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February 2020

ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

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PARISH COUNCIL

Executive Board

Nicholas Babanikas, President

George Panagoulopoulos, 1st Vice President Administration

William Alexopoulos, 2nd Vice President Maintenance

Joanna Stellakis, Secretary

Stefania Calogrias, Treasurer

Members of the Board

George Alexis Tony Iosifidis Nick Palantzas

Leon Papadopoulos Stephen Passias Ilias Potsis

Evangelia Stavropoulos Kathy Tsianakas Paula Tsitsopoulos

Adamandios Zouroulidis

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Reverend Protopresbyter Michael A. Kouremetis

George Stavropoulos, Chanter

Heidi Mason, Choir Director Ona Calogrias, Organist

OTHER MINISTRIES

Sunday School

Julia Constantinou

Phyllis Westcott

Greek School

Ioanna Andreopoulou

Tina Boutas

GOYA

Stefania Calogrias

Robin Passias

James Theos

Paula Tsitsopoulos

JOY & HOPE

Fanoula Stearns

OPA! Group Pegi Ciulla

Koliva Ladies Philoptochos

Coffee Hour

Georgia Babanikas

Ethel Savas

Basketball Stephen Passias

Dance Group

Penny Buterbaugh

Oratorical Festival

Rhoda Economos

Bookstore

Stephen Savas

Joanna Stellakis

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PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY

Executive Board

Liz Karolemeas, President

Chris Potsis, Vice President

Ethel Savas, Recording Secretary

Phyllis Westcott, Corresponding Secretary

Lori Stasiewski, Treasurer

Members of the Board

Erlinda Anthony Haido Barbas Tina Boutas

Roula Cariofiles Tulla Giannaros Penny Kazis

Anna Manos Despina Papadopoulos Aliki Sarantopoulos

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FROM THE OFFICE OF FATHER MICHAEL Saint Tarasios Archbishop of Constantinople

Beloved in the Lord, Saint Tarasios comes from prominent ancestry that was respected by all in Constantinople including that of the

later Patriarch Photios the Great. Tarasios was born and educated in this Great and Royal City. He had embarked on a career in the secular administration of the Empire and had attained the rank of senator, eventually becoming Imperial Secretary to Em-peror Constantine VI and his mother, Empress Irene.

During these times the Church was in turmoil over the Iconoclastic controversy. Patriarch Paul, by birth a Cypriot, became Pa-triarch of Constantinople during the reign of the Iconoclast Emperor Leo IV the Khazar. Paul was virtuous and pious, but a timid man. Seeing the martyrdom, which the Orthodox endured for the holy icons, the Saint concealed his Orthodoxy and be-friended the iconoclasts. Paul eventually repented and resigned his position. He went to the monastery of Saint Florus, where he received the “Great Schema”, a title that a Monk receives when his abbot feels he has reached a high level of spiritual excel-lence. When Empress Irene and her son the emperor came to Paul, seeking his wise counsel on a successor to the thrown, he advised them that the worthiest successor to the Patriarchal Throne would be Tarasios, who at that time was still a layman. Neverthe-less, like all educated Byzantines, he was well versed in Theology, Holy Scripture, Christian Spirituality, and in the Holy Can-ons and Traditions of the Church. The election of qualified laymen as bishops was not unheard of in the history of the Church.

Saint Tarasios was an Iconodule (one who supports icons and their veneration and is in opposition to an iconoclast) and was willing to follow imperial commands, when they were not contradictory to the Holy Faith. He proceeded through all the cleri-cal ranks in a short while and was selected Patriarch of Constantinople by the Empress Irene in 784.

Saint Tarasios refused the election for a long time, not considering himself worthy of such a high office. He eventually gave in to the voice of the people and accepted the call of the Church on the condition that Ecumenical Council would be convened in order to address the Iconoclast Heresy. In the year 787 the Seventh Ecumenical Council was convened in the city of Nicea, with Patriarch Tarasios presiding, there were 367 bishops in attendance. The Iconoclastic controversy was resolved, and the veneration of Holy Icons was confirmed at the Council. The patriarch assumed a moderate policy towards former Iconoclasts. The Church again received the iconoclastic bishops, which repented of their sin of iconoclasm, with love through the Sacrament of forgiveness. Saint Tarasios led a strict ascetic life and wisely governed the Church for twenty-two years. He would feed, give comfort and shelter to the aged, and to the disadvantaged. The Saint cared for the widows and orphans and on the Feast of Holy Pascha he had his staff prepare a beautiful meal for them, he personally served them all. A decade after the Iconoclastic controversy, Saint Tarasios was faces with a new controversy. When the teenage son of Em-press Irene came of age, he assumed the throne of the Empire in place of his regent mother and was known as Emperor Con-stantine VI “Porphyrigenitos” (born purple from lack of oxygen). The new emperor became tired of his wife Maria, the granddaughter of Saint Philaretos the Merciful, and sought to divorce her in order to marry his cousin Theodote. He slandered his wife’s reputation falsely by accusing her of adultery, this was done so that he could put her away in a monastery, thus freeing himself to marry Theodote. When Patriarch Tarasios refused the Em-peror’s divorce, the Emperor declared his own marriage annulled and proceeded to marry Theodote. Tarasios immediately ex-communicated the Emperor and the clergyman who had performed the Sacrament and denounced of the royal action. The young ruler was eventually forced to abdicate the throne and Empress Irene regained the Imperial Thrown. Tarasios maintained the dignity of his office while showing great humility through his preference for simplicity in all personal matters, avoiding any semblance of pomp in his life. He exhibited a rare administrative excellence meeting the challenges that arose and in preserving a harmony among clergy and laity. Saint Tarasios died in the year 806. The Saint, who had led a simple life, was given a funeral with pomp reserved for royalty. The Church properly mourned this great hierarch and buried him in a monastery that he built on the shores of the Bosphorus. In His Love, Father Michael

