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THE VOICE

March - April 2021

ST. PAUL’S GREEK
ORTHODOX CHURCH

MISSION
The mission of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church of
Savannah, Georgia is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to serve the spiritual needs of the faithful through
worship and sacramental life. We enable individuals to come together in communion with God and with each other through ministries that are centered on the beliefs and
values of our Orthodox Faith.

St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church

The Hellenic Center

14 West Anderson St. Savannah, Georgia 31401
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 am — 4:00 pm
Tel. (912) 236-8256 Fax. (912) 236-7321
Email: office@stpaulsgoc.org
Website: stpaulsgoc.org

Presiding Priest: Rev. Fr. John Wallace
Office Tel. (912) 236-8256

Parish Council Members
President Pete Simon Vice President Lear Miltiades
Secretary Connie Preston Treasurer Alex Koukoulas
Cimon Asselanis | Andy Crawford | George Donkar | Chuck Faris | Heather Lambros |
Tony Morris | Constantinos Papaconstantinou | Julie Peters | Michael Roach
Tom Sideris | George Vaveris

FAITH

live by

a message from Fr. John Wallace

“Sacrificial Love”

Christ told us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves because our default reaction is to distrust our neighbors, if not worse. Living in this fallen world, we have lost our original "setting" which was to trust. We trusted God in the Garden of Eden; we simply chose to disobey Him. Exercising self-will before we were ready to, we became captives of our desires and were easily led into sin and death. The way back is repentance. It is reversing our "new-natural" setting of selfishness and
embracing selflessness for God and others. It is sacrificing our self for God and others. It is saying that this world is not all there is and I am not the center of it. It is admitting that choosing to act
selfishly harms others by the absence of our fellowship. It is acknowledging that we are involved in a relationship with God and every other person.
Our relationships are corrupted by the selfishness we bring to them. If we seek reconciliation, we must be willing to sacrifice our desires, hopes, and dreams for the sake of love. Is there a precedent for this? Yes.
In Genesis chapter 22, we read that God instructed Abraham to take his son, Isaac, to Moriah (modern Jerusalem) and offer him there as a whole burnt offering to God. One should note that Abraham and his wife, Sarah, were both very old before they were blessed with their first child, Isaac. So, as if to sacrifice a child would not be unimaginable enough, to do so after waiting so long for his birth was doubly inconceivable. Interestingly, Scripture does not record that Abraham interceded for the life of his son like he did for the city of Sodom. He merely rose early in the morning and set about his task. For his part, the young boy trusted his father. At one point, he asked Abraham where the sheep was for the offering and was told "God will provide." As Abraham was about to take the life of Isaac he heard a voice from heaven telling him to stop and saying that it was now known that Abraham feared God since he was willing to sacrifice his son for Him.
As it turns out, this was a hint of the supreme exhibition of God's love for the world; His act of loving self-sacrifice in the hopes of reconciling our broken relationships with Him. I am referring, of course, to the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Come to bring us back into fellowship with God, Christ taught us how to reset our wills to be in accordance with God's will. Revealing the selfish thoughts of many, He exposed their sin. Some, reacting with pride, facilitated the arrest, trial, and execution of Jesus. Others, responding with humility, recognized their failings and prayed for forgiveness from God in the name of Christ. After all, He was the One who had sacrificed Himself for the sake of our relationship with God. God so loves us that He permitted His only Son to sacrifice Himself so that we might again share fellowship with God.
We see sacrificial love today in those who put themselves in harm's way in order that we might be protected. We see it in healthy marriages where husband and wife realize it is not about his or her wants but about what is best for the marriage. We see it in the fasting periods where each believer is encouraged to express their love for the sacrifice of Christ by sacrificing a small part of their lives whether it be in the form of time, food, or money. Such sacrifice on our part glorifies God in that we are following His example. Our small sacrifice of a few minutes here and there, some food or drink, or delayed gratification honors Christ. Take heart. God loves you. He proved it with a sacrifice. If we love Him and others, we will do likewise.

