july/august 2014 monthly newsletter
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington NC, July/August 2014 Monthly NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
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608 SOUTH COLLEGE ROAD • WILMINGTON, NC 28403 • (910) 392-4444 • FAX (910) 392-4905
www.stnicholaswilmington.org
July and August 2014
The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
August 15, 2014
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Fr. Jon Emanuelson
Parish Priest
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Office Phone: 910-392-4444 Office Fax: 910-392-4905
Fr. Jon’s mobile number: 910-685-0080
Office Email: [email protected]
Fr. Jon’s Email: [email protected]
Church Website: www.stnicholaswilmington.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StNicholasWilmington
2014 PARISH COUNCIL
Officers Members
Emanuel Miliotis (President) Kim Dandulakis Maria Stasios
Evangelos Fragos (Vice President) Peter Malahias Tina Bostic
Irene Sotiriou Vogiatzis (Secretary) Debbie Rallis John Burgee
Barbara Reynolds (Treasurer) Nick Saffo
CHURCH STAFF
Angelique Skandalakis, Parish Office Administrator
PARISH MINISTRY TEAM
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...Anetis Logothetis, Acting Director
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...Eleni Pappamihiel
Liturgical Life...Dr. Michael Rallis, Ministry Chair
Liturgical Music...Dr. Michael Rallis
Acolytes (Altar Boys)...Doug Brown
Neokoros/Sexton...T. Keith Anderson
Communications - Technology Ministries...
Alexandros Theodoropoulos, Ministry Group Leader
Webmaster...Alexandros Theodoropoulos
Publications.. Stella McTaggart & Angelique Skandalakis
Technology...Alexandros Theodoropoulos
Media/Community Relations...Beth Burgee, Debbie Rallis,
Alexandros Theodoropoulos
Parish Family Life...**Volunteer Needed**
Parish Life Night...**Volunteer Needed**
Men’s Group...Rick Reynolds
Women’s Group...**Volunteer Needed**
Forever Young...Stella Vallianos
LOVE...Stella McTaggart
Outreach & Evangelism...Diane McGowan
OCF...Fr. Jon & Alexandros Theodoropoulos
Hospitality...Ed & Kathleen Mayorga
Community Service...Sia Mayorga
Parish Care...**Volunteer Needed**
Philoptochos...Thalia Kefalas, Chapter President
Stewardship...Debbie Rallis
From The Desk of Father Jon
On American Independence
As we approach our country’s Independence Day, July 4, a flood of thoughts and emotions can easily breach the
bulkhead of our minds. In truth, each family has a story that takes us from the shore of an old country and
brings us to our new home and country in the United States of America. I am fond of saying, “I am American
by birth, Orthodox by choice (or on purpose), Greek by adoption and Southern by the grace of God! No matter
how we define ourselves, we must give thanks to Almighty God for all the blessings upon our country and for
the freedom of religion we so gratefully enjoy.
Our Orthodox Christian faith encourages us to be good stewards and citizens of our country. I believe Orthodox
Christianity that is practiced in truth and in love can be best witness to the love of God in Christ Jesus that this
country has ever known or will know. Still, it is up to us to be that witness. As always, it is good for us to turn
to the Scriptures to find wisdom and grace.
Jesus, in His ministry did not say much about our responsibility toward the well being of our country, but what
he did say was very powerful. When questioned about Roman taxes, and whether it was right to pay them, He
said, “Render to Ceasar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” When came to how
the followers of Christ should exercise authority, Jesus was very clear, saying, “You know that the rulers of the
Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among
you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first
among you, let him be your slave – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and give His
life as a ransom for many.” Mt 20:25-28
St. Paul wrote to the Romans about the responsibility of Christians to be subject unto the rulers of their times
for the purpose of good. Romans 13:1-7 When he wrote to Timothy, he said, “Therefore, I exhort first of all
that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all in
authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in godliness and reverence.” 1 Tim 2:1-2 St. Peter rightly
calls our freedom to conscience in his first universal letter, calling upon all believers to submit to the ordinances
of man for the Lord’s sake. 1 Peter 2:13-17
Yet, when we are confronted by those who would have us go against that which God has commanded, St. Peter
stood firm, saying to the Pharisees, “We ought to obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29 Lastly, we know very
well the authority that Christ Jesus should have in our lives. When Jesus commissioned the apostles, he said to
them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given unto Me, go therefore and make disciples of all
nations…” Jesus is the King of glory and He should constantly rule over our thoughts, words and deeds.
