Christ is Risen! Christos Anesti! Krishti u ngjall! Christos Voskrese!

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1 THE WONDERWORKER May / June 2017 Fr. Jarrod s Message Beloved Parishioners, Christ is Risen! Christos Anesti! Krishti u ngjall! Christos Voskrese! In every language, the message is the same: Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life! This message contains our hope, our joy, and our ultimate meaning as Orthodox Christians. This message inspires us to grow closer to our Risen Lord and Savior. This message unites all Orthodox Christians throughout the world as the Body of Christ. Truly, the Lord is risen! I hope and pray that each and every member of our St. Nicholas Church experienced a very blessed Holy Week and Pascha. As you will see in this issue of The Wonderworker, Holy Week and Pascha at St. Nicholas was a beautiful and spiritually edifying experience. The faithful members of our church community worked together in every aspect to support and celebrate these services. It was truly a Great and Holy Week! We now look forward to the Feast of the Ascension where we enter into the mystery of Jesus Christ returning to Heaven forty days after His Resurrection. This year, we will celebrate the Vesperal Divine Liturgy for this Feast on Wednesday, May 24 at 5:30 pm at St. Stephen Episcopal Church in Olean, New York. This is the first time that we will celebrate a major Feast of the Church at a time and place that allows our Beloved Parishioners who live in and around the Olean area to attend without a lengthy journey. We encourage all of our parishioners, regardless of where they live, to join us in Olean for this service, which will be our sole parish celebration of the Feast of the Ascension. On Sunday, June 4, we will celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, which is the commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit fifty days after the Resurrection of the Lord. ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 15 FRANCIS ST. PO BOX 264 JAMESTOWN, NY (716) FAX: (716) JAMESTOWN.ORG PARISH PRIEST Rev. Fr. Jarrod Russell Cell: (501) frjarrod@gmail.com Sunday Services 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 11:30 am Sunday School Fellowship Hour Following Divine Liturgy For dates and times of weekday services, please refer to the calendar in this edition or on the website. LIVE YOUR ORTHODOX FAITH May the Risen Lord continue to guide and bless our St. Nicholas Church! In the Risen Christ, Rev. Fr. Jarrod Russell

2 Pledges Received as of 12/31/2016: $72,634 Stewardship Report: Year End 2016 Number of Families Pledged: 86. Average Pledge Amount Per Family: $845 Families who have made Stewardship pledges: $10 - $500 amount pledged: 55 families; $501 - $1000 amount pledged: 11 families $ $3000 amount pledged: 16 families; $ $5000 amount pledged: families $5001+ amount pledged: 3 Anderson, Greg & Christina Anderson, Jason & Anderson, Tim & Rachel & Bechakas, James & Marisa & Bechakas, John & Toula Bechakas, Michael & Heather & Bechakas, Terry & Soultana Bertrand, John & Victoria Bruner, Kenneth & Helen Cheronis, James & Christine & Christ, James, W. Sr. & Children Christ, Terry & Joanne Constantine, Athena Constantine, Terry Coustenis, Theordore & Virginia Crandall, Chad, Brittany & James Cretekos, Kathryn Cretekos, Stephanie Cummings, Bryan Decker, Jim & Kathy Deming, Derek Deppas, John Deppas, Lou, Melissa & Dimas, Dorothy Dimitri, Adam, Szymanowicz, Kelly & Adrianne Dimitri, Athena Dimitri, John & Julie & Alex Dimitri, Michael & Jo Ann Duro, Christian 2016 Pledges Received from 86 Families Duro, Teresa Elia, Mark & Vanessa & Enserro, Ethel Fanaritis, Magdaline Feell, Theodora Frederick, Elizabeth Gabarino, Suzanne Gedz, Basil Giopulus, John & Shirley Hennas, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hill, Louise Johnson, Mark & Sara Jane Kianos, Violet Kieva, Katherine Kioumourtzis, Dimitrios Lampropolos, Stephanie Lundmark, Jason Marano, Kim & Maria Matjoulis, John Sr. Michos, Alexandra Michos, Crist & Robin Michos, Elizabeth Mignoli, Constance Mihal, Paul & Marguerite Morrison, Heath & Kathleen Newburg, Jerry & Elizabeth & Pannes, Nicholas Panteli, Pantelis & Linda & Pappas, Elizabeth Piaschyk, Damian, Sabrina & Psychos, Constance Raptis, Jim & Demetra Rigas, Gust & Rheba Rigas, Michael Rigas, Tim Ross, Anna & Russell, Fr. Jarrod Saines, George Searls, Loretta Silo, John & Barbara Singleton, Todd, Alexis & Snell, William, Afroula & Spanos, George, Mary Ann & Spiridon, Dean & Linda Stanton, Dean, Maria & Tatoian, Kimberly Tharaeparambil, David George Theofilactidis, Dimtrios, Tiffany & Theofilactidis, George & Kathy Theofilactidis, Lazaros, Courtney & Tsitso, Evelyn Tsitso, Nicholas Tsitso, Spiro & Turner, Bill, Angie & Verleni, Nicholas & Helen Voulgaris, Tony & Helen Zorich, Ron, Voula & Thanks to all those who continue to support our cherished St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church through your financial gifts!