+ Fr. John

Congratulations
St. George’s Chapel Brunswick

Fred and Lynne Leif

Fred Leif receiving the ‘Clean –Sweep’ award

In Brunswick, Georgia, there are some citizens who take exceptional pride in their town, making note of properties demonstrating improvement throughout the years. They are part of an anonymous committee who then nominates the properties for recognition via ‘Keep Golden Isles Beautiful’, a local civically minded nonprofit. St. George's chapel was honored with this award in January for the year 2020. This is in large part thanks to the efforts to the Leif's (Fred and Lynne pictured above), a couple who are relatively new to this area. They moved here after retirement to help with their daughter Stephanie's family. They have brought great energy and pride of place, stepping up our collective game here at St George’s. Stephanie got the ball rolling with the county by finally getting our long neglected sidewalks remedied. The Leif's then offered to take care of the walks on the property, finally allowing us true handicap access! Up to code! Then they went on to sponsor, supervise AND install landscaping. True sweat equity, sometimes even with the help of the grandkids. It is the sum of these efforts that has lead us to the recognition. Pictures do not do it justice since there is always something blooming, regardless of season. We feel very fortunate to have added this lovely family to our small community.

St. Paul’s News

Congratulations
To Mr. David Strack who was Chrismated into the holy Orthodox Church during the Divine Liturgy for St. Haralambos on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Pictured left to right are Irene, his wife, Fr. John, David, and Eddie Lambros, his sponsor.
To Dr. Tony Morris on assuming the one year Parish Council position vacated by Leslye Phillips.
To Mr. Reginald (Reggie) Stovell on his Baptism and Chrismation Thursday February 18, 2021.
Sympathies
to the family of Theodore (Teddy) Danos on his repose in the Lord January 3, 2021
to the family of Peter Turner on his repose in the Lord on January, 24, 2021
to the Family of Anna Gounaris on her repose in the lord on January 24, 2021
Thank You
To Leslye Phillips who resigned her elected position on Parish Council for personal and family reasons. We appreciate your sacrifice and self-less service. We wish you well.
Philoptochos News
Watch this space for more news about the Peter and Marika Leopold Scholarship and The Sonya Carellas and Angie Vlahos Scholarship. These scholarships honor beloved, past members of our St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox parish. We are selecting the 2021 recipients now.
Communications
If you are not a member already, please join our Facebook group. Just search for St. Barbara’s Philoptochos Society Savannah, GA in the Facebook search bar! Thank you to Michelle Miltiades who is doing a wonderful job posting inspirational messages and updates to our community.
To stay up-to-date on the latest announcements, ensure you are receiving email from
stbarbaraphilosav@gmail.com
Sunday School News
Blessed Lent to you all.
Please mark your calendars:
Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 21. Students need to bring an icon and be a part of the Procession of Icons at the end of liturgy.
No Classes March 21: Sunday of Orthodoxy
April 25: Palm Sunday
May 2: Easter

New Liturgical Altar Coverings

The Aër (Greek: Ἀήρ, lit. the "air"; modern Greek: έρας;) is the largest and outermost of the veils covering the Chalice and Diskos (paten). It symbolizes the swaddling clothes with which Christ was wrapped at his Nativity, and also the grave clothes in which he was wrapped at his burial (both themes are found in the text of the Liturgy of Preparation).

Discus and Chalice Cover in Gold

Gold Altar Cover and gold Gospel Book Veil

Color in the Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church uses liturgical color to help differentiate the feast or season and its themes or persons. To understand the use of color better it is important to consider what the color each is intended to bring to mind. For example, notice how green is used. For Palm Sunday, we can see a connection to the branches brought by the crowds. For the other feasts where green can be worn, we see a connection to themes of
“life-giving”: the life-giving cross, the lush themes in the hymns of Pentecost, etc. But we can also see why red could be worn for the feasts of the Cross and Pentecost (or even the feasts of the martyrs): the shedding of blood, the tongues of fire. Purple is worn during Great Lent to
denote the season’s penitential character.
However, even during Great Lent, Sundays are still celebrations of the resurrection, so bright colors are worn instead of purple. White is a paschal color, associated with themes of baptism, light and joy. This joy is present in all the feasts of Christ. But red is also appropriate for Pascha as it is a color of royalty, given its richness and
boldness. In icons, the Theotokos is usually dressed in blue. Thus, blue vestments are usually worn on her feasts. Blue is also often worn on Theophany, reminding us of the blessing of the waters.

Lenten Gospel Book Veil

New Liturgical Vestments
Honor the Theotokos

Due to the generosity of an anonymous doner, Father John has been gifted a brand new set of Priests Vestments in blue. The blue vestments are worn for the group of feasts and days commemorating the most holy Mother of God—the Theotokos.

