PHAROS. Message from Father. Celebrating Our 13th Year of Publication! JULY/AUGUST, Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

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1 Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church PHAROS Celebrating Our 13th Year of Publication! Our Parish is in such a wonderful and exciting time in its history, with progress being made everyday and every time people meet and work together for the good of our Church. Our Festival this year was a great success. Congratulations to Chairman George Pappas, and Vice Chairpeople Maria Nicolaides and John Chrisomallis along with everyone who worked to make it the great success that it was. Let us remember that our Church is our faith in Jesus Christ and our Holy Greek Orthodox Faith which unites us as a family and brings us together to pray and worship. Secondly, we are united as Greeks and have a wonderful social support and the greatest cultural things of life. When we place God and our Church as our number one priority then miracles can and do happen. I have personally seen miracles happen in our community as I watch parishioners lives transformed by the power of God. Many parishioners have been healed by the grace of God and with the help of his saints, especially through the help of St. Nicholas. I have seen lives Message from Father of many emerge from chaos into order as they place their faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. I have personally been touched by God s grace, love and mercy in the last year, and I continue to work in His service every day. It s not about winning or losing, but how we handle what life gives us. God will always be there for us. I am thankful to God that He continues to bless our Church and keep us united. Many wonderful things have been happening as we plan for the future of our Community. We must have long term goals in order to ensure the future of our Church and Community. I thank God for the unified Parish Councils that have served over the past years. It has been a pleasure working with all the members of the many committees as they have given their time, talent and treasures in making St. Nicholas more active and productive. The project of the Plateia is an indication that we are working for the future of our Church. A master plan is being devised for the rest of the properties that we have acquired and what we need to do JULY/AUGUST, 2005 about enlarging the present Church or building a larger one. These all remain for the immediate future and they need to be discussed and implemented and I know that God will guide us to make the best decisions for our Parish. Our Greek School continues to be one of the best Greek language Schools in the area. We take learning the Greek language seriously and any child, who truly wants to learn, can learn. Our Sunday School is constantly being updated and new sources added to the curriculum. Goya has continued to flourish and enrollment is constantly increasing. Volunteers are needed so we may have a JOY program this Fall. Contact me if you are willing to help in this area. The St. Nicholas Diamonds continue to thrive as they tend to the needs of our senior parishioners. New members are always welcome to participate in the many varied activities and trips. With all of God s blessings for a wonderful and pleasant summer, I remain Your servant in the Lord, Fr. Manuel The 2005 Festival! Ellinakia Dance Group, performing.