At every Liturgy, we pray for our rulers, all those in civil authority, the soldier who is a friend of Christ. We
hope for the greatest good to come about through the wise exercise of their duties. Indeed, on this
Independence Day, let us pray that our country, the United States of America, constantly and consistently have
discernment in all her activities through good grace of God that looks over her.
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From Emanuel Miliotis,Parish Council President
With summer now here, we have transitioned to our new summer hours with Orthros starting at 8:00am and
Divine Liturgy at 9:30am. This change was voted on in our last General Assembly meeting and confirmed
with the Parish Council. It provides everyone the opportunity to finish church a little earlier so as to have time
to enjoy all the summer activities Wilmington has to offer. While we have advertised this several weeks in
advance and also have this on our website, please continue to let your friends and relatives know.
Summer is a time period in our church where many of our ministries take a break and regroup. We are looking
forward to things ramping up in the fall. This is the time we reflect back on things you would like to see added
or improved with our ministry offerings. If you have any suggestions or would like to be involved with any of
our programs, please let myself, any of the PC members, or any of the ECY leaders know. We would love to
entertain new ideas or energy that comes from new volunteers.
Finally with summer here and schedule patterns change, we would like to remind everyone to keep St. Nicholas
in mind in regards to stewardship. If you haven’t submitted your pledge card, now would be a great time. If you
have, thank you, and just a reminder to continue to keep the stewardship coming evenly through the summer as
our bills come in every month.
Have a great and safe summer.
In Christ’s service,
Manny
Save the Date - September 2014
September 1 – Ecclesiastical New Year
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Outreach and EvangelismDiane McGowan
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church--- a special
message to our Newcomers
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Yes, it’s summer, and you may come to church
thinking that perhaps the congregation has moved, or
that you are attending at the wrong time. As we know
well, summer is the time when people are scattering
about, in and out of the area, at camp, on vacation,
perhaps out of the country, and there are sometimes so
few in attendance.
Until the time when things are back to normal, and our
regularly scheduled groups are in session, ie, Family
Night, Ladies Philoptochos, Golden Agers, Adult Bible
Study, dance group practices, this may be the seasonal
trend. As the Ministry Leader of Outreach &
Evangelism, I want to hear from the people who have
just begun coming to church here. Even if you started
coming just a couple of years ago, (that is still pretty
new) I want to know about how we stack up versus
your former church community. Were there programs
you enjoyed there that we might consider having?
Were there ways of getting people together which
might help us to engage our new members? Would
you be interested in getting together casually/socially
to discuss this subject during the summer?
Please respond to this message by calling me directly:
910-256-8610 or [email protected],
(please say: St. Nicholas in your subject line)
Finally, please approach me in church, just ask
someone who I am, would love to meet you!
PS. Didn’t mean to leave anyone out, if you have been
here a LONG time and have good ideas, I would love
to hear them as well so feel free to respond!
And a Blessed Summer to All!!!
StewardshipDebbie Rallis
Christian Stewardship of our Time, Talent and
Treasure is the manner and means by which the
members of St. Nicholas support, maintain and
promote their Church. It is the selfless and loving
offering of one’s Time, Talent, and Treasure to St.
Nicholas that helps fulfill the timeless mission of the
Orthodox Church and enables the Good News of
Christ to be shared with others. All members of the
St. Nicholas family must be faithful stewards of the
parish.
Stewardship at St. Nicholas in Wilmington, NC
consists of three equally important things: Time,
Talent and Treasure. St. Nicholas needs each and
everyone’s Time in serve to the ministries, worship
and help with our Greek Festival. St. Nicholas needs
each and everyone’s Talent so as to continue to
expand the ministries and outreach of the parish. St.
