Parish Council

Members

Parish Council

Officers:

Niko Semertsidis

President

John A. Trihas

Vice President

Linsey Anagnostos

Secretary

Joe Rokas

Treasurer

Penelope Coutris

Aphrodite Ganotis

Eleni Karadaglis

Michael Manak

Kosmas Petratos

Tim Tsirambidis

John Vianos

Sam Zizis

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In addition to the celebration of the Annunciation, there are three major feasts in the Church honoring Mary, the Theotokos. The first of these is the feast of her nativity which is kept on the eighth of September. The record of the birth of Mary is not found in the Bible. The traditional account of the event is taken from the apocryphal writings which are not part of the New Testament scriptures. The traditional teaching which is celebrated in the hymns and verses of the festal liturgy is that Joa-chim and Anna were a pious Jewish cou-ple who were among the small and faith-ful remnant—“the poor and the needy”—who were awaiting the promised messiah. The couple was old and childless. They prayed earnestly to the Lord for a child, since among the Jews barrenness was a sign of God’s disfavor. In answer to their prayers, and as the reward of their unwa-vering fidelity to God, the elderly couple was blessed with the child who was destined, because of her own personal goodness and holiness, to become the Mother of the Messiah-Christ. Your nativity, O Virgin, has proclaimed joy to the whole universe. The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, has shone from you, O Theotokos. By annulling the curse he bestowed a blessing. By destroy-ing death he has granted us eternal life (Troparion). By your nativity, O most pure virgin, Joa-chim and Anna are freed from barrenness; Adam and Eve from the corruption of death. And we, your people, freed from the guilt of sin, celebrate and sing to you: The barren woman gives birth to the The-otokos, the Nourisher of our Life (Kontakion).

The fact that there is no Biblical verifica-tion of the facts of Mary’s birth is inci-dental to the meaning of the feast. Even if the actual background of the event as cel-ebrated in the Church is questionable from an historical point of view, the di-vine meaning of it “for us men and for our salvation” is obvious. There had to be one born of human flesh and blood who would be spiritually capable of being the Mother of Christ, and she herself had to be born into the world of persons who were spirit-ually capable of being her parents. The feast of the Nativity of the Theoto-kos, therefore, is a glorification of Mary’s birth, of Mary herself and of her righteous parents. It is a celebration as well of the very first preparation of the salvation of the world. For the “Vessel of Light,” the “Book of the Word of Life,” the “Door to the Orient,” the “Throne of Wisdom” is being prepared on earth by God Himself in the birth of the holy girl-child Mary. The verses of the feast are filled with ti-tles for Mary such as those in the quota-tions above. They are inspired by the mes-sage of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments. The specific Biblical readings of the feast give indications of this. The Gospel reading of Matins is the one read at all feasts of the Theotokos, the fa-mous Magnificat from Saint Luke in which Mary says: “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has regarded the low es-tate of his handmaiden, for behold, hence-forth all generations will call me blessed” (Lk 1.47). Thus, on the feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos, as on all liturgical celebrations of Christ’s Mother, we proclaim and cele-brate that through God’s graciousness to mankind every Christian receives what the Theotokos receives, the “great mercy” which is given to human persons because of Christ’s birth from the Virgin.

Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Rev. Fr, Dean J. Dimon Proistamenos

Sunday, September 8, 2019 Nativity of the Theotokos

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St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18

rokeimenon. Mode Plagal 2.

Psalm 27.9,1 O Lord, save your people and bless

your inheritance. Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried,

O my God. The reading is from St. Paul's Letter

to the Galatians 6:11-18 Brethren, see with what large letters I am writ-ing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trou-ble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Je-sus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

Προκείμενον. mode-0. Πρὸς Γαλάτας 6:11-18 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα Ἀδελφοί, ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμα-σιν ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί. Ὅσοι θέλου-σιν εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί, οὗτοι ἀναγκάζουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, μό-νον ἵνα μὴ τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ

διώκωνται. Οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτετμημένοι αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν, ἀλλὰ θέλουσιν ὑμᾶς πε-ριτέμνεσθαι, ἵνα ἐν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ σαρκὶ καυχή-σωνται. Ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χρι-στοῦ· διʼ οὗ ἐμοὶ κόσμος ἐσταύρωται, κἀγὼ τῷ κόσμῳ. Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτο-μή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία, ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτί-σις. Καὶ ὅσοι τῷ κανόνι τούτῳ στοιχήσουσιν, εἰρήνη ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ ἔλεος, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ θεοῦ. Τοῦ λοιποῦ, κόπους μοι μη-δεὶς παρεχέτω· ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ στίγματα τοῦ κυρί-ου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματί μου βαστάζω. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί. Ἀμήν.

