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KOINWNIA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION 1400 Cedar Swamp Road • Brookville, New York 11545 • Phone 516-671-5200 www.resurrectiongoc.org MARCH 2011
VOLUME 31
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Great and Holy Lent: Growing in the Knowledge of Christ On March 7th, we as a Church embarked on our annual journey known as Great and Holy Lent! It is a time where we are called to heightened focus and attentiveness to the Christian life, through increased attendance at the divine services, an increase of almsgiving, severe fasting and confession with the goal of spiritual growth and illumination. I truly feel that the more serious our Lenten preparation is, the deeper we shall enter in the mystery of Christ’s death and glorious resurrection. To this end, I have listed the special services that make up our worship schedule during Great and Holy Lent and I hope and pray that you will make it a priority to participate in as many services as possible.
Great Compline Description: Used only during Lent, this larger version of the Compline or “After Dinner” service contains many special penitential prayers and hymns. When Offered: 7:00 p.m. on the Monday evenings of Lent. Special Features: The chanting of the beautiful Lenten hymn, “Lord of the Powers, be with us, for in times of distress, we have no other help but You, Lord of the Powers, have mercy on us!” It is an offering of deep humility and faith. Why You Should Attend: At Holy Resurrection Church, all those who attend are able to participate in the many readings of this service if they desire. This is a great way to start each week as we re-enter the depths of Lent following Sunday’s bright celebration.
Forgiveness Vespers Description: The first service of Lent, it combines a Solemn Vespers of Lent with a special “Forgiveness Service” at the end. When Offered: 7:00 p.m. on the Sunday, March 6th this year Special Features: Kneeling in repentance during the changing of the colors from the bright gold and white of the Resurrection to the solemn purple of Lent, listening to the deeply moving hymn preparing us for both Lent and for our final encounter with the Lord, “Turn not away Your face from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily. Hearken unto my soul and deliver it.” Why You Should Attend: To start out the spiritual journey of Lent on the right foot. Attending this service marks a clear start of Lent both in our soul and on our schedule.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts Description: Every Sunday or feast day Divine Liturgy is resurrectional and celebratory in nature, and early on the Church came to regard this character as “out of harmony” with the solemn and penitential character of Lent. So rather than exclude any form of Liturgy during the weekdays of Lent and deny the faithful the ability to receive Holy Communion—the “food of immortality,”—the Quinisext Council in the seventh century A.D. approved the use of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts as a way of offering the Holy Gifts between Sundays during Lent. The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts comprises the solemn Lenten Vespers with the distribution of Holy Communion at the end. There is no consecration of the Holy Gifts during the service.
by Father John Vlahos
Holy Communion is offered from the reserve gifts consecrated on the previous Sunday at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. When Offered: 6:45 p.m. on the Wednesdays of Lent and 10:00 a.m. on the Fridays of Lent Special Features: The Entrance with the consecrated Holy Gifts, which is accompanied by a special hymns used only during this service: “Now the Powers of Heaven minister invisibly with us. For, The Extreme Humility Icon behold, the King of with Christ and Panagia Glory enters. Behold, the mystical sacrifice, fully accomplished, is ushered in. Salutations to the Theotokos / In fervent faith let us draw near, Akathist that we may become sharers in Description: The Akathist everlasting life. Alleluia.” Hymn is a beautiful treasure of Why You Should Attend: Pro- theological poetry set to music in vides a midweek spiritual guide- honor of the Most Holy post which encourages us to Theotokos. Its main hymn, “O prepare both spiritually and phys- Champion General” (“Ti Ipermacho“) ically for Holy Communion, thus commemorates the rescue of the deepening our awareness of Lent Byzantine imperial city of and strengthening us in our strug(continued on page 6) gles.
