Father Michael A.

Kouremetis

President’s Corner

Greek Message

Calendar

Donations

Parish News

Philoptochos News

Youth News

Inside this issue:

December 2018/January 2019

ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

Church Services

Sunday Orthros 8:30am

Divine Liturgy 9:45am

Weekdays Orthros 9:00am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

8:30

9:45

9:00

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The

Annunciator

PARISH COUNCIL

Executive Board

Nicholas Babanikas, President

George Panagoulopoulos, 1st Vice President Administration

William Alexopoulos, 2nd Vice President Maintenance

Joanna Stellakis, Secretary

Stefania Calogrias, Treasurer

Gianna Tiliakos, Assistant Treasurer

Members of the Board

Konstantina Boutas Dino Constantinou Ted Ntakoulas

Nick Palantzas Leon Papadopoulos Stephen Passias

Ilias Potsis Themi Stamboulidis

Adamandios Zouroulidis

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Reverend Protopresbyter Michael A. Kouremetis

George Stavropoulos, Chanter

Heidi Mason, Choir Director Ona Calogrias, Organist

OTHER MINISTRIES

Sunday School

Julia Constantinou

Phyllis Westcott

Greek School

Ioanna Andreopoulou

Tina Boutas

GOYA

Jon Buterbaugh

Stefania Calogrias

Robin Passias

Paula Tsitsopoulos

JOY & HOPE

Fanoula Stearns

OPA! Group

Pegi Ciulla

Koliva

Ladies Philoptochos

Coffee Hour

Georgia Babanikas

Tina Boutas

Basketball

Stephen Passias

Dance Group

Jon & Penny Buterbaugh

Oratorical Festival

Rhoda Economos

Bookstore

Pegi Ciulla

Linda Sakelaris Poole

Stephen Savas Joanna Stellakis

Webmaster

George Theodossiou

helpdesk@annunciationbrockton.org

PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY

Executive Board

Liz Karolemeas, President

Despina Papadopoulos, Vice President

Tulla Giannaros, 2nd Vice President

Ethel Savas, Recording Secretary

Stella Coutsoumbas Beal, Corresponding Secretary

Aliki Sarantopoulos, Treasurer

Eleni Stamboulidis, Assistant Treasurer

Pegi Cuilla, Advisor

Members of the Board

Erlinda Anthony Georgia Babanikas Haido Barbas

Tina Boutas Anna Manos Chris Potsis

Lori Stasiewski

EMAILS

Fr. Michael Kouremetis FrMichael@annunciationbrockton.org

Cell phone: 617.717.4409

Liz Karolemeas office@annunciationbrockton.org

FROM FATHER MICHAEL Christmas 2018

“And she gave birth to her first born, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, be-cause there was no room for them in the inn”. (Luke: 7)

Christ is Born Glorify Him!!

Beloved in Christ, Today we glorify Christ our Lord on this Holy and joyous Christmas. We thank Him for the Blessings that He has revealed and has given to us out of His love for us. We glorify His Holy Name and give thanksgiving to Him for taking human flesh and entering our lives for the purpose of granting us salvation. We glorify God because our Sav-ior has delivered us from the darkness and we now live in His Light; we now negotiate all the days our lives in the brilliance of the Nativity Star. It is in this Holy and Spiritual setting we worship the Birth of Christ in our Churches and in our homes. We will once again find the warmth of Christ, which calms our souls and takes away the fears of the secular and pluralistic society that we live in. Today, the Son of God has come and illuminates all of His Creation. All things are transformed my, Spiritual Children, during the Christmas Season, we witness the grand transformation into the Feast of the Nativity. Observe all things around you, all of our senses are transformed. We see this transfor-mation on our television sets, we observe it on social media, we hear the sounds of the Season on our radios, we see the transformation to the Season of joy in printed media. We are immersed in the simple hustle and bustle of this Season of our Savior. The singing and laughter that we experience reflects that one Holy Star which opens a new road, a road that cuts across the heavens and leads us to the Holy City of Bethlehem. Let us become a participant of a world where night turns into day, a world in which homes become brighter by the virtue of the Christmas joy, a world where hands are filled with presents and hearts are filled with love. A world where Christmas trees that are chilled by winter’s cold await to enter our homes and that joins us as we bow before the Christ Child to receive His Blessed smile. Allow the Christ Child, this Holy and Blessed Nativity Season to transforms us all. Welcome the Grace of God as He enters your life and be transformed joyfully. Gather around the Christmas tree, open your gifts as an Orthodox Christian Family and embrace this Holy Season. Sit at the Christmas table and partake with love and thanksgiving the glorious bounty which comes from above. My Beloved, Presvytera Cyndy and I extend our love to you and yours and wish you a Blessed Christmas and a Fruitful and Healthy New Year. In His Love, +Father Michael

