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1 St. George Greek Orodox Caedral 650 Hanover Street Manchester, New Hampshire Tel Fax Presidents Letter Dear Fellow Parishioners, Once again I want to offer my deepest anks to ALL of you for e tremendous effort you put for in working at is year s 33rd GLENDI! MORE GOOD NEWS: As you all know e crowds and e lines were huge all weekend, e weaer was terrific, and our media coverage was awesome. Wi all is good news I am very very happy to report to you at is year s GLENDI, e 33rd Annual GLENDI achieved all-time record numbers. This year s GLENDI will go in e record books as e highest gross dollars of all-time. The gross dollars is year are $261, compared to last year s GLENDI which came in at $234, or 11.25% more an last year. The ad book received numerous sponsors, full page ads, half page ads, quarter page ads, and patrons and I want to ank ALL of you for your generous contributions to e 116 page ad book! This year e ad book took in $51, compared to last year s ad book which took in $19, or an increase of 170%! The food! A storybook ending. At e end of e day on Sunday we had one tray of stuffed peppers and ree trays of rice left. We knew we would run out of lamb so Saturday night 1 st Vice President Dick Anagnost stayed to cut additional lamb legs at were bought Saturday evening! Kudos to all for a job well done. We will have a full report at e GLENDI Volunteers Appreciation Night which has been scheduled for Monday October 29 at 6:30 pm in e Community Center. As noted previously 5 Vice President, Secretary, and Money Room Chair Nikki Moutsioulis and 4 Vice President and Treasurer John Mokas have assured me ey will have final net receipts for GLENDI 2012 in record time for our Appreciation Night which will once again be catered by e Backroom Restaurant. We will have time at evening to celebrate e good news as a result of ALL e hard work at ALL of you did to make is year s GLENDI a record setting GLENDI. Capital Improvements Chair 6 Vice President Greg Timbas and 1st Vice President Dick Anagnost made sure at additional paving was done so we could have smoo sailing delivering e food to e tent over GLENDI weekend. Meanwhile 7 Vice President and Library Chair George Kitsis and Bill Timbas continue to work wi Faer Andrew on e O C T O B E R R library under e church. We will have a grand opening soon so we can see all e good work at has been accomplished. As you know Sunday School under e direction of 5 Vice President, Secretary, Money Room Chair, and Sunday School Director Nikki Moutsioulis (whew at was a mouful!) continues to roll along.on behalf of e board I wish to offer my sincerest anks to e Director as well as ALL e Sunday School teachers for eir continued devotion to e you of our community. The calendar for e mon of October includes e following: Bible Study from 11:30-12:30 on October3rd, 10, 17, 24, and 31st in e Annex. Little Lambs 11a.m. 1 p.m. October 5 in e Annex. Tri Oro Meeting on October 10 in e Community Center at 12:30 p.m. in e Community Center Helping Hands Knitters on Thursday, October 18 from 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. in e Annex. The Sports Ball on Saturday October 20 from 4pm-12 midnight. The cost is $5.00 per person ($6 at e door) and 10 and under are free and everyone is encouraged to wear your Dallas Cowboys jersey oops. I mean your team s favorite jersey! Sunday October 21st from 6-8pm Greek Dancing under e direction of Angela Bourassa. and once again e GLENDI Volunteer Appreciation Night on October 29 at 6:30 p.m. Please join us as we celebrate as a family e tremendous success of is year s GLENDI. My final words on GLENDI (Thanks to Each of You) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Sincerely Yours, George N. Copadis George Copadis President, Board of Directors St. George Greek Orodox Caedral