Epistle Ἀπόστολος

Memorials

Stella Kamenos

Joann Klonairs

May their memory

be eternal

Μνημόσυνα

Στέλλα Καμένος

Ιωάννα Κλωνάρη

Αιωνία αυτών η μνήμη

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Gospel Ευαγγέλιο

Sunday before Holy Cross The Gospel According to John 3:13-17 The Lord said, "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heav-en. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him."

Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 3:13-17 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὤν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσε τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ' ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Οὕτω γὰρ

ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πι-στεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ' ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ' ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι' αὐτοῦ.

Following the Divine Liturgy

The Alex & Klonairs Families

Will host today’s coffee hour

downstairs in the church social

hall. In loving memory of Stella

Kamenos and Joann Klonaris

May their memory be eternal.

Ώρα καφές δίνεται Εις μνήμη

Στέλλα Καμένου &

Ιωάννα Κλωνάρη στην μικρή

αίθουσα της εκκλησίας.

Αιωνία η μνήμην

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September 8, 2019

The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady, The Theotokos;

Hymn of the Feast

Ἡ γέννησίς σου Θεοτόκε, χα-ράν ἐμήνησε πάσῃ τῇ οἰκου-μένῃ· ἐκ σοῦ γάρ ἀνέτειλεν ὁ Ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χρι-στός ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν· καί λύσας τήν κατάραν, ἔδωκεν τήν εὐλογίαν· καί καταργήσας τόν θάνατον, ἐδωρήσατο ἡμῖν, ζω-ήν τήν αἰώνιον.

Your nativity, O Theotokos, has brought joy toall the earth's habitations; because from you has shone forth the Sun of the Righteouness, Christ Jesus our God. And having loosened the curse from us, he gave the blessing; and he abolished the power of death, and bestowed upon us, life eternal.

Resurrectional Apolytikion

Εὐφραινέσθω τά οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τά ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ ὁ Κύριος· ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τόν θάνατον· πρωτο-τόκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας Ἅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καί παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τό μέ-γα ἔλεος.

Rejoice all the heavenly, and exult all the terrestial, for the Lord, having established great strength with his mighty arm; he trampled down, death by his own death; he became the first to rise from the dead, from the bowels of Hades he delivered all of us, and be-stowed his great mercy upon the world.

Kontakion

Ἰωακείμ καί Ἄννα ὀνειδισμοῦ ἀτεκνίας καί Ἀδάμ καί Εὔα ἐκ τῆς φθορᾶς τοῦ θανάτου

ἠλευθερώθησαν, Ἄχραντε, ἐν τῇ ἁγία γεννήσει σου. Αὐτήν ἑορτάζει καί ὁ λαός σου, ἐνοχῆς τῶν πταισμάτων, λυ-τρωθείς ἐν τῷ κράζειν σοι· ἡ στεῖρα τίκτει, τήν Θεοτόκον καί τροφόν τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν.

By your holy nativity O most undefiled one, Joachim and Anna were freed from the scorn of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from death corruption. This is the feast now observed by your people, who from the guilt of their er-rors, were delivered as they cry out to you: the barren one bears the Theotokos, and our life's sustainer.

Today following the Divine Liturgy, the New Elected Ladies of Philoptochos board members will take the oath of office:

Becky Alex, Linsey Anagnostos, Vicky Baker, Evie Boulas, Stefani Ganotis, Kriti

Hatzopoulos, Eleni Karadaglis, Maria Pikakos, Despina Sarantopoulou, Jane Sevastos, Stella Siakantaris, Ellie Skoutas, Evgenia Smith, Ourania Stephanopoulou, Diamanto Tsardoulias

Board Meeting will take place following the Divine Liturgy in the Be the Bee social room.

