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QUICK NEWS & EVENTS
Sept–Oct 2014 • Issue 20 • Archangel Michael Church • Port Washington, NY
Sun., Sept. 7thWelcome Back Fellowship SundaySunday School Meet & Greet
Sun., Sept. 14th:Sunday School Begins
Tues., Sept. 16th:Greek School Begins/ Agiasmo
Fri-Sun., September 26th-28th:Festival on the Harbor
Sun., October 5th:General Assembly
Sat., Oct. 25th:5K Run/Walk
Sat., Nov. 8th:Nameday Dinner Dance
2 Mission & Vision Statements
3 Father Dennis’ Message
4 Worship Services & Sacraments
4 Stewardship Update
4 Philoptochos
5 Greek School Board
5 Greek School PTA
6 Sunday School
6 Preschool
6 Byzantine Youth Choir
7 Lifetime Achievement Award
7 Greek Dance Troupe
7 Youth Ministries
8 Athletics
9 Nameday Dinner Dance
9 Consecration of Our Church
9 5K Run/Walk
9 Altar Service
10 Camp Saint Paul
10 Golf Outing
11 Golf Sponsors
14 Community Photos
17 SuperRaffle
18 Calendars
September 14th: Elevation of the Holy Cross.
Kontakion in the Fourth ToneLifted up on the Cross by Your free will, Christ God, grant mercies to the new commonwealth that bears
Your name. Gladden our faithful rulers by Your power, giving them victories over their adversaries.
May Your alliance be for them a weapon for peace, an invincible standard.
The above is a photograph of the Fountain of the Holy Cross at St. Anthony’s Monastery in Florence, AZ.
TrumpetThe Archangel Michael
About the ParishArchangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church
100 Fairway DrivePort Washington, New York 11050
Phone: 516-944-3180 Fax: 516-944-3185
Website: ArchangelMichaelChurch.orgEmail: [email protected]
Archangel Michael Church is a parish of the Direct Archdiocesan District and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (www.goarch.org) under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
ClergyFather Dennis Strouzas, ProtopresbyterFather Nikolas Karloutsos
Chanter: Andreas Modenos
OfficeStaffDora Gouramanis, Sandra Anagnostos, Catherine Papagianakis
Parish Council MembersExecutive BoardPresident: Michael Cavounis1st Vice President: Nicholas Rallis2nd Vice President: Michael PsyllosTreasurer: Chris Neocleous1st Assistant Treasurer: James Sfiroudis2nd Assistant Treasurer: John HalkiasSecretary: Nicholas Kokinakis
Tammy Ashley, Michael Bapis, Dean Chiros, Dimitri Dellis, Tommy Dimopoulos, Greg Giannakopoulos, George Kaparos, Adam Karras, Michael Kavourias, Stan Neamonitis, Nicholas Papain, Dominick Petruccelli, Constantine Rogdakis, Demetrios Ziozis
About the TrumpetThe Trumpet is the newsletter of
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church.
Production2014 Parish Council President: Michael CavounisEditors: Barbara Mavro, Eleni SfiroudisCalendar Editors: Dora Gouramanis, Sandra AnagnostosCopy Editors: Penny Stefanakis, Stella TsimisirisAdvertising: Greg GiannakopoulosDirect inquiries to: [email protected]
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September/October Worship ScheduleSunday Services: 8:30am Matins, 9:30am Liturgy
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Our vision is to provide a loving, caring and welcoming environment where all belong and grow in the faith through worship, service, witness and fellowship.
MissionStatement
VisionStatement
The Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church is dedicated to the continuation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s ministry of salvation through the proclamation and teaching of the Gospel. We are a community of individuals and families who share the traditions and ageless beliefs of our Holy Orthodox Christian Faith.
“FAMILIES AND FAITH:How Religion is Passed Down Across Generations.”
As we prepare to begin a new academic year, I happened to come across a book review written by Anton C. Vrame, PhD, Director of the Department of Religious Education, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, that I want to share with you. The title of the book reviewed, authored by Vern Bengston, et.al, is the very same title of this article. Coincidently, the theme of the 42nd Clergy-Laity Congress that took place in Philadelphia, PA this past July was: “The Orthodox Christian Family: A Dwelling of Christ and A Witness of His Gospel.”