PRESIDENT’S CORNER Dear Parishioners, On behalf of Father Michael and the Parish Council, I would like to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year filled with health, happiness and every good thing. During these most blessed periods of the Nativity and the Theophany, let us remember as Orthodox Christians, the gift of salvation which our Heavenly Father has bestowed upon us through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Let us be grateful for all our blessings and be thoughtful and generous towards those not so fortunate. Over this past year together we accomplished many wonderful projects enabling us to continue to preserve and cultivate a vibrant and passionate Parish. As we go forth, let our focus be on the youth of our parish. May I suggest, it is our obligation and responsibility as parishioners, parents and grandparents to keep the teachings of our church front and center in our household lives. The church provides structure from which we can draw strength especially in these turbulent and uncertain times that we live in. So let us motivate our youth by teaching them to preserve and perpetuate our glorious Orthodox faith. This in turn will strengthen the bond between all of us and God for generations to come. I'd like to express a special and heartfelt THANK YOU to the following outgoing Parish Council members not seeking re-election, Tina Boutas, Steve Passias, Themi Stamboulidis and Gianna Tiliakos, for their hard work, dedicated years of service and commitment to our church. Because of the collective and tireless efforts that each of you exhibited during your term on the Parish Council, a number of projects were completed thanks to your involvement. Each of you will be truly missed. We however, are encouraged and take comfort in knowing that you will be close by so that we can call upon you individually and collectively from time to time for your help and guidance. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome and congratulate the newly elected Parish Council members. We are fortunate to have new and talented individuals such as yourselves, who are willing to answer the call committing your time and talents for the good of the church. The returning board members look forward to a fruitful and productive 2019 year working side by side with you.

Important upcoming date that we look forward to seeing everyone attend.

Monday, December 31, 2018

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY Please join us along with your families to bring in the New Year (2019) at our Church Community Center sponsored by The Ladies of Philoptochos. See church office for tickets. " For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life," John 3:16. Respectfully yours, Nicholas H. Babanikas

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS

December 11th

GREEK MESSAGE

Χριστούγεννα 2018

“Χριστός γεννάται, δοξάσατε”, στο σπήλαιο της Βηθλεέμ, “ἐν φάτνῃ τῶν ἀλόγων, ὁ βασιλεύς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ καί ποιητής τῶν ὅλων”. Άγγελοι εξ’ ουρανού κατέβηκαν και υμνούν τον σαρκωθέντα άναρχο Θεό με ουράνιες μελωδίες· “Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καί ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη· ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία”. Ο βους και η όνος αναγνώρισαν τον πλάστη τους, ξαπλωμένο στη φάτνη· ο λαός του Θεού, ο Ισραήλ, ούτε που αντιλήφθηκε το γεγονός. Απασχολημένος με την απογραφή, γιατί οι εντολές του Καίσαρα επιβάλλεται να τηρούνται, και απορροφημένος από τις καθημερινές μέριμνες, δεν έχει χρόνο να δει το θαύμα, για το οποίο προσδοκά. Δυο, τρεις βοσκοί αμέριμνοι, πρόβατα λογικά μη έχοντα ποιμένα, ακούνε του αγγέλου τη φωνή και προσκυνούνε τον Ποιμένα τον Καλόν. Κοντά σ’ αυτούς τρεις Μάγοι, τρεις σοφοί που για Θεό δεν άκουσαν ποτέ, είδαν στο σύμπαν τα σημάδια Του και το άστρο το ξεχωριστό και εξ ανατολής δώρα κομίζουν· χρυσό, στον Κύριο του παντός, και λίβανο, στον προ αιώνων Θεό, και σμύρνα, για την τριήμερο Ταφή του.

Κι αν μάθανε οι αρχιερείς και οι γραμματείς, από τους μάγους, τα σημάδια και τις Γραφές ερμήνεψαν ορθά, στη φάτνη δεν καταδέχονται να πάνε και ετοιμάζουν το σταυρό. Και ο Ηρώδης, υποτελής του επι γης θεού Καίσαρα μα βασιλιάς μιας σπιθαμής στο άκρο της οικουμένης, τρέμει μη τού στερήσει κάτι από τα κεκτημένα του το φτωχό παιδί που «οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τήν κεφαλήν κλῖναι»· και για να είναι σίγουρος, θυσιάζει τα τέκνα του λαού του.

