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930 Ormsby Lane Louisville, Kentucky 40242 Phone: (502) 425-7775 www.assumption.ky.goarch.org Church Email: offi[email protected] Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen! Хрїст ó съ воскр é се! Воистину воскресе! Hristos a înviat! Cu adev rat a înviat! Krestos a upr is in! Seen, h im a upr is i n fe tru! Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt Ua ala a ʻ e nei ʻ o Kristo! Ua ala ʻ i ʻ o nō ʻ o Ia! Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka! ハリストス復活!実に復活! ! ¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡En verdad ha resucitado! המשיח קם! באמת קם! المسيح قام! حقا قام! ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY “Attract, Serve, Illuminate” THE BEACON May 2015

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930 Ormsby Lane Louisville, Kentucky 40242

Phone: (502) 425-7775 www.assumption.ky.goarch.org

Church Email: [email protected]

Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!

Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen!

Хрїстóсъ воскрéсе! Воистину воскресе!

Hristos a înviat! Cu adevărat a înviat!

Krestos a uprisin! Seen, him a uprisin fe tru! Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt

Ua ala aʻe nei ̒ o Kristo! Ua ala ̒ i̒ o nō ̒ o Ia! Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka!

ハリストス復活!実に復活! !¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡En verdad ha resucitado!

‎!قام حقا !قام المسيح ‎!קם באמת !קם המשיח

ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

“Attract, Serve, Illuminate”

THE BEACON May 2015

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Assumption Calendar of EventsSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

3 Sunday of the Paralytic Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Sunday School Sunday School Coffee Hour Athenian Dance Practice

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Orthodoxy 101 6:30pm-7:45pm

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Metropolis of Detroit Clergy Syndesmos Meeting in Troy,

Michigan

10 Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Sunday School Coffee Hour Athenian Dance Practice

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Orthodoxy 101 6:30pm-7:45pm

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Sunday of the Blind Man Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Sunday School Awards Coffee Hour Philoptochos Meeting and Elections Athenian Dance Practice

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Orthodoxy 101 6:30pm-7:45pm

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Parish Council Meeting 6:30pm

24 Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ec. Council Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Family Worship Coffee Hour Athenian Dance Practice

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Memorial Day

No Orthodoxy 101

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31 Sunday of the Great Feast of Holy Pentecost Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Family Worship Coffee Hour GOYA Meeting Athenian Dance Practice

The Athenian dancers are in full swing practicing. Practices

are every Sunday after church and are mandatory. The festival

is June 12-14 and we are learning new dances and need 100%

involvement. Please make a commitment and attend.

Any questions please contact Steffi Taylor at 412

May 2015 Assumption Calendar of Events Saturday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2 Athenian Dance Kefi Dance No Great Vespers

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No Greek School

Bible Study 6:30pm-7:45pm

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Bible Study 10:00am-11:15am

Lyndon Ec. Fellowship “Traditions of Easter”

6:30pm

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8

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Athenian Dance Practice 10:00am-10:40am

Kefi Dance Practice 10:45am-12:15am

Great Vespers 5:00pm

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13

No Greek School

Bible Study 6:30pm-7:45pm

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Bible Study 10:00am-11:15am

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Athenian Dance Practice 10:00am-10:40am

Kefi Dance Practice 10:45am-12:15am

Great Vespers 5:00pm

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No Greek School

Bible Study 6:30pm-7:45pm

21 Great Feast of the Holy Ascension Orthros 9:00am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

No Bible Study

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30 Saturday of the Souls

Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am

Athenian Dance Practice 10:00am-10:40am

Kefi Dance Practice 10:45am-12:15am

No Great Vespers

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No Greek School

No Bible Study

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No Bible Study

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Fasting Symbols

Strict Fast

Wine and Oil

Allowed

Fish Allowed

Fast Free

Holy Confession is

done by appointment

and may be scheduled

by calling Fr. Jon at

the Church Office:

(502) 425-7775

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Athenian Dance Kefi Dance

Great Vespers 5:00pm

The Athenian dancers are in full swing practicing. Practices

are every Sunday after church and are mandatory. The festival

14 and we are learning new dances and need 100%

involvement. Please make a commitment and attend.

Any questions please contact Steffi Taylor at 412-2904.

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Great and Holy Feast of Pascha Great and Holy Feast of Pascha 2015

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Great Feast of Pascha 2015

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Dear Parishioners of our Beloved Assumption,

Χριστός Ανέστη!!! Christ is Risen!!!

Together we celebrate our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s victory over

death! His crucifixion and resurrection have freed us from the

consequences of our fallen human nature and He is among us now as

we approach the Blessed Great and Holy Feast of Pentecost!

Going forward in life we must realize that the greatest of all debts has

been lifted from our shoulders - the generational debt that could not be

repaid except through Christ’s victory over death. He has loosened us

from our bonds; He has given us true pursuit of eternal happiness; He

has given us life and hope!

Let these Holy days not be routine. Let us not accept the status quo.

Each of us must examine our life in the context of what He has given

us, and in return offer back to him the appropriate gifts of thanksgiving

and love—which is nothing less than our whole life!

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Love of God the Father

and the Communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all!!!

Worshipping His 3rd Day Blessed Resurrection,

I remain,

In His Service,

Rev. Father Jon Boukis

Proistamenos

“Attract, Serve, Illuminate”

Pastoral Message

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Sunday School

All children with attendance of 80% or better

have “hit the mark” and will be listed monthly in

THE BEACON as

‎ with 3 absences or less for the entire year will be

recognized to acknowledge their dedication to Religious Education.

Congratulations to:

Vasilia Boukis

George Digenis

Mariam Dodd

Ulla Dodd

Luke Digenis

Ally Harris

Andrew Harris

Matthew Harris

Stephen Harris

Eleni Lentsch

David Schenk

Lea Schenk

Andrew Taylor

Steffi Taylor

Thank you to all the teachers for another great year! The last day of classes

will be May 17. Please make every effort to attend these last few weeks of

classes and please give your teachers a big hug! Thank you Helen Digenis,

Ryan Leathers, Tia Reyna, Kristen Kyriacou, Becky Racevice, Elyse

Allemang, and Portia Dodd for being such willing and active volunteers!

We all appreciate your efforts to work with our children.

GOYA Please help the Goya on their current

service project to collect your gently used or

new shoes and donate to WaterStep. This

valuable and useful charity takes our shoes

and raises money to fund clean water projects and clean water education

around the world. Please clean out your closets and help us make this a

great event. A collection box is in the social hall until May 10!!!

Also the Goya is busy cleaning up the garden to help

prepare it for the Eastern Area ministries collaborative

vegetable garden this summer. Goyans please contact

Nick Kyriacou with times you are available to help.

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Philoptochos Thanks to the community for continuing to donate

individual food items for our Chenoweth Backpack

program. Please continue until the end of the school year.

The bin is located in the back of the church.

On May 17th after Divine Liturgy, we will hold our

election meeting. All members are asked to come

and vote for the 7 member Board of Directors.

After this board is affirmed, the members will meet

to decide on officers for the next two years. Please let

Alice know if you are willing to serve on the board.

While the results are being tallied we will discuss

our summer outing to Smith-Berry Winery. Make

plans to attend.

Community Thank You Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you so much for donating to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for Childhood Cancer. I am pleased to announce that I surpassed my goal of 1,000 dollars and hit a new career high of 1,700 dollars. Due to your generous donations, I was able to come in sixth place for total donations in the event competition. It makes me extremely happy to know that through our efforts, we are truly making a difference in the fight against cancer. When I first set out to do St. Baldrick’s in the second grade, I never would have imagined the astronomical amounts of generosity and support that I have gotten from so many of my church family members. It is because of everyone who donated, that gave me the overwhelming confidence that I could keep doing this event year after year. In nine short years, St. Baldrick’s has come to mean so much more to me than the ‘cool’ haircut that it was in the second grade. It has come to be a symbol of honor that I proudly have worn every year, regardless of how it looks. The support shown each year shows how much you care to fight cancer, and I, speaking for the whole organization, will always be appreciative of that. Through your support each year, you have shown what truly amazing people you are, and for that, I thank you wholeheartedly.

Sincerely, Andrew Taylor

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Stewardship Pledges 2015

Sam and Thelma Adams

Michael and Vickie Agamemnonos

Jason and Elyse Allemang

Larry and Nancy Anas

Anna Angelo *

Chris and Connie Anggelis *

Thomais Arvaniti

Alena Balakos *

Mike and Lori Balakos *

Areti and Jack Masero-Baldwin

Janice Bellville *

Mary Bennett

Charles and Patricia Blackford

Julia Burden

Tom and Joanna Caneris *

Joanne Caridis

Susan Christoff and Louie Falconburg *

Gus and Alice Collis *

Ricky and Anne Collis

Stanley and Maria Collis *

Stephanie Cox and John Hile *

Dan and Sarah Cupkovic *

Nadine Dalton *

Alex Digenis

George and Helen Digenis

David and Jeanne Doukas *

Ron and Melanie Fadel

Peter and Angelica Fotos

Milton and Kelly Galanos *

Johanna Geftos

Marcus and Nancy Geromes

Thomas Gianacakes *

Dimitrios and Margie Gregoriades

John and Julie Harris

Michael and Deborah Harris *

Helen Hellen

Elizabeth Johnson

John Johnson

John and Jean Kallis *

Steve and Carol Kapsalis

Alexis Karageorge and Rick Buono

Rhonda Karageorge *

Tom Karageorge *

Chris and Karla Katakis *

Elias and Marianthe Kikareas

Chris and Anita Kounnas

Nick Kounnas

Stephanos and Kristen Kyriacou

Phillip and Cheryl Leathers *

Ryan and Laura Leathers *

Mary Makris

Mark and Pamela Mann

Penny Masterson *

Joanna Mikos

Ramsey and Souha Nassar

Jennifer Paulk *

Georgia Panaretos *

Nicholas and Ashley Panaretos

Dennis and Chrisoula Peppas *

Larry and Becky Racevice

Demetra Raptis *

Emily Digenis and Hunter Sattich

Cosmin and Dana Schenk *

Constantine and Julia Scordalakes *

James and Marsha Serdenis

Mary Sharish

Chuck Schuff *

Jim and Christine Simatacolos *

Tom Smith

George Soteriou

Robert Taylor and Linda Shapiro *

Daniel and Cristina Tone *

Evanthia Speliotis and Peter Vedder *

Chris and Lisa Stavens

Melina Digenis and Steve Taylor

Richard and Suzanne Travis *

Themis and Frances Tsaoussis

Lou and Jan Tsioropoulos *

Penny VonAllmen

Madelon Zady

William Zhunga

“From God every family in heaven & earth is named.”

St. John Chrysostom

An Orthodox Christian Steward eligible for voting in General Assemblies must be a Baptized or Chrismated Orthodox Christian and have a signed pledge card on file for the current year.

* denotes increase in stewardship pledge

As of April 30th, the Parish has received 81 pledge cards!!!

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Greek Festival SAVE THE DATES--GREEK FESTIVAL JUNE 12-14

The dates and times for this year’s Festival are:

Friday, June 12: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm

Saturday, June 13: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm

Sunday, June 14: Noon to 6:00 pm

Load-In and Set-Up is Thursday, June 11 from 8:00 am to finished.

Load-Out is Monday, June 15 from 8:00 a.m. to finished.

As always, our Festival depends on everyone’s participation to make it a

success. Please call Elizabeth Johnson at 502-776-3703 to let her know of

your availability to participate. (Otherwise, she might call you.) You can

also drop a line to Steve Taylor at [email protected].

Help is always needed with operating the food; gyro; salad; and pastry

booths as well as with the load-in and set-up of stuff the day before, and

with the load-out the day after. If you have a truck, trailer, or van that

can be used to help transport equipment to/from the church on Thursday

and Monday, well let’s just say a special place in heaven awaits.

Everyone’s help in publicizing the Festival this year is desperately

needed. As you may be aware, this year the Festival is moving to a new

location--Festival Plaza at Waterfront Park. While expanded efforts will

be made to promote the festival via mass media this year, word of mouth

always travels a long way. Please do everything you can to sell, advertise,

and spread the word about this year’s festival to all of your friends,

enemies, acquaintances, family, neighbors, workmates, and

classmates. Shout our message from the mountaintops and the valleys,

but more importantly via your social media outlets such as Facebook.

It’s through these events working hand-in-hand and side by side that

helps forge the bonds that unites our parish and makes us one big happy

family—that is until the next GA.

Thanks in advance.

Steve & Hunter

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Bible Study Bible Study is an opportunity for us to

apply the Scriptures to our everyday

lives. The Bible is the “Good News” that

enriches our faith and deepens our

understanding of every issue that we

face. This can only be done through

obtaining the mind of the Holy Fathers.

Let the scripture come alive in your life

today!!!

The Orthodox Bible Study will meet on Wednesday Evenings

from 6:30pm-7:45pm and on Thursday Mornings from

10:00am-11:15am to study the Book of Acts of the Apostles.

Make a commitment to learning His Word!

Orthodoxy 101

Is this going on in your head? It sounds like Orthodoxy 101 is for you!!!

I have so many questions

about the faith!

Continuing on Mondays

Greek School The last class

for the Spring

Greek School

Session was

Wednesday,

April 2 7 th.

But there is still

opportunity to learn the

Greek Language during the

Summer. On the 1 st

Sunday of each month,

the Greek School will

continue to meet

following the Divine

Liturgy. For those who

would like to join our

summer meetings please

contact George Soteriou.

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Ecumenical Fellowship

Truly He is Risen!

The Traditions of Easter Sponsored by the Lyndon Ecumenical Fellowship

Thursday, May 7, 2015 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

At the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption

Come to enjoy an evening of sharing the variety of our

congregations’ traditions of our common belief in the

Resurrection of Jesus.

An assortment of deserts will be served.

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Paschal Season Donations ICON WREATHS Permanent Wreath for the Icon of the Theotokos for the Akathist - Offered by

Peter Kambelos for the Health of his brother, Stratos Saturday of Lazarus - Offered by Sam Adams for the Health of Thelma Adams Palm Sunday - Offered by Evanthia Speliotis in Memory of Dionysios Speliotis Palm Sunday Bridegroom - Anonymously offered in Memory of Beth Pointer

and Haykouhi Samadarish Holy Monday Bridegroom - Anonymously offered for the Health of Kara, Jason

and Ben Holy Tuesday Bridegroom - Anonymously offered for the Health of Kara, Jason

and Ben Holy Wednesday Bridegroom - Offered by Pat and Charlie Blackford for the

Health of the Blackford Kuris Family Holy Wednesday Last Supper - Offered by Mike Agamemnonos for the Health

of the Agamemnonos family Holy Cross Wreath - Offered by Alice Collis for the Health of Koula Ponticos Holy Friday Apocathelosis - Offered by Dr. Ron Fadel in Memory of his parents,

Fadel and Betty Fadel Holy Friday Crucifixion - Offered by Janice Bellville in Honor of Fr. Jon and

Presbytera Doreece Holy Saturday - Offered by Georgia Panaretos in Memory of her father, John

Raptis Resurrection - Offered by Georgia Panaretos in Honor of her Daughter,

Alexandra (Anastasia) Brown

EPITAPHION FLOWERS (Offered by the Parish Council) Offered by Michael and Lori Balakos for the Health of their family Offered by The Caneris Family for the Health of Fr. Jon Boukis & The

Assumption Parish Council and their families Offered by Emily Digenis, Hunter Sattich, Phillip & Eleni in Honor of Helen &

George Digenis, Nan & Buddy Sattich Offered by Milton and Kelly Galanos for the Health of their family Offered by John and Julie Harris John and Julie Harris in Memory of Jim and

Amanda Stamas Offered by Ryan and Laura LeathersIn Memory of Archdeacon Andrew Kallil Offered by Ramsey and Souha Nassar for the Health of their family Offered by Cosmin and Dana Schenk for the Health of Thomais Offered by Jim and Christine Simatacolos in Memory of John Simatacolos and in

Honor of Ann Simatacolos

OTHER PASCHAL NEEDS Daffodils (Holy Cross) - Offered by John Dobson for the Health of Thomais Palms for Palm Sunday - Offered by Dennis Peppas for the Health of the

Assumption Community

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Paschal Season Donations Holy Unction Supplies - Offered by Penelope Masterson in Memory of Spero

Masterson Sheet for Apocathelosis - Offered Anonymously for the Health of the Parish Holy Friday Flowers around the Kouvouklion - Offered by Niki Gray in

Memory of Sonny Gardenias for Epitaphion - Offered by Dennis Peppas in Memory of Sotirios

and Metaxia Peppas and Dimitrios Koskinas Rose Petals for Flower Girls - Offered by Dennis Peppas in Memory of Sotirios

and Metaxia Peppas and Dimitrios Koskinas Bay Leaves - Offered by Allen and Portia Dodd in Memory of Rev. Fr.

Alexander Atty Priest’s Candle - Offered by Maria Collis in Memory of her mother, Constantina

PASCHAL LILIES Offered by Larry Anas in Memory of Peter Anas Offered by Larry Anas in Memory of Jean Anas Offered by Nancy Anas in Memory of Wallace Butler Offered by Nancy Anas in Memory of Adaline Butler Offered by Anonymous in Honor of Fr. Jon, Presbytera Doreece and Vasilia Offered by Pat and Charlie Blackford for Health of Blackford-Kuris Family (3) Offered by Julia Burden in Memory of Glenn Burden and Stephanie Menexi (2) Offered by Helen Digenis for the Health of George Digenis (4) Offered by Helen Digenis in Memory of Christina and Mairoula Offered by John Dobson for the Health of Thomais (5) Offered by Mike and Deborah Harris for the Health of Mike Ford Offered by Mike and Deborah Harris in Memory of our parents Offered by John and Maria Klein for the Health of their family (5) Offered by Philip and Cheryl Leathers in Memory of Archdeacon Andrew Kallil Offered by Philip and Cheryl Leathers in Memory of Dr. Noel Leathers Offered by Penelope Masterson in Memory of Spero Masterson Offered by Aster Mehari in Honor of Mahari Niatta (2) Offered by Dennis Peppas in Memory of Sotirios and Metaxia Peppas and

Dimitrios Koskinas (6) Offered by Jim and Marsha Serdenis in Memory of John Serdenis Offered by Jim and Marsha Serdenis in Memory of Ruth Dean Offered by Mary Sharish in Memory of her departed loved ones (8) Offered by Katherine Speliotis for the Health of her family (3) Offered by Richard and Suzanne Travis for the Health of the Travis and

Sobczyk Family Offered by Penny VonAllmen for the Health of her family (3) Offered by Madelon Zady for the Health of Nancy and Marcus Geromes Offered by Madelon Zady for the Health of Elizabeth Johnson

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St. John the Theologian Celebrated May 8

This Apostle was from Bethsaida of

Galilee, and was the son of Zebedee

and Salome, and the brother of

James the elder. First a fisherman by

trade, he became an Apostle and the

beloved Disciple of Christ. Only he

of all the Disciples followed Him

even to the Cross, and was entrusted

with the care of our Saviour's

Mother, as it were another son to her, and a brother of Christ

the Teacher. After this, he preached throughout Asia Minor,

especially in Ephesus. When the second persecution against

the Christians began in the year 96 during the reign of

Domitian, he was taken in bonds to Rome, and there was cast

into a vat filled to the brim with boiling oil. Coming forth

therefrom unharmed, he was exiled to the island of Patmos,

where he wrote the Book of Revelation. Returning again to

Ephesus after the death of the tyrant, he wrote his Gospel

(after the other Evangelists had already written theirs) and his

three Catholic Epistles. In all, he lived ninety-five years and fell

asleep in the Lord during the reign of Trajan in the year 100.

He was called Theologian because he loftily expounded in his

Gospel the theology of the inexpressible and eternal birth of

the Son and Word of God the Father. It is for this cause that

an eagle-a symbol of the Holy Spirit, as Saint Irenaeus says-is

depicted in his icon, for this was one of the four symbolic

living creatures that the Prophet Ezekiel saw (Ezek. 1:10).

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Ss. Constantine and Helen Celebrated May 21

This great and renowned sovereign of the Christians was the son of Constantius Chlorus (the ruler of the westernmost parts of the Roman empire), and of the blessed Helen. He was born in 272, in Naissus of Dardania, a city on the Hellespont. In 306, when his father died, he was proclaimed successor to his throne. In 312, on learning that Maxentius and Maximinus had joined forces against him, he marched into Italy, where, while at the head of his troops, he saw in the sky after midday, beneath the sun, a radiant pillar in the form of a cross with the words: "By this shalt thou conquer." The following night, our Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him in a dream and declared to him the power of the Cross and its significance.

When he arose in the morning, he immediately ordered that a labarum be made (which is a banner or standard of victory over the enemy) in the form of a cross, and he inscribed on it the Name of Jesus Christ. On the 28th Of October, he attacked and mightily conquered Maxentius, who drowned in the Tiber River while fleeing. The following day, Constantine entered Rome in triumph and was proclaimed Emperor of the West by the Senate, while Licinius, his brother-in-law, ruled in the East. But out of malice, Licinius later persecuted the Christians. Constantine fought him once and again, and utterly destroyed him in 324, and in this manner he became monarch over the West and the East. Under him and because of him all the persecutions against the Church ceased. Christianity triumphed and idolatry was overthrown. In 325 he gathered the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, which he himself personally addressed. In 324, in the ancient city of Byzantium, he laid the foundations of the new capital of his realm, and solemnly inaugurated it on May 11, 330, naming it after himself, Constantinople. Since the throne of the imperial rule was transferred thither from Rome, it was named New Rome, the inhabitants of its domain were called Romans, and it was considered the continuation of the Roman Empire. Falling ill near Nicomedia, he requested to receive divine Baptism, according to Eusebius , and also according to Socrates and Sozomen; and when he had been deemed worthy of the Holy Mysteries, he reposed in 337, on May 21 or 22, the day of Pentecost, having lived sixty-five years, of which he ruled for thirty-one years. His remains were transferred to Constantinople and were deposed in the Church of the Holy Apostles, which had been built by him .

As for his holy mother Helen, after her son had made the Faith of Christ triumphant throughout the Roman Empire, she undertook a journey to Jerusalem and found the Holy Cross on which our Lord was crucified (see Sept. 13 and 14). After this, Saint Helen, in her zeal to glorify Christ, erected churches in Jerusalem at the sites of the Crucifixion and Resurrection, in Bethlehem at the cave where our Saviour was born, another on the Mount of Olives whence He ascended into Heaven, and many others throughout the Holy Land, Cyprus, and elsewhere. She was proclaimed Augusta, her image was stamped upon golden coins, and two cities were named Helenopolis after her in Bithynia and in Palestine. Having been thus glorified for her piety, she departed to the Lord being about eighty years of age.

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Community Announcements

Congratulations to Ismene

Vedder on winning second

place in the District level of

the St. John Oratorical

festival on April 25, 2015 in

Cincinnati, Ohio. What a

wonderful and impressive

way to represent our Church!!

Great job!

Alexandra Caneris was honored at the

2015 Bellarmine University Sports

Awards ceremony on Monday, April

20th for her participation in the

Inaugural Woman's Swimming

program. Alex not only received her

letter, but was also honored as the

recipient of the coveted Coach's Award!

Do you have news that would be edifying in a Community Announcement, if

so, call the Church office or email [email protected].

The Lyndon Ecumenical Fellowship will

be adopting the Garden that the GOYA

has planted for the benefit of EACM and

those who may be less fortunate.

All are invited to help in the planting,

maintenance and harvesting of our food

offerings. Special thank you to Helen

Digenis and Nick Kyriakou who have graciously accepted to aid in the

facilitation and management of the Garden.

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Community Announcements

This Summer, Christina has been

given the honor of studying

finance at the London School of

Economics. Not only is this a

wonderful blessing to further her

education, but a great opportunity

to experience another culture

through true immersion.

Safe Travels!!!

On Saturday, April 26th, Alexandra

and Andrew Caneris ran the Derby

Festival Marathon. It was Alex's

third marathon and Andrew's

second. Alex had set a goal to finish

in 4 hours and was able to achieve her

goal --- even with the rain coming

down! Andrew finished 5th in his age

group of 16 to 19.

On Friday, April 25th, Anthony Caneris

was inducted into the Beta Gamma

Sigma International Honor Society

Chapter of the Farmer Business

School at Miami University. Anthony

was invited into the society for placing

at the top 7% of the sophomore class of

an AACSB international accredited

university. At the time of this

publication, the group photo of all the inductees was not available,

only Anthony and a fellow inductee and friend Taryn are pictured.

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Spring GA Minutes On Sunday, April 19th the Parish Council held the Spring General

Assembly. The minutes from the meeting are outlined below. The council

presented an informative meeting outlining the parish activities for the past

year as well as future initiatives and reports on the financial status of the

church. The information was well received by the community which

seemed generally pleased with the progress. The council did express concern

that there was a large disparity between the stewardship pledges and the

actual donations received from the parish and urged everyone to

make certain that they kept up with their stewardship obligations. The new

PDS system currently being implemented will assist with timely statements

and allow everyone to know where they stand. There is lots to look forward

to for the remainder of 2015 including the Assumption 90th anniversary

celebration and Father Jon's 10th year

celebration in the priesthood. Please

feel free to reach out to any council

member should you have questions or

concerns about the recent General

Assembly!

In Christ,

Joanna Caneris

Parish Council President

Minutes of General Assembly

April 19, 2015 1. Call to order/Opening Prayer and reflection offered by Father Jon Boukis

at 11:50 a.m.

2. Determination of Quorum – 31 stewards signed in, making a quorum

3. Adoption of Agenda – Hunter made a motion to adopt the agenda,

Seconded by Emily Digenis

4. Election of Assembly Chairperson – Hunter Sattich volunteered

5. Election of Secretary – Kristen Kyriacou volunteered

6. Amendment/Approval of Fall 2014 General Assembly Minutes - John

Harris motioned to adopt the minutes, seconded by Lori Balakos

7. Reports

2015 Parish Council Joanna Caneris - President

John Harris - Vice President

Ryan Leathers - Secretary

Cosmin Schenk - Treasurer

Michael Balakos - Assistant Treasurer

Emily Digenis - Assistant Treasurer

Milton Galanos

Ramsey Nassar

Jim Simatacolos

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Spring GA Minutes a. Priest – Father Jon spoke about the Lyndon Ecumenical Fellowship and

the activities which are being planned. He also shared that a health fair

will be held in the fall of 2015 with the 3 communities.

b. President – see overhead slides. Several events/developments have

taken place this year: Blessing of the Waters, Treasury team has been

formed which has addressed finances of the church, new software is

now in place for Stewardship. Unfortunately our administrative

assistance has left due to illness, and Presbytera Doreece has taken her

responsibilities on a temporary basis, Kroger cards are a good source of

income to us, and all are encouraged to use these, a Coptic group is

using our church hall on Saturday evenings at no charge. A capital

campaign is being developed to continue with further property

developments.

i. Glendi 2015 was a huge success - 301 people (last year was 276), with

over $19000 in proceeds

ii. Milton Galanos, parish council member, continues to serve by

addressing all the needs of the church for Grounds and Maintenance

iii. Greek Festival in new location on 6/12, 13 & 14, 2015. Shakespeare

Players will perform “The Birds” every day at our Festival. Nancy

Geromes asked the reason for the move, and also asked for

clarification about the admission charge. Emily Digenis pointed out

that we need better visibility due to the intense nature of competition

with other events. Mary Makris asked about the security of the

money room. We will have an actual office inside a building. Alice

Collis asked if we can allow customers free admission on the

subsequent days if they attend on Friday. Joanna encouraged all to

volunteer their time to help with the festival. Pat Blackford asked

about the advertising for the festival. Emily said we will divert our

newspaper advertising to radio spots, yard signs, Facebook blasts,

and television coverage from the site. Press kits are always delivered

to the radio and TV stations. They may offer coverage, but it doesn’t

always turn out based on other events. Shakespeare group is also

advertising for us. They have suggested that we join them on NPR

when they advertise. Pat Blackford suggested that we ask if we can

place lawn signs at different business (such as dry cleaners, etc.).

Nancy suggested magnetic signs to put on the side of cars. Emily

will look into this.

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Spring GA Minutes iv. Assumption’s 90th Anniversary Celebration and Father Jon’s 10th

anniversary as a Priest will be celebrated in the fall. More details

TBA.

c. Stewardship - we have almost reached our stewardship goal for 2015.

Joanna reminded all parishioners to fulfill their stewardship

commitments, as the budget depends on this. We have 6 new pledgers

this year.

d. Treasurer – Mike Balakos gave a summary (see handout).

i. Income - 2014 was a difficult year financially due to lower

Stewardship collection, and lower revenue from festivals and

fundraisers. This resulted in a deficit for 2014, which has now been

covered by our reserves and bank line of credit. Stewardship

pledges were higher for 2014, but actual payments were

substantially below the pledge amounts.

ii. Expenses – We had some expenses related to the change in priests.

Archdiocese dues continues to increase every year.

iii. Other financials – we are consolidating our banks. We have always

used Old National and Chase Bank, and we are moving all to the

Old National Bank because our mortgage is here. Stephanos asked if

we have any backup mechanisms to react to deficits that may occur

in the future. Mike said the first half of the year brought in good

revenue, but the latter part of the year was not so good. The Parish

Council has established a cushion fund of $30,000 to be used as

needed, and expenses are modified if possible. However, there is

not a great deal of “wiggle room” on most of our expenses. The

stewardship shortfall is one of the major reasons we fall short on our

budget. There has been consideration to do an automatic

withdrawal. Joanna said there is a small cost, but it would be well

worth it. Nancy suggested some type of coupon book to help people

to make regular stewardship payments. Father Jon has used some

type of system in the past. Another suggestion was to take credit

cards withdrawals on-line, because many people do not carry cash.

Beautification fund – iconostasis was completed, and the large

veneration stand. Architect fee was lower than expected. Bank

account balances at year end were much lower than 2013, resulting

in a need to use the line-of-credit.

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Spring GA Minutes New financial system (Parish Data System aka PDS) will incorporate

all parish record keeping. This is the system recommended by the

Archdiocese. In the past we had several different data bases to keep

our financial records. Quick Books will also be used in alignment

with PDS to write checks. Many thanks for Cosmin Schenk,

treasurer, Emily Digenis, Mary Makris, Pres. Doreece, Charles

Blackford, and Joanna Caneris.

e. Audit Committee: Mary Makris, Chair; Stephanos Kyriacou, and Mike

Agamemnonos – Mary reported that the audit committee cannot

perform the audit at this time, pending more information from the

treasurer. The audit will be completed within 90 days.

9. Proposal of 2015 Parish Budget- Inadvertently included in agenda and

thereby struck from agenda as this was done in Fall 2014.

10. Organizational Reports (see individual handouts)

a. Philoptochos – in addition to the written report, it was announced that

Philoptochos accepts “Associate Members”, and spouses can join for

$35 ($6 for Metropolis, $15 to National Philoptochos, and the remainder

goes to charitable works).

b. Sunday School

c. Greek School

d. Youth Ministries

e. Choir

10. New Business

- the Bishop’s chair is in the process of being carved by Igor. Father Jon

reported that Metropolitan Nicholas will be invited to attend our 90th

Anniversary celebration in the fall.

11. Adjournment/Closing Prayer – meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m. Father Jon

offered a closing prayer.

Minutes prepared by Kristen Kyriacou.

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Friends of the Metropolis Dear Friends of the Metropolis:

God has called us to do mighty deeds for the glory of His name and for the

love of His people.

You are called upon to join in this reality of “faith working through love”

as we continue to manifest the love of God for His Church and His people.

When you support the Friends of the Metropolis Campaign, you are part

of a greater outreach that proclaims with one universal voice that God is

truly our hope and our rock of salvation.

Because of your devotion and help to the Friends program, ministries and

programs are implemented on a Metropolis-wide basis which strengthen

and enhance our faith and our joint ministry of service.

If you have not yet become part of the Metropolis-wide effort, I would like

to invite you to join forces with the faithful throughout the Metropolis in

support of the ministries which are part of the Office of the Metropolitan.

Thanking you for your kind and generous response, I remain, with

paternal blessings and prayers,

+NICHOLAS

Metropolitan of Detroit

I am pleased to support the work of Metropolitan Nicholas and the Metropolis

through the Annual Metropolis Stewardship “Friends” Program

Please send to: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit, 2560 Crooks Rd, Troy, MI 48084

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Friends of the Metropolis WHAT DOES FRIENDS OF THE METROPOLIS SUPPORT?

GENERAL

Fully fund the expenses of the Metropolis office, program and travels.

EDUCATION

Enhance scholarships and adult education programs, as well as support

the Metropolis students at Hellenic College/Holy Cross.

SUPPORT

Develop and provide educational and instructional seminars and services

to clergy and parishes.

YOUTH

Maintain and support the youth office and activities of a full-time Youth

and Young Adult Ministries director.

OUTREACH/MISSIONS

Create opportunities to introduce our faith to society, participate in inter-

Christian and inter-faith activities as well as provide quick responses to

national disasters.

HELLENISM

Develop programs for Hellenic Cultural Outreach, including language,

including language, history and arts.

LEADERSHIP

Organize Metropolis Clergy-Laity Conferences, Oratorical Festivals,

Christmas Pageants, and Adult Education Programs.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Website development, hospitality to visiting dignitaries and guests,

Charity and Philanthropy

Do donate to the “Friends of the Metropolis” online, go to: www.detroit.goarch.org and click here

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Philanthropic Opportunities

Are you already Kroger shopper?

Your current shopping could be benefitting the Assumption!

Kroger Community Rewards® makes fund-raising easy...all you have

to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card!

TO USE THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:

Go to krogercommunityrewards.com and register your Kroger Plus

Card (if you are already registered, click “Sign In” instead of

“Create an Account.”)

Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code,

clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating

a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions

You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on

the link within the body of the email.

Click on My Account and use your email address and password to

proceed to the next step.

Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input

your Kroger Plus card number. If you use your phone number at

the register instead of a card, call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get

your Kroger Plus card number.

Update or confirm your information.

Enter “Assumption” or our NPO number of 10779 and select us

from the list and click on confirm.

If enrollment is complete, you will see Assumption’s name on the

right side of your information page.

That’s it!!! Use your registered Kroger Plus card or phone number at

the register and our parish benefits!!!

By registering online, coupons can be electronically attached to your

Plus Card. Not only do you help the Church, but you save money.

Talk to everyone you know about registering to benefit our parish!!!

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Philanthropic Opportunities

Backpack Buddies Because Hunger Doesn’t Take the Weekend Off

Help‎feed‎10‎elementary‎age‎kids‎over‎the‎weekend!‎‎Make‎it‎a‎habit‎to‎

bring‎in‎an‎item‎each‎week‎for‎those‎children‎who‎without‎help‎may‎go‎

hungry.‎Offerings‎collected‎in‎a‎container‎in‎the‎back‎of‎the‎church!‎

Please bring foods that are:

Non-perishable‎‎Shelf-stable‎‎Single-serving‎‎Nutritious

Online Calendar Did you know that the

Parish Calendar is

available online?

Did you know that you

could sync it to your

Smart Phone?

Check it out today - click

Calendar at our website:

www.assumption.ky.go

arch.org

Take a few minutes and

check out what else is

available at our site!!!

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Taken from “The Prologue from Ochrid” (May 8th) A monk complained to St. Arsenius that while reading Holy Scripture he does

not feel, neither the power of the words read nor gentleness in his heart. To

that the great saint will reply to him: "My child, just read! I heard that the

sorcerers of serpents, when they cast a spell upon the serpents, the sorcerers

are uttering the words, which they themselves do not understand, but the

serpents hearing the spoken words sense their power and become tamed. An

so, with us, when we continually hold in our mouths the words of Holy

Scripture, but even though we do not feel the power of the words, evil spirits

tremble and flee for they are unable to endure the words of the Holy Spirit."

My child, just read! The Holy Spirit Who, through inspired men, wrote these

divine words, will hear, will understand and will hasten to your assistance;

and the demons will understand will sense and will flee from you. That is: He

Whom you invoke for assistance will understand, and those whom you wish

to drive away from yourself will understand. And both goals will be achieved.

Taken from “The Prologue from Ochrid” (May 21st) We see that vice is something shameful and sinful in that it always hides and

always takes upon itself the appearance of good works. St. John Chrysostom

beautifully says: "Vice does not have its own particular face, but borrows the

face of good works." This is why the Savior said: "they come to you in sheep's

clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves" (St. Matthew 7:15). Call a

liar, a liar; a thief, a thief; a murderer, a murderer; an adulterer, an adulterer; a

slanderer, a slanderer and you will infuriate them. However, call a man

whatever you want: honest, honorable, unselfish, truthful, just, conscientious

and you will make him light up with joy and please him. Again, according to

Chrysostom, I quote: "good works are something natural in man while vice is

something unnatural and false." If a man is even caught in a vice, he quickly

justifies his vice by some good works; he clothes it in the garments of good

works. Indeed, vice does not posses its own particular face. The same is true of

the devil, the father of vices!

The Prologue from Ochrid contains short accounts of the lives of major saints

for each day, as well as homily, something "for consideration", and points to

ponder from Old Testament readings. It is a most valuable addition to any

Orthodox library. The contents of these volumes are online at http://

www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/prolog.htm or can be purchased in hardback

from any good Orthodox bookseller.

Just Read & Fight Vices

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Church Office if

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The new online registration system for the St. Nicholas Summer Camp is now

active. The Summer Camp will take place from Sunday, July 5th, through

Saturday, July 11th. If you are interested as applying as staff or going as a

camper, please contact Fr. Jon ASAP.