The concern of “Families and Faith” and our Archdiocese’s focus on the family presents us with a perceived dilemma and some interesting questions. The question raised: “Is the family passing down ‘religious faith’ from one generation to the next?”
The questions asked in response to the dilemma are:
1. To what extent are parents passing on their faith in today’s rapidly changing society?
2. Have the many social and cultural changes of the last 50 years eroded the ability of families to transmit __religious faith to the next generation?
3. Why are some parents more successful at passing on their faith than other parents?
The authors of “Families and Faith” were surprised at the results of their study. Their research indicated that families are doing better at passing down religious faith. “Six out of ten children remained within the religious community of their parents. So, the next question becomes, “What kinds of families do better than others and what can parishes do?”
The study indicated that “warm, accepting, close, affirming families are better at transmitting faith than
cold, distant and authoritarian families. When children perceive their relationship with parents as close, affirming and accepting, they are more likely to identify with their parents’ religious practices and beliefs, while relationships marked by coldness, ambivalence or preoccupation are likely to result in religious differences.”The level of involvement of parents and grandparents in matters of faith and the faith community is central. In other words, when parents take faith and church seriously, their children are more likely to remain
within the same religious community. The authors also discovered “that parents who share the same religion do better at religious transmission.”
Parents must set the example for their child or children to follow. Sleeping in on Sundays or making sports a priority on Sunday is going to translate that church isn’t really that important in a child’s mind. If church isn’t really that important to parents then what does it do to the transmission of faith from one generation to the next?
Don’t forget grandparents! They are a valuable resource for sharing the faith, traditions and practices of our church with their grandchild or grandchildren. Yes, they have the time to spend and share, so why not take advantage of their time, love and wisdom. Let’s not forget what the church has to offer in nurturing our children in their faith…2,000 years of experience, tradition and wisdom. We hope to see you soon in church and your child or children in our Sunday Church School program. God Bless and be with you and yours always!!
In Christ’s Abundant Love,
Fr. Dennis
Pastoral Message from Father Dennis
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LITURGIES (*denotes Chapel)
Monday, Sept. 8th* 9:30am: Nativity of the Theotokos
Wednesday, Sept. 17th* 9:30 am: SS Sophia, Faith, Hope, Love
Saturday, Sept. 20th 10:30 am: Challenge Liturgy
Saturday, Oct. 18th 10:30 am: Challenge Liturgy
SACRAMENTS
Saturday, Sept. 6th 11:00 am, Baptism: Child of John and Athena Halkias
12:30 pm, Baptism: Child of TJ and Georgia Bellingham
3:00pm, Wedding of Michael Fillas and Stacey Liberatos
Sunday, Sept. 7th 3:30 pm, Wedding of Vasilios Siklas and Margaret Elenis
Saturday, Sept. 13th 3:30pm, Wedding of Hugo Alfaro and Eleni Barbalios
Saturday, Sept. 20th 12:30pm, Baptism: Child of George and Paula Drouzas
Saturday, Oct. 11th 4:00pm, Wedding of Paul Quatro and Stephanie Rontiris
Sunday, Oct. 19th 2:00 pm, Baptism: Child of George and Angela Kaloudis
Sunday, Oct. 26th 2:00pm, Wedding of Gerald Vallas and Evanessa Bouboulis
Our Stewardship program has thus far collected $375,316 of the $550,000 that has been budgeted for 2014. We thank those stewards of our community who have submitted their pledge cards. Your pledge amount should be prayerfully considered, re-membering that it is applied to the operating expenses of our church. Once these operating expenses are covered, stewardship funds cover our AMC ministry outreach programs.
Stewardship also includes volunteering to serve on church com-mittees, helping to organize and execute church functions, sing-ing in the choir, teaching Sunday School, and other forms of ministry-- it is engagement in the total life of the Church. We encourage all parishioners to consider becoming more involved with the many organizations and ministries our Archangel Michael community offers. You can meet leaders and representatives from all of our organizations at Welcome Back Sunday on Septem-ber 7th, immediately following the Divine Liturgy, and register for upcoming events.
We also want to clarify what will happen to the money we earn from our upcoming Festival on the Harbor. You may wonder, where does that money go? Festival proceeds go to our capital campaign account to fund maintenance and to pay down the debt on our facility--NOT the operating account which pays the ongo-ing expenses of our church—we depend on stewardship to offset those operating expenses.