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faith calls us to protect and strengthen the faith that lies within us. Taking time to learn about our

TIME WORSHIP

All Sunday Services begin

8:30AM Orthros

9:30 AM Divine Liturgy

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Tuesday, September 10

5 Church Meeting for Clergy & Parish Council Members

at St. Demetrios

Thursday, September 12 Greek School Lessons begin

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Registration

Parish Council Meeting 7PM

Saturday, September 14 Orthros 8:30 a.m.

Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Exaltation of the Holy Cross Please bring Basil to church

Sunday, September 15

Youth Kickoff - Agiasmos Registration Sunday No Dance Practice

The Georgia Pappas Hellenic Cultural School is

seeking a full time teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. If

you are interested, please submit a brief resume to

Julie.tsirambidis@gmail.com or call Julie directly at

216-276-0530.

Help Wanted

Family looking for a Greek Speaking woman to babysit 2 little girls 1-2 times per week

If interested please call 440-317-2273

Stewardship 2019 We are grateful for the

286 FAMILIES that have pledged to

support the Annunciation’s many ministries.

We have collected 101,598

Pledged 95,000

Goal: 120,000 Thank you for giving

“According to your God-Given Ability” !

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Join us for the

Youth Kick Off Celebration

Agiasmos Service - Registration Sunday

We ask all Youth & Parents to attend

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Location: Abbey Road overlooking the beautiful

Downtown Cleveland.

A Complimentary lunch and refreshments

will be provided

Registration will be held in the lower level church social hall.

Please see Joe Rokas for Greek School, Sunday School and Dance

registration.

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Saturday, September 14th

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross "Tou Stavrou".

On this date please we kindly ask that you

bring Vasiliko to the church.

Σάββατο 14 Σεπτέμβριου «Του Σταυρού»

Παρακαλούμε όποιος μπορεί να φέρει

βασιλικό στην εκκλησία.

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THE MNEMOSYNO

The Mnemosyno, i.e. “calling to memory” is a prayer service know in English as the

Memorial Service. In the Mnemosyno, we ask God to show mercy and forgive the sins of

our deceased loved ones. A tray of Kolyva”, i.e. boiled wheat, is prepared for the Service

which is later distributed to the worshippers who share in the hope filled sorrow of the

grieving family and friends. Our Mother Church uses the boiled wheat to reaffirm literally

the comforting words of our Lord in John 12:34 “I tell you truly that unless a grain of wheat

falls into the earth and dies it remains a single grain of wheat, but if it dies it brings a good

harvest.”

GUIDELINES FOR THE DIVINE LITURGY

1, Please do not talk while in the Narthex. It is an extension of the church and not a place to catch up with friends.

2. Please do not talk while coming forward to receive communion.

Respect must be displayed to fellow parishioners and to the Lord.

3. Please participate in the Liturgy by singing along with the choir and

reciting the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer and the Communion Prayers.

GUIDELINES REGARDING THE RECEIVING OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST

FOR ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS:

As Orthodox Christians, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we

receive Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive Communion devoutly and frequently.

Those who have prepared themselves by fasting, prayer, charitable works, and repentance of

their sins may receive the Holy Eucharist. A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to

receive the Body and Blood of the Lord without prior sacramental confession except for a grave

reason where there is no opportunity for confession. A frequent reception of the Sacrament of

Confession is encouraged for all.

FOR NON-CHRISTIANS:

We welcome our fellow Christians to this celebration of the Eucharist as our brothers and

sisters. We pray that our common baptism and action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will

draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray

that these will lessen and family disappear, in keeping with Christ’s prayer for us “that they

may all be one” (Jn 17:21).

Because Orthodox Christians believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the

reality of the one-ness of faith, life, and worship, the Orthodox Church DOES NOT have

intercommunion with other Christian Churches. We earnestly pray for the day when all will

share the Holy Eucharist, the perfect symbol of the Unity of the Faith. At the conclusion of the

Divine Liturgy, blessed bread known as Antidoron (instead of the Gifts) is distributed to all

who did not or were not able to receive. You are most welcome to come and receive a piece of

the blessed bread.