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_VIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_(empress)

Κυριακή του Ασώτου

Τὰ σώματα ἡμῶν μέλη Χριστοῦ ἐστιν

Ἀδελφοί, πάντα μοι ἔξεστιν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ πάντα συμφέρει· πάντα μοι ἔξεστιν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐγὼ ἐξουσιασθήσομαι ὑπό τινος. Τὰ βρώματα τῇ κοιλίᾳ καὶ ἡ κοιλία τοῖς βρώμασιν· ὁ δὲ Θεὸς καὶ ταύτην καὶ ταῦτα καταργήσει. Τὸ δὲ σῶμα οὐ τῇ πορνείᾳ, ἀλλὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ὁ Κύριος τῷ σώματι· ὁ δὲ Θεὸς καὶ τὸν Κύριον ἤγειρε καὶ ἡμᾶς ἐξεγερεῖ διὰ τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν μέλη Χριστοῦ ἐστιν; Ἄρα οὖν τὰ μέλη τοῦ Χριστοῦ ποιήσω πόρνης μέλη; Μὴ γένοιτο. Ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν; Ἔσονται γάρ, φησίν, οἱ δύο

εἰς σάρκα μίαν· ὁ δὲ κολλώμενος τῷ Κυρίῳ ἓν πνεῦμά ἐστι. φεύγετε τὴν πορνείαν. Πᾶν ἁμάρτημα ὃ ἐὰν ποιήσῃ ἄνθρωπος ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν· ὁ δὲ πορνεύων εἰς τὸ ἴδιον σῶμα ἁμαρτάνει. Ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι τὸ σῶμα ὑμῶν ναὸς τοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν ῾Αγίου Πνεύματός ἐστιν, οὗ ἔχετε ἀπὸ

Θεοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐστὲ ἑαυτῶν; ἠγοράσθητε γὰρ τιμῆς· δοξάσατε δὴ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν καὶ ἐν τῶ πνεύματι ὑμῶν, ἅτινά ἐστι τοῦ Θεοῦ. Α' Κορ. 6.12-20

Η Κυριακή του Ασωτου αποτελεί την δεύτερη από τις Κυριακές με τις οποίες ξεκινά η ευλογημένη περίοδος του Τριωδίου, του οποίου βέβαια κεντρικός πυρήνας είναι η Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή και αποκορύφωμά της η Αγία και Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα των Παθών του Κυρίου μας. Την προηγούμενη Κυριακή θυμηθήκαμε την παραβολή του Τελώνου και του Φαρισαίου, με την οποία ο Κύριος μάς τόνισε την μεγάλη δύναμη της ταπείνωσης· σήμερα, με την παραβολή του Ασώτου, μάς υπενθυμίζει την σημασία της μετανοίας και την άπειρη ευσπλαγχνία του φιλάνθρωπου Θεού. Ο υιός της παραβολής σκόρπισε την πατρική περιουσία σε μέθες και ασωτίες· και όταν πλέον αποφάσισε να επιστρέψει στο σπίτι του πατέρα του δεν πρόλαβε να υποβάλλει με ταπείνωση τον εαυτό του σε παραδοχή του λάθους του, και έτρεξε ο πατέρας να τον προϋπαντήσει, να τον αποκαταστήσει ως παιδί του και να πανηγυρίσει τη νεκρανάστασή του. Σχετικό με το νόημα της παραβολής είναι και το αποστολικό ανάγνωσμα της ημέρας, από την πρώτη προς Κορινθίους επιστολή του αποστόλου Παύλου, καθότι αναφέρεται έμμεσα στις υπερβολές ή στις αμαρτίες στις οποίες υπέπεσε ο άσωτος υιός, στα πολυτελή δηλαδή τραπέζια και στην πορνεία.

«Αδελφοί», μάς λέει, «όλα μού επιτρέπονται αλλά δεν με συμφέρουν όλα· όλα μού επιτρέπονται αλλά δεν θα αφήσω κάτι να με εξουσιάσει. Οι τροφές είναι για την κοιλιά, και η κοιλιά για τις τροφές, ο Θεός όμως θα καταργήσει και τα δύο». Εννοεί φυσικά την κοινή ανάσταση της Δευτέρας παρουσίας του Χριστού, κατά την οποία τα μεν σώματά μας θα είναι μεν υλικά αλλά δεν θα υπόκεινται σε φθορά ούτε θα έχουν ανάγκη από την τροφή για να συντηρηθούν. Επομένως, εφόσον η τροφή στον παρόντα βίο είναι απαραίτητη για την επιβίωσή μας, αρκεί το μέτρο στην διατροφή μας και η απλότητα. Διαφορετικά, εάν επικεντρώνουμε την προσοχή μας σε πολυτελή εδέσματα, σε ποικιλίες γεύσεων και σε υπερβολές, τότε γινόμαστε υπόδουλοι της κοιλίας, των γεύσεων και των τροφών, τα οποία είναι τόσο εφήμερα, ώστε μέσα σε λίγες ώρες μεταβάλλονται σε δυσώδη ακαθαρσία. Δούλος επομένως των τροφών, δούλος της ακόρεστης λαιμαργίας γίνεται ο κάθε άνθρωπος που δεν βάζει μέτρο και φρένο στις ορέξεις του, προσκολλάται σε γήινα πράγματα και λησμονεί σταδιακά τον Θεό, ακόμα και εάν με τα χείλη τον λατρεύει.

