The Orthodox Vision - November 2011 Issue #261

NOVEMBER 2011 THE ORTHODOX VISION 1

November 2011

IN THIS ISSUE The Object of Love “Friendship either finds, or makes men equal.”

by Bede Jarrett

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µας ο Θεός

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2011 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bpt. Ct Publishing &Design-VSA-10/18/2011

AHEPA J. Bochanis 203-254-7595

AROUND THE PARISH S. Capiris 203-259-7344

[email protected] ATHLETIC PROGRAM P. Koutroulas 203-556-0489

[email protected]

CANTOR G. Bakes 203-374-8561

CHOIR P. Leask 203-258-9160

[email protected]

COUNCIL OF CHURCHES S. Kapetaneas 203-926-1751

CULTURAL ASSOCIATION V. Hatzis 203-268-7231

[email protected] DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE H. Yeotsas 203-374-1729 [email protected] ECCLESIARCH D. Trigonis 203-374-0725

FORCC E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013 [email protected]

GOYA N. Pettas 203-925-0189

E. Yiannoulis 203-372-6591

GREEK PAIDEIA L. Protopapas 203-929-1582

GREEK SCHOOL E. Limberis 203-371-6305

[email protected]

GREEK SCHOOL DANCE GROUP E.Limberis 203-371-6305 [email protected]

M. Cook 203-375-9329

HISTORIAN & ARCHIVES ROOM S. Capiris 203-259-7344

[email protected] INTERIOR COMMITTEE B. Pappas 203-268-8907

JR. CHOIR J.Bogardus 203-736-6501

LIBRARY H. Vittorio

L. Protopapas

203-375-0670

203-929-1582

MAINTENANCE G. Hatzis 203-261-3247

L. Tsouris 203-334-2781 MEDIA-COMMUNICATIONS A. Loukrezis 203-268-5377

[email protected]

OLYMPIANS (GOYA) F. Papachristos 203-380-0566

ORTHODOX WOMEN C. Constant 203-380-0828

P.T.O. M. Gountas 203-650-3246

[email protected]

PARISH COUNCIL G. Mourizakis 203-373-0580

[email protected] PHILOPTOCHOS K. Tsitsipas

[email protected]

203-926-0137

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013

[email protected]

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE S. Karagiannis 203-820-1975 SCHOOL BOARD V. Boudreau 203-734-6754

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SENIOR CITIZENS G. Agortsas 203-372-1015

STEWARDSHIP A.J. Metsopoulos 203-292-6418

R. Arvanitis 203-226-4140

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SUNDAY SCHOOL E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013

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The Official Monthly Publicaon of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

4070 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604

“Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every Creature.” Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every Creature.” Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every Creature.” Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every Creature.” Mark 16:15

Robert Arvani+s 226-4140

Michael Bouloubasis 336-2116

Stella Capiris 259-7344

A.J. Metsopoulos 292-6418

John Mihalakopoulos 261-4732

George Mourizakis 373-0580

Chris Papachristos 380-0566

Peter Tsimbidaros 334-2578

Sco6 Vereb 520-2781

Constan+ne Vlamis 268-5464

Parish Council

Newsleer Editor

Vicky Andrio+s

Newsleer Staff Eleni Limberis

George Mourizakis Vicky Andrio+s


D ear Parishioners, Fall is upon us and with it

we are very busy with various events as the Wine and Food tasting, lectures, bake sales, Pot luck dinners, brunches, and so many others. Every organization is eager and works very hard in their efforts of fundraising for their various projects. I congratulate all their members in this very difficult task and all their hard work.

A few days ago I invited all the presidents of our organizations to a meeting. We discussed various Church policies and procedures, what our mission as a Church parishioners and volunteers is, and encouraged everyone to help and support each other’s activities, as we all are one community. I urged all attending to share the contents of the meeting amongst their members so that we are all on the same page. Also, I asked all to be patient and cooperate during this transitional period.

Our annual elections for Parish council are coming up, and I would like to ask many of you to

participate. This way, you’ll get a chance to help your parish from the inside, and see things from another perspective. The real challenge is to attempt to make changes and improvements yourself and see it from our point-of-view, and not just as a critical by-stander, standing on the outside looking in.

