august 2012 monthly newsletter

AUGUST 2012

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

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

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The Transfiguration of Our Lord - August 6

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church August 2012

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Rev. Fr. Matthew Carter, Proistamenos

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: 910-392-4905

Fr. Matthew’s cell phone (pastoral emergencies): 910-685-5521

Office Email: [email protected]. Matthew’s Email: [email protected]

2012 PARISH COUNCILOfficers Members Emanuel Miliotis (President) Nick Lazaridis Maria StasiosEvangelos Fragos (Vice President) Peter Malahias Alexandros TheodoropoulosTina Bostic (Secretary) Debbie Rallis Irene Sotiriou VogiatzisBarbara Reynolds (Treasurer) Nick Saffo

CHURCH STAFFDaphne 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...Alexandros Theodoropoulos, Ministry Chair Webmaster...Alexandros Theodoropoulos Communication & Publications...Daphne Snow Technology...Alexandros Theodoropoulos Media/Community...Alexandros Theodoropoulos and Debbie Rallis Family Life...Daphne Snow, Ministry Chair Parish Life...Daphne Snow Men’s Group...Peter Saffo Women’s Group...Daphne Snow Forever Young...Stella Vallianos LOVE...Presv. Emily Carter, Stella McTaggart

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


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From the Desk of Fr. MatthewMy brothers and sisters in Christ,

Every year during the month of August, the Orthodox Church celebrates two of the twelve major feasts on our liturgical calendar: The Transfiguration of our Lord on August 6, and the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15. These two feasts illustrate that we are a Church of both Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition.

The Orthodox Church confirms that Holy Scripture, both the Old Testament and the New Testament, is divinely inspired and is a gift from Almighty God to all mankind. We proclaim Jesus Christ as found in the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), and we use the bible for both our morality and our spirituality. The feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord is one of the twelve major feasts of the Orthodox Church and can be found in the New Testament (Matthew 17, Mark 9, and Luke 9). Jesus Christ ascends Mt. Tabor with three of His Apostles: Peter, James, and John. While on Mt. Tabor, Christ is Transfigured, and He manifests His divinity when His face “shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.” We commemorate this biblical event every year on August 6 with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.

The Orthodox Church also receives authority from Holy Tradition, those events and teachings that are not documented in the bible but were passed down from generation to generation through oral tradition. The feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos is an example of Holy Tradition because the Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary is not documented in the bible. However, we know that she was mortal and did Fall Asleep in the Lord at some point, and the Church has maintained the tradition of this event for two thousand years. The Virgin Mary received a message from the Archangel Gabriel that she was about to Fall Asleep, and she requested that she see the apostles before her death. The apostles were gathered together to witness this event, but St. Thomas was absent. When he finally arrived, we went to her tomb, but her body had been taken up into heaven. The Orthodox Church commemorates this event with fourteen days of strict fasting beginning August 1 and with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on August 15. As Orthodox Christians, we confess the authority of both Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition, and we should always strive to learn about both of these areas of our Church so we can always give glory to God.

With love in Christ,+Fr. Matthew


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From Emanuel Miliotis,Parish Council President

August signals that summer is winding down but also signals the ramp up of our church activities and the start of a new ecclesiastical year. At St. Nicholas we are excited about all many different ways to serve Christ through our ministry teams. As we begin to gear up for the fall, we welcome volunteers who would like to serve the church through the talents with which God has graced each of us. If your desire is to teach, or to learn more about the your faith, help children, participate in welcoming new members, use your handy man talents to maintain our building, use your technological skills to help spread “the good news” or visit the sick or homebound, we can use your help. Please think about reaching out to anyone on the Parish Council or any of the Education, Youth Diakonia Ministry team leaders. We would be honored by your service. Just say YES to that feeling that may nudge you. Please keep your eye on upcoming newsletters, Sunday bulletins or our website to look for opportunities. See you all soon.

In Christ’s service Manny

Save the Date - September 2012Friday, September 7- Saturday, September 8 - Dance workshop

Saturday, September 8 - Feastday of the Nativity of the Theotokos

Sunday, September 9 - Youth Catechism classes begin

Wednesday, September 12 - Wednesday night Parish Life program begins

Friday, September 14 - Hellenic School begins

Sunday, September 16 - HOPE/JOY activity

Tuesday, September 18 - Philoptochos kick-off ‘Garden Party’

Sunday, September 23 - GOYA car-wash fundraiser

Saturday, September 29 - Blessing of the Waters, Cross Dive & Panigiri


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Outreach & EvangelismJim Stasios

We welcome three new families to our St. Nicholas Parish:

Matthew & Debra Borho moved to Wilmington from New Mexico. “Matt” is a nurse anesthetist and works with endoscopy centers here in Wilmington.