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FOR NON-CHRISTIANS:

We welcome your presence in prayer at our celebration of the Divine Liturgy. We are all

children of our father Abraham, although we have different beliefs about God. While we

believe that the Holy Eucharist is the Body and blood of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ,

Who we believe to be God, we look forward to the day when we can sit at His table and

share the love and fellowship which He taught us. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy,

of the Divine Liturgy, blessed bread known as Antidoron (instead of the Gifts) is

distributed to all who did not or were not able to receive. You are most welcome to come

and receive a piece of the blessed bread. We ask you to offer your prayers for the peace

and unity of the human family.

PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION:

Every Sunday is a special day. It is the Lord’s Day. It is the day when we gather as a

family to worship and celebrate Christ’s presence among us in the Holy Eucharist. It is

when the church as the people of God, the Body of Christ, is truly realized and we become

sacramentally what God intended us to be: united to Him in faith and love, and through

Him, to one another. It is in love, faith, and worship that we are truly members of the

Church. From this standpoint, one can more clearly see that a local parish lives up to its

true task and is a most genuine expression of the church when its activity and it life center

on the heart of the matter, true membership, expressed in faith, love and worship. This is

the ideal, which each parish, and each Orthodox Christina holds before him/her.

Orthodox Christians should receive Holy Communion at least four times a year:

Christmas, Easter, the Feast of the Holy Apostles June 29), and the Feast of the

Dormition of the Theotokos (August 15). In every Divine Liturgy, however, the

faithful are always invited to approach and receive the Lord. Christian

Orthodox should approach the Holy Chalice and receive the precious Body and

Blood of Christ as often as possible following proper preparation, not just a few

times a year (see John 6:53-58; Matthew 26: 26-28; 1 Corinthians 11: 17-34).

What is the preparation for Holy Communion? The best preparation is spiritual and has

to do with our inner self, our soul, and it disposition. Thinking that we are to take Com-

munion is obviously the most important part, accompanied by a sincere effort to examine

our life, its goal, values, aspirations, and characteristics: Where am I going? What are my

values and priorities? What do I hold most dear? These are some of the questions one

should ponder.

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Secondly, heartfelt prayer is an essential prerequisite to preparing for Holy communion.

Nothing prepares the soul for receiving Christ as much as sincere prayer, asking God for

His forgiveness, and thank Him for all the many blessings and gifts He bestows upon us.

This is most effective when accompanied by affirm resolve to live a renewed Christian life.

Finally there is fasting, which is meaningless without the first two preparations noted

above. Fasting and abstinence are both a means of self-discipline and tangible reminders

that one is indeed to receive Christ in Holy Communion. The most appropriate way of

preparation is to fast throughout the year on Wednesday, and the day Judas betrayed

Christ, and Frida, the day of our Lord’s crucifixion, prior to the Sunday Eucharist. The

Sacrament of Holy Confession is another way of keeping oneself spiritually healthy and

aware in our preparation to receive Holy Communion. Holy Confession is not a

prerequisite for Holy Communion, but a sacred mystery, which keeps us spiritually sound.

Orthodoxy insists on strict fast before Communion. Nothing can be eaten or drunk after

the previous midnight. Even youngsters from ages 5 or 6 can begin to practice this kind of

preparation. The sooner these practices are instilled in our children, the easier it will be

from them to fulfill them on a regular basis. In cases of sickness or genuine necessity, a

Father Confessor can grant dispensations from the communion fast.

I’VE BEEN AWAY FROM CHURCH FOR A WHILE.

SHOULD I RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION?

We are pleased that you are with us this Sunday and hope that you will come back to

worship and have fellowship with us regularly.

Is today a good day for you to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion? It is only

by the Grace of God that anyone is worthy to receive Holy Communion, but it is important

to remember that sacraments in the Orthodox Church are only for those who are in good

standing with the Church. This dose not refer to fulfilling any financial obligation, but

rather to your spiritual good standing, because as Orthodox Christians, we approach the

sacraments with a sense of awe and respect. You may want to ask yourself...Were you

married somewhere other than the Orthodox Church?

Have you receive a sacrament or served as a sponsor in a sacrament in a church

other than the Orthodox Church?

If there some aspect of your current lifestyle that would require you to seek Holy

Confession before receiving Holy Communion?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then it would be best for you to speak

to Fr. Dean Dimon before approaching the chalice. Please see him after church or call

216-861-0116 for an appointment.