It is not an easy job, and it is not for everyone. You must be willing to put in the hours and the hard work, with no material benefits and without expecting to hear a “Thank you”.

I am including here a summary of all costs of rebuilding all 4 of our Restrooms. Thanks to all of

you for making this project a reality.

I a m i n c o n s t a n t communication with Bishop Andonios to find a new priest for our Church. He is very hopeful that he will find someone for us soon.

I would like to thank Father Mathews for the wonderful services every Sunday and for taking the time to talk to our youngsters every Sunday.

I would like to invite all of you every Sunday to pray together as a family.

Come and join us. We are expecting you.

God Bless

Our Parish

By George Mourizakis

-Parish Council President

“God won't ask what kind of car you drove. He will ask how many people you took to church who didn't have transportation.”

“Kind words can

be short and easy

to speak, but

their echoes are truly endless.”

Description Budget Actual Donations

Permits $1,000 960

Dumpster $1,500 1389.45

Doors/Walls

Ceilings/Fixtures $17,000 16722.66

Labor Walls/Ceilings 0

Plumbing Labor $15,000 9120

Plumbing Fixtures $10,000 9366.56

Electrical & Light Fixtures $3,000 3582.69

Electrical Labor 0

Tiles $16,000 15714.48

Tiles Labor 0

Concrete/Mason $2,000 1165.46

Painting Supplies $500 350.06

Painting Labor 0

Granite $1,000 1000

Labor Outside Help $6,000 9249

Miscellaneous $1,500 0

Vanities 0

Total 74,500 68620.4 65983

Holy Trinity Church - Bathrooms Project


T here is something that unites us more closely to our friends than knowledge does, and this is love. Knowledge may teach us about them, may unlock for us gradually throughout life ever more wonderful secrets of their goodness and strength and

loyalty. But knowledge of itself pushes us irresistibly on to something more. The more we know of that which is worth knowing, the more we must love it. Now love is greater than knowledge whenever knowledge itself does not really unite us to the object of our knowledge, so that St. Paul can deliberately put charity above faith, since faith is the knowledge of God by means of ideas which are themselves created and limited and inadequate, while charity sweeps us up and carries us right along to God Himself. Hence it was an axiom among the medieval theologians that love is more unifying than knowledge, so that in the real indwelling of the Holy Spirit in our hearts we must expect to find not only that He is the object of our intelligence, but also that He has a place in our hearts. Indeed, it is impossible to conceive any experimental knowledge which does not also include in it the notion of love.

This love or friendship between ourselves and the Holy Spirit, if by friendship we mean anything like that of which we have experience in our human relations, implies three things. First of all, friendship implies that we do not love people for what we can get out of them, for that would be an insult to a friend, for it would mean selfishness or even animal passion. Friendship implies that we come for what we can give far more than that we come for what we can get. We love because we have helped is more often the true order of the origins of friendship than we help because we have loved. Secondly, friendship to be complete must be mutual. There may indeed be love when some poor, forlorn soul is here never requited in its affection, but that is not what we mean by a friend or by friendship. Friendship implies action, a fellow feeling, a desire for each other, a sympathy. Thirdly, friendship also implies necessarily a common bond of likeness, or similarity of condition or life, some equality. Of course it is evident from classic instances that friendship may exist between a shepherd lad and the son of a king (though perhaps Jonathan's princedom was very little removed from shepherd life), yet the very friendship itself must produce equality between them. Said the Latin proverb: "Friendship either finds, or makes men equal."