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Kairos: “The Opportune Moment” By Jim Gabriel “Because –ΝΥΝ Ο ΚΑΙΡΟΣ -now is the kairos – the decisive moment in human history, when we can truly make a difference. Because now is the kairos – when the consciousness of the world is rising to the challenge. Because now is the kairos – for us to save the soul of our planet. Because now is the kairos – there is no other day than this day, this time, this moment. Indeed, let it start now” -Patriarch Bartholomew, Nov 4, 2009 More than one year ago, His All Holiness urged an audience at the Brookings Institute to “start now” to make a difference in saving the soul of our planet through efforts to protect the environment. But don’t fret if you are only reading this now for the first time. Recall, instead, an Old Chinese Proverb: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.” This may seem to be an unusual introduction to a welcome letter in a parish newsletter, but it has great relevance to our community. Let us begin with the specific topic that His All Holiness was addressing: our environment. Thanks to the youth of our parish, we are initiating a new effort that will highlight the actions of both our youth and our Patriarch in a very positive manner. On February 5th, we hosted the inaugural Project Generation youth environment symposium. 25 teens from across the Direct Archdiocesan District, including parishes as far as Hartford, Ct, joined for the day to present research projects, watch segments of The Green Patriarch video, and engage in a group discussion moderated by His Grace Bishop Savas. 20 came in person, with five more joining on our large screen via a video link. We shall be presenting His All Holiness with birthday card signed by all present, proceedings of the symposium, and a contribution towards his new environmental center, to be housed at the orphanage that was returned to the Patriarchate by the Government of Turkey late last year. This effort, inspired by the RSE Symposia of His All Holiness, has great potential to, in the words of Patriarch Bartholomew, “truly make a difference.” Another vital message is implicit in his words. We are all stewards of God’s earth and we must constantly consider and reconsider how we can best display our Stewardship. Unfortunately, in recent years, Stewardship has been perceived as a synonym for dues. We are all to blame for this, and now is the time for us to correct that misconception. As we were reminded by our visitors from National Stewardship
Ministries, Bill Marianes and George Matthews, in October, “The greatest steward we have ever know was our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ not only taught us about stewardship in His parables but more importantly he demonstrated the practice of stewardship as he continuously served the people around him.” Please help us to implement our new Stewardship paradigm in our community. We want to talk to each family individually about our church ministries. Personal contact is the best way for us to explain to you what our community has to offer and to learn your interests, your concerns and your hopes for our parish. It will take time to visit with everybody, and we shall be starting gradually. If you wish to speak with us before we are able to reach out to you, feel free to contact us. While on the subject of stewardship, I must give special thanks to one particular steward of our community. As Jamie Catacosinos announced at our November General Assembly, he made the very difficult choice of stepping down from the Parish Council after more than ten years of service as he felt he could not devote the time that he believed was required by the Presidency due to time conflicts with his business. During Jamie’s tenure, our parish embarked on a number of very important initiatives, such as our iconography project and our new Stewardship paradigm to name just a few. We all owe Jamie our most sincere thanks for his years of
Volunteer for that Greek Village Festival Feeling June 10th, 11th & 12th
By Stella and Cliff Hetzer Festival Co-Chairs The festival is a celebration of our Greek heritage and culture
with the addition of mechanical rides which we will put in the rear of the property. We will also have a petting zoo and pony rides and expanded children’s events.
which we share with our community. We come together as a church family with love to show what makes our church unique. It’s a great opportunity to welcome new people as well. Unbelievably, another year has gone by and our upcoming festival is just 3 months away. This may seem like a long time but the committee has been working since November. This year we hope to have an even bigger and better event than in past years
In order to achieve higher attendance we are very close to getting approval to bring people from downtown Glen Cove via shuttle bus to visit us. The success of our festival comes from the dedication of all the volunteers. Please consider giving your time and come share in the fun and fellowship of this cultural event. We need everyone – young and old to help but most of all bring all your friends, relatives, koumbari and neighbors.