Οι Πατέρες της Εκκλησίας τονίζουν ότι εάν δεν χαλιναγωγήσουμε την όρεξη για τροφή, τότε θα ανοίξει και η όρεξη για την πορνεία, η οποία μολύνει το σώμα μας. Γι αυτό και ο απόστολος, αμέσως μετά τις τροφές, κάνει λόγο για τούτη την αμαρτία. «Το σώμα», λέει, «δεν είναι για την πορνεία αλλά για τον Κύριο, και ο Κύριος για το σώμα· και όπως ο Θεός ανέστησε τον Χριστό, έτσι θα αναστήσει και εμάς με την δύναμή του. Δεν γνωρίζετε ότι τα σώματά σας είναι μέλη Χριστού»; Όντως, με την σάρκωσή του ο Χριστός προσέλαβε όλη την ανθρώπινη φύση· επομένως, όλοι οι άνθρωποι αποτελούμε μέλη Χριστού, είτε το γνωρίζουμε είτε δεν το γνωρίζουμε, είτε πιστεύουμε είτε δεν πιστεύουμε σε αυτόν. Άρα, εκείνος ο οποίος πορνεύει δεν αμαρτάνει μόνο στο σώμα του, αλλά στο σώμα του Χριστού.

Ασφαλώς, ο απόστολος Παύλος δεν κατακρίνει τις τροφές, αλλά την αμετρία· ούτε πάλι την δοσμένη από τον Θεό ένωση μεταξύ ανδρός και γυναικός, αλλά την αμαρτία της πορνείας. Ο άγιος Ιωάννης ο Χρυσόστομος ερμηνεύει ότι η ουσία της αμαρτίας αυτής δεν βρίσκεται στην μίξη, αλλά στην πλεονεξία, στον τρόπο δηλαδή με τον οποίο αυτή γίνεται [1]. και για να επανέλθουμε στην περικοπή, «ἔσονται», λέει, «οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν», επαναλαμβάνοντας τα λόγια της Παλαιάς Διαθήκης, τα οποία για πρώτη φορά ειπώθηκαν μέσα στον Παράδεισο. Κάνει δηλαδή τριπλή διάκριση: η νόμιμη ένωση κάνει τους δύο σάρκα μία χωρίς να είναι αμαρτία, η ένωση με την πόρνη κάνει τον άνθρωπο ένα με αυτή, ενώ η ένωση με τον Χριστό τον κάνει ένα πνεύμα με τον Κύριο.

Καθώς λοιπόν προετοιμαζόμαστε για την Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή, η Εκκλησία μάς υπενθυμίζει όλα αυτά διά στόματος του αποστόλου Παύλου, ώστε μαζί με την εγκράτεια από τις τροφές να εξασκήσουμε την καρδιά μας πρώτα κι έπειτα το σώμα μας και στην εγκράτεια από τις αμαρτίες που διαπράττουμε με το σώμα μας. Εάν θέλουμε να ζήσουμε πνευματικά το επερχόμενο Πάθος και την Ανάσταση του Κυρίου μας, εάν θέλουμε δηλαδή να γίνουμε όντως μέτοχοι αυτών, δεν είναι δυνατόν να ασχολούμαστε μόνο με το τι θα φάμε και τι θα πιούμε και πόσες απολαύσεις θα καρπωθούμε. Σε τούτη την παγίδα έπεσε ο άσωτος υιός της σημερινής παραβολής· ήθελε να ικανοποιήσει τις επιθυμίες του και απομακρύνθηκε από την πατρική εστία· ήθελε πολλά και κατέληξε φτωχός, να ζητιανεύει για λίγα ξυλοκέρατα.

Όσοι τυχόν έχουμε βρεθεί στη θέση του, ας μη απελπιζόμαστε, αλλά ας τον μιμηθούμε στην μετάνοια· όσοι νομίζουμε ότι δεν έχουμε πέσει, ας προσέξουμε να μη μάς δελεάσουν οι γλυκές επιθυμίες· και όλοι, ως άνθρωποι αμαρτωλοί που έχουμε ανάγκη μετανοίας, ας διεξέλθουμε τούτο το στάδιο της εγκρατείας με προθυμία, γιατί νηστεία δεκτή και ευάρεστη στον Κύριο δεν είναι άλλη παρά εκείνη που συνοδεύεται και από την εκκοπή των παθών. Και πρωτίστως, επειδή τα σώματά μας είναι μέλη Χριστού, όπως μάς είπε ο απόστολος σήμερα, και ως μέλη Χριστού δεν θα έπρεπε να λερώνουν με αμαρτίες αλλά να λαμπρύνονται με αρετές και με πράξεις αγάπης και φιλανθρωπίας· ούτε πάλι να προσηλώνονται σε εφήμερες απολαύσεις αλλά να ελκύονται από την ουράνια λάμψη των αιωνίων αγαθών. Αμήν

GREEK MESSAGE

FEBRUARY CALENDAR

President's Corner Καλή Χρονιά Dear Parishioners, On behalf of Father Michael, and the Parish Council, I would like to wish you and your families a healthy and joyous New Year! May one of our New Year's resolutions be to keep the Church, our Orthodox Christian faith, and our Greek heritage front and center in our family life. As you may have heard, last month our church, together with Saint Catherine’s of Braintree, hosted a collaborative event where over 420 individuals gathered together at Lombardo’s in Randolph to ring in the New Year. It was wonderful to have so many come together and enjoy each other’s company in laughter, dance and fellowship at the start of the 2020 new year. My heartfelt thank you and congratulations goes out to both Fr. Michael Kouremetis and Fr. Dionysios Koulianos, John Vemis, President of the Braintree parish council, the collective parish councils and the Ladies of Philoptochos members who worked so hard throughout the year planning and creating such a wonderful atmosphere that was enjoyed by all in attendance at the New Year's Eve Gala. We appreciate all your hard work and preparation in making this Gala such a memorable and huge success. Also, I’d like to thank all the parishioners from both the Braintree and Brockton parishes who donated the twenty beautiful raffle prizes whose values varied from $150.00 to $500.00 a piece. This was a great first shared event and we look forward to future collaborative events with our wonderful Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters at Saint Catherine’s. I am pleased to inform you that just in this past month, many members of our parish have volunteered their time and talents towards various and necessary tasks around the church. Also, all of our church ministries as well as church committees are hard at work, conducting meetings and outlining their desired goals for the upcoming year. We welcome your insight and suggestions as to how we can collectively strengthen the overall well-being of our parish going forward. Additionally, as a parish we need to continually find new and creative ways to increase our church membership. The Parish Council encourages each and every parishioner to make an earnest and collective effort to reach out to those who are no longer stewards of our church. Consider reaching out to potential new members in nearby communities who are looking for a place to worship. We should encourage any family members that might be too busy in their day to day lives, to participate in our church and its events. Furthermore, let us all reach out to them and let them know that our church is a means of receiving spiritual strength when dealing with those day to day struggles we all encounter. We collectively must let

