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MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ΜΗΝΙΑΙΟ ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΟΡ ΘΟΔΟΞΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙ ΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕ ΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ

ARK - ΚΙΒΩΤΟΣ the H

Assumption

Greek Orthodox Church

111 Island Pond Road

Manchester NH 03109

Phone: (603) 623-2045

Fax: (603) 232-6347

info@AssumptionNH.org

www.AssumptionNH.org

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Monthly Calendar (Greek) ...... 2

Ministries List .......................... 3

Parish News............................ 4

Philoptochos News ................. 5

Youth News ........................... 6

Stewardship ............................ 8

Monthly Calendar (English) .. 15

MAY / ΜΑΪΟΣ 2015 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 5

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2015

ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ

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3 Κυριακή του Παραλύτου ‘Ορθρος: 9:00πμ Θεία Λειτ: 10:00πμ

4 Συνάντηση Greekfest 6:30µµ

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7 Ελληνικό Σχολείο Ελληνικός Χορός 3:30-7:45µµ

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10 Κυριακή της Σαμαρείτιδος ‘Ορθρος: 9:00πμ Θεία Λειτ: 10:00πμ Ημέρα της Μητέρας Πρωινο από Ενοριακό Συμβούλιο

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14 Ελληνικό Σχολείο Ελληνικός Χορός 3:30-7:45µµ

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17 Κυριακή του Τυφλού ‘Ορθρος: 9:00πμ Θεία Λειτ: 10:00πμ Κυριακή των νονών Γενική Συνέλευση 12:00 µµ Συνάντηση GOYA

18 Συνάντηση Διοικητικού Συµβουλίου 7:00µµ

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20 Συνάντηση Συμβουλίου Φιλοπτώχου 6:00μμ

21 Αγ. Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης ‘Ορθρος: 8:30πμ Θεία Λειτ: 9:15πμ

Ελληνικό Σχολείο Ελληνικός Χορός 3:30-7:45µµ

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Πλύσιμο αυτοκινήτων απο την GOYA

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Κυριακή των

πατέρων της 1ης Οικουμενικής

Συνόδου

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Θ. Λειτ: 10:00πµ Συσσιτιο Απόρων (New Horizons) 4:00 - 6:00μμ Ανοιξιάτικος Χορός 6:30 μμ

25 Memorial Day Τρισάγιον στο Pine Grove νεκροταφείο 9:30 πμ

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28 Ελληνικό Σχολείο Ελληνικός Χορός 3:30-7:45µµ

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30 Ψυχοσάββατο ‘Ορθρος: 8:30πμ Θεία Λειτ: 9:15πμ

31 Πεντηκοστή Ορθ: 9:00πµ Θ. Λειτ: 10:00πµ

Πώληση Λουκουμάδων της GOYA

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Ark published monthly by Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 111 Island Pond Road, Manchester NH 03109

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Parish Council 2015

President .................... James Folopoulos

Vice President ............. Nick Karagianis

Secretary ..................... Mike Rokas

Treasurer .................... Ted Rokas

Peter Lazos Charles Mardanes

Vasilios Palaskas Penny Papastathis

Louie Pliakos

Philoptochos Board 2015

President…………….....Esther Kereakoglow

1st Vice President………..Lucy Skouteris

Recording Secretary .... .Andrea Moutsioulis

Corresponding Secretary... Iris Belinsky

Treasurer .................... Georgia Gancarz

Advisor ....................... Nancy Mardanes

Martha Galanis Evangelia Gregorious

Maria Chronas Artemis Lazos

Georgia Palaskas

Staff

Secretary ..................... …..Janet Malin

Chanter ...................... …..Vasilios Rokas

Choir Director …………….Joan Virga

YOUTH MINISTRIES

GOYA Advisor ... Carol Georgopoulos

President ....... Elias Papakostas

Vice President Despina Yogas

Secretary ....... Abigail Piet

Secretary ....... Zoe Stamoulis

Treasurer ....... Efthemi Stamoulis

JOY Advisors ...... Julie Karagianis

Patty Tingos

Soula Dunn

Alexandra Demos

Mommy & Me ... Ranya Karatzoulidis

PARISH SCHOOLS

Sunday School

Director .................... Stacy Caron

Greek School

Director .................... George Kitsis

Teacher ..................... Connie Stamoulis

Newsletter Editors

Sophia Annas Janet Malin

James Folopoulos Nancy Mardanes

Ellen Healy

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Parish News

Χρηστός Ανέστη - Christ is Risen

It is the day of Resurrection! On Nations, let us be jubilant! For this Pascha is the Passover of the

Lord Christ Our God has passed us over from death to life and from earth to heaven; We who sing

to Him triumphant praise. (Ode 1 Tone 1)

We would like to thank Father Gregory Trakas who was with us during Holy Week and performed

all of the services. For those who were able to attend, we experienced the journey of our Lord

which was filled with faith, joy, love and sadness. The sadness was short lived as our savior rose

from the dead and then was resurrected.