2 FAtHer Andrew s message For your information: His Eminence Metropolitan Meodios is grateful to e Reverend Dr. Theodore Stylianopoulos for responding to recent media reports concerning a 4 century Coptic text. Faer Stylianopoulos is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Holy Cross Greek Orodox School of Theology. Jesus wife? An announcement about an ancient text in which Jesus is reported to have spoken about my wife has received extensive attention in e media in recent days. The text comes from a small papyrus fragment about 1x3 inches in size, judged to be of e four century AD, which apparently had broken off from a larger page of a document presumed lost. The text is still in e process of linguistic and chemical analysis to determine its auenticity. When e papyrus fragment was discovered, and under what circumstances it has passed from hand to hand until e public announcement, are presently unknown. Written in ancient Sahidic Coptic script, e text is perhaps a translation of an earlier Greek document. Because e lines on all four sides of e fragment are broken and incomplete, transcription of meaningful sentences is impossible. But e names of Jesus and also Mary (presumably Mary Magdalene) are reported to occur, and also certain phrases, including Jesus using e expression my wife. Mary Magdalene has been portrayed as an intimate of Jesus, but not a wife, in oer ancient writings already known to e Faers of e Church and designated as apocrypha and fraudulent. These works were composed by small circles of heretical teachers concerned to disseminate eir own and often bizarre teachings. For example, a few years ago e discovery of The Gospel of Judas caused a stir in e media. This document was known to St. Irenaeus in e late second century AD. Among its strange teachings is at Judas was e only disciple who truly understood Jesus and at his treachery was a good ing in itself because it helped Jesus to be crucified; except at by at time e real Christ had (weirdly) departed from Jesus and at only Jesus e man was crucified. Professor Karen King of Harvard Divinity School who made e announcement cautioned at e new text is no proof at Jesus was married but only an indication at Christians in e four century debated e issues of marriage and celibacy. The Gospels and most of e oer books of e 2 New Testament are extensive documents of e first century AD and provide no hint at Jesus was married. Marriage was viewed as a sacred covenant in Judaism. It should be noted at St. Peter e Apostle, as well as oer apostles were married (Mark 1:30; 1 Cor. 9:5). The Bible and e Orodox eology confirm at marriage is instituted by God, it is honorable and holy, one of e sacraments of e Church. Just as e Church honors a celibate life dedicated to God, so also it celebrates marriage as a workshop of God s kingdom a journey to God. Faer Andrew Community Contributions The st. George Greek orodox Caedral beautification Fund, by: Nicholas Kacavas $ Ellen Swapinski $70.00 Zara Chicaderas $75.00 Sharon Kotekas $ Iphigenia Kalaitzidis $ The Anna eodosopoulos scholarship Fund, by: Effie Zitrides $ The Gregory Pappas scholarship Fund, by: Nicholas Kacavas $25.00 Mr. Teddy L. Demos and Mr. Daniel L. Demos generously donated $50.00 to e st. George Greek orodox Caedral beautification Fund. Mr.& Mrs. Richard Boisvert generously donated $25.00 to e st. George Greek orodox Caedral beautification Fund in memory of Peter and Sophia Doumas. Ms. Maria Sinclair generously donated $ to e st. George Greek orodox Caedral beautification Fund in memory of Nicholas and Anna Kriton. Mrs. Aena Theodosopoulos generously donated $ to e st. George Greek orodox Caedral beautification Fund.

