GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011 – Vol. 35 #27 Rev. Fr. John Vlahos Office: (516) 671-‐‑5200 Fax: (516) 671-‐‑5205 web: www.resurrectiongoc.org ***
Epistle: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 pg. 140 Gospel: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 pg. 141 CHURCH ORDER: Stella Hetzer, Anne Vandoros, Jimmy Xanthos, Peter Pappas, Lewis Bazakos. ALTAR SERVERS: James Denslow, Costas Fakatselis, Christopher Gabriel, Argirios Nickas, Joshua Kovacevic, George Pappous, George Toskos, Matthew Chakery, Nicholas Demetri, Billy Gatzonis, Tommy Markou, James Pappous, Adelmo Petrakis, Yianni Petrakis. COFFEE HOUR: Greek Independence Day Parade. Kiki Soletic, Kathy Costas, Anne Brigis, Stephanie Clark, Heather Soteriou. TODAY WE COMMEMORATE THE SUNDAY OF THE HOLY CROSS. WE ALSO COMMEMORATE St. Matrona of Thessaloniki, Paul, Bishop of Corinth. WE CELEBRATE the forty-day blessing of the newborn daughter of Chrisoula and Andrew Malios. Long life to your daughter! WE CELEBRATE the forty-day blessing of the newborn son of Tina and George Pappas. Long life to your son! UPCOMING SERVICES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Monday, March 28th Great Compline 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 30th Presanctified Liturgy 6:45 pm Friday, April 1st Presanctified Liturgy 10:00 am 4th Stanza of the Salutations 7:00 pm *** SAVE THE DATE---March 30th Lenten Lecture with Archdeacon Panteleimon. Orthodoxy & Catholicism: What are the Differences? THE RESURRECTION SENIORS will be welcoming internationally known author Gus Leodas. Mr. Leodas is a writer of mystery thrillers and will discuss creative writing. So all seniors interested in tapping into some deep creative streak, join us in the Church hall at 1:00 pm on
Tuesday, April 5th. Refreshments will be served, so please RSVP, so we can plan accordingly. Maria 677-9650 or pamegamerf@optonline.net. STEWARDSHIP – We hope you have received the new Stewardship card in the mail. Please prayerfully consider how you may be able to participate in our many ministries and also support the needs of our Church. For those of you who have submitted your ministry lists, we thank you for your enthusiasm and shall be contacting you soon to discuss your interests. Thank you. WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THOSE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS who participated in the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival on March 13. We congratulate you for all the time and hard work you put into researching, writing and delivering your speeches. You are all winners. Junior Division--Honorable Mentions to Stavros Asprou, Karen Bazakos, Callie Mae Catacosinos, Chris Christodoulou, Anastasia Edwards, Maria Fakatselis, Dino Hartofilis and Catherine Verveniotis; 3rd place to Samantha Paralikas, Parish Finalists--Vanessa Markou and Peter Paralikas. Senior Division--Honorable Mentions to Yanna Bellidoro, Zoe Edwards, Maria Papantoniou, Julia Parenti, Matthew Rakowski, and Philip Verveniotis; 3rd place to Alexander Cavanaugh; Parish Finalists--James Bazakos and John Brakatselos. Our four parish finalists will go on to the District Oratorical Festival to be held at St. Demetrios Church in Merrick on April 9. We wish you good luck. Many thanks to Cheryl Ipiotis and Steve Verveniotis for taking pictures of our Oratorical Festival. Group pictures of the junior and senior divisions, the three judges and three announcers can be seen on the bulletin board outside of the church hall. THE GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE TODAY! MARCH 27th JOIN US! We are in the Second Battalion. Buses leave after Church around 1:00 pm. Reserve your seat by calling Steve Verveniotis at 677-‐‑ 9650. We’ve got room! Let’s have a large contingent, or, you can come on your own and join us there. We are marching. A GROUP OF PARISHIONERS is going to visit the sisters at All Saints Monastery in Calverton on April 14, 2011. We will be using our own transportation, car pooling as much as possible, for prayer services in the earlyto mid-afternoon and a meal following the 3 p.m. service. There are opportunities to donate specific household items to the monastery. To sign up for this trip, please email Christine Zeiner at mydrewz139@aol.com. LOCUST VALLEY COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE NEXT WEEK. Donations are being accepted from 2:00 - 8:00 at the Locust Valley Fire
Department. Please support this worthy cause and consider donating much needed blood.
