Vol. 24 , No. 1 Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church 2501 S. Wolf Rd. Westchester, IL April 2019708.562.2744 www.holyapostleschurch.com

Forgivinglike Joseph

From Father Nicholas

New England footballfans enjoyed this year’sSuper Bowl. The worldchampion New EnglandPatriots beat the Los

Angeles Rams 13-3. Although some said thatthe low scoring game was boring, the halftime show was interesting. Adam Levine sang,danced and entertained the audience. As heperformed, both teams were resting andreviewing their first half performance. Whatdid we do right? What did we do wrong?How can we correct the mistakes in the secondhalf? How can we finish and win the game?

We may ask the same question: How can Isuccessfully complete the second half of myLenten journey? Some of us have been hurtby relatives and even friends. Anger and bit-terness may be dormant for days but eventual-ly raises its ugly head. St. Paul warns us to“see to it that no one misses the grace of Godand that no bitter root grows up to cause trou-ble and defile many.” (Hebrews 12:15)Bitterness can take root and spread. It affectsus and overflows. Our bitter, unforgivingsouls try to build alliances and recruit individ-uals to affirm our pain.

If you are struggling, turn to the HolyScriptures that reveal one remarkable manwho allowed God to heal his pain. On HolySunday evening, the first night of Holy Week,we remember and commemorate Joseph thePatriarch, the beloved son of Jacob. Joseph'sstory is conveyed in the final section of theBook of Genesis. He was a man of total for-giveness. Reviewing his life provides practicalmethods to rid ourselves of bitterness. Josephwas the second youngest of 12 brothers. Hewas talented, handsome and his father’sfavorite son. Jacob, Joseph’s father, gave hima richly ornamented robe. This signaled thatJoseph had the firstborn blessing. Joseph’ssuffering began when he was 17. Jacob sentJoseph out to check on his brothers. When

Parish thanks longtimeorganist of Holy Apostles

MosaicComing together, we form an icon of God’s Kingdom

Stephanie is pictured with Choir Director Nick Paloumpis, above, and with her icon, below.

they saw him approaching, the brothersdevised a plot to kill him. Fortunately, Reubenintervened and convinced the others not to killhim. Instead the brothers sold Joseph for 20shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites. They tookhim to Egypt. The brothers dipped Joseph’scoat in animal’s blood. They gave the coat totheir father. The brothers tricked him intobelieving Joseph had been killed and eaten.Their father mourned for 20 years while thebrothers kept their secret. These older broth-ers completely forgot Joseph. His brothers

hardened their hearts and kept the lie to them-selves. Joseph’s fate was worse than death. Asan Egyptian, slave Joseph would have to workin cruel conditions or be beaten to death. Allhope must have died as he left in the caravan.Even worse, his brothers were happy about histerrible fate. Hatred and betrayal stings!

Joseph arrived in Egypt as a mere slave androse to prominence and caught Potiphar’s eye.He was the head of Pharaoh’s secret servicedetail. The Lord gave Joseph “success in

Mrs. Stephanie Leider has been helping our HolyApostles community praise the Lord for 60 years.  She haslovingly and sacrificially offered her time and talent byplaying the organ since Holy Apostles was founded in1959!  We all have been blessed by her musical ability andthe sacred music she played all these years.  She hashelped us grow closer to Christ in worship by playingevery Sunday Divine Liturgy and special feast days!  Shewas given an icon of The Holy Apostles Sunday, February17, and honored at a special fellowship hour following theDivine Liturgy.

May God bless and grant her many years!

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Gavel to GavelMinutes of the January Council Meeting BY JIM MARAGOS

Meditationº Fr. Nicholas discussed an article he read in

the Orthodox Observer by SteveChristoforou, “How to Keep Our YoungPeople Interested in the Church.” It talksabout a woman named Catherine whowas raised in the Church. As a youngadult she was struggling to stay Orthodox.In high school, she was very active in thechurch groups but in college there wasnothing and she fell away from theChurch. She had never made a connec-tion with Christ. Christoforou found inresearch that 60% of young Christians fallaway from the church in which they wereraised. In 1947, there were 702,273Orthodox Christians in the U.S, and in2010, there were only 799,400 despite thedoubling of the general population overthat 63 year period. Pew Research report-ed that the Orthodox Church has moreyounger members, than other Christianfaith which is likely due to people convert-ing to the faith. There are three reasonspeople stay in the faith: 1) the parents aredevout, 2) a friend is devout, 3) they had adirect, deep spiritual experience.