We ask those families who have not yet made a Stewardship Com-mitment for 2014 to please do so as soon as possible. Please con-tact the church office at (516) 944-3180 or [email protected] with any questions.We welcome your participation!
September Theme: I Believe. “Now I plead with you by the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions amongst you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same judgment.” 1 Corinthians 1:10
We hope everyone had a joyful and restful summer. It is hard to believe that September is already here and now we are ready to roll up our sleeves and once again work together as a team. Our first two meetings of the new ecclesiastical year will be held on Monday, September 8th and Monday, October 6th. All are invited to attend our meetings!
We welcome all volunteers to join the “Loukoumamas” at our
Worship Services & Sacraments Stewardship Update
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GENERAL ASSEMBLYThe next General Assembly will take place on
Sunday, October 5th, immediately following theDivine Liturgy. All stewards are encouraged to attend!
On June 14, 2014, the child of Elizabeth Patchias and Lucas McCloud was baptized at Archangel Michael Church
and given the name Leonidas Patchias McCloud. The Godmother was Anna Patchias.
Congratulations!
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Loukoumades Booth at this year’s Festival on the Harbor. Please contact Tammy Ashley at [email protected] or by tele-phone at 516-965-3431. We need your help, and we welcome all to join us!
President Eleni Raptis and Tammy Ashley represented our Chapter at the Clergy Laity Conference held in Philadelphia from July 6th-9th. Marina Katsoulis also attended representing the DAD. The conference was very informative, and a report will be shared at our September 8th meeting.
We are planning a very busy year with visits to Holy Cross in Boston and All Saints Monastery in Calverton, as well as visits to Hellenos House, St. Basil’s, and St. Michaels. Look for more information.
Correction from July/August Trumpet: Many thanks to Christine Korakis for undertaking the reservations for our annual end of the year dinner held in June. Job well done!
Welcome back! We are fortunate to have the new school year, 2014-2015, upon us! With an enrollment thus far of more than 200 students, the Greek Language Institute continues to be a thriving facet of the Archangel Michael community. Attending our school is a special opportunity for our youth to study the Greek language and experience all that is unique to our Hellenic heri-tage and our Orthodox faith. Following the Agiasmo on Septem-ber 16th, the students will officially begin their studies. Our new bulletin boards, graciously donated by the PTA, will soon be filled with back to school works and OXI Day projects.
OXI Day is a national holiday celebrated on October 28th through-out the Hellenic world commemorating Greece’s entry into WWII. It is a day on which we remember Prime Minister Metaxas’ coura-geous one word response of “OXI!” to Mussolini’s demand for the unconditional surrender of Greece in 1940. The Italian forces immediately invaded Greece and the Greek army, which included grandparents and great grandparents of many of our AMC mem-
bers, counterattacked and forced the Italians to retreat. The world was grateful and impressed as indicated by the words of British Prime Minister Churchill, “Today we say the Greeks fight like heroes, from now on we will say that heroes fight like Greeks”, and those of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who said of the Greek Resistance, “The timeless character of the Greek was shining brightly for all to see: passionate, determined, and proud.” On the 28th of October ,1940, Greece, the template of Western civilization, shone bright.
Reminders:∙ Agiasmos & 1st day of School: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
∙ Registration is ongoing: please note that a $75 late fee will be issued to any previously enrolled student. For further informa- tion please contact our registrar, Mrs. Mariann Matarangas, [email protected].
∙ Uniforms: please contact Mrs. Kathy Fournaris, [email protected] or 516.627.3734
Class Schedule 2014-2015: ∙ K-6th grades: Tuesday and Thursday 1st session, 4:00-5:30pm 2nd session, 5:45-7:15pm
∙ 7th grade: 5:45-7:45pm, Thursday only
∙ Regents: 5:45-7:15pm, Tuesday only
Our best wishes to all for a successful school year!
Welcome back to Greek School! We hope everyone had an enjoy-able summer! And to the new families joining us this year, wel-come to our community!
As you enter the school on the first day of classes, please stop by the PTA table and become a member. After that, take a look at our new bulletin boards adorning the school hallways and class-rooms. We are thrilled that we can now proudly showcase the work of our children. We would like to acknowledge and thank Helen Bapis for coordinating the purchase and installation of the boards. You’ll also notice that the children will have their new Papaloizos books and workbooks this year - a direct result of last Spring’s “Greek Night Out” PTA event.
