Kimisis Journal Issue 2_Fall 2015

KIMISIS JOURNAL Fall 2015 Volume 1, Issue 2 1

My Beloved Spiritual Children,

This past October 15, 2015, marked my 2-year Anniversary since being assigned to our

beloved Kimisis Tis Theotokou Community. I deem it appropriate to share with you a few things that

we have accomplished working TOGETHER for the glory of God. I thank ALL of you who have la-

bored with me so that we may continue to grow our Community for many generations to come and

make proud those whose labors of love we continue to build upon. With Love in the Lord,

† Archimandrite George Nikas

Pastor

Internet Ministries Team formed to improve communications

Stewardship program, forms, and activities enhanced

New colorful quarterly newsletter—Kimisis Journal (replaces the KCU)

New parish website launched, email communications

Facebook photo albums upgraded and linked to parish website

Office relocated to community center with increased hours, new phone system, computer system installed and computer-knowledgeable staff

GOA Clergy-Laity in Philadelphia attended for the first time by 3 representatives

YAL (Young Adult Ministry) launched

HOPE (Holy Orthodox Primary Education) & JOY (Junior Orthodox Youth) re-launched

Kimisis Dancers inaugural participation in the GOMNJ (Greek Orthodox Metropolis NJ) Folk Dance Festival

Greek School overhauled with higher educational standards; new Greek School Director; re-energized PTO

Philoptochos increased membership, adding over 25 new members

Festival Executive Committee formed with new innovative ideas

Hosted EFGOCM (Eastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians) Conference

Formation of Kimisis Youth Choir

Kimisis represented at vespers services, youth events

Crying room established, GOYA/SS Room in basement finished

Carpets in church, sacristy furniture, altar boy room new cabinets/counter

New Kouvouklion, new Epitafio of Christ, new altar coverings

Community center stage curtain, foyer redecorated with photos, kitchen improvements

And many other items not mentioned in this list

The Quarterly Newsletter of Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church Holmdel New Jersey 732-739-1515 www.kimisis.com

Fr. George Nikas

Fall 2015 Volume1 Issue 2

These are just some of the accomplishments brought to fruition by working TOGETHER:

Thank You

Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church Holmdel, New Jersey 2

KIMISIS TIS THEOTOKOU ORGANIZATIONS Organization Contact Name Email

AHEPA Demetri Orfanitopoulos [email protected]

Altar Boys Jeremy Milonas [email protected]

Art Program (KAP) Susan Englisis [email protected]

Ballroom Dancing Sophie Idromenos [email protected]

Basketball - Men's Peter Kollydas [email protected]

Bible Study Roula Merianos-Adult

Salomi Charlambous Horvath-Youth

[email protected] [email protected]

Boys Scouts /Cub Scouts Jim Marinos/Nick Englisis [email protected]

Building Expansion Committee Steve Bontales [email protected]

Choir Marie Devino [email protected]

Church Office Zaharoula Marmatakis [email protected]

Coffee Hour Harriet & Fred Callis [email protected]

Community Center Matt Bistrimovich [email protected]

Dancing Greek - Youth Aphrodite Bucco [email protected]

[email protected] Festival Committee: Demetri Orfanitopoulos, Fay Makrinos, Bob Bucco,

Steve Bontales, Gregory Ploussas, Rosanna Panagakos

Girl Scouts Cheryl Bontales [email protected]

G.O.Y.A. Youth Advisors Despina Markos, Jeff Pantelas,

Katherine Gilbride, Julie Simon

[email protected]

Greek School Amalia Vapheas [email protected]

Greek School P.T.O. Katherine Gilbride [email protected]

Interior Church Committee Costa Phillipou [email protected]

J.O.Y/H.O.P.E Youth Group Bessie Loukopoulos [email protected]

Kimisis Journal

(Quarterly Newsletter)

Cleo Bartos [email protected]

Ladies Philoptochos Society Mary Loizou [email protected]

Parish Council Tom Protentis [email protected]

Priest V. Rev. Archimandrite George Nikas [email protected]

Security & Maintenance Paul Callamaras [email protected]

Stewardship-Membership Parish Council

Sunday School Directors Joyce Magriples Nausica Orthodoxou Nikie Sourlis Anna Zamora

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Sunday Bulletin Amalia Vapheas [email protected]

Website Helen Antholis

Demetri Orfanitopoulos


Welcome Committee Margaria Actipis Bowden-Philoptochos [email protected]

YAL Melina Magriples

Tina Hiras


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…devotion and service

to God and His Church

as persons, as families, as

diocese/metropolis, as

national Church and

STEWARDSHIP

What is Christian Stewardship?

