Trinitarian. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 10 Mill Road, New Rochelle, New York November and December 2017 Edition

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1 Trinitarian Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 10 Mill Road, New Rochelle, New York November and December 2017 Edition Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

2 HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 10 MILL ROAD, NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK (914) Fax # (914) FrAnctil@aol.com PRIEST: Rev. Nicholas Anctil EMERGENCY PHONE: Cell # (914) ASSOCIATE PRIEST: Rev. Patrick O Rourke OFFICE MANAGER : Gigi Longo-Gurr OFFICE and RENTALS: Eva Kokkalas 2017 PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESIDENT: Dino Yotides VICE PRESIDENT: George Manolakis TREASURER: Art Prifti SECRETARY: Ron Nicholas John Copulos, Marios Damianides, John Dos Santos, Thomas Dushas, Evan Graf, Cynthia Herzegovitch, Despina Kartson, Jon Kohilakis, Dennis Kouloumbis, George Kourakos, Maria Scaros, Helen Morik, Joseph Pantginis, James Resvanis Honorary Members: John Daskos, George Kondos, Philip Koutsis, Nicholas Lyras, Zachary Marantis, James Zafiros and William S. Zegras Greek School: E. Romoudi SCHOOLS Sunday School: C. Mavrovitis, C. Herzegovitch & A. Pappas Archdiocese Liaison : Executive Board Capital Projects: Executive Board, G. Williams Choir Liaison : J. Pantginis Compensation: A. Prifti, G. Kourakos, E. Graf Dinner Dance: H. Morik, J. Pantginis, C. Herzegovitch Easter Feast: P. Constantinides, P. Koutsis Elections: D. Yotides Board of Elections: D. Soukas, E. Zoulis Finance & Banking: A. Prifti, M. Damianides Greek School: E. Roumoudi, J. Dos Santos Gym: N. Skubas, B. Gianaris Insurance: Executive Board, G. Hatjygeorge Maintenance: R.Nicholas, G.Williams, G.Manolakis, D.Kouloumbis Narthex: G. Manolakis, D. Kouloumbis, G. Kourakos Office: A. Prifti, J. Dos Santos Philoptochos: Young at Heart: Sr. Choir: Sr. Organist: Jr. Choir: Psaltis: HT Dance Troupe Mommy & Me GOYA: JOY: HOPE: YAL: Mr. & Mrs. Club: Festival Cooking: Festival Volunteers: M. Sirras C. Canelos H. Hiotakis S. Papaioannou G. Mavrovitis A. Lampousis, J. Pantginis E. Metaxas S. Resvanis A.Kohilakis, A. Cossifos M. Fotiadis A. Politopoulos Fr. Patrick M. Kohilakis Philoptochos M. Scaros, E. Primavera COMMITTEES Outreach: D. Kartson, C. Kourakos, M. Scaros Parliamentarian: B. Gianaris, N. Lyras Rental Liaison: J. Dos Santos, J. Copulos Senior Citizen: D. Kouloumbis. T. Dushas Stewardship: G. Longo, Executive Board Sunday School: C. Herzegovitch, C. Mavrovitis Youth: J. Dos Santos, C. Herzegovitch, N. Skubas Audit: M. Damianides, A. Prifti Festival: G.Manolakis, C.Papademetriou, J.Dos Santos E.Louros, A.Prifti, G.Kourakos, G.Kondos, M.Zannelli Festival Raffle: G.Williams, T.Dushas, E. Graf, N. Skubas, L.Zoulis Landscaping: G. Apostle, J. Karagandis, C. Canelos Web Design & Maintenance: A. Prifti, N. Dallaris Journal: A. Soukas, Fr. N. Anctil, D. Yotides, G. Longo Agape: D. Kouloumbis, J. Daskos, T. Dushas ORGANIZATIONS Greek School Director: I. Pantelaros Greek School Liaison: J. Dos Santos AHEPA: J. Keane Library: C. Canelos Greek School PTA: A. Kapelonis Cub Scouts: K. Kingsley-Mulder Boy Scout: D. Kerwick Brownies: H. Dallaris, H. & M. Fotiadis Girl Scouts: H. Dallaris, H. & M. Fotiadis, T. Pinou Girls Volleyball: R. Verdina Youth Division Basketball A & B: J. Resvanis JV Division Basketball: C. Papademetriou Varsity Division Basketball: B. Gianaris, E. Noulas Senior Division Basketball: C.J. Kanelopoulos The TRINITARIAN is a publication of HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH and is published on the 1 st of every other month approximately 6 times per year. Deadline for each publication is the 15 th of the previous month. EDITORS: Fr. Nicholas Anctil, Gigi Longo-Gurr, Eva Kokkalas

