HOLY EPHIPHANY. I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES (John 15:51) JANUARY 2016 VOL. XXXVI, NO. 1

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1 I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES (John 15:51) JANUARY 2016 VOL. XXXVI, NO. 1 HOLY EPHIPHANY The aspect of humility in Epiphany consists of the fact that Our Lord submits to John s baptism of repentance. John himself refuses to begin with, but Jesus insists: Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Obviously Jesus had no need to be purified by John, but this baptism conferred by the Precursor, this baptism for the remission of sins, was a preparation for the messianic kingdom; and Jesus, before proclaiming the coming of this kingdom, wished to go through all those preparatory phases which he himself was to consummate. Being himself the fullness, he wished go take into himself all that was still incomplete and unfinished. But, in receiving the Johannine baptism, Jesus did more than solemnly approve and confirm a rite before transforming it - more than consummate the imperfect into the perfect. He who was without sin made himself the bearer of all our sins, of the sin of the whole world; and it is in the name of all sinners that Jesus made a public act of repentance. Moreover, Jesus wished to teach us the necessity of penitence and conversion; before we can draw near to Christian baptism itself, we must receive John s baptism, that means we have to go through a change of spirit, through an inner catastrophe. We must experience real contrition for our sinfulness. As far as we ourselves are concerned, repentance is the aspect of humility in Epiphany. And here we must go beyond the limited horizon of the Johannine baptism and remind ourselves that we have been baptized in Christ. Christian baptism has washed and purified us. It has abolished original sin in us and made a new creature of us. We were probably infants when we were baptized; baptismal grace was then a divine response, not to our personal request, but to the faith of those who brought us to baptism and also to the faith of the whole Church when it accepted us. This baptismal grace was, then, in some way provisional and conditional: it needed us, of our own free choice as we grew up and became conscious, to confirm the act of our baptism. Epiphany is, above all, the feast of baptism, not only of Jesus' baptism, but also of our own. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to renew in spirit the baptism that we received, and to revive the grace which was conferred on us. For the sacramental graces, even if interrupted and suspended by sin, can become alive in us again, if we turn sincerely to God. At this feast of Epiphany, let us ask God to wash us again - spiritually - not actually - in the waters of baptism; let us drown the old, the sinful, creature in them, for baptism is a mystical death; let us cross the Red Sea which separates captivity from freedom and let us immerse ourselves with Jesus in the Jordan to be washed not by the Precursor, but by Jesus himself. FROM THE YEAR OF THE GRACE OF OUR LORD

2 THE VINEYARD A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA (714) ***************** REV. FR. JOHN KARIOTAKIS, PROISTAMENOS Parish Council President... Penelope Contos Philoptochos President... Cindy Kezos Religious Education.... Kaliope Attard Chanter....John Mestakides Senior Citizens (St. John=s Golden Stars)... Freda Chrest Organist/Choir Director... Elsa Libowitz Office Administrator... Emilio Danezis Secretary... Janice Herrera Custodian...José Perez Schedule of Sunday Worship Services Orthros & Divine Liturgy...9:00 A.M. Memorials at Conclusion of Divine Liturgy Fellowship in Church Hall Following Divine Liturgy WEEKDAY/HOLY DAY SERVICES...9:00 A.M. Parish Programs ALTAR BOYS - Each boy serves in the Altar once every other week STUDIES IN THE FAITH - Tuesdays - 11:00 A.M. EVENING STUDIES IN THE FAITH - As scheduled CATECHISM CLASS - (TBA when series will resume) GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL - Tuesdays - 4:00 P.M. CLASS FOR THOSE ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED - As scheduled FOLK DANCE GROUPS - Rehearsals Sundays - Small Hall 12:00 P.M. - Large Hall 1:00 P.M. GOYA - See Schedule PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY - First Wednesday of the month - 7:00 P.M. CHURCH SCHOOL - September to June each year CHOIR PRACTICE - 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month - 1:00 P.M. ST. JOHN=S GOLDEN STARS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS - Meets informally WELCOMING COMMITTEE - In the Narthex during Liturgies Please visit us at: info@stjohnanaheim.org

