february 2013 monthly newsletter

February 2013

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church! ! !! ! !! !

608 SOUTH COLLEGE ROAD • WILMINGTON, NC 28403 • (910) 392-4444 • FAX (910) 392-4905

WWW.STNICHOLASWILMINGTON.ORG

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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church February 2013

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Fr. Nicolaos Spirakis Interim Priest

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Church Website: www.stnicholaswilmington.org

Office Phone: 910-392-4444 Office Fax: 910-392-4905Fr. Nicolaos Spirakis for pastoral emergencies (910) 617-0787

Office Email: [email protected]

2013 PARISH COUNCILOfficers Members Emanuel Miliotis (President) Kim Dandulakis Maria StasiosEvangelos Fragos (Vice President) Peter Malahias Alexandros TheodoropoulosTina Bostic (Secretary) Debbie Rallis Irene Sotiriou VogiatzisBarbara Reynolds (Treasurer) Nick Saffo

CHURCH STAFFDaphne M. Snow, Parish Office Administrator

PARISH MINISTRY TEAM

Philoptochos...Mary Beth Miliotis, Chapter President

Religious Education...Richard Reynolds, Ministry Chair Adult Education...Richard Reynolds Youth Catechism...Courtney Malahias, Director Bookstore/Library...Mary Ann Wall Oratorical Festival...Courtney Malahias

Hellenic Culture...Kitsa Wiersteiner, Ministry Chair Hellenic School...Alexandros Theodoropoulos Romiosini Dance Group...Zaharoula Katsikis Zoyra Dance Group...Kitsa Wiersteiner Choral...Dr. Michael Rallis Special Activities...Kitsa Wiersteiner

Youth Diakonia...Koula Katsikis, Ministry Chair GOYA...Dr. David Snow, Irene Sotiriou Vogiatzis, Mary Beth Miliotis, Tina Bostic, Advisors HOPE/JOY...Peter & Kim Saffo Liturgical Life...Dr. Michael Rallis, Ministry Chair Liturgical Music...Dr. Michael Rallis Acolytes (Altar Boys)...Doug Brown

Communications...Parish Office Administrator Webmaster...Alexandros Theodoropoulos Communication & Publications...Daphne Snow Technology...Alexandros Theodoropoulos Media/Community...Alexandros Theodoropoulos and Debbie Rallis Parish Life...*Volunteer Needed* Parish Life Night…Mary Anne Vavalette Men’s Group...Peter Saffo Forever Young...Stella Vallianos LOVE...Stella McTaggart

Outreach & Evangelism...James Stasios, Ministry Chair OCF...Alexandros Theodoropoulos Hospitality...Ed & Kathleen Mayorga Community Service...Sia Mayorga Gibbs Parish Care...Debbie Rallis

Stewardship... Debbie Rallis

From the Chancellor’s DeskTry to imagine a world in which the wolf and the lamb will share the same stall. The leopard and the baby goat will sleep together. A little child will put halters on a lion and a calf and lead them around. The lion will eat straw like the oxen. A little child will reach down into a cobra's den and not be harmed. That's what the world will be like one day, according to Isaiah the prophet (Isa. 11:6 and 65:25).

At some future time, the earth will be as full of the knowledge of the Lord as the oceans are with water; then no creature shall harm any other creature in all of God's earth.

How and when will the prophecy of Isaiah become a reality?

Remember, Holy Scripture does not declare that Isaiah's golden age will come through the achievements of people. It will become a reality when Jesus returns in the clouds with great power and glory for all the world to see. But until then, there will be wars and rumors of war. Nation shall rise up against nation. Therefore, we should be wise as snakes but innocent as doves.

