Saint Spyridon Weekly Bulletin Online

DECEMBER 2006

FAMILY CENTER NEWS
The Building Committee proposes to modify original scope of project to a multi-phased renovation mode.
Excerpt of full letter below:

"In looking at the essential needs of the community, unanimous agreement was reached by the Building Committee that at a minimum renovation or expansion of the auditorium and restrooms are essentials which must be included in Phase Two. Renovation of the existing Cotsidas Auditorium and restrooms would allow rental for baptisms, weddings, memorial dinners, meetings and conferences. It would be a facility on par with a fine hotel’s which could be partitioned and divided into smaller rooms, used by young and old alike. If space and funding concerns are met we may even contemplate a multi functional auditorium and gymnasium such as has been done in other Greek Orthodox churches, most recently by St. John the Baptist in Las Vegas, Nevada." Dimitrios Vasiliadis Chairman Building Committee...

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Orthros 9:00am
Diving Liturgy 10:00am

Father Dean N. Paleologos, Cathedral Dean
Father Gregory Christakos, Assistant Pastor
Dean Stamoulis, Parish Council President

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3rd
The Parish General Assembly will take place on Sunday, December 3, following the Divine Liturgy in the Cotsidas Auditorium. As a parishioner in “good standing” it is your obligation to attend this meeting to review the recommendations of the Parish Council and add your voice to the direction of the Cathedral per the President of the Parish Council, Dean Stamoulis.

HOLY TRINITY TREASURED GENERATIONS 500
As the holidays quickly approach, please look into your hearts and give the gift that will help keep the standards Holy Trinity has maintained over the last 12 years. Pledge today! For more information or to make a pledge call James Christo or Holy Trinity...508.852.1000.

STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
Please join the Parish Council and Stewardship Committee on Sunday, December 10th following the Divine Liturgy.

Orthodox Life Seminars
Dr. James Skedros, a professor at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Of Theology, will be teaching seminars about our faith and how it relates to our life on Monday evenings for the next month. The last session will take place on Monday, December 4th. Everyone in our community, whether inquirers or those interested in learning more about Orthodoxy, are encouraged to attend. The seminars will be in the Tonna Room.

Father Greg's
Word of the Month

Frankincense

We know of frankincense as one of the three gifts brought by the Magi to the baby Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. It is an intersting word, and we can easily pick out the word "incense" in it. The name literally means "Frankish Incense" because the Crusaders brought it to Europe during the Middle Ages. What is it called in the Bible, though? In the Old Testament Hebrew it is called Levonah, while in the New Testament we find the Greek word Livani, and in fact that is how we refer to the incense we use during church services. The root for these two terms comes from the name Lebanon, which is one of the places from which frankincense came. Lebanon itself gets its name from a Semitic root meaning "white" or "milk". This is in reference to its snow-peaked mountains. A folk etymology for the name of Lebanon is that it means "Land Of Yogurt". While this brings a smile - yogurt in Arabic is laban, and the country is certainly known for its yogurt - this is more of a tall tale than an account of the name's origin.

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December 2 - Food Pantry 10:00am-12:00pm
December 3 - 14th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9:00 Divine Liturgy 10:00
December 5 - GOYA, 6:30pm-8:00pm
December 6 - Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity 9:30am
December 6 - Little Angels Playgroup 10:30am-12pm
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SPYRIDON PODCAST - NEW!!!
Need a little spiritual pick me up in the middle of the week? Listen to one of Dr. Skedros' lectures, 1 hour..

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