George & Argrio “Rula” Papanikolaou moved to Wilmington from the Raleigh/Durham area. They own and operate The Greeks Mediterranean Deli & Market near the corner of Second & Princess Streets in downtown Wilmington. Their son, Yanni, and daughter, Nina, also work in the restaurant with them.

John & Elizabeth Petrolias moved to Wilmington from the Pittsburgh, Ohio area. They are retired and are the parents of Stacy Constantinou and the grandparents of Elizabeth, Alexandros & Peter Constantinou.

Please greet these new parishioners when you see them at church and make them feel welcomed and at home, here, in our St. Nicholas Parish Family.

The month of August marks the last month of this Ecclesiastical year. The Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be celebrated on Monday, August 6th. This was the day, 40 days prior to His Crucifixion, that Jesus took three of His disciples to Mt. Tabor and was “transfigured” before them. The Greek word for transfiguration is “metamorphosis” and, in my opinion, better describes what took place on Mt. Tabor that day. The Orthodox Church observes this feast 40 days prior to the Feast of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross (September 14th) .

The final major fasting period of the church year takes place during the first 15 days of August.We will observe the Feast of the Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos on Wednesday, August 15th. The Mother of God has a special place in our Orthodox Church and in preparation for the feast, our Church encourages us to pray, fast and attend special church

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services during this 15 day period. Please consult the Parish’s August calendar included in this newsletter for the dates and times of these special services. We will have our annual “Panigri for the Theotokos” in our parish’s Hellenic Center at 6 PM that evening. Please plan to attend and support our Ladies Philoptochos Society with their annual fundraiser.

August also signals the end of the summer season and the start of a new school year. Our youth will begin classes in mid-August...most in public school and some will begin their college studies. Please pray for them, their parents and their teachers.

Please Save-the-Date Saturday, December 1st. This will be the date our Second Annual STOP HUNGER NOW meal packaging event and it’s not too soon to mark your calendars.

Enjoy the rest of your summer and...”we’ll see you in church”.

“Everything we do is an opportunity for outreach & evangelism”

PhiloptochosMary Beth Miliotis

Philoptochos will host our annual "Pig Pickin" Panigiri on Wednesday, August 15th at 6:00 pm in the Hellenic Center. Come join us for food, music, & fellowship. Adults $15 and children $10. Tickets will be available starting August 1. We will also have our basket raffle. If you would like to donate a basket and need some creative ideas please see a Philoptochos board member. Looking forward to seeing you there!


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Catechism CornerCourtney Malahias

As summer is coming to a close, I am bound and determined to keep the spirit of summer with me as this new ecclesiastical year begins. Summer is all about light, longer days, frolicking in the sea and spending time with our family. My mind is freer in the summer months and while most people make New Years resolutions, I have always, since I was a child, felt like September was the beginning of my year. A fresh start......I would always write down my goals and make my "new" schedule for how I would achieve them. Truly our only goal should be to strengthen our relationship with God to fulfill His purpose for us. "But the way to know God, Father Maximos would say repeatedly, is neither through philosophy nor through experimental science but through systematic methods of spiritual practice that could open us up to the Grace of the Holy Spirit." (Mountain of Silence)This is what I hope and pray for our children - a life of spiritual practice to find out His purpose for them.

We have many exciting months ahead of us and much learning and growing to do! Our open house for Catechism will be held on August 26th right after Communion and the first day of classes will be September 9th. Please make sure you fill out a registration form and hand it in to your teacher or myself. It is up to us, the parents, to immerse our children in our beautiful faith and smell the incense, listen to the beautiful prayers being chanted and hear and understand the divine liturgy and how it applies to our life.

Thank you for your dedication to the Catechism Program and if you have any questions, please feel free to email me or call me. [email protected] or 431-5835 (cell)

Blessings to you and your family from all of us in the Catechism Program.

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Are you interested in teaching a Youth Catechism class? We are looking for a few new teachers for the 2012-2013 year. If you have a talent for working with children or teaching, please consider joining this important ministry. Contact Courtney Malahias for more information.