Κι εμείς; πώς προσεγγίζουμε την φάτνη; όχι μονάχα σήμερα, ούτε μονάχα μες στην εκκλησιά. Αλλά κάθε μέρα, κάθε στιγμή της ζωής μας. Αν αμαρτάνουμε, αν αδικούμε τους αδελφούς μας, αν κρίνουμε, κατακρίνουμε, καταλαλούμε, ζηλεύουμε, φθονούμε ή μισούμε· με μια λέξη, αν δεν αγαπούμε τον κόσμο όλο όπως μάς αγάπησε ο Χριστός, με αυτοθυσία, τότε μοιάζουμε με τον άθεο Ηρώδη ή με τους ευσεβείς σταυρωτές του Χριστού. Αν η θύραθεν μόρφωσή μας είναι μεγάλη, με λίγη πίστη γινόμαστε προσκυνητές του θαύματος. Αν στη ζωή μας είμαστε απλοί, σαν τους βοσκούς, τότε ευλαβικά ας προσκυνήσουμε, ακούγοντας με προσοχή τον ύμνο των αγγέλων. Και ταπεινά ας επιστρέψουμε «ἕκαστος ἐφ’ ᾧ ἐτάχθη»· μη περιμένουμε και μην ελπίσουμε να αλλάξει η ζωή μας· θα μεταμορφωθεί, από την εντός μας βεβαία ελπίδα. Γιατί, “ἐτέχθη ἡμῖν σήμερον σωτήρ”.

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Εκ μέρος της Πρεσβυτέρας Σωτηρία, τα παιδιά και τα εγγόνια μας, σας Εύχομαι Καλά Χριστούγεννα και ελπίζω ο Καινούργιος Χρόνος να σας φέρει πολλές Ευλογίας, Ευτυχία, Χαρές και Υγειά.

Χρονιά Πολλά!!

Με Αγάπη εν Κυρίου

+ O Πατήρ Μιχαήλ

DECEMBER CALENDAR

JANUARY CALENDAR

PARISH NEWS

2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Parish Council Elections Sunday, December 9th

Affirmation of Office/PC election of Officers Sunday, December 16th

Sunday School Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 23rd

New Year’s Eve Celebration Monday, December 31st

2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Vasilopita Sunday, January 6th