Stewardship/Finance Reportº Roof Fundraising

Norm said we have a pre-approval fromthe International Bank of Chicago. Wewill need to give them an appraisal andthey will give us the terms and conditions.It is a construction bridge loan that “wepay as we go” until we get the funds topay it. Nothing has been signed yet.

º Peter Bell reported on the activities of thefund-raising committee, which is com-prised of Peter Bell, Jim Banakis, DeanDranias, Father Nick. They met with ourconsultant Jerry Minetos who is doing a 2-3 month feasibility study to be finishedbefore Holy Week. A letter, within theweek, will go out to the parish to let themknow he may be calling. At the time ofour 60th Anniversary dinner, the programfor fundraising will be announced publicly,but quiet efforts will be made before then.

º 2018 Pledges: Nick Kouchis: We need todevelop a process to reach out to the stew-ards who have not fulfilled their 2018 pledges.

Ecclesiastical Report: º Our appeal to His Eminence Metropolitan

Nathanael was granted so the transfer ofFr. Panayiotis is delayed until after Pascha,sometime in May.

º Our new organist is Maria (Magdalinos)Bolchert. Kathy (Bobis) Anderson will bethe backup organist.

º The 2nd chanter is John Anton. He is agraduate of Hellenic College.

º Fr. Nicholas Dahdal, who occasionally is inthe altar, is a retired priest from theAntiochian Church in Cicero, IL. He livesin Lombard.

Old Businessº Gathering Place plaque: Chapel Hills

Garden West has donated a beautifulplaque commemorating The GatheringPlace. The installation will occur whenweather permits.

New Businessº The fellowship hour reception honoring

our previous organist, Stephanie LekasLeider, was well attended. There wastremendous help from the ladies of thePhiloptochos and choir. We all shouldthank them.

º Father Panayiotis asked for funds to beused to pay for GOYA bus transportationto do mission work in the Detroit area.Motion made by Peter Bell, 2nd by SteveSavas not to exceed $5,000, which passedunanimously.

º Room Remodeling: Alicia Magas report-ed that furniture for the two new rooms ison its way.

º There are plans to honor Fr. Panayiotisafter Lent with a party before he leaves.

Building and Grounds: º Roof Repair: In order to start May 1, we

need to get the windows below the roofrepaired first. The May 1 start time isimportant in order to complete the roofrepairs over the three domes and the naveof the church in this construction season.

Missions:º Norm Pomrening: reported $50,000 is

allocated in the budget for missions, butthere is $20,000 of income, so the net is$30,000. This is controlled by theMissions Committee. If the committeewants additional funds, the Council needsto be consulted.

º We raise money for the Philoxenia Housein Minnesota, and we give locally fromFeed6 to the Chicago Food Depository,and also to the PADS and BEDS charities.International missions we support throughOCMC. Motion to give $12,000 to theHoppe family mission in Albania made byNorm. It passed unanimously.

Struggle,But WithoutAnxiety

From Father Panayiotis

Strive [“struggle”] toenter through the narrowgate, for many, I say to you,will seek to enter and will

not be able. -Luke 13:24Be anxious for nothing, but in everything

by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,let your requests be made known to God; andthe peace of God, which surpasses all under-standing, will guard your hearts and mindsthrough Christ Jesus. -Phil. 4:6-7

As we continue our journey through GreatLent, we find ourselves in a time of reflectionand also of spiritual struggles. The joy andlightness that we will feel at Pascha is, in away, the fruit of the time and effort spentduring Lent to cleanse ourselves and comecloser to Christ.

But there are times along the way when wewonder if we will be able to make it to the end.This is true not only of the Lenten journey, butalso for our life in general. Sometimes we arebeing hit with so many obstacles, responsibili-ties, and trials, that we feel as though we aresinking. This is the point when we begin topanic and become anxious. St Peter does thevery same thing in the Gospel; he becomesafraid on the waters and begins sinking. Hecries out, “Lord, save me!” It continues, “Andimmediately Jesus stretched out His hand andcaught him, and said to him, ‘O you of littlefaith, why did you doubt?’” (Matt. 14:30-31)

We learn here that Christ does not want usto become anxious in the midst of temptations,uncertainties, and struggles. St. Paisios theAthonite related in one of his letters that anxi-ety does not come from God, but rather fromthe evil one. He instructs us, “when we feelanxiety in our struggles, we must realize thatwe are not operating within God’s realm. Godis not a tyrant who comes to choke us [withfear and anxiety].”