3 3rd Wednesday schedule of services & sacraments october 2012 Bible discussion Group in Annex, 11:30 am 12:30 pm T he 4 Annn ual St. George e Greek Orod ox Church h Community Falll Dance 7 Sunday 10 Wednesday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday 17 Wednesday Orros, 9:00 am; Divine Liturgy, 10:00 am (No Sunday School) Bible discusssion Group in Annex, 11:30 am 12:30 pm Wedding of Andrea Day and Sami Matar, 2:30pm Orros, 9:00 am; Div. Liturgy & Sunday School, 10:00 am Baptism of child of Matew & Megan Whitney, 1pm Bible Discussion Group in Annex, 11:30 am 12:30 pm The Sports Ball A Traditional Fa amily Dance wi a Sports Theme Saturday, October 20, pm Greek & American Dance Music p rovid ed by DJ Me eleti In e community center 650 Hanover St., Manchester, NH T i ckets: $5 per per son in advance; $6 per person at e door. Children Ages 10 and Under Free Cash Bar and Concession Stand Get into e eme and wear your favorite team shirt! For Furer Information kaerine.koutroubas@comcast. net 21st Sunday Orros, 9:00 am; Div. Liturgy & Sunday School, 10:00 am 24 Wednesday Bible Discussion Group in Annex, 11:30 am 12:30 pm 26 Friday Saint Demetrios, Divine Liturgy, 10am 28 Sunday Orros, 9:00 am; Div. Liturgy & Sunday School, 10:00 am 1 year Memorial for Glikeria (Kiko) Statires 31st Wednesday Bible Discussion Group in Annex, 11:30 am 12:30 pm 3

4 Community news Free blood Pressure screening The Blood Pressure Screening will be e 2nd Wednesday in October. It will be October 10 from 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. in e Community Center. Funeral Penelope Garrett, Presbytera Mara Kobashar, Aphrodite Zitrides, Nicholas Kacavas, and Irene Botop. May eir memory be external! wedding Christy and Dawn Houpis.. Congratulations!!!! the Community singers The Community Singers will again present a Christmas Concert at Saint George Caedral on Sunday, December 16. Weekly practices will start in late September or early October at Saint George. If you are interested in joining is fun group, please contact Cay Moufarge Boisvert for additional information. AduLt Greek CLAsses Classes will start on Monday, October 1st from 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. in e Community Center in one of e Classroom. They will be every Monday from 6 8 p.m. in e Community Center Classroom. outreach ProGrAm The Outreach Program is forming a group of individuals who are interested in visiting parishioners in nursing homes, ose who are shut-ins, or in hospitals. If you are interested in participating, please call e church office at and leave your name and phone number. We will have a meeting sometime right after Glendi to make plans. the CAdiLLAC Committee The Cadillac Committee" has started making preparations for February's 2013 Cadillac banquet. The committee is looking to borrow a few art easels or a couple of easy movable drafting tables during e mons of 10/12-1/13. If you have any available we would appreciate em. Thanking you in advance, we'll treat em wi kindness. Contact Cadillac Art Director: Alice Comerford or address; old Greek 78 rpm record drive Donate your old 78rpm Greek records to e Church and help us reduce our expenses. DJ Meleti will offer e Church a credit in return for old Greek 78rpm records. The records must be in good condition, wiout and chips or cracks. The credit we receive will help reduce our expenses for upcoming dances and for our festival. You may bring e records by e office anytime during e day. tri-ortho meeting There will be a meeting on Wednesday, October 10 at 12:30 p.m. in e Community Center. CHoir GrouP Dear Fellow Parishioners, It is at time again when e choir returns for e year. Many compliments have come our way, and I ank you all for such kind words, however, we need, REALLY NEED, more voices. Some of our members are getting tired, some lead busier lives, and some just can't get here all e time, so we are asking at you consider joining us to make our choir loft full. Please let me know if you are interested, eier by , cabreb@comcast.net, or by calling me, It doesn't take a whole lot of time, but it sure is rewarding. Love to have you join us. Cay Moufarge Boisvert urgent need For Food The demand for food assistance is at an all time high and food bank supplies are at a record low. Help is needed to fill eir shelves and ensure at some of e poorest residents of our community receive food. The greatest needs are: peanut butter, jelly, tuna fish, canned vegetables, canned fruit, cereal, pasta, and sauce. Please drop your items off at e Community Center and we will deliver em to e soup kitchen. New Horizons and e recipients of e food are very grateful for your generous donations. bingo VoLunteers needed We are in need of volunteers. If anyone is interested in volunteering to help wi Bingo one Saturday a mon. Please give St. George Caedral office a call at