The Sticharion, Epitrachelion, and
Phelonion
Not Pictured the Epimanikia, Zone, and Epigonation

The Phelonian From the back showing the gorgeous Embroidery

Installation of 2020 Parish Council

The 2021 Parish Council:
Mr. Pete Simon— President
Lear Miltiades—Vice-President
Dr. Alexander Koukoulas—Treasurer
Connie Preston—Secretary
Cimon Asselanis—Member, Festival Committee
Andy Crawford—Stewardship Chairman
George Donkar — Church Building
Chuck Faris—member, Finance Committee
Heather Lambros— Personnel Committee
Dr. Tony Morris
Constantinos Papaconstantinou
Julie Peters—Personnel
Michael Roach—IT and Risk Management
Tom Sideris—AHEPA
George Vaveris—Chairman, Finance Committee
Other Church Leaders and Committee Heads:
George Polites—Hellenic Center
Tommy Danos—Commercial Building, Festival Committee
Billy Norse—Legal, St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival
Stamata Karfakis—Philoptochos

St. Paul’s Announces the 2021
the St. John’s
Oratorical Festival

Greetings.
I am pleased to announce that the 2021 St. John Chrysostom
Oratorical Festival will be held at the local, regional and
national levels. The tentative date for the local oratorical festival
for St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church is March 28, 2021. This will be either a live or virtual event depending on the preference and comfort level of the participants and taking into consideration the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is a wonderful way for our youth to participate in our church community and learn more about our faith in the process. I can say from a personal experience that it benefited me greatly.
Our oratorical festival will consist of three divisions. This year we will be offering an elementary division. This division is for children in grades 4-6 and will not be judged. Topics are up to the participants and children are encouraged to speak for as little as thirty seconds or as long as two minutes.
The other two divisions are the Junior and Senior Division and those will be judged. The Junior Division is for grades 7-9 and consists of a three-four minute presentation. The Senior Division is for grades 10-12 and consists of a four-five minute presentation. The winners from both the Junior and Senior Divisions will advance to the next round of the festival. Participants can choose from several topics including more traditional topics and topics related to our faith during the COVID-19 crisis. Coaching and feedback sessions will be offered to all participants.
Participants must register through the Metropolis website. The link is below.
https://atlmetropolis.org/st-john-chrysostom-oratorical-festival
Topics and other information relating to the festival can be found at this link as well.
If you have any questions at all concerning this, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly.
Sincerely,
Billy Norse
(912) 224-3907

2021 Stewardship

Our parishes can be transformed, becoming beacons of Christian love as we care for one another, face challenges together, and serve our neighbors. We would be known as Christians by the love and compassion we embody as a parish family. The priority of compassionate stewardship is not to pay the bills. It is about how we, as a community, can do God’s work with love and compassion. It is less about the parish’s need to receive, and more about our need to give. It is our generosity with the gifts and blessings God has entrusted to us. Compassionate stewardship is an attitude and a way of life.

Facts and Figures
As of press time, we have 77 stewards pledging on average $1,122.86. Our goal for the year is $165,000 and we have $86,460 pledged so far.
The pledges range from $5 to more than $100 per week.
Stewardship forms are available in the Church, the office, and on-line (https://stpaulsgoc.org/files/2021-Stewardship-Card.pdf). Please prayerfully consider how the Church and Parish Family have been a local and active witness for the love of God for mankind in Christ and how you may best participate in and support this ministry.

At the annual meeting in October 2020, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America declared 2021 the Year of the Youth, with the intent of augmenting ministry to children, teens, and young adults across the country. The yearlong festivities will focus on the youth’s presence and potential within the Church by celebrating and enhancing their God-given talents.
The presence of Youth, as full members of the Body of Christ, is essential to the life of our communities. The Youth are our present and future. Our hope stems from a faith that is not only lived on a daily basis but is passed on from generation to generation, ensuring continuity in witnessing Christ’s love in the world.
The presence of Youth in our Church gives us hope and purpose, following the words of the Psalmist: “He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children; that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God but keep His commandments…” (Psalm 78:5-7).
The Assembly of Bishops, in collaboration with the Orthodox Youth Directors of North America, is planning a variety of exciting events in the coming months. The plan includes a series of online events and webinars as well as opportunities for youth, youth workers, and parents to witness the faith and celebrate their good works in Christ. More details will be made available in the coming weeks and months at orthodoxyouth.net and assemblyofbishops.org.