2 PAGE 2 PHAROS/º ƒo JULY/AUGUST, 2005 PARISH NEWS - Oπ O π A AUGUST FEAST DAYS AND PARAKLESIS SERVICES We will commemorate three Holy Days in August. They are the Transfiguration of Christ on August 6th, the Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary on August 15th, and the Beheading of St. John the Baptist on August 29th. The first 14 days of August are days of fasting, prayer and preparation for Holy Communion. During these fourteen days we pray to the Virgin Mother of God to express our love and gratitude. We will pray the Paraklesis Service at 6 p.m. on the evenings indicated on the calendar. Everyone is welcomed to attend and pray with us. Prayers will be offered for the good health of our family members. FESTIVAL A GREAT SUCCESS The 2005 St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival was a smashing success. We thank God first of all for His grace and mercy for granting us three days of good weather. We thank all the workers for their time and effort. We thank all the parishioners who came to support the festival with their presence and financial support. How wonderful it would be to see many of our festival visitors on a regular basis. We thank the city and the state for their support and assistance. Have a good summer. A detailed report of the festival will be forthcoming. FESTIVAL RAFFLE WINNERS The following report on the winners of the Festival raffles. For the $ raffle the winners are: 1st Prize $15,000.00: #1771, Herbert Lotmon 2nd Prize $3,000.00: #1724, Doracon Contracting 3rd Prize $2,000.00: #1528, H. Brown $5.00 Raffle the winners are: 1st prize $3,000.00: #4940, George Pavlidis 2nd prize $2,000.00: #3596, Peter Birch RECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS ST. NICHOLAS 2005 Evangelos Hondroulis, Orfanos Scholarship, St. Nicholas Scholarship. Steven Roxanis, Hellenic University Scholarship, St. Nicholas Scholarship, Philoptochos Scholarship. John Roxanis, Hellenic University Scholarship, St. Nicholas Scholarship, Philoptochos Scholarship. Olga Rigopoulos, Thomas Lambros Scholarship, St. Nicholas Scholarship. Irene Frangakis, St. Nicholas Scholarship, Philoptohos Merit Award. Irene Tsampos, Savas Georgas Scholarship, Hellenic University Scholarship, St. Nicholas Scholarship. Stephanie Tsakalos, Hellenic University Scholarship. George Poulas, Philoptochos Merit Award. Congratulations to all our graduates. We re very proud of you and wish you well in all your future endeavors! KE SE ANOTERA! CYC CAMP Summer Camp is just around the corner. Don t delay in registering your child for summer camp. Camp begins on Monday, August 15 and ends on Friday, August 19th. Children 8-16 are allowed to participate. Cost this year is $ per child with a multi child discount. The camp is designed to help the children understand more about their faith by living it and providing a fun filled week of activities. For more information call George Maistros, or Jimmy Kosmas or speak with Fr. Manuel. GREEK SCHOOL REGISTRATION Registration for Greek School will be on September 8th and 9th in the Church office from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Greek School Agiasmos/ Opening Prayers and Blessing Service will be on Friday, September 9th at 5 p.m. Classes will begin on Monday, September 12th at 4:30 p.m. All families need to be members in good financial standing with St. Nicholas Church by fulfilling their pledge to the Church. Tuition will be waived for the first child for families whose stewardship is $ or more. STEWARDSHIP The Stewardship Committee will be meeting during the summer months to plan for the upcoming Stewardship drive. If you are interested in helping please contact Fr. Manuel. Anyone who has not pledged for 2005 please do so as soon as you can. Thank you. GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY MID-ATLANTIC PARADE A fundraising Longaberger Basket Bingo will take place at St. Nicholas Church (large hall) on Saturday, September 24, The doors will open at 4:00 pm in order to purchase game cards, dabbers etc. The games will begin at 5:00 pm. Tickets in advance are $12.00 or $15.00 at the door. We need your support and volunteers. For more information or to order tickets, call Anna at , Alexandra at or Gena at INDEPENDENCE DAY The Fourth of July! What a glorious day! The birth of our nation... the day our Founding Fathers gave us this precious gift: the USA a representative democracy. We celebrate the Fourth with See Page 3