Christian Stewardship is about becoming good

caretakers of all that God has given us. God has

given each of us special and unique gifts. And

through Holy Scripture He teaches us all that we

have is a loan. He lends everything to us, and

reminds us that one day He will ask us to give a

detailed accounting of what we have done with

the gifts He has given us.

…caring for the needs of others.

THE FAITHFUL FOUND A CHURCH AT THE BAYSHORE

From the vision of our founders in the early 1970s whose faith was strong and vibrant, we have a thriving com-

munity here in the Bayshore area of Central New Jersey. Fifty families worked, saved, and contributed to build

our Church. We broke ground in 1986 and completed the first phase of our Building Program on December 18,

1988 with Door Opening ceremonies and the first Divine Liturgy by His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos and

Reverend Father George H. Dounelis in our new Church. Our Church was consecrated in 2007.

Today, over 400 families humbly pray and serve our growing parish and fellow parishioners, along with the

Monmouth County community, in our expanded complex with a community center/gymnasium and classrooms

for Sunday School, Greek Language School, and more. This all began in 1973 with the founding of the

Bayshore American Hellenic Association, a dedicated group of people organized to share their common beliefs,

values, language, and customs. With 88 signatures to apply to the Archdiocese to begin a Church, His Emi-

nence Archbishop Iakovos issued a temporary charter and ratified the Interim Parish Council on July 16, 1976.

Our Stewardship Program began in 2001 and is a fair-share program. Please complete a form and be among

those who are Stewards of Kimisis!

Go to kimisis.com/stewardship to download the 2016 stewardship form.

from Williams & McKibben in Oriented Leadership

…offering one’s self to God as He offered Himself to us.

…our active commitment to use all our time, talent and treasure for the benefit

of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of Christ’s redeeming love.


Tom Protentis, President

2015 Parish Council of Kimisis Tis Theotokou

Dear Stewards of Kimisis,

Welcome back! A new church year has begun and our various organizations are now in full swing. I

would like to take a moment to thank all of you that tirelessly give of your time and talents to help our

various organizations grow and thrive. Stewardship has three components, the first we are all aware of,

treasure, but time and talent are equally as important. Without time and talent we have no ministries or

organizations available to our stewards; no GOYA, no Greek School, no Philoptochos, no scouting pro-

grams. It is related to time and talent that I write this letter. We are coming up on our year-end General

Assembly meeting. This is the most important meeting of the year because it is at this meeting that we

discuss and approve our annual budget for 2016 and also nominate stewards to run for the Parish Coun-

cil, Election Committee and Audit Committee. No one needs any special talents to serve on any of these

committees, just a desire to help our beloved church and to see her continue to grow. We are all just care

-takers of the work begun almost 40 years ago by a group of people with the foresight to create an ortho-

dox gem at the Jersey Shore. Let’s continue their wonderful work in order to make sure that our chil-

dren’s children have a place to call their spiritual home. Is it hard work? At times yes, but it is fulfilling

work that will leave you with an amazing feeling that is hard to duplicate because it is done out of love,

not for yourself, but for others.

If anyone has an interest in serving our community as a Parish Council member, an Audit Committee

Member or an Election Committee member please let Fr. George, any member of the Parish Council or

Zaharoula know.

Thank you and warmest regards,

Tom Protentis

V.REV. ARCHIMANDRITE GEORGE NIKAS, PASTOR

PRESIDENT:

TOM PROTENTIS

FIRST VP:

ROBERT BUCCO

SECOND VP:

JAMES MARINOS

TREASURER:

BILL BUCCO

ASST. TREASURER:

ROSANNA PANAGAKOS

SECRETARY:

ARGYRIOS MILONAS


One form of Stewardship is assisting with Sunday Liturgical Services. As we look forward to beginning our Ecclesi-

astical Year, our choir has been practicing new Byzantine music. It is beautiful and the voices of our sopranos, altos,

tenors, and bass singers have new harmonies. However, more voices will make the music

sound all the more beautiful.

