Trumpet The Archangel Michael INSIDE THIS ISSUE Sept–Oct 2014 • Issue 20 • Archangel Michael Church • Port Washington, NY 2 Mission & Vision Statements 3 Father Dennis’ Message 4 Worship Services & Sacraments 4 Stewardship Update 4 Philoptochos 5 Greek School Board 5 Greek School PTA 6 Sunday School 6 Preschool 6 Byzantine Youth Choir 7 Lifetime Achievement Award 7 Greek Dance Troupe 7 Youth Ministries 8 Athletics 9 Nameday Dinner Dance 9 Consecration of Our Church 9 5K Run/Walk 9 Altar Service 10 Camp Saint Paul 10 Golf Outing 11 Golf Sponsors 14 Community Photos 17 Super Raffle 18 Calendars QUICK NEWS & EVENTS Sun., Sept. 7th Welcome Back Fellowship Sunday Sunday School Meet & Greet Sun., Sept. 14th: Sunday School Begins Tues., Sept. 16th: Greek School Begins/ Agiasmo Fri-Sun., September 26th-28th: Festival on the Harbor September 14th: Elevation of the Holy Cross. Sun., October 5th: General Assembly Kontakion in the Fourth Tone Lifted up on the Cross by Your free will, Christ God, grant mercies to the new commonwealth that bears Sat., Oct. 25th: 5K Run/Walk Your name. Gladden our faithful rulers by Your power, giving them victories over their adversaries. May Your alliance be for them a weapon for peace, an invincible standard. Sat., Nov. 8th: Nameday Dinner Dance The above is a photograph of the Fountain of the Holy Cross at St. Anthony’s Monastery in Florence, AZ. Trumpet The Archangel Michael About the Parish Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church 100 Fairway Drive Port Washington, New York 11050 Phone: 516-944-3180 Fax: 516-944-3185 Website: ArchangelMichaelChurch.org Email: [email protected] Archangel Michael Church is a parish of the Direct Archdiocesan District and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (www.goarch.org) under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Clergy Father Dennis Strouzas, Protopresbyter Father Nikolas Karloutsos Chanter: Andreas Modenos Office Staff Dora Gouramanis, Sandra Anagnostos, Catherine Papagianakis Parish Council Members Executive Board President: Michael Cavounis 1st Vice President: Nicholas Rallis 2nd Vice President: Michael Psyllos Treasurer: Chris Neocleous 1st Assistant Treasurer: James Sfiroudis 2nd Assistant Treasurer: John Halkias The Archangel Michael Greek Secretary: Nicholas Kokinakis Orthodox Church is dedicated Tammy Ashley, Michael Bapis, Dean Chiros, Dimitri Dellis, to the continuation of Tommy Dimopoulos, Greg Giannakopoulos, George Kaparos, our Lord and Savior Jesus Adam Karras, Michael Kavourias, Stan Neamonitis, Christ’s ministry of salvation Nicholas Papain, Dominick Petruccelli, Constantine Rogdakis, Demetrios Ziozis through the proclamation Mission and teaching of the Gospel. About the Trumpet Statement We are a community of The Trumpet is the newsletter of Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church. individuals and families who share the traditions and Production 2014 Parish Council President: Michael Cavounis ageless beliefs of our Holy Editors: Barbara Mavro, Eleni Sfiroudis Orthodox Christian Faith. Calendar Editors: Dora Gouramanis, Sandra Anagnostos Copy Editors: Penny Stefanakis, Stella Tsimisiris Advertising: Greg Giannakopoulos Direct inquiries to: [email protected] Our vision is to provide The Trumpet welcomes news and events from our community a loving, caring and and organizations! Vision welcoming environment Please submit information as follows: Statement where all belong and Articles: [email protected] grow in the faith through Advertising information and sales: [email protected] Calendar events: [email protected] worship, service, witness and fellowship. September/October Worship Schedule Sunday Services: 8:30am Matins, 9:30am Liturgy 2 | Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Pastoral Message from Father Dennis “FAMILIES AND FAITH: cold, distant and authoritarian families. When children How Religion is Passed Down Across Generations.” perceive their relationship with parents as close, affirming and accepting, they are more likely to identify with their parents’ religious practices and beliefs, As we prepare to begin a new academic year, I happened while relationships marked by coldness, ambivalence or to come across a book review written by Anton C. Vrame, preoccupation are likely to result in religious differences.” PhD, Director of the Department of Religious Education, The level of involvement of parents and grandparents Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, that I want in matters of faith and the faith community is central. to share with you. The title of the book reviewed, In other words, when parents take faith and church authored by Vern Bengston, et.al, is the very same title seriously, their children are more likely to remain of this article. Coincidently, within the same