Nicholas needs a portion of our Treasure to further
share the message of Christ with the world and to
ensure the financial well-being of the parish. The
three T’s of Stewardship are not mutually exclusive,
but intrinsically woven elements that form the
essence of Stewardship. Everyone in our Church
family must prayerfully base his or her allocation of
Time, Talent and Treasure to St. Nicholas on what
they feel in their heart and soul will fulfill their
responsibility to Jesus Christ and His Church.
The support of the total ministry of St. Nicholas is a
sacred responsibility that everyone in the parish is
responsible for. Our love of God and His Church
must dictate the extent to which we will serve and
financially support St. Nicholas. The Lord asks us
for our own good, and for the sake of our
communion with Him, that we grow in His likeness
and image, share generously and return an honest
portion of what He has made possible with St.
Nicholas. We cannot give to God what is His, we
can only return it to Him in gratitude and
thanksgiving through our faithful Stewardship to our
beloved St. Nicholas!
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We currently have several vacancies in ministries at
our St. Nicholas parish. Please consider accepting
one of these positions for the glory of our Lord.
“The rich man is not one who has much,
but one who gives much, for what he gives
away remains his forever.” St. John
Chrysostom
Communications/TechnologyAlexandros Theodoropoulos
Please be reminded of the special hearing aid
system we recently acquired that is now connected
to the sound system in the sanctuary and our hope is
that this will allow our older parishioners with
hearing issues to better listen and follow our
services. The system has, at this point, four
receivers available that are simple in their use,
feature volume controls and are carried by each
parishioner individually. These receivers are located at
the Pangari (candle stand) in the Narthex area. In case
you feel you would like to try one of these, please see
one of the pangari attendants on duty. We would be
glad to receive any feedback you might have. In case
we see a great demand, we will proceed with
expanding the system with more receivers so that more
of our parishioners will be able to use them.
Moreover, please do not forget about the live streaming
of our services at St. Nicholas that our Technology
ministry has implemented following requests from
parishioners of ours that travel or are sick or
homebound. The live streaming has been set up and
can be seen on our website directly at
www.stnicholaswilmington.org/LiveStreaming.html .
Please check our calendar for a schedule of services
and feel free to try it and offer us feedback when you
have the chance. Also, please stay tuned for more
updates on this project.
In addition, please be reminded that our church has a
pretty active facebook page that can be accessed at
https://www.facebook.com/StNicholasWilmington . We
would appreciate very much any of your efforts to help
us further promote our FB page now that such social
networking media have been becoming more popular.
Also, our church’s email list has been growing as well.
If you know of any parishioners or others that are not
in our list and would like to receive our church’s email
communications, like our weekly email bulletin and so
on, please have them forward their email addresses to
our church office.
Finally, on a personal note, I would like to thank Alexia
Porzio for handling several of our Communications
publications so well among other things during the time
she was working as our church’s interim Office
Administrator. Alexia, we appreciate your work so
much!
In case you have any suggestions or feedback that
could help us in our continuous effort communications
publications/media please contact our church office at
2014 STEWARDSHIP DRIVE Comp to End of
Last Yr
Total Stewards as of 6/17/2014 105 59%
Total $ Pledged $185,934 84%
2014 Budget (goal) $244,590 117%
Avg $ pledge per steward $1,771 142%
% Parish participation to date 53% 59%
% of total goal 76% 71%
Total Giving to date $111,925 48%
Total Giving as %age of Pledges 60%
Total Giving as %age of Goal 46%
Families who didn't pledge in 2013 18
** Includes 12 new stewards
Pledged in 2012 and not 2013 67
Pledged in 2013 and not 2014 89
Number of families pledging > 2013 46 44%
Number of families pledging < 2013 17 16%
Number of families pledging = 2013 24 23%
New pledgers to 2014 vs. 2013 18 17%
2014 Pledge breakdown
$1-$599 47 45%
$600-$999 14 13%
$1000-$2499 26 25%
$2500-$4999 9 9%
$5,000-$9,999 4 4%
$10,000+ 5 5%
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(910) 392-4444 or
[email protected] or our
Communications Chair, at
Philoptochos
Philoptochos will be hosting a Panigiri again
August 15. Please see the Flyer in the Newsletter
for more information.