them know that we welcome them into our community with open arms. It is important for us to ask for their participation and assistance to our commitment in keeping our house of worship vibrant and youthful going forward. I’m pleased to report that we are about to begin the restoration of the women’s bathroom. Additionally, I am pleased to report that the heating system problem in the Church Proper has been repaired at a cost much less than what it could have been thanks to the efforts and ingenuity of Bill Alexopoulos and the assistance of Ilias Potsis. As you may have noticed, this year’s Stewardship pledge card has various categories of donations. In particular, you will see a category for Maintenance Reserve. Our hope is that you, the stewards of our church will in addition to your yearly pledge consider making a separate donation to our Maintenance account so that we may continue to build up our reserves. This account’s main purpose is to have readily available funds for emergency repairs, future approved projects as well as ongoing improvements that our 34 year-old church requires. A few upcoming events that we look forward to seeing everyone attend are as follows:

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 Stewardship Sunday

Join us for a complimentary luncheon where we can come together in Christian fellowship and enjoy each other’s company as we discuss our parish’s future projects and financial challenges. In order for the Parish Council to properly prepare for this luncheon, we ask that you kindly call the church office to reserve your seat no later than Monday, February 10, 2020.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020 Have a Heart Luncheon

Please come and support this wonderful event where our children raise proceeds for this important philanthropic cause to help those families in need. For more details and tickets, please call the church office. “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” - Plato Respectfully yours, Nicholas H. Babanikas Parish Council President

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

Buterbaugh, Mr. & Mrs. Jon

Calogrias, Dr. Diana

Calogrias, Miss Stefania

Calogrias, Mr. & Mrs. Tony

Campbell, Mr. & Mrs. Richard

Capernaros, Mr. Philip

Cariofiles, Mrs. Demetra

Cariofiles, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Castle, Mrs. Cleo

Cleary, Mrs. Elizabeth

Coderre, Mr. & Mrs. Ferdinand

Coderre, Ms. Irene

Colarusso, Mr. & Mrs. Carl

Conley, Mr. & Mrs. Scott

Constantinou, Dr. & Mrs. Chris

Constantinou, Dr. & Mrs. Dino

Corbett, Ms. Leisa

Costarellas, Mr. & Mrs. Sotirios

Costas, Mr. & Mrs. George

Cotter, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald

Coutsoumbou, Ms. Sophie

Covett, Mrs. Helen

Covett, Ms. Katherine

Covett, Dr. Robert

Dalkouras, Mrs. Cleo

Dalkouras, Mr. Steve

Debaggis, Mr. & Mrs. Romolo

Decotis, Mrs. Anastasia

Deeb, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Deligeorges, Mr. & Mrs. George

Demetriades, Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos

Demos, Mr. & Mrs. Steve

Diaz, Mr. & Mrs. Steven

Dinopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Doumousaris, Mrs. Dina

Drovatzikas, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Dutkiewicz, Mr. & Mrs. Scott

Economos, Ms. Irene

Economos, Ms. Rhoda

Efremidis, Mr. & Mrs. Charles

Eonas, Mr. & Mrs. Anthony

Eonas, Mr. George

Eonas, Mr. & Mrs. Russell

Fabian, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald

Ferguson, Mr. & Mrs. Scott

Fields, Dr. & Mrs. Michael

Fisher, Ms. Jean

Fitopoulos, Mr. Ted

Flaherty, Ms. Rayna

Fletcher, Mrs. Diane

Aftosmes, Mrs. Anastasia

Aftosmes, Mr. Steven

Aftosmes, Mrs. Thalia

Alexiou, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Alexis, Mr. & Mrs. George

Alexopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Bill

Alexopoulos, Mrs. Georgia

Alexopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Aloupis, Mr. George

Anastasiou, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Anastos, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas

Anifantis, Mrs. Eleni

Anthony, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest

Antoniou, Mrs. Irene

Antoniou, Mrs. Sia

Antonopoulos, Mr. Vaios

Apostolopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Theodore

Argyropoulos, Mrs. Bessie

Arvanitidis, Mr. & Mrs. George

Arvanitidis, Mr. & Mrs. Sotirios

Babanikas, Mrs. Ekaterina

Babanikas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas

Babanikas, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Badavas, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Badavas, Mr. Sotirios

Badavas, Mr. Vasilios

Ballis, Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis

Bandis, Mr. & Mrs. Michael

Barbas, Mrs. Haido

Barrus, Mr. & Mrs. Glenn

Bartorelli, Mrs. Bessie

Bazarian, Mr. & Mrs. David

Bellas, Mr. Anthony

Bellas, Ms. Athena

Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios

Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Elias

Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantine

Bellas, Ms. Maria

Bellas, Dr. & Mrs. Peter

Besarik, Mr. & Mrs. Scott

Bloumbas, Mr. George

Bloumbas, Mr. & Mrs. James

Bloumbas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas

Bokas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas

Boufides, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Boutas, Mrs. Fotine

Boutas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas

Boutas, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Bulgaris, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas

Bulgaris, Mrs. Stella

Follos, Mr. & Mrs. Timothy

Frangakis, Ms. Artemida

Gagne, Mr. & Mrs. Robert

George, Mrs. Diane

Georgeakakis, Ms. Tina

Georgeu, Mrs. Linda

Georgeu, Mrs. Phyllis

Georgitsis, Mr. & Mrs. Ari

Georgitsis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Giannakoulis, Mrs. Pat

Giannakoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Spyros

Giannaros, Mrs. Toula

Giannouloudis, Mr. Tom

Giati, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias

Gifford, Mr. & Mrs. William

Ginis, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitri

Ginis, Mrs. Evlambia

Ginis, Mr. & Mrs. William

Gioulis, Mr. & Mrs. Nondas

Gossman, Mrs. Zoe

Grantsis, Mr. & Mrs. Gregory

Gravel, Ms. Elaine

Grier, Mr. & Mrs. Jason

Habib, Mrs. Violet

Hanley, Mr. & Mrs. Michael

Hasouris, Mr. Philip

Hatsiopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Tasho

Hatzidis, Mrs. Giannoula

Hatzinikolaou, Mr. & Mrs. Alex

Hayek Aljamal, Mrs. Jeanette

Hickman, Mr. & Mrs. Mark

Holevas, Mrs. Helen

Howard, Mrs. Caitlin

Huser, Mr. & Mrs. Henry

Ibrahim, Mr. & Mrs. George

Inguanti, Mr. & Mrs. Steve

Iosifidis, Mr. & Mrs. Tony

Jamoulis, Mr. & Mrs. James

Jamoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy

Jaramillo, Mr. & Mrs. Christopher

Jaramillo, Mr. Serafim

Jaramillo, Mr. & Mrs. Sergio

Joseph, Mrs. Louise

Joyce, Mrs. Katherine

Juris, Mr. John

Kalaitzidis, Mr. & Mrs. Anestis

Kalaitzidis, Mrs. Nitsa

Kalivas, Mrs. Eftyhia

2019 STEWARDS YTD DECEMBER 31, 2019

Kallianaidis, Mr. Milton

Kallis, Ms. Maria

Kallis, Mrs. Nikoletta

Kampanelas, Ms. Paris

Kanellopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Karaliolios, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur

Karanicolas, Mr. & Mrs. CHristos

Karavites, Mr. Peter

Karolemeas, Ms. Elizabeth

Kazis, Mrs. Penny

Kearns, Mrs. Vicky

Kenis, Mrs. Bessie

Kolentsas, Fr. Chris & Presv. Kristen

Kolentsas, Mr. & Mrs. John

Kolentsas, Mr. Peter

Kolokotronis, Mrs. Vasiliki

Konstantilakis, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Korbas, Mr. & Mrs. Tom

Kotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Bill

Kotsiopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur

Kotsiopoulos,Mr. Nickolaos

Kouremetis, Fr. Michael A. & Presv. Cyndy

Koundrorakos, Mrs. Georgia

Krikis, Mrs. Virginia

Kushta, Mrs. Kassiane

Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. Christos

Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Kyriakides, Ms. Brittany

Kyriakides, Mr. Thomas

Lainas, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias

Lainas, Mr. & Mrs. Steve

Lambrakis, Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel

Lambrakis, Mrs. Sofia

Landerholm, Mrs. Stephanie

Lapsley, Mrs. Sofia

Liapis, Ms. Evangeline J.

Liapopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Lee

Lingos-Webb, Drs. Andrew & Tania

Liolios, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel

Livanis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry

Lucas, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Lupo, Mrs. Georgia

Lymberopoulos, Mrs. Eleni

Malone, Mrs. Kathy

Manos,Mr. & Mrs. Sarantos

Maranian, Mr. Stephan

Marathas, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Margaritis, Mr. & Mrs. Timoleon

Mason, Ms. Heidi

Mathers, Mr. & Mrs. Edmund

Mici, Mr. & Mrs. Thanasi

Mihos, Mr. & Mrs. Christy

Mihos, Mr. & Mrs. James P.

Mihos, Mrs. Marlene

Mihos, Mr. Peter G.

Mihos, Mr. Peter J.

Mitchell, Dr. George

Mitoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry

Morosas, Mr. Christopher

Nanos, Mr. & Mrs. Odesseas

Nasios, Mrs. Stephanie

Nenopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Nickandros, Mr. & Mrs. George

Nicholaides, Mr. & Mrs. Harry

Nikolakakos, Mrs. Despina

Nikopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Charalampos

Ntagkinis, Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos

Ntakoulas, Mr. & Mrs. Ted

Odierno, Mr. & Mrs. Randy

Orphanos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Palantzas, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios

Palantzas, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Palantzas, Ms. Vicky

Palantzas, Mrs. Vasiliki

Palioglou, Mr. & Mrs. Iordannis

Panagiotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Panagopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. James

Panagoulopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Panico, Mr. & Mrs. Robert

Papadogiannakis, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas

Papadopoulos, Dr. Andrea

Papadopoulos, Mrs. Argyro

Papadopoulos, Mrs. Elias

Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Leon

Papadopoulos, Mrs. Paraskevi

Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Peter

Papadopoulos, Mr. Tom

Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Tom

Papakonstaninou, Mr. Konstantine

Papas, Mr. Matthew

Papigiotis, Mrs. Alexandra

Pappas, Mrs. Pauline

Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew

Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos

Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen

Pavlidis, Mr. & Mrs. Nickolaos

Pederson, Mr. & Mrs. Erik

Perdikis, Mrs. Liberty

Petropoulos, Mr. Alkie

Petropoulos, Mrs. Georgia

Petropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Pfantz, Ms. Mallory

Philips, Mrs. Demetra

Pishkin, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph

Potsis, Mr. George

Potsis, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias

Pouliopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Fotios

Psokarakis, Mr. & Mrs. George

Psikarakis, Mr. & Mrs. Niko

Psilekaris, Ms. Theodora

Psilekaris, Mr. Tom

Psychos, Mr. & Mrs. Sam

Roussopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Teli

Sakellaris Poole, Linda

Sarakiniotis, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Sarantopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Jim