religious the theme of the 42nd Clergy- “ Is the family passing community. The authors also Laity Congress that took place down ‘religious faith’ discovered “that parents who in Philadelphia, PA this past July was: “The Orthodox Christian from one generation to share the same religion do better at religious transmission.” Family: A Dwelling of Christ and the next? ” A Witness of His Gospel.” Parents must set the example for their child or children to follow. Sleeping in on The concern of “Families and Faith” and our Archdiocese’s Sundays or making sports a priority on Sunday is going focus on the family presents us with a perceived dilemma to translate that church isn’t really that important in and some interesting questions. The question raised: a child’s mind. If church isn’t really that important to “Is the family passing down ‘religious faith’ from one parents then what does it do to the transmission of generation to the next?” faith from one generation to the next? The questions asked in response to the dilemma are: Don’t forget grandparents! They are a valuable resource for sharing the faith, traditions and practices of our 1. To what extent are parents passing on their faith in church with their grandchild or grandchildren. Yes, today’s rapidly changing society? they have the time to spend and share, so why not take advantage of their time, love and wisdom. Let’s 2. Have the many social and cultural changes of the not forget what the church has to offer in nurturing last 50 years eroded the ability of families to transmit our children in their faith…2,000 years of experience, __religious faith to the next generation? tradition and wisdom. We hope to see you soon in church and your child or children in our Sunday Church School 3. Why are some parents more successful at passing on program. God Bless and be with you and yours always!! their faith than other parents? In Christ’s Abundant Love, The authors of “Families and Faith” were surprised at the results of their study. Their research indicated that families are doing better at passing down religious faith. “Six out of ten children remained within the religious Fr. Dennis community of their parents. So, the next question becomes, “What kinds of families do better than others and what can parishes do?” The study indicated that “warm, accepting, close, affirming families are better at transmitting faith than www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 | 3 News & Events Worship Services & Sacraments Stewardship Update LITURGIES (*denotes Chapel) Our Stewardship program has thus far collected $375,316 of the $550,000 that has been budgeted for 2014. We thank those Monday, Sept. 8th* 9:30am: Nativity of the Theotokos stewards of our community who have submitted their pledge cards. Your pledge amount should be prayerfully considered, re- Wednesday, Sept. 17th* 9:30 am: SS Sophia, Faith, Hope, Love membering that it is applied to the operating expenses of our Saturday, Sept. 20th 10:30 am: Challenge Liturgy church. Once these operating expenses are covered, stewardship funds cover our AMC ministry outreach programs. Saturday, Oct. 18th 10:30 am: Challenge Liturgy Stewardship also includes volunteering to serve on church com- mittees, helping to organize and execute church functions, sing- SACRAMENTS ing in the choir, teaching Sunday School, and other forms of ministry-- it is engagement in the total life of the Church. We Saturday, Sept. 6th 11:00 am, Baptism: Child of John and Athena Halkias encourage all parishioners to consider becoming more involved with the many organizations and ministries our Archangel Michael 12:30 pm, Baptism: Child of community offers. You can meet leaders and representatives TJ and Georgia Bellingham from all of our organizations at Welcome Back Sunday on Septem- ber 7th, immediately following the Divine Liturgy, and register for 3:00pm, Wedding of upcoming events. Michael Fillas and Stacey Liberatos We also want to clarify what will happen to the money we earn Sunday, Sept. 7th 3:30 pm, Wedding of Vasilios Siklas and Margaret Elenis from our upcoming Festival on the Harbor. You may wonder, where does that money go? Festival proceeds go to our capital Saturday, Sept. 13th 3:30pm, Wedding of campaign account to fund maintenance and to pay down the debt Hugo Alfaro and Eleni Barbalios on our facility--NOT the operating account which pays the ongo- ing expenses of our church—we depend on stewardship to offset Saturday, Sept. 20th 12:30pm, Baptism: Child of those operating expenses. George and Paula Drouzas We ask those families who have not yet made a Stewardship Com- Saturday, Oct. 11th 4:00pm, Wedding of Paul Quatro and Stephanie Rontiris mitment for 2014 to please do so as soon as possible. Please con- tact the church office at (516) 944-3180 or Sunday, Oct. 19th 2:00 pm, Baptism: Child of [email protected] with any questions. George and Angela Kaloudis We welcome your participation! Philoptochos Sunday, Oct. 26th 2:00pm, Wedding of Gerald Vallas and Evanessa Bouboulis September Theme: I Believe. “Now I plead with you by the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ On June 14, 2014, the child of Elizabeth Patchias and that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions Lucas McCloud was baptized at Archangel Michael Church amongst you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the and given the name Leonidas Patchias McCloud. same judgment.” 