AHEPA News and Notes
Peter Vogiatzis has received AHEPA scholarship to
go to AHEPAcademy leadership and professional
development program, and will be going to George
Mason University June 22-28th. Peter will be a
high school senior at Ashley High in August.
More info is available: ahepacademy.com
Jimmie Stasios has been elected as District
Governor for AHEPA Capital District #3. AXIOS!
Liturgical LifeDr. Michael Rallis
"They say: 'We can pray at home.' Thou art
deceiving thyself, O man! Of course, one can pray
at home. But it is impossible to pray there as in
church, where such a multitude of hearts are
uplifted to God, merging into one unanimous cry.
Thou wilt not be so quickly heard while praying to
the Master by thyself, as when praying together
with thy brethren, for here in church there is
something greater than in thy room: Agreement,
unanimity, the bond of love, and finally here are the
prayers of the priests. The priests stand before us,
then, so that the prayers of the people, being weak,
would be united to their more powerful prayers and
together with them ascend to heaven. The Apostle
Peter was freed from prison, thanks to the common
prayers offered for him.... If the Church's prayer
was so beneficial for the Apostle Peter and delivered
such a pillar of the faith from prison, why, tell me, dost
thou disdain its power and what kind of justification
canst thou have for this. Hearken unto God Himself,
Who says that the multitude of people who pray to him
with fervor moves Him to have mercy. He says to the
Prophet Jonah: 'Shall I not spare Nineveh, that great
city, in which dwell more than 120 thousand people.'
He did not simply mention the multitude of people but
that thou mightest know that prayer together has great
power."
The author of the above article is someone very close
to us. If you have an idea about who said these things,
or would like to know the source...just ask!
Youth CatechismCourtney Malahias
“You can be committed to church but not committed to
Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not
committed to church.” – Joel Osteen
“The perfect church service would be one we were
almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on
God. “ – C.S. Lewis
Remember……..We need U in CH RCH……………
…..All of you.
The closer your relationship to God, the more natural it
is to come to church and share that love with your
children. They are our future.
I hope you all are having a wonderful, blessed summer
and creating many memories with your families. We
look forward to starting our catechism year with our
annual open house which will be on
August 31, 2014 Come meet your child’s teacher
and enjoy a snack with us!
I look forward to a fruitful year and seeing all your
smiling faces!
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Grateful to be in His service,
Courtney Malahias
Romiosini & Zoyra
Our Romiosini and Zoyra dancers will take a short
break in the summer, but we need to start practicing
ASAP, in preparation for HDF 2014 in Charlotte NC.
Nota Dukas has already started to sew new costumes
for the Zoyra dancers. Parents - Look for upcoming
mandatory meeting to see how you can help with this
wonderful ministry.
GOYAKoula Katsikis - Mary Beth Miliotis - Tina Bostic -
David Snow - Irene Vogiatzis
The Goyans attending the Fayetteville youth rally in
June, had a great time. They shared good
sportsmanship with their friends from Fayetteville,
Raleigh and Myrtle Beach.
All Goyans who have signed up for St. Stephen’s
camp make sure to turn in all forms ASAP. You aren't
fully registered until all paperwork is complete at the
metropolis level. Drivers are still needed.
Parents of rising 5th graders and any new middle and
high school students: We welcome your children into
Goya this coming school year! Please contact Irene
Vogiatzis and give her name the name/s of your
goyan- aged children, email address contact, cell
number contact and home mailing address. We will
be sure to add your child to our mailing list and
contact you with our upcoming events!
Everyone have a safe and blessed summer.
LOVEStella McTaggart
I was honored to be asked to be the Preschool (LOVE
aged) teacher for my third year in a row for Vacation
Church School. The partial Bible verse our children
learned from 1 Corinthians 10: 31 “Whatever you do,
do everything for the Glory of God” “…εἴτε τι
ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε” resonated in
my heart with everything I did that week with our
children. And, I really want to continue that theme
through my actions with LOVE.