Stewardship Luncheon Sunday, February 10th

Have A Heart Luncheon Sunday, February 24th

Lenten Luncheon Sunday, March 17th

Annunciation Vespers & Reception Sunday, March 24th

Annunciation Feast day Celebration Monday, March 25th

Greek School Independence Day Program Sunday, March 24th

Greek Independence Day Celebration City Hall TBD

Palm Sunday Luncheon Sunday, April 21st

Greek Independence Day Parade TBD

Hungry Friends Thursday, May 2nd

Spring General Assembly Sunday, May 5th

Philoptochos Food Festival Saturday May 18th & Sunday May 19th

Sunday School Graduation Sunday, May 19th

Ministry Awards Banquet Sunday, June 9th

Greek School Graduation Sunday, June 17th

Annual Golf Tournament Monday, June 24th

Annual Food Festival Thursday, Sept. 19th -

Sunday Sept. 22nd

Fall General Assembly Sunday, November 17th

Parish Council Elections Sunday, December 8th

Affirmation of Office/PC election of Officers Sunday, December 15th

Sunday School Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 22nd

DONATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2018

MEMORIALS

Christos Alexopoulos

Mr. and Mrs. Christoforos Nirgianakis $100

Nicholas Golas

Mrs. Vasiliki Golas $100

Anna & Leonidas Hatzis

Marina Hatzis Atsalis $200

Irene Economos $100

Nicholas Kallias

Nikoletta and Maria Kallis $100

Fotini Psilekaris

Tom & Theodora Psilekaris $300

John Sarantakis

Mrs. Donna Meaney $20

Effie Siogros

Mr. Steve Siogros $500

OTHER

Anonymous $2,500

Russell Pica Funeral Home

$815 for Ecclesiastical Calendars

Mr. and Mrs. John Dinopoulos

IMO Their Parents

Tom & Theodora Psilekaris

In Honor of Rhoda Economos AGAPE Recipient

Mr. George Panagoulopoulos

Bread for General Assembly Luncheon

FLORAL DONATIONS

Mrs. Stella Bulgaris IMO Nicholas Bulgaris

Saint Nicholas Icon

Mr. and Mrs. George Petropoulos

Nativity of Our Lord Icon

Athan’s Bakery

Dessert for Appreciation Dinner

DONATIONS

MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT DONATIONS

YTD NOVEMBER 15th, 2018

Mr. and Mrs. William Alexopoulos $500

Anonymous $100

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Babanikas $600

Mrs. Stella Bulgaris $50

Dr. and Mrs. Dino Constantinou $100

Mr. and Mrs. Sotirios Costarellos $500

Mr. George Costas $50

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huser $500

Mr. John Juris $100

Nikoletta & Maria Kallis $100

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Konstatilakis $500

Ms. Evangeline J. Liapis $100

The Lingos Foundation $25,000

Mr. and Mrs. George Panagoulopoulos $200

Mr. and Mrs. Ilias Potsis $200

Ms. Nickie Savalis $200

The Terzakis Family $100

Mr. & Mrs. Sakellarios Vallas, $300

Mr. Irakli Savas $1,000

Mr. and Mrs. Zacchary Verros $100

OTHER CONTINUED

Great Woods Pizza

10 small pizzas for Appreciation Dinner

George Panagoulopoulos

Bread for Appreciation Dinner

Ragen Tiliakos

40lbs of powdered sugar for koliva

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Langway, Merri Weinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nicholaides and Mr. and Mrs.

George Nickandros

IMO Bertha Nickandros Weinberg

Stone Memorial Benches

2019 Floral Needs

Following is a list for the decoration of icons on all

major feast days of Christ and the Theotokos. This is a

blessed way to participate in these major feasts of the

Church for the health and well-being of your families,

or in blessed memory of a loved one. To sponsor the

decoration of one or more of these festal icons, please

call the office directly during the week.

2019

Jan. 6th Holy Theophany $75

Jan. 7th Saint John $60

Feb. 2nd The Presentation of Our Lord $75

June 6th Ascension $60

June 16th Pentecost $75

Aug. 6th Transfiguration $60

Aug. 15th Dormition of Theotokos TBD

Nov.8th Arch Angels Michael & Gabriel $60

Nov. 21st Entrance of the Theotokos $75

Nov. 30th Saint Andrew $60

PARISH NEWS SACRAMENTS

BAPTISMS

Nov. 24th Fotios son of

Foti and Malisa Efthimiadis

Sponsor: Nick and Nicole Passias

CHRISMATIONS

Oct. 28th Tonya Alexiou

Sponsor: Pegi Ciulla

Joseph Ciulla

Sponsor: Nick Alexiou

Lisa Karantonakis

Sponsor: Pegi Ciulla

WEDDINGS

Oct. 20th Brandon Vasquez and Marianna

Lenton

Sponsor: Christina Lenton

Oct. 27th George Blaciotis and Jennifer Carney

Sponsor: Demetrios Sarantopoulos

Oct. 27th James Melberg and Maria Frazis

Sponsor: Eftyhia Frazis

SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications for Church Scholarships are now available in the office.

All students that graduated from high school in 2018

are eligible.

PARISH NEWS

Aftosmes, Mrs. Anastasia

Aftosmes, Mr. Michael

Aftosmes, Mr. Steven

Aftosmes, Mrs. Thalia

Alexiou, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Alexis, Mr. & Mrs. George

Alexopoulos, Mrs. Georgia

Alexopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Alexopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. William

Aloupis, Mr. George

Anastasiou, Mrs. Irene

Anastos, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas

Anifantis, Mr. & Mrs. Spiros

Anifantis-Ibrahim, Mrs. Stamatia

Anthony, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest

Antoniou, Mrs. Irene

Antoniou, Mrs. Sia

Antonopoulos, Mr. Vaios

Aponte, Mr. & Mrs. Marcus

Argyropoulos, Mrs. Bessie

Arvanitidis, Mr. & Mrs. George

Arvanitids, Mr. & MRs. Sotirios

Babanikas, Mrs. Ekaterina

Babanikas, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos

Babanikas, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Badavas, Mr. Sotirios

Badavas, Mr. Vasilios

Bandis, Mr. Michael

Barbas, Mrs. Haido

Barrus, Mr. & Mrs. Glenn

Bartorelli, Mrs. Bessie

Batsinelas, Mr. & Mrs. Michael

Bazarian, Mrs. Dianne

Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios

Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos

Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Besarik, Mr. & Mrs. Scott

Bethoney, Mrs. Nicole

Bloumbas, Mr. George

Bloumbas, Mr. & Mrs. James

Bloumbas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas

Bokas, Mr. & Mrs. Charles

Bosco, Ms. Erin

Boufides, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Boutas, Mrs. Fotine