St. Paul’s Sunday School
Tending the Garden of Our Hearts
Below is a picture of our lambs studying the Parable of the Shepherd

NOTICE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The first quarter general assembly will be
held on
Sunday March 21, 2021
After Divine Liturgy

The Annunciation

The Feast of the Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on March 25 each year. The Feast commemorates the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Son of God, would become incarnate and enter into this world through her womb.
Biblical Story
The biblical story of the Feast of the Annunciation is found in the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke (1:26-39). The Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary, who was living in Nazareth, and said to her, “Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you.” Mary was perplexed and wondered what kind of greeting this was.
The angel told her not to be afraid, for she had found favor with God. He said, “You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
Mary responded to the angel by asking how this could happen since she had no husband. The angel told her that the Holy Spirit and the power of God would come upon her, and that the child to be born of her would be called holy, the “Son of God.”
The angel then proceeded to tell the Virgin Mary that her cousin Elizabeth had conceived a son in her old age (John the Baptist), and affirmed that with God nothing is impossible.
In faith and obedience to the will of God, Mary replied to the angel, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be according to your word.” Upon her response, the angel departed.
It is on the Feast of the Annunciation, that Orthodox Christians commemorate both the divine initiative of God, whereby He took on flesh from the Virgin for our salvation, and the human response, whereby Mary freely accepted the vocation offered to her. He elected to become man, and He desired to do this with the willing agreement of her whom He chose as His mother. Mary could have refused, for she was not a passive instrument, but an active participant with a free and positive part to play in God’s plan for our salvation. Thus, when on this and other feasts the Orthodox Church honors the Theotokos, the Mother of God, it is not just because God chose her but also because she herself chose to follow His will.
From https://www.goarch.org/annunciation

Fish allowed

Dairy Allowed

Strict Fast

Wine/Oil allowed

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1	2	3 / Religious Ed Class 6 pm	4	5	6 Saturday / of Souls / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *
7 Judgement / Sunday / (Meatfare Sunday) / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *	8	9 / Parish Council Meeting / 6 pm	10 / Religious Ed Class 6 pm	11	12	13 Saturday / of Souls / Brunswick Divine / Liturgy 10 am
14 Forgiveness / Sunday / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *	15 Lent Begins	16	17 / +Presanctified / Liturgy 6 pm*	18	19 / +Salutations to the / Theotokos 6pm*	20 Saturday / of Souls / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *
21 Sunday of / Orthodoxy / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am * / GENERAL ASSEMBLY	22	23	24 / +Presanctified / Liturgy 6 pm*	25 Annunciation / Greek Independence Day / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *	26 / +Salutations to the / Theotokos 6pm*	27
28 Sunday of / St. Gregory Palamas + Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *	29	30	31 / +Presanctified / Liturgy 6 pm*
* = Limited Access / + = Streamed

March 2021

April 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1	2 / Salutations to the / Theotokos 6 pm	3
4 Sunday of the / Holy Cross / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *	5	6	Presanctified / Liturgy 6 pm	8	Salutations to the / Theotokos 6 pm	10 / Brunswick Divine / Liturgy 10 am
11 Sunday of / St. John Climacus / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *	12	13 / Parish Council Meeting / 6 pm	Presanctified / Liturgy 6 pm	15	16 / Athakist 6 pm	17
18 Sunday of / St. Mary of Egypt / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *	19	20	Presanctified / Liturgy 6 pm	22	23	Saturday of / Lazarus / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am *
25 Palm Sunday / +Orthros and Divine / Liturgy 9 am * / +Bridegroom 6 pm*	26 Holy Monday / +Bridegroom 6 pm*	27 Holy Tuesday / +Bridegroom 6 pm*	28 Holy Wednesday / +Holy Unction 6 pm*	29 Holy Thursday / +Vesperal Liturgy / 9 am* / +Passion Service 6 pm*	30 Holy Friday / + Royal Hours 9 am* / + Descension 3 pm* / + Lamentations 6 pm*	* = Limited Access / + = Streamed