5 AnAGennesis news ank you: Thank you to all e volunteers who gave eir time during Glendi. Your help was greatly appreciated. Community: Beginning in October e Anagennesis Board will be holding a 50/50 raffle each mon. Tickets will be sold during fellowship: $1.00 for 3 or $5.00 for an arm leng Anyone wishing to donate for e Christmas Poinsettias, please contact Electra Voulgaris Joaquin at Make checks payable to e Anagennesis Ladies Society. important dates: November 18 : General Assembly after fellowship December 9 : Anagennesis Christmas Party at Fratello s GoyA HAPPeninGs Thank you to all e Goyans and members who helped out at e Lemonade Stand is year! We got quite a crowd and everyone worked well togeer for a fun weekend. In October, we will be setting up and participating in e 4 Annual Fall Dance - The Sports Ball which is taking place on October 20 at 6pm. All ages will be dancing to e beat of Greek and American music played by DJ Meleti! GOYA typically has 1 meeting per mon on Sundays following church services and coffee hour. Our goal is to incorporate spiritual, cultural, charitable and social events roughout e year for members ranging in age of Watch bulletins, s and Facebook for latest info! Just reach out to any of e officers or advisors! Officers: Christina Spanos - President Katina Smi - Vice President Marena Koutroubas - Secretary George Tsirimokos - Treasurer Advisors: Kay: kaerine.koutroubas@comcast. net Ginny: tsirimokos@comcast.net Glendi Appreciation Night st. George board of directors Dean of St. George Caedral: Very Rev. Fr. Andrew H. Mahalares George N. Copadis President Dick Anagnost 1st Vice President Timoy Giotas 2nd Vice President Frank Comerford 2nd Vice President John Mokas Treasurer Nicoletta Moutsioulis Secretary Philip Blatsos Asst. Treasurer George Kitsis Tamam Smi John Stavropoulos Gregory Timbas will be Monday, October 29 in e Community Center. Please join us. Anagennesis Ladies society board 2012 Cay Moufarge Boisvert President Kelly O Brien Hebert Vice President Kay Dovas Jaskolka Secretary Carol Dionis Treasurer Doroy Chakas Membership Diane Spiro LaRoche Sunshine Marga Bessette Angela Dion Jenny Dakos Tana Gustafson Cindy Gatzoulis Klinefelter Enid Lawrence Diane Orr Stephanie Orr 5

6 desiderata (from e latin meaning desired ings ) sunday school nikki moutsioulis Have your children joined us? We d love to have em!! We hope to teach as many children as we can about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and about our Orodox fai. Our Sunday School has classes for children in Nursery rough Grade 10. Nursery children must be 3 years old by September 30, 2012 and be potty trained. All children first attend Divine Liturgy and sit in e assigned pews by class. Parents are invited to sit wi em if e children are hesitant and to come to e classrooms if necessary. Remember at e Divine Liturgy begins at 10 a.m. It is important at we all be in church to hear e reading of e Epistle and e Gospel. Children who have prepared to receive Holy Communion will be brought back to Church at e appropriate time. Do your high school aged children need Community Service hours? We can help!! Contact me and we can get em assigned to classroom or office duty. We d love to have em work wi us. It was exciting to see so many of our children involved at Glendi. Never has lemonade, cotton candy, and ice cream been served wi such fervor! Not just working but happily working. This is a lesson eir parents and grandparents taught em to become a part of e church community. We hope to build on and reinforce e lessons taught at home. I hope you will give