YEAR OF THE FAMILY - PRAISING OUR CHILDREN

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1 Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church PHAROS Celebrating Our 13th Year of Publication! MARCH, 2005 YEAR OF THE FAMILY - PRAISING OUR CHILDREN His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, has declared 2005 the Year of the Family. To help each of us in a practical manner and allow the theme of the Family to resonate in our hearts and minds for this year, I would like to share the following thoughts with you. Children thrive in a climate of love, so it is essential to give our children plenty of praise, warmth and physical affection. Children need pats, smiles and approval. As busy parents, we may tend to correct too much or even criticize children when they do not meet our expectations. For every negative comment made to a child, it takes 8 to 10 positive comments to make up for the one negative comment. Negativism is destructive. It does not help in any way. It does not build self-esteem, nor motivate anyone to do anything better for themselves. Positive comments, on the other hand, help build up the self-esteem of children. They need our love and approval more than our criticism or expressions of anger, disapproval or disappointment. Later this month, we will enter into the Lenten season. In addition to fasting from certain foods, let us learn to fast from criticism. Let us work on renewing our commitment to Christ and developing our family life. As we come closer to our Loving God in prayer and church attendance, let us also make the commitment to look for and encourage good behavior in our children. Since we can say very good to our children in a variety of way, I have compiled a list of suggestions on how you can praise and strengthen your children: I m proud of the way you worked today, You make it look so easy. Congratulations! You did a lot of work today. Excellent! You re doing a good job. That s the right way to do it. You re getting better every day. Sensational! Outstanding! Terrific! That s the way to do it. Fantastic! Superb! You are learning fast. Keep up the good work. Nothing can stop you now! I knew you could do it. That s first class work. Good work! You re really improving. That s the best ever. You are doing much better today. Now you have the hang of it. You have mastered that. Keep working on it, you re getting better. You are very good at that. You did that very well. Good for you! You re doing beautifully. You re really learning a lot. That s good work today You outdid yourself today. You re on the right track. I m very proud of you. Good job! That s coming along nicely. Way to go. You remembered. I m happy to see you working like that. I pray that everyone takes this list of positive statements and cuts it out and puts it somewhere where you will read it each day and learn to apply these positive statements in your daily vocabulary. You will see how your life and the lives of your family members will change tremendously. Remember that old habits are hard to break and it takes persistence, dedication and commitment to change something in your life, so that God can come and help you. God will help us when we decide we want help in our lives. He loves us so much that He doesn t want to invade our freedom to choose between right and wrong. All of us have been created in His image and can do the right thing if we choose do the right thing. I wish everyone a very blessed and good Lenten season this year. With love in Christ, Fr. Manuel ÃO π ºπ ƒøª Oπ O π - π ø π π ª O ÓÈÂÚÒÙ ÙÔ Ú ÈÂapple ÛÎÔappleÔ ËÌ ÙÚÈÔ, ÔÓfiÌ Û ÙÔ ÙÔ 2005 ŒÙÔ ÙË OÈÎÔÁ ÓÂÈ, Ì ÛÎÔapplefi Ó ÔËı ÛÂÈ ÙÔÓ Î ı Ó Ì Ì appleú ÎÙÈÎfi ÙÚfiappleÔ ÒÛÙ ÙÔ ı Ì OÈÎÔÁ ÓÂÈ Ó ÚÈ ÒÛÂÈ ÛÙÈ Î Ú È Î È ÙÔ Ì Ïfi Ì. 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2 PAGE 2 PHAROS/º ƒo March/ª ÚÙÈÔ, 2005 PARISH NEWS - Oπ O π A METROPOLITAN TO VISIT It has not been confirmed yet, but His Eminence,Metropolitan EVANGELOS will be coming to the St. Nicholas Parish for an Arch-Pastoral Visit either on Sunday, March 27th or Sunday April 3rd. Further notice will be given when available. SATURDAYS OF THE SOULS Saturdays, March 5, 12 and 19 are days dedicated to remembering our loved ones who have passed on. We will have church on those mornings beginning at 9:00 a.m. You are welcome to bring the names of your beloved deceased family members and friends and kolliva if you wish. Please remember to have your kolliva at the altar by the beginning of the Divine Liturgy which begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. MAKARIA LUNCHEONS Makaria luncheons, which are traditionally held following funerals, can now be provided in the St. Nicholas Social Hall. Anyone wishing to arrange a Makaria luncheon should contact the St. Nicholas Church office at for additional information. PTA NEWS ALL ARE