3 πoà πo / À OÀ O, 2005 PHAROS/º ƒo PAGE 3 PARISH NEWS - Oπ O π A The ladies that prepared the delicious loukoumathes. Left to right: Despina Kornias, Karen Kondoudis, Rosa Cornias, Zenovia Fakas and Athena Neofitou. spectacular firework displays as prescribed by our Founders in addition to family gatherings, picnics, and beach outings. In so doing it is appropriate to pause, reflect, thank, and honor the memory of the countless Americans who have built our nation, the longest surviving democracy in history. As our Founding Founders did, it is appropriate that we thank God, who gave them the wisdom and stamina to forge our nation. It is appropriate that we remember and never forget that the very foundations of the United States of America are based on God s principles and His Grace and that He has blessed us abundantly. Despite our problems, America is still the land to which thousands flock, risking life and limb in hopes of attaining a better life. The awesome responsibility of solving the problems that our fledgling country faces and perpetuating the valuable gift that our Founding Fathers bestowed upon us rests with each of us. Becoming active in our communities and reviving our faith in God s guidance will ensure that America will endure and thrive for many generations to come. The Fourth of July is not merely another day off holiday, but the perfect day for committing ourselves to God and country; for it is the ONE holiday, which all Americans have in common, the ONE day which unites all of us. Happy 229th Birthday America! Eve Lallas SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE When you or your children are enrolling for various activities, please remember to reserve Sunday mornings for attending church services. This is the prescribed time for us to worship God as a Church Family for which we enrolled when we became Christians. Sunday morning worship supersedes sporting events, children s organized team activities, shopping trips, etc. ª ƒ ƒ π 4Ë π À π À! π - ª ª ƒ! Ó È Ë ÁÂÓÓ ıïèô ËÌ Ú ÙÔ ŒıÓÔ Ì...Ë ËÌ Ú appleô ÔÈ ÂÌÂÏȈ٠٠ÚÂ Ì ÚÈÛ Ó ÙÔ ÓÂÎÙ ÌËÙÔ Ùfi ÒÚÔ: È ÓˆÌ Ó ÔÏÈÙ  ÙË ÌÂÚ- ÈÎ, appleô ÓÙÈappleÚÔÛˆappleÂ Ô Ó ÙË ËÌÔÎÚ Ù. ÔÚÙ Ô Ì ÙËÓ 4Ë πô Ï Ô, Ì ÂÎı ÛÂÈ ıâ Ì ÙÈÎÒÓ ÚÂÏÒÙˆÓ fiappleˆ appleâúèáú ÊÔÓÙ È applefi ÙÔ appleúôapple ÙÔÚ Ì, Î È Ì ÔÈÎÔÁÂÓÂÈ Î Û ÁÎÂÓÙÚÒÛÂÈ, apple Î-Ó Î, Î È ÂÎ ÚÔÌ ÛÙË ı Ï ÛÛ. ÈÌÒÓÙ Ì ÙÔÓ ÙÚfiappleÔ Ùfi ÙËÓ ª ƒ, Â Ó È appleú appleôó Ó ÛÙ Ì Ù ÛÔ Ì ÁÈ Ï ÁÔ, Ó Ó appleôï ÛÔ Ì ÙÔ ÁÂÁÔÓfi, Ó Â ÚÈÛÙ ÛÔ ÌÂ, Î È Ó ÙÈÌ ÛÔ Ì ÙËÓ ÌÓ ÌË ÙˆÓ Ì ÙÚËÙˆÓ ÌÂÚÈÎ ÓÒÓ appleô ËÌÈÔ ÚÁËÛ Ó ÙÔ ıóô Ì, ÙËÓ Ì ÎÚÔ ÚÔÓ ÛÙÂÚË ÂappleÈ ÈÒÛ Û ËÌÔÎÚ Ù ÛÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÚ. Ÿappleˆ Î Ó Ó Î È ÔÈ appleúfiáôóô Ì, Â Ó È appleôï ÛËÌ ÓÙÈÎfi Ó Â ÚÈÛÙ ÛÔ Ì ÙÔ Âfi, appleô ÙÔ ÚÈÛ ÙËÓ ÛÔÊ Î È ÙËÓ ÂappleÈÌÔÓ Ó ÛÊ ÚÈÏ Ù ÛÔ Ó ÙÔ ıóô Ì. Ó È appleôï ÛËÌ ÓÙÈÎfi Ó ı ÌfiÌ ÛÙÂ, Î È appleôù Ó ÌËÓ Í Ó Ì fiùè Ù ıâì ÏÈ ÙˆÓ ÓˆÌ ÓˆÓ ÔÏÈÙÂÈÒÓ ÙË ÌÂÚÈÎ ÛÙËÚ ÔÓÙ È ÛÙÈ ÂÓÙÔÏ ÙÔ ÂÔ Î È ÛÙË Ã ÚË Ô Î È ÁÈ ÙÔ ÏfiÁÔ Ùfi ÔÈ Â ÏÔÁ Â Ô Â Ó È ÊıÔÓÂ. µï appleâ ÛÂÏ 4

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6 PAGE 6 PHAROS/º ƒo JULY/AUGUST, 2005 Our festival brings people together for dancing and lots of fu Festival Chairman George Papademetriou, (r.) with Mr. Depak, proudly holding the Greek flag. The other photographs are of young enthusiastic participants from many regions of the State of Marryland.