3 Dear Fellow Parishioners, It s hard to believe that we are wrapping up the year 2017 in this Trinitarian. We can reflect on the events of the year by looking at the statistics of sacraments and funerals, or by the financial reports. We can measure the parish s success or failure by attendance at the Holy Services, meetings and events, all of which tell our story in many ways. I will print the statistics of the parish in the next 2018 Trinitarian. I like to reflect on the parish s successes and failures not just on the above criteria, but rather by the amount of lives that were touched by Holy Trinity as a whole. With the addition of a second full-time clergyman in the person of Fr. Patrick; we were able to continue important ministries as well as add programs like Monday School and a more consistent Young Adult Forum which meets twice a month. Fr Patrick has been able to enhance our on line and social media coverage which has brought many inquiries about Orthodoxy and the Church to our offices. I am looking forward to 2018, to see what good things we can accomplish together for the betterment of the parish! We have had a few changes to some major ministries and educational groups this year in the parish. Firstly, the director of our Young at Heart, Cleo Canelos has stepped down after 10 years of wonderful service to the group. Marlene Batsopoulos and Angela Salvarakis have assumed leadership of the Young at Heart. I am so grateful for our group of senior citizens who gather monthly at the church for fellowship and faith. Thank you Cleo! All the best to Marlene and Angela! Our Greek Afternoon School has also gone through a leadership change. As you may know, Evangelia Romoudi and her family moved to Cleveland thus leaving us to choose a new director. We are happy to welcome back Mrs. Irene Pantelaros as the director of the Greek School Programs which include Greek Afternoon School and Adult Greek School which also meets weekly! Thank you Evangelia..and welcome back Irene! An area that I noticed needs more development is our Sunday church attendance. I wrestle with the notion that the god of Sports seasonally outweighs the Lord our God when it comes to Sunday mornings. I understand it having raised a daughter who loved Soccer. I fought that battle too. But let s keep things in perspective. Sports are for now.being an Orthodox Christian is forever. We need to educate our children well in the Faith for the years that we can be influential in their lives. We want Orthodoxy to be a Faith for a lifetime. I am deeply grateful to our Parish Board and all the Committees and parishioner volunteers that work within its framework to produce successful events; our Greek Festival our Annual Gala.our Pentecost Panygiri and more. I take personal pride in the work of our Philoptochos and their satellite ministries feeding the homeless.helping those most in need; all strongholds in the success of our Parish. May God grant you all many years! In closing, please help me by identifying and inviting those whom you know are unchurched to Holy Trinity. Reach out and help us grow the Community s strong base. Let s bring our God to all nations; in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Paternally,

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7 In appreciation of the hard work and support from our parishioners who helped to make our festival a huge success, the festival committee would like to extend a Heartfelt THANKS to all of the volunteers for their countless hours at this year s festival!

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9 Please allow us to say Thank You to all our Holy Trinity Stewards with this year's Holy Trinity Christmas Card Dear Parishioners, The Parish Council would like to express their thanks to all the faithful Stewards of Holy Trinity Church for the year We are offering this year's Christmas Card to the entire parish at no cost to the families of the Community. It is one small way to thank everyone for their commitment of time, talent and treasure to Holy Trinity Church. We will do our best to include all the names of the Stewards of the Community for We will try to include both spouses on the line if applicable. Call the office also with any other special requests. We thank you and wish you all of God's Blessings during this Holy Season. Most Sincerely, Dino Yotides Parish Board President Father Nicholas Pastor

10 Holy Trinity Church Invites all Holy Trinity families to the Saturday, December 16, :00AM Divine Liturgy 11:00am Brunch and Christmas Party In the Social Hall

11 The Saint Nicholas Giving Tree Holy Trinity Youth and Young Adult Ministries My dearest Young People; Seeing that Christmas is a time for giving, and St. Nicholas brought so many gifts to the poor and needy children, I wanted to continue that beautiful tradition here in our church. Let's gather as many gifts as we can for the needy children of our area. This Sunday, after your Sunday School program or next Friday following Greek School, Youth Dance., or Mommy and Me, go down to the Bulletin Board in the Foyer and "pick a card" off the St. Nicholas Giving Tree. Follow the instructions and return your gift and place it under the Christmas tree in the Church on or by Sunday, December 17 th. The gifts will be distributed to the needy children of our area through several different programs. It will be the event this Christmas that makes "giving better than receiving" as we prepare for God's gift of Christ into our lives and hearts. Everyone in the Community is welcome to participate. Here's how the program works: Please go out and buy a new toy worth about $15.00 to $20.00 for a boy or a girl Wrap the toy and stick the label that are available in the Church foyer. (Be sure to mark the label) Bring the toy to church with you on Sunday and place it under the Christmas tree. All toys need to be under the tree on or by Sunday, December 17, 2017

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13 Nearly 50 parishioners and friends walked in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on October 15, Our team of walkers and supporters, Holy Trinity GO New Ro, raised more than $11,000. This year we walked in memory of Linda Kyriakos Faustini and in support of all who have been affected by breast cancer. We kicked off our walk with a blessing at the top of the hill by Fr. Patrick, Deacon Simon and Seminarian Demitrios. We carried several Greek flags along the route and enjoyed the 5K walk on an unseasonably balmy day. More than 20,000 walkers from across Westchester County participated, raising $1.2M for the American Cancer Society. Donations are still coming in and will be accepted through the end of the year. You may donate on line at: and enter team name Holy Trinity GO New Ro. Thank you to all participants and supporters for making this our most well attended and successful walk! Co- Chairs Cathy Florakis Despina Kartson Liz Zoulis

