Assumption GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 4376 West Lake Road Erie, Pennsylvania 16505 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE ERIE, PA PERMIT NO. 267
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ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH Telephone (814) 838-8808 Reverend Theofanis Nacopoulos, Pastor- Residence... 838-3516 PARISH COUNCIL COMMITTEES Dr. Gary Esper President:... 833-0907 Michael Geanous Treasurer: Finance and Budget...864-8902 Athanasios Lampros Secretary, Publicity...833-6364 George Mermis Youth Activities... 1-440-964-7058 Jerome F. Simon, Education...838-9842 Christina Nacopoulos...836-9744 Marko Klapsinos (Hon.Bd.Mbr.)Welcome/Hospitality...838-1440 Chantors Altar Boys PARISH DIRECTORY Dr. Gary Esper, Protopsaltis: Stephen Paliouras Dean Nacopoulos Andrew Carrig, Athan Diniaco Marcus Diniaco, Billy Esper Peter Gourlias, Demitrios Lampros, Gabriel Mihalache-Leca, Niko Nacopoulos Community Secretary Tania Leone... 838-8808 Office Hours Monday-Friday 10 A.M. To 2 P.M. Philoptochos President Tula Karakalos...1-440-992-6037 Religious Education Supervisor Faye Carrig... 453-4630 Choir Director, Organist Helen Pappas... 864-6501 Assistant Choir Director Stella Nacopoulos... 474-2064 Organist Helen Pappas... 864-6501 Community Center Rentals Michael Geanous... 864-8902 Office Tania Leone... 838-8808 Security Michael Simon... 440-3539 COMMUNITY LIFE BULLETIN COORDINATORS APRIL 2014 NO. 19 TANIA LEONE COVER DESIGN BY R.J. MARINCE 8 1
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EASTER GREETINGS Fr. Theofanis Nacopoulos, the board of directors and the church secretary wish you a Happy Easter. May the Risen Christ bestow His Blessings upon you! EASTER FLOWERS Donations for Easter flowers to decorate the church should be given to Barbara Esper or the church office. THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone who helped with the Friday night lenten dinners- if you worked, sponsored, or donated, your time and effort is greatly appreciated. One person can make a difference! SCHOLARSHIP FORMS Application forms for college scholarships are available from the church office, if you are interested, please contact the church office. They must be submitted soon. FESTIVAL MEETING The festival committee will meet for the first festival meeting April 8th at 7:30 pm. Directly following the board of directors meeting. Please mark your calendar and attend this meeting. FESTIVAL NEWS The festival this year is July 11th, July 12th, July 13, please let this be a little reminder its less than 3 months away. HOLY HUMOR Somebody had said there are only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, Good Morning, Lord, and there are those who wake up in the morning and say Good Lord, its morning. EASTER EGG HUNT The Childrens Easter Egg Hunt will be held on May 4th. BULLETIN NEWS Deadline for the next issue is April 22, 2014. Call the office if you would like to be a bulletin sponsor. PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS We want to thank everyone who generously donated and helped at the Spring Craft Fair. It turned out to be profitable because of everyone s help and donations. Philoptochos will be sponsoring the Friday Lenten dinner on Friday, April 4, 2014. We hope everyone comes and enjoys these delicious dinners on Fridays. Easter is soon approaching. We would like to see everyone join us for the Easter meal after the midnight Easter service. We continue to need everyone s help for the festival baking. We truly appreciate the help from those who came up to this point. We also need assistance on Saturday, April 5, 2014 for making grape leaves; Friday and Saturday on May 9 and 10 for making moussaka; and Monday, May 19 for making koulourakia. Please mark your calendars. Our next meeting will take place on Sunday, April 6, 2014. We would like to see all the ladies attend. We wish everyone a Happy Easter! 6 3
Mar 2014 ~ April 2014 ~ May 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 APRIL FOOLS DAY 2 3 4 GREAT CANNON OF ANDREW AKATHIST HYMN OF CRETE LENTEN DINNER 5-7 PM 5 GRAPE LEAVES 6 SUNDAY OF ST MARY OF EGYPT 9 AM ORTHROS DIVINE LITURGY 10 AM PHILOPTOCHOS MEETING AFTER CHURCH 7 8 PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 6:30 PM FESTIVAL MEETING 7:30 PM 9 10 11 LENTEN DINNER 5-7 PM, 12 LAZARUS SATURDAY ORTHROS 8 AM DIVINE LITURGY FOLLOWING MAKING PALM CROSSES HALL RENTED 6:30 11:30 PM USA DANCE 13 PALM SUNDAY 9 AM ORTHROS DIVINE LITURGY 10 AM HOLY WEEK BEGINS ESPERS COFFEE HOUR 20 EASTER GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA 11 AM VESPERS OF LOVE NO COFFEE HOUR 14 HOLY MONDAY NYMPHIOS HOLY WEEK BEGINS 15 HOLY TUESDAY NYMPHIOS & HYMN OF CASSIANII 21 RENEWAL MONDAY 22 Earth Day RENEWAL TUESDAY 6 HOLY WEDNESDAY 6 PM SACRAMENT OF HOLY UNCTION 17 HOLY THURSDAY VESPERS- L;ITURGY OF ST BASIL 7 AM COMMUNION FOR WORKING 8 AM DIVINE LITURGY 11 AM COMMUNION FOR SHUT- -INS 6 PM READING OF 12 APOSTLES 23 24 RENEWAL ST GEORGE ORTHROS 8 AM THURSDAY DIVINE LITURGY FOLLOWING RENEWAL WEDNESDAY SET UP 18 Good Friday HOLY FRIDAY LAMENTATIONS SERVICE 8 AM HOURS OF HOLY PASSION 3:30 PM APOCATHELOSIS 7 PM EPITAFIOS THRENOS 25 Arbor Day RENEWAL FRIDAY SET UP 19 HOLY SATURDAY VESPERS LITURGY OF ST BASIL 7 AM COMMUNION FOR WORKING 8 AM VESPERS DIVINE LITURGY COMMUNION 11:15 PM ORTHROS MIDNIGHT SERVICE EASTER MEAL RESURRECTION SERVICE 26 RENEWAL SATURDAY CHILD ADVOCACY HALL RENTED 27 SUNDAY OF THOMAS 28 29 30 Notes: COFFEE HOUR DINA FAGLEY HALL RENTED 2 PM