Members of the PTA work together to fundraise, host events, and provide our children with necessary items to enhance their Greek School experience. We highly encourage your membership and participation in the PTA. Membership enables you to have an ac-tive voice in our Greek School community. In the long run, we all
Greek School Board
Greek School PTA
have the same goal...to provide our children with the best pos-sible Greek School education. So, let’s work together, and make it happen. Volunteer on one of our committees, lend a hand at an event, and you’ll see how just a small amount of your time makes a great difference! We look forward to working with you, and to a great 2014-2015 school year!
This year, we need a new Treasurer, to replace Patty Tsahas, who completed her term of office. Thank you for your service, Patty!
Welcome Back! Registration for our 2014-2015 Sunday School program has begun and we are looking forward to seeing you! On Sunday, September 7th, after the Divine Liturgy, you will have the opportunity to register your children for Sunday School and “meet and greet” their teachers. The Sunday School books and materials that will be used this year will also be available for your perusal. On Sunday, September 14th, Sunday School classes will begin. We will be doing something a little different with the seating of the students in the Church. Rather than having them assigned to specific seats by grade, they will sit with their families in Church until after the Holy Gospel reading. Following the reading, the students will be dismissed to their respective classes. We are looking forward to an exciting and wonderful year as we help our children grow in our Orthodox faith.
We would like to welcome our new and returning students to the Archangel Michael Preschool. Once again, the Preschool will be offering a Mommy and Me class, which meets once a week (be-ginning in October); a Toddler Class, which meets twice a week; a Nursery Class, which meets four days a week and Pre-K, which meets five days a week. Registration for our programs is ongoing.
In October, we will be busy making autumn trees with colored leaves while learning about Christopher Columbus. We will also be celebrating the feast day of St. Demetrios and OXI Day. The children are eagerly anticipating our annual Halloween Party and Parade, our field trip to Hicks Nursery for a hayride and pumpkin
picking, as well as our annual Halloween Fundraiser. Look for more information to come!
Pre-K children will continue to concentrate on letter and number recognition, reading readiness, and strengthening their fine mo-tor skills. Nursery children will be concentrating on the themes of family, colors, and learning to recognize letters and their names. They will also be introduced to numbers through songs. Our Toddlers will be settling down into a routine in a classroom setting. All classes will begin learning the Greek language through songs and finger play and will be introduced to music and body movement with Miss Cecilia.
For information, registration or for a tour, please contact the preschool at 516-944-3184 or [email protected]
Heartfelt thanks for the kindness and generosity of our amazing Youth Choir members and their parents. We now have two gor-geous love seat sofas and a refrigerator in our choir loft room! We will all enjoy the comfortable sofas and now be refreshed with bottles of cold water. The parental support of the Youth Music Ministry is very much appreciated. We would also like to thank the parents for the lovely walnut sheet music cabinet and el-egantly framed music poster! We feel truly blessed to have such a thoughtful Youth Choir family!
Both boys and girls, ages 8-12 and 13-18 are invited to become a part of Youth Choir. The instructional program for the 2014-2015 Ecclesiastical year is rich in worthwhile activities which include: learning about the music of our faith, participating in the Divine Liturgy, Federation of Church Musicians Conference Workshops and Hierarchical Liturgy, visits with the residents of Hellenos House, Saturday of Lazarus officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Challenge Liturgies, caroling at assisted-living and nursing home facilities, Philoptochos Christmas Brunch fundraiser, visiting other Greek Orthodox Churches to sing the Divine Liturgy, Broadway theatre trips, pool party and the annual Musicale performances.
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Byzantine Youth Choir
Preschool
Fellowship “Nights” 2014-15Please mark your calendars for our Fellowship Nights:
September 7th (Welcome Back, following the Liturgy )November 22nd, New Years Eve, February 27th, April 3rd & June 7th.
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Make Youth Choir an important activity in your children’s lives -it will strengthen them forever! Our registration and welcome party will be held on Wednesday, September 17th at 7:30PM.
The Youth Choir sings the Divine Liturgy on the first and third Sun-day of every month and will commence on Sunday, September 21st at 9:30AM.