Now, therefore, to be perfectly literal in our use of the word, we must expect to find these things reproduced in our friendship with the Spirit of God; and, wonderful as it is, these things are reproduced. For God certainly loves us for no benefit that He can obtain from His love. He certainly had no need of us, nor do we in any sense fill up anything that is wanting to His life. Before we were, or the world was created, the Ever Blessed Three in One enjoyed to the full the complete peace and joy and energy of existence. We are no late development of His being, but only came because of His inherent goodness that was always prodigal of itself. He is our friend, not for His need, but for ours. He is our friend, not for what He could get, but for what He could give—His life. Again, His friendship is certainly mutual, for as St. John tells: "Let us therefore love God because God first hath loved us" (John 4.19). There is no yearning on our part which is not more than paralleled on His. I can say not only that I love God, but that He is my friend. Thirdly, I may even dare to assert that there is a common bond of likeness and equality between myself and Him. He has stooped to my level only that He may lift me to His own. He became Man that He might make man God, and so, equally, the Holy Spirit dwells in me that I may dwell in Him. "Friendship either finds, or makes men equal." It found us apart, it makes us one. He came divine, perfect, to me, human, imperfect. By grace I am raised to a supernatural level. I know Him in some sort as He is; I am immediately united to Him by the bond of love.

Object of Love

“God won't ask how many promotions you received. He will ask what you did to promote others.”

This excerpt is

from : The

Abiding Presence

of the Holy Ghost

in the Soul– by

Bede Jarrett,

O.P. March 21,

1918

This work is in the public

domain and can freely be

copied and distributed.

“F r ie nd s h ip either finds, or m a k e s m e n

equal.”


"We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge. People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mis-takes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever. Pause and ponder. Think before you act. Be patient. Forgive & forget. Love one and all. If you judge people, you have no time to love them." ~Mother

Teresa

The Art of Getting

Along With Folks by Dr. Frank Crane

I t is well to be wise and pretty, it is well to be free and strong,

it is well to live your own life, it is well to strive and to conquer, but the small but blessed group of them that can just Get Along with everybody deserves some praise.

We abuse them, we call them blarneyers, shifty and gifted in side-stepping. From the downright heights of our opinions and principles and ideals we pooh-pooh them.

But they are none the less the

most comfortable people in the world to live with.

When we are irritable, they

know the trick of stroking our fur the right way. When we are glum they know the sweet secret of silence. When we state a pugnacious opinion and bristle up to prove it, and are spoiling for a fight, they find some remarkable originality in our crazy notion, that

flatters us into calm. They don't do as we advise them, but they are most deft in explanations why they could not. They have a keen nose for avoiding sore subjects of conversation. They know when to laugh and when to look sympathetic. Many a family blaze has been prevented by their acute sense of social smoke. They can see trouble coming a mile away, and guide us all down a bylane. They are human lubricants. They are the gifted ones who can manage human bees and never get stung. They may lie — a little — but still,

"blessed are the Peacemakers." -This excerpt is from Footnotes to

Life, by Dr. Frank Crane, originally

published in 1920

Belling the Cat

L ONG ago, the mice had a general council to consider what measures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat. Some said this, and some said that; but at last a young mouse got up and said he

had a proposal to make, which he thought would meet the case. “You will all agree,” said he, “that our chief danger consists in the sly and treacherous manner in which the enemy approaches us. Now, if we could re-ceive some signal of her approach, we could easily escape from her. I venture, therefore, to propose that a small bell be procured, and attached by a ribbon round the neck of the Cat. By this means we should always know when she was about, and could easily retire while she was in the neighbourhood.” This proposal met with general applause, until an old mouse got up and said: “That is all very well, but who is to bell the Cat?” The mice looked at one an-

other and nobody spoke. Then the old mouse said: “IT IS EASY TO PROPOSE IMPOSSIBLE REMEDIES.” ~Aesop


“God won't ask the square footage of your house, He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home. “

“ Emotions, requests, or words of p r a i s e - whichever we sp ea k a r e poetry to His ears -- these a r e o u r prayers.” vsa from Prayer in Poetry

Parent Teacher

Organization by Maria Gountas

-President

W e have started off to a great year! Thus far this year, the

children have had a great time at bingo night and have gone to see Frankenstein at the Downtown Cabaret. It was a great show, and the kids looked amazing in their costumes.

We had a great turnout for our Pancake Breakfast. Thank you to all who came to support the PTO. We would like to give a special thank you to our cook in the kitchen Evangelos Gountas, and especially to everyone who helped put this event together.