us e opportunity to do so. All children received a copy of e class prayers at will be learned in all of e classes. Our hope is at parents will work wi eir children at home in learning eir prayers. They also brought home e music and words to e Hymn of St. George. We plan to work on learning it during class. It would be helpful if parents worked on e words wi e children at home. Our Sunday School staff has set some very attainable goals but we can t do it alone. we need e children!! The children need you to bring em to Church. togeer we can succeed! Go placidly amidst e noise and haste, and remember what peace ere may be in silence. As far as possible wiout surrender be on good terms wi all persons. speak your tru quietly and clearly; and listen to oers, even e dull and e ignorant; ey too have eir story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, ey are vexatious to e spirit. if you compare yourself wi oers, you may become vain or bitter; for always ere will be greater and lesser persons an yourself. enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in e changing fortunes of time. exercise caution in your business affairs; for e world is full of trickery. but let is not blind you to what virtue ere is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. be yourself. especially, do not feign affection. neier be cynical about love; for in e face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as e grass. take kindly e counsel of e years, gracefully surrendering e ings of you. nurture streng of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. but do not distress yourself wi dark imaginings. many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle wi yourself. you are a child of e universe, no less an e trees and e stars; you have a right to be here. And wheer or not it is clear to you, no doubt e universe is unfolding as it should. erefore be at peace wi God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in e noisy confusion of life keep peace wi your soul. wi all its shams, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. be cheerful. strive to be happy. Thank you to everyone who participated in making is a great beginning to what I hope will be a spectacular Sunday School year!! 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann

7 A Special Glendi Thank You dear Fellow Parishioners, our deepest anks go out to e following: Very Rev. Fr. Andrew H. Mahalares - Dean 2012 board of directors George N. Copadis- President Dick Anagnost 1st Vice President Frank Comerford 2nd Vice President Timoy Giotas 2nd Vice President Nicoletta Moutsioulis Secretary John G. Mokas- Treasurer Philip Blatsos- Asst. Treasurer George Kitsis John Stavropoulos Greg Timbas 2012 Anagennesis board of directors Cay Moufarge Boisvert- President Kelly O Brien Hebert- Vice President Carol Dionis- Treasurer Kay Dovas Jaskloka Secretary Doroy Chakas- Membership Diane Spiro LaRoche- Sunshine Marga Bessette Jenny Dakos Angela Dion Tana Kilmer Gustafson Cindy Gatzoulis Klinefelter Enid Lawerence Diane Orr Stephanie Orr office Personnel Joyce Bourque Janet Surak Custodian Dan Robitaille Glendi Chair people 2012 Advertising Aegean Market Bank Beverage Under Tent Cashier Century Raffle Cherry Tree George Copadis & Joyce Bourque Cindy Gatzoulis Klinefelter Nikki Moutsioulis, Janet Surak & Phil Blatsos Diane LaRoche & Jayne O Connor Joyce and George Trapotsis Joyce Bourque & Frank Comerford Olga & Kerri Mikolaties Glendi Chair people 2012 (cont) Church Tours Fr. Andrew Mahalares & Chris Gosey Clean Trays, etc Billy Pappas Coffee Shop Sandy Tsoutsas Cooking Greek Food & Pastries Cay Moufarge Boisvert, Jenny Dakos, Maria Damalas, Angela Dion, Carol Dionis, Tana Kilmer Gustafson, Cindy Gatzoulis Klinefelter, Kelly McKnight, Roula Mitsopoulos, Teddy Karagiannis, and Georgia Sousa Entertainment Steve Chakas Face Painting Pam Tsetseranos Greek Coffee Irene Koustas Gyro Maria Dongas and Sophia Dongas Handicrafts Beatrice Varkas and Alice Lylis Holiday/Seasonal Crafts Bessie Zekopoulos and Olga Sysyn Kitchen/Pit Dick Anagnost & Chris Chrisafides Kefabobs Tamam Smi, Chuck Smi, and Kelly O Brien Hebert. Lemonade & Hot Dogs Paul Koutroubas and Elizabe Koutroubas Loukaniko Alexander, George, and Arur