Rehearsals are every Wednesday evening at 7:30PM. If you have any questions, please contact Miss Georgia or Miss Eleni at (516) 626-9665 or [email protected]
*Save the date-Sunday, November 2nd, 2014! Church musicians from across the Archdiocesan District will join together to sing at the Annual Direct Archdiocesan District (DAD) Federation of Church Musicians Hierarchical Liturgy to be held at Zoodohos Peghe Church in the Bronx.
CONGRATULATIONS to choir member MARIA FELIX who has re-ceived the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Direct Archdioc-esan Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians. Fr. Nikolas Karloutsos offered an inspirational blessing, which was followed by the presentation of the award by the President of the Federation, Anna Dounelis.
Soprano Maria Felix sang in the choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Hempstead for eleven years, in Port Jefferson for four, years and at Archangel Michael for twenty-three years. Aside from being an ac-tive member of the DAD Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Mu-sicians, and participating in numerous concerts and music events of the Federation, she also sang in the liturgies for His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Madison Square Garden and for His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos in Central Park. She currently resides in Virginia and sings at the Greek Orthodox Annunciation Cathedral in Norfolk. When she visits New York, she always returns to sing with her dear friends in the Archangel Michael Church choir.
Welcome back to another year of Greek Dance at the Archangel Michael Church.
The Greek Dance Troupe was established in 1999 under the di-rection of Roula Zogopoulos. Our Troupe’s intention is to offer children an opportunity to come together to maintain and con-tinue our Hellenic traditions. Mrs. Zogopoulos creates a safe at-mosphere in which our young people are inspired to explore and learn about their Hellenic heritage through our rich dancing and musical traditions. Children who join our Dance Troupe possess a high level of commitment and drive.
The Troupe meets on Saturdays throughout the school year and welcomes children from Kindergarten through 12th grade.Class times are as follows:
Group A (Grades K-2): 9:00-10:00AMGroup B (Grades 3-5): 10:00-11:00AMGroup C (Grade 6-8): 11:00 -12:00PMGroup D (Grades 9-12): 12:00-1:00PM
We proudly perform at various church functions as well as other performance venues throughout the year, culminating with our annual dance recital in June. For further information please contact: [email protected].
GOYAWelcome back! We hope and pray that everyone had a wonderful summer! The 2014 - 2015 GOYA year is off to a running start! September begins with an awesome Welcome Back, Registra-tion, Fellowship and Ice Cream Social in the Gym on Friday, September 5th at 7:30pm. We encourage you to attend if you are interested in participating in GOYA this year, and/or joining any of our athletics teams of basketball, volleyball and soccer. All GOYAns interested in soccer, please email Chrissa Harris at [email protected]. On this evening, a Calendar of Events will be distributed, along with sign-up opportunities to volunteer for our Fundraisers, Charitable Events and our Festival! We are looking forward to GOYA Day at Holiday Hill on September 20th as well as Bowling Night and our annual Pancake Breakfast which will take place in October (dates TBA).
Participation in GOYA ministry provides our young people with opportunities to grow with their peers and church family in wor-ship, community service projects, and in learning about and living their Holy Orthodox Faith in their life’s journey toward salvation!
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Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday, September 5th, on our first day back!
Welcome back everyone! We hope everyone had a fantastic sum-mer. We are excited to begin our new year with wonderful ac-tivities and retreats for all of our children. Although we started registration early this year back in May, we are going to hold two additional evenings of registration on Tuesday, September 16th and Thursday, September 18th from 4pm-7pm in the Fellowship Hall. *Please note that any registration received after September 30th is subject to a $25 late fee per child. Registration forms are also available at the church office and on the AMC church web-site. If you cannot make it on the above dates, please email us at [email protected] and we will email you the paperwork which can be mailed to the church attention HOPE/JOY.
HOPE/JOYIn order for your children to participate in the sports program (soccer and basketball), they must be born between 2001 and 2007 (ages 7-12).
Our soccer season begins in September and goes through until November, then starts up again in the Spring. We are always aggressively looking for players. For questions regarding soccer, please email Chrissa Harris at:[email protected]
Although our basketball season begins in December, team placement and practices begin in September. We urge all fami-lies to please stop in to complete the registration on the above listed registration dates. Soccer and basketball uniforms can also be ordered at that time. For questions regarding basket-ball, please email us at [email protected]
Once again we will be participating in the Modell’s shopping month (team week). Please help support HOPE/JOY and our church by using the coupon on page 15 to save 15% on items purchased from 8/29 – 9/25. Modell’s will donate 5% of sales back to our church. This coupon is good for all athletic supplies and apparel and can be used at any Modell’s store in New York and Long Island.