As my daughter enters preschool this year I want her
interactions with other children, and her teachers, to
be guided by her love of God the Father. And, by
coming to Divine Liturgy, she will be immersing
herself if his Glory. So please, take the opportunity
to come to Divine Liturgy on Friday, August 29 at
9am at Church. Then, we will have a play date in the
Nursery afterwards. I hope that by teaching my child
that Divine Liturgy comes before all other
commitments that everything she does is for the
Glory of God.
Nursery
If you know of anyone that would be interested in
working in our Church Nursery as an Attendant,
please contact either the church office or Stella
McTaggart to get more information. We would love
to have a few people already qualified for this
position so we never have coverage issues.
Vacation Church SchoolShannon Johns
Church Family,
Another week of Vacation Church School has flown
by and I know I can speak for everyone when I say,
we had a great time! During the week the kids
learned Bible stories about trusting, loving and
obeying God. By the end of the week they knew the
stories by heart! They brought the verse 1
Corinthians 10:31 to life, by daily remembering to do
EVERYTHING for Gods glory. I am so thankful that
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I could spend the week with
your precious children.
I wanted to give a special
thank you to Renee Karonis,
Cassie and Conner Snow,
Stella McTaggart, Father Jon,
all the other volunteers, all the
parents who brought their
children and all the children
that attended. Looking
forward to next year!
Sympathies and Memorials
On June 1 we offered a 40 day memorial for Cynthia
Mahon, mother of Theodora Clements and sister of
Pam Mavros Hale. May her memory be eternal!
On June 1 we offered a 40 day memorial for Nicholas
Futris, son of Stella Pappas. May his memory be
eternal!
We extend our deepest sympathy to Nikoloas
Bouboulis, his sister Panagiota, and family on the
falling asleep of their father, Panos Bouboulis, on
June 10. May his memory be eternal!
On June 15 we offered a 1 year memorial for Maria
Stamatakis and a 25 year for Michael Stamatakis,
parents of Kostantina and Steven Stamatakis. May
their memory be eternal!
We extend our sympathy to Stella Babson and family
on the falling asleep of her brother, Thomas Allen
“Bo” Alambis, on June 19, 2014. May his memory be
eternal!
Congratulations
Congratulations to our 2014 Graduating High School
Seniors: Vasili Brown, Evan Cranidiotis, Koula
Fragos, Catherine Frank, Dino Ioannou, Emily
Kirkby, Rena Poulson, and Taso Vogiatzis.
“Oh, the places you’ll go!”~ Dr. Seuss
Congratulations to Aphodite and Eustathios
Eustathiadis and family on the baptism of their
daughter, Ioanna, into the Orthodox Church on June 8.
Νά σας ζήσει!
Congratulations to Alex and Viktoriya Matyushyn on
the birth of their baby girl, Emilia Alexandra, on June
19. Emilia came into this world weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz.
and measuring 18.1 inches long. Νά σάς ζήσει!
Vacation Church School
June 2014
Fr. Jon with Students
2014 Stewards as of June 17, 2014
Anderson, Keith & Sally
Angeledes, Angelo & Evelyn
Andrews, Chris
Andrews, Louis & Roula
Athens, Damon
Batis, John & Emily
Balourdos, Karla
Batounis, John & Nancy
Bostic, Michael & Tina
Bouboulis, Nikolaos
Brilakis, Antony & Shirley
Burgee, John & Beth
Burke, Aaron & Maria
Calhoun, Cameron & Pam
Chantiles, Katarina‐Maria
Chantiles, Stravros
Cranidiotis, Chris & Joy Faulk
Dandulakis, Gregory & Kimberly
Demas, Ronald & Sharon
Demetriou, Angelo & Emilee
Diakogiannis, IJiynia
Diakogiannis, Yiani