3 WORSHIP SERVICES JANUARY DECEMBER Friday, January 1, 2016 THE CIRCUMCISON ACCORDING TO THE FLESH - ST. BASIL Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 9am Sunday, January 3, 2016 Sunday before Theophany Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am Tuesday, January 5, 2016 EVE OF THEOPHANY Orthros & Divine Liturgy 9am Lesser Blessings of the Waters Wednesday, January 6, 2016 HOLY THEOPHANY Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy & Great Sanctification of Waters FESTAL HIERARCHICAL GREAT VESPERS, 7PM Feast Day Dinner Thursday, January 7, 2016 SYNAXIS OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER & BAPTIST FEAST DAY OF OUR PARISH Festal Orthros 9am & Hierarchical Divine Liturgy 10am Sunday, January 10, 2016 Sunday after Theophany Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am Sunday, January 17, th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy, 10am Cutting of the Vasilopeta Sunday, January 24, th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am Saturday, January 30, 2016 SYNAXIS OF THE THREE HIERARCHS Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 9am Sunday, January 31, th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am ACOLYTES OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST TEAM A Michael Bangos George Bovetas Anthony Christofer Dimitri Dimopoulos Donald Glinkie Thanasi Halfhill Dimitrios McLain Nicholas Pieratos Gregory Roumpos Michael Vino TEAM B Argirios Alexopoulos Alexios Angeletakis Christopher Bangos Aleko Culp Spiro-Papachristou Gabriel Dimitri Kouloumbis Yanni Kouloumbis Alexander Krantz George Skordi Anastasios Tasigeorgos Dionysious Tasigeorgos 1.) Acolytes should be in the altar and vested by 10:00 A.M. 2.) Clothing preference is white (or light) shirt and tie with dark shoes. NO SNEAKERS PLEASE.

4 JANUARY 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Fr. John Kariotakis, and the Parish Council wish a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! CHURCH OFFICE HOURS 9am-1pm 1 THE CIRCUMCISION ACCORDING TO THE FLESH - ST. BASIL Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 9am 2 NEW YEAR S DAY OFFICE CLOSED 3 Sunday before Theophany Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am 4 5 Eve of Theophany Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 9am LESSER BLESSING OF THE WATERS Greek Language School, 4pm Cutting of Vasilopita 6 HOLY THEOPHANY Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy & GREAT SANCIFICATION OF THE WATERS Festal Hierarchical- Great Vespers, 7pm Feast Day Dinner 7 SYNAXIS OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER & BAPTIST FEAST DAY OF OUR PARISH Festal Orthros 9am & Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, 10am Sunday after Theophany Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am Cutting of the Vasilopeta 17 12th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am 24 14th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am Greek Language School, 4pm AHEPA Mtg., 7pm Studies in the Faith, 11am Greek Language School, 4pm Parish Council Meeting, 7pm Studies in the Faith, 11am Greek Language School, 4pm SYNAXIS OF THE THREE HIERARCHS Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 9am 31 15th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9am & Divine Liturgy 10am