WELCOMEI Please join us on Sunday. March 20th, as our students present a program celebrating Greek Independence immediately following church services. The PTA will serve coffee and cake afterwards.. If you have children entering first or second grade next year, it s time to start thinking about afternoon Greek School. We have an excellent program, accredited by the Greek Government, with the goal of fostering a love and understanding of the Greek language, culture and dance in your child.. The Greek School is going to Hershey Park on Saturday. May 14. The cost is $50 per person, including bus & all-day ride ticket. The PTA pays for Greek School students. If the two buses fill up, we will have additional tickets for sale for $30 (under age 9 will be less). PHILOPTOCHOS We would like to thank everyone for supporting our Valentine s bingo. All proceeds will go the Philoxenia House. Please join us for our annual Apokriatiko Glendi, Friday March 11, with music by Apallonia. For information or tickets please contact Irene Vasilios at or any Philoptochos member. On Monday, March 14, immediately after church services, we invite everyone to join us for our traditional Lenten Dinner. On Sunday, March 20, the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we will have a memorial service in remembrance of our past members. A trip to Lancaster has been scheduled for April 5, 2005 to see Behold the Lamb. Tickets are $85.00 and include the show, lunch and transportation. For further information or to reserve your seat, please call Nora Kefalas at Wishing everyone a Blessed Lenten period and may we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord with health, love and peace. LENTEN RETREAT As the Cathedral of the Annunciation commemorates her Centennial Anniversary, we are invited to join them for a very special Spring Lenten Retreat on Saturday, April 2, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Annunciation Orthodox Center, 25 W. Preston St. Guest speaker will be His Grace, Bishop Kallistos Ware, famous Orthodox author and bishop. The retreat is sponsored by the Growing in Faith Bible Study Group of the Annunciation Cathedral. PHAROS REMINDER IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE CUR- RENT ISSUE DELIVERED TO OUR HOMES PRIOR TO THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, WE MUST HAVE YOUR ORGANIZATION S AR- TICLES IN THE CHURCH OFFICE BY THE TWELFTH OF THE PREVI- OUS MONTH. The Pharos is YOUR publication. We value your input, so please let us know what you would like to include. GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 3, 2005, for the Annual Greek Independence Day Parade. If you wish to help in any way, please contact Nitsa Morekas Parade meetings are held every Thursday at 7pm at Saint Nicholas. CHOIR NEWS The St. Nicholas Choir is looking for boys and girls who are interested in chanting at the Friday night Salutation Services during the Great Lent. Any boy interested in chanting the Ke Dosimi and any girl who is interested in chanting the Aspele, please contact Mr. George Rossis at (410) after church on Sunday. GOYA NEWS GOYA is busy with basketball tournaments. Congratulations to our Girls A team which won the third place trophy at the Annunciation Tournament. On February 19th & 20th we went to The Holy Trinity tournament in Wilmington, Delaware. On February 26th & 27th we will be attending Saint Constantine and Helen of Annapolis tournament. On March 12th and 13th we will be going to the Saint Constantine and Helen of Washington, D.C. tournament. Good luck to our Boys and Girls teams!!!!! Please mark your calendars for Sunday, April 24, Immediately following the Palm Sunday service, GOYA will be hosting a Palm Sunday Luncheon, in the large social hall, to benefit the scholarship fund. Tickets will be available on March 1, Donations will be $20.00 per person and seats will be limited to first come first serve. For tickets/tables, please call Angeliki or John Sfakianoudis at or Persifoni or George Diacolukas at Our youth is the future and backbone of our church. Please plan to support our youth and attend this event with your families and friends. ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL The Annunciation Cathedral Centennial Committee is pleased to announce that the Cathedral community will celebrate 100 Years of Orthodoxy in Maryland from Mach 2005 to March There are numerous events scheduled throughout the Centennial Celebration year that should be of interest to Orthodox Christians of every age group. The celebration officially begins on Friday March 18, 2005 (our 99th year) with the first Lenten Salutations Service and reception and will conclude on Sunday March 19, 2006 with the l00th Anniversary Grand Banquet. A Concert Gala featuring Mario Frangoulis, world-renowned tenor, will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2005 at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Additional details regarding the Centennial Celebration can also be obtained by contacting the church at or at: ST. NICHOLAS DIAMONDS The St. Nicholas Diamonds held their monthly meeting on February 8th and See Page 3