There is a tiger within you and me that wants to snarl at people on the other side of the political or ideological fence. There is a wolf within us that re-opens old wounds and past failures even within our own households, just to make sure that even those nearest to us know we haven't forgotten their failures; maybe forgiven, but not forgotten. There is a cobra within us that lies in wait for people who are different from us, so that we can catch them fulfilling our prejudices about them. There is a bear within us that gives other people only one chance to disappoint us; and if they do, we reject them forever. What are we to do with ourselves, with this bundle of contradictions, with this combination of wolf and lamb? Only through yielding ourselves to the will of our Heavenly Father can we be fundamentally changed. When we welcome our Incarnate Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ into our daily lives, we have power to combat the sins and temptations of this world. Through the Holy Spirit, we can restrain the beast within us and unleash the angel.

Have you made that discovery yet? Once you do, the beast within is restrained, and the angel is unleashed. Then we become our Lord’s co-workers, preparing for that great day when Jesus will return in all His glory and the entire earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord.

Some years ago a new Christmas custom began in the New England area. Some Christian families there decided to limit their outdoor decorations to a single white candle in each window. That candle declared that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. It affirmed that Jesus alone is Lord. This style of decorating caught on and spread across the country. It is the opposite of the gaudy and tacky style that is popular in many places. The single candle in the window is beautiful in its simplicity. It declares that in this home and in these hearts, Jesus Christ comes first.Anytime a person claims Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, he or she resembles that single candle, a sentinel for the Kingdom of God, a clear sign to the world that one day Jesus Christ will return in glory.

Then the wolf and the lamb will lie down together. “…so that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bend, in Heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Phil. 2:10-11)

Faithfully,

Very Rev. Fr. George Tsahakis, Chancellor


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From Emanuel Miliotis,Parish Council President

I wanted to update the community on the latest on the search for a permanent priest. I had a personal discussion with His Eminence Alexios at the 2013 HDF conference in Winston Salem. In our meeting he said there was serious discussion ongoing with a candidate. He said that he really appreciates Wilmington for our patience and it shouldn’t be long. His Eminence said he was looking for a candidate that met our needs. He wants to provide someone who has the maturity to help lead our community but someone also who has experience dealing with the youth. His Eminence believes that he will likely have someone for us before Pascha. This is good news. I will certainly keep everyone posted as information becomes solidified. I wanted again to thank all our volunteers for their tireless efforts. You have all stepped in to continue to drive forward initiatives and activities for our community.

In Christ’s service Emanuel Miliotis


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Save the Date - March 2013 March 9, 16, and 23 - Saturdays of Souls

March 18 - Great Lent Begins

March 22 - GOYA Lenten Retreat

March 24 - Sunday of Orthodoxy

March 31 - Greek Independence Day Celebration


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Outreach & EvangelismJim Stasios

The month of February is the traditionally the shortest month of the year. Here at St. Nicholas, however, we are not short on activities during the month of February.

We have our Men’s Group that meets on Saturday morning from 8 AM until 10 AM. Please feel free to join us for fellowship and religious discussions on topics of interest to the group.

Our Parish Life Nights on Wednesday evenings at 6 PM are an opportunity to break bread with fellow parishioners followed by an Adult Education Class with discussion on the book: Hymn of Entry. Please feel free to attend and join the discussion. While the Adults are meeting, our GOYANS have an activity from 7 to 8 PM. All are welcomed!

On Sunday, February 3rd, we will be hosting our Parish’s Annual Super Bowl Sunday celebration from 6 PM until 10 PM during Super Bowl XLVII. Plan to attend, bring a covered dish and enjoy food, fellowship and fun with fellow St. Nicholas parishioners.

Saturday, February 16th, will be UNC Wilmington’s Annual Intercultural Festival. Please consult other newsletter articles for additional information on this event.

During the weekend of February 15th -17th our sister Parish, St. John the Baptist GOC in Myrtle Beach, SC, will be having their church’s Consecration Weekend with Vespers on Friday evening, the Consecration on Saturday and Divine Liturgy on Sunday. For additional information regarding dates, times & events, please visit their Parish’s web page: www.stjohn-mb.org/consecration/ .