Sarantou, Mr. Nicholas

Sarras, Mr. Nicholas

Sarras, Ms. Voula

Savas, Mr. Christopher

Savas, Mr. Irakli

Savas, Mr. & Mrs. Spyros

Savas, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen

Sayers, Mr. & Mrs. Michael

Scappaticci, Dr. & Mrs. Albert

Sedell, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur

Sedell, Mr. & Mrs. Tom

Sever, Mr. & Mrs. Jospeh

Shagoury, Mr. Abraham

Shanahan, Mr. & Mrs. Michael

Siamantouras, Ms. Ann

Siempos, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios

Sideropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios

Silva, Ms. Athena

Simolari, Mr. & Mrs. Vasil Siogros, Mr. Steve

Skenas, Ms. Jeannette

Skordares, Ms. Laura

Smiliotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Elias

Spanos, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas

Spyropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Stamboulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Themi

Stasiewski, Mr. & Mrs. Mark

Stathakis, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Stavropoulos, Ms. Eva

Stavropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Sayce, Mrs. Mararita

Stellakis, Ms. Joanna

Sullivan, Mr. & Mrs. Brian

Sullivan, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene

Sutton, Ms. Ariana

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Syrniotis, Ms. Vicky

Targontsidis, Mrs. Nicholas

Targontsidis Jain, Mrs. Sonia

Tasho, Mrs. Georgia

Terzakis, Mr. & Mrs. George

Terzakis, Mrs. Sophia

Terzis, Mrs. Maria

Theodossiou, Mr. George

Theofilou, Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios

Theofilou, Mrs. Maria

Theos, Mr. James

Theos, Mr. & Mrs. William Thompson, Ms. Betsy

Thompson, Miss Eleni

Thompson, Ms. Jane

Tiliakos, Mrs. Gianna

Tiliakos, Mrs. Ragen

Tramontano, Mr. & Mrs. Val

Tsarhas, Mrs. Ourania

Tsarhopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Paul

Tsianakas, Mr. & Mrs. Christos

Tsianakas, Ms. Kathy

Tsilis, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios

Tsionis, Mr. & Mrs. Philip

Tsionis, Ms. Stacy

Tsitsopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Tsitsos, Ms. Anna

Twomey, Mrs. Thelma

Vallas, Mr. & Mrs. Anthoni

Vallas, Mr. & Mrs. Sakellaris Vardaxis, Mr. & Mrs. Avraam

Veiga, Mrs. Christine Veiga, Mrs. Victoria

Velissaris, Ms. Cassandra

Velissaris, Mrs. Dimitrios

Velissaris, Mr. & Mrs. George

Venuto, Mr. & Mrs. James

Vintzelos, Mr. & Mrs. James

Vlahopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Pericles

Vzivzes, Mr. & Mrs. Klearhos Weinberg, Ms. Merri

Westcott, Mr. & Mrs. David Westhaver, Mrs. Salpi

Whowell Family

Yiankos, Mrs. Elizabeth

Yiotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Yiotopoulos, Mr. Steven

Yovanos, Ms. Natalia

Zachos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Zachos, Mr. & Mrs. John

Zaros, Mr. James

Zatzos, Mr. James

Zervas, Mr. & Mrs. Diamantis

Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Adamandios

Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos

Aftosmes, Mrs. Anastasia

Aftosmes, Mr. Steven

Agostino-Tsionis, Mrs. Diane

Alexiou, Mr. & Mrs. Nick

Alexopoulos, Mrs. Georgia

Anastos, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas

Apostolidis, Mr. & Mrs. Thodoros

Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Elias

Calogrias, Dr. Diana

Calogrias, Stefania

Calogrias, Mr. & Mrs. Tony

Coderre, Mr. & Mrs. Ferdinand

Colarusso, Mr. & Mrs. Carl

Fitopoulos, Mr. Ted

Gagne, Mr. & Mrs. Robert

Georgeakakis, Ms. Tina

Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Spyro

Gravel, Ms. Elaine

Habib, Mrs. Violet

Joseph, Mrs. Louise

Juris, Mr. John

Kallis, Ms. Maria

Kallis, Mrs. NIkoletta

Kearns, Ms. Vicky

Korbas, Mr. & Mrs. Tom

Kotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Bill

Kotsiopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur

Kotsiopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Kouremetis, Fr. Michael & Presv. Cyndy

Landerholm, Mrs. Stephanie

Lapsley, Mrs. Sofia

Maranian, Mr. Stephan

Ntakoulas, Mr. & Mrs. Ted

Odeirno, Mr. & Mrs. Randy

Phillips, Mrs. Demetra

Sarantopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Jim

Savas, Mr. Irakli

Smiliotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Elias

Spyropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George

Theofilou, Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios

Theofilou, Mrs. Maria

Tiliakos, Mrs. Ragen

Tsianakas, Ms. Kathy

Veiga-Panagoulopoulos, Mrs. Vicky

Verenis, Mr. Aristidis

Vintzileos, Mr. & Mrs. James

Yiotopoulos, Mr. Steven

Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Adamandios

2020 STEWARDS YTD JANUARY 15, 2020

Stewardship isn't a subcategory of the Christian life. Stewardship is the Christian life. After all, what is stewardship except that God has entrusted to us life, time, talents, money, possessions, family, and his grace? In each case, he evaluates how we regard what he has entrusted to us and what we do with it.