LOVEPresv. Emily Carter, Stella McTaggart

We hope all of our little ones and their parents have had a fun-filled summer! If you are a parent/grandparent of a pre-school or younger child, please consider joining LOVE for our August get-together. We will be meeting at the Aquarium at Fort Fisher on Tuesday, August 21 at 9:30 AM. Please see the flier on page 11 for more information.

Please contact Presv. Emily ([email protected]) or Stella McTaggart ([email protected]) for more information.

GOYADr. David Snow, Irene Sotiriou Vogiatzis,

Mary Beth Miliotis, Tina Bostic

The GOYANs had a wonderful end of year event on June 2nd – our 1st annual obstacle course event at the beach. We had 19 GOYANs and their parents participate in the obstacle course, cookout and volleyball games.

Congratulations to our high school graduates and we welcome all new middle and high school students to join us next year.

Our GOYA Kick Off Party is at the Snow’s home on Saturday, August 25, 12:00 – 7:00 PM. Bring a bathing suit, towel, something to sit on, a side dish or dessert to share and a drink. Main course will be provided.


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Dance Groups

The Zoyra and Romiosini Dance Groups will have a parent/dancer meeting on Sunday, August 26 following the fellowship hour. Please plan to attend!

Romiosini Dance Group

Please see the “Save the Date” and Registration Flyers for the upcoming HDF sponsored dance workshop in Wilmington, NC on September 8, 2012. The workshop will be instructed by Joe Graziosi and will focus on dances from Macedonia. Cost is $45 (includes lunch). Registration is now open, please see Irene Vogiatzis. Deadline for registration is Sunday, August 26!! Dance practice schedule is as follows:

Friday, September 7, 2012 - 7:00 - 9:30 PM - Romiosini Dancers onlySaturday, September 8, 2012 - 9:30 AM - 5:30

PM - All other communities

Additionally please join the St. Nicholas community in celebrating the Nativity of the Theotokos, dancers are asked to attend services of the Nativity of the Theotokos:

Great Vespers on Friday, September 7th at 7 PM Divine Liturgy on Saturday, September 8th at 8 - 9:30 AM Great Vespers on Saturday, September 8th at 6 PM

Divine Liturgy on Sunday, September 9th at 10:00 AM

Hellenic SchoolAlexandros Theodoropoulos

We hope that all of you are having a great summer as we are now moving in its last month!

On June 10th, 2012, we had a wonderful Graduation ceremony recognizing all of our youth attending our Sunday and Hellenic School ministries as well as our High School graduates for the 2011-12 academic year! The event had one of the highest attendances ever and based on our parishioners’ feedback the academic year couldn’t have ended in a better and more festive way!

The event started with a special theatrical play presentation of «ΣΤΑΧΤΟΠΟΥΤΑ» (“CINDERELLA”)that was performed in Greek by our Junior HellenicSchool classes! All of us in attendance enjoyed watching our younger students performing this play and demonstrating their Greek language skills and even their … acting talent!

We would like to thank our students, Maria Foulton, Maria Katris, Georgia Theodoropoulos, Kassiani Harris, Helen Dandoulakis, Stamatia Foulton, Annivas “Eli” Theodoropoulos, Emilio Hernandez, Evangelos Psilos, Matthew Gill, Harrison Gill and Leonidas “Leo” Jack for their dedication, their hard work and for doing such a great job performing! In addition, we would like to especially thank our Hellenic School teacher Anastasia Katris for coming up with the idea and the script of the play, for researching and selecting the castle and the rest of the stage items as well as instructing, preparing and directing our students for the performance! Also, many thanks to our Hellenic School teachers Yanna Hernandez and Evyenia Karonis for assisting Anastasia in instructing and directing and to Eleni Pappamihiel for offering her support with the special “boom” microphone that was used during the play !!! Moreover, we would like to thank our Hellenic School (HS) co-director Nick Lazaridis for his general support and all of our HS teachers and students for their hard work and dedication throughout the year! We would further like to congratulate our Hellenic School (and High School)


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graduate Eleni Vogiatzis, thank her for also volunteeringas an assistant HS teacher for the last two years and wish her as well as the rest of this year’s High School graduates Δύναµη (Strength), Φώτιση (Enlightenment) and all the best in college and to all of their future endeavors!