Boutas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas

Boutas, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Bulgaris, Mrs. Stella

Buterbaugh, Mr. & Mrs. Jon

2018 STEWARDS YTD NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Buterbaugh, Mrs. Niki

Coderre, Mr. & Mrs. Ferdinand

Calogrias, Dr. Diana

Calogrias, Miss Stefania

Calogrias, Mr. & Mrs. Tony

Campbell, Mr. & Mrs. Richard

Cariofiles, Mrs. Demetra

Cariofiles, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Carpenaros, Mr. Philip

Castle, Mrs. Cleo

Cleary, Mrs. Elizabeth

Colarusso, Mr. & Mrs. Carl

Constantinou, Dr. & Mrs. Chris

Constantinou, Dr. & Mrs. Dino

Costarellos, Mr. & Mrs. Sotirios

Costas, Mr. & Mrs. George

Cotter, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald

Coutsoumbos, Mr. & Mrs. Chris

Covett, Mrs. Helen

Covett, Miss Katherine

Covett, Dr. Robert

Critikos, Ms. Athena

Cuilla, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph

Dalkouras, Mrs. Cleo

Dariotis-Diz, Mrs. Dimitra

DeBaggis, Mr. & Mrs. Romolo

Deeb, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Deligeorges, Mr. & Mrs. George

Demetriades, Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos

Demos, Mr. & Mrs. Steve

Dinopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Dosis, Mr. & Mrs. Christos

Doumousiaris, Mrs. Dina

Economos, Miss Irene

Economos, Miss Rhoda

Eftimiadis, Mr. Fotios

El-Ghadi, Mr. & Mrs. Moftah

Ellard, Ms. Anastasia

Ferguson, Mr. & Mrs. Scott

Fields, Dr. & Mrs. Michael

Figueirdo, Mrs. Christina

Fisher, Ms. Jean

Fitopoulos, Mr. Theodore

Fletcher, Mrs. Diane

Frangakis, Ms. Artemida

Frazis, Mrs. Eftihia

Frazis, Miss Maria

Gagne, Mr. & Mrs. Robert

Georgantas, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur

Georgeakakis, Ms. Tina

George, Mrs. Diana

Georgeou, Mrs. Phyllis

Georgitsis, Mr. & Mrs. Ari

Georgitsis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos

Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Spiros

Giannaros, Mrs. Tulla

Giannakoulis, Mrs. Pat

Giannakoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Giannouloudis, Mr. Tom

Gifford, Mr. & Mrs. William

Gioulis, Mr. & Mrs. Nondas

Ginis, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitris

Ginis, Mrs. Evlambia

Ginis, Mr. & Mrs. William

Golas, Mrs. Vasiliki

Gossman, Mrs. Zoe

Grantsis, Mr. & Mrs. Gregory

Gravel, Ms. Elaine

Habib, Mrs. Violet

Hanley, Mr. & Mrs. Michael

Hasouris, Mrs. Alexandra

Hasouris, Mr. Philip

Hatzinikolaou, Mr. & Mrs. Alex

Hatzis, Mrs. Ann

Holevas, Mrs. Helen

Howard, Mr. & Mrs. Kevin

Iosifidis, Mr. & Mrs. Antonios

Jaramillo, Mr. Serafim

Jaramillo, Mr. Sergio

Jaramillo, Mr. & Mrs. Sergio

Joseph, Mrs. Louise

Joyce, Mrs. Katherine

Juris, Mr. John

Kalatizidis, Mr. & Mrs. Anestis

Kalaitzidis, Mrs. Nitsa

Kalivas, Mrs. Eftyhia

Kallianidis, Mr. Milton

Kallis, Mrs. Nikoletta

Kampanelas, Ms. Paris

Kanellopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Karaliolios, Mr. & Mrs. Athanasios

Karantonakis, Mr. & Mrs. Tony

Karavites, Mr. Peter

Kazis, Mrs. Penny

Kearns, Mr. & Mrs. Mark

Kiraki, Mrs. Ann

Kolokotronis, Mrs. Vasiliki

Konstatilakis, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Korbas, Mr. & Mrs. Tom

Kotopoulos, Mr. Antonios

Kotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. William

Kotsiopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur

Koundrokakos, Mrs. Georgia

Kouremetis, Fr. Michael A. & Presv. Cyndy

Koutsoumbos, Ms. Sophie

Kushta, MRs. Kassiane

Kyranos & Mr. & Mrs. Christos

Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Landerholm, Mrs. Stephanie

Lainas, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias

Lainas, Mr. & Mrs. Steve

Lambrakis, Mrs. Sofia

Lapsley, Ms. Sofia

Liapis, Ms. Evangeline J.