5 CHURCH REGISTRY CHURCH REGISTRY BAPTISMS December 6, 2015 Johnathan James Penir Parent (s): Timothy Penir & Christine Marino Godparent (s): Angeliki Mendoni CONGRATULATIONS! FELL ASLEEP IN THE LORD December 3, 2015 Persephoni Contos December 6, 2015 Theodora Kapogianis +MEMORY ETERNAL+ December 21, 2015 Marina Pergakes December 13, 2015 Zoe Treantafelles - 5 Years Konstantinos Treantafelles - 43 Years +MEMORY ETERNAL+ MEMORIALS December 20, 2015 Mercina Vatakis - 40 Days Yiorgos Foutris - 45 Years Evangelia Foutris - 7 Years Vasilios Sklavounos - 38 Years Stavroula Sklavounos - 19 Years December 27, 2015 Sylvia Javaras - 22 Years Michael Javaras - 29 Years JANUARY PROSFORO SCHEDULE Date Preparer 01/01/16 Katerina Tseheridis 01/03/16 Maria Tambouris 01/03/16 Kathy Tseheridis 01/05/16 Voula Kitsigianis 01/06/16 Fotini Poulopoulos 01/06/16 Fofo Panagakis 01/07/16 Fofo Panagakis 01/07/16 Kathy Tseheridis 01/10/16 Voula Kitsigianis 01/10/16 Kathy Tseheridis 01/17/16 Elefteria Konstantarakis 01/24/16 Lela Bonorris 01/30/16 Kathy Tseherides 01/31/16 Maria Tambouris In our efforts to save the environment... GO PAPERLESS!! If you would like to receive the Vineyard by only please contact the church office. FRIENDLY REMINDER Please remember to include your Stewardship number on your checks, and/or envelopes if it s cash when submitting your pledge. THANK YOU!