Join the Choir

If you can sing in tune, read Greek or English phonetics, and can commit to one night a

week for practice and Sunday arrivals by 9:45am, you will find great joy and fulfillment in joining the Kimisis Choir.

Please contact Marie Devino, Choir Director, for more information by email ([email protected]). Reminders and

cancellations are sent by text message, so please provide your cell phone number when contacting Marie. Marie's cell

is (848) 218-8568.

Enjoy our Choir

It's very important that we have another five to ten members in the Choir. It is up to the community to decide if we

are going to continue to have a Choir. If we do not have the necessary commitment of a core group of 10-15 volun-

teers, then we will need to seek other alternatives.

Choir members meet for practice on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm in the Church Choir Loft. Please contact Ma-

rie 848-218-8568, if you are interested in serving Kimisis in this way.

Marie Devino, Choir Director

Thank you to all who have signed up for Sun-

day School this year. We are lucky to have

some new teachers join our staff and we are

thrilled. We would also like to thank everyone

who participated in our first fundraiser that

helps us do events and buy supplies for our

classes.

Your support is greatly appreciated.

November 1- Pageant

Sign Up Day

November 8- Picture

Day!

November 15 Lent Begins for

Christmas

December 13- Christmas Celebration

December 20- Christmas Pageant

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Philoptochos

“Meet & Greet” OCTOBER 4, 2015


2015-2017 Board Spiritual Advisor-Fr. George Nikas

President: Mary Loizou 908- 601-4040 [email protected]

1st VP: Dina Mellas 732-721-5686 2nd VP: Cheryl Bontales 732-796-1006 Treasurer: Harriet Callis732-291-5838

Asst. Treasurer: Joanna Kotsis 732-957-8150

Recording Secretary: Joyce Coccaro 732- 969- 3246

Corresponding Secretary: Marie Devino 848-218- 8568

Trustees: Lucy Milonas (past president) 732-693-1831

Stephanie Countouroudas 732-241-8190 Advisor: Aphrodite Bucco (past president)

732-576-1511

Kimisis Tis Theotokou BAHA Chapter Mary Loizou, President

Ladies’ Philoptochos

As our new ecclesiastic year is well under way, on behalf of the

executive board, we would like to welcome all our members and

hope you join us at our upcoming events. Our first very successful

Meet n Greet was held on October 4th. We met many new faces and

reconnected with many of our present and past sisters. We all had a

wonderful time chatting over food and mimosas. We had a total of

26 new members join! WELCOME! Our sisterhood has something

to offer women of all ages. Whether you are a working woman,

working at home woman with children, or retired, our organization

offers a way that each of you can participate.

There will be interesting meetings with guest speakers held the third

Thursday of each month. Join us in November when our own pa-

rishioner, Ruth Patras will be the guest speaker. The December

meeting will be held at a restaurant (TBD) to celebrate the holiday

season. If you cannot attend evening meetings, perhaps you would

like to join one of our many rewarding committees. Fundraising

committees i.e. Fashion Show, Family Bingo, Apokreatiko Glendi

are a few. A good way to meet, socialize and make lasting friend-

ships with other women while raising money for our philanthropic

endeavors.

Committee of members to visit the ill, infirmed, home bound and Senior Homes.

Stories for children with Cancer Committee.

Help collect food for our Food Pantry, in conjunction with our Girl Scouts for the Food Banks of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

Drive Committee: Members to help drive someone to and from meetings, Church etc. (this is flexible, with an understanding that volunteers are not always available).

Helping Hands Committee: volunteers to take someone to a doctor’s visit or prepare a meal for someone after surgery etc. (as with Drive Committee is flexible to volunteer availability)

Knitting and Crocheting baby blankets for 40 day blessings.

College Connection: keeping our youth informed and connected to our Kimisis Community.

These are some of our committees. You can see there is something for everyone! Give an hour, give more if you can. Your time is valu-able and limited. We appreciate as much or as little as you can spare. The satisfaction and value is priceless! In closing, the most asked question: “WHAT IS PHILOPTO-CHOS?” Philoptochos is an army of women whose collective drive, dedication and heart help those who need it most. Philoptochos is compassion; it is love; it is strength. Philoptochos is YOU. Be part of a philanthropic movement. Join today and make a differ-

ence. Learn, grow and create bonds that last a lifetime! Bring your

ideas and suggestions, we are always looking for more ways to ac-

complish our goals.