Dimopoulos, Pete & Katherine
Dimova, Stanislav & Diana
Dukas, Nota
Efstatthiadis, Efstathios & Aphrodite
Emanuelson, Fr. Jon & Presbytera Barbara
Flowers, Larry & Helen
Fokakis, George
Fragakis, John & Sophia
Fragos, Evangelos & Olympia
Gerry, Despina
Haralambous, Irene
Jefferies, Phil & Irene
Johns, Chris & Shannon
Karafas, Steve & Sarah
Katsaros, Constantine & Sharon
Katris, Angelo & Anastasis
Katris, Gus
Kefalas, Thalia
King, Lee & Doris
Kirkby, Matthew & Melissa
Koklanaris, Dena
Koklanaris, Emmanuel & Lambra
Koumparakis‐Botbol, Elaine
Kratsa, Perry Caleb & Anita Nagy
Kruczko, Andrew Mark
Lawler, Jessica
Lionikis, Emmanuel & Athanasia
Logothetis, Anestis & Constance
Loizides, Michael & Theodora
Macris, Georgia
Malahais, Peter & Courtney
Manolukas, Dr. Peter & Joan
Markatos, Aristea
Marmaras, Georgia
Marmaras, Mary
Mayorga, Ed & Kathleen
Mayorga, Sia
McGowan, Calvin & Diane
McTaggart, Stella
Miliotis, Emanuel & Mary Beth
Nashed, Neemat
Papakidis, Maria
Papanicolaou, Lambros & Niki
Pappamihiel, Ruth
Pathenos, Alexios
Pinkston, Anne
Porzio, Andrew & Alexia
Poulos, Dena
Poulos, Emanuel (Mike)
Poulos, Jack & Danielle
Poulos, John & Athena
Poulos, Patricia
Proukou, Theodore & Katherine
Rallis, Michael & Debra Bakalis Rallis
Reynolds, Rick & Barbara
Ronner, Tom & Connie
Saffo, Marian & Marika
Saffo, Nick & Tia
Saffo, Tony & Jamie
Schaefer, Robert & Rena
Simotas, Spiro & Joanne
Skandalakis, Angelique
Skandalakis, Kay
Sljaka, Sophie
Snow, David & Daphne
Spyropoulos, Maria
Stasios, James & Maria
Stephanou, George & Peggy
Theophilos, Plato & Renee
Thomas, Robert & Florence
Tracy, Ernest & Sophia
Tracy, Joshua
Tsangarides, Arthur & Wanda
Tsingelis, Chris & Angia
Vallianos, Stella
Vavalette, Mary Ann
Verikios, Mary Ellen
Vogiatzis, Vasilios & Sotirou, Irene
Wall, Mary Ann
Whitley, John & Helen
Wickersham, Donald Ross
Wiersteiner, Sam & Kyriaki
Zezefellis, EfJie
Zondos, Angela
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The entireSt. NicholasCommunityis invited!
Sunday'~'July'20,'2014
Following'Liturgy
in'the'Hellenic'Center
DonationsWelcome
All proceeds benefit the Ikarian Scholarship fund
Pan-Ikarian Brotherhood
Chapter Therma
SAVE THE DATE: July 25,26,27
Dr. Michael Rallis will be performing in Wilmington's First Opera "The Merry Widow"UNCW Cultural Arts Bldg/Main Stage
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St. Nicholas Ladies Philoptochos invites you to
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Κοίµηση!της!Θεοτόκου
!!!!!!!!!!!Dormition!of!the!Theotokos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Panigiri!&!Gift!Basket!Raffle
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Friday!~!August!15,!2014
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!6:00!pm!in!the!Hellenic!Center
!!!Presale!Tickets:!!$15!Adults!/!$8!Children!6!Y!12!/!Kids!5!and!under!free
!!!!!!!!!!!!!Donations!at!the!Door:!!$20!Adults!/!$10!Children!
!!!!!!!!!!Please!consider!donating!a!gift!basket!to!be!raffled.
!!!!!!!!Bring!the!baskets!wrapped!and!ready!to!be!displayed.
The Virgin Mary (Panagias) is a Marian feast of the
Christian Churches, celebrated with great pomp
in many parts of the country and is called "Easter summer".
Every year, the day is dedicated to the Assumption day.
It is not mourning but a celebration of joy and elation to
the xanagkaliasma mother with her beloved son.
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Please check our online Parish Calendar at
http://www.stnicholaswilmington.org/ParishCalendar.html
for up to date information about our Parish Life events
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