3 March/ª ÚÙÈÔ, 2005 PHAROS/º ƒo PAGE 3 PARISH NEWS - Oπ O π A From Page 2 the Vice President Teddy Agapologiou treated the members to Pizza. After the regular meeting, the Diamonds were introduced to Angela Kaitis, a pharmacy specialist who discussed the benefits and dangers of medicines that seniors are taking and the proper way to take them. There were many questions and Angela promised to come back at another time to answer questions by the membership. The Diamonds are looking forward to the coming events like Holy Unction, our celebration of St. Constantine and Helen and the Greek Independence Day Parade on April 3, The next meeting of the Diamonds will be held at 1:00pm, March 8,2005 and the members are requested to bring a covered dish. Seniors of the church, 55 years old and over are invited to join the Diamonds. GREEKTOWN CDC NEWS The Greektown CDC, in partnership with the Mayor s Office and the Baltimore City Police Department, has established the City s first network of closed-circuit television cameras to monitor the streets of our neighborhood. Soon to be enhanced with upgraded equipment and additional cameras on several of our side streets, this monitoring system is crucial to maintaining and improving the quality of life in our community. These cameras can only have their maximum impact if we have community members monitoring them on a regular basis. We are asking for volunteers to donate 1 hour a week, 1 hour a month, 2 hours a month - whatever you can manage in order to have full 7-day-a week coverage of these cameras. This is the safest type of Citizens on Patrol program possible, as all monitoring is done from the safety of the Southeastern Police District on Eastern Avenue, not on the streets. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Todd Bonicker at the Greektown CDC office, A BRIEF MEDITATION ON LENT All of us lead lives so filled with the demands of work and family that little time is left to us to cultivate the garden of our soul. In our preoccupation with the ceaseless business of life, our spirit, if not completely forgotten, is often sadly neglected. When we do find the time to look at ourselves honestly, we ø π OÀ π OÀ ª ÃO πoà Ô ı Ì Ì : 25 ª ÚÙ Ô : ıóèî Ì ÁÈÔÚÙ. È Í Úˆ ÁÈ ÙÔ ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎfi ÙË ËÌ Ú. È ÈÛı ÓÔÌ È ÁÈ ÙËÓ appleâú Ô Ô Ù ÙË πûùôú Ì. «Ô 1453 ÔÈ ıˆì ÓÔ Ô ÚÎÔÈ Ìapple Î Ó ÛÙËÓ ÏÏ Î È ËÌÈÔ ÚÁËÛ Ó Ô. ŒÎ Ó Ó ÙÚÔÌ ÎÙÈÎ appleú ÁÌ Ù, Û Ó ÏÏ Ó ÙÈ ÂÎÎÏËÛ Â Û ٠ÌÈ, Î Ó Ó appleï ÛË ÂÁÎÂÊ ÏÔ ÛÙ ÌÈÎÚ apple È È. Ù Ù ÚfiÓÈ Ù Ó ÛÂ Ô ÚÎÔÎÚ Ù. ŸÌˆ ÔÈ ŒÏÏËÓ Âapple Ó ÛÙ ÙËÛ Ó. È ÌappleÔ ÚÏÔÙÈ ÚË Â Ó Ìapple ÚÔ ÙÈ ÛÙ appleïô Î È Ù Ó Û ʈÙÈ Î È...µ ª! 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It did so by developing the season of Lent, a season which invites us to renew our concentration on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving which lie at the very heart of Christian living. Through the discipline of quiet prayer, we acknowledge and affirm the sovereignty of almighty God in our lives. In doing so, we surrender the notion of living according to the principle of power; we accept that we are not the measure of all things. In the practice of fasting, we seek to overcome the power that material things have gained over us; we strive to be servants of the sacred and not merely masters of the material and profane. Finally, we are called to almsgiving, through which we share the fruits of our labor with those in need, and thus surrender our natural tendency to be self-seeking. Prayer which unites us to God, fasting which curbs our ceaseless desires, almsgiving which allows us to actively love our neighbor as ourselves these are the transforming gifts of Lent. If they are to convey their wonderful grace, however, we must make them the tools by which we deepen and enrich our faith and relationship to Jesus Christ. That, truly, is what it means to be a Christian. The wisdom of the ages invites us once again to this marvelous opportunity to find God in our lives; let us take care that we not waste it. µï appleâ ÛÂÏ 4