3 Stewardship Report: April 2017 Pledges Received as of 4/30/2017: $34,359 Number of Families Pledged as of 5/2/2017: Pledges Received as of April 2017: Anderson, Greg & Christina Anderson, Jason & Anderson, Tim & Rachel & Bechakas, John & Toula Bechakas, Terry & Soultana Bertrand, John & Victoria Bruner, Kenneth & Helen Cheronis, James & Christine & Christ, James, W. Sr. & Children Christ, Terry & Joanne Ted Cottillion Coustenis, Virginia Cretekos, Kathryn Cummings, Bryan Deppas, John Deppas, Lou, Melissa & Dimas, Dorothy Dimas, Thomaidha Dimitri, Adam, Szymanowicz, Kelly & Adrianne Dimitri, Athena Dimitri, John & Julie & Alex Dimitri, Michael & Jo Ann Duro, Teresa Elia, Mark & Vanessa & Fanaritis, Magdaline Frederick, Elizabeth Gedz, Basil Getska, Thomas Gianas, Sophia Greico, Eleanor Hennas, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hill, Louise Joanethis, Dennis Kianos, Violet Kieva, Katherine Lampropolos, Stephanie Matjoulis, John Sr. Michos, Alexandra Michos, Crist & Robin Michos, Elizabeth Mignoli, Constance Mihal, Paul & Marguerite Morrison, Heath & Kathleen Newburg, Jerry & Elizabeth & Pannes, Nicholas Panteli, Pantelis & Linda & Piaschyk, Damian, Sabrina & Psychos, Constance Raptis, Jim & Demetra Rigas, Gust & Rheba John Rigas Ross, Anna & Russell, Fr. Jarrod Searls, Loretta Silo, John & Barbara Singleton, Todd, Alexis & Snell, William, Afroula & Spanos, George, Mary Ann & Spiridon, Dean & Linda Stanton, Dean, Maria & Tatoian, Kimberly Theofilactidis, Dimtrios, Tiffany & Tsitso, Nicholas Tsitso, Spiro & Turner, Bill, Angie & Verleni, Nicholas & Helen Voulgaris, Tony & Helen Zorich, Ron, Voula & PLEASE CONTACT STEWARSHIP COMMITTEE MEMEBERS, CHRISTINE CHERONIS OR RON ZORICH IF YOUR NAME IS MISSING FROM EITHER THE 2016 OR 2017 LIST. Thanks to all those who continue to support our cherished St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church through your financial gifts!

4 UPSTATE NEW YORK GOYA LENTEN RETREAT On Saturday March 18, 2017, several Saint Nicholas parishioners attended the Upstate NY GOYA Lenten Retreat at the Holy Spirit in Rochester, NY. The retreat included morning Orthros and evening Vespers, fun activities and ice breakers for the youth, and also learning sessions for children and adults alike. We were blessed to have His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas leading the retreat assisted by Dcn. Alex Radulescu. Parish priests in attendance and participating were Fr. Jarrod Russell from St. Nicholas Jamestown, Fr. Michael Marcantoni from Holy Spirit Rochester, Fr. David Smith from Saint Sophia Syracuse, and Fr. Chris Christakis from Annunciation Buffalo. The children participated in a Service Project, which involved preparing sandwiches, assembling health & beauty care items and writing inspirational messages to be placed in each packet for people in need. Overall it was a wonderful day of faith and fellowship, and we encourage all to attend any such future events. During dinner, the children were blessed with a special interaction with Metropolitan Nicholas, wherein he engaged very closely with them and answered questions posed by the children for him on recipe cards earlier that day. Questions such as, What kind of music do you listen to?, Where did you get your staff?, Do you carry it with you everywhere you go?, Why do you dress like that?, and Did you always know you would be a priest? His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas was very entertained by these questions and he was happy to answer each and every one of them. (Answers: The Phantom of the Opera was the last song played on his ipod, he got the staff in Greece, he only carries it with him when traveling throughout his Diocese, he dresses in the style of robes as he was directed by his Spiritual Father at the time he was ordained a priest, and he has known since the age of 4 that he would be a priest because God inspired him then while he served as an acolyte). The next Metropolis GOYA event is Summer Camp at Saint Timothy s Camp in Croghan NY. Camp Dates for 2017 are August Registration forms will be online soon at