Finally, we would like to thank Dianne McGowan and Manny Miliotis for doing a great job presenting the biographies of our High School graduates, Kim Saffo for recognizing and presenting gifts to the instructorsand dancers of our recently formed “Zoyra” junior dance group and, of course, Courtney Malahias, our Sunday School (SS) director, as well as the rest of theSunday School teachers for doing such a wonderful jobpresenting the certificates to our SS students and significantly contributing to the success of our whole Graduation ceremony!

On a final note, our Hellenic School will be starting the 2012-13 ecclesiastical and academic year on Friday, September 14th with our ΑΓΙΑΣΜΟ (Aya-SMOH) or Blessing of the New Academic Year service as usual. Please consider registering your family members for this important ministry of our church the primary mission of which is to support and reinforce the teachings of our Orthodox Christian Faith through the studying of Hellenism and the Hellenic culture, language and values. In addition, we will be using more technology, both hardware and software, in our classrooms. Registration forms will be available in the Hellenic Center or can be downloaded from our website at http://stnicholaswilmington.org/HellenicStudiesCulture.html . Also, additional information about other potential meetings would be provided through our church's other publications so please stay tuned. Finally, in case you would like to join our Hellenic School, are interested in teaching or have any other questions please contact Alexandros Theodoropoulos at [email protected].

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Our Hellenic School ministry is extending its best wishes to all of our parishioners and especially all of our students of all schools for the rest of the summer!

Pan-Ikarian Brotherhood

Looking for something to do Labor Day Weekend? Steal away the last weekend of summer fun. Join the Pan-Ikarian Brotherhood - Chapter Therma #10 who will host the 2012 National Convention Labor Day Weekend in Myrtle Beach. Friday - August 31, 2012 thru Monday - September 3rd.

We invite everyone in the St. Nicholas Community to join us in Myrtle Beach as we celebrate Ikarian style. Saturday we will have a BBQ dinner at 7:00 p.m. followed by a dance at approximately 9:30 p.m. Sunday we will have liturgy at St. John the Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach followed by the Grand Banquet and Ball Sunday evening. Dinner is served at 7:00 p.m. followed by the dance at approximately 9:30 p.m. BBQ $25 per person. Grand Banquet and Ball is $95 per person.

Everyone is invited to attend any event at the Hilton. For more information please contact Vangeli Fragos, Sophia Fragos Tracy or Kay Skandalakis. Tickets can be purchased at the door with the exception of the Grand Banquet and Ball which must be purchased in advance. We look forward to seeing you all in Myrtle Beach. Come join us for a festive time. Remember, you don't need to be Ikarian to join us. We hope to see you there.

Angeline Saffo would like to thank everyone who came to visit, call or send a card while she was in the Silver Stream Rehab Center. She appreciates your thoughts and is happy to be home. Thank you everyone in the St. Nicholas community.


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Adult EducationRick Reynolds

Hymn of Entry (Εισοδικον)

This fall we will begin a new adult study program based on a book by Archimandrite Vasileios, called the Hymn of Entry. Here is an excerpt from the Introduction to the book.

“The painful problem is this: how can contemporary man fulfill his liturgical nature? How can we bridge the gap which separates the agony and thirst of modern man from the abundance of new life and the creative power to be found in the Fathers? Or, to put it another way, how can we do away with the gap which separates theology from life? When this is achieved, then new streams will water our thirsty land, and the sap of our deep-rooted Orthodox tradition will regenerate the shoots of our courage and our life. We shall appreciate that there is no basis for comparison with anything preceding or subsequent. Orthodoxy conceals within it all that has gone before, from before all ages, and all that will come subsequently, without end.”

Do you want more from your church life? Studying his book with a group of other Orthodox Christians will almost assuredly help you obtain that. It will change the way you think about theology, liturgy, music, icons and your personal spiritual life.

Here is an excerpt from the Foreword to the book, written by Archmandrite Kallistos Ware:

“The quality that characterizes this remarkable book is above all a sense of organic wholeness, such as may be found in St. Maximos the Confessor. The unity of the divine and the human in the incarnate Christ, the unity of heaven and earth in the Divine Liturgy, the unity between theology and spirituality, between theology and life- such are the author's master themes. For Fr. Vasileios theology is by its very essence liturgical: not a

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“philosophy” or a “system”- anymore than the Bible is philosophical or systematic- but the expression of the Church's mystical life.So, in answer to the question, 'What is theology?', he is led to consider such themes as the meaning of the icon as liturgical art- the doctrinal significance of, for example, the use of color and perspective in iconography- and even the theological value of the eight tones in church music. Al these things are part of theology. True theology, he affirms, is always living, a form of “hierurgy” or holy action, something that changes our life and “assumes” us into itself; we are to become theology. Understood in this way, theology is not a matter for the specialists but a universal vocation; each is called to become a “theological soul.”