Registrations are ongoing after Church and Sunday school. We are planning a few fundraisers and activities for our children. In order to do that, we need everyone’s help. Through our fundraisers, the PTO is able to treat our children to various activities. Most importantly, we do encourage all parents to

support the PTO. If anyone is interested in bringing

snacks & juice on Sundays for the childr en, please ema il me at [email protected] Below are a few save the dates to keep in mind in the coming month November 11th- PTO Christmas Boutique

Look for more Details on upcoming events on our PTO Board or in the Sunday Bulletin.

GOYA by Nicole Pettas and

Evan Yiannoulis -Co-presidents

A s Fall is upon us, let’s all take some time to enjoy the

beautiful scenery that sur-rounds us. The leaves are already turning colorful reds, yellows, browns, and oranges indicating colder weather. Before we know it, Winter will be here. By now, we are all very busy with schoolwork, team sports, and other activities.

GOYA has had a strong start this year, and our first outing was to the Holiday Hill in Prospect, CT which was so much fun! It was a delightful day and enjoyed by all who attended.

Our GOYA picnic was

well attended and very suc-cessful. We would like to thank all GOYANS, our parents, our parish’s organ-izations, and all parishion-ers who supported us . We could not have done it without your help. The proceeds will be going to-wards scholarships for the graduating GOYANS of the class of 2012. We are looking forward to our up-coming events: the car wash fundraiser, and our TAG sale, which will be on November 5th. Please help GOYA by donating the items you no longer

use. We would also like to

remind everyone that GOYA will be doing its annual Christmas cards soon, and that we will be set up downstairs every Sunday after Liturgy tak-ing orders for them. There will be more information to come about the upcom-ing district retreat run by the diocese in early De-cember. Just a reminder, that our monthly meetings are scheduled for the first Sunday of each month im-mediately after Liturgy in the YAL room.

If you have any ques-tions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Wishing you all a produc-tive month and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.


"God won't ask how many friends you had. He will ask how many people you were a friend to.”

Daughters of

Penelope by Helen Yeotsas - President

T he Sisters of Chapter 41 are gearing up for a very busy Autumn.

In October, five Sisters attended the District Conference in Orange. We also had a Dinner Meeting with the AHEPA, and Installation of new officers where several District Lodge members who joined us. Our chapter continues to grow, with two new members so far this year!

We have kicked off our "Let's Keep Them Warm" drive, where we collect gloves, hats, scarves, warm socks and small blankets for the needy in our Greater Bridgeport community. (All new items please). This drive is a labor of love for the entire organization, and we appreciate your support.

Even one pair of gloves will put a smile on the face of someone in need. We plan to distribute these items at the Church's "Meal of Love" this month, and then to many worthwhile organizations like local schools, shelters, hospitals and crisis enters. Please see the flyer in the Vision for all the Drop Box locations. Thanks to those who continue to collect these items at their places of business.

Please plan to purchase a "Turkey Raffle" ticket this month, with all proceeds going directly to our scholarship fund. Just a dollar and you are directly helping a worthy student or students from

our own community! Drawing will be on November 20 after services. Also this month (on the 20th) is the deadline to purchase your "Christmas Wreaths" from the Daughters. Details in the flyers at church and in the Vision. Please consider purchasing one of our wreaths this year, decorated by our members, and the GOYA members.

This month the Daughters of Penelope celebrate “Founder's Day", where we honor the vision of founder Alexandra Apostolides Sonenfeld in creating the first chapter of the Daughters. Today, the Daughters of Penelope is a l ea d e r i n p h i l a n t h r o p i c , educational and cultural activities with local chapters in the United States, Canada, Greece and Cyprus.

Our November meeting is on Wednesday November 16 at 7:00 pm. Please consider joining our organization!

Greek School

Ελληνικό Σχολείο by Eleni Limberis

-Director

Ευχαριστούµε το Σύλλογο Γονέων

& ∆ιδασκάλων (ΡΤΟ) πού και φέτος, αγόρασε και δώσαµε στους µαθητές της 3ης τάξης τα Ελλην. -Αµερικανικά λεξικά για να τα χρησιµοποιούν για το µάθηµά τους.