5 CHRISTOS ANESTI LAZARUS SATURDAY AND THE FOLDING OF THE PALM CROSSES FOR PALM SUNDAY.

6 BRIDEGROOM SERVICES Top: Chryssie Rose Panteli and Tatiana Piaschyk Lower: Melina Singleton and Elle Theofilactidis

7 HOLY FRIDAY

8 THE PIASCHYK FAMILY PREPARING THE EPITAPHIOS Many thanks to the Theofilactidis for their donations of Lilies for the Agape Service. Many Thanks to Christine Cheronis for coordinating the decorating and packaging of the red eggs for the Easter Services.

9 EASTER 2017

10 So many thanks go to our Cantor / Choir Director, Jim Cheronis and the readers: Joanne Christ, Theodora and Angie Turner and Mary Ann Spanos, for their work in completing all the voluminous readings for Holy Week and singing the hymns so beautifully. Mirofores Girls, Holy Friday AFTER THE AGAPE VESPERS SERVICE, THE EASTER EGG HUNT WAS ENJOYED BY THE CHILDREN.

11 Lenten and Holy Week Donations A sincere thank you to the following stewards who sent donations in support of the many required items for Lent, Holy Week and Pascha: Betty Pappas Greg & Christina Anderson Lou & Melissa Deppas Nancy Marano Marguerite Mihal Adam & Kelly Dimitri Piaschyk Family Theofilactidis & Singleton Families Magda Fanaritis Helen & Tony Voulgaris Peter Giopulos Louise Hill Violet Kianos Thomaidha Dimas Kim & Marty Tatoian Theodore Cottillion Terry & Soultana Bechakas Nick, Helen & Nicolette Verleni Evelyn Tsitso John & Toula Bechakas Barbara & Michael Cassell Nicholas L. Tsitso Nicholas & Martha Juvelis Dimitrios & Tiffany Theofilactidis John Rigas John & Julie Dimitri Stephanie Lampropolos Kenneth & Helen Bruner Eleanor & Donato Grieco James & Demetra Raptis Greg & Christina Anderson Athena Dimitri Athena Constantine Spiro Tsitso and Family Eric & Olga Piaschyk Jerry, Elizabeth & Aubrie Newburg Ron & Voula Zorich Teresa Duro Kathryn Cretekos Mark & Sara Johnson Stanley Renos Terry & Joanne Christ Dennis P. Joanethis Constance Psychos Nicholas Pannes John & Shirley Giopulos Virginia Coustenis Tim & Rachel Anderson & Family To all who prepared and brought dyed Easter Eggs! To Chris Cheronis & her team who orchestrated the wrapping of each egg as a gift! To Liz Frederick & Kathy Theofilactidis for donating and coordinating the floral decorations for many icons and wreaths. To Jim and Christine Cheronis for sponsoring and preparing the Easter breakfast to break the fast. To Courtney Theofilactidis, Tiffany Theofilactidis and Alexis Singleton for donating all the prizes and coordinating the children s Easter Egg Hunt. To the Ladies Erene Society for the chocolate crosses for the children s Easter Egg Hunt.

