light of Christ. These things can no longer fester in the darkness of our minds and hearts once we confess them. I can t tell you how many people have come to this sacrament filled with years of pain and suffering and left with their lives changed because they knew they were guaranteed forgiveness by our Lord Jesus Christ. Further, an ontological change occurred in them that they recognized. Please come to confession. Don t fear God s forgiveness. Love His forgiveness. All of us as Orthodox Christians when we go to confession are falling into the arms of Christ and resting our heads on His breast. Confession transforms us into the prodigal sons and daughters Christ has ordained us to be. St. Chrysostom says, Be ashamed when you sin, don t be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow but a spiritual growth away from evil and death. It s a turning to God and life]. Sin is the wound and repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness [Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy]. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance (Homily 8). Lastly, might we love ourselves and our loved ones enough to encounter the love and forgiveness of God in confession in order to love God, ourselves and others just as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit love us. With Love in Christ, Fr. Joseph Liturgical Schedule for December, Divine Liturgy unless otherwise noted Sun., Dec. 2 Matins/Divine Liturgy Youth Sunday Wed., Dec. 5 Great Vespers for St. Nicholas in Cincinnati 6:30 pm NO USHERS Thurs., Dec. 6 Divine Liturgy St. Nicholas Sun., Dec. 9 Matins/Divine Liturgy Wed., Dec. 12 Divine Liturgy Sts. Spyridon and Peter the Protomartyr of America Sun., Dec. 16 Matins/Divine Liturgy Sun., Dec. 23 Matins/Divine Liturgy Mon., Dec. 24 Vesperal Divine Liturgy Christmas Eve 6:00 pm Tues., Dec. 25 Divine Liturgy Christmas Day Sun., Dec. 30 Matins/Divine Liturgy Mon., Dec. 31 Vesperal Divine Liturgy for the Circumcision of the Lord and feast of St. Basil 6:00 pm.

3 News and Notes Join us in Cincinnati for the Feast of Our Father Among the Saints, Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, The Wonderworker Wednesday, December 5 Great Vespers with Artociasia (Blessing of the Five Loaves of Bread) 6:30 pm Fellowship Reception in the Small Hall hosted by Philoptochos following the Great Vespers. Thursday, December 6 Matins and Divine Liturgy 8:30 am Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church 7000 Winton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio Office: office@htsnchurch.org In Appreciation Annunciation Family, from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for all the support you have offered our family during the passing of our mother and the last two challenging years. Our parents loved this parish and it loved them back. Thank you for the concern and kindness you have shown, we appreciate it more than words can express The Bambakidis Family Expressions of Sympathy +Ellie Bambakidis passed away October 22, May her memory be eternal. +Charles Charlie D. Krandall passed away November 9, May his memory be eternal. +Andrew Andy G. Moulas passed away November 10, May his memory be eternal. 3

4 Ministries and Organizations Daughters of Penelope Our January 2019 fundraiser will benefit Water with Blessings. Fill the bucket with donations so that others can fill the bucket with water to provide clean drinkable water to others! We were pleased to host the DOP District Lodge joint visitation with our Sister chapters from Middletown and Cincinnati on November 10. We welcome new members any time of the year! But December and January are perfect months to join! Contact Alexis Brun, DOP Pres., th Annual Wine Tasting Everyone is invited to our wine tasting! Fri., Jan. 18, :00 pm Community Center $30.00 per person, pay in advance, or at the door. Wine selections and music provided by The Market. Five wines Five pairings Dessert Coffee Music Prize raffles and 50/50 Raffle Christmas Tsoureki Orders It is that time of year to start planning for your Christmas meal. The Daughter s of Penelope, along with Boosalis Baking are teaming up again to offer Tsourekia to make your Christmas table complete. They make a wonderful gift as well! Pick up your orders at the Community Center Sat., Dec. 15 and Sun., Dec :00 am 1:00 pm. To place your order before Dec 10, contact: Melissa DeBernardi Smith myguiness14@hotmail.com 4 GAPA Our annual Christmas luncheon and board elections are scheduled for Tues., Dec. 11. Reservations required. Contact Chris Makaritis or Stella Moulas for details. Twisted Stitchers The Twisted Stitchers are a dedicated group of ladies that make beautiful handcrafted items. Over the summer, we created 24 lovely scarves with matching hats or headbands for the Edison School donation through the Ladies of Philoptochos Community Care Ministry program. I thank every one of you for your dedication and the beautiful items you created. Tatting After the February 2019 Philoptochos meeting, Evonna Hurst will teach tatting, a technique to create durable lace. It can be used to make beautiful clothing edgings, dollies, and accessories such as earrings and necklaces. It also creates beautiful lace Christmas ornaments! Anyone interested in joining the Twisted Stitchers please contact Vickie Pacilio at Both beginners and experienced yarn workers are always welcome! Young at Heart Join us for our annual Christmas luncheon sponsored by Philoptochos Thur., Dec :30 am The choir will lead us in singing Christmas carols. Hope to see you there! Thank you to Sophie Shissias, Stella Moulas, and Becky Pulos for being hostesses. They will be setting up the day before, Wed., Dec. 12 at 10:00 am. Any help with setting up and cleaning up afterwards is appreciated.