November 8~War Veterans Recognition Day

November 19~ General Meeting (7:30 )

Guest Speaker Ruth Patras, Kombucha Tea

December 17~ Christmas Dinner

December 20~Holiday Bake Sale

January 10~Vasilopita Sunday

January 21~General Meeting (7:30) with

guest speaker

January 29~Family Game Night (Bingo for gifts)

MAY 5, 2016

FASHION SHOW

November 19th:Ruth Patras



KALI PAREA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE PRIME

TIMERS), IS A GROUP OF KIMISIS STEWARDS WHO

GATHER FOR DAYTIME SOCIAL AND FELLOWSHIP

ACTIVITIES.

Please view our Bulletin Board for our news and upcoming

events.

Meetings: First Thursday of the month 11:30 am – All-Purpose Room

Join our group for fellowship and outings.

See more at:

Kimisis.com/Kali Parea

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

HELEN CERTA

FRAN HALIOTIS

AGATHA PAPADOULIS

Kali Parea

Hello from the members of Kali Parea . Kali Parea had it’s second meeting of the season on

Tue. Oct. 13th. We are pleased to say we had a great turn out and are welcoming three new

members to our group. Thanks to all the ladies, we had a wonderful and delicious pot luck

luncheon after the meeting. We followed that with the

ladies playing UNO and the men playing Greek backgammon.

We are planning a Harvest Luncheon on Sat. Nov. 14th at 12pm in the all purpose room. The

event will be catered by Tuscany of Marlboro at a cost of $20 per person. All are welcome to

come. If you are interested in joining us, please see Fran Haliotos, Helen Certa, Agatha Papa-

doulis or Connie Mellas. The deadline to make a (paid) reservation is Nov. 1st.

We will be researching day trips for the upcoming year and welcome any suggestions for an en-

tertaining day out, so please feel free to let us know.

Our yearly Christmas pot-luck luncheon will be held as always, in the all purpose room. We will

be having a grab bag (max. $10) followed by games and cards. Maria Kazanis is the coordinator

for the suggested pot-luck menu. Date and time to be announced in Nov.

Praying you all remain well,

Agatha Papadoulis

TOP ROW L to R: Nina Valecho, Agatha Papadoulis, Ralou Amolochitis, Fran Haliotis, Despina Samaris, Mary Stamoulis FRONT ROW L to R: Costa Papadoulis, Paul Haliotis, Chris Samaras


Preparing desserts for the Bayshore Greek Fest this past summer.

Kali Parea Participation in the Bayshore Greek Fest this sum-mer. L to R: Faye Makrinos, Loula Petrou, Helen Certa, Maria Kazanis, Nick Englisis, Julie DiPizzo, Agatha Papadoulis, An-thoula Arnaoutoglou (To the far right is Jean Philipou).

This past summer, some of Kali

Parea took a trip to the Mon-

clair NJ Art Museum sponsored

by the Kimisis Art Program.

Kali Parea at the Sculpture Gardens in Hamilton, NJ.

Kali parea

at the

Bayshore

Greek Fest

Angelo Del Pizzo pitching in to help.


Susan Englisis , KAP Program Director

Kimisis Art Program (KAP)

Can you imagine walking through an art mu-

seum and not seeing any trees? No mountains or streams, sunrises or sunsets? No birds or horses? No boats on rough waves or relaxing landscapes? It’s impossible, because nature is everywhere in art – from the literal to the ab-stract inspiration provided by the textures, colors and sounds of the natural world.

This year’s curriculum is “ART IN NATURE”, where students ages 9 thru 16 will explore art and create art based on ob-serving nature. Some of the planned projects include acrylic painting inspired by Geor-gia O’Keefe, working with pressed flowers, colored pencil drawings of birds and butterflies, 3-D nature collages, learning about Claude Monet, just to name a few.

Our June Trip will be to Chanticleer Gardens. The garden is a study of textures and forms, where foliage trumps flowers, the gardeners lead the design, and even the drinking fountains are sculptural. It is a garden of pleasure and learn-ing.