12 Yassou Dancers Update April 25, 2017 Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen! Hello all, Dancers this year are very excited to perform in their new costumes from Kastoria, Greece. The new costumes will arrive by the end of May, and will greatly enhance the professionalism of our dance groups (Elementary and High School). The hardworking youth of our dance troupe attend church each Sunday, are active members of the church, and are working hard to learn about their faith. They are so excited to represent St. Nicholas' youth at the Yassou Festival! These beautiful new costumes have been provided with generosity by Parish Council and several charitable members of our church. Thank you to everyone for your support of this aspect of our Yassou Festival and overall parish community!! In Christ, Dora Turner PREPARING THE CHURCH FOR LENT AND EASTER: MELINA AND STAVROS SINGLETON PAINTING THE WALL BEHIND THE DRINK- ING FOUNTAIN THAT HAD BEEN REPLUMBED MANY MONTHS AGO AND NEEDED PAINTING. THANKS ALSO TO TODD FOR SUPERVISING. GREAT JOB! MANY THANKS TO BASIL GETZ FOR KEEPING THE CHURCH GROUNDS IN TIP TOP SHAPE IN BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS OF SPRING!

13 THE BAKING HAS BEGUN FOR THE YASSOU FESTIVAL, 120 CHEESE AND SPINACH PIES ARE READY! JOIN US FOR FUTURE BAKING EVENTS

14 Dear Fellow Parishioners, COUNCIL CORNER By Tim Anderson, Parish Council President 5/2/17 Christ is Risen! I would like to first thank Father Jarrod and all of our parishioners who played such an integral part in making this year s Lenten and Paschal services a true success. We are blessed to have such hard-working, dedicated, faithful servants of the Lord who continue to come forward to make our church an honor to attend. The Council is working in preparation for the festival, and looking to setup new opportunities to promote and share our wonderful selections of food and desserts around town. We will be pursuing a booth at the Labor Day Festival, and other summer activities around town as fundraising and outreach opportunities. Remember, as our blessed Yassou Festival approaches, John Silo is always looking for any volunteers who would be willing to assist in any way towards of efforts of another successful festival. Let s make this year s festival the best yet! The Council also continues to spearhead the greeter ministry each Sunday, which gives us a chance to welcome each parishioner with a smile and a bulletin. If you are willing to participate in this ministry, please contact a council member to sign up. Thank you again for everyone s efforts, noticed or unnoticed around our church! With love in Christ, Tim Anderson, Parish Council President PARISHIONERS NEWS BIRTH: Congratulations: Billy and Katrina Cummings welcomed the newest member of their, Kenady Lynn Cummings, on April 11. Kenady weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounce and was 19.5 inches at her birth. Forty Day Blessing will be on May 21st, Congratulations to Billy and Katrina for the birth of their new baby girl! DEATH: Crissi Verros, of Salamanca, NY fell asleep in the Lord on March 15, Our deepest sympathies to her and friends. May Her Memory Be Eternal GRADUATION: Congratulations! Dora Turner who graduated magna cum laude on Sunday April 30 from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. Best wishes to the new college graduate, and we pray that God blesses and guides her in all her future endeavors. St. Timothy s Camp St. Timothy s Camp is scheduled for the week of Sunday August 6th. The Metropolis is providing a bus that will depart from the Annunciation Parish in Buffalo, NY. The camp is open to ages 8 through 18. For more information, please contact Fr. Jarrod.

15 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Ladies Erene Society Submitted by: Christine Cheronis, President Christ is risen! Truly, He is risen! Our Ladies Erene Society was very busy during the Lenten season and throughout Holy Week leading up to Pascha. In addition to our regular monthly meetings, we hosted the annual work bee that is held prior to Pascha to clean the Holy items Father Jarrod uses during Liturgy. A lot of elbow grease was needed to remove all the wax from the carpets from the previous year s Holy Saturday night service as well as hours of polishing to make everything shine again. Thanks to all the ladies (and men!) who spent their Saturday afternoon scrubbing and polishing to make our Church shine for Pascha. The ladies held meetings in March and April to discuss several new projects. St. Erene s Kitchen Committee is currently working with Father Jarrod and the Office for the Aging to bring nutritious meals to our parishioners who have had difficulty getting out during the harsh winter months. Meals will be prepared and delivered along with some other Greek goodies and personal items in each basket as Father visits our Church members. If you have a loved one from our Church that you would like to add to Father s visitation list and could benefit from a Love Basket from the Ladies Erene Society, please contact Father Jarrod or Christine Cheronis. May is Philoptochos Membership month for all the Parishes within the Metropolis of Detroit and the National Philoptochos Society. Our local Erene Society is currently recruiting new ladies from our Church to join in any one of our membership levels. Active Members: Regularly attend monthly meetings (as able), participate on at least one committee and volunteer for at least one fundraising event. Active members have voting privileges. Associate Members: Participate on at least one committee & volunteer for at least one event. Attendance at monthly meetings is not required. Associate members do not have voting privileges. Jr. Members: Ladies who are between the ages of 14 and 21 years of age who would like to participate during fundraisers and events held throughout the year. No membership dues required. Jr. Members do not have voting privileges. Supporting Members: Individuals (men and women) who would like to financially support the Ladies Erene Society and receive information on upcoming events and fundraisers. Supporting Members do not have voting privileges. For more information on the St. Nicholas Ladies Erene Society and its mission, activities and committees, please contact Christine Cheronis at ccheronis@gmail.com or call (814)