ties, we all too frequently find ourselves dealing with competing priorities from our daily life. We all too frequently decide that we just don’t have the time or the energy to focus on those items that are lacking an immediate, hard deadline. We all too frequently allow those items to suffer. But let us try to remember the exhortation of Patriarch Bartholomew, “there is no other day than this day, this time, this moment,” Applause! On the occasion of Father John’s fifth not only in anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood, terms of the urHis Grace Bishop Savas of Troas surprised gent matter of Father with a visit to our church. To celebrate, on protecting our behalf of our church’s ministries, Parish Council earth, but with President Jim Gabriel presented the very tech regards to all of savvy Father John with an iPad! our church ministries. As His All Holiness concluded dedication to our parish and for his that same address, May God Bless leadership for the past year. What else can we learn from Pa- all of us to bring our labors to triarch Bartholomew’s words? In all fruition. of our ministries, all of our activi-
The Members of the Holy Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church Parish Council 2011 Jim Gabriel, President Peter J. Pappas, Jr., Vice President Kyriakos Demou, Treasurer Stella Hetzer, Secretary John Panagopoulos, Asst. Secretary Peter Koumoulis, Asst. Treasurer Anne Alexandrou Lewis Bazakos Kathy Costas Zefy Christopoulos Nickie Demos James Kalpakis Sotiris Panageas Paula Savvinidis Anne Vandoros James Xanthos Constantine Zachariadis
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St. Catherine’s Philoptochos: A Dynamic Force of Philanthropy
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By Tina Conway Philoptochos President 2011 began with St. Catherine’s Philoptochos continuing their vital ministry of helping the needy. On January 16th we held our annual Vasilopita Luncheon. The proceeds from the luncheon helps us support the Academy of Saint Basil’s, an Orthodox home serving children in need. This year we were able to send $1000 to the Academy. Thank you to our chairlady Nina Koumoulis and to Mr. Leo Vandoros for all their help. We would also like to thank Mrs. Katina Koukoulas for making the delicious Vasilopita once again this year. We began our 2011 membership drive in January. We encourage and depend on your support, whether it be financial, giving of time, or sharing a talent. With your membership we can continue to be the dynamic force of philanthropy of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Please consider joining St. Catherine’s Philoptochos. For information on membership, contact Maria Moumtzidis at 917-541-4444. During the winter months, we are continuing our commitment to helping the North Shore Homeless Shelter by providing them with dinner on several nights. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Irene Pap-
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$9,803.00 $22,034.08
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As part of our ongoing effort to focus on transparency and communication, we are providing a high level snapshot of our monthly finances to supplement data that is available annually regarding our budget and expenses. We hope this will help our community to better understand our fixed operating costs and the income we receive from Stewardship, Candles, Collections and Donations. As we discussed at our State of the Parish event, we currently require nearly $14,000 per month in fundraising in order to operate. If we focus, as a community, on increasing our operating income, it will enable us to use fundraising events such as our Festival, Golf Outing and Journal to help us to build our future (e.g. a gymnasium), reduce our mortgage, and sponsor outreach programs. pas at ipappas@optonline.net. Finally, we have chosen our next book for our Orthodox Book Club titled Dear and Glorious Physician, a Novel about Saint Luke, by Taylor Caldwell. Books are available for purchase at our Church Bookstore. We will be meeting in March so get busy reading! Our Next General Membership Gathering is on Wednesday, March 9 and will feature a Lenten Lecture with Bishop Savas.
Our Philoptochos Board President: Tina Conway Vice- President: Paula Savvinidis 2nd Vice-President: Irene Pappas Recording Secretary: Cheryl IpiotisPeter J. Treasurer: Sally Gabriel Assistant Treasurer: Debbie Catacosinos Corresponding Secretary: Athina Beaury Joanne Boultadakis Jeannette Christodoulou Vasilianna Fakiris Presbytera Alexandra Gratsias Zoe Karousos Georgia Kontogiannis
Nina Koumoulis Maria Moumtzidis Eleni Plactere Kiki Soletic Anna Suozzi Maria Vervenioti
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Holy Resurrection GOYA Sends Love with “Bears from the Heart” By Anne Alexandrou GOYA Advisor One recent Sunday afternoon, a group of Holy Resurrection GOYAns met at Build A Bear Workshop in the Roosevelt Field Mall. Many parishes in our community participate in an annual community service project known as “Bears from the Heart,” collectively assembling over 100 bears for the children at Ronald McDonald House. Our GOYAn’s bears were delivered with cards in time for Valentine’s Day.
Lenten Lecture Series With a Light lenten reception to follow each lecture
Wednesday, March 9th 8:00 pm Bishop Savas of Troas
Orthodoxy’s Teachings on the Afterlife.
Wednesday, March 16th 8:00 pm
Wednesday, March 23rd 8:00 pm
Wednesday, March 30th 8:00 pm
Fr. Mark Arey
Fr. Sebastian Skordallos
Archdeacon Panteleimon
Salvation in Christ: the Meaning of the Cross
Recognizing Warning Signals and Nurturing Your Marriage
Orthodoxy & Catholicism What are the differences?
Wednesday, April 6th 8:00 pm Fr. James Kordaris
Being a member of the Body of Christ
The Lenten Lecture Series is coordinated by our St. Catherine's Philoptochos with each session being held in our Grand Church Hall.
Holy Resurrection's HOPE Children Explore with Sand Art Millie Gianoukakis Advisor Michael, Nicole and Grace are pictured having fun creating sand art. They are members of our HOPE (Holy Orthodox Primary Education) group which is geared for children ages 4, 5, and 6 years old. HOPE meets once a month on Saturdays. The meetings include prayer, mini-lessons with movement and discussion, arts and crafts, snack, play time, and learning children’s prayers, reading parts of the Bible, and making icons. For more information please contact Millie Gianoukakis at hawaiianhoneymoon2000@yahoo.com.