Strict Fast

Wine/Oil Allowed

Fish Allowed

Easter Lilies
$15.00 each
Deadline to order is
April 9, 2021

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At the direction of the Parish Council and in accordance with the By-Laws of the Parish which requires a prominent posting of the names of members in Good Standing the following list of Members in Good Standing is hereby published.
Ms. Helen Z. Alexov
Ms. Irene Andris
Mr. Stavros Andris
Mrs. Effie Antonopolo
Mr. Peter Antonopolo
Mr. & Mrs. Panagiotis & Ourania
Argentinis
Mr. & Mrs. Cimon Asselanis
Mr. & Mrs. Jason & Elyzaveta
Bateham
Ms. Katherine Bellios
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan & Nicole Bentley
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur and Thespina
Bernard
Mrs. Cathy Berry
Mr. James Berry
Mr. & Mrs. Alexey & Uliana
Bogatiryou
Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Sandra Bollig
Mrs. Svetlana Boyarina
Ms. Krista Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Donna Brown
Ms. Maria Burns
Mr. Spencer Burton & Ms. Michelle Mrs. Anna Ostis
Fr. & Pres. John Caparisos
Mr. Theodore Carellas
Dr. Chad & Ellen Catrett
Mrs. Bess Chappas
Ms. Irene Chiboucas
Mr. & Mrs. James Chirbas
Mr. & Mrs. James J & Sia Chokos
Mr. George Christopher
Mr. & Mrs. Sinisa & Maja Ciric
Mr.& Mrs. John Clark
Mr. Michael Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas & Barbara Costalas
Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Tina Coyle
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Crawford
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Cynthia
Cummiskey
Mr. John Dalis
Mrs. Elena Dalleck
Ms. Christina Danos
Mr. & Mrs. Dean & Bonnie Danos
Ms. Elizabeth Danos
Mr. & Mrs. Tommy & Marie Danos
Mr. & Mrs. William & Cynthia
Davidson
Mrs. Mary Rose Davis
Mr. Adam & Sue Deleanides
Dr. Eduard Docu
Mr. & Mrs. Sinisa Domazet
Mr. & Mrs. George Donkar
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Elfrink
Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Epperly
Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Dawn Faris
Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Farley
Mr. & Mrs. John & Crystal Farmakis
Mrs. Patricia G. George
Mr. Cezar & Anca Georgescu
Mrs. Mary Ann Gonis
Ms. Anna Maria Goodson
Mrs. Fay Goodson
Mr. Guney Gul
Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Jennifer Haddad
Ms. Tia Halatas
Ms. Sonya Haramis
Ms. Tina Harper
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hefner
Mr. and Mrs. Paula & Joe Hough
Mr. & Mrs. Emil & Alina Iacob
Mr. Marcel Ilie
Mrs. Vanessa & Michael Jones
Mr. Walter Jones
Ms. Irene Karakolidis
The Karatassos Twins
Mrs. Elsie Karatassos
Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Karfakis
Mr. & Mrs. Vassilis & Katherine
Kartsonas
Mr. Martin Kehoe
Mrs. Georgia Kellog
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander & Nataliya Kelly
Ms. Kiki Kelly
Ms. Patrice Kiley
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory & Lauren Killian
Ms. Pamela Kline
Mr. & Mrs. Kim & Faye Kolgaklis
Mr. & Mrs. Ted & Becky Kolgaklis
Dr. & Mrs. Alexander & Lynn
Koukoulas
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Koulouris
Ms. Svjetlana Kuljanin
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew & Lindsay
Kyriakides
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Margaret
Kyvelos
Ms. Catherine Lamas
Mrs. Georgia F Lamas
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lambros
Mr. & Mrs .Vasileios Lelos
Mr. & Mrs. Stratton Leopold
Mr. Sammy Letchas
Mrs. Kay Litchfield
Dr. Gary Luken
Ms. Brittny Magulias
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Rene Magulias
Mr. & Mrs. Basil Mamais
Ms. Anna Mamalakis
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Jan Mamalakis, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mamalakis
Dr. Peter N. Mastopoulos
Mrs. Helen McCracken
Mrs. Christine McDonnell
Mrs. Yvonne J Michaels
Mr. Alexander Mikhailov
Mr. & Mrs. Alex C Miltiades
Ms. Helen Miltiades
Mr. John Arthur Miltiades
Mr. & Mrs. Lear Miltiades
Mr. Ted Miltiades
Mr. Vic Miltiades
Mr. & Mrs. X. Dimitri Miltiades
Mrs. Despina Monas
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Ashley Moore
Dr. Tony Morris & Danelle Lejeune
Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Sage Muse
Mrs. Sylvaine Neises
Mrs. Jamie Newman
Mrs. Clarice Nichols
Mr. & Mrs. Nick & Gini Nichols, II
Dr. & Mrs. Erik Nordenhaug
Mr. & Mrs. William & Sia Norse
Ms. Tina Novit
Mrs. Connie Pahno
Mr. Steve Pahno
Mr. Constantinos Papaconstantinou
Ms. Elaine Papain
Ms. Christiana Papanastasiou
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Pappas
Dr. N. John Pappas, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Pashales
Dr. Amy Pavlou
Mr. & Mrs. George & Julie Peters
Mr. & Mrs. George & Silvia Petrini
Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Leslye Phillips
Mrs. Peggy Pittas
Mr. & Mrs. George Polites
Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Poulakis &
Olympia Ntaliani
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Poulos
Mr. & Mrs. James Preston
Mrs. Kathrine Pullium
Mrs. Irene Purdy
Mrs. Tia Ramsey
Ms. Irene Roach
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roach
Ms. Rhonda Rousakis
Mr. Bill Rovolis
Mr. & Mrs. Jason & Shannon Sakelarios
Dr. & Mrs. Charles & Fanoula
Sevastos
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Sherman
Mr. & Mrs. Toly & Rebecca Siamos
Ms. Marika M. Siavelis
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sideris
Mr. Peter Frank Simon
Mrs. Frances Spirides
Ms. Danelle Stamps
Dr. Tula Stavridis & Dr. W.J.
Morrissey
Mr. & Mrs. Emil Stavriotis
Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Stevens
Mrs. Leah Stoupenos
Mrs. Viki Stoupenous
Mr. David Strack & Mrs. Irene Serlis
Ms. Susan Tsitlidis
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Usher
Ms. Eve Valdez
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilis Varlagas
Mr. & Mrs. George & Peggy Vaveris
Ms. Zorica Vukovich
Fr. John and Pres. Mary Wallace
Ms. Laura Wallace
Mrs. Darlene Waters
Dr. Charles & Vicki Watson
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Welsh
Mr. Patrick Welsh
Mrs. Mary Lamas Wetherholt
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Woods
Mr. Stanley Xenakis