Σας ευχαριστούµε κορίτσια και για την συνεχή

βοήθειά σας – είσθε πάντα έτοιµοι να βοηθήσετε σε ότι δήποτε σας ζητήσουµε – για όλα όσα κάνετε για τα παιδιά µας, και γενικά µε το σχολείο µας. Και πάλι

ένα ΜΕΓΑΛΟ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ. Καλωσορίζοµε τους δασκάλους µας και βοηθούς: Σοφία Χαλλά, Χριστίνα Περτέση, Χριστίνα Καλογερή, Ιωάννa Μπακή, Ντανιέλλα Παναγιωτίδη και Περικλής Κουτρούλας. Φέτος τα παιδιά µας µε την βοήθεια – της κας Ζωής Γκούντα – έκαναν πρόσφορα τα οποία εδόθησαν στην εκκλησία για το αντίδωρο. Ήταν

µία ευχάριστη και απολαυστική εµπειρία για τους µικρούς µαθητές µας.

Το ελληνικό µας σχολείο - εύχεται σε όλους σας να περάσετε µε υγεία την «ηµέρα των «ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΙΏΝ».


“God won't ask how many clothes you had in your closet. He’ll ask how many people you helped to clothe.”

“W h e n God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully, Onl y two things can happen, Either HE will catch you when you fall, Or He'll teach you how to fly.”

Athletic

Committee by Pericles Koutroulas

-Director

P ractice for all the basketball teams and J u n i or Va r s i t y

volleyball team are in full swing. Varsity volleyball will begin practice on November 30th, after the conclusion of the high school volleyball season. There is no Farm Team in basketball this year due to most of the children from last year’s team moving up to the Midget Division. The first basketball games of the season will begin the weekend before Thanksgiving. Volleyball games will start in mid-December. I am happy to report the overwhelming response to our Junior Varsity Volleyball team. The team has 20 enthusiastic girls signed up. A sincere thank you goes out to Coach Stella Katsetos for her energy and enthusiasm

in getting the girls to sign up. As for ma int ena nce projects, the cosmetic upgrade of the 1st floor women’s bathroom in the gym was delayed due to concerns with the roof. However, after meeting with members of the committee, the cosmetic upgrade will proceed and be completed prior to the start of

the games. Last month, I reported that members of the Athletic Committee assisted in placing sealant on the gym roof in order to stop leaks. I was informed after the fact that the gym roof sustained damage during the previous hurricane. A claim was submitted to the insurance company. Our program needs volunteers to help in the gym. If anyone is interested in helping out with collecting the admission fee at the door, working in the snack bar, or scorekeeping, please contact me as soon as possible. Please feel free to call me at (203) 556-0489 or email me at [email protected] with any ideas, questions, and/or concerns. .

AHEPA by John Bochanis

-President

T he Bridgeport Chapter of AHEPA would like to take this opportunity

to thank everyone who attended Taverna Night in August. It was a beauti-ful evening (before tropical storm Irene arrived the following day) at the beach filled with music and dance. Thanks to your support we exceeded last year’s at-tendance with approximately 400 present this year. We look forward to next year’s event. The funds raised from Tavern Night go towards many worthy causes including the AHEPA scholarship Fund. On November 13, 2011 directly after

church AHEPA is sponsoring there annual chicken lunch-eon. Please stay after church and have lunch. AHEPA has been sponsoring this annual luncheon for many years and the proceeds from this lunch-eon also contribute to the scholarship fund supporting

the youth of our community. On November 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

AHEPA will be sponsoring a lecture by Professor Konstantina Maragkou of the Yale Hellenic Studies Department. Her lecture will be about the Junta Period (1967-! 974) of Greek History. Refresh-ments will be served after the lecture. Please join us for this lecture which is open to all.