Basketball Instructional ProgramBeginning in September, we will continue with the Instruction-al Basketball program at the AMC gym on Saturday mornings. This program is open to children ages 6-12. Classes will run as follows: 6-9 year olds 8:15am-9:30am and 10-12 year olds: 9:45am-11:15am. This program will emphasize all the basics and fundamentals of the game and will continue to be led by Coach Bob Kaible and a number of parishioner parents who will serve as assistant coaches. For any questions regarding any of the above programs, kindly email us at [email protected]
Looking forward to another great year!!
Hope/Joy
WEEKLY AMC E-BULLETINBe sure to check your email inbox every Monday for theWeekly AMC E-Bulletin, which provides information on
Church services, as well as activities for the week.Information to be included must be sent to
[email protected] later than 10am on Fridays.
REGISTRATION FORMSAll organization registration forms can be found on our
website www.archangelmichaelchurch.org
AMC KITCHENOur AMC kitchen is complete, has been
inspected and is fully operational !
FESTIVAL FABULOUS FINDSDonations(clean & in working order) can be
left in the music room any weekday from 10am-3 pmand any Sunday after liturgy.
Suggested items: glassware, bric-a-brac, artwork,lampsjewelry, toys, sports gear, Christmas & religious items.
Please NO electronics, clothing or furniture.
Tissue/packing paper and bubble wrap are also needed.Please bring any book donations directly
to the Festival site in September.
Athletics
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Our annual Nameday Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, November 8th at the North Hempstead Country Club. This year we will honor, with the Hellenic Thread Award, two in-dividuals who have served our AMC community faithfully and for many years: Eleni Raptis and Chris Neocleous. We look forward to another fun evening of good food, fellowship and dancing with music by John Papastefanou. Tickets will remain at $150 per person. More information to come!
The Consecration of our Archangel Michael Church has been scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2015 with Vespers to be held on the evening of Friday, April 24. A journal will be published to commemorate both this historic event and the celebration of our 35th anniversary. A commit-tee has been formed and historical information is being gath-ered. Further information will be circulated shortly. Participa-tion of all parishioners and business friends would be greatly appreciated.
We are pleased to announce that our Annual Archangel Michael Tom Zangas Memorial Lung Cancer Foundation 5K & 1K Run/Walk will take place on October 25th, at Christopher Morley Park, on Searingtown Road, Roslyn. Registration will begin at 8am.
Our event last year (see photos to the right) was a huge suc-cess both for our church and the Foundation. With the gener-ous donations of our sponsors and the great participation of our community members and friends, along with the support of the Foundation, the Church was able to raise $25,000.
The net proceeds from the Foundation were donated to United Against Lung Cancer, a charitable organization that funds can-cer research projects. They designated these funds as a grant to William Cheung, PhD, for his research assessing a specific
protein required for cancer cell survival and invasion, SRC, and testing whether blocking SRC activity is a viable treatment strategy for metastatic lung cancer. The 5K & 1K Run/Walk is a wonderful family event which brings our children, their parents, grandparents and friends together for a worthy cause. We look forward to your support.
SO START RUNNING OR WALKING TO GET IN SHAPE FOR THE 5K/1K!
Calling all boys ages 9 and older! Fr. Dennis and Fr. Nikolas welcome your assistance as altar servers at the Sunday Divine Liturgies, Lenten, and Holy Week Worship services and other feast days throughout the year. Kindly complete an Acolyte registration form, available on our website, in the church of-fice or in the vestry (where the acolytes robe). Please com-plete and submit an Acolyte Registration form even if you have served in the altar in the past so we can keep all infor-mation updated.
Nameday Dinner Dance
Consecration Of Our Church
ADULT GREEK CLASSESAdult Greek Classes will begin the first week in October.
For information & registration, call 516-944-3184.
5K Run/Walk
College Students and ParentsThe Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official campus ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
America. OCF is a growing vital ministry to young adults who are looking for an Orthodox Christian community
while in college.Visit www.ocf.net and navigate the site for registration, a list of campuses, available resources and retreat/event opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.