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Emperor Constantine sent his mother Saint Helen to Jerusalem to venerate the holy places and to find the site of the Holy Sepulcher and of the Cross. Saint Helen found the precious Cross together with the crosses of the two thieves crucified with our Lord. However, Helen had no way of determining which was the Cross of Christ. With the healing of a dying woman who touched one of the crosses, Patriarch Macarius of Jerusalem identified the True Cross of Christ. Saint Helen and her court venerated the Precious and Life-Giving Cross along with many others who came to see this great instrument of Redemption.
The Patriarch mounted the ambo (pulpit) and lifted the Cross with both hands so that all of the people gathered could see it. The crowd responded with "Lord have mercy". This became the occasion of the institution in all of the Churches of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross, not only in memory of the event of the finding of the Cross, but also to celebrate how an instrument of shame was used to overcome death and bring salvation and eternal life. The Feast is an opportunity outside of the observances of Holy Week to celebrate the full significance of the victory of the Cross over the powers of the world, and the triumph of the wisdom of God through the Cross over the wisdom of this world.

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The birth and early life of the Virgin Mary is not recorded in the Gospels or other books of the New Testament, however this information can be found in a work dating from the second century known as the Book of James or Protevangelion. According to the story found in this book, Mary's parents, Joachim and Anna, were childless for many years. They remained faithful to God, but their prayers for a child were unanswered. One day, when Joachim came to the temple to make an offering, he was turned away by the High Priest who chastised him for his lack of children. To hide his shame, Joachim retreated to the hill country to live among the shepherds and their flocks. As Joachim was praying, his wife Anna was praying at the same time at their house in Jerusalem. An angel appeared to both of them and announced that Anna would have a child whose name would be known throughout the world. Anna promised to offer her child as a gift to the Lord. Joachim returned home, and in due time Anna bore a daughter, Mary, the Theotokos and Mother of God.

—For more information on these feast days, visit the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website—

Upcoming Celebrations

The Nativity of the Theotokos
September 8, 2019

Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 14, 2019

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