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The Voice

I am the Voice of one crying in the Wilderness

Johbn 1:23

St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church is a vibrant community that is built upon our fellowship in God.

We have a drive to teach and engage our youth in Faith and culture, as well as, to do good within the

surrounding areas where we worship and beyond.

A Monthly Publication of St. John’\s Greek Orthodox Church

September 2019

The Decisions

We Make On

Sunday Morning

Go Out For

Breakfast

Church

Sleep In

Sports

Read The

Newspaper

Church

SAINT JOHN’S GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 77 Montauk Highway, Blue Point NY 11715

Office (631) 363-6450 Fax (631) 363-6457 Email office@stjohnsbluepoint.org

A parish of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Direct Archdiocese District

Rev. Fr. Dean A. Panagos

(631) 576-6779 - Email: frdean@stjohnsbluepoint.org

PARISH MINISTRIES

PARISH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Leo Hadzigeorgiou, President

John Kouimanis, Vice-President & Stewardship

Mike Boufis, Treasurer & Buillding and Grounds

Mary Shwonik, Secretary

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Daphne Arresto Cynthia Drivas - Communication Ronnie Gentile Andrew Kalos Peter Kalos Michael Lingos Katerina Panagiotakopoulou Christine Pappas Alex Wilson

Choir: Marcelle Wheeler

Chanter: Andrew Pappas

Philoptochos: Toula Dimos

College Outreach: Presvytera Stephanie Panagos

Elizabeth Loizides

Sunday School: Valerie Maslar & Alex Wilson

Greek School:

Principal - Yota Theofillou

PTO President - Meagan Alexakos

Youth Advisors:

Niko Wheeler, Ria Konstantos and Athena Mareris

Volleyball:

Girls Coaches:

Ria Konstantos and Athena Mareris

Boys Coach:

Niko Wheeler

Adult Dance Troupe: Vasili Kreatsoulas

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following ministries

Please contact Fr. Dean

Parish Visitations

Soup Kitchen

Young at Heart—Senior Citizens

Sunday mornings spent on the field, at the pool, on the slopes, in the gym, or in the studio have a negative effect on one’s relationship with God and the Church. When one gets older, there is no desire to go to church, one has no relationships with anyone at church, one doesn’t know anything about church and greatest of all one lost the opportunity to learn about

God. We cannot turn back time! We must carefully guard our priorities and cannot allow other commitments to push out what is most important. It is obvious that the time spent on other activities directly affects chil-dren’s relationship with church and this directly affects their relation-ship with God. Church attendance is not the goal... however, church is the way that God has provided for people to grow in knowledge and love of who

God is and build relationships with other likeminded Christians. Church is important. Step back a bit and think about the children you are raising. What if, when they get to their early 20’s and have no relationship with God? Will we look back and say, “Well, at least they made it to the championship soccer tournament!”? When I was a kid, there was never anything scheduled on Sundays. We never had to choose between sports and church. Sundays were saved for church, family and gathering with friends. I urge you to do what you can to maintain consistency for your children to be at church and build relation-ships with other kids and youth who know and love Jesus! I will not tell you what is best for your fami-ly...I can only encourage you to take some time out to prayerfully consider this, talk it over with your family, and make sure your priorities determine your calendar and not the other way around.

If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, “Here is the road. Follow it.”

(Isaiah 30:21)

You find yourself sitting on a soccer field on a beautiful Sunday morning enjoying a hot cup of coffee. You are also experiencing frustration and conflict. You are frustrated because you see several families from the parish who are also there. You are con-flicted as you reflect on how you got into this situation. You know the value of church. You know that consistency is very important for your children to build relationships within the church family and to grow as be-lievers in Christ. You have made decisions over the years to say “no” to other things in order to say “yes” to church, yet, here you find your-self on a soccer field on a Sunday morning! Today many families I’ve talked to feel like they have no choice for a variety of rea-sons; it’s a sport the child loves, there are opportu-nities that would be missed if you said no, you feel an obligation to the team, there’s real potential in your little athlete that may never be recognized. There are many reasons that one comes to the deci-sions that keep families away from church. I, as a priest and a father understand how we got here – but I also know the long term affect that missing church will take on families. I’m not saying that one missed Sunday is going to curtail your children’s spiritual growth. But the way things are today it is almost impossible for con-sistent worship. Unless one is vigilant to protect a church commitment, one can quickly find that one Sunday missed has become many Sundays missed, and before long Sunday worship is reduced to something we do when we don’t have anything else to do. When we say “yes” to one thing, we say “no” to something else. I have seen it too easily happen that without meaning to reject church, families say “yes” to extracurricular activities – but this “yes” is a “no” to church.