16 SUNDAY SCHOOL Sabrina Piaschyk, Sunday School Coordinator Thank you parents and grandparents for bringing your children to Sunday School. This is an important part of learning the Orthodox Faith. Our curriculum follows the Orthodox Diocesan Education Program. We have three age groups of children that are attending the Sunday School program. Sunday School classes will be held every Sunday in May and June, except Memorial Day and Fathers Day Weekends. Saturday May 20 th at 5:30pm: Dinner dance Sunday School Fundraiser at the Church Fellowship Hall; $20 adults and $10 kids. Come support our youth, enjoy a home-cooked dinner, Plaza Restaurant pies for dessert, music and dancing! Fun for the whole! ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND All high school seniors who are active members of Saint Nicholas Church are encouraged to apply for this scholarship. Please see any Sunday school teacher or Parish Council member for the application and criteria for eligibility. Scholarships will be presented at the Yassou. Festival Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Submitted by Dora Turner Christ is Risen! The Saint Nicholas Parish Festival was held on Sunday April 23, This year we had one participant: Eva Turner, 14 years old and an 8 th grader at Eisenhower Middle-High School. Eva selected the topic of The Orthodox Church venerates saints and martyrs every day. Talk about a saint whose life inspires you to be a better Orthodox Christian, and she delivered an outstanding speech. We would like to thank Father Jarrod for his guidance and assistance in preparing for this event, Stephanie Lampropolos, Damian Piaschyk and Joanna Roberts for serving as judges and Christina Anderson for serving as the time keeper. Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts, Eva was unable to attend the next competition which was scheduled in Syracuse on April 30. We look forward to more participation and advancement from our youth in 2018.

17 SAINT NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH SATURDAYS OF SOULS Divine Liturgy for the Saturday of Souls will be as follows: JUNE 3, 2017 PLEASE WRITE THE FIRST NAMES OF YOUR DECEASED LOVED ONES. Parishioners are encouraged to bring Koliva (boiled wheat) for this service. Please mail this completed form to the Church prior to the service or bring the completed form to the service. Memory Eternal For those interested in making the Koliva, the recipe is in the Yassou and More Cookbook. Uncooked wheat kernels are available, for your use, in the church freezers, in 2 lb packages, no charge.

18 MEMORIALS February 13th thru April 24th 2017 We gratefully acknowledge these donations received by the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, the **Ladies Erene Society** and the *St. Nicholas Scholarship Fund* in loving memory of: Terry Constantine Crissi Verros Chrisula Constantine** Loretta Searls** Bob and Michelle Kianos** Thomas Karapantso** Liz and Mark Frederick** Greg and Christina Constantine Tom Constantine & Dawn Ormond Bob and Delia Sarro Loretta Athanase David Howard Rosalie Ward Victoria and Angelo Volpe Jr. Jackie & Andy Hennas Rose Anne Woodard Barbara & Michael Cassell Virginia Cummings Athena Constantine** Greg and Christina Anderson** Bob and Michelle Kianos** Thomas Karapantso** Tom Constantine & Dawn Ormond Bob and Delia Sarro Loretta Athanase Virginia Coustenis Theodore & Janet Cottillion Linda Hunt Arleen Keating John & Shelley Cloak Elizabeth & Mark Frederick * Ethel Enserro * Virginia Botsis Mr. & Mrs. Allen Yahn Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Ferrulo Mr. & Mrs. Hadi Monavar Gale & Ralph McCarty Jeanette & Michael Dubey Marian Reed Sue (Duliakas) Kirages Chris Duliakas Joseph Cottillion Betty Pappas Dimitrios Giantsioulis Alexandra Cheronis* Jeffrey Sarro Nick Duliakas Constantine Duliakas Marion & Joe Armstrong staff of Baltimore Convention Center Jackie & Andy Hennas Dave, Lori, & Andrew Oberlander Karen & Mike Pessiki Barbara & Michael Cassell Demetra Galazoudis Mr. & Mrs. James Keba Linda & Chris Ball Magda Fanaritis Robert J. Pascal Peter & Kathy Schoener Tom Constantine & Dawn Ormond James B. Cummings Tom Constantine & Dawn Ormond Herman Campana Liz and Mark Frederick* Debra Nary Young Liz & Mark Frederick* Ethel Enserro* MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE ETERNAL