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The Stewardship Committee would like to

thank everyone who submitted their

pledge cards for 2019. Listed below are the

pledged cards we have received. If you have

not done so yet, please send in your pledge card

to the church office. Extra cards are available

at the Pangari (Candle Stand)

Ευχαριστούμε όλους που επέστρεψαν τις κάρ-

τες των οικονομικών εύφορων (stewardship)

2019. Εάν δεν τα έχετε στείλει σας παρακαλού-

με να τα στείλετε η να τα δώσετε στην εκκλησία

για το 2019. Η κάρτες βρίσκονται στο Παγκάρι

Aboukhaled,

Elwood & Martha

Agelidakis, Georgios & Victoria

Alex, George & Becky

Alex, John & Christine

Alex, Stefo & Loula

Alex, Taso & Eleni

Alexandrou, Angie

Allison, John & Nancy

Almiroudis,

Konstantinos & Kalliopei

Ameres, Kostas & Markia

Anagnostos, Athanasios & Linsey

Antonaklas, Steve & Evangelia

Asmis, Nick & Tina

Atheneos, Demetrios & Susan

Baker, John & Vicky

Barlow, David & Toula

Benicos, Ecaterini

Benovic, Matthew & Maria

Bibidakis, Evangelos & Eftychia

Bogeas, Angela

Bogeas, Doris

Boukis, Constantine

Boukis, Gary & Mary

Boukis, Peter

Boukis, Steve

Boulas, Dimitrios & Evegenia

Boyeas, Mike & Christine

Boyeas, Stelios & Judy

Bozas, Pete & Maria

Calogeras, Ellen

Ciacchi, Christopher & Maria

Cimino, Vincent & Chrisafo

Costaras, William & Natalia

Coutris, Stephen & Penelope

Croff, Maro

Dallas, Maria

Davis, Lambrini

Del Vecchio, Giuseppe & Angela

Demopoulos, William

Diamantis, Argyro

Dimarhos, Konstantinos & Maria

Dimon, Fr. Dean & Presvytera D

Dionisopoulos, Eirini

Drosos, Angeliki

Efpraxias, Georgio

El Talla Hallios, Toula

Emmets, Jonathan

Ermidis, Christina

Ermidis, Emmanuel & Marina

Ermidis, John & Yulia

Ermidis, Venizelos & Bessie

Erwin, Edward & Vasiliki

Foradis, Militsa

Foradis, Panayiotis & Angela

Fourtounis, Emmanuel & Marika

Fourtounis, Mark

Ganotis, Dimitrios & Aphrodite

Ganotis, Michael & Stefani

Geanneses, Antoinette

Gemelas, Themistoklis & Clio

George, Stephen

Georgiadis, Debbie

Giannakopoulos,

Demetrios & Poulia

Giovanis, Angelo & Popi

Gountis, George

Gountis, Vasilios & Audolina

Griveas, Peggy

Gromek, Stanley & Angie

Hadgis, Sidor

Harris, Despina

Harrison, Eric

Hatzis, Kiki

Hatzopoulos, Kriti

Hlepas, James & Kathy

Hliatzos, Peter & Katina

Jacobs, Joshua

Janicijevic, Vladimir & Georgia

Kafantaris, Emmanuel & Maria

Kafantaris, George & Sophia

Kalevakis, George & Vicki

Kalevakis, Mike & Dora

Kallas, Cristos & Chrysanthe

Kanaris, Anna

Kanis, George & Sotiria

Kanis, Gus & Vaso

Kanis, John & Filitsa

Kannavos, Diamantis & Eleni

Kantzios, George & Eleni

Kapolis, Thanos & Anthie

Karadaglis, Elias & Eleni

Karadimas, George

Karadimas, John & Linda

Karadimas, Paraskevi

Karakostas, Eleftherios & Helen

Karakostas, Konstantinos & Lisa

Karavokirakis, Dimitra

Karavokirakis, Gramatiki