1 Corinthians 1:10 The Godmother was Anna Patchias. Congratulations! We hope everyone had a joyful and restful summer. It is hard to believe that September is already here and now we are ready to roll up our sleeves and once again work together as a team. Our GENERAL ASSEMBLY first two meetings of the new ecclesiastical year will be held on The next General Assembly will take place on Monday, September 8th and Monday, October 6th. All are invited Sunday, October 5th, immediately following the to attend our meetings! Divine Liturgy. All stewards are encouraged to attend! We welcome all volunteers to join the “Loukoumamas” at our 4 | Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org News & Events Loukoumades Booth at this year’s Festival on the Harbor. Please bers, counterattacked and forced the Italians to retreat. The contact Tammy Ashley at [email protected] or by tele- world was grateful and impressed as indicated by the words of phone at 516-965-3431. We need your help, and we welcome all British Prime Minister Churchill, “Today we say the Greeks fight to join us! like heroes, from now on we will say that heroes fight like Greeks”, and those of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who said President Eleni Raptis and Tammy Ashley represented our Chapter of the Greek Resistance, “The timeless character of the Greek at the Clergy Laity Conference held in Philadelphia from July 6th- was shining brightly for all to see: passionate, determined, 9th. Marina Katsoulis also attended representing the DAD. The and proud.” On the 28th of October ,1940, Greece, the template conference was very informative, and a report will be shared at of Western civilization, shone bright. our September 8th meeting. Reminders: ∙ Agiasmos & 1st day of School: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 We are planning a very busy year with visits to Holy Cross in Boston and All Saints Monastery in Calverton, as well as visits to Hellenos ∙ Registration is ongoing: please note that a $75 late fee will be House, St. Basil’s, and St. Michaels. Look for more information. issued to any previously enrolled student. For further informa- tion please contact our registrar, Mrs. Mariann Matarangas, Correction from July/August Trumpet: Many thanks to Christine [email protected]. Korakis for undertaking the reservations for our annual end of the year dinner held in June. Job well done! ∙ Uniforms: please contact Mrs. Kathy Fournaris, [email protected] or 516.627.3734 Greek School Board Class Schedule 2014-2015: ∙ K-6th grades: Tuesday and Thursday Welcome back! We are fortunate to have the new school year, 1st session, 4:00-5:30pm 2014-2015, upon us! With an enrollment thus far of more than 2nd session, 5:45-7:15pm 200 students, the Greek Language Institute continues to be a thriving facet of the Archangel Michael community. Attending our ∙ 7th grade: 5:45-7:45pm, Thursday only school is a special opportunity for our youth to study the Greek language and experience all that is unique to our Hellenic heri- ∙ Regents: 5:45-7:15pm, Tuesday only tage and our Orthodox faith. Following the Agiasmo on Septem- ber 16th, the students will officially begin their studies. Our new Our best wishes to all for a successful school year! bulletin boards, graciously donated by the PTA, will soon be filled with back to school works and OXI Day projects. Greek School PTA Welcome back to Greek School! We hope everyone had an enjoy- able summer! And to the new families joining us this year, wel- come to our community! As you enter the school on the first day of classes, please stop by the PTA table and become a member. After that, take a look at our new bulletin boards adorning the school hallways and class- rooms. We are thrilled that we can now proudly showcase the work of our children. We would like to acknowledge and thank Helen Bapis for coordinating the purchase and installation of the boards. You’ll also notice that the children will have their new Papaloizos books and workbooks this year - a direct result of last OXI Day is a national holiday celebrated on October 28th through- Spring’s “Greek Night Out” PTA event. out the Hellenic world commemorating Greece’s entry