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12 STEWARDSHIP PACESETTERS 2015 As of December 24, 2015, the following have paid towards their 2015 pledge. We thank them and we invite others to fulfill their 2015 pledge as well. A Rich Man is not one who has much, but one who gives much. For what he gives away remains forever -- St. John Chrysostom Rev. Fr. John Kariotakis Fr. and Pva. Haralambos Fox Dr. and Mrs. John Alevizos Mrs. Eugenia Alevizos Mr. and Mrs. Themis Alexopoulos Ms. Mary Amandos Mr. George D. Ambatielos Mrs. Georgia Anasis Mr. and Mrs. Christos Angeletakis Mr. and Mrs. Gus Angelopoulos Mrs. Alice Antoniou Mr. and Mrs. Chris Argyrakis Mrs. Ann Arvanitis Mrs. Eleni Attard Ms. Joyce Attard Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Attard Mrs. Bertha August Mr. Bobby Awadalla Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Baglin Mr. and Mrs. Jason Baglin Mrs. Kiki G. 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13 STEWARDSHIP PACESETTERS 2015 As of December 24, 2015, the following have paid towards their 2015 pledge. We thank them and we invite others to fulfill their 2015 pledge as well. A Rich Man is not one who has much, but one who gives much. For what he gives away remains forever -- St. John Chrysostom Mr. Pete Les Mrs. Koula Les Mrs. Cathy Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Mrs. Katherine Livieratos Mr. and Mrs. Peter Loukatos Mr. and Mrs. Bjorn Malmlund Mr. and Mrs. Konstantinos Mandas Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mandas Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mandas Mr. and Mrs. Harry Manos Mr. Theodore Peter Manos Mr. and Mrs. Rouso Manos Mr. and Mrs. George Manouselis Mr. and Mrs. Aristos Mantas Mr. and Mrs. Demetrios Mantas Mr. and Mrs. Haralambos Mantas Mr. Sotirios Mantas Mr. and Mrs. Peter Margias Mr. and Mrs. Michael Maridakis Mr. and Mrs. Mark Marincovich Mr. and Mrs. Dean Marinos Mr. and Mrs. John Maris Mr. Milton Maris Mrs. Maria Massouris Mr. and Mrs. Gus Mavritsakis Mr. and Mrs. Chad McLain Mr. and Mrs. James McMillan Mr. and Mrs. George Medenas Miss Kelly E. Melanitis Mr. and Mrs. Peter Melanitis Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mellas Angie Mendonis Mr. and Mrs. Chris Minoudis Mr. Ioannis Minoudis Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. George Mousmoules Mrs. Sofia Moysidis Mrs. Vicki Mull Mrs. Fotini Mulligan Mrs. Maria Nedelescu Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nichols Mr. Pete Nichols Mrs. Mary L. Nichols Mrs. Maria Nicolaou Miss Barbara A. Nonis Mr. Jason Nonis Mr. and Mrs. John Ohanian Ms. Eugenia Pagalidis Ms. Belia Palas Mr. and Mrs. Costa Panagiotou Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Panagon Mr. and Mrs. Mike Panos Mr. Deno G. Papas Mr. and Mrs. James Papastathis Mr. and Mrs. Kostas Pappas Mrs. Georgia Pappas Mr. and Mrs. Pano Pappas Mr. and Mrs. Steve Pappas Mr. and Mrs. Vasilios Paxos Mr. and Mrs. Onoforio Pecoraro Mr. and Mrs. George Peniche Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan Penir Mrs. Connie J. Perakis Mr. and Mrs. Alexandros Persakis Mr. and Mrs. John Petropoulos Mr. and Mrs. Lee Petros Mr. John George Petsas Mrs. Despina Petsas Dr. and Mrs. Denis Pieratos Dr. and Mrs. James Pilafas Mr. and Mrs. Stavro Pilafas Mr. and Mrs. Kostas Poulopoulos Mr. and Mrs. Jason Prattes Mr. Tim C. Preston Mr. and Mrs. Vlash Pullos Mr. and Mrs. Spyridon Rados Mr. and Mrs. Georgios Rigas Mrs. Stella Ristas Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Roumpos Mr. Peter G. Roumpos Mr. and Mrs. Julian Rusinek Mr. and Mrs. John Russell Mr. and Mrs. Theofilos Russos Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Salcedo Mr. Paul N. Sarandos Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sarantos Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sargologos Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sarres Dr. and Mrs. Randal Schoeman Mr. and Mrs. James Sdrales Mr. and Mrs. Michael Selberis Marian Nicholas Siersbeck Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sigas Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Siouris Ms. Karen Sirus Mr. Alexander D. Soles Mrs. Georgia Soles Mr. and Mrs. Petros Sourias Mrs. and Mr. Sophia Spiropoulos Mr. Alexi Stamatogianopoulos Mrs. Bessie P. Stavrakes Mr. and Mrs. James Stavropoulos Mr. Stephanos Stavropoulos Mr. and Mrs. George Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Brian Stratouly Miss Athena Stump Mr. and Mrs. Andreas Syrengelas Mr. and Mrs. Demetrios Syrengelas Mr. and Mrs. Kostantinos Syrengelas Mr. and Mrs. Panagiotis Tasigeorgos Mr. and Mrs. George Tavoularis Mr. John T. Tavoularis Ms. Katerina Tavoularis Mr. and Mrs. Andreas Terzis Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tragos Mrs. Maria Treantafelles Mr. Panagiotis Troupis Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tseheridis Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Tsironis Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Turner Mr. and Mrs. Nikiforos Valaskantjis Mr. and Mrs. Perry Valaskantjis Mr. and Mrs. Brent Vandenberg Ms. Z. Foula Vanikiotis Mr. and Mrs. Antonios Vatakis Mrs. Helen Vest Mr. and Mrs. Kostas Vitakis Mrs. Estella M. Vlachos Mr. and Mrs. Shawn von Kanel Mr. and Mrs. Mike Vourakis Mr. and Mrs. Chris Vovos Mr. and Mrs. John Vrahnos Mr. and Mrs. Randall Wemmer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Withers Mr. and Mrs. John Wolde Mr. and Mrs. Peter Xanthos Mr. and Mrs. Steve Xenos Ms. Victoria Xikis Mr. and Mrs. George Zonos Mrs. Josephine Zorzy Mr. and Mrs. Athanasios Zounatiotis Mr. and Mrs. Jim Zounatiotis +R E M I N D E R Stewardship and other donations are accepted by Credit Card on St. John s website at

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15 You are cordially invited to participate in the celebration of the feast day of our patron ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST Wednesday, January 6, 2016 The festal Great Vespers, 7:00 p.m. (With Feast Day Dinner to Follow) Thursday, January 7, 2016 The festal Orthros 9:00am & Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

16 St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church 405 N. Dale Street Anaheim, CA (714) Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage P A I D Buena Park, CA Permit No. 65 Address Correction Requested JANUARY Time Dated, Please Do Not Delay "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight -- " (Mark 1:2-3)