On Sunday, February 24th, we will be holding our Parish’s Annual Godparent’s Sunday event. Please plan to attend Divine Liturgy with your Godchild on February 24th. Godchildren: call your Godparents and

Outreach & Evangelism, continued

invite them to come to church with you on this Sunday.

Orthodox Pascha (Easter) will be observed on May 5, 2013. Great Lent begins on March 18th and the Triodion begins on February 24th and spans the four Sundays prior to Great Lent:

" First-(February 24th)- Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee " Second-(March 3rd)-Sunday of the Prodigal Son " Third-(March 10th)-Sunday of the Last Judgment (“Meatfare”)" Fourth-(March 17th)-Sunday of Forgiveness (“Cheesefare”)

As you can see, there are many activities at St. Nicholas during the month of February. We hope that you will be able to attend many of them.

See you at church!

“Everything we do is an opportunity for outreach and evangelism!”

PhiloptochosMary Beth Miliotis

The Ladies Philoptochos Society held their annual Vasilopita Auction on Sunday, January 13. We raised about $6,500 that will benefit various charities; predominately, St. Basil’s Academy and the St. Nicholas Benevolent Fund. We want to say thank you to those of you who contributed by either baking or purchasing the delicious Vasilopita. And a special thank you to Louis Batuyios for, once again, performing the role of auctioneer. Our next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 10 after coffee hour. We will start to plan for our upcoming Lenten Season.


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Hellenic CultureKitsa Wiersteiner

UNCW's Annual Intercultural Festival will take place in the Burney Center of UNCW on Saturday, February 16 from 11 AM to 3 PM.

St. Nicholas will have a booth displaying various Greek cultural items, which will proudly represent our Hellenic and Orthodox heritage. Many nationalities participate in the Intercultural Festival with various interesting and beautiful performances. Come and show your support for our parishioners and youth. Don't miss the performance of our award winning Romiosini Dancers at 11:50 AM to noon. This event is sponsored by the St. Nicholas Hellenic Cultural Committee - Special Activities.

RomiosiniIrene Sotiriou

Congratulations to our Romiosini Dancers for winning Superior (second place) at the Hellenic Dance Festival (HDF) in Winston- Salem, January 19-20. Our 23 teens did an incredible job dancing Thracian and Macedonian suites. We especially want to thank Zaharoula Katsikis for devoting so much time to teach our kids to dance, and to Nota Dukas for the amazing costumes she designed and sewed for our youth. Nota and Zaharoula have won GOLD medals in our hearts - we love you and thank you for your dedication and commitment to our youth. Also a big congratulations for Lucas Bostic, Anastasia Davis, and Peter Vogiatzis for winning a full scholarship trip to Greece (Odyssey Scholarship). AXIOI

LOVEStella McTaggart

Our next LOVE event will be for more imaginative playtime for the kids of our little group. Please join us Friday, February 22, 2013 starting at 10 AM at Power of Play.

In February we may also have another “informal” play date in the Church’s Nursery like we held in January. Please keep an eye on our Facebook Page for more details to follow.

If you would like to be added to this page or would like more information about LOVE, for our children birth to preschool age, please send Stella McTaggart at email at [email protected].

Catechism CornerCourtney Malahias

I always think of February as the LOVE month. Hearts abound everywhere we look, and our thoughts turn to the ones we love. Jesus' most important teaching is to love one another. It is so easy to love the ones 'easy' to love and so difficult to love the ones that are a bit more 'difficult'. John 13:34-35 says "A new command I give you; Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." I particularly like the "must" part. He doesn't say please, he says must. We are all his disciples and a work in progress. To stay focused on love, takes praying ceaselessly and a mind and a heart that does not look left or right but straight on the target. This is not an easy task to accomplish and is always a work in progress (My poor husband! I am always reminding him I am a work in progress- bear with me!). This is why we "must" attend church services to help us look straight ahead at our target - which is a big heart! LOVE.

Our teachers are back with a bang to start our year off with lots of great lessons and attendance is good but we definitely need all of U at CH RCH! Come and see what we are all about and immerse your children in the liturgy to start your week off with heart!