into WWII. It is a day on which we remember Prime Minister Metaxas’ coura- Members of the PTA work together to fundraise, host events, and geous one word response of “OXI!” to Mussolini’s demand for provide our children with necessary items to enhance their Greek the unconditional surrender of Greece in 1940. The Italian forces School experience. We highly encourage your membership and immediately invaded Greece and the Greek army, which included participation in the PTA. Membership enables you to have an ac- grandparents and great grandparents of many of our AMC mem- tive voice in our Greek School community. In the long run, we all www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 | 5 News & Events have the same goal...to provide our children with the best pos- picking, as well as our annual Halloween Fundraiser. Look for sible Greek School education. So, let’s work together, and make more information to come! it happen. Volunteer on one of our committees, lend a hand at an event, and you’ll see how just a small amount of your time makes Pre-K children will continue to concentrate on letter and number a great difference! We look forward to working with you, and to recognition, reading readiness, and strengthening their fine mo- a great 2014-2015 school year! tor skills. Nursery children will be concentrating on the themes of family, colors, and learning to recognize letters and their This year, we need a new Treasurer, to replace Patty Tsahas, who names. They will also be introduced to numbers through songs. completed her term of office. Thank you for your service, Patty! Our Toddlers will be settling down into a routine in a classroom setting. All classes will begin learning the Greek language through Fellowship “Nights” 2014-15 songs and finger play and will be introduced to music and body Please mark your calendars for our Fellowship Nights: movement with Miss Cecilia. September 7th (Welcome Back, following the Liturgy )November 22nd, New Years Eve, February 27th, April 3rd & June 7th. For information, registration or for a tour, please contact the preschool at 516-944-3184 or Sunday School [email protected] Welcome Back! Registration for our 2014-2015 Sunday School Byzantine Youth Choir program has begun and we are looking forward to seeing you! Heartfelt thanks for the kindness and generosity of our amazing On Sunday, September 7th, after the Divine Liturgy, you will have Youth Choir members and their parents. We now have two gor- the opportunity to register your children for Sunday School and geous love seat sofas and a refrigerator in our choir loft room! We “meet and greet” their teachers. The Sunday School books and will all enjoy the comfortable sofas and now be refreshed with materials that will be used this year will also be available for your bottles of cold water. The parental support of the Youth Music perusal. Ministry is very much appreciated. We would also like to thank the parents for the lovely walnut sheet music cabinet and el- On Sunday, September 14th, Sunday School classes will begin. egantly framed music poster! We feel truly blessed to have such We will be doing something a little different with the seating of a thoughtful Youth Choir family! the students in the Church. Rather than having them assigned to specific seats by grade, they will sit with their families in Church Both boys and girls, ages 8-12 and 13-18 are invited to become until after the Holy Gospel reading. Following the reading, the a part of Youth Choir. The instructional program for the 2014- students will be dismissed to their respective classes. 2015 Ecclesiastical year is rich in worthwhile activities which include: learning about the music of our faith, participating in We are looking forward to an exciting and wonderful year as we the Divine Liturgy, Federation of Church Musicians Conference help our children grow in our Orthodox faith. Workshops and Hierarchical Liturgy, visits with the residents of Hellenos House, Saturday of Lazarus officiated by His Eminence Preschool Archbishop Demetrios, Challenge Liturgies, caroling at assisted- living and nursing home facilities, Philoptochos Christmas Brunch We would like to welcome our new and returning students to the fundraiser, visiting other Greek Orthodox Churches to sing the Archangel Michael Preschool. Once again, the Preschool will be Divine Liturgy, Broadway theatre trips, pool party and the annual offering a Mommy and Me class, which meets once a week (be- Musicale performances. ginning in October); a Toddler Class, which meets twice a week; a Nursery Class, which meets four days a week and Pre-K, which meets five days a week. Registration for our programs is ongoing. In October, we will be busy making autumn trees with colored leaves while learning about Christopher Columbus. We will also