5 Are you Confident you and your loved ones are protected from Identity Theft? Fighting Fraud with the Montgomery County Investigators Sun. Dec. 2 will immediately follow the liturgy service. A light lunch will be provided. Join us for this informative presentation as we learn helpful hints to help protect ourselves. Topics will include: Fraud awareness Prevention methods in the case of victimization Steps you can take to help report/recover from being a victim Exploration of cases involving: Telemarketer schemes Internet fraud Grandparent schemes Power of attorney theft Contractor fraud And others Time for questions Don t miss this opportunity to change your odds in the identity threft statistics, for you and your loved ones! This free program is sponsored by the Annunciation Investment Fund. If you have any questions, please contact Tina Haubrock, Philoptochos: Faith in Action 5 December Community Care In the spirit of the Christmas season and the celebration of our Lord and Savior s birth, please join us in supporting Brigid s Path. They provide inpatient medical care for drug-exposed newborns, nonjudgmental support for mothers, and education services to improve family outcomes. brigidspath.org Chairperson is Athena Baldridge. For a donation of $20 or more, you will receive a hand-blown glass ornament in appreciation of your support of this worthy organization ministering to the innocent and suffering. Checks should be made payable to Philoptochos with CCM on the memo line and can be deposited in the Red Box or sent to Michelle Zois at 111 Diamond Drive, Centerville, Ohio Did you know that Philoptochos: Made a donation to the Hurricane Michael relief fund? Supported Philoptochos Society s National Ministry benefiting the United Nations International Children s Fund (UNICEF). Also the General Medical Fund which provides financial resources for individuals in need of assistance not specifically covered by other restricted National Funds or Programs. Donated to National Philoptochos for the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Christmas Luncheon Join our annual December Christmas luncheon Thur., Dec. 6 Moraine Country Club following our church liturgy for St. Nicholas. Social hour: 11:00 am (no earlier please) Luncheon: noon Tickets will be sold on Sundays after church. The last day for your paid reservation will be Sun., Dec. 2. No exceptions please! Menu is fish or vegetarian $22.00, Please note what you would like to eat in the memo section of your check. Don t forget to bring pajamas and books or a monetary donation for Schneider House of Hope, a homeless shelter in Xenia. Plan to attend this beautiful event and help others at the same time. Your 2019 dues are also welcome that day. Thank you Thank you to Toni Moraites for chairing our Veteran s Day event on Nov. 11. A pin was given to those who served in our armed and civil services. Thank you for your service to our country.

