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OCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR

26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ

Orthros 9.00am, Divine Liturgy 10.30am

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THUNDER BAY BULLETIN – Published monthly.

Editor(s): Rev. Nikolaos Tambakis

PARISH PRIEST: Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis

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G.O.Y.A.

presents

Thanksgiving DinnerThanksgiving DinnerThanksgiving DinnerThanksgiving Dinner

Sunday, October 12Sunday, October 12Sunday, October 12Sunday, October 12thththth, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008

in the Church Hall in the Church Hall in the Church Hall in the Church Hall

following the Divine Liturgyfollowing the Divine Liturgyfollowing the Divine Liturgyfollowing the Divine Liturgy

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OCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR Saint Demetrios was a Thessalonian, a most pious

son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith

of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in

290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly.

But when it was discovered that the Saint was a

Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bathhouse.

While the games were under way in the city, Maximian

was a spectator there. A certain friend of his, a barbarian

who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing

haughty because of the height and strength of his body,

boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a

contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated.

Seeing this, a certain youth named Nestor, acquaintance

of Demetrios', came to the Saint in the bathhouse and

asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed.

Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign

of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the

stadium, and said, "O God of Demetrios, help me!" and

straightway he engaged Lyaeus in combat and smote him

with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth. Maximian

was sorely grieved over this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he

commanded straightway and Demetrios was pierced with lances while he was yet in the

bathhouse, As for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword. http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=257

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ευσεβέστατος, και διδάσκαλος της πίστεως του Χριστού. Έτσι, όταν ήλθε ο Μαξιµιανός στη

Θεσσαλονίκη, το 290, πρόσταξε να τον συλλάβουν και τον έρριξε στην φυλακή. Ενώ

διεξάγονταν αθλητικοί αγώνες στην πόλι, ο µεν Μαξιµιανός καθόταν και τους

παρακολουθούσε. Ένας δε βάρβαρος φίλος του και ξάκουστος παλαιστής, ονοµαζόµενος

Λυαίος, καυχόµενος για το ανάστηµά του και για τη σωµατική του δύναµι, εκόµπαζε στο

στάδιο, προκαλώντας τους πολίτες να διαγωνισθούν µαζί του και καταβάλλοντας όσους

έρχονταν στα χέρια µ’αυτόν. Αυτά βλέποντας ένας νεαρός, οµοµαζόµενος Νέστωρ,

γνώριµος του Αγίου ∆ηµητρίου, έρχεται σ’αυτόν, στη φύλακη, ζητώντας της προσευχές του

για τη µονοµαχία. Πήρε την ευλογία του Αγίου, που τον σφράγησε µε το σηµείον του

Σταυρού, παρουσιάζεται στο στάδιο και, λέγοντας: «Θεέ του ∆ηµητρίου, βοήθα µε!»,

πιάνεται στα χέρια µε το Λυαίο και κτυπώντας τον καίρια πάνω στην καρδιά, αφήνει άψυχο

στη γη τον πριν µεγάλαυχο. Ο δε Μαξιµιανός λυπήθηκε πολύ γι’αυτό, ρώτησε πως

συνέβηκαν τα πράγµατα και πρόσταξε αµέσως, τον µεν ∆ηµήτριο να τρυπήσουν µε

λογχισµούς στη φύλακη που βρισκόταν, τον δε Νέστορα να του πάρουν το ξίφος και να τον

θανατώσουν µε αυτό.

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SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICESSCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICESSCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICESSCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES OCTOBER 2008OCTOBER 2008OCTOBER 2008OCTOBER 2008

SUNDAY 5 +2ND

SUNDAY OF LUKE. STS. CHARITINE, EVDOKIMOS & MAMELCHTHE.

ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM

SUNDAY 12 +4TH

SUNDAY OF LUKE. HOLY FATHERS OF THE 7TH ECUMENICAL SYNOD.

ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM.

GOYA THANKSGIVING DINNER AFTERWARD IN THE CHURCH HALL.

SUNDAY 19 +3RD

SUNDAY OF LUKE. STS. JOEL, OUAROS THE MARTYRS.

ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM

SATURDAY 25 +SATURDAY OF THE SOULS. STS. TABITHA, MARCIAN & MARTYRIOS.

ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM

SUNDAY 26 +6TH

SUNDAY OF LUKE.

+ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR AND MYRRH-STREAMER.

ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY

AND OXI DAY DOXOLOGY 10:30AM

ΟRTHODOX BIBLE STUDY SERIES

The Orthodox Bible Study Series is a program that Fr. Nikolaos is currently designing

for us to better understand the Word of God and incorporate it into our daily lives, so

we can come closer to Him.