be celebrating the feast day of St. Demetrios and OXI Day. The children are eagerly anticipating our annual Halloween Party and Parade, our field trip to Hicks Nursery for a hayride and pumpkin 6 | Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org News & Events Make Youth Choir an important activity in your children’s lives Greek Dance Troupe -it will strengthen them forever! Our registration and welcome party will be held on Wednesday, September 17th at 7:30PM. Welcome back to another year of Greek Dance at the Archangel Michael Church. The Youth Choir sings the Divine Liturgy on the first and third Sun- day of every month and will commence on Sunday, September The Greek Dance Troupe was established in 1999 under the di- 21st at 9:30AM. rection of Roula Zogopoulos. Our Troupe’s intention is to offer children an opportunity to come together to maintain and con- Rehearsals are every Wednesday evening at 7:30PM. If you have tinue our Hellenic traditions. Mrs. Zogopoulos creates a safe at- any questions, please contact Miss Georgia or Miss Eleni at mosphere in which our young people are inspired to explore and (516) 626-9665 or [email protected] learn about their Hellenic heritage through our rich dancing and musical traditions. Children who join our Dance Troupe possess a *Save the date-Sunday, November 2nd, 2014! Church musicians high level of commitment and drive. from across the Archdiocesan District will join together to sing at the Annual Direct Archdiocesan District (DAD) Federation of The Troupe meets on Saturdays throughout the school year and Church Musicians Hierarchical Liturgy to be held at Zoodohos welcomes children from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Peghe Church in the Bronx. Class times are as follows: Lifetime Achievement Award Group A (Grades K-2): 9:00-10:00AM Group B (Grades 3-5): 10:00-11:00AM CONGRATULATIONS to choir member MARIA FELIX who has re- Group C (Grade 6-8): 11:00 -12:00PM ceived the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Direct Archdioc- Group D (Grades 9-12): 12:00-1:00PM esan Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians. Fr. Nikolas Karloutsos offered an inspirational blessing, which was followed by the We proudly perform at various church functions as well as other presentation of the award by the President of the Federation, Anna performance venues throughout the year, culminating with our Dounelis. annual dance recital in June. For further information please contact: [email protected]. Soprano Maria Felix sang in the choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Youth Ministries Hempstead for eleven years, in Port Jefferson for four, years and at Archangel Michael for twenty-three years. Aside from being an ac- tive member of the DAD Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Mu- GOYA sicians, and participating in numerous concerts and music events Welcome back! We hope and pray that everyone had a wonderful of the Federation, she also sang in the liturgies for His All-Holiness summer! The 2014 - 2015 GOYA year is off to a running start! Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Madison Square Garden and September begins with an awesome Welcome Back, Registra- for His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos in Central Park. She currently tion, Fellowship and Ice Cream Social in the Gym on Friday, resides in Virginia and sings at the Greek Orthodox Annunciation September 5th at 7:30pm. We encourage you to attend if you Cathedral in Norfolk. When she visits New York, she always returns are interested in participating in GOYA this year, and/or joining to sing with her dear friends in the Archangel Michael Church choir. any of our athletics teams of basketball, volleyball and soccer. All GOYAns interested in soccer, please email Chrissa Harris at [email protected]. On this evening, a Calendar of Events will be distributed, along with sign-up opportunities to volunteer for our Fundraisers, Charitable Events and our Festival! We are looking forward to GOYA Day at Holiday Hill on September 20th as well as Bowling Night and our annual Pancake Breakfast which will take place in October (dates TBA). Participation in GOYA ministry provides our young people with opportunities to grow with their peers and church family in wor- ship, community service projects, and in learning about and living their Holy Orthodox Faith in their life’s journey toward salvation! www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 | 7 News & Events Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday, September 5th, Athletics on our first day back! HOPE/JOY In order for your children to participate in the sports program (soccer and basketball), they must be born between 2001 and 2007 (ages 7-12). Our soccer season begins in September and goes through