DECISIONS WE MAKE

The Gospel of Matthew Matthew was one of Jesus’ chosen 12 disciples. Once he was a despised tax collector, but his life had been turned around by Jesus. He followed Jesus during His earthly ministry; then after Jesus’ resurrection, he served Christ for life - preaching, teaching and writing. The Gospel of Matthew was written to his fellow Jews to prove from their own Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah and to explain God’s Kingdom We cordially invite you to come join us each week as we gather together to glorify God through fellowship with one another and to study God’s Word, the Bible. At St. Johns’ Church, we believe the Bible is true and that it tells us how we can obtain new life through a re-lationship with God. Likewise, the Bible provides practical answers to life’s questions for all who are willing to listen and obey what it teaches. Come and simply enjoy a warm, friendly atmosphere where God’s Word is clearly taught and Jesus Christ is honored and glorified.

2019-20 Study Schedule

September 18 - Introduction and the Genealogy of Jesus Christ September 25 - The birth and sojourn in Egypt October 2 - The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry His Forerunner and Baptism October 9 - The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry His Temptation October 16 - Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee The Beginning October 23 - Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee The Sermon on the Mount October 30 - Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee A Collection of Miracles November 6 - Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee - The Commissioning of the 12 Apostles - Ministry

November 13 - Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee - The Parables of the Kingdom and Herod’s Reaction

November 20 - Jesus’ Ministry at the Sea of Galilee and Phoenicia

December 4 - Jesus’ Ministry at Decapolis and Caesarea Philippi December 11 - Jesus’ Last Ministry in Galilee January 8 - Jesus’ Ministry in Judea - Teachings on Divorce and Children January 15 - Jesus’ Ministry in Judea - Rich Young Man January 22 - Jesus’ Ministry in Judea - Parables of the Workers in the Vineyard January 29 - Jesus’ Ministry in Judea - Prediction of Jesus’ death and a Mother’s Request

February 5 - Jesus’ Ministry in Judea - Restoration of Sight at Jericho February 12 - The Resurrection - The Earthquake and the Angel’s Announcement February 19 - The Resurrection - Jesus’ Encounter with the Women and the Great Commission

ORTHODOX STUDIES IN

THE FAITH To know God is to study the Word of God

Bible Study will resume Wednesday,

September 18 at 7:00 pm

The Study lasts one hour

SEPTEMBER

CHURCH SERVICES

Sunday Services September 1 & 8

Matins 8:15 am Divine Liturgy 9:30 am

September 15 resume regular Sunday hours

Matins 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am

Weekday/Saturday Services Matins/Divine Liturgy - 8:30 am

Sunday, 9/1 Ecclesiastical Year Begins Sunday, 9/8 Nativity of the Theotokos

Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Saturday, 9/14

Matins & Liturgy 8:30 am

Please bring vasiliko (basil) and flowers for the feast of the Holy Cross to church on Saturday, September 14 before 9:30

Sunday, 9/15 Sunday after the Holy Cross Sunday, 9/22 St. Phocas Bishop of Sinope Monday, 9/23 Conception of St. John the Baptist Thursday, 9/26 Falling Asleep of St. John the Theologian Sunday, 9/29 St. Kyriakos of Palestine

Our Life In Christ

Important Hospital ministry is an integral part of the ministry of the Church. If you would like Fr. Dean to visit you or a family member in the hospital, rehabilita-tion center or adult care center please contact him or the Church Office.

Home Bound Ministry

If you or a loved one is homebound and cannot at-tend Church please know the Church will come to you.

Please call Fr. Dean to schedule a visit

Cell - 631-576-6779

Sacramental Registry

Baptism Adelin Sky (Ourania),

daughter of John and Samantha Trilivas was baptized on August 3, 2019

Annabelle Maria ,

daughter of Andrew and Lori Sotiriou, was baptized on August 17, 2019

Marriage Sergei Rylkov and Michelle Lisanti were

united in Holy Matrimony on Saturday August 17

.Funerals

The servant of God Joan Hoole passed away on August 5, 2019.