It is my pleasure to instruct your children in the classic method of drawing and painting. I hope to integrate a fun-filled approach to learning creative arts. There is an artist in all of us just waiting to bloom! Anyone interested in obtaining additional information, please contact: Susan Englisis at 732 614-5588 or email: [email protected].

Be sure to check out our Facebook Page where you can find wonderful infor-mation about art and some “at home” projects! https://www.facebook.com/groups/131364249322/

Susan Englisis

THE PAJAMA PROGRAM Last year KAP participated in THE PAJAMA PROGRAM, founded in 2001, that provided over 3,000,000 new pajamas and new books to children in need nationwide. I am happy and proud to say that we joined them in col-lecting 100 PJ’s and books in 2014. By distributing new pajamas and new books to children in need, we are able to help provide children with a com-forting, nurturing bedtime and literacy support. Our Pajama Drive Kick - Off is:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH Pajamas and books need to be new and unused, and the pajamas should be a complete set (top and bottom) or nightgown with a book. We will col-lect for: All ages, infant - 18 yrs. old. There will be several drop-off boxes located at the Church. You can contact Susan Englisis (KAP Program Direc-tor) for other arrangements if needed.

Delivering Warm Sleepwear & Nurturing Books To Children In Need

The kids made art inspired by: Louise Nevelson who was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochro-matic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in Czarist Russia, she emigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/131364249322/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/131364249322/


Church supplies all coffee and paper goods

Hosting organization must clean up the kitchen

Organizations must donate the following items:

Three (3) Gallons Juice

One (1) Gallon Milk

Children’s cookies (approx. 6 packages)

Adult pound cake for about 80

Contact Harriet Callis (732-291-5838) if you would

like to volunteer or donate in memory of a loved one.

Thank you for supporting our community.

2015-2016 Coffee Hour and Sunday Fundraisers

Nov 8 GOYA

Nov 15 Parish Council

Nov 22 Greek School

Nov 29 NEED VOLUNTEERS

Dec 6 Christmas Party

Dec 13 Greek School

Dec 20 Philoptochos

Dec 28 NEED VOLUNTEERS

2016

Jan 3 Fred & Friends

Jan 10 Philoptochos

Jan 17 Kali Parea

Jan 24 Hellenic Dancers

Jan 31 Men’s Basketball

Feb 7 Scout Pancake Breakfast

Feb 14 Boy Scouts

Feb 21 Apokreatiko Glendi

Feb 28 Intermediate Dancers

Mar 6 Sights & Sounds Luncheon

Mar 13 Girl Scouts

Mar 20 Greek School

Mar 27 AHEPA

Apr 3 Martha Parlamis

Apr 10 Beginner Dancers

Apr 17 Altar Boys

Apr 24 Palm Sunday Luncheon

May 1 Pascha

May 8 Mother’s Day

May 15 AHEPA

May 22 Festival Kick Off

May 29 NEED VOLUNTEERS

Jun 5 Fred & Friends

PLEASE VOLUNTEER FOR ANY OPEN DATES


The first month of the new school year has

certainly flown by, and we are happy to re-port an excellent start! Agiasmos was held by Archimandrite George Nikas on 9/15 & 9/17, welcoming new and old students to the Greek School family. We have a growing number of students this year and we are looking forward to a year full of learning and excitement! Edu-cation, friendships, and experiences are just some of the many reasons Greek School is so valuable to our community.

Our staff attended a seminar organized by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on 10/3 at the St. Demetrious School of Astoria, NYC. Guest speakers from Cyprus and Athens covered the difficulties of learning Greek as a second language and shared tips with teach-ers to overcome these problems.

Our school has an amazing staff and delightful students. I feel extremely fortunate to be part of this team. We have many dedicated and involved parents, and I encourage all of you to get involved with our PTO! Don’t miss our “OXI” Day celebration and St. Demetrious on 10/25 after church services. We are prepar-ing for an excitingly beautiful program. Thanks!!!