until November, then starts up again in the Spring. We are always aggressively looking for players. For questions regarding soccer, please email Chrissa Harris at: [email protected] Although our basketball season begins in December, team placement and practices begin in September. We urge all fami- FESTIVAL FABULOUS FINDS lies to please stop in to complete the registration on the above Donations(clean & in working order) can be listed registration dates. Soccer and basketball uniforms can left in the music room any weekday from 10am-3 pm also be ordered at that time. For questions regarding basket- and any Sunday after liturgy. ball, please email us at [email protected] Suggested items: glassware, bric-a-brac, artwork,lamps Once again we will be participating in the Modell’s shopping jewelry, toys, sports gear, Christmas & religious items. month (team week). Please help support HOPE/JOY and our Please NO electronics, clothing or furniture. church by using the coupon on page 15 to save 15% on items Tissue/packing paper and bubble wrap are also needed. purchased from 8/29 – 9/25. Modell’s will donate 5% of sales Please bring any book donations directly back to our church. This coupon is good for all athletic supplies to the Festival site in September. and apparel and can be used at any Modell’s store in New York and Long Island. Hope/Joy Basketball Instructional Program Welcome back everyone! We hope everyone had a fantastic sum- Beginning in September, we will continue with the Instruction- mer. We are excited to begin our new year with wonderful ac- al Basketball program at the AMC gym on Saturday mornings. tivities and retreats for all of our children. Although we started This program is open to children ages 6-12. Classes will run registration early this year back in May, we are going to hold two as follows: 6-9 year olds 8:15am-9:30am and 10-12 year olds: additional evenings of registration on Tuesday, September 16th 9:45am-11:15am. This program will emphasize all the basics and Thursday, September 18th from 4pm-7pm in the Fellowship and fundamentals of the game and will continue to be led by Hall. *Please note that any registration received after September Coach Bob Kaible and a number of parishioner parents who will 30th is subject to a $25 late fee per child. Registration forms are serve as assistant coaches. also available at the church office and on the AMC church web- site. If you cannot make it on the above dates, please email us at For any questions regarding any of the above programs, kindly [email protected] and we will email you the email us at [email protected] paperwork which can be mailed to the church attention HOPE/JOY. Looking forward to another great year!! WEEKLY AMC E-BULLETIN REGISTRATION FORMS Be sure to check your email inbox every Monday for the All organization registration forms can be found on our Weekly AMC E-Bulletin, which provides information on website www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Church services, as well as activities for the week. Information to be included must be sent to AMC KITCHEN [email protected] Our AMC kitchen is complete, has been no later than 10am on Fridays. inspected and is fully operational ! 8 | Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org News & Events protein required for cancer cell survival and invasion, SRC, College Students and Parents and testing whether blocking SRC activity is a viable treatment The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official strategy for metastatic lung cancer. campus ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. OCF is a growing vital ministry to young adults The 5K & 1K Run/Walk is a wonderful family event which brings who are looking for an Orthodox Christian community our children, their parents, grandparents and friends together while in college.Visit www.ocf.net and navigate the site for registration, a list of campuses, available resources for a worthy cause. We look forward to your support. and retreat/event opportunities in the U.S. and abroad. SO START RUNNING OR WALKING TO GET IN SHAPE FOR THE 5K/1K! Nameday Dinner Dance Our annual Nameday Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, November 8th at the North Hempstead Country Club. This year we will honor, with the Hellenic Thread Award, two in- dividuals who have served our AMC community faithfully and for many years: Eleni Raptis and Chris Neocleous. We look forward to another fun evening of good food, fellowship and dancing with music by John Papastefanou. Tickets will remain at $150 per person. More information to come! Consecration Of Our Church The Consecration of our Archangel Michael Church has been scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2015 with Vespers to be held on the evening of Friday, April 24. A journal will