Our struggles will be successful only if theyare accompanied by trust and faith in God.This helps minimize anxiety. Tiredness fromour struggles is not as big of a problem as theanxiety we have. In fact, at the end of a day ofhard work, it’s possible for us to even feel agood kind of tired. This is the kind of tired thatmakes us feel relaxed, and we sleep very well atnight.

If we learn to give our anxieties to Christand trust Him to get us through our struggles,we will learn how to “sail the great sea of theFast,” and how to navigate the deep sea of thislife. Let us not be afraid or anxious, then,when we feel our struggles becoming intense.Rather, let us keep moving forward. We are

not alone; God is with us. As the Psalmist writes:“God is our refuge and power; a help in

afflictions that severely befall us…Be still, and

know that I am God…the Lord of hosts is withus, the God of Jacob is our protector.” -Ps. 45

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Fr. Nicholas from P. 1

Forgiving like Joseph...everything he did.” (Genesis 39:3) Hebecame Potiphar’s trusted advisor. But,Potiphar’s wife made advances toward Joseph.He refused her. Joseph would not give in. Hewas a handsome man of great character. Oneday Potiphar’s wife propositioned him again.She took his cloak as he fled from the house.Potiphar’s frustrated wife then began makingup lies. She made false accusations againstJoseph. When Potiphar returned home andheard this false story, he angrily threw histrusted servant Joseph into prison. Joseph hadbeen rejected by his brothers, separated fromhis beloved father, physically abused by hisbrothers, sold as a slave and finally imprisonedwith shackles for a crime he did not commit.Why? He was a good looking, gifted man wholoved God and had a heart of integrity. Thisdoes not seem fair. Sometimes the cruelestthings happen to those people that try to dothe right thing.

Joseph met the cupbearer while a prisoner.He asked Joseph to interpret his dream.Joseph merely asked his friend to return thefavor by putting in a good word with thePharaoh when he was released. The cupbear-er was released and “did not rememberJoseph; he forgot him.” (Genesis 40:23)Joseph died to his family, reputation and hisonly friend in prison. He had nothing to lookforward to except a long prison sentence.Joseph had every reason to be bitter. He couldhave allowed the painful circumstances tomake him angry and hopeless the rest of hislife. But he did not respond that way. Wehave a choice!

How did Joseph become a model of for-giveness and healing? First, he lived in thefuture and not the past. Later in the Book ofGenesis Joseph is released from prison. He isgiven a very prestigious government positionand marries a beautiful woman. They areblessed with two sons named Manasseh andEphraim. These names provide a clue to hisattitude. Manasseh for “God made me forgetall my troubles and all my father’s house.”(Genesis 41:51) The second child was calledEphraim for “God has caused me to be fruitfulin the land of my humiliation.” (Genesis41:52) God’s grace caused Him to forget.Joseph would not allow the past to color hisview of the future. Do you live with morememories than dreams? Does the root of bit-terness cause you to refuse to forget and trustGod with the future? Joseph chose to live inthe future. Second, he set free those who hurthim. During a widespread famine, Joseph’sbrothers desperately came to Egypt to pur-

This year’s sale wasa big hit due in nosmall part to the enthu-siasic work of manyGOYA volunteers,above. One of them,George Fotos, helpsout in the kitchen.

chase corn. They stood before Joseph but didnot recognize him. How would you respond?He says; “I am Joseph your brother whom yousold into slavery. Do not be grieved or angrywith yourselves because you sold me here; forGod sent me before you to save life.” (Genesis45:5-6) In other words, this was God’s plan!God was involved the entire time! Can you seeGod in your difficult, challenging circum-stances? St. Paul’s letter to the Romans states“in all things God works for the good of thosewho love Him.” (Romans 8:28) Joseph totallyexonerates his brothers. Notice he forgiveswithout discussing the past. The past is thepast and the future begins now! Lastly, heblessed those that hurt him. Joseph not onlyforgives his brothers but invites them to return,with their children, to live with him. He offersthem the prosperity and blessings he hasreceived. Joseph could have sent them homein the midst of the severe famine but he didnot. Joseph chose to bless rather than cursethem.