Amalia Vapheas, Greek School Director

Greek School


This past summer, the Greek Orthodox

Archdiocese of America selected our very own Director, Amalia Vapheas, to attend an international training program for American Greek School teachers, or-ganized by the Cyprus Ministry of Edu-cation. Amalia was one of 10 highly com-petitive individuals chosen for the pro-gram across the U.S., the decision ulti-mately being made by Dr. Efthymiopou-lo Ph.D., the National Director of Greek Education in the USA.

Training seminars were held in class-rooms of the Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus in Lefkosia, with lessons combin-ing the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching Greek as a foreign language, along with emphasis on history and cul-ture. The program was filled with visits to archeological and historical sites (Tamassos Curium, Paphos, Tomb Make-donitissa Imprisoned Graves, Deryneia), as well as tours of museums and monas-teries of Cyprus (Monastery of Machai-ras, Kykkos Monastery, Monastery of Agios Neophytos, Leventis Museum).

Several Cypriot state officials received the teachers; of these included the Presi-dent of Cyprus, the Minister of Educa-tion and Culture, the Rector of the Uni-versity,& the Head of the Church. All of them expressed their support for our program and stressed the importance of these teachers’ training to convey the Greek language and maintain Greek cul-ture in the United States. Amalia is ex-tremely excited to take all the valuable lessons she learned from her training and experiences in efforts to make our Greek School better than it’s ever been!!

Amalia Vapheas, Greek School Director

Greek School


Greek Orthodox Youth of America

What a great start to the new GOYA school

year we had with our first ice cream social meet

& greet, a successful car wash and our first

lock- in with over 97% attendance of our GOYA

members.

We attended the Holy Cross Celebration in As-

bury Park, and celebrated with our divers as you

can see in our photos. Thank you Andrew Alloy,

Pauline Protentis, Noni Theocharides, and Greg-

ory Haralampoudis.

We were also wonderfully represented at the Mr.

& Miss GOYA by Alexis Sideris and Steven Si-

mon (who was 4th runner up).

What does GOYA mean? Greek Orthodox Youth

of America is the direct translation, but it means

even more. It’s a place where the youth gather

to build new friendships, share stories, issues

that affect them, play sports and create lifelong

relationships that are priceless.

Our Calendar is full for 2015 and more great

things to come in 2016. Our Volleyball and Bas-

ketball season started on Oct. 18th with our girls

winning their first game.

Our Advisors are happy to answer any questions

you may have.

Head Advisors: Despina Markos~ [email protected]; Jeff [email protected] Alternate Advisors: Kather ine Gilbr ide~ [email protected]; Julie Simon~ [email protected]

Assistant Advisors: Nausica Orthodoxou; Joyce Ma-griples; Eleni Thermos; Jim Ballas; Nick Stanzos: Tyrone Shields; Catie Haliotis; Alexandra Bistrimovich

NOVEMBER

SAT, NOV 7 –

Bowling Fund-

raiser

SUN, NOV

8~Youth Sunday (GOYA hosts cof-

fee hour)

FRI, NOV 13~ NNJYC Harvest

Dance (Clifton)

SUN, NOV 15~ GOYA meeting

FRI, NOV 20~Teen Rap with Fa-

ther George

FRI, NOV 27~Bridges Sandwich

Prep (Toms River)

SAT, NOV 28~Bridges Outreach

(Newark)

Basketball and Volleyball games

DECEMBER

SAT, DEC 5~SAT

FRI & SAT, DEC 11, 12, 18 & 19~

Christmas Caroling Fundraiser

SUN, DEC 13~GOYA meeting

FRI, DEC 18~Bridges Sandwich

Prep (Paramus)

SAT, DEC 19~Bridges Outreach

SUN, DEC 2-~Sunday School

Pageant

MON, DEC 28~NNJYC Christmas

Dance (Tenafly)

G.O.Y.A.