Gatzoulis Loukoumades Elaine Setas Mini Raffle Mabel Ballas and Aphrodite Tagalakis Multi-Raffle Billy Timbas, Alice Comerford, Frank Comerford & Liz Stavropoulos Pastry Boo Diane Seitz and Maria Seitz Power/Lighting John Gimas Purchasing Angela Dion Religious Boo Helen Tsipopoulos Minkle Salads Doroy Chakas, Steve Chakas, George Kitsis & Manny Malatras Serving Food George Pervanas, John Stavropoulos, Phil Spiro, and Nick Stavropoulos Taverna Gina Bonito and Greg Bonito Boys Scouts/Cub Scouts Tom Tsirimokas and Jason Cote all e GoyAn s for eir help at e Lemonade stand and e hundreds of Glendi Volunteers. ank you, George n. Copadis, dick Anagnost, Cay boisvert Glendi Chairs 7

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10 S t. George Greek Orodox Caed B aske etball Tr radi adition Competiti ion Fun ral T o: Basketball Players an nd Parents It is at t time of year again BASKETBALL TIME! We would like to have t eam ms compete at all e CY O levels noted below. Last year we were unable to fi ield team ams in several of e CYO le eagues. If you know of child dren in ese age groups at t do not get is newsletter pleas ease let hem know about e hese basketball opportunities and hav ve em contact e off fice or John Mokas. Attached is e fo orm (B Basketball League Player Pa articipat tion Form) you need to complete and return rn to e George Caedral off fice ASAP if you would like to play basketball wi an ny of e fo ollowing teams is y Practices fo or e CYO teams will begin in mid-oct ctober so please contact e off fice or John Mokas ASAP interested in having your child(ren) play basketbal all. The Instru uctional Clinic fo or ages 5 to 8 will be starting November or early Decem ecember. he St. ear. e ar. if you are ng in Team Grade des/age Coaches H igh School H igh S chool Boys T ed Rokas Mike Goudouros Louis Demos 7 /8 Girls 7 & 8 Grade Girls T BD 7 /8 Boys 7 8 Grade Boys Deno Mokas John Kacavas John Mokas Dick Anag gnost 5 / 6 Boys 5 6 Grade Boys John Kacavas TBD 5 /6 Girls 5 6 Grade Girls T BD 3 rd / 4 Coed 3 rd 4 Grade Boys & Girls Nick Stavropoulos Tom Dionis Instructional Clinic Child dren ages 5-8 Billy Timbas Cheerleading 3rd 8 Grade Girls TBD f any parent is inter any questions, please es ted call in coaching a basket ball e off fice or John Mokas I e team please call at John M okas at If you have P.S. Also, we are cons onsidering reinstating e open gym fo or adults one interested please e contact e off fice or John Moka okas. night per week (TBA). If you are ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 650 HANOVER STREET MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE TELEPHONE: Season Player Name Address City State Zip Home Telephone No. Cell Phone (mom) (dad) Faer s Name: Moer s Name: Address: Address: Age Bir Date Grade School Name Fees: $50.00 per player in CYO league; $40.00 per player in Instructional/Clinic (Maximum family cost of $125.00) Paid in Full Yes No Date Paid / / Parents are members in good standing at (list church) Do you play on any oer team (list) INJURY DISCLAIMER I agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless e St. George Greek Orodox Caedral, its constituent organizations, including but not limited to e coaches of e team of St. George from any and all liability for personal injuries or property damage or dea to my child/ward at arises in any way from participation in e Aletic Program activities, including but not limited to transportation to or from ese activities including all liability at results from e alleged negligence of any person or cause. Furermore, I agree to have my child treated for emergency medical or dental problems at should result from injuries received, providing treatment is advised by a licensed physician or dentist. I accept full responsibility for all costs related to such emergency treatment. On e lines below I have listed any medical condition, physical disability, allergy to medicine which is relevant to rendering medical care to my child if he/she needs emergency medical care. I understand at photographs of my child may be taken and used for publicity and/or newspaper articles. If you do NOT want your child s photograph used, please notify e coach in writing. Signature - Parent/Guardian Date i