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Project Generation Symposium – The Way Forward
By Chris Gabriel and Valerie Sakellaridis Project Generation Co-chairs
from His Grace Bishop Savas of Troas, the agenda developed from one resembling a science “There is no doubt in our fair, to a multi-faceted program mind that the only way forward including a round table discusis through the concerted effort sion about religion and the enof our younger generations. Ulvironment, moderated by His timately it is you that need to Grace. address this issue; ultimately, it By the day of the event, we is you that will be faced with the had participation from six consequences of this crisis; and, parishes, as far away as Hartultimately, it is you that will ford, Connecticut. Due to inoblige us to assume responsibilclement weather, the five ity for the way we treat the earth participants from Holy Trinity, and its resources, encouraging Bridgeport, participated via us to do so in a manner that digvideo link lending a “high tech” nifies both creation and our Creator.” look and feel to the event. - Patriarch Bartholomew Opening remarks, combined with excerpts from “The Green On Saturday, February 5th, Patriarch” DVD, provided atyouth from across the Direct tendees with a background of Archdiocesan District joined to- Project Generation. gether for the inaugural Project Through four presentations Generation environmental sym- prepared by six of the participosium. pants, attendees learned about His All Holiness, also known the plight of the polar bear, the as the Green Patriarch, has been impact of deforestation, the recognized as one of the world’s benefits and complexities of inleaders on the environment. stituting a parish recycling proMore importantly, he has shown gram, and the highlights of His all of us that the stewardship of All Holiness’s RSE Symposium God’s earth is not merely a sec- on the Arctic. ular issue. Given the amount of Following lunch, Bishop time that our kids spend in their Savas introduced a round table school’s environment clubs and discussion by providing his recycling projects, it is impor- own insights into the theologitant that they recognize the rel- cal principles associated with evance of their church in an Patriarch Bartholomew’s enviissue they read or hear about al- ronmental initiatives. The teens most daily. of the symposium then engaged Project co-chairs, Chris in debate and discussion around Gabriel and Valerie Sakellar- a number of issues, with the idis, spent the latter half of 2010 parents in attendance also chimand early 2011 spreading the ing in with questions and obserword about the project. This vations. was done via social media such With His All Holiness’ birthas Facebook, by visiting area day approaching at the end of parishes for Liturgy and GOYA the month, all present signed a meetings, and by networking birthday card that will be sent to with their peers at GOYA Patriarch Bartholomew along events. with proceedings of the sympoThe Direct Archdiocese sium, Project Generation water Youth office also provided a bottles, and a contribution togreat deal of assistance with wards the environmental center publicity. Deacon Evagoras being built at the site of the orConstantinides, the district phanage recently returned by youth director, provided signif- the Turkish government. icant guidance and promoted All in all, it was a very stimuthe event on the district web site lating event, one that has great and with his e-mail list. Our potential to grow into an annual own Fr. John Vlahos did the event and to spread beyond the same throughout Nassau and Direct Archdiocesan District. Suffolk counties. In the meantime, project leaders At the same time, the agenda hope to continue promoting difor the symposia took shape. alogue on His All Holiness’ efThanks to significant guidance forts among their peers.