HOPE & JOY HOPE (Holy Orthodox Primary Education ) JOY ( Junior Orthodox Youth )

The children enjoyed running through the corn maze and climbing the haystack pyramid while tackling the puzzle made out of haystacks. They picked their very own pumpkin following the hayride them enjoyed a fresh baked donut with a cup of Apple Cider. This was a great way to reunite while we hope for many more fun memorable events. We had a wonderful turnout on a gorgeous day. Please encourage your friends/parishioners to come out and join our wonderful group. This is a great way for the children to grow within our beautiful church community, making attending church a more comfortable and joyous regimen for our young ones. We welcome families that may be a little reluctant to register to join us during any ONE of our events in hopes they will enjoy it as much as we do, then decide it is a great way to make new friends for both their children and adults. Our goal is to introduce our children to our lovely community as they form bonds that will last for years to come, especial-ly once they join GOYA. JOY/HOPE also rein-stated religious activities that are often ac-companied by Father George. We would like to thank Father George for join-ing us at Dearborn Farms. We hope you will join us on Sunday, November 22nd for our Thanksgiving event. We will talk about what we are all thankful for while making a craft, playing some games and eating some Thanksgiving treats. We will begin immediately following liturgy in the all purpose room. We are looking forward to this exciting event! Vasilia Loucopoulos Kristy Loucopoulos Rose Sikaras

The JOY-HOPE children at Dearborn Farms enjoying picking pumpkins, running through a corn maze and having a fun time together. Fr. George joined us for climbing the bales of hay!

If you are not currently a

Hope/Joy member but would

like to become one, please

contact one of our

advisors:

Rose Sikaras:

[email protected]

Vaslilia Loucopoulos:

[email protected]

Kristy Loucopoulos:

[email protected]


Introduction

Girl Scout Registration will continue throughout the year. In our

20th year of Girl Scouting at Kimisis we are grateful to Father George, the Parish Council and our parishioners for their contin-ued support. Religious Recognition Awards Girl Scouts are encouraged to work with their family on their level Eastern Orthodox Religious Recognition award. The program fosters a commitment to her church, family, community, God and country. Contact Mary Ellen Cestone [email protected] for more information. Scouts completing the program will be rec-ognized in church by Fr. George on Scout Sunday February 7, 2016

Meetings and Events Meetings are held on Friday at the church hall from 6-8pm. At our September meeting, the activity and events calendar was final-ized and filled with charitable work and outreach to communities and people in need. An indoor Trampoline sport center was en-joyed by the Troop in October and outdoor cooking, boating and hiking will be awaiting us at Camp Sacajawea in May. In between we have a lot to do.

Product Sale Kimisis Girl Scouts will be taking orders for Girl Scout Cookies in January. See information on the bulletin board. Purchasing these products help Girls with marketing and financial skills while help-ing the program that helps Girls grow strong. Proceeds will offset the cost of sending the troop to Camp in May.

Information Our Leaders are Mrs. Belitsis, Mrs. Bontales, Mrs. Cestone, Mrs.

Dounis, Mrs. Gilbride, Mrs. Kazanis and Mrs. Simon. We invite

you to join our troop as a volunteer, Leader or project advisor.

Join the world’s largest female organization. If you would like to

become a Girl Scout or Adult Volunteer, contact organizer cher-

[email protected]. 732-796-1006. Please join us and have

fun, learn new skills and develop lifelong friendships. Visit

www.girlscoutsjs.org for more information. Cheryl Bontales

Angel Wish Tree –

displayed November 20

The Angel Wish Tree will

be displayed in the

community center corri-

dor on November 20th. On the 22nd,

parishioners can begin to select an

angel ornament that will hold the

wish of a child in need this Christmas.

Pick an Angel ornament; shop for the

item indicated on the reverse of the

Angel and return it to the tree un-

wrapped by December 10th. Troop

337 will wrap the gift and deliver it to

a child in need here in our Bayshore

area. This is the 3rd year that your

generosity has helped make many

children happy on Christmas morn-

ing. This year, all participants will re-

ceive a small ornament to put on

their own tree to remind them of the

Angels among us.

Holmdel Troop 337 Kimisis Girl Scouts

Leaders: Angie Belitsis, Cheryl Bontales, Mary Ellen Cestone, Evangelitsa Dounis, Katherine Gilbride, Julie Simon

Christmas Caroling –

December 4

Kimisis Girl Scouts Troop

337 and Boy Scouts

Troop 531will bring

cheer to residents at Bayshore Nursing

Home as they sing popular Christmas

Carols for those often forgotten during

the holiday season. The scouts bring

greeting cards, cookies and juice for the

residents who love the visit and sing-a-

long with us as we lift their spirits and they

warm our hearts. Feel free to join us.