Does all this sound a little deep. Well, perhaps it is, but we will read it together in class and very slowly, taking time to reflect and consider all that he is saying. The topics under consideration are ones that we, as Orthodox Christians, are already familiar with. Reading this book will just give us a deeper understanding of the familiar and, in many cases, simply articulating what we already know in our hearts, so that we may ponder it secretly and perhaps share it with others through the way we live our lives. Please look for schedule information in the weekly bulletins later this summer and if you are interested, please contact Daphne in the church office so that we can get a count of the books we need to order.

St. Nicholas Choir

If you have a talent for singing or chanting or would like to learn more about Byzantine music, please consider joining the choir. Please contact Dr. Michael Rallis if you are interested in participating in this ministry of the Church. Choir practice will resume on Thursday, August 30 at 7:00 PM.


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Thank You - Vacation Church School

This year’s VCS was held June 11 - 15 and the theme was Behold the Light: The Feasts of the Life and Ministry of Christ. A big THANK YOU goes out to all those who made this year’s VCS program a big success! Thank you to......Kim Saffo for coordinating the week and directing the program for the HOPE/JOY aged children...Stella McTaggart for directing the program for the LOVE aged children...Shannon Johns for assisting with the LOVE program...all of the GOYAns who served as counselors...the many parents and grandparents who volunteered during the week...the parents and grandparents who brought their children each day...and to the children for their active participation in the VCS program!

Congratulations

Congratulations to Jack and Angelique Brants on the baptism of their daughter, Mia Katherine, into the Orthodox Church on June 9. Mia’s godparents are Joanna Skandalakis and Gregory Steele. Νά σας ζήσει!

Congratulations to Jason and Megan Vangelist on the baptism of their son, Jason Logan, into the Orthodox Church on June 9. Jason’s godparents are George and Patricia Nichols. Νά σας ζήσει!

Congratulations to Efstathios and Aphrodite Efstathiadis on the baptism of their son, Vasilios, into the Orthodox Church on June 17. Vasilios’ godparent is Athanasia Pavlou. Νά σας ζήσει!

Congratulations to Fr. Matthew and Presvytera Emily Carter on the forty-day blessing of their son, Evangelos Andrew, on June 24. Νά σας ζήσει!

Our Sympathy

We extend our deepest sympathy to Despina and Doky Saffo and family on the falling asleep of Despina’s brother, Elias “Uncle Louie” Tripodes. May his memory be eternal!

We extend our deepest sympathy to Effie Zezefellis and family on the falling asleep of her brother, George Zezefellis. May his memory be eternal!

We extend our deepest sympathy to Angelique Brants and Joanna Skandalakis on the falling asleep of their grandmother, Mimi Skandalakis. May her memory be eternal!

Memorials

A ten-year trisagion was chanted on Sunday, July 15 for Zacharia Diakogiannis, husband of Iffe Diakogiannis and father of Yiannis Diakogiannis. May his memory be eternal!

With the saints, give rest to the souls of Yourservants, where there is no pain, sorrow, or suffering,

but life eternal.


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Κοίµηση της ΘεοτόκουDormition of the Theotokos

Tuesday, August 14Great Vespers

6:00 PM

Wednesday, August 15Orthros

8:00 AM

Divine Liturgy 9:00 AM

Panigiri6:00 PM

Panigiri & Silent Auction

Sponsored by our St. Nicholas Ladies Philoptochos Society

Pre Sale Tickets: $15 adults/$8 children 6-12/children 5 & under free

Donations at the door: $20 adults/$10 children


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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 9:30 am

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Aquarium At Fort Fisher

**Even if you cannot join us for this month’s event, please contact us 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, grandchild, niece or nephew to our LOVE (Living Orthodoxy Very Early) Event. Let’s meet in the Lobby.