Altar Service
FESTIVAL RIDES- 1/2 Price TicketsHOPE/JOY and PreSchool are again pre-selling tickets
for the rides at the Festival. Ticket sheets will be sold: Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Sept. 16th,
from 4-7pm during Greek School, Sundays, Sept. 14th and 21st following the Liturgy and beginning Sept. 15th during Preschool hours.
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“It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” (Gal. 2:20)
This year, Camp Saint Paul celebrated the 10th Anniversary of inspiring and renewing camping ministry to the young people of the Direct Archdiocesan District. This past July, more than fifty children from the Archangel Michael Church community stayed for at least one of the four, week-long sessions. The daily and weekly programs are packed with faith, fellowship, and fun on Bantam Lake in Litchfield, CT, providing opportunities for physi-cal wellness, outdoor recreation, and spiritual edification at all times. In learning about and living their Orthodox faith, camp-ers grow closer to Christ, to His Church, and to one another as they worship, socialize, and serve alongside their peers, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, and under the direction of Fr. Elias Villas, Camp Director, other local cler-gy, and an incredible slate of young adults from throughout the U.S. who serve on staff. Please speak with Fr. Nikolas if you would like to learn more about this incredible ministry and to share your family’s experiences at Camp Saint Paul.
On June 12, 2014, The Archangel Michael Church held its 21st Annual Golf Outing, “The Watsonian”, at Plandome Country Club.
This year 106 golfers participated and enjoyed beautiful weather and a great day of golf and fellowship. The Awards Dinner and Cocktail Reception immediately following golf had over 145 guests, which included the many loyal sponsors, pa-rishioners and friends of the Archangel Michael Church.
The net proceeds for this year’s event were over $45,000, which will be used for the continued operations of the Church.
A heartfelt “thank you” to all those who participated and sup-ported this event.
Next year’s 22nd Annual Archangel Michael Golf Outing is scheduled for June 11, 2015 at Plandome Country Club. See you next year!
Tickets for our new and improved Super Raffle are now avail-able for purchase. With 35 prizes this year, including two brand new cars, this year’s raffle is better than ever! Be sure to stop by the Super Raffle Prize Tent at this year’s Festival to see all of the prizes up close. For the first time, the winning tickets will be drawn on the last evening of the festival. Be there Sunday evening September 28th to see if you’re a win-ner. Don’t delay, buy your tickets today! We are also welcom-ing donations of raffle prizes. If interested, please contact the office. Thank you for your support!
Golf Outing: The Watsonian
Super Raffle 2014
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Camp Saint Paul
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June 21, 2014: The wedding of Peter Strouzas and Elizabeth Johnson
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Matins 8:30aDivine Liturgy 9:30a
Sunday Church School Begins
Matins 8:30aDivine Liturgy 9:30a
Matins 8:30aDivine Liturgy 9:30a
Sunday School Meet & Greet Teacher - After Liturgy Welcome Back Fellowship
GOYA Welcome Back, Registration, Spiritual Reflec-tion and Social 7:30p
First Day of Greek School 7th grade/Agiasmos
HOPE/JOY Registration 4-7p
Liturgy - Nativity of the Theotokos - Chapel 9:30a
Philoptochos Board Meeting7:30p
Liturgy - SS Sophia, Faith, Hope, LoveChapel- 9:30a
Youth Choir Rehearsal & Welcome Party 7:30p
First Day of Greek School K-6/Agiasmos
HOPE/JOY Registration 4-7p
Festival Setup FESTIVAL ON THE HARBOR
FESTIVAL ON THE HARBOR
FESTIVAL ON THE HARBOR
Matins 8:30aDivine Liturgy 9:30a
Festival Clean-up
LABOR DAY- OFFICE CLOSED
Challenge Liturgy 10:30a
Youth Choir Rehearsal 7:30p
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Nursery and Pre-K Begin
Toddler Program Begins
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Matins 8:30aDivine Liturgy 9:30a
Matins 8:30aDivine Liturgy 9:30a
General Assembly
National Forum-Church Musicians
Philoptochos Board Meeting7:30p
COLUMBUS DAY - PRESCHOOL CLOSED
Youth Choir Rehearsal 7:30p
Mommy & Me Program Begins
Youth Choir Rehearsal 7:30p
5K Run/Walk8:00a
Youth Choir Rehearsal 7:30p
Youth Choir Rehearsal 7:30p
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Challenge Liturgy 10:30a
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