Her funeral was on August 10, 2019

The servant of God Georgia Imprixis passed away on August 11, 2019.

Her funeral was on August 16, 2019

Living the Liturgy

Every Sunday we celebrate the Divine Liturgy but how much do we really know about this service? Come and learn about the Liturgy and how you can participate in its richness.

October 6 Explanation of the vesting of the priest and the

Proskomide Service 10:00 am—10:15 am Liturgy will follow

November 3

Liturgy of the Word Blessed is the Kingdom to the Gospel Reading

December 1 Liturgy of the Faithful

Entrance with the Gifts to Distribution of Holy Communion

Η Πνευματική Ζωή

"Να ενθυμησαι τον Ιησού Χριστόν, ο οποίος έχει αναστηθεί εκ νεκρών και κατάγεται κατά το ανθρώπινοι από τον Δαυίδ" Β Τιμ. 2:8

Ο Απόστολος Παύλος ενθαρρύνει τον Τιμόθεο να επικεντρωθεί σε ένα στόχο· να θυμάται τον Ιησού. Γιατί; Ο Απόστολος Παύλος κυρήττει στο προς Κορινθίους 15, 12-18, ότι αν ο Ιησούς δεν αναστήθηκε εκ νεκρών, τότε τίποτε δεν έχει σημασία. Αν έχει όμως αναστηθεί εκ νεκρών, τότε τίποτε άλλο δεν έχει σημασία. Ήταν πρόθυμος να βασανισθεί και να τον αλυσοδέσουν δάση ένα κοινό εγκληματία για χάρη "της σωτηρίας που υπάρχει μέσα στον Ιησού Χριστό". Έγινε δυνατό χάρη στον θάνατο και την Ανάστασή του Χριστού (1 Τιμοθεος 2,9). Η ζωή του Χριστιανού επικεντρώνεται αποκλειστικά σε αυτή την αλήθεια.

Πως θα καταφέρουμε να μείνουμε επικεντρωμένοι στην πίστη μας μέσα σε ένα κόσμο που αλλάζει συνέχεια;

1. Ξεκουράστε το μυαλό σας. Απομακρυνθείτε για λίγο από ένα πρόβλημά σας, και δώστε χώρο στο μυαλό σας για την επόμενη ιδέα

2. Αυτοσυγκέντρωση χωρίς καμμιά παρενόχληση Κλείστε το τηλέφωνο σας, κλείστε όλες τις σελίδες στην οθόνη του υπολογιστή σας και δώστε όλη την προσοχή σας σε ένα μόνο θέμα. Δουλεψτε σε ένα μόνο θέμα με όλη την προσοχή σας και δώστε στο μυαλό σας ένα μικρό διάλειμμα ανα τακτά διαστήματα.

3. Κάντε μια λίστα. Επικεντρωθείτε στα πιο σημαντικά πράγματα και εκπλήρωσηστε πρώτα αυτά. Προχωροντας από το ένα πράγμα στο άλλο μεθοδικά, θα καταφέρετε να έχετε μεγαλύτερη επιτυχία.

Ο Απόστολος Παύλος μας καθοδηγεί επίσης στο πως να ξανακερδίσουμε την πνευματική μας ζωή μετά από απομάκρυνση λόγω πειρασμών. 1. Παρουσίασου στον Θεό όπως σε θέλει. Κάθε μέρα ευχαρίστησε τον Θεό με τις πράξεις σου, επεδίωξε την επιβράβευση του και όλα θα γίνουν όπως πρέπει. Ο Απόστολος Παύλος, δεν μας προτρέπει να κερδίζουμε την επιβράβευση του Θεού μέσα απο τις πράξεις μας, αλλα να βλέπουμε τις πράξεις μας ως απάντηση σε όσα έκανε ο Θεός για εμάς στο Θάνατο και την Ανάστασή του Κυρίου. Αν θυμομυε την κεντρική ιδέα του Ευαγγελίου στην αρχή καθε ημέρας και οργανώνουμε τις σκέψεις και τις πράξεις μας σύμφωνα με αυτη, υπάρχουν μεγαλύτερες πιθανότητες να μείνουμε επικεντρωμένοι στα πιο σημαντικά.