Karnavas, Eleni

Karnavas, Sophia

Karras, John A. & Ismini

Katakos, Cynthia

Katsantonis, George L. & Sandra

Keating, Dale & Helen

Kefalos, Panayiotis & Fotini

Kellis, George

Kellis, John

Klonaris, Joanne

Kolidakis, Nikitas & Alessandra

Konstantinos,Nikolaos & Vasiliki

Konstas, Evangelos & Fani

Kontos, Anna

Kontos, Michael & Evangelia

Kontos, Spiros & Areti

Kontoveros, Dimitris

Kosmas, Christos & Chryssa

Kostakis, Alex & Irene

Kotsanis, Nicholas & Christina

Koukouras, Nikolaos & Evangelia

Koukouvitakis, Stratis & Argiro

Kozanas, John & Vasiliki

Kutrubs, Nick

Kyriakidis, Antonios & Christina

Kyriakidis, Helen

Kyriakidis, Nick & Theresa

Kyriazis, Vivian

Likakis, Chrisanthi

Likos, Eugenia

Loizos, Chrysanthe

Macomber, Jon & Krista

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Madias, George & Maria

Madison, Ryan & Rena

Makris, Bessie A.

Makris, Ilias & Koula

Makris, Thomas

Mallis, Mike & Maria

Manak, Michael & Emelyn

Maroulis, Kathy

Maroulis, Pandelis

Maroulis, Paraskevas & Cassandra

Marountas, George & Agnieska

Marountas, Nick & Denna

Matheou, Dimosthenis & Nicole

Matheou, Georgia

Mathews, James & Mary

Mathiellis, Paul & Carol

Mavrakis, Bill & Zoe

Mavrakis, Lefterios & Niki

Mavroidis, Mavroidis

McDonald, James & Anastasia

Michaels, Gregory & Vasiliki

Moshos, Shawn

Moulagianis, Vasalios & Stamatia

Moulagiannis, George & Efrosini

Neumeyer, Ryan & Margarita

Nickas, Vasiliki

Nikolaou, Nikolaos

Nimorakiotakis, George & Maria

Nimorakiotakis, Nick & Antigoni

Paliobeis, Irini

Panagiotou, Serafiem & Anna

Panos, Eleni

Panos, Pete & Mary

Pantelatou, Sophia

Papadakis,

Adamandios & Despina

Papadatos, Pavlos &Toula

Papadatos, Steven & Dawn

Papadopoulos, Alex

Papadopoulos, Dimitrios & Dionira

Papagianis, Enrico Nikolaos

Papakonstantinou,

Fotios & Spyroulla

Paparizos, Theodoiti

Papas, Efthymios & Youla

Paplos, John

Parianos, George & Maria

Pateras, Steve & Maria

Paul, Barbara

Paul, John

Petratos, Kosmas & Panagiota M.

Petropouleas, Peter & Panagiota

Petsas, Demetra

Petsas, Dimitri & Deanna

Pikakos, Mary

Pikakos, Nick & Dawn

Piperis, Fotini

Plataniotis, Eleni

Plataniotis, Nick & Elisavet

Prokop, Joshua & Patricia

Rakopoulos, Stella

Regas, Alex & Thea

Regas, George & Soula

Regas, Strates

Riedel, Joseph & Popi

Rodopoulos, Evelyn

Roff, Jeff & Irene

Rokas, Iosefis & Kym

Rokas, John & Angeliki

Rokas, John & Lucy

Sack, David & Katherine

Salamalekis, Evangelos

Salamalekis, Gus & Kristen

Salloumis, Paul

Salouros, Paul & Maria

Sarantopoulos,

Athanasios & Despina

Saridakis Jr., Frank

Saridakis, Frank & Anastasia

Saridakis, Stephanie

Saviolis, Nick & Chrisoula

Sboukis, Peter

Scordos, John & Irene

Sdrakas, Gregory & Popi

Semertsidis, Niko & Despina

Sevastos, Dino & Christine

Sevastos, Gust & Jane

Sheely, Christopher & Panagiota

Shinas, Dean J.