6 2018 Stewardship Program Stewardship Paid as of November 10. Stewardship 2018 is coming to a close. Please make sure you have fulfilled your 2018 pledge. We appreciate each and every contribution. The 2019 campaign is underway. Please be sure to fill our your 2019 card and return it to the office. Thank you. Paid amount is $315, List of Stewards This list of Stewards reflects those who have made their 2018 Stewardship Commitment or contributed to their 2018 Stewardship Commitment as of November 10, We thank them for their generosity and loving support. We invite you to join with them and support, joyously, the ministries of the Church. You may obtain information and Stewardship Commitment Cards from the Church Office, or you can speak to a Parish Council Member or Fr. Joseph. Christina Abboud Dr. Fayez & Maria Abboud Fr. Christopher & Alice Abell Kally Adams Drs. Abdulla & Malak Adib Maxine Alex Peter & Nadine Alex Sandy Alex Bill Alimonos Nick & Adrianne Alimonos Matt & Alexis Almond Amanuel & Abeba-Mesfun Andebrhan Lawrence & Susan Andrews Andrew Andrianos Paul & Sandra Angelopoulos Elayne Anton Ted & Helen Anton Semere & Hiwot Araia Anthony & Jennifer Argue George & Harriet Argue Nicole Bacas Sue Bacas Elli Bambakidis Evan & Stacy Bambakidis John & Cynthia Barron Juanita Bartlett Michael & Thomai Bessler Eric & Christa Bishop Mark & Kristin Bliss Evelyn Boosalis Matt & Penny Boosalis Gloria Borod Wendy Boucuvalas Harry & Linda Bouris Lou & Tina Bouris Helen Bourne James & Cynthia Brandenburg Michael & Nina Breed Nancy Breen Robert & Diane Briggs James & Bessie Brooks Kay Brown Alexis & Bob Brun Stamatis & Karyl Bulugaris Doyle & Nicole Burke Annika Burns & Bob Feldmann Bob Cade Stephan Calondis Maria Caras David & Andrea Casey William & Anastasia Cassis Louis Castleman Mary Castleman Mrs. P. Stanley Castleman Mary Caudell Dimitri & Kay Chagares James & Debra Chagares Andreas & Panayiota Charalambos Kayleigh Choma Terry & Marthea Christ Helen Christofolis Demo Christon Steven & Constance Clarke William & Nicki Cochran Nicholas & Stephanie Coleman George & Salwa Constandinidis Larry & Christine Couchot Angelo & Helen County Adrienne Crawford Barry & Allison Cron Gary & Sharon Cunagin Irene Dalambakis Tom G & Dori Daskalakis Deno & Phyllis Davell Beatrice Davis Chris & Christina Day Nick Demetre George & Vanessa Demetriades John & Barbara Demetriades George & Georgina Demosthenous Dr. James & Leah Derksen Marika Dimitriou Georgia Douros Gene & Irene Dow Joann Elias James & Harriett Ellis Mari Farmakis Thomas & Lisa Federle Steven & Nicole Fischer Donald & Sue Forman Alex & Photini Fote Thomas & Patricia Fote Dessine Fricioni Anastasis Gabbard Dr. Arthur Gardikes Bernard & Tracy Gearon Jr. Alexandra Ghazal George Gianopulos Fr. Jospeh Gingrich Alex & Joan Gounaris Harriet Gounaris Julie Grubbs Justin & Fotoula Guedel Eileen Gustin Awad & Barbara Halabi Donald Hanel Dr. Mary Haritos Mark & Dena Hartman Carole Haubrock James & Matina Ann Haubrock Michael Haubrock Tim & Melody Hayes Rebecca Heddings Jeff & Chrisanne Heisey Connie Hodson Dr. C.H. Houpis John Houvouras Evonna Hurst William Hutchison Jerry & Carolyn Hypes Angelo & Jill Ifandis Demetri & Dena Inempolidis Mike & Anna Jackson Amelia Jaime Alan & Rebecca James Christian James Mary Jannides Michael Jannides Stephanie Jannides Sarah Jones Betty Jonson Matt & Jackie Kaiser 6 Johnny & Jamileh Kaissieh Christine Kambas Pia Kanistros