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Making a Donation to Charity the Right Way
By Simeon S. Patestas, CPA/PFS If you were smart enough to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) in the month of January that just passed, consider yourself lucky and very informed. If you did so, you could have taken advantage of the Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) opportunity for the 2010 tax year. Unfortunately, the last Koinonia edition had time constraints with respect to the date this law was passed, and I was unable to present to you a method as to how a QCD can help you and your Charity at a time when our economy is at a standstill. Qualified Charitable Distributions Most of us know that when we reach age 70 ½ we are required to take money out of our IRA’s as a Required Minimum Distribution, otherwise known as an RMD. IRA owners who have reached age 70 1/2 are allowed to make annual tax-free distributions of up to $100,000 directly out of their IRAs to charitable organizations. These donations are called qualified char-
itable distributions or QCDs. Although QCDs generally do not directly affect the IRA owner's federal income tax bill because no deductions are allowed, QCDs are considered IRA required minimum distributions (RMDs). Therefore, seniors wishing to make charitable contributions can benefit from arranging for tax-free QCDs to take the place of taxable RMDs. The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (signed into law on December 17th, 2010) extended the deadline to make QCDs to 2010 (yes, 2010) and 2011. In addition, the Act allows taxpayers to make an election to treat QCDs made during the month of January 2011 as having been made on December 31, 2010. This election permits use of the 2010 $100,000 QCD limit. Any other QCDs made in 2011 will be treated as 2011 QCDs, and would count as part of the 2011 $100,000 QCD limit. For married individuals filing a joint return, each spouse may contribute up to $100,000 in QCDs. Please note that an active election by you, the taxpayer, is required. It is also
Great and Holy Lent (continued from cover) Constantinople from attack, which the faithful attributed to the intercessions of the Mother of God. The service is offered in two forms. The first four Fridays each contain only one segment of the larger poem and are called “Salutations,” from the greeting of the Archangel Gabriel to the Theotokos. The “Akathist Hymn” refers to the entire service with all the stanzas and is offered on the fifth Friday of Lent. The word “Akathist” means “not seated,” meaning that the faithful stand during the offering of these hymns of honor. When Offered: 7:00 p.m. on the first five Fridays of Lent. Special Features: The poetic
proclamations of respect and love offered by the priest on behalf of the faithful as he stands in front of the icon of the Theotokos at the front of the church. They are an exclusive feature of this service. Why You Should Attend: Orthodox worship life does not observe the past, but celebrates the spiritual reality of “now.” With these services, there is a sense of “being there” when that first proclamation was made by the angel as the hymn says: “An angel, and the chief among them, was sent from heaven to cry to the Theotokos, ‘Rejoice!’” It is not just the Church honoring her Most Holy Mother: it is me honoring her, too.
prudent that you, the taxpayer, obtain an acknowledgement letter from the charity. QCD Requirements IRC Section 408(d)(8) provides that a QCD must meet the following requirements: • Must be made from a traditional or Roth IRA (but not from an ongoing SEP or a SIMPLEIRA). • Must occur on or after the IRA owner turns age 70 1/2. • Must be paid directly by the
IRA trustee to an IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A) public charity that is not a private (grant-making) foundation, a supporting organization (as defined in IRC Section 509(a)(3)) or a donor advised fund (as defined in IRC Section 4966(d)(2)). • Must meet the normal requirements for a 100% deductible charitable donation. • Must be a distribution that would otherwise be includible in gross income.
Introducing a New Ministry: Educational Seminars at our Church By Simeon S. Patestas, CPA/PFS
To our fellow parishioners and friends of Koinonia, I am excited to inform you of a new Ministry that is being launched at The Church of the Holy Resurrection starting in 2011. Embraced by Father John, the parish council, and many other fellow parishioners, I am pleased to announce the beginning of Professional Adult Education classes that will be offered for free to anyone who desires to attend what will be very informative lectures. I am planning to provide an educational class on the last Thursday of almost every month, at 7 or 7:30 P.M. In the coming year, fellow parishioners of our Church, who is/are qualified, experienced and/or licensed professional(s) in good standing, will present a class that will last about 45 minutes of lecture and about another 30 minutes of question and answer. Topics may range from important issues covering areas of Accounting and Finance, to Legal matters such as Wills, Buying and selling a home, Bankruptcy and other important issues lectured by Certified Pub-
lic Accountants, Personal Financial Specialists, Attorneys, Real Estate Professionals, Insurance Professionals, Doctors and other Medical Professionals in the Medical Field such as Pharmacists, Radiology technicians and Nurses. These lectures will not be designed to be “Salesy” but rather informative in nature. Our Church’s ministries are designed to reach out to people belonging to our parish as well as friends of our parish, so please feel free to bring a friend without any obligation. All we ask is that you register your name for attendance when these lectures become available so we can give the speaker advance notice of how many people he or she can expect at the event. If you happen to not register, guess what? You will not be turned away. I am now actively seeking lecture appointees. If you are interested in giving a lecture, please call me at my office, 516 6219040, or send me an email at info@simeonpatestas.com and I will be happy to discuss with you any topic of interest as well available dates. God bless.
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Keeping Our Tradition: Godparent Sunday in February By Tina Mihaltses Sunday School Director On February 6th, our parish celebrated Godparent Sunday. In place of regular Sunday School classes, children were asked to send an invitation to their godparents, to have them come and attend Liturgy with them. After signing the attendance sheet, the children had the opportunity to sit with their families and godparents. At the end of the Liturgy, using a printed pamphlet that was available at the candle stand, godparents participated in a short reaffir-
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