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5 March/ª ÚÙÈÔ, 2005 PHAROS/º ƒo PAGE 5 DONATIONS IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORY OF GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS M.R.Hemmeter Wm. A. Becker Kaye Knutson John & Spay Johns Irene Anagnos William Anagnos Thorn Roberts Sam Orek Mr. & Mrs. John Voxakis Chris, Freda Angelopoulos David and Angelique Causey Mr. & Mrs. Costa Triantafilos IN MEMORY OF NICHOLAOS SALPEAS Ms. Helen Johns Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cardiges Mrs. Rose Tsakalos Mrs. Sofia Kaliakoudas Mr. & Mrs. Constantinos Themelis Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Halkias Mr. & Mrs. Stavros Plagiannakos Mrs. Soula Giannakoulias Mr. & Mrs. John Voxakis Mr. & John Glykiadis Mrs. Kiki Vavakas Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Onassis Mr. & Mrs. Steve Serafis IN MEMORY OF DAPHNE MAKRIS Mrs. Vasiliki Sfikas Louis, Dena Menagias IN MEMORY OF EVANGELIA PRASSINAS Mrs. Vasiliki Sfikas Chris, Fresa Angelopoulos IN MEMORY OF HARRY PANTOULIS Mr. & Mrs. John Voxakis DONATION TO SAINT NICHOLAS LIBRARY FUND IN MEMORY OF : GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS NICHOLAS & IRENE LALLAS NICHOLAS SALPEAS FROM J OHN, EVE LALLAS NEW PARISH COUNCIL TAKES OATH OF OFFICE On Sunday, February 13, 2005, the board members of the Parish Council took their oath of office to serve the community for the coming year. Following the oath, the new board met to elect their officers and committee members. They are: President: George Perdikakis Honorary Vice President: Vice President: Maria Nicolaides 2nd Vice President: Treasurer: & Secretary: Sophia Mavromoustakos Building Committee: ManolisTheoharis Plateia Committee: Church Committee: George Papdemetriou PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS CHURCH DUTY ROSTER March 6, 2005 March 13, 2005 Maria Nicolaidou George Papademetriou March 20, 2005 Sofia Mavromoustakos March 27, 2005 Manolis Theoharis April 3, 2005 April 10, 2005 Maria Nicolaidou George Papademetriou SAINT NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ST A T EMENT OF REVENUES A ND EXPENSES - CA SH BA SIS For the Year Ended December 31, 2004 CASH RECEIPTS Stewardship $179,238 Dances - 50th Anniversary 41,077 Plateia Income 20,576 Candles 93,328 Donations 58,540 Trays 19,586 Greek School Registration 12,900 Greek Festival 141,480 Interest 1,391 TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS $568,116 CAPITAL EXPENS ES Plateia Expense $ 27 Principal and Interest on Loans 51,566 Capital Improvements 5,200 $56,793 EMPLOYEE EXPENS ES Wages and Payroll Tax $171,394 Housing 18,000 Insurance 12,247 (Hea1th & Worker s Comp) Pension Plan Expenses 10,700 Other Employee Expense 19,566 $ 231,907 April 17, 2005 Sofia Mavromoustakos April 24, 2005 Manolis Theoharis May 1, 2005 May 8, 2005 Maria Nicolaidou George Papademetriou May 15, 2005 Sofia Mavromoustakos May 22, 2005 Manolis Theoharis May 29, 2005

6 PAGE 6 PHAROS/º ƒo March/ª ÚÙÈÔ, 2005 MARCH RELIGIOUS CALENDAR Wednesday, March 2: Philoptochos meeting, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5: 1st Saturday of Souls - 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday, March 6: 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Monday, March 7: GOYA meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8: Diamonds meeting, 1 p.m. Friday, March 11: Philoptochos Apokreatiko Glendi Saturday, March 12: 2nd Saturday of the Souls - 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday, March 13: 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Monday, March 14: Great Lent begins - 6 p.m. Compline Wednesday, March 16: PreSanctified Liturgy, 6 p.m. Friday, March 18: 1st Salutations to the Theotokos, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19: Last Saturday of the Souls - 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday, March 20: Sunday of Orthodoxy - 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy followed by procession of the Holy Icons; Philoptochos Memorial service. Monday, March 21: Compline, 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23: PreSanctified Liturgy, 6 p.m. Thursday, March 24: Great Vespers at Annunciation Cathedral, 7 p.m. Friday, March 25: Feast of the Annunciation & Greek Independence Day - 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy; 2nd Salutations of the Theotokos, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 27: 2nd Sunday of Lent - 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Metropolis Clergy Laity Assembly. Monday, March 28: Metropolis Clergy Laity Assembly. No evening Service. Wednesday, March 30: PreSanctified Liturgy, 6 p.m. Early Dates in April Friday, April 1: 3rd Salutations to Theotokos, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2: Religious Retreat at Annunciation Cathedral Sunday, April 3: Adoration of the Holy Cross - 9 a.m. Orthros, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Greek Independence Day Parade, 2 p.m. SAINT NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 520 S. PONCA STREET BALTIMORE, MD NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID BALTIMORE, MD PERMIT NO MARCH, 2005 Rev. Fr. Manuel J. Burdusi, Pastor Tel.: Fax: DATED MATERIAL PLEASE DELIVER PROMPTLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST. NICHOLAS, BALTIMORE, MD