19 Prosoforon Making Calendar MAY 2017 JUNE /7 Chris Cheronis 6/4 Louise Hill 5/14 Angie Turner 6/11 Madison Christ 5/21 Tiffany Theofilactidis 6/18 Joanne Christ 5/28 Sabrina Piaschyk 6/25 Maria Stanton JULY /2 Kathleen Morrison Breadmakers Please make 2 loaves of bread for each Sunday. If you are unable to make the bread on the date you are scheduled, please contact Joanne Christ, at (716) SIX DAY PRAYER CANDLES located on the solea of the alter are available for you and your loved ones at $5.00 each. If you are unable to come to church to light your own candle, call the church for assistance. SUNDAY BULLETIN Angie Turner is coordinating the Sunday Bulletin with Fr. Jarrod. If you have events, special meetings, memorials, or information that you would like to have announced, please contact Angie Turner, (814) , or angturn@hotmail.com Parish Priest: President: Vice President: Treasurer: Secretary: Council Members: Chanter: Choir Coordinator: PARISH COUNCIL 2017 Father Jarrod Russell Timothy Anderson Todd Singleton Damian Piaschyk Angie Turner Christine Cheronis Joanne Christ Basil Gedz Stephanie Lampropolos Ron Zorich James Cheronis James Cheronis Adult Acolytes: Chris Christodoulou, Christian Duro, Louis Tsitso Acolytes: Theonas Singleton, James Christ, Jr., Nicholas Brown, Benjamin Brown, Tristen Kum PHILOPTOCHOS ERENE SOCIETY President: Vice President: Treasurer: Recording Secretary: Corres. Secretary: Bookkeeper /Treasurer Assistant: Caretakers: Memorials: Olean Area: Bookstore: Newsletter: Coordinator: Christine Cheronis Helen Voulgaris Christina Anderson Kim Tatoian Joanne Christ PARISH LIASONS Alexis Singleton Spiro Tsitso Todd Singleton, Basil Getz Ethel Enserro Betty Pappas Rachael Anderson & Stephanie Lampropolos Fr. Jarrod Russell Angie Turner Elizabeth Frederick SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM Sabrina Piaschyk Chris Cheronis Christine Tsitso

20 THE WONDERWORKER St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church PO Box 264 Jamestown, NY Address Service Requested Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit #336 Label YASSOU 2017 JUNE 16TH and JUNE 17th FATHER S DAY WEEKEND The preparation has begun, and we have much more baking to complete: kourambeithes (Alexis Singleton), farina cakes (Ethel Enserro), koulourakia (Toula Bechakas), pastichio (Linda Panteli), baklava (Chris Cheronis or Angie Turner), melomacarona, (Liz Frederick). If you are able to assist in any of these baking events, please contact the above designated persons. Once the tent is up (Monday, June 12th), many volunteers, young and old, will be needed for set up and food preparation for the Festival. So, save those dates, support YOUR parish. Raffle tickets will be mailed shortly. Your financial support is also greatly appreciated. BOOK STORE / GIFT SHOP We have several new items available for you. Check us out for the special events to remember your members, God children, and Grandchildren. We can also place special orders if you would like an icon or book that we do not have. The new, revised edition of YASSOU FAVORITES & MORE is also available. It can be shipped directly to your home or gift recipient for a small mailing fee. HOLY WEEK service books sold very well and there are only two available. Contact Rachael Anderson, Stephanie Lampropolos, or Liz Frederick, for any questions or special requests. Thank you everyone for your ongoing support. May / June 2017