Please RSVP to Stella McTaggart via email at [email protected]

LOVE Presents

A day at the Aquarium

Admission A d u l t s : A g e s 1 3 - 6 1 : $ 8 S e n i o r s : A g e s 6 2 + : $ 7 C h i l d r e n : A g e s 3 - 1 2 : $ 6 A g e s 2 a n d y o u n g e r : F R E E

D i r e c t i o n s T h e N o r t h C a r o l i n a A q u a r i u m a t F o r t F i s h e r i s l o c a t e d o n U S 4 2 1 a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 5 m i l e s s o u t h o f W i l m i n g t o n , j u s t b e y o n d K u r e B e a c h . 9 0 0 L o g g e r h e a d R o a d K u r e B e a c h , N C 2 8 4 4 9


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G.O.Y.A

2012

When: Saturday, August 25th

Where: The Snow’s,

kabobs will be provided!

Please bring a drink or dessert to share.

Parents invited to attend

Please forward to anyone in goya who are in 6th

G.O.Y.A. 2012-2013 Kickoff

Saturday, August 25th from 12:00

The Snow’s, 183 Sound View Dr.

provided! Adult assistants needed on

grill.

ring a drink or dessert to share.

arents invited to attend!

Please forward to anyone in goya who are in 6th - 12th grades!

Kickoff !

from 12:00-7:00pm

183 Sound View Dr.

Adult assistants needed on

ring a drink or dessert to share.

Please forward to anyone in goya who are in

Romiosini Dancers at CFA Performing Arts Building, July 2012

Hellenic School presentation of ‘Cinderella”, June 2012

GOYAns at Beach Obstacle Course, June 2012


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Dance workshop in Wilmington, NCDance workshop in Wilmington, NCDance workshop in Wilmington, NCDance workshop in Wilmington, NC September 7, 2012— 7:00-9:30pm Romiosini Dancers only

September 8, 2012—9:30am-5:30pm Everyone Else

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Registration: $45. Includes lunch on Saturday.Registration: $45. Includes lunch on Saturday.Registration: $45. Includes lunch on Saturday.Registration: $45. Includes lunch on Saturday. For more info contact the church office at 910For more info contact the church office at 910For more info contact the church office at 910For more info contact the church office at 910----392392392392----4444444444444444

(Please join us for the Divine Liturgy of the Nativity of the Theotokos at 8:00am on Saturday)

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REGISTRATION FEE: $45.00 (includes lunch) Checks to be made out to St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

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Blessing of the Waters & Cross Dive

Saturday, September 29, 201211:00 AM

Blessing of the Waters & Cross Dive will take place at Blockade Runner Beach Resort on Wrightsville Beach, NC.

A Panigiri will take place immediately after the service at Wrightsville Beach Park.

Basketball, Kickball, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, and more!

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church608 S. College Road

Wilmington, NC 28403www.stnicholaswilmington.org

Lunch $10 * Children 5 & younger eat for freeGOYA Youth Activity Fee: $20 per teen (includes meal, Cross Dive, t-shirt, and

access to all other sports/games)

Registration and Event Information

910-392-4444

[email protected]


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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church 608 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403

910-392-4444 * www.stnicholaswilmington.org

Youth Activity Registration Form (Due 9/16/2012) Cross Dive * Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012* Wrightsville Beach, NC

Full Name_________________________________________ Age________ Birth Date_____________

Parent’s or Guardian’s Full Name(s)______________________________________________________

Street Address________________________________________________________________________

City________________________________________ State_________Zip________________________

Home Phone (with area code)___________________________________________________________

Mom Cell____________________________Dad Cell________________________________________

Emergency Contact Name______________________________________Phone___________________

GOYA Youth Activity Fee: $20 per GOYAn(includes meal, Cross Dive, t-shirt, 4-on-4 basketball tournament, and access to all other sports/games)

I would like to participate in the following activities:

__**Cross Dive** __Basketball __Volleyball __Ultimate Frisbee__Lacrosse (please bring own equipment) __Soccer __Relay Races

Shirt Size__Small __Medium __Large __XL

**Cross Dive participants must be high school students 9-12 grade**HOPE/JOY children will have separate activities. Please call for information.

Checks to be made out to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church with “Cross Dive” in the memo line. Lunch plates will be $10 at the event. Children 5 and younger eat for free.

For more information please contact the church office at 910-392-4444Please RSVP total number of attendees by 9/16/12


Please check our online Parish Calendar at

http://www.stnicholaswilmington.org/ParishCalendar.html

for up to date information about our Parish Life events

ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

608 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403

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