Siakantaris, Stella

Sioulas, Katina

Sisamis, Anna

Sisamis, John G. & Irene

Skantzos, Emanuel & Evdoxia

Skantzos, Pete & Maria

Skoutas, Mike & Ellie

Smith, Robert & Eugenia

Spano, John

Spillas, Christ & Dorothy

Stavrou, Konstantinos & Effie

Stefanopoulos, Eleni

Stefanopoulos, Sokratis & Ourania

Stefou, Antonios & Stella

Tantsios, Vasiliki

Thanos, Athanasios D. & Anna

Thanos, Dion & Courtney

Theodore, Neste & Artemis

Trihas, Ermioni

Trihas, John A. & Suzanne

Tsaftaridis, Dimitrios & Katerina

Tsakalos, Steve & Vicki

Tsakon, Hrisafo

Tsambounieris, Manoli & Sofia

Tsambunieris, Vasilis & Sophia

Tsardoulias, Aris & Stella

Tsardoulias, Elizabeth

Tsardoulias, John & Kurannio

Tsardoulias,Diamonto

Tsarouhas, Antonios & Linda

Tsigas, Angie

Tsigas, Demetrios & Shelly

Tsiourtsiouris, Maria

Tsirambidis,

Alexandros & Charikleia

Tsirambidis, Tim & Julie

Tsirikos- Karapanos,

Nikolaos & Chrysoula

Vangelos, Zenos & Julie

Varlamos, Matrona

Vasilakes, Mike & Mary

Vasilakis, John & Kiki

Vassilakis, Freda

Vassilaras, Plousia

Velkos, Joseph & Maria

Velkos, Nick & Irene

Verikakis, John

Vianos, John & Diamanto

Vianos, Nicholas & Eleni

Vidoni, Timothy & Vasiliki

Vitakis, Helen

Vitakis, Stelios & Tsabika

Voiklis, Emmanuel & Janet

Vourlis, Antonetta

Vourlis, Rose

Vrettos, Bessie

Walsh, Edward & Calliope

Whitlock, Adrian & Marie

Young, Kevin

Yurch, Jerry & Cynthia

Zachopoulos, Katherine

Zampunis, George & Kalliopi

Zeleniuch, Christina

Zeleniuch, Mary Ellen

Zeleniuch, Michael & Allie

Zembillas, Antoni & Mikhaila

Zizis, Stamatios & Ellen

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It is the practice of our Church to give the name of a Saint to the newborn child.

By assuming the name of a Saint, we not only honor and express our gratitude to a Holy Person for

his exceptional contribution to the Orthodox Faith, but provide the new Christian with an example

worthy of emulation. The Saint then becomes the Patron of the child protecting it from all danger.

Through his prayer, God will grant the child necessary illumination to become a zealous member of

the Church and an ardent follower of Christ.

Each month we will be acknowledging those celebrating their nameday in our

bulletin. If by chance we accidentally miss someone’s nameday, we ask that you please contact the

Church Office so that we may correct our records. We extend our prayers to all those celebrating

their September Namedays and beseech out heavenly Father to grant them many years.

ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΠΟΛΛΑ!

September 1

Sts. Athena, Antigone &

Aspasia, the Martyrs

Athena Mathiellis

Athena Maria Alex

Athena Stavrou

Antigoni Nimorakiotakis

September 5

Zacharias the Prophet &

St. Elizabeth

Elissa Walsh

September 8th

Nativity of the Theotokos

Despina Sarantopoulou

Despina Papadakis

Despina Semertsidis

Despina Harris

Despina Prasinos

Debbie Georgiadis

Debra Alexandrou

Tsabika Vitakis

September 13

St. Aristides

Ari Likakis

Aris Tsardoulias

Aris Dashiell

Aristidis Kriarias

Artie Kanaris

September 14

Elevation of

the Holy Cross

Steve Hlepas

Steve Boukis

Steve Boyeas

Steve Markovic

Steve Pateras

Steve Tsakalos

Steve Stilianos

Steve Soulimiotis

Steve Stamatis

Steven Alex

Steven Papadatos

Steven Rakopoulos

Steven Alex

Loula Alex

September 15

St. Nicetas the Martyr

Nikitas Kolidakis

September 17

St. Sophia & her Daughters

Faith, Hope, & Agape

Sofia Skantzos

Sofia Tsambounieris

Sofia Dimarhos

Sophia Karnavas

Sophia Madison

Sophia Marountas

Sophia Pantelatou

Sophia Semertsidis

Sophia Sisamis

Sophia Tsambounieris

Sophia Tsambounieris

Sophia Koukouvitakis

Sophia Sedely

Sophia Tsambunieris

Sophia Kopasakis

Sophia Kafantaris

Sophia Kafantaris

Sophia Filippakis

Sophia Kyriazis

Sophia Annalise Rokas

Faye Asser

September 20

St. Efstathios

Efstathia Kostakis

Efstratios Hliatzos

Efstratios Maggos

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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Event/Liturgy Calendar 2019