Oratorical Festival will be February 24th so please encourage your children to participate. It is such a great experience for them and so good to have them study and learn about their faith.


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Congratulations

Congratulations to the newly elected 2013 Parish Council, each member will serve a two-year term: Tina Bostic, Kim Dandulakis, Peter Malahias, Debbie Rallis, Barbara Reynolds, Irene Sotiriou Vogiatizis. They join Emanuel Miliotis, Evangelos Fragos, Alexandros Theodoropoulos, Nick Saffo, and Maria Stasios. Congratulations to the executive board: Emanuel Miliotis President, Evangelos Fragos Vice President, Barbara Reynolds Treasurer, Peter Malahias Assistant Treasurer, Tina Bostic Secretary, Kim Dandulakis Assistant Treasurer. We thank you for your service to our community. Αξιος!

Congratulation to our Romiosini Dance Group for receiving a Superior Rating on their dance sets at the Hellenic Dance Festival held in Winston-Salem, Jan. 18-20. 2013. The group performed dances from Macedonia and Thrace. Congratulations to Zaharoula Katsikis on directing the group to another phenomenal performance.

Every four years the Metropolis offers the Odyssey Spiritual Scholarship. The intent of this Scholarship is to further encourage the desire for active participation in Hellenic Dance programs. It is an opportunity for dancers from the Atlanta Metropolis to travel, learn new dances, and perform in various areas of Greece all while learning more of our faith and culture. They travel with Metropolitan Alexios and the HDF Committee. This year Lucas Bostic, Anastasia Davis, and Panagiotis Vogiatzis from our community have been awarded full scholarships. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Fr. RJ Alex on his election as the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors president (WRAR). Fr. Regis’s installation took place on Friday, January 4, 2013, for which he also chose to celebrate his Greek heritage as the theme for the banquet. Αξιος!

Congratulation to Emmanuel & Athanasia Lionikis on the birth of their first grandchild, Elias Emmanuel Perkins, born to Katina and Brian Perkins, on January 7 in Chicago, IL. ΝΑ ΣΑΣ ΖΗΣΕΙ

Sympathies and Memorials

A forty-day memorial was chanted on January 13 for Eleni Vogiatzis, spouse of Anastasios Vogiatzis and mother of John and Vasilios Vogiatzis

A seven-year memorial was chanted, January 13 for Spyridoula Sotiriou, mother of Irene Sotiriou Vogiatzis. May their memory be eternal!

With the saints, give rest to the souls of Your

servants, where there is no pain, sorrow, or suffering,

but life eternal.

StewardshipLambra Kokklanaris

How do I feel about stewardship? Since Debbie (Rallis) asked me to speak, my conclusion was to bring this to a personal level.

My love for our Orthodox Church began with my father who took me to our little church in Western Pennsylvania several times a week. We very conveniently lived a few houses away from our church. As president for many years, no on else wanted the position, my father would clean the church, collect money from parishioners to pay bills, change the light bulbs, etc. He was basically a one-man show & literally, many times would empty his pockets to buy anything that was necessary. As I remember, the most outstanding thing my father did as a good steward was to invite people to our home after church to feed them as they had traveled to church on a bus across the Allegheny River- restaurants were not the vogue, so whoever had nowhere to go would end up at our house where my father had awakened before dawn to bake a melt-in-your mouth pastichio, a roast and many vegetables.

When the Archbishop came to town, he invited him too. At my father’s insistence, I chanted the Apolytikion or Kontakion for the day as I stood shaking in my shoes. Through my five-year old mind I remember a tall figure with a long, white beard giving me his blessing over and over. It was probably Archbishop Michael or Archbishop Athenogoas who later became our Patriarch.

What do they say about befriending a stranger? One could possibly do so for Christ himself, and the Patriarch is the representative of Christ on earth.

Everything my father did was from the bottom of his heart. He was always smiling- hands down, he was the happiest person that I’ve ever known. My father was a coal miner.