Rosalee Kanistros Stephanie Kanistros Kevin & Christine Karaba Tina Karambelas Meredith Karavolis Helen Alex Karkadoulias Constantina Karras Elea Karras Katerina Karras Lula Karras Tia Karras Terry Karras Vasilios Karras Richard & Cleo Keighley Mark & Cindy Keilholz Andrew & Linda Kididis Maria Kididis James Kilavos Angelo & Judy Kiminas Nick & Helen Kirbabas Constantine Kontonickas & Diane Margioras George K & Katina Kordalis George N Kordalis John & Kaitlyn Kordalis Pete & Susan Kordalis Thomas & Nicky Korpi Peter & Shirley Kossoudji Despina Kourt Charles Krandall Tina & Harry Krukenberg Dirk & Ashley Lackovich-Van Gorp Harry & Marcia Joan Lake James & Maria Langendorf Jim & Diane Leakas Mary Leakas Dean Liakakos Vigi Liakakos Gus & Sharon Liapis Elizabeth Limber & Robert Golden Nicholaos Limberopoulos & Nada Shaheen Mitchell Limbert Paul & Cheryl Logus Col & Mrs. John Lusa Pete & Chris Makaritis George & Maureen Malacos Peter Manavis Constantine & Susan Manos Gary Manos Dean & Isidora Margioras George Marinakes Audrey Makris Maria Mavrouleas Ike & Christine Maxis Chris & Beth McAlpine Jay & Kathy McAlpine Matt & Laura McAlpine Greg & Erin McAlpine Dr. Nicholas & Allison McDonald John & Mary McDonald Keith & Maria McFarland Connie Mellas $750,000 $650,000 $550,000 $450,000 $350,000 $250,000 $150,000 $50,000 $0 Christopher & Arianna Milanese Gregory & Nancy Milstead Mike & Joan Mokas William & Dina Mokas Bear Monita Michael & Vasso Monta John & Barbara Moraites Mary Moraites Theodore C. & Angela Moraites Michelle Moraites Calvin & Christina Moran Chrisoula K. Morris Andrew & Stella Moulas Liza Nakis Renee Nicholas John Nickolas Dennis & Vickie Pacilio Jon & Kathy Paley Dr. Joseph Paley Maria & Vasiliki Panagouleas Nicolette Panagouleas William & Irene Pangos David & Lisa Panson David Panson George & Sherry Panson Costa & Maria Pantelatos Panagiotis & Julie Papadis Caterina Papadopoulos Kosta & Irene Papadopoulos Anthony & Nectaria Papadopoulos Chris & Christina Papakirk Georgia Pappas Peter & Kathleen Pappas Jim Parker & Linda Anagnoston Taki & Christina Parker Paul & Irene Parsons Netsa Patrianakos Connie Pavlakos Dr. Chris Pavlakos David & Anne Pepiot John Pickrel Jared & Kate Poeppelman John & Margie Polites Maria Polychronis Todd & Maria Powers Demetri & Ann Preonas Alan & Vasso Price Hippocrates & Judith Psihountas Becky Pulos Chris & Debra Pulos Nicholas & Charrie Regopoulos Anneta Reis Dr. Thomas & Angela Retzios Jim Richards Dr. Lori Vavul- Roediger Michael & Margarita Ronayne Staci Rozakis Nelson & Theona Russell George & Mary Saloom Joe & Heather Saloom Michael Samonas Benjamin & Brooke Sawyer Col. Nicholas & Estelle Scambilis Charles & Kate Scott Gregory & Georgea Scoumis John & Mary Searles

7 Nickolas Seremetis Dr. Nicholas & Nadine Shamma Nick & Sophie Shissias Jamil & Maha Shteiwi Martha Simopoulos Robert & Penelope Sims Igors & Daira Skriblis Kenya & Melissa Smith Tessy Smith & William Fleming Paula Stamas-Snyder John & Patricia Sotiropoulos Gregory & Jane Speros Elias & Kathy Spyrou Jim & Libby Stamas Maria Stamas Nick C & Emily Stamas Steve & Debbie Stamas George Stamaty December Toula Stamm Leah Stathopoulos Evanthia Steffens Christina Stiakakis Roger & Fofy Sylvester Dr. Victor & Athena Thaler Bessie Thomas Gilbert Thurman John & Anastasia Tipler Magdalene Tisinger Nick & Theodora Tolias Richard & Frances Tomassetti John & Irene Torges John & Maria Tsalas Dr. James & Catherine