Liolios, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel

Lingos-Huser, Mr. Henry & Mrs. Thalia

Lingos-Webb, Drs. Andrew & Tania

Livanis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry

Loiacono, Mr. & Mrs. Edward

Lucas, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Lymberopoulos, Mrs. Eleni

Malone, Mrs. Katernia

Maranian, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald

Manos, Mr. & Mrs. Sarantos

Mantalos, Miss Victoria

Marathas, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Margaritis, Mr. & Mrs. Timoleon

Mihos, Mr. & Mrs. Christy

Mihos, Mr. & Mrs. James P

Mihos, Mrs. Marlene

Mihos, Mr. Peter J.

Mitchell, Dr. George

Mitoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios

Mitoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry

Morosas, Mr. Christopher

Nanos, Mr. & Mrs. Odesseas

Nasios, Mrs. Stephanie

Nenopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Nickandros, Mr. & Mrs. George

Nicholaides, Mr. & Mrs. Harry

Nikolakakos, Mrs. Despina

Nikolaou, Mr. James

Nikopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Charalampos

Ntagkinis, Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos

Ntakoulas, Mr. & Mrs. Ted

Odierno, Mr. & Mrs. Randy

Orphanos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Palantzas, Mr. & Mrs.Nick

Palantzas, Mrs. Vasiliki

Palantzas, Miss Vicky

Paliaglou, Mr. & Mrs. Iordanis

Panagopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. James

Panagoulopoulos, Mr. George

Panico, Mr. & Mrs. Robert

Papadogianakis, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos

Papadopoulos, Dr. Andrea

Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Leon

Papadopoulos, Ms. Maria

Papadopoulos, Mrs. Panagiota

Papadopoulos, Mrs. Paraskevi

Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Papadopoulos, Mr. Tom

Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Tom

Papakonstantinou, Mr. Konstantine

Papas, Mr. Matthew

Papigiotis, Ms. Alexandra

Pappas, Mrs. Pauline

Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew

Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Nikolas

Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen

Pavlidis, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Pechilis, Ms. Diane

Perdikis, Mrs. Liberty

Petropoulos, Mr. Alkie

Petropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Petropoulos, Mrs. Georgia

Phillips, Mrs. Demetria

Pishkin, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph

Potsis, Mr. George

Potsis, Mr. George

Potsis, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias

Potsis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Poulimenis, Mrs. Argyro

Pouliopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Fotios

Psikarakis, Mr. Nikolas

Psilekaris, Ms. Theodora

Psilekaris, Mr. Tom

Psychos, Mr. & Mrs. Sam

Rassias, Miss Candace

Sakellaris Poole, Mrs. Linda

Sarantopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios

Sarantou, Mr. Nikolaos

2018 STEWARDS YTD NOVEMBER 15, 2018 Sarras, Mr. Nicholas

Savalis, Mrs. Nickie

Savas, Mr. Christopher

Savas, Mr. & Mrs. Spyros

Savas, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen

Savas, Mr. Irakli

Scapatticci, Dr. & Mrs. Albert

Scrivanos, Mrs. Anastasia

Sedell, Mr. & Mrs.Arthur

Sedell, Mr. & Mrs. Tom

Sever, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph

Siamantours, Ms. Ann

Sideropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios

Siempos, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios

Siogros, Mr. Steve

Skenas, Ms. Jeannette

Smiliotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Elias

Smiliotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Yianni

Spyropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Stamboulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Themi

Stathakis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Stavropoulos, Miss Evangelia

Stavropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Stellakis, Ms. Joanna

Sullivan, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene

Syrniotis, Mr. Sam

Syrniotis, Ms. Vicky

Targontsidis, Mrs. Nicholas

Targontsidis –Jain, Mrs. Sonia

Tasho, Mrs. Georgia

Terzakis, Mr. & Mrs. George

Terzakis, Mrs. Sophia

Theodossiou, Mr. George

Theofilou, Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios

Theofilou, Mrs. Maria

Theos, Mr. & Mrs. William

Thompson, Ms. Betsy

Thompson, Miss Eleni

Thompson, Mrs. Jane

Tiliakos, Mrs. Gianna

Tiliakos, Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel

Tiliakos, Mr. Orestis

Tramontano, Mr. & Mrs. Val

Tsarhas, Mrs. Ourania

Tsarhopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Tsianakas, Mr. & Mrs. Christos