I see my father in the many wonderful stewards in our parish; we are richly blessed:

1. a Council in which all members are extremely successful in their lives and endeavors and that manages so many details of our financial needs and spends many hours doing so.

2. Festival Chairmen devoted so many years to making money for our structural needs and repairs and all the many stewards who volunteered countless hours. “You have such a beautiful church” I’ve been told many times from visitors to our festivals.

3. Our spiritual needs met by the Choir that has been led by two very devoted people in the 16 years that I’ve been here.

4. Our outstanding Sunday School & Greek School Programs, and our many youth who are involved in our Dance Programs led by a creative director keeping the future of our church vital and strong.

5. Greeter each Sunday so needed for newcomers and visitors who come searching to be grounded in a strange place.

6. An Office Administrator who ties everything together. One who speaks English and Greek fluently and is highly educated.


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7. Our converts who constantly amaze and inspire me – they found in our beautiful faith what many of us baptized in infancy take for granted or have abandoned completely. They give so freely of their treasure, their time, and mostly their love.

8. Our anonymous givers who fill up the empty spaces with their treasure that is not known to us abut only to their Lord and Master. They know secrets to a fulfilled life that many of us never experience. As Christ said in Luke 12, that they embody “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

9. Our founders who worked tirelessly for many years with fundraising efforts, dinners, bake sales, etc. and their own treasure. One family alone donating the beautiful Iconostasion and Pantocrator. Our oldest member, a woman who worked passionately and gave and is giving consistently and many like her blessed in memory.

My husband and I would not have retired to Wilmington without our beautiful St. Nicholas church or his wonderful cousins (also amazing stewards) being here. We would have gone to Florida where I would have withered away in that awful heat. Thank you founders!

In discussing stewardship, we can’t avoid the bottom line. In Greece, churches have been standing for over 100 years plus the expenses of the physical parts for the church are minimal at best, and since Orthodoxy is a state religion, priests are paid by the government. Here, our biggest expense is the priest’s salary and benefits. Only a priest through Apostolic Succession can call the Holy Spirit that we see shining through our steward. Fortunately, in our parish, we have less than ten people who give enough to cover the priest’s salary and benefits. God bless them for they obviously give beyond tithing. The rest of us, 100 or so, need to cover the rest of the bills.

Personally my husband and I through our pledge, the 7-day candles that I light weekly and other church activities fulfill our tithing by writing checks, but not everyone can tithe –our parish is small. How can we all help in some small way if we can’t or haven’t decided to increase our pledge amount?

When I was a child, my father would give me a dollar to light a candle at the pangari. I’m 71, so it’s time for me to place $2.00 for a candle, because the cost of that candle is almost a dollar with the rise on mailing rates added to it. I noticed someone in the pew in front of me putting $2.00 in the collection plate. This is one place I don’t naturally write a check and from force of habit, I had been placing $1.00 as I have been for almost 70 years. Time to add another dollar. It’s only an extra dollar, but every bit counts and it would help the council who struggle to make ends meet. Our candle bill alone is $7,000 and our electric bill is $10,000. These are just 2 of the many, many necessities.

Just as my father dug into his pockets many years ago, we need to dig a little deeper too.

He helped shine his way into Paradise by lighting up his little church with light bulbs, as we can help by giving a little more toward the electric bill and ultimately and forever also finding ourselves at the feet of Our Lord and Savior.

May it now and forever be so.Amen.