Every second Tuesday in the Church (unless otherwise indicated)

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Tuesday, October 7th

Tuesday, October 21st

COMMUNITY NEWS

During the month of September the following wedding was blessed: Mr. Achilleas Stathopoulos and Miss Irene Jansen. May God bless their new life together. GREEK SCHOOL FOR ADULTS – Greek School for Adults this year continues on

Tuesdays at the Church hall from 7:30-9:30pm.

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ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 5 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Β’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΧΑΡΙΤΙΝΗΣ, ΕΥ∆ΟΚΙΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΜΕΛΧΘΗΣ.

ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.

ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 12 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ∆’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΕΡΩΝ 7ΗΣ

ΟΙΚΟΥΜΑΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΝΟ∆ΟΥ.

ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.

GOYA THANKSGIVING DINNER ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ.

ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 19 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Γ’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΙΩΗΛ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΟΥ, ΟΥΑΡΟΥ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ.

ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.

ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ 25 +ΨΥΧΟΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ. ΑΓ. ΤΑΒΙΘΑΣ, ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΟΥ.

ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ.

ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 26 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΤ’ ΛΟΥΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΧΡΙΣΤΟ∆ΟΥΛΟΥ, ΣΩΚΡΑΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΙΛΑΡΙΝΟΥ.

+ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΥΡΟΒΛΗΤΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ∆ΟΞΟΛΟΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.

ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΑ ΝΕΑ

ΓΑΜΟΙ: Τελευταία ετελέσθησε στήν Κοινότητά µας ο γάµος του: Κου Αχιλλέα Σταθοπούλου µετά της δ/δος Irene Jansen. Ευχόµαστε να ζήσουν και ο Θεός να ευλογεί την καινούργια τους ζωή. ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΓΙΑ ΕΝΗΛΙΚΟΥΣ – To Ελληνικό Σχολείο για ενήλικους γίνεται κάθε Τρίτη από της 7:30-9:30µµ στην αίθουσα της Εκκλησίας.

LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS

SOUP & SANDWICH

OCTOBER 26TH

PLEASE JOIN US FOR SOUP, SANDWICHES

AND FELLOWSHIP IN THE CHURCH HALL AFTER

DIVINE LITURGY!

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OXI DAY: THE HISTORICAL MEANING OF THE EPIC OF OCTOBER 28, 1940OF OCTOBER 28, 1940OF OCTOBER 28, 1940OF OCTOBER 28, 1940----41414141

In the long course of Greek

History, there have been several events

that marked the fate of Hellenism.

Some events represent glorious

victories while others represented

retreat or defeat. The epic of October

28, 1940-1941, is such an event

representing both. The initial victory

over Mussolini’s fascist Italy, following

the OXI of October 28, 1940,

represented a historic Greek

achievement as Greece handed the

allies the first victory against the Axis

powers, Italy in this case. Greece

accomplished this gigantic military

success against the far superior Italian

forces fighting completely alone. This

initial victory, however, was followed

by the defeat, following a heroic

resistance, by Nazi Germany when it

invaded Greece on April 6, 1941. In

this respect, the battle of Crete during

the last 10 days of May 1941,

represented one of the greatest and

epic battles of WWII. In the end, Crete

succumbed as the rest of Greece did,

but in the process, the heroic resistance

of the Cretan people forced Germany

to delay the attack on the Soviet Union.

Thanks to this delay, by the time the

German army reached the outskirts of

Moscow early December 1941, the

deadly Russian winter had set in and

this led to a miserable failure of the

German attack on Russia, an event

that became a turning point of the

War.

Still, even though Greece succumbed to Nazi Germany, the Greek nation emerged morally

victorious. While the rest of Europe offered little or no resistance to the Axis powers, little Greece did

put up a heroic fight, one that won the admiration of the rest of the world. A wave of philhellenism

swept the United States, while the Greek American community mobilized to support the struggling

and starving Greek people. Greece and the United States were now fighting together and were

shedding the blood of their children for the common cause of freedom. This joined fight for freedom

during WWII set the foundations of the United States-Greek alliance that is based on common values

and the love of freedom and democracy. WWII and its aftermath shaped the future of Greece as it

moved on to become the western democracy that it is today.

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ORTHODOXY AROUND THE WORLD – FINLAND - Uspensky Cathedral is a great Russian Orthodox church in

Helsinki. It's on the east side of downtown on the waterfront, sitting majestically up on a rocky outcrop, which gives it

a rare, elevated view of Helsinki. This shot was taken in January, which meant that even at noon, the sun was very

low on the horizon, giving these awesome horizontal light beams through the windows into the dusty interior.