2. Να είσαι εργάτης που δεν ντρέπεται για την δουλειά του. Ο Απόστολος Παύλος δεν "ένιωθε άβολα" για το ευαγγέλιο, το ίδιο και εμείς. Είναι η δύναμη του Θεού για την σωτηρία του κόσμου. (ρωμ. 1,16) πιστεύουμε ότι αυτό που μας λειε το Ευαγγέλιο είναι κάτι δεύτερο, ιδιωτικό και λιγότερο σημαντικό απο τις άλλες δουλειές που έχουμε. Μάλιστα, αρκετές φορές βλέπουμε την πνευματική μας ζωη, διαφορετική απο την καθημερινή και συμπεριφερόμαστε διαφορετικά τις καθημερινές απο την Κυριακή. Το Ευαγγέλιο όμως ενώνει τις δυο ζωές και μας βοηθάμε να ζούμε τις ζωές μας σύμφωνα με τον λόγο του Θεού. Όταν έχουμε το Ευαγγέλιο ως οδηγο μας και κάνουμε πράξεις που ευχαριστούν τον Κυριό, δεν θα υπάρχουν μυστικά, διαχωρισμοί, ντροπές.

3. Το να εξηγήσεις σωστά την αλήθεια. Το να "εξηγήσεις σωστά" σημαίνει το να κάνεις τομή στην αλήθεια του Ευαγγελίου. Αυτό είναι το αντίδοτο σε διενέξεις και διαπληκτισμούς. Απλά λέμε τι πιστεύουμε και το δείχνουμε με τις πράξεις μας σε καθημερινή βαση. Μπορούμε να απαλλαγούμε απο όλες τις άσχημες διενέξεις και να επικοινωνούμε μόνο με τον τροπο που μας διδάσκει ο Θεός.

Φυσικά, χρειαζόμαστε και κάποιο πνευματικό χρόνο όπου θα επικεντρωσουμε την προσοχή μας στον Θεό

χωρίς καμμιά ενόχληση, και χρειάζεται να θέσουμε ως προτεραιότητα, το να ευχαριστούμε τον Θεό με τις

πράξεις μας, στην κορυφή της καθημερινής μας λίστας. Με το να επικεντρωθούμε στην ολοκλήρωση ενός

θέματος την φορά, θα μ βοηθήσει να γίνουμε πιο υγιής μαθητές του Ιησού, που είναι συγκεντρωμένοι,

αποτελεσματικοί, και πιο δημιουργικοί για την βασιλεία του.

Λειτουργίες του Σεπτεμβρίου 2019

Ακολουθίες τις Κυριακές

‘Ορθρος 8:15π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 9:30 π.μ.

Aρχής γενομένης 9/15 ‘Ορθρος 8:45π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία 10:00 π.μ.

Καθημερινές Ακολουθίες Όρθρος/Θεία Λειτουργία 8:30 π.μ.

Κυριακή, 1/9 Αρχή του Νέου Εκκλησιαστικού έτους Κυριακή, 8/9 Το Γενέσιον της Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου

Ύψωσις Τιμίου και Ζωοποιού Σταυρού

Σάββατο - 14/9 Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία στις 8:30 πμ

Κυριακή, 15/9 Κυριακή μετά τήν Ύψωσιν Κυριακή, 22/9 Φωκᾶς Ἱερομάρτυς Δευτέρα, 23/9 Σύλληψις Προδρόμου Πέμπτη, 26/9 Ἡ Μετάστασις τοῦ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Θεολόγου Κυριακή, 29/9 Κυριακός Ἀναχωρητὴς

St. John’s

Greek School

Our Greek School meets on Fridays from 5:15pm to 8:15pm, for children in grades PreK – High School and it concentrates on teaching the Greek lan-guage, culture, history, mythology and dance.

The academic year 2019-2020 starts on September 13th, 2019. Each year our school has special events with plays, poems, songs and dance performed by our students for the entire parish.

Our Greek School teachers are trained for language teaching and they use age- and level-appropriate methods that are fun and productive. Our curriculum successfully combines language learning with senso-ry stimulation and play. The students learn in a re-laxed but challenging setting, where we speak, listen, sing, write, move and play games. Books and other supplies are provided for free to all students.

Starting this year, we offer a new Preschool program, tailored to children with little or no Greek language skills. Our new Pre-K class will be contacted almost entirely in Greek with focus on conversation, rhymes, songs, dancing, learning of letter formation and first words.

We also offer a Regents class for students in grades 8 and above who are interested in receiving three high school credits in a foreign language. The Compre-hensive Examination in Modern Greek is aligned to the Checkpoint B learning standards for Languages Other Than English (LOTE) as described by the New York State Education Department.