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2013 STEWARDSHIP DRIVE Comp to 2012 STEWARDSHIP DRIVE End of Last Yr Updated'with'actual'giving

Total Stewards as of 1/13/2013 35 22% Total Stewards as of 12/31/2012 158Total $ Pledged $66,325 34% Total $ Pledged $193,8382012 Budget (goal) $206,666 102% 2012 Budget (goal) $202,920Avg $ pledge per steward $1,895 154% Avg $ pledge per steward $1,226.82% Parish participation to date 18% 22% % Parish participation to date 79%% of total goal 33% 34% % of total goal 96%Total Giving to date Total Giving to date $185,609.00Total Giving as %age of Pledges Total Giving as %age of Pledges 96%Total Giving as %age of Goal Total Giving as %age of Goal 91%Families who didn't pledge in 2012 1 Families who didn't pledge in 2011 22

** Includes 4 new stewardsPledged in 2012 and not 2013 Pledged in 2011 and not 2012 12

Number of families pledging more than 2012 8 23% Number of families pledging more than 2011 34Number of families pledging less than 2012 2 6% Number of families pledging less than 2011 28Number of families pledging same as 2012 24 69% Number of families pledging same as 2011 70New Stewards to 2013 vs 2012 1 3% New pledgers to 2012 vs 2011 26

2013 Pledge breakdown 2012 Pledge breakdown$1-$599 12 34% $1-$599 84

$600-$999 9 26% $600-$999 26$1000-$2499 6 17% $1000-$2499 30$2500-$4999 4 11% $2500-$4999 6

$5,000-$9,999 2 6% $5,000-$9,999 9$10,000+ 2 6% $10,000+ 3

Angeledes,)Angelo)&)Evelyn)Batis,)John)&)Emily)Bostic,)Michael)&)Tina)Demas,)Ron)&)Sharon)Diakogiannis,)Ifigenia)Diakogiannis,)John)Dimopoulos,)Peter)&)Kathy)Dukas,)Nota)Flowers,)Larry)&)Helen)Fragakis,)John)&)Sophia)Jeffries,)Phil)&)Irene)Katris,)Angelo)&)Anastasia)Kefalas,)Thalia)King,)Lee)&)Doris)Kirkby,)Matthew)&)Melissa)Koklanaris,)Emmanuel)&)Lambra)Koklanaris,)Dena)Logothetis,)Anestis)&)Constance)))))))))))))

Marmaras,)Mary)Mayorga,)Aspasia)Mayorga,)Ed)&)Kathleen)Miliotis,)Emanuel)&)Mary)Beth)Moskogianis,)Karen)&)Driscoll,)Thomas))Papanicolaou.)Lambros)&)Niki)Patsalos,)Jimmy)&)Anna)Poulos,)John)&)Athena)Rallis,)Michael)&)Debra)Reynolds,)Rick)&)Barbara)Ronner,)Tom)&)Connie)Stasios,)James)&)Maria)Vogiatzis,)Vasilios)&)Irene)Sotirou)Wall,)Mary)Ann)&)James)Whitley,)John)Wiersteiner,)Samuel)&)Kyriaki)Zezefellis,)Effie)

Community News

“It’s all Greek to him”Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 4:03 by Ben Steelmanhttp://books.blogs.starnewsonline.com/17027/its-all-greek-to-him/

A Kure Beach man has donated more than 100 books on Hellenic history, literature and culture to the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Retired engineer and businessman Michael A. Papadeas amassed the collection over a 50-year period.

“I wanted them to go to a place where they can be preserved and shared,” he said.

Papadeas donated the books to UNCW’s Randall Library. The books cover Greek history and literature. Many are written in classical Greek, in Katharevousa, the conservative or “High” form of Modern Greek, or in the demotic Greek spoken by most Greeks today. About 30 percent of the volumes are in English. Papadeas said he was inspired to make the gift after attending a 2011 lecture at Randall Library by Nicholas Gage, the Greek-Amnerican author of the best-selling “Eleni.” Gage’s appearance was sponsored by the Cape Fear chapter of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), a Greek-American group. Born in Athens, Papadeas graduated from Auburn University as an electrical engineer, worked with AT&T and retired from Lucent Technologies after 35 years’ service. For the past 40 years, he has divided his time between Kure Beach and Burlington. He holds a U.S. patent relating to the testing of telephone channel filters. Papadeas’ memoirs, “Coming to America” are to be published later this year, according to UNCW spokesman Andrea Weaver.