Forgiveness Sunday is the last Sunday

before Lent begins. Holy Week begins remem-bering Joseph, the great man of forgiveness.This shows how important it is to forgive.Forgiving someone will restore your relation-ship with God. Not forgiving is like swallow-ing poison and expecting your enemy to die.Forgiving actually helps us! The alternative isa ceaseless process of hurt, bitterness, anger,resentment and self-destruction. If we don’tforgive, we are stuck in prison – a place whereall of the doors are locked. This prevents usfrom seeing and experiencing the freedom andthe glory of God. St. Silhouan said that wherethere is forgiveness, there is freedom.

This Palm Sunday evening, we will remem-ber Joseph the Patriarch. Our patristic andliturgical tradition portrays him as a prototypeor image of Christ because of his exceptionalqualities and remarkable life. His story illus-trates God’s providence. This innocent, chasteand righteous man bears witness to God’s loveand promise. Most of all, his life provides aroadmap to forgiveness.

LoukoumadesSale RaisesFunds ForDetroit Mission Trip

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During this holy season, the Missions Ministry is working with theSunday school students to share our blessings with our brothers andsisters in Christ by supporting The Shoe ThatGrows as a Lenten almsgiving initiative. The Shoe

That Grows is ashoe thatexpands fivesizes as a child’sfoot grows.Our goal is to provide 350 pairs ofthese expandable shoes to childrenattending the St. ClementOrthodox School in Kenya. Eachpair of shoes costs $15.

HA Sunday School children are contributing to this effort via analmsgiving calendar. The calendar, which includes Scripture refer-ences and quotes from the Saints, suggests various dates throughoutLent to make monetary contributions (i.e. give 50 cents for everyjacket or coat that you own). It is intended to raise their awareness of

missions by suggesting they contribute based on the many blessingsthey have compared to their brothers and sisters in Christ who may

be living in poverty. On Palm Sunday, April 21, students should

bring the filled, money collection bags to theirSunday School classrooms. There, MissionsMinistry members will be onhand for the collection. Ifyour child was absent when

the calendars and bags were distributed,please contact Diakonissa Pat Hamalis at630.885.9793 or pathamalis@yahoo.com.

If any parishioner would like to supportthis initiative, please drop off a check in theoffice. Checks should be made payable toHoly Apostles with The Shoe That Growsmarked in the memo. Donations will beaccepted through April 21.

Last fall, more than 40 parishioners fromHoly Apostles volunteered to prepare andserve breakfast and dinner for homeless indi-viduals and families in DuPage County.Based on the enthusiastic response from ourparishioners, the Missions Ministry is offeringmore volunteer opportunities withDuPagePads this year and beyond.

On Friday, May 17, from 5:00-8:00 pm,Holy Apostles has committed to prepare andserve dinner to homeless families with Pads atthe Naperville Church of Christ. OnSaturday May 18, from 5:30 – 7:30 am, we

will cook and provide breakfast for thesesame guests. Details for these May volunteeropportunities will be available mid-Aprilthrough the church bulletin, e-mail and website.

Furthermore, Holy Apostles has commit-ted to prepare and serve breakfast the firstSaturday of every month from 5:30-7:30 am,beginning in October 2019 and continuingthrough May 2020 at The Chapel inHinsdale. Also, on the last Friday andSaturday of November 2019 and January2020, we will make and serve dinner andbreakfast at The Chapel in Hinsdale. To vol-

unteer for these events, sign-up details will becommunicated in early September.

The Missions Ministry hopes to continuehaving parishioners from all of our ministrieswork together to help those in need whilerepresenting Holy Apostles in the local com-munity. For more information onDuPagePads, go to www.dupagepads.org.

Forquestions about the Holy Apostles Padsvolunteer program, please contact FreidaVarlas at 630.335.3237 orfreida@vmail3.com.

Mission Ministry News

Save the Dates — More Volunteer Opportunities with DuPage Pads

The Shoe That Grows

Jesse Brandow, center, an Orthodox Missionary in Guatemala, discusses his missionary work with TedKaramatskos and Spero Kinnas during a visit to Holy Apostles Sunday, March 3.

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Please join us for a freeprofessional photography ses-sion and be included in thenew Holy Apostles ChurchDirectory. We need you to help make our directory complete!Photography starts July 23. You will receive a free 8x10 portrait, a freeprinted directory, and have the opportunity to purchase additional por-traits. Remember, this directory will not be the same without you!

EXCITING NEWS: PETS (DOGS & CATS) are welcome

in this year’s directory. Currently, these are the

available dates to scheduleyour photo sessions: July 23-

26, July 28, and August 6-10. If needed, additional days and times willbe added. For your convenience, online and phone reservations willbeavailable starting in June.