If you are interested in participating in St. John’s Greek School, please vis-it www.stjohnsbluepoint.org/education/greek-school to fill out the Registration Form. You can also email our Principal, Mrs Yiota Theophilou at elliniko.bluepointny@gmail.com .

Σημαντικό Οι επισκέψεις στο νοσοκομείο είναι

κομμάτι της προσφοράς της ενορίας μας. Αν θα

θέλατε τον Πατερ, να επισκεφτεί εσάς ή κάποιο μέλος

της οικόγενειάς σας στο Νοσοκομείο επικοινωνήστε

με το γραφείο της Εκκλησίας μας

We begin our 2019-20

Sunday School year on Sunday,

September 15th!

We have provided our Sunday School Curriculum for this year! Each Sunday School grade is an important building block to helping children and young adults better understand, participate and grow in their Ortho-dox Faith.

Preschool and Kindergarten: God Loves Us, Happy With God Our preschool and kindergarten program focuses on the importance of love. The program enables children to understand God's love for all of us through special lessons and projects. We focus on God's love being a course of joy. We introduce aspect of worship and sto-ries from scripture that highlight specific examples of and reasons for joy centered on Christ.

First Grade and Second Grade: Me and My World, Loving God This program focuses on Creation as God's gift. Chil-dren come to learn that family, friends, church and school -- all come through God. The program focuses on daily experiences in God's world that foster an un-derstanding that God is real, loving and caring. We also focus on the theme of "Loving God." Through Biblical examples of men and women and saints chil-dren begin to understand the difference between right and wrong and the importance of forgiveness in the light of God's love. They learn about the importance of respecting other people, of doing good in His Name, taking care of the environment and loving God uncon-ditionally.

Third and Fourth Grade: Sharing God's World, Growing this God. Jesus learn about sharing through the examples of je-sus and are inspired to observe these same examples in the Divine Liturgy, the Sacraments, and other services of the Church. Children are also introduced to the mu-sic of the church through hymms and songs. This pro-gram is devoted to helping children learn how to use and appreciate the Bible. The class introduces exam-ples of living the sacramental life -- attending services, fasting, praying, observing feast days, helping others, learning about the saints and the Church of Christ.

Fifth Grade and Sixth Grade: God Calls Us, The Zine Series In Fifth Grade and Sixth Grade, we focus on how God

calls us to faith as we delve into the importance of faith, the importance of ethics, speaking the truth, the nature of Jesus Christ, and how we are called to ser-vice. We review the importance of stewardship and serving in God's World. The program talks about fac-ing peer pressure, honesty and knowing Christ. Stu-dents come to understand the Journey through holy week, the relevance of Great Lent and the beauty of the Diving Liturgy.

Seventh and Eighth Grade: Rejoicing in One Lord, Jesus Christ In this class we focus on the foundational elements of the church. Students are encouraged to memorize the Nicene Creed and understand what it means. There is a review of the foundation of our Faith and our Tradi-tions.

High School: How to Live a Christian Life

Students in grade 9 through 12 are encouraged to at-tend this important program that focuses on life choic-es, life styles, making good decisions and what it means to be an Orthodox Christian. Contemporary is-sues are discussed through the lens of Orthodoxy.

Sunday, September 15,

Kick off the school year right!

We invite all students to bring your school

bags to church with you to have blessed!

Parish Ministry PHILOPTOCHOS

NEWS

Our Philoptochos has had a busy summer season!! From Festival Baking, the Feeding the Hungry pro-gram, assisting in the celebration of St. John’s feast day, to kicking off the planning for our Lights, Camera Auction fundraiser for November, our members have had a productive summer.

When Philoptochos sees hunger, we aspire to offer sus-tenance! On the last Tuesday of every month with the help of sponsored chapters, National Philoptochos feeds the hungry of New York outside of Penn Station. Our Philoptochos Chapter volunteered to be the spon-sor chapter on Tuesday July 30th, one of the hottest days of the summer. The blistering heat could not keep our volunteers from smiling and serving the guests!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank every-one who donated toiletries, undergarments, clothing, food items and funds to assist us with the Feed the Hungry program. Additionally, thank you to the vol-unteers who assisted in packaging the items and the meals, as well as the group who drove into Manhattan to serve the meals and to distribute the clothing.