——Randy Alcorn—

DONATIONS AS OF JANUARY 15, 2020

MEMORIALS

Kate Bislarides $100 Athena Critikos $780 Florence Bacas Atty. & Mrs. Anthony Eonas $30 George, Olympia & Stella Bokas Mr. Kostas Bokas $500 Nicholas Kallis Nikoletta & Maria Kallis $100 Ilias Lainas Mrs. Tasia Lainas $200 Fotini Psilekaris Tom Psilekaris $75 Leila Savas The Whowell Family $100 Maria Terzis Popi Gianakouras $50 Elaine Stevens $50

FLORAL DONATIONS

Mrs. Kathy Malone Icon of Holy Theophany

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Cariofiles

Icon of the Presentation of Our Lord IMO Stavrini Liberidis

OTHER DONATIONS

Demoulas Foundation $5,000

Mr. & Mrs. James P. Mihos $1,262

for refrigerated trailer at Festival

Sophia Sarhanis $25

IHO Ann Ellard 100th Birthday

Mr. & Mrs. George Panagoulopoulos

Candles for Icons

DONATIONS

CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS

Anastasia Aftosmes $10

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Anastos $50

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Antoniou $100

Mrs. Sia Antoniou $10

Heather Berthelette $20

Mrs. Stella Bulgaris $100

Chris & Vilma Coutsoumbos $25

Mr. & Mrs. Van Demetriades $50

Irene Economos $50

Rhoda Economos $50

El-Ghadi Family $100

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Georgitsis $50

Tom Giannouloudis $25

Elaine Gravel $50

John Juris $25

Mr. & Mrs. George Kyranos $50

Heidi Mason $10

Donna Megney $20

Christopher MOrosas $325

John & Harriet Orphanos $25

Casey Perupos $50

Mrs. Demetria Phillips $50

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Psychos $25

Irakli Savas $1,000

Perry & Ethel Savas $50

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Savas $300

Vasiliki Syrniotis $25

Targontsidis Family $30

Daniel and Jane Thompson $20

Mrs. Ragen Tiliakos $20

Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Tsilis $30

BAPTISMS

Dec. 29th Emilia, daughter of Michael & Christina

Sayer

Godparents: Brittany Kyriakides and Caitlin

Sayer

CHRISMATIONS

Jan. 26th Robin Passias

Sponsor: Bessie Passias

FUNERALS

Dec. 18th Kate Bislarides

Dec. 22nd Athena Critikos

Jan. 21st Fotios Pouliopoulos

May their memory be eternal

SACRAMENTS

DONATIONS

MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT DONATIONS YTD

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Alexopoulos $500

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Babanikas $500

Mrs. Demetra Cariofiles $50

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Colarusso $200

Mr. & Mrs. Romolo DeBaggis $25

Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Demetriades $100

Rhoda & Irene Economos $100

Mrs. Jean Fisher $25

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gagne $600

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Giannaros $20,000

Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Ginis $800

Ms. Elaine Gravel $100

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Huser $1,000

Maria and Nikoletta Kallis $100

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Konstatilakis $500

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kotopoulos $500

Ladies Philoptochos $20,000

Lingos Foundation $19,000

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Livanis $275

Mr. & Mrs. Thanasi Mici $300

Mr. Christopher Morosas $215

The Children of Aristidis & Efthalia Mylonas $1,000

Pan Macedonian Association $100

Mr. & Mrs. Ilias Potsis $100

Mrs. Linda Sakelaris Poole $50

Mr. & Mrs. Niko Psikarakis $100

Mr. Irakli Savas $1,000

Ms. Vicky Syrniotis $100

Mr. James Zaros $100

MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT DONATIONS YTD

JANUARY 15, 2020

AHEPA $3,000

Mrs. Stella Bulgaris 4100

Dr. Diana Calogrias $200

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kotopoulos $500

Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Lucas $1,000

Mr. & Mrs. George Spyropoulos $200

NEW YEAR’S EVE RAFFLE DONATIONS

The Babanikas Family

Flat Screen TV

Fr. Michael & Presv. Cyndy Kouremetis

HP Laptop Computer

The Panagoulopoulos & Veiga Families

Whale Watching Excursion (4Pack) ($150 value)

Codzilla Excursion (4Pack) ($150 value)

Evangelia Stavropoulos

Elements Massage & Spa Basket (1hour massage)

The Vintzelios & Jamoulis Families

Family Night Pizza Basket

The Alexopoulos Family

$100 Mobile Gift Card/ Car Basket

The Alexopoulos Family & Ms. Gianna Tiliakos

Champagne Basket & $100 Gift Card Luciano’s Restaurant

Ms. Kathy Tsianakas & Ms. Gianna Tiliakos

Wine Gift Basket & $100 Gift Card Luciano’s Restaurant

The Constantinou Family

Crockpot/Kitchen Basket

May 28th Ascension $75 Nov. 25th St. Katherine $60

2020 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Stewardship Luncheon Sunday, February 16th

Have A Heart Luncheon Sunday, February 23rd

Lenten Luncheon Sunday, March 8th

Annunciation Vespers & Reception Tuesday, March 24th

Annunciation Feast day Celebration Wednesday, March 25th

Greek School Independence Day Program Saturday, March 28th

Greek Independence Day Celebration City Hall TBD

Saint Lazarus Breakfast Saturday, April 11th

Palm Sunday Luncheon Sunday, April 12th

Greek Independence Day Parade Sunday, April 26th

Spring General Assembly Sunday, May 3rd

Hungry Friends Thursday, May 7th

Philoptochos Food Festival Friday May 15th—Sunday May 17th

Sunday School Graduation Sunday, May 17th

Ministry Awards Banquet Sunday, June 7th

Greek School Graduation Sunday, May 31st

Annual Golf Tournament Monday, June 22nd

Ministry Fair/Backpack Blessing TBA

Annual Food Festival Thursday, Sept. 17th -

Sunday Sept. 20th

Fall General Assembly Sunday, November 15th

Annual Tree Lighting/Potluck Dinner Saturday, November 28th

Parish Council Elections Sunday, December 6th

Election of Officers and Oath of Office Sunday, December 13th

Sunday School Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 20th

New Year’s Eve Gala Thursday, December 31st

2020 Floral Needs

The following is a list of major feast days of Christ, the Theotokos and Saints. Decorating these icons are a blessed

way to participate in these major feast days of our church for the health and well-being of your families, or in Blessed

Memory of a loved one. To sponsor the decoration of one or more of these Festal icons, please call the office directly

during the week.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS

February 11th June 9th October 13th

March 10th July—No Meeting November 10th

April 14th August 11th December 8th

May 12th September 8th

KOLIVA If you are planning a memorial service and

would like to order koliva please call the

church office. We would appreciate one

weeks notice in advance of the memorial

service to prepare the koliva. The cost is $100

and checks should be made payable to the

Ladies Philoptochos Society.

