GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION SUNDAY, May 15, 2011 – Vol. 35 #33 Rev. Fr. John Vlahos Office: (516) 671-‐‑5200 Fax: (516) 671-‐‑5205 web: www.resurrectiongoc.org ***
Acts of the Apostles 9:32-50 pg. 50
Gospel: John 5:1-15 pg. 51
CHRIST IS RISEN ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHURCH ORDER: Paula Savvinidis, Kyriakos Demou, Stella Hetzer, Jim Gabriel, Costas Fakiris, Anne Alexandrou. ALTAR SERVERS: James Bazakos, Peri Ipiotis, Nicholas Mihaltses, Thomas Nastasi, John Nickas, Matthew Rakowski, Christos Aniftos, Stavros Asprou, Constantine Hartofilis, Jonathan Nikolaidis, Christopher Papantoniou, Louis Tiglias, Alexios Georgiades, Socrates Patestas, Stavros Savvinidis. COFFEE HOUR: Maria Verveniotis. TODAY IS THE SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC. WE ALSO COMMEMORATE St. Pachomios the Great Martyr; St. Achilles, Bishop of Larissa; St. Barbaros the Myrrhbearer of Kerkyra, St. Andrew the Hermit Wonderworker. WE COMMEMORATE the forty day memorial for Marianthe Makrinos, beloved mother of Chrystal and Theo Vazanellis and grandmother of Lea Vazanellis, Zoe and Matthew Brenner, and Antonios Vazanellis and great grandmother of Sophia. Eternal be her memory! WE COMMEMORATE the four year memorial for Harry (Argirios) Stavraka and the five year memorial for Zoe Stavraka, beloved parents of Ioanna, and Dean and Carol, and grandparents of Sydney Marietta, and beloved siblings of Peter. Eternal be their memory! THE COMMUNION WINE AND THE ALTAR KANDILI are offered in loving memory of Harry and Zoe Stavraka by their family. WE COMMEMORATE the six year memorial for Zoe Varkaris, beloved mother of Stylianos and Maria, Emmanuel and Philippa, and Demetrios and Kalliope Varkaris, and grandmother of Ioannis, Costantinos, Zoe Irene, Zoe Grace, John Lukas, Zoe, Paraskevi, and Katerina. Eternal be her memory!
WE COMMEMORATE the three year memorial for Costas Gerondares, beloved brother of Olga Uvari and uncle of Christine and Kirk Zeiner. Eternal be his memory! WE COMMEMORATE the forty five year memorial for Christos Gerondares, beloved father of Olga Uvari and grandfather of Christine and Kirk Zeiner. Eternal be his memory! A PROSFORON is offered by the Puspurica family for the health, wellbeing, and progress in life and faith of their son Nicolas who is baptized today. PLEASE NOTE: During the Paschal Season, from Pascha until Pentecost Sunday, we follow the early tradition of the Church, and in continuous celebration of the Resurrection of Christ we do not kneel on Sundays. UPCOMING SERVICES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Wed, May 11th
Paraklesis to the Virgin Mary 7:00 pm Adult Sunday School 8:00 pm Sat, May 21st Sts. Constantine and Helen Divine Liturgy 10:00 am *** NAME DAY PICNIC CELEBRATION: A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped make our 35th Name Day Celebration Picnic such a huge success! Your help and participation made the day a very special time for all who attended. As noted by His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, no one was getting up to leave and it was already 2 pm! Again, the Membership and Events Committee thanks you. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SPIDERMAN, THE MUSICAL on Broadway for Saturday, May 21st, at 2:00 pm. If you are interested please contact Anne Alexandrou at alexanasta@aol.com by Sunday, May 15th. THE RESURRECTION SENIORS will visit The Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn on Tues. May 17th. We will meet at the church parking lot at 1:00 pm and proceed to the museum. The admission fee is $8. RSVP Aleka Bellidoro at 676-‐‑3430 or Maria Verveniotis at pamegamerf@optonline.net. SENIOR CITIZEN PROM at the North Shore High School. DJ, buffet, raffles, king and queen, a wonderful time. Sunday, May 22nd, 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Hosted by the North Shore Students. Please RSVP Julia Salat 277-‐‑ 7029.
DID YOU KNOW? OUR GREEK VILLAGE FESTIVAL NOW HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE? AND IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY! PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW SITE, http://greekvillagefestival.info/ to find information on our raffle, foods, flea market, a great slideshow and photo gallery; much more. Please sign up to volunteer your time to truly make our festival a success. “INTO THE SUNSHINE: OVERCOMING ANXIETY & DEPRESSION”: A Conference at The Holy Trinity Cathedral. It is being organized by The Agapi Circle, an official ministry of The Holy Trinity Cathedral under the pastoral auspices of Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos. The conference brings together experts on many aspects of these conditions, and how they might be treated. The hope is to attract as many people as possible who can benefit from the information and support that will be offered. It is a very exciting and extremely significant conference, the first ever within the Greek-American community, which we hope will contribute in developing awareness and understanding. The conference is a free, daylong conference with lunch provided and the official language of the conference is English. THE EASTER AND NAMEDAY OFFERINGS CONTINUE TO COME IN! THANKS TO ALL who have taken the time to return their envelope with a special Easter/Nameday gift for our parish. Please do not forget your envelope. Take a moment and send your special gift for the work of this parish. Thanks! PROCEEDINGS OF THE INAUGURAL PROJECT GENERATION YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM are now online, and accessible through our web site. In addition, a two-DVD set of the event is available in the rack in the narthex. Please help yourself. For more information, visit http://www.projectgeneration.net. 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.