GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011 – Vol. 35 #37 Rev. Fr. John Vlahos Office: (516) 671-‐‑5200 Fax: (516) 671-‐‑5205 web: www.resurrectiongoc.org ***
Acts of the Apostles: 2:1-11 pg. 62 Gospel: John 7:37-52; 8:12 pg. 63 CHURCH ORDER: Nickie Demos, Peter Koumoulis, Kathy Costas, Zefy Christopoulos, Costas Zachariadis, Gus Vlavianos. ALTAR SERVERS: All are welcome. COFFEE HOUR: Festival this weekend. No Coffee hour. TODAY IS PENTECOST - TRINITY SUNDAY. WE ALSO COMMEMORATE St. Onouphrios the Great, Peter the Athonite, Holy Martyr Antonine, John the Soldier of Egypt. FIFTY DAYS AFTER THE RESURRECTION we commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and Disciples of Christ, that is, to the Church. He had promised this. "If you love me you will keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Comforter to be with you forever, even the Spirit of Truth... (John 14:15). When the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth...He will glorify me for He will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. (John 16:12-15). The Pentecost of Old Israel, fifty days after Passover, brought great crowds to Jerusalem. The Feast commemorated the giving of the Mosaic Law to the Hebrews. The Law was what guided Israel and kept it in truth. Christ fulfilled the Law, and sends us the Holy Spirit to be our guide and keep us in truth. Thus we celebrate a New Pentecost, for all things are made new in Christ. The day marks the beginning of the Church's mission, to go and teach all the world, baptizing all in the name of the Trinity. We celebrate with the kneeling prayers at the end of the Liturgy. WE COMMEMORATE the two year memorial for Georgia Koufakis, beloved wife of John, mother of John Jr. and Shelga, Steven and Eileen, and Michael and Lynn, and grandmother of Zachary, Olivia, Emily, Katie, Kristin, Julliette, Yanni, Jeremy, Jared, Jake, and Jenna. Eternal be her memory!
UPCOMING SERVICES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Wednesday, June 15th Paraklesis to the Virgin Mary 6:00 pm Bible Study 7:00 pm *** DO YOU TWEET? We are now on Twitter! Follow us at ResurrectionGOC. This is the latest addition to our suite of on-line resources, including our web site (http://www.resurrctiongoc.org), our ListServ, our Facebook page, our YouTube page, and our numerous bookshelves on issuu.com. Stay abreast of parish news and events using as many of these tools as you like. ST. CATHERINE’S PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS A Big Thank you to the ALL the Ladies that helped with the Bake Off this past Monday!! It was a great success!! We baked 1,700 Kourambiedes, 900 Koulourakia and 35 trays of Ravani. Thank you to Nina, Eleni and their team for coordinating this effort. Thanks also go to Mrs. Alatzas for baking and donating an additional 1,000 koulourakia and Helen and Callie for baking and donating trays of Karidopita. Let’s all come & enjoy the Festival and Support our Church.
THE FESTIVAL!!! THIS WEEKEND! WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE! THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL AND ENSURE A GREAT SUCCESS: 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. There are many opportunities to support the Festival and ensure a great success: Raffles: Purchasing raffle tickets is a great way to support the festival. If you would like to purchase any, please see a Parish Council member or call the Church office. Donations: Please, consider lessening Festival expenses by donating what you can. Volunteer! Sign up from now! Return the sign-up form or contact Stella Hetzer at 671-9376 or chetzer@optonline.net. We need the newer folks in the area to help
out. It’s a big festival; we can’t expect people to work for 8 hours straight – we need your help. Festival Publicity. Pick up posters and flyers from the church and distribute where you shop, school, employee bulletin boards, community bulletin boards, give to friends, and tell friends. Get it distributed. Your publicity brings people and makes the Festival effort all worthwhile. Due to popular demand, we are having a flea market and are asking each family to donate collectibles such as china, glassware, books, costume jewelry, tools, small household appliances, small electronics, leather goods, toys, etc. Please no shoes or clothes. Please ensure that all items are in good condition and in good working order. We will be accepting donations at the church on two Saturdays: May 28th and June 4th, Sunday, June 5th, and the entire week prior to the festival from 10 am to 2 pm. BASKETBALL FOR 7-12 YEAR OLD KIDS will be held at Church every second and fourth Thursday of each month, including this Summer. For more information please contact Nickiedee@aol.com. 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.