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS Philoptochos 2020 Calendar

February 4th Potluck Dinner 6:00pm

February 25th Board Meeting 6:00pm

March 3rd General Meeting 6:00pm

March 31st Board Meeting 6:00pm

April 7th General Meeting 6:00 pm

April 12th Palm Sunday Bake Sale

April 28th Board Meeting 6:00pm

May 5th General Meeting 6:00pm

May 15th - 17th Mini Food Festival

May 26th Board Meeting 6:00pm

June TBD End of Year Outing

To Merri Weinberg and her crew for a

beautiful job on decorating the urns

outside the church for the holidays

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY

About the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society

The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc. is the philanthropic arm of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

of America that has offered 85 years of philanthropy through a multitude of programs that make a difference in the

lives of people in the United States and throughout the world.

Philoptochos fulfills its mission to “help the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the

orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, those with disabilities and the victims of disasters through its National and

Metropolis Boards and its 26,000 members and more than 400 active chapters, nationwide. Philoptochos responds

immediately to needs and crises and its philanthropic outreach extends to each area of the country and throughout

the world”.

“Simply one woman asking another woman to care.”

Philoptochos provides the opportunity for women who are committed to actively assist those less fortunate and to make a difference. We continue in the steps of our mothers and grandmothers as we support National, Metropolis and local Philoptochos efforts to help those in need. Whether it is a need for ourselves or our community, or to teach others about compassion, we are committed to actively assisting the less fortunate and to making a difference.

As women, each of us is simply asking another woman to care. We are reaching out to all women in our community to invite, to embrace and to involve you in all our philanthropic endeavors as a Philoptochos chapter.

Be part of a philanthropic movement. Join today and make a difference

Annunciation Ladies Philoptochos Society

Stewardship Form

2020 Stewardship $30.00 Please note stewardship breakdown:

$15.00 National Philoptochos ; $10.00 Metropolis; $5.00 for our chapter

Name:_______________________________________________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone: _____________________________ Email: ________________________________________

Kindly return this form with your stewardship to the address below

Annunciation Ladies Philoptochos

457 Oak Street

Brockton, MA 02301

We thank you for your continued support

UPCOMING EVENTS

Join our Weekly Gym Walking Group

Ελατε για Περπατημα στο

Γυμναστήριο

Kai μετα το περπατημα η ώρα του καφέ!!

Το περπάτημα είναι ένας πολύ καλός τρόπος για να νικήσετε την μοναξια και κλεισουρα του χειμωνα. Υπάρχουν επίσης πολλά οφέλη για την υγεία απο το περπάτημα. Αν περπαταμε τουλάχιστον 15 λεπτά την ημέρα, βοήθαει σε θέματα όπως ο έλεγχος βάρους, ο διαβήτης, η αρθρίτιδα, η κατάθλιψη, η άνοια, τα καρδιακά προβλήματα και πολλά άλλα. Καθε Τετάρτη, από τις 10 π.μ. -12 μ.μ. Όλοι είναι καλεσμενη στη διασκέδαση! Θα παρέχουμε επίσης καφέ και αναψυκτικά μετά απο το περίπατό σας μπορειτε να ερθεται για λιγο παρεα και αν δεν θελεται να ερθεται για το περπάτημα, να ξέρετε ότι είστε ακομα καλεσμενη για να έρθειται για την ώρα του καφέ!! Ελπίζουμε να σας δούμε εκεί και να ξεκινησουμε το περπατημα και το καφεθακι μας!!

Followed by Coffee Hour Walking is a great way to get together and beat those winter blues! There are also many health benefits to walking at least 15 minutes a day including helping with issues such as weight control, diabetes, arthritis, depression, dementia, heart prob-lems and many more. Every Wednesday, from 10am -12 p.m. All are welcome to join in on the fun! We will also provide coffee and refreshments after your walk you are welcome to stay and enjoy each other’s company and if you're not quite up for the walking yet, know that you are more than welcome to come for the coffee hour and relax in our lounge. Hope to see you there!!

2020 Meeting Schedule

GATHERINGS

Cooking Demo

Wednesday, February 26th

Brockton Council on Aging 10 Fr. Kenney Way

Meet at the church 11:30 to carpool to location

Stretch and Flex Tuesday, March 17th

Exercise, Games & Conversation

Game Day Tuesday, April 21st

Spring Outing To be determined

Tuesday, May 19th

New Meeting Time:

12:30 to 2:30

Demetra @ 774-334-9579

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

457 Oak Street

Brockton, MA 02301

Phone

508-559-0910

Fax

508-584-8679

Email

office@annunciationbrockton.org

We’re on the Web!

www.annunciationbrockton.org

Non-Profit

Organization

U.S. Postage

PAID

Brockton, MA

Permit No. 258

New Bedford Office

355 Union Street

New Bedford, MA 02740

(508) 996-1116

BABANIKAS, ZIEDMAN & KING, P.C. 1247 Belmont Street

Brockton, MA 02301-4432

Phone (508) 588-7000 - Fax (508) 559-2775

Nicholas H. Babanikas

John J. King

Konstantinos J. Babanikas

Thomas J. Dinopoulos*

Praven Shenoy

Louis deBenedictis

Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes

*Also admitted to Rhode Island and Florida

Concentrating in:

Personal Injury Law - Social Security - Workmen’s Compensation

Wills & Trusts - Product Liability - Real Estate Law

Stephen S. Ziedman

Richard T. Mallen

Of Counsel