Tsianakas, Ms. Katherine

Tsilis, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Tsionis, Mr. & Mrs. Philip

Tsionis, Ms. Stacy

Tsitsopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Tsitsos, Ms. Anna

Tsokanis, Ms. Alexa

Tsokanis, Mr. Peter

Vallas, Mr. & Mrs. Antonios

Vallas, Mr. & Mrs. Sakellarios

Vardaxis, Mr. & Mrs. Avraam

Veiga, Mrs. Christine

Veiga, Mrs. Victoria

Velissaris, Mrs. Dimitrios

Velissaris, Mr. & Mrs. George

Venuto, Mr. & Mrs. James

Vintzileos, Mr. & Mrs. James

Vzivzes, Mr. & Mrs. Klearhos

Weinberg, Ms. Merri

Westcott, Mr. & Mrs. David

Whowell Family

Yaitanes, Ms. Ann

Yiankos, Mrs. Elizabeth

Yiotopoulos, Mr. Steven

Zachos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Zachos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Zaros, Mr. James

Zatzos, Mr. James

Zervas, Mr. Michael

Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Adamandios

Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos

2018 STEWARDS YTD NOVEMBER 15, 2018

2018 Get Togethers

Dates:

Tuesday, December 11th

Holiday Program, TBD.

All are welcomed

2:00—4:00 pm

This year’s Metropolis of Boston Choir Conference honored two of our very

own Heidi Mason as Choir Director and Ona Calogrias as Organist. These

two ladies are a dynamic duo who have worked so well together for many

years. Axia! Also joining them from our choir was George Theodossiou and

Paris Kampanelas. We congratulate them all for their hard work, dedication,

and representing Brockton.

Annual Metropolis of Boston Choir Conference

Annunciation Church Newburyport, MA

November 2-4, 2018

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

KOLIVA

If you are planning a memorial service and

would like to order koliva please call the

church office. We would appreciate one

weeks notice in advance of the memorial

service to prepare the koliva. The cost is

$100 and checks should be made payable to

the Ladies Philoptochos Society.

Philoptochos 2018-2019 Calendar

December 6th Christmas Party

December 31st New Year’s Eve Dance

January 6th Vasilopita

February 5th Potluck Dinner Meeting 6:00 pm

March 5th General Meeting 7:00 pm

April 2nd General Meeting 7:00 pm

April 21st Palm Sunday Bake Sale

April 25th Egg dyeing

May 7th General Meeting 7:00pm

May 18th & 19th Mini Food Festival

June TBD End of Year Outing

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BOARD MEETING WILL TAKE

PLACE ON THE DAY OF A GENERAL MEETING AT 5:30 PM

SHUT IN VISITATIONS

Anyone who would like a visit from the

Ladies of Philoptochos, or knows of some-

one who would like some company, please

contact the church office.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications for the Scholarships are now available in

the church office. Eligible candidates are those who

graduated in 2018 and whose parents are paid members

of the church and mothers are members of Philoptochos.

Dear Sisters,

On behalf of the Philoptochos Board, I would like to wish all of you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year!

Last month on Veteran’s Day we honored parishioners who have served or continue to serve in the United State Military. We also held a memorial service for those who made the ultimate sacrifice and did not return home. It was a beautiful and touching ceremony (see back of bulletin)

The Operation Housewarming Project kicked off last month. This ministry was established to assist homeless veterans in their transition to independent living. You will find a list of items needed along with a box at the entrance of the church where you can place your items. Because needs are continuous, this is an on-going ministry. Another ongoing project we kicked off was the Help the Homeless by donating warm jackets/coats. (see flyer in bulletin)

Upcoming in December we have a lot happening. We are sponsoring Adopt-A-Family through My Brother’s Keeper (see the flyer at the end of the bulletin). On December 6th our annual Christmas Party will be held at Thorny Lea Country Club (see flyer). Join us for a fun night of dinner and dancing. Baking will also take place this month for the Shut-Ins along with the decorating of the church for the holiday season. If anyone is interested in helping please contact the office.

Our biggest event this month is the New Year’s Eve dance. Join us with your families as we bring in the new year with the band from the festival.

Finally, in January we have our Annual Vasilopita Cutting. This event will take place on Sunday, January 6th, 2019. We will also be passing a second tray that Sunday to benefit St. Basil’s Academy.