Our first meeting of the 2019-2020 year has been scheduled for Thursday September 19th at 6:30pm in the Cultural Center. We have had several new mem-bers sign up for Philoptochos in 2019 and if you are interested in becoming a member, feel free to join us at this next meeting or email us at sjladiesfundrais-ing@gmail.com.

Mark the date: our new board and officers will be sworn in on Sunday September 22nd at the end of church services.

Our annual Chinese Auction has been scheduled for Tuesday November 12th at the Watermill at 6:30pm. Please support this event by purchasing raffle tickets, donating a gift card or gift basket, being an event spon-sor and most importantly, attending the event. Our theme this year is Light, Camera, Auction and we are planning a glamourous, star studded evening for you!!

The St. John’s Philoptochos

is excited to launch its new

COLLEGE OUTREACH

PROGRAM

To help keep our college students con-nected to St. John’s Church we will be

sending CARE Packages to them this fall!

Here’s what we need

Gift cards to fast food spots ($10 or $5 gift cards to places like Subway,

Starbucks, McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, etc.)

Individually wrapped pieces of candy

(like fun-size bags of M & Ms, Starbursts, Skittles, etc.)

A few dozen homemade cookies (Cookies that are easy to pack and ship well. Please contact Presvytera Stephanie or Eliza-beth Loizides if you plan to bake something.)

Small school supplies (post-its, index cards, highlighters, pens, etc.)

Cash/Check donations accepted

You do not have to be a member of

Philoptochos to donate! Please give the items to Presvytera Steph-

anie or Elizabeth Loizides no later than September 29. Please contact

Presvytera Stephanie at (631) 576-5143 or Elizabeth Loizides at (631) 707-0580

with any questions. Thank you!!

2019 Festival Report

GRAND RAFFLE

Raffle Expenses

Early Bird Raffle Winner

Raffle Winner Prizes

Total Raffle Expenses

Raffle Income

Prize gift gifted back to

church

Net Proceeds

FESTIVAL EXPENSES

Advertisement

Beer & wine

Soda & water

Cleaning Crew

Entertainment

Cost of Goods (food, paper goods) Permits

Produce

Security

Setup/tear Down

Supplies

Tents

Total Festival Expenses

NET PROCEEDS OF THE FESTIVAL

Festival

Raffle

TOTAL

$6,652.49

$2,197.00

$2,940.80

$2,100.00

$4,200.00

$16,117.28

100.00

$1,414.00

$750.00

$2,000.00

$470.07

$10,736.55

$49,678.19

$200.00

$500.00

$20,000

$20,700.00

$44,200.00

$3,000.00

$26,500.00

$61,032.06

$26,500

$87,532.06

We thank the following restaurants and individuals who provided food

for the Festival

Aegean Pizza & Italian Restaurant Airport Diner

California Diner Demetra Spirou Holbrook Diner

Island Lake Diner Lake Grove Diner

Linda Rossis Majestic Gardens

Mesoyios Moriches Bay Diner

Mykonos Greek Restaurant Peconic Bay Diner

Peter’s Luncheonette Ronnie Gentile

Royal Oak Diner

FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Aegean Pizza

Akropolis Greek Restaurant

Axios Electric

Anthony Aceso

Big Jim’s Bar & Grill

Christos KA Ltd.

Corum Florist

G.A. Proios Agency

Gianacopoulos Ltd

DBA All Star Mechanical

Greek Bites Grill & Café

Harbor Restaurant

J. Kings Food Service

Kavers Grill

Kekatos Enterprises Inc.

DBA Marathon Foodservice

K&K Construction Soluntions

K&V Master Marble

Law Office of Andrew Poulis

Martin Landscaping

Majestic Gardens

Michael Zervos

Seaport Diner, Inc.

St. John’s Hellenic Dancers

Titan Dish Machines

Raynor & D’Andrea Funeral Home

Robertaccio Funeral Home

We thank our Sponsors

$7,200 income from Sponsorships

2019 Festival Report

BOOTH INCOME

Arts & Crafts

Beer & wine

Beer Tips

Church

Gyro

Gyro Tips

Loukoumades

Mini Raffle

Pastries

Rides

Ring Toss

Soda

Soda Tips

Taverna

Taverna Tips

Tent Sponsors

Vendors

TOTAL INCOME

$783.00

$10,308.00

$1,069.00

$1,499.00

$30,471.00

$511.00

$6,881.00

$2,955.00

$14,848.50

$1,485.00

$3,340.00

$4,953.00

$238.00

$19,636.75

$182.00

$7,200.00

4350.00

$110,710.25

Thank you to everyone who participated and attended!