7 πoà πo / À OÀ O, 2005 PHAROS/º ƒo PAGE 7 DONATIONS IN MEMORIAM HERMES RAFAILIDES Mr. & Mrs. John Glykiadis Mrs. Despina Cornias Miss Anna Halikias Ms. Despina Sapounakis ANGELIKI KAVNOUDIS Mrs. Stefanie Tahinos DENA MENAGIAS Ms. Evelyn Karas Mr. & Mrs. George Voxakis Mrs. Despina Cornias Mrs. Athena Neofitou Mr. & Mrs. Neratzoulis Koutsonouris Maria Salpeas & Family Mrs. Spay Karpathiou Johns DARLENE LIADELIS Mr. Pete Liadelis T HEODORE GIANNAKOULIAS Mr. & Mrs. George Giannakoulias J OHN PAPPAS Mr. & Mrs. Nick Proakis Mrs. Evelyn Koulepis Mrs. Penelope Pappas Mr. George Kosmos J OHN KARPATHIOU J OHNS Mr. & Mrs. Neratzoulis Koutsonouris Ms. Despina Sapounakis STAMATIS SINIS Mrs. Helen Bisbikis Ms. Stavroula Christakou LIBRARY FUND In Memory of Lela Angelou, Maria Mitros, Lou Polites, Nick Salpeas, Socrates Giannakoulias, Nick Kosmas and Kiveli Ranu: The Sapounakis Family LELA ANGELOU Mrs. Spay Karpathiou Johns PHAROS REMINDER IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE CURRENT ISSUE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOMES PRIOR TO THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, WE MUST HAVE YOUR ORGANIZATION S ARTICLES IN THE CHURCH OFFICE BY THE 12TH OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH, IF POSSIBLE. PLEASE YOUR ARTICLES TO THE SEC- RETARY OF OUR CHURCH MARIA SALPEAS AT: msalpeas@stnicholasmd.org THE PHAROS IS YOUR PUBLICATION. WE VALUE YOUR INPUT, SO PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE. St. Nicholas Festival Celebrating the Year of the Family.

8 PAGE 8 PHAROS/º ƒo JULY/AUGUST, 2005 JULY Sunday, July 3: Monday, July 4: Independence Day. Office Closed. Sunday, July 10: July 11-16: Clergy Workshop/Conference Sunday, July 17: Wednesday, July 20: Prophet Elias 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Friday, July 22: St. Markella of Chios 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Sunday, July 24: Tuesday, July 26: St. Paraskevi 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. July & August Calendar Wednesday, July 27: St. Panteleimon 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Thursday, July 28: St. Irene Chrysovalantou 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Sunday, July 31: AUGUST Monday, August 1: 6 p.m. Paraklesis. Wednesday, August 3: 6 p.m. Paraklesis. Friday, August 5: 6 p.m. Great Vespers Saturday, August 6: Transfiguration of our Lord Sunday, August 7: Monday, August 8: 6 p.m. Paraklesis Wednesday, August 10: 6 p.m. Paraklesis. Friday, August 12: 6 p.m. Paraklesis. Sunday, August 14: 5 p.m. Great Vespers of the Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary. Monday, August 15: Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary August (Mon. to Fri.) CYC Summer Camp Harford Co. MD Sunday, August 21: Sunday, August 28: Monday, August 29: Beheading of St. John the Baptist Pharos Staff Fr. Manuel J. Burdusi, Eve Lallas Maria Salpeas, Linda Skandalis Bill Poulos, Maria Nicolaidis George Skandalis SAINT NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 520 S. PONCA STREET BALTIMORE, MD NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID BALTIMORE, MD PERMIT NO JULY/AUGUST 2005 Rev. Fr. Manuel J. Burdusi, Pastor Tel.: Fax: DATED MATERIAL PLEASE DELIVER PROMPTLY GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST. NICHOLAS, BALTIMORE, MD