In preparation for Easter there was a lot of work that needed to be done. Thank you to everyone

that participated in cleaning our church, decorated the icons and the church with flowers;

decorated the Epitaphion and for everyone that brought in the red eggs. We would also like to

thank our chanter and our choir for chanting so eloquently during the week. Last, but not least, a

huge thank you to our youth and their parents for helping through the entire week, especially our

altar boys and our beautiful myrrh bearers on Holy Friday.

Parish Council On May 10

th the Parish Council will be hosting the Mother’s Day Breakfast. Everyone is

welcomed to attend. Please join us as one big family as we honor our beautiful mothers.

The monthly Parish Council meeting will be held on Monday, May 18th at 7 PM.

8th Annual Spring Dance

Our Annual Spring Dance will be held on Sunday, May 24th at the Executive Court Banquet

Facility from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM. Reserve your tickets by May 18th. Due to limited seating

capacity, we cannot guarantee that additional tickets will be available at the door. We would like

to invite everyone to join us for an evening filled with good fun, fellowship, and lots of dancing!

For more information, please contact Penny Papastathis at (603) 512-0996 or the church office.

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Philoptochos News

The Ladies of the Philoptochos Society Soteria would like to thank everyone who assisted with our

many recent events, beginning with all the women who came forward ready to clean our beautiful

church on March 21st. Many thanks to you ladies for doing a magnificent job!

To all of those who made monetary donations toward the purchase of the new purple altar cloths,

we thank you for your generosity. Ms Susie Georgiadis was the seamstress who put the finishing

touches on the altar cloths and bookmark for the Bible. She gave her time and expertise to do this

for our Church and we appreciate her kindness.

The ladies’ hard work and dedication helped create delicious pastries and tsourekia for our annual

bake sale. If it weren't for these women who give their time and baking experience, we wouldn't

have the success we have enjoyed for many years. Anyone who would like to join this effort is more

than welcome to participate. The ladies wish to thank everyone who came forward to assist with

our bake sale.

We would like to thank Areti Galanis and Effie Kalampalikis for ordering the flowers and decorating

the church during Holy Week. The decorating of the Epitaphion included the efforts of many people

and their children, with guidance from Father Gregory. The Epitaphion looked beautiful! We thank

you all.

New Horizons Soup Kitchen

New Horizons Soup Kitchen is Sunday, May 24th, 4-6 PM. We are looking for new volunteers to

join our group. This is such a rewarding experience; please join us for less than two hours of

fellowship with the group from the Assumption Church. If you have any questions, please call the

church office at 623-2045. Thank you!

Choir Calling all parishioners! We are looking for volunteers to join our talented choir. All ages are

welcomed; all that is required is your passion and love for our church! Please contact our Choir

Director, Joan Virga at 603-553-9525 or the church office.

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Coffee Hour

The Parish Council will be sponsoring the Coffee Hour on the first Sunday of every month.

Please contact the church office if you would like to participate by making one of your famous

Greek dishes (pitas, pastries) or what your heart desires. Thank you!

Please contact a Philoptochos Board member or the church office if you would like to sponsor a

coffee hour. If you have a special date in mind, please reserve it early.

Youth Ministry News GOYA

Car Wash Fundraiser

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! The GOYANs are excited to announce their annual car wash at the

Webster Street fire station in Manchester on Saturday, May 23rd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Please

support our GOYANs in their fundraising endeavors.

Loukoumathes Fundraiser

On Sunday May 31st the GOYANs will be selling loukoumathes during coffee hour.

Sunday School

Dates to Remember

May

Sunday, May 17th - Godparent Sunday

Sunday, May 31st - Pentecost Sunday

June

Sunday, June 7th - Greek School and Sunday School Graduation.

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Donations

Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Palaskas - $20.00

Nino Makas - $100.00

Fuel Fundraiser

Mr. & Mrs. Costa Liolios - $10.00

Barbara Brown – $20.00

Mr. & Mrs. John Stergioulis - $20.00

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Kamberis -$30.00

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Camberis- $50.00

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Tingos - $100.00

Other Fuel Fundraiser Donations - $88.00

Easter Offerings - $50.00

Greek School Donation

Pericles Democratic Club of NH $500.00

March Pledges

Sophia Annas

Tyler Boutwell

Diana Camberis

Mr. & Mrs. George Dovas

Theodore Farmakis

Dimitra Gakopoulos

Anastasia Galanis

Martha Galanis

Mr. & Mrs. Aristidis Kalampalikis

Mr. & Mrs. Ilias Kalampalikis

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Kamberis

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Katsiantonis

Esther Kereakoglow

George Koromilas

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Koromilas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lazos

Mr. & Mrs. John Mantzoufas

Stavroula Palaskas

Panagiota Papastathis

Mr. & Mrs.Christos Pavlopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Pavlopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Antonios Pliakos

Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Pliakos

Chrysanthe Randos

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Spirou

Sacraments

Baptisms

April 19th – Aiden Christopher Wing,

son of Stavroula Palaskas & Adam Wing

May 24th – Lucas, son of Peter &

Elizabeth Tentas

May 31st – Christos & Markos,

Twin sons of Peter & Lisa Pavlopoulos

40 Day Blessing

April 19th - William Robert,

son of James & Sara Pliakos

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March Pledges

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Swanson

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Tingos

Cassandra Tonas

George Tonas

Betty Xintaras

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Xintaras

Stewardship

Memorial Donations

In memory of James & Effie Tsarouhas - $50.00

In memory of Stephanos Michalakopoulos -

$55.00

In memory of Epokratis Hartofelis -$100.00

In memory of Maria Makas - $355.00

In memory of John Blecatsis - $376.18

In memory of Katerini Tselios - $980.00

Reminder – Please do not

forget to submit your 2015

Stewardship Pledge

Stewardship is the greatest

source of income for our church.

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Thank you Mrs. Bakolas and all the parents for teaching our children to dye eggs on Holy Thursday

Making Lazarakia with Miss Ranya on the Saturday of Lazarus

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GREEKFEST 2015

CALLING ALL PARISHONERS!!!

Our 2015 GreekFest will be held on Saturday August 29th and Sunday August 30

th. Festival hours:

Saturday 11am to 10 pm; Sunday 11 am-7 pm.

Putting this event together is a massive undertaking requiring 100 volunteers each hour the festival is

open! This is our largest fundraiser of the year and we need your help! Many of you have worked for

years to make this event a success. But, we need more help and new blood to renew our energies.

Please don’t be shy! We welcome your assistance, ideas and time.

The following are specific needs we have at the moment. Please call if you can do something or know

a source for us to pursue. Right now we are in need of:

Donations of all kinds including: monetary, supplies, food, beverage supplies; your time and talents.

Donations of money and/or prizes for the Penny Sale Table.

Cooks to join the women of the Philoptochos on designated days to prepare specific Greek foods prior

to the Festival.

Anything else you can think of.

Sounds like a lot of work … and it certainly is, but the more help we have, the fewer hours each one

of us needs to work! This is a great way to meet new people! It is a lot of fun and a very gratifying

way to give back to the Church.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE ALREADY

HARD AT WORK ON FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES!

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact the church office at 603-623-2045.

If you like to participate, please fill out the following form and return it to the church office.

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PARTICIPATION FORM

GREEKFEST 2015

___ Kitchen

Salad Station

___ Loukoumathes Booth

___ Gyro/Souvlaki Booth

___ Food Line (servers)

___ Pastry Booth

___ Bar/Refreshments

___ Penny Sale Table

___ Raffle Table

___ Kids Crafts

___ Kids Games

___Setting up tables-Friday afternoon 8/28

___Taking down tables-Sunday evening 8/30

___Tray pick-up

___Trash pick-up

___Any station

Name:

Address: _____________________________________________________

City/State: ___________________________________________________

Phone Number: _________________ Cell Number: __________________

E-mail: _________________________________________________________________

Days I can help: Hours:

_______Friday, August 28th From: _______To: ________

_______Saturday, August 29th From: _______To:_________

_______Sunday, August 30th From: _______To:_________

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BUSINESS CARD ADVERTISING

Anyone with a business that would like to advertise in our monthly bulletin, please contact the Church office.

A business card format, about 2 ½” x 1 ½” will run for a period of 12 months for one set fee of $150.00 a year.

This will help to defray the ever-increasing costs of printing and mailing these bulletins to our homes as well as

advertising your business to our parishioners and through word of mouth, to their friends.

This is a great opportunity for all!

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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3 Sunday of the Paralytic Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM

4 Greekfest Meeting in church hall 6:30 p.m.

5 6 7 Greek School & Greek Dance 3:30 – 7:45

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10 Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM Mothers Day Brunch sponsored by Parish Council

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14 Greek School & Greek Dance 3:30 – 7:45

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17 Sunday of the Blind Man Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM Godparent Sunday General Assembly 12:00 GOYA Meeting after church service

18 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 PM

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20 Philoptochos Board Meeting in the church hall 6:00 p.m.

21 St. Constantine & Helen Orthros: 8:30 AM Div. Lit: 9:15 AM Greek School & Greek Dance 3:30 – 7:45

Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

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GOYA Car Wash 10:00 – 2:00 p.m.

24 Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM New Horizons Soup Kitchen 3:45 PM – 6:30 PM Spring Dance 6:30 p.m.

25 Memorial Day Trisagion Service at Pine Grove Cemetery 9:30 AM

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28 Greek School & Greek Dance 3:30 – 7:45

29 30 Saturday of Souls Orthros: 8:30 AM Div. Lit: 9:15 AM

31 Holy Pentacost Orthros: 9:00 AM Div. Lit: 10:00 AM GOYA Loukoumathes Sale

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Father Gregory teaching the children the meaning of Good Friday

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