As you can see we have a lot happening and hope you all will join us in these many projects/events.

Sincerely,

Liz Karolemeas

Philoptochos President

YOUTH NEWS

GOYA News Thank you to all the GOYANs and adults who helped make the Halloween party

successful! The haunted house was a big hit, it took time but the GOYANs were able to

transform the basement into a fun haunted house for the youth.

For the month of December GOYA will be doing a Secret Santa. We will be

drawing names out of a hat at our next meeting. The maximum amount for a gift will be

$15. This is going to be a very fun activity that all the GOYANs can join in on. There will

also be Prosphora making sometime in December, more details to come!

For our season community service we will be doing My Brother’s Keeper. My Brother's

Keeper conducts one of the area's most extensive Christmas programs to help parents

who cannot provide gifts for their children. Gifts are delivered directly to homes some-

time between December 1st – 24th. All services are free.

A nice Christmas activity to look forward to is the lighting of the Christmas tree on the

Solea. All are welcomed to come and sing carols as we light the tree. Thank you Father

Michael for doing this and truly being there with everyone to celebrate this amazing time

of year!

Our Next Meeting is December 2nd

We will be having meetings every second Sunday of the month. Please try your best to

attend!

Αγαπημένοι γονείς, συγγενείς και φίλοι, Εμείς τα παιδιά του EΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟΥ της Εκκλησίας του Brockton σας προσκαλούμε στην Χριστουγεννιάτικη γιορτή μας, που θα γίνει στις 22 Δεκεμβρίου και ώρα 11 το πρωί στo Κοινοτικό μας Κέντρο. Dear Parents and friends, this is an Invitation from us the children of the GREEK SCHOOL of the Church of Brockton for the Christmas Celebration that will take place On December 22nd at 11:00 am In the Community Center

On Sunday, October 28th, the students of the Greek School

participated in the “OXI Day “celebration with a presentation that

commemorated this important holiday.

The program was presented after Divine Liturgy in our Church. It

was enjoyed by the Parishioners. All of the children looked

beautiful in our Greek National colors of blue and white, keeping

Greek Flags. Congratulations and many thanks to all of the

students and their families who supported this beautiful event.

GREEK SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 1st—DECEMBER 12th Bring your new and unwrapped toy o

one of the collection boxes located

OUTSIDE DOWNSTAIRS

THE COFFEE HOUR CLASS AREA

ROOM

STAFF SERGEANT MINOT DEFTOS US Army Air Forces KIA March 19, 1944

Northern France

STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL MARINELIS

United States Army Air Forces FOD (Finding of Death) Aril 11, 1944,

Mission Location: Poznan, Poland

2ND LIEUTENANT GEORGE TH. GEORGE

US Army KIA/Buried at Sea November 8, 1942 African Invasion

STAFF SERGEANT PETER PAPPAS US Army Air Forces KIA April 24, 1945 Tachikawa, Japan

SERGEANT JOHN TSATSOPOULOS

United States Army Air Force MIA January 9, 1945

A few miles south of Tokyo

PRIVATE JOHN RETALIS United States Army Air Forces

KIA April 28, 1943 Location: Unknown

NICHOLAS ANASTOS

MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT

United States Marines Corps.

PETER BELLAS

CAPTAIN

United State Air Force

1997-2001

SOCRATES CHALOGES

STAFF SERGEANT

Air Force National Guard

GEORGE COSTAS

GUNNERY SERGEANT

United States Marine Corp.

JERRAL FERNANDEZ

E3 MMNS

United States Navy

ROBERT GAGNE

SERGEANT E4

United States Air Force

MARK HICKMAN

COLONEL

Unites States Marine Corps.

Marine Corp. Reserves

LOUIS JACOUBS

LIEUTENANT

United States Navy

JOHN JURIS

CORPORAL

United States Army

JOHN KOLENTSAS

COMPANY ARMOR

United States Army

ANGELO KYRIAKIDES

MAJOR

United States Army

PHILIP KYRIAKIDES

ECHO 4

United States Army

THOMAS KYRIAKIDES

ECHO 5

United States Army

HARRY NICHOLAIDES

RADIOMAN 3rd CLASS

United State Navy

GEORGE NICKANDROS

CORPORAL

United States Army

JOHN ORPHANOS

SERGEANT

United States Army

ROCKY SAVAS

CORPORAL

United States Army

NICHOLAS SPANOS

SERGEANT

United States Army

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