Tsatalis Andrea Tsatalis Michael & Gigi Tsocaris Pete & Trina Tsolometes 8 Ioannis & Linsey Tzanidis Panayiotis Tzanos Chris & Maria Tzouras John Urse III & Debbie Urse Dr. John & Evanthia Valassiades Carol Valen Gus & Kelly Valen Emilia Verdes Nick Ververis Soula Vlahos Anthony & Karmen Lee Vradelis Chrisoula Vradelis Stephanie Waszczak Timothy & Julia Weikert Evangelia Williams Adam Winters Dr. Antonia S. Winters Justin Winters Philip & Xiulian Winters James & Constance Xarhoulacos Nick & Theodora Xenos Katherine Xidas Bill & Connie Yorgen Lynne Zaharako Stella Zaharako Anthony & Irene Zalants Andrea Zavakos & Cor Groeneweg Connie Zavakos Jim & Ruthann Zavakos Louis & Maureen Zavakos Robert Zavakos Andrew & Dessine Ziehler Stephen & Emily Ziehler Jim & Stavroula Zois Nick & Michelle Zois Demetrius C Zonars Nikki Zonars Suzanne Zonars-Hambrick Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Youth Sunday ID Theft presentation 3 5:30 pm Greek School 6:30pm Community Sandwich Making 4 6:00 pm DOP Christmas Dinner Pres. Banquet Ctr. 6:30 pm Adult Catechism Class 5 3:00 pm Marian Prayer 6:30 pm Choir Practice 6:30 pm Great Vespers for St. Nicholas in Cincinnati 6 Div. Lit. Dayton St. Nicholas 11:00 am Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon 7 Div. Lit. St. Nectarios 6:00 pm DOP, AHEPA, and Maids of Athena A Carillon Christmas family outing 8 12:00 pm DOP District Lodge Visitation :30 pm Greek School 11 GAPA Christmas Luncheon and elections 6:30 pm Adult Catechism Class 12 Div. Lit. St s. Spryridon & Peter, the Protomartyr of America 3:00pm Marian Prayer 6:30pm Choir Practice 13 11:30 am Young at Heart Christmas Luncheon :00 am DOP Bread Pick Up 6:00 pm Third Annual Annunciation Community Family Event Christmas GALA 16 11:00 am DOP Bread Pick Up 17 5:30 pm Greek School 18 6:30 pm Adult Catechism Class 19 3:00pm Marian Prayer 6:30pm Choir Practice 20 6:30 pm Parish Council Meeting No Catechism Today 24 6:00 pm Vesperal Divine Liturgy Christmas Eve No Greek School 25 Divine Liturgy Christmas Day No Catechism Today 31 6:00 pm Vesperal Divine Liturgy for the Circumcision of the Lord and Feast of St Basil No Greek School New Years Eve

8 3rd Annual Annunciation Community Family Event Live Greek Music By STIGMA Featuring: Dina Mantis (apo Karditsa) along with a mix of American hits Community Center All inclusive Package (open bar) Appetizers, dinner, Greek desserts, all liquor and wine Cigar and Scotch bar available $75 per person $30 dance only Children 12 and under free Cocktails: 6 8 pm Dinner: 7 9 pm Dance 9 12 am Semi-formal attire No dinner tickets will be sold at the door For more information contact Nick Zois Vasilopita Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 Philoptochos invites you to our Annual Vasilopita Luncheon that benefits St. Basil s Academy. There will be a silent auction of pitas and the popular children s bidding table, and as always, monetary donations are welcome. Menu: Greek roast beef, rice pilaf, capri blend vegetables, rolls and butter, spinach salad with a citrus vinaigrette, cheese cake assortment Menu for Children: chicken tenders, macaroni & cheese, and applesauce Coffee, lemonade, and iced tea. All tables will have a Vasilopita. Deadline for reservations is Sun., Dec. 30. No ticket sales on the day of the event! Cost: Adults $12/Children $6, reserve a table for the entire family! For tickets: Christa Bishop (513) or Angie Retzios (513)