All Sunday & Week Day 8:30 AM Orthros 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy

September 2019 Sun. 8 Nativity of the Theotokos Philotochos will take oath of office Board Meeting. Greek School Registration Dance Practice Begins Tues. 10 5 Church Clergy and Parish Council Meeting at St. Demetrios Thurs. 12 Greek School Registration- Lessons Begin 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Parish Council Meeting Sat. 14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross Baby Blessing - Catering Event Sun. 15 Sunday after the Holy Cross Agiasmos– Youth Kickoff No Dance Practice Mon. 16 Greek School Lessons 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. PreSchool Lessons begin Thurs. 19 Greek School Lessons 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Sat. 21 Wedding Sun. 22 1st Sunday of Luke - Napaktian Memorial –Artoklasia Sunday School Lessons– Dance Practice Mon. 23 Greek School Lessons 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 25-27 Clergy Retreat Camp Hill Thurs. 26 Greek School Lessons 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Sun. 29 2nd Sunday of Luke Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival– Dance Performances– Philoptochos Bake Sale Greek School Mandatory Meeting—Parents, Teachers, BOE, and students.

October 2019 Sat. 5 Catering Event Sun. 6 3rd Sunday of Luke Sunday School - Dance Practice– Wedding Mon. 7 Greek School Lessons 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. GOYA Meeting Thurs 10 Greek School Lessons 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Parish Council Meeting 7 p.m. Fri. or Sat. 11-12 Tentative Little Angels Fall Event Sun. 13 Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council Dance Practice– GOYA Tailgate Party in church Parking lot Details TBA Mon. 14 Columbus Day NO GREEK SCHOOL Thurs. 17 Greek School Lessons 5:30 –7:30 p.m. Sat. 19 Catering Event Sun. 20 6th Sunday of Luke General Assembly Dance Practice Mon. 21 Greek School Lessons Thurs. 24 Greek School Rehearsal for OXI program Sat. 26 Catering Event Sun. 27 7th Sunday of Luke Greek School OXI Program following Liturgy PTA Bake Sale & Coffee Social Mon. 28 Greek School Lessons Thurs. 31 No Greek School Lessons

Please visit our website: www.annunciationcleveland.com

If you have not been receiving church

material/mailing /phone messages or

e-mails, please contact the church office

at 216.861.0116 or email

office@annunciationcleveland.net.

Thank you.

Αν δεν λαμβάνετε τις επιστολές η ότι

ενημέρωση της εκκλησίας έχει για σας ή

τηλεφωνικά μηνύματα, παρακαλούμε

επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της

εκκλησίας στο 216.861.0116 ή στο email

office@annunciationcleveland.net.

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Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Weekly Bulletin, & Vision, the Parish Council would like to invite anyone who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $250.00 for a “business card” sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, 2018. We generally publish a Weekly Bulletin as well as a Quarterly Newsletter, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 36 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Vision & Bulletin. If you are interested in this program, please send a business card that we will reproduce. Please also en-close a check made out to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for $250.00.

office@annunciationcleveland.net

Dino Sevastos

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8550 Pearl RD STE E

Middleburg Hts., OH 44130

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Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Weekly Bulletin, & Vision, the Parish Council would like to invite any-one who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $250.00 for a “business card” sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, 2018. We generally publish a Weekly Bulletin as well as a Quarterly Newsletter, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 36 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Vision & Bulletin. If you are interested in this program, please send a business card that we will reproduce. Please also enclose a check made out to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for $250.00.

LEARN TO SPEAK GREEK

THE GEORGIA PAPPAS

HELLENIC CULTURAL

SCHOOL OF THE

ANNUNCIATION GREEK

ORTHODOX CHURCH

is offering

Lessons for Adults to SPEAK

GREEK!

Lessons For further information,

Contact Evangelia Koukouras

(440)317-3193 or evakoukouras@gmail.com.