ST. CATHERINE’S PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS IOCC RELIEF FOR JAPAN --- We will be holding a tray after Liturgy to collect funds for the disaster in Japan. PLEASE DON’T THROW OUT THOSE OLD TOYS! ST. CATHERINE’S PHILOPTOCHOS IS SUPPORTING SECOND HAND TOYS by having a Used Toy Drive for disadvantaged children. Gently used, plastic toys should be clean, have no small or missing parts, and battery operated toys must be fully operational. Kindly drop off the toys in large plastic garbage bags, in the Church Hall throughout the month of March. Any questions, kindly contact Millie (516) 801-2731 or Vasilianna (917) 335-4886. Second Chance Toys is a 501c3 communitybased program that rescues and recycles gently used plastic toys for distribution to disadvantaged children. Second Chance Toys was founded in 2006 by a NJ high school student. To date it has donated over 64,000 toys, which have helped keep our landfills free of plastic while bringing smiles and laughter to many children. IT'S MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TIME. You should have received your membership letter in the mail by now. Please consider joining St. Catherine's Philoptochos and helping support this very important ministry. For more info, call Maria at 917-541-4444. WE HAVE CHOSEN OUR NEXT BOOK for our Orthodox book club. It is titled Dear and Glorious Physician, A novel about St. Luke, by Taylor Caldwell. Books may be ordered through the Church Book Store during coffee hour. INTER GOYA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION -‐‑ Nassau Suffolk Inter GOYA and the Inter GOYA Volleyball League of 2011 will award two scholarships to a graduating senior girl and boy. One scholarship will be awarded to a GOYAN and one scholarship will be awarded to a participating member of the Volleyball League. Candidates for the scholarship will be judged on a combination of the following criteria: active participation in the life of the church, active participation in your GOYA, demonstrated leadership skills, participated in extra-‐‑curricular activities, and have strong academic credentials. Applications are available through the office. THE OLYMPICS held at Suffolk Community College will take place on May 27, 28, 29. Please pick up registration forms from a GOYA or JOY advisor. In order to participate, your child must be a GOYA/JOY member since the fall.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE that Jim Xanthos and Frank Albers would like to offer all 7-‐‑12 year olds the opportunity to play basketball. They will hold intramurals at the church beginning in April. If your son/daughter is interested please get in touch with Jim Xanthos or Nickie Demos. HELP WANTED/HELP NEEDED DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ORTHODOXJOBS.COM? It is the source for Orthodox Christians who are seeking employment in an Orthodox Christian or Christian environment. In its current version, it is a posting site of Job opportunities for any Archdiocese, Metropolis, Diocese, Parish, or Organization that falls under the jurisdiction of SCOBA, the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas. To post a job on this site, simply send us a job ad/posting with contact information and duration of the posting. Future releases will include resources for employers and employees. OrthodoxJobs.com is a collaborative effort of the Information Technology Commission of SCOBA, the Department of Internet Ministries, and the Office of Vocation and Ministry at Hellenic College. For questions, email the webmaster. NY TLC LICENSED DRIVER AVAILABLE FOR HIRE. Available full or part time to help with general driving or errands. 7 years experience. PARISH WISH LIST: Please consider making a donation towards all or part of an item listed below for the health and wellbeing or in memory of a family member. Your gift will continually provide our Parish the opportunity to serve in our Lord’s ministry. A Chalice, Altar Cloths, a Censer. OUR FOOD PANTRY IS NOW OPEN AND HELPING OUR COMMUNITY! THANKS TO YOU AND TO THE SUPPORT OF LONG ISLAND HARVEST, WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER SUPPORT TO ALL IN NEED! We are open each first Monday of the month, beginning at 10:00 am, and also on an as needed basis throughout the week. FOR COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE.