ANNUNCIATION OBSERVERAs of the end of April, we thank the 193 families who have submitted...

ANNUNCIATION OBSERVER

May-June 2014 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral 7220 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23505

PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS

President Ron Russell 1st Vice President Lona Liosatos 2nd Vice President Nick Harrison Secretary Lynne Eklund Treasurer Maria Stefanis Maroulis Council Members Dw ight Jenkins John Katsias Dr. Yiannis Papelis Kathy Stephanitsis Martha Pantelides Tony Damalas

ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL Parish Ministry Team

Rev. Father George Bessinas Rev. Protopresbyter Constantine P. Rogakos, PhD Presiding Priest Associate Priest

SUNDAY SERVICES

ORTHROS: 9:00am DIVINE LITURGY: 10:00am

WEEKDAY SERVICES


SUMMER SUNDAY SERVICES: June 1—August 31


Check out the following links:

• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

www.goarch.org

• Metropolis of New Jersey

www.nj.goarch.org

• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral

www.annunciationva.org

• Stewardship Committee

Maria Stefanis Maroulis

Lynne Eklund

• Greek School

George Pantas, Director

Emilia Simmons, Deputy Director

Stavroula Marshall, Teacher

Dr. Maria Mendrinos, PTO

• GOYA Adv isors

Linda Meares

Phil Roussis

Katherine P. Milonas

Theodore Malamatos, GOYA President

• HOPE/JOY

Anna Feliberti

• Young Adult League

Alyki Pantas

• Orthodox Campus Ministry

Yianni Manuel, President

• Dance Instructors & Assistants

Eva Kyrus - Director, Grades 9-12

Anna Maria - Grades 3-8

Anna Manning - Pre-K - 2nd

• Dance Assi stants

Angela Dimas Christy Kyrus Tommy Kyrus Yianni Manuel Chrissy Mavrophilipos Aliki Pantas Christiana Vastardis Terry Wygant • Bible Study

Jane Williams, Coordinator

• Cultural Committee

Jane Williams

• Library

Presvytera Eleni Rogakos

Irene Pahno

• Stewards of the Altar

Presvytera Eleni Rogakos

• Choir Director

Christopher Kypros

• Head Chanter

Efthimios (Tim) Dermanis

• Altar Servers

T. John Mangus, Jr., Coordinator

• Philoptochos Society

Joanna Goumenis, President

• Golden Years

Virginia Elliott, President

• Cathedral Office Manager

Elizabeth Miller

• Layout Editor

Thomas John Mangus, Jr.

• Mailing Volunteers

Chris Bachas, Donnell Catherines, Mary Gretes, Dwight and Pela Jen-kins, Toulla Koyzis, Irene Mathas

Stewardship Update—April 30, 2014

As of the end of April, we thank the 193 families who have submitted stewardship cards pledging a to-tal of $221,684. Between now and the end of August, members of the Stewardship Committee will be reach-ing out to families in our community to ask for a stewardship commitment. In 2013, our stewardship total was a little over $374,000. We are confident that this community can commit $400,000 to our Cathedral; this is our goal. Remember as we reach out to you, that you decide the amount of your commitment based upon the gifts God has bestowed upon you and your family. There is no minimum level of commitment and your commitment is confidential. Spring has finally arrived and summer will soon follow. As we enjoy the beautiful weather and the wondrous nature, which surrounds us in Hampton Roads, let us remember to thank our Lord, Jesus Christ. We do this best by attending the Divine Liturgy on Sunday and partaking in Holy Communion. We all have travel plans during the summer, but when you are at home, plan on attending the Divine Liturgy. Your attendance will nourish your soul and sustain you.

“O LORD, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions. This great and wide sea, in which are innumerable teeming things, living things both small and great. There the ships sail about…May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice in His works.” (Psalm 104: 24-31, NKJV).

“One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD…” (Psalm 27:4, NKJV).

STEWARDSHIP

PARISH REGISTRY

FUNERALS

Angela Rellos February 1 Zeno Chrysostomides February 25 Dimitrios Vlahos February 25

Christ Ladicos March 23 Jerry Caravas, Sr. April 28 Helen Strawhand April 29

Salutation Services Fellowship after Salutation Services Feast of the Annunciation

~ May 2014 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Greek School, 4:30

Community Dinner 6pm

2

Greek School, 4:30

3

4

Orthros 9am, Divine Liturgy

10am

5

Greek School, 4:30

6

Greek School, 4:30

Bible Study 6:30pm

7

Greek School, 4:30

8

Greek School, 4:30


9

Greek School, 4:30

10

Hope and Joy Meeting 2-4

Philoptochos Mtg.

11


10am

Happy Mother’s Day

NJ Clergy Laity

12

Greek School, 4:30

NJ Clergy Laity

13

Greek School, 4:30

NJ Clergy Laity

14

Greek School, 4:30

15

Annual Greek Festival

Community Dinner

6pm

16


17


18

Festival Worship Hours: Orthros

8am, Divine Liturgy 9am Annual Greek

Festival

19

Greek School, 4:30

20

Greek School, 4:30

Vespers: SS Constantine and

Helen, Newport News 6:30pm

21

SS Constantine & Helen 8:30am

Orthros, 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Greek School, 4:30

22

Greek School, 4:30


23

Greek School, 4:30

24

25


10am

26

Memorial Day Office Closed

27

28

29

Holy Ascension: Orthros 8:30am,

Divine Liturgy 9:30am

Community Dinner

6pm

30

31

~ June 2014 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Orthros 8am, Divine Liturgy 9am Greek School

Graduation

Sunday School Graduation

2

3

4

AHEPA Scholarship Dinner

5


6

7

Saturday of Souls: Orthros 8:30am,

Divine Liturgy 9:30am

8

Pentecost Sunday

Summer Worship Hours: Orthros

8am, Divine Liturgy 9am

9

Feast of the Holy Spirit: Orthros

8:30am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am

10

11

12


13

14

H&J End of the Year Party

15


8am, Divine Liturgy 9am Happy Father’s

Day

16

17

18

19


20

21

22



23

Youth Day Camp 9:15am-3pm

24


25


26



27


28

29

Feast of SS Peter & Paul



30

Notes:

“Friend of the Poor” and “Mother of the Church”

PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY

Christos Anesti! As summer approaches, Philoptochos prepares for the 42nd Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress in Philadelphia, July 6-9. We plan to return w ith many new and innovative ideas to assist us in our philanthropic mission, and, at the same time, w e encourage the young w omen of our church to join our or-ganization to assist in serving those less fortunate. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios stated, “ It is the duty of every w oman in the Greek community to become a member of Philoptochos.” We encourage all w ho are not members to seriously consider joining our Christian support group of w omen w ho care for one another and pray and w ork together tow ards a common goal. The rew ards can be great.

We thank all of you w ho visited our Agora during the festival, and we alw ays appreciate your contin-ued support each Sunday throughout the year. We started this tradit ion in 2000 as w ell as providing any needs for Makarias. These tw o sources provide the funds to help not only our parishioners needing assis-tance, but also the poor and indigent of Hampton Roads.

Our mother-daughter luncheon at Yanni’s Casual Greek Restaurant in May provided a w onderful op-portunity for our sisterhood to share in fellow ship and delicious food. We w ill have more of these special get-togethers later this year.

We w ish all of you a beautiful, restful summer, and may God guide you and your families safely in all your travels.

His Eminence Metropolitan Ev angelos wi th Fat her George, Presbytera Chrysan-thie, Anne Michals, and the Philoptochos board members.

Congratulations to our 2014 Scholarship recipients: Ev an Katsanos, Nick Moscopulos, Nicole Dixon, Andrew Mills, and Stephen Oliv encia. Nick Katsanos and Andrea Mills accepted f or Evan and Andrew.

The Robert E. Lee, Chapter 122, Order of AHEPA began the New Year by holding their f irst General

Meeting of 2014 on, January 9 at the A HEPA House. Dinner w as served at 6:30 p.m. w hich included: Braised Meat w ith Orzo, Baked Chicken & Potatoes, Greek salad, various Greek cookies, and the cutting of the Vasi-lopita Cake.

The General Meeting follow ed the dinner discussing the success of last year’s events: the Thanksgiv-

ing Luncheon in honor of the Golden Years Club; and the Annual Christmas Party. Over 60 seniors attended the Thanksgiving Luncheon and everyone enjoyed the tradit ional Thanksgiving feast. The Christmas Party was sold out w ith over 130 people in attendance. The attendees enjoyed the Prime Rib Dinner and later lis-tened to traditional Chr istmas songs and Greek music. Each attendee w as asked to bring an unwrapped toy for the Marines’ Toys-for-Tots Program. Over 200 toys w ere collected by tw o Marine Sergeants (husband and wife) that w ere in attendance.

During the end of December, at the Chapter’s Board Meeting, a motion w as passed by the board

members to share our blessings with those most in need. AHEPA National w as asking each Chapter to do-nate a minimum of $12 per member to feed the children of Greece. With approximately 120 paid members in our local Chapter the amount w e were asked to donate came out to $1,440. The Board unanimously passed a motion to raise the bar for the other Chapters by donating $2,000 to AHEPA National for the Feed the Chil-dren of Greece campaign. Also at the same Board Meeting the board members passed another motion to be-come a sponsor for the Mikrokosmos Concert by donating $500 to the Annunciation’s Cultural Committee.

During the month of February, the Robert E. Lee Chapter held its annual Super Bow l Party. Over 60

adults and kids attended the party and enjoyed an evening of good food, good company but unfortunately the game w as not even close as the Seatt le Seahaw ks demolished the Denver Broncos. On February 22, the Chapter held its Annual “Apokriatiko Glendi” (Masquerade Party). Over 100 “maskarathes” (people dressed in costumes) attended the evening’s festivities. Heavy appetizers were served and the dinner included chicken & potatoes, homemade Greek bread and Greek salad. Everyone enjoyed the costume contest and the danc-ing w ith live Greek music.

On March 3rd, the Chapter w as to f ly kites in the church parking lot to celebrate the f irst day of Lent

(Kathara Deftera). Unfortunately, and the second year in a row , the rainy w eather cancelled the event. At the March General Meeting, the Chapter enjoyed a Lenten Seafood Dinner. The meeting follow ed w ith the Ritual of Init iation. The Ceremony of Init iation is based on accurate historical information and is a signif icant ritual. It contains an important message, intended to remind all Brothers, as w ell as to instruct new Candidates, about the essential purpose of AHEPA. The tw o new candidates that w ere initiated w ere: Mr. John Vastardis and Mr. George Dimas. Throughout the month of March, the Chapter continued to support our church by donating the w ine for the Luncheon for His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey, donated funds for the Annunciation’s March 25th Feastday Celebration and sponsored the 3rd Salutations to the Theotokos Friday Service by providing the food.

On a beautiful and sunny morning on Saturday, April 5th, seventeen AHEPAn brothers along w ith the

Rev. Fr. George Bessinas and tw o representatives from the City of Norfolk’s Bureau of Cemeter ies, met at the “Old Greek” section of Forest Lawn Cemetery off Granby Street to pay tribute to their departed fraternal brothers, families, and church parishioners. The mission and the obligation of the Chapter w ere to clean and remove the dirt, algae, lichen, and fungi from gravestone markers. Armed w ith buckets, gloves, scrapers and brushes it took approximately 4 hours to complete the task. Chairman of the Project, Nick Harrison, stated: “As attested by all my brothers of the Robert E. Lee, Chapter of AHEPA, and myself, this sense of duty w as the most self-gratifying and rew arding project that our Chapter has ever performed.”

Order of AHEPA

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION NEWS

Also in April, on Saturday, April 26th, the Chapter sponsored the Greek Float by donating funds for the decoration of the f loat at the 2014 Norfolk NATO Festival Parade. Brothers along w ith Annunciation parishion-ers, Greek NATO off icers and their families, w alked beside the Greek f loat (decorated w ith the “ATLAS” theme) along the parade’s 1.5 mile route in Dow ntow n Norfolk.

On May 15-18, the brothers of the Chapter w ill support the Norfolk Greek Festival by volunteering their

time as w ell as holding the Festival’s Cooking Classes at the AHEPA House. The follow ing w eek on May 21st, the Chapter w ill hold its 18th Annual AHEPA Charitable Golf Tournament at Sew ell’s Point Golf Club to raise funds for the Scholarships they w ill be aw arding during the June 4th, Scholarship Aw ards Dinner at the AHEPA House. We hope everyone has a happy and safe summer !

HELLENIC WOMANS CLUB

The Hellenic Womans Club w ould like to Congratulate the 2014 Scholarship Recipients: Spiros Skenderis, Marissa Knott, Alexis Papadopoulos, Alexandra Renesis, Nicholas Moscopulos, Andrew Mills, Stephen Olivencia, John Papademas, Evan Katsanos, Nicole Dixon, Christiana Vastardis, Nicole Marshall, Elisabeth Douklias and Ellen Russell. Our end of the year outing w ill be on June 14 in Colonial Williamsburg . We w ill leave the Cathe-dral at 10am, have lunch at the Williamsburg Lodge and explore Colonial Williamsburg. The cost for the trip is $40, w hich includes bus, lunch and gratuities. Please call Connie McMahon for reservations. Thank you to all who supported our Spring Bake Sale. We hope you have a w onderful summer !

HELLENIC WOMANS CLUB

2014 Scholarship

Recipients and Donors

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Change of Address? If you have recently moved or are vacationing long term, please let the Cathedral Off ice know , 757-440-0500.

Services To schedule all services such as memorials, 40 day blessings, baptisms, and w eddings, please call the Cathedral Off ice, 757-440-0500.

Hospital and Shut-In Visitations When parishioners of the Annunciation are admitted into a hospital or recovering at home and w ish to have a priest visit them, it is imperative that a family member contact the Cathedral Off ice, 757-440-0500, immediately. Hospitals do not notify the Church when Orthodox patients seek medical attention.

Kollyva The Cathedral does NOT provide Kollyva for Memo-rial Services. Parishioners in need of Kollyva may call Drucie Papafil, 757-489-4313 or Tasy Penner, 752-1294.

Artoclasia For anyone interested in having Artoclasia made, please contact Emilia Simmons, 757-481-1509.

Annunciation Observer Deadline The deadline for submitting articles for the July/August 2014 Annunciation Observer is June 9, 2014. Articles not submitted by June 9 will NOT BE IN THE Annunciation Observer. Please send all articles to John Mangus at

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Important Phone Numbers,

Addresses and Email Addresses

Father George Bessinas:

Office: 757-440-0500 Ext. 225

Email: [email protected]

Father Constantine Rogakos:

Office: 757-440-0500 Ext. 224

Cell: 757-617-0773 EMERGENCY ONLY


Elizabeth Miller

Office: 757-440-0500 Ext.221


Bonnie Winstead—Bookkeeper


Bookstore: Christina Rudloff, Lynne Ek-lund and John Mangus.


Hellenic Center: 757-963-5634

Office Fax: 757-423-6929

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