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18 Holy Trinity Library We are delighted that many of you are enjoying reading books from our library here at Holy Trinity. Our library houses a unique collection of about 3000 books for adults and children. Please visit our library on any Sunday, and come to our book sale during the coffee hour on December 3. With Christmas just a month away, we are reminded once again of our many blessings such as the support and generosity of our parishioners and friends. Listed below are the most recent donations to our library as well as a wish list for new acquisitions. We wish our Holy Trinity family a most joyous Christmas and a peaceful, happy New Year! -The Library Committee DONATIONS The Faith: Understanding Orthodox Christianity and Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids donated by Cleo Canelos in memory of Linda Kyriakos Faustini Wisdom of the Divine Philosophers, Volume One and A World of Emotions: Ancient Greece, 700 BC-200 AD donated by Ellen and Peter Constantinides in celebration of their first grandchild, Peter WISH LIST The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Text and English Translation $35.00 How Our Departed Ones Live: The Experience of the Orthodox Church $30.00 Wisdom of the Divine Philosophers, Volume Two $24.00 The Holy Sacraments: The Seven Sacraments of the Orthodox Church $10.00 A Faith Encouraged: A Devotional Guide to Being Orthodox on Purpose $20.00 The Infancy Gospels of James and Thomas $18.00 Let All Creation Rejoice: Reflections for Advent, the Nativity, and Epiphany $16.00 The Fall of Constantinople 1453 $18.00 A Gift for Matthew (children s) $19.00 Church Fathers for Young People (children s) $10.00

19 Young at Heart The new season of the Young at Heart began on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 in the church hall. There was a catered lunch and desserts donated by our members. Marlene Batsopoulos opened the meeting with an announcement of our fall event. An Upper Class bus trip is planned for November 9, 2017 to Mt. Airy Casino in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. The cost is $99 with a $10 bonus card and complimentary buffet lunch. The bus departs at 8:30am at the Burger King in Yonkers located at 826 Central Park Avenue. Included is a matinee performance of a Jersey Boys Tribute. Call Marlene at (914) Anyone interested in joining the Young at Heart is welcome to attend the meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 11am. Always look for announcements in the Sunday church bulletin. Looking forward to an enjoyable year!

20 Holy Trinity Greek School PTA Sunday, December 17, 2017 Vasilopita Bake Sale Pre-order price: $20 each Quantity: On day of sale: $25 each Quantity: Total Price: Total Price: Name: Phone number: Place your pre-order by December 13th to reserve your pita! (either at Greek School or during Agape hour at the PTA table) Checks payable to Holy Trinity Greek School PTA Any questions contact the PTA at H.O.P.E., J.O.Y. and Scouts Please join us for our Christmas Party Friday, December 8th

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31 2017 Trinitarian Advertisement Contract Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Trinitarian, the Parish Council would like to invite anyone who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $ for a business card sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, We generally publish about 6 Trinitarians per year, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 28 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Trinitarian. If you are interested in this program, please fill out the bottom portion of this appeal and enclose a business card that we will reproduce. Please also enclose a check made out to Holy Trinity Church for $ The Parish Council YES, I would like to advertise in the 2017 Holy Trinity Trinitarian. Name Phone Number Signature *please feel free to call the Church office ( ) if your would rather use your credit card for payment Trinitarian Advertisement Contract Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 10 Mill Road, New Rochelle, NY 10804

32 Please support our 2017 Sponsors

33 Please support our 2017 Sponsors (888) FAX (212) Services In All Locations Riverdale Funeral Home, Inc. GREGORY APOSTLE NICHOLAS APOSTLE ANDREW APOSTLE DIRECTORS (212) (718) Broadway (214th St.) New York, NY YOUR LOCAL SUNNY the CLOWN (914) PARTIES & SPECIAL EVENTS BIG FUN FOR EVERYONE! Puppets Clown Magic Face Painting Glitter Tattoos Balloon Sculpture Group Dancing Games & Activities (914)

34 Please support our 2017 Sponsors Real Estate Wills & Estates

35 Please support our 2017 Sponsors Mention this ad for a special rate Serving Holy Trinity Church and Westchester County for ALL pest control needs. Family owned & operated Main Office: 2203 Avenue Z, Brooklyn, NY We remember yesterday ~ We are living today ~ We must plan for tomorrow What would you like your legacy to be? Please consider including The Holy Trinity Foundation in your estate planning For more information please contact Fr. Nicholas (914)

36 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 10 Mill Road New Rochelle, New York Phone: Stewardship Please make sure you fulfill your pledge Goal: $500,000 Received to Date: 69%