Pray….

and pray often….

The New

Translation of

the Divine

Liturgy Through the Synod of Bishops we have a new translation and text for the parishes of the Archdio-cese of the Divine Liturgy.

Why? Language is always evolving, and for trans-lations to approach the sense and meaning of its original, it must be refreshed. This translation in-cludes in-depth comparisons with existing transla-tions, new translation of the original text and re-view by select clergy. We now have a liturgy book to effect uniformity of practice and understanding throughout the parishes of the Archdiocese.

The cost of the new pew Liturgy books is $2,500

If you are interested in donating all or part please

call Fr. Dean

College

Students’

Addresses

Needed!

St. John’s Philoptochos is excited to announce its new College Outreach Program.

We are collecting the names and addresses for our St. John’s college students so we can stay in touch with them throughout the upcoming year. We want to include all college students – whether they are away at school or living at home.

Please help us keep them connected to St. John’s Church by providing their names and addresses to us at: stephaniepanagos@hotmail.com or call/text (631) 576-5143 (Presvytera Stephanie) or call/text (631) 707-0580 (Elizabeth Loizides). Thank you!

News From Our Hellenic

Dancers

In February 2019, a group of volunteers came together in

St. John’s hall with the hope of spending one night a

week learning Greek dances to have fun, get some exer-

cise and form some camaraderie

Fast forward 6 months later and the St. John’s Hellenic Dancers of Blue Point are flourishing thanks to the sup-port of Father Dean Panagos and the St. John’s commu-nity. The group has already performed over 10 times

around Long Island at Greek festivals and cultural nights with a growing portfolio of dances from various re-gions of Greece. Our group consists of students, teachers, nurses, entrepreneurs and professionals of every background from multiple parishes on Long Island. We are currently open for more volunteers to join our ‘Dance Star’ family. Volunteers must be 18 years old or older to join and willing to practice a minimum of once a week. Currently the group is fundraising to get more authentic costumes so be sure to come to the Fall Kick Off Picnic where we’ll be selling t-shirts and home-made gifts. For updates on upcoming shows be sure to follow the St. John’s Facebook page and follow the monthly bulletin.

September 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 Hellenic Dance

Practice 7:00

pm

6 7

8 9 10 Hellenic Dance

Practice 7:00

pm

11 12 13 Greek School

5:15

14 Holy Cross

8:30 am

15 Sunday School

Beach Blessing

Parish Picnic

16 17 Hellenic Dance

Practice 7:00

pm

18 Bible Study

7:00 pm

Youth Night 6:30 pm

19 20 Greek School

5:15

21

22 Sunday School

23 Conception of

John the Baptist

8:30 am

24 Hellenic Dance

Practice 7:00

pm

Parish Council

25 Bible Study

7:00 pm

Youth Night 6:30 pm

26 Falling asleep of St.

John

8:30 am

Philoptochos

Meeting

27 Greek School

5:15

28

29 Sunday School

30

Please note that Fr. Dean is away through Friday, September 13

Please note that Fr. Dean is away through Friday, September 13

St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church

77 Montauk Highway

Blue Point, New York 11715

Blessings of the Waters

Parish Picnic

Sunday, September 15

Following the Divine Liturgy we will proceed to Corey Beach in Blue Point

for the traditional Blessing of the Waters

There will be 3 age groups of

swimmers: Ages 8 - 12 Ages 13 - 17

Adults

Parish Picnic to Follow

At the Church

Chicken kabobs, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Soda will be provided

Please bring side dishes, salads, desserts and

lawn chairs.

Just a few quick notes from the

Choir Loft

Choir begins at about 9:50 each Sunday. Please con-

sider joining us as we celebrate Liturgy with our fel-

low parishioners. If you attend or assist with Sunday

School, you are encouraged to sing with us and pro-

ceed downstairs prior to communion.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Marcelle

Memorials, Artoclasia, Blessings

And Other Services

Please kindly inform the parish office in advance if

you are having a memorial or any other special ser-

vice. Thank you!

If you would like to serve coffee in memory of a

loved one, and anniversary celebration or a birthday,

the Philoptochos will assist you. Please call the office

to make arrangements.