Please contact Nia Kouchis 630.910.8224 with any questions.

Smile!And bring your cats and dogs too

Cleaning Supplies needed for those in PADS

The Missions Ministry and Philoptochos are sponsoring acollection drive for homeless DuPage Pads families who aremoving toward self-sufficiency. Please drop off home andcleaning supply items in the collection bins outside ofHARC from April 1 - April 16.Thanks you for your support!

Questions? Contact Freida Varlas at freida@vmail3.com or Faye Adams at 630.517.8097 or geofaye.adams@gmail.com.

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Blankets and Books Drive for PRCPhiloptochos and the Peoples Resource

Center would like to extend a heartfelt“Thank You” to all who participated in ourFebruary drive for blankets and children’sbooks. We collected 615 books and 139 blan-kets. We are truly grateful for the efforts of allof those who supported this ministry.

Food DrivePhiloptochos is hosting a food drive in

March to benefit HCS Family Services. Thisorganization is committed to relieving hungerin Southeast DuPage County. Collection binsare set up in front of HARC to receive yourdonations. Flyers with details are also avail-able by the candle stands and by the HARCcollection bins.

Easter Candle SalesDecorated candles for Pascha will once

again be available to purchase. These candlesmake great gifts for godparents to give to theirgodchildren. If you are interested in decorat-ing some of these candles, please contactAngela Karras Neboyskey at 773.719.2619.Purchase information will be detailed in futureSunday bulletins.

Lenten DinnerThe annual Lenten dinner will be hosted

by Philoptochos following the Pre-SanctifiedLiturgy on Wednesday, April 3. A variety ofLenten foods will be offered in a potluck, buf-fet style. If you would like to make a dish toshare, please contact Sundy Urban at708.865.7454.

Feed My Starving ChildrenHoly Apostles Philoptochos is scheduled to

volunteer at the Feed My Starving Childrenfacility in Aurora on Saturday, April 6, from 9

to 11am. We will pack specially formulatedmeals for those in need. One does not need tobe a member of Philoptochos to participate -this is a great opportunity for students to fulfillservice hours. If you would like to volunteer,please contact Emily Rehn at 708.369.9365 oremail at platovalentine@hotmail.com.

Easter Bake SaleOur annual Easter Bake Sale featuring

tsourekia, koulouria, red Easter egg dye andother sweets will be held the weekend of PalmSunday. If you would like to provide sweetsfor the bake sale, please contact Aleka Ernst at630.561.1660 or alekaernst@aol.com.

Easter EggsWe are once again asking parishioners to

donate red eggs so that we may wrap them intulle for distribution at our Easter services.Please bring the unrefrigerated eggs to themulti-purpose room by Holy Thursday. Wewill wrap the eggs after the Royal Hours ser-vice on Holy Friday morning. All are wel-come to stay after the service to help wrap.

Save the DateFeed the Hungry – Annunciation

Cathedral – Tuesday, May 14.Poised for Success – May – exact dates to

be determined.Membership

It is not too late to join Philoptochos! Wewelcome new and returning members.Membership envelopes and volunteer formsare available in the multi-purpose room andon the Philoptochos page of the Holy Apostleswebsite. For more information, please contactMembership Chair Chrisie Alex at630.272.0737 or chrisievalex@sbcglobal.net.

Spring Philoptochos Happenings Philoptochos General Meeting

Free The Girls

We are in the midst of our SIXTY year anniversary – thanking God for Holy Apostles’ 60years of ministry – that will culminate with a big celebration in November! The 12 Holy Apostlesis our theme. Each month, we are discussing an Apostle. The first month we focused on James.He had a brother named John, the Theologian. They are called the sons of Zebedee as Zebedeewas their father. Jesus walked by James and his brother John as they were at work, preparingtheir nets for fishing. Jesus said two simple words, “Follow Me.” They left their father and allthat was familiar to them to follow Jesus. How long did this take? Did they tell Jesus, “Hold on, Ineed to think about this and discuss it before I give my decision?” They followed Him immedi-ately! They cleaved to Christ and followed him everywhere, listening to His preaching and seeingthe miracles He worked.

Jesus promised, “you, James, you will drink My cup and be baptized with the baptism I ambaptized with! You, James, will endure pain and death – just like Me!