Festival

The 21st Annual St. Nicholas Greek Festival is coming up May 17, 18, & 19. The main thing we need help with at this point is getting started on our Sponsorship Program. Last year the Sponsorship Program brought in $24,000 in revenue which is more than a quarter of the whole revenue we received from the festival. It is a very vital and important part of our festival celebration. Sponsorship is an opportunity to share your well wishes to the festival, show off your family, advertise your business, and be a part of this amazing community. With each level there are meal tickets, and admission tickets, and tickets for pastry boxes that is worth at least half of the money that is paid for each level. $100 will get you one-quarter page and, 4 meal tickets, 4 admission tickets, and a pastry box. For those who worked the festival, these are great to be given out as gifts and bring more people in to our festival. We have estimated that if everybody in the community buys a festival ad and sells one festival ad, we can increase revenue from this one source to $50,000. Please help us with this very important and valuable aspect of the Greek Festival.


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Michael A. Papadeas shows some of his Hellenic collection to UNCW university librarian Sarah Barbara Watstein. Photo by Jamie Moncrief


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Join us for Super Bowl Sunday

Fellowship!

Bring your family to join our St. Nicholas family

for fun, food, football, and fellowship!

6:00 pm till the game’s over!

Please bring a refreshment and

appetizer/snack to share:

Can’t think of anything? Try one of these!

Cheese Ball, Cheese & Crackers, Hot Dogs/Buns, Chili, Pizza, Chips, Taco Chips, Salsa, Guacamole, Meatballs,

Lil’ Smokies, Mexican Dip, Spinach or Artichoke Dip, Brownies, Cookies, Other Desserts, Fruit or Veggies,

Sodas, Water, and Other Drinks…

Not interested in football?

Bring a deck of cards or your backgammon board!

See you Sunday, Feb 5th in the Hellenic Center.


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St. Nicholas Hellenic School&

AHEPA - Cape Fear Chapter #408

Annual Valentine's Dinner Dance

St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Hellenic Center608 S. College Road

Wilmington, North Carolina

Saturday, February 9th, 20137:00 p.m.

LIVE GREEK MUSIC BAND

Buffet Dinner ~ Cash Bar

Minimum Donations:Adult $35 ~ Students $15 ~ Children 5 and under free

CHILDCARE WILL BE PROVIDED

For further information and reservations contactAlexandros Theodoropoulos at [email protected]

Nick Lazaridis at (910) 799-8774 or [email protected]


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LOVE

**Even if you cannot join us for this month’s event, please contact the Church so we can add you to our mailing list. We want to make sure all families with preschool and younger children (or expecting) are part of this group so we can come up with unique and age appropriate events that work for you. **

Bring your Preschool and under aged child to our next LOVE

(Living Orthodoxy Very Early) event

at Power of Play

On Friday, February 22, 2013 at 10 am

6644 Gordon Road Wilmington, NC 28411 www.powerofplaywilmington.com


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4th$Annual$Greek$Dance$!&!Dessert!Buffet!

!Featuring!Live!Greek!Music!!by!the!Nick$Trivelas$Trio!!!

!Saturday,!March!2nd!!

7:00!A!11:30pm!Holy!Trinity!Greek!Orthodox!Church!

5000!Lead!Mine!Road,!Raleigh,!NC!27612!!

Tickets:!$25A!Adults;!!$20A!Students!(under!21yrs!old)!***!Costume$attire$optional!

Ticket!includes:!Live!entertainment,!dessert,!coffee,!and!tea.!Cash!bar!for!wine!&!beer.!!!

!Tickets!are!not!sold!at!the!door.!!

Last!day!to!purchase!dance!tickets!is!Feb.!24th!!For!additional!information!contact:!!!

[email protected]!or!!919A846A6364!


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Mark Your Calendars!

Speakers

Workshops

Fellowship

More!

April 12th thru 14th, 2013

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108:30 AM

Orthros

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