Noni Theocharides, Carla Kandalaft, Genny Karakoglou, Christianna Simon and Jean Gilbride preparing “ants on a log” appetizers at Camp Sacajawea’s lakeside Chalet.


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Holmdel Troop 531

SCOUTING AT KIMISIS

Popcorn Blitz

We welcome everyone back this year and welcome all the new boys and fami-lies. Our Cub Scout Troop meets every other Wednesday in the all purpose room at Kimisis and is headed by Mr. Englisis and Mr. Robbins. We welcome any parent who is interested in joining as a leader to help our Troop grow.

The Boy Scout Troop also meets every other Wednesday with extra meetings throughout the year for special events including camping trips. Leaders in-clude: Jim Marinos, Matt Bistrimovich, George Harlampoudis, Bill Callis, and past leaders who join us at various events. Our first fundraiser was a success this year thanks to the efforts of so many scouts, leaders and parents.

Special Thank You to the following establishments who allowed our scouts to sell popcorn during out “Blitz Sale Days”. We truly appreciate it:

Edison Diner Perkins in Colts Neck Red Oak Diner

Important Dates:

Meetings: 11/4, 11/18, 12/2,

12/16 +(holiday party)

Campouts: 10/23-10/25; 11/20-11/22

Paint Ball: 1/9/16

Christopher Bartos selling

popcorn at the Red Oak Diner

George Orthodoxou and Apostolos Maroulis

selling popcorn at the Edison Diner.

Anthony & Christian LaFont at the

Red Oak Diner in Hazlet.

Thank you to Mr. Englisis and Mrs. Haralampoudis for organizing the event along with Mr. Peters.


Kimisis Senior Girl Scout and GOYAn Noni Theocharides with Pauline Protentis who dove for

the cross. From L to R: Anna Dounis, Christianna Simon, Pauline Protentis, Fr. George Nikas,

Noni Theocharides, Jean Gilbride and Margaret Dounis. It was an exciting day for our Scouts.

Kimisis Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts

were given the honor to carry the

flags of the Holy Metropolis of New

Jersey. They lead the flag procession

of clerics from the Divine Liturgy for

the Holy Cross in the Paramount

Theater, to the beachfront

Grandstand at Asbury Park, on

September 27 for the Blessing of the

Waters by His Eminence Evangelos –

Metropolitan of New Jersey and

Diving of the Cross by Orthodox

Youth. Pictured here from left to right

are Margaret Dounis, Christianna

Simon, Jean Gilbride, Anna Dounis,

Michael Gilbride and Christian Simon.



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Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church

Ladies Philoptochos Society/ BAHA Chapter

Invites you to

Apokriatiko Glendi Carnival~ Mardi Gras

on Sunday February 21, 2016, 1:00 pm

Kimisis Tis Theotokou Community Center

Music, Dancing, Buffet Luncheon, coffee and dessert

Dance Performances by our Kimisis Youth Greek Folk Dancers

Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Folk Dance groups

Music

Dancing

Raffles!

50/50

Lip Sync!

For more information contact Cheryl Bontales: 732-796-1006, [email protected]

Music

Dancing

Raffles!

50/50

Lip Sync!

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Online Giving from American Church Inc. is a web-based system for contributions, donations, tuition, event and campaign gifts offered for Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Holmdel, NJ. Online Giving is mobile responsive, usable from desktop and mobile devices, and is available for use 24/7. Online Giving is available as an App for both iOS and Android devices. Our Church ID# is 1402.

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We appreciate your support and

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224 Holmdel Rd

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An active member of Kimisis for over 30 years

and a full-time realtor you can trust.

Printer of the Kimisis Journal

Services Offered:

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Kimisis Tis Theotokou 20Hillcrest Road

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Presiding Priest: Archimandrite George Nikas

[email protected]

Office Hours: M-F 10 am — 3 pm

Phone: 732-739-1515 Fax: 732-739-1172

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: www.kimisis.com

Kimisis Journal Volume 1, Issue 2, Fall 2015

Published quarterly Editor: Cleo Bartos

[email protected] Advertising: contact church office

732-739-1515

Schedule of Services Orthros: 9 am

Divine Liturgy: 10 am

Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church Holmdel New Jersey 732-739-1515 www.kimisis.com

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Kimisis Journal Issue 2_Fall 2015