After Jesus’ Resurrection, James traveled to Spain and other countries preaching the Word ofGod then returned to Jerusalem. He challenged the Scribes and Pharisees and renounced theirhard hearts and non-belief. A sorcerer named Hermogenes was very frustrated because Jamesbeat him in a debate. Hermogenes sent his most learned disciple, Philetus, to argue with James.The Holy Spirit, alive in James, silenced Philetus like a mute. Philetus was so moved by this andrealized nothing could overcome James. So, Philetus returned to his master, Hermogenes, andtried to convince him to leave sorcery and convert to Christianity. Hermogenes cast a spell onPhiletus. He was bound by demons. James sent him his towel and told him to call on the Lord tobe freed. He did and was freed! Philetus was so amazed by this that he went to James to be bap-tized and became a follower of Christ. After being martyred with his brother John, what wordssummed up his life? Boldness, humility, charity and mercy.

60th Anniversary Tribute begins with James

Philoptochos held a General Meeting onTuesday, February 12 which featured speakerTracey Jarzombek, one of the Board ofDirectors of the Free the Girls organization.Free the Girls was started in 2011 and is aninternational 501(c)(3) non-profit. Their mis-sion is to help women rescued from sex traf-ficking reintegrate into their communities andlead free and successful lives by training themto sell bras. Our own National Philoptochos isvery committed to helping victims of trafficking.

Sex trafficking generates 150 billion dollarsper year. It is a highly organized criminalworld which affects every continent. Thereare currently millions of women enslaved insex trafficking. These women live in constantfear of abuse and have no choice over anyaspect of their lives. Everything, including theirdignity and self-worth, has been taken from them.

Free the Girls has programs in El Salvador,Mozambique, and Costa Rica. These coun-tries do not manufacture bras locally, havefavorable import laws and have a highdemand for bras. Free the Girls teaches theskills necessary to earn a safe income sellingbras in the second-hand market to previouslyenslaved women who have been recommend-ed for their program. The program teachesthese women all aspects of running a businessand allows them the creative freedom to figureout how to do this in their own way. The goalof the business training, economic indepen-dence, is achieved in approximately 2 years.Women who complete the Free the Girls busi-ness training program receive the first brainventory for free. The inventory of brascomes from donors all over the world. Morethan 1 million bras have been collected as ofMarch 2018.

Bras command top dollar in the second-hand clothing market. Women feel safe sellingto other women. By selling bras, they are morelikely to interact only with other women. Theincome they receive from selling bras is trans-formative. Many have purchased their ownland and purchased or constructed their ownhomes. They have created a future for them-selves and for their families. While somewomen continue to sell bras after the program,most have used their experience to either findanother product to sell, gain employment withanother job, or to mentor other trafficking survivors.

If you would like to donate a new or gentlyused bra, Rigby & Peller in Oakbrook Mall isa dedicated bra drop-off site. Angela KarrasNeboyskey has also graciously volunteered toaccept bras at her home. Please contact her at773.719.2619 to arrange a drop off.

For more information on Free the Girls,please visit their website atwww.freethegirls.org.

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The deadline for the May Mosaic is Friday,April 5. NOTE: To ensure a timely delivery,the deadline will be strictly enforced.

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Memorials

Our middle school and high school bas-ketball teams had successful seasons. As youmay have heard, our high school teamdefended its title defeating St. Nectarios. Ifyou're interested in playing on one of ourteams next season, please contact Aleka Ernstat 630.561.1660 or alekaernst@aol.com.

Also, the Jr. Olympics will be held overMemorial Day Weekend at Ss. Constantineand Helen church. A wide range of teamand individual sports are offered for boysand girls ages 7-18.

Registration forms will be available in themulti-purpose room or by contacting ElekaErnst

Save the date! Please join us on Saturday,May 11 at 8:30am for the 14th Annual HolyApostles 5K Family Run & Walk.

It's an event that can be enjoyed by theentire family, runners and walkers alike, andwe've recently added a 25 yard kids dash forthe youngest children.

Once again, the Philoxenia House, locat-ed in Rochester, MN, will be the beneficiaryof the proceeds from this event. It providesfree lodging and food to patients and theirfamilies receiving medical treatment at theMayo Clinic.

To date, Holy Apostles 5K has donated$94,150 to this wonderful organization.

Further details regarding registration willbe provided in future Sunday bulletins lead-ing up to the race.

If you are interested in sponsoring or vol-unteering for this event, please contact LouKafkes at 708.246.7336. 

Youth Athletics update

Annual 5K in May