be published to commemorate both this historic event and the celebration of our 35th anniversary. A commit- tee has been formed and historical information is being gath- Altar Service ered. Further information will be circulated shortly. Participa- tion of all parishioners and business friends would be greatly Calling all boys ages 9 and older! Fr. Dennis and Fr. Nikolas appreciated. welcome your assistance as altar servers at the Sunday Divine Liturgies, Lenten, and Holy Week Worship services and other feast days throughout the year. Kindly complete an Acolyte 5K Run/Walk registration form, available on our website, in the church of- We are pleased to announce that our Annual Archangel Michael fice or in the vestry (where the acolytes robe). Please com- Tom Zangas Memorial Lung Cancer Foundation 5K & 1K Run/Walk plete and submit an Acolyte Registration form even if you will take place on October 25th, at Christopher Morley Park, on have served in the altar in the past so we can keep all infor- Searingtown Road, Roslyn. Registration will begin at 8am. mation updated. FESTIVAL RIDES- 1/2 Price Tickets Our event last year (see photos to the right) was a huge suc- HOPE/JOY and PreSchool are again pre-selling tickets cess both for our church and the Foundation. With the gener- for the rides at the Festival. Ticket sheets will be sold: ous donations of our sponsors and the great participation of Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Sept. 16th, our community members and friends, along with the support of from 4-7pm during Greek School, the Foundation, the Church was able to raise $25,000. Sundays, Sept. 14th and 21st following the Liturgy and beginning Sept. 15th during Preschool hours. The net proceeds from the Foundation were donated to United Against Lung Cancer, a charitable organization that funds can- ADULT GREEK CLASSES Adult Greek Classes will begin the first week in October. cer research projects. They designated these funds as a grant For information & registration, call 516-944-3184. to William Cheung, PhD, for his research assessing a specific www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 | 9 News & Events A heartfelt “thank you” to all those who participated and sup- Camp Saint Paul ported this event. “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” (Gal. 2:20) Next year’s 22nd Annual Archangel Michael Golf Outing is This year, Camp Saint Paul celebrated the 10th Anniversary of scheduled for June 11, 2015 at Plandome Country Club. See inspiring and renewing camping ministry to the young people of you next year! the Direct Archdiocesan District. This past July, more than fifty children from the Archangel Michael Church community stayed Super Raffle 2014 for at least one of the four, week-long sessions. The daily and weekly programs are packed with faith, fellowship, and fun on Tickets for our new and improved Super Raffle are now avail- Bantam Lake in Litchfield, CT, providing opportunities for physi- able for purchase. With 35 prizes this year, including two cal wellness, outdoor recreation, and spiritual edification at all brand new cars, this year’s raffle is better than ever! Be sure times. In learning about and living their Orthodox faith, camp- to stop by the Super Raffle Prize Tent at this year’s Festival to ers grow closer to Christ, to His Church, and to one another as see all of the prizes up close. For the first time, the winning they worship, socialize, and serve alongside their peers, with tickets will be drawn on the last evening of the festival. Be the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, and under there Sunday evening September 28th to see if you’re a win- the direction of Fr. Elias Villas, Camp Director, other local cler- ner. Don’t delay, buy your tickets today! We are also welcom- gy, and an incredible slate of young adults from throughout the ing donations of raffle prizes. If interested, please contact the U.S. who serve on staff. Please speak with Fr. Nikolas if you office. Thank you for your support! would like to learn more about this incredible ministry and to share your family’s experiences at Camp Saint Paul. E L P M A Golf Outing: The Watsonian S On June 12, 2014, The Archangel Michael Church held its 21st Annual Golf Outing, “The Watsonian”, at Plandome Country Club. This year 106 golfers participated and enjoyed beautiful weather and a great day of golf and fellowship. The Awards Dinner and Cocktail Reception immediately following golf had over 145 guests, which included the many loyal sponsors, pa- rishioners and friends of the Archangel Michael Church. The net proceeds for this year’s event were over $45,000, which will be used for the continued operations of the Church. 10 | Archangel Michael | Sept/Oct 2014 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org