“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” ~Chinese Proverb

Below is a listing of the Sunday school Teachers/Aides presently assigned to each classroom and for the parents to use it as reference. Eva Vaniotis, Director

Bill Vaniotis, Assistant Director/Treasurer

Grades, Teachers, and Aides

Pre-Nursery - Maria Fatibene Tatiana Rivera Nursery- Cathy Hallas Alexa Hallas, Eleni Sandalidis, Evangelia Sandalidis Kindergarten- Demetra Skenderis, Margarita Kolitsas, Theresa Fronzi Grade 1- Maria Nictas Vicky Hasiotis,Olivia Hayes

Grade 2- Cindy Waldron Johnna Vereb, Christine Frey Grade 3- Vicky Boudreau Stella Katsetos , Patricia Mara-gos ,Maria Varvaras Grade 4- Perry Koutroulas Krystianna Toth, Maria Pagalis Grade 5- Alexandra McGoldrick Andre Loukrezis, Eleni Geor-gakopoulos ,Marina Cruz

Grade 6- Gloria Tallcouch Darwin Zoe Pappas-Fernandes Grade 7-Tom Hallas Janice Bouloubasis Grade 8- Tommy Stevens ( Guided by Tom Hallas) Grade 9- Lena Protopapas Grade 10- Lena Protopapas

Director’s Assistants: Milton Hallas Chris Waldron David Outhouse George Nakos

Substitutes: Angeliki Georgakopoulos, Cathy Outhouse, Lourdes Pertesis, Katerina Vlahos

Philoptochos

Upcoming

Events—

November 2011 Kalliope Tsitsipas -President

“One Woman Asking Another Woman to Care.” Join us & Bring A Friend! November 1st – Philoptochos Name Day Celebration., Sts Cosmas and Damianos Join us at the Annual Pot Luck Dinner Tuesday No-vember 1, 2011 at 6:00pm in the Aegean Room at Holy Trinity. Bring Your Favorite Dish, Friend, and Recipe copy.

“Caring is… sharing your love… through ministry…”

November 13th - Place Orders by this date for the An-nual Bake Sale (PLEASE see FLYER in this issue for complete details). Pick Up Orders on November 19th and November 20th between 10:00am and 1:00pm, or call the Church office for an appointment. (203-374-5561). All baked goods are prepared by the Ladies Philopto-chos Society, using the best ingredients. It is our honor to be part of your Holiday Table! November 17th & 18th – Preparation of food baskets for the Thanksgiving Holiday. This is for fami-lies in need and individuals and families infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. “The Evergreen Network Thanks you for offering to make someone’s Holiday brighter.” Philoptochos welcomes all food and cash donations for the food baskets.

November 20th – Food Baskets prepared on November 17th & 18th to be delivered. Week of November 20th – Visits to Nursing Homes


A s you know, the bathroom restoration project is now complete. We thank the many

parishioners who volunteered their services to accomplish this task. Many thanks to everyone who individually donated these past two years, no matter what the amount. Your thoughtfulness and cooperation are deeply appreciated.

Eleven of our GOYAns attended a Direct Archdiocesan District event where they met other GOYAns from New York and Connecticut. This was held at the Holiday Hill Day Camp in Prospect, Connecticut. Thank you to those who attended. It was nice to have our Parish represented. We wish the GOYAns much success in their future projects. Their annual Tag Sale will take place on Saturday, November 5th. Also, keep in mind that they will be doing the annual Church "Christmas Card".

The Philoptochos recently had a delightful

"Champagne Brunch". Many thanks to those who donated the many food items and to those who made monetary donations. Now they will be preparing for their Thanksgiving Bake Sale. Keep in mind to order their delicious baked goods and food.

Congratulations to Eleni and Evangelos Koutsitzis upon the birth of their baby. They already have three lovely sons and are thrilled with the blessing of a healthy baby girl. The grandparents are also thrilled. Na sas zisse.

Congratulations to Peggy (Chirigos) and George Geotsas on the birth of their second child "Yanoula". Both sets of grandparents - the Chirigos Families and the Geotsas Families - are thrilled with their new granddaughter. Na sas zisse.

Congratulations to Helen (Hasiotis) and Costa Kasparis on the birth of their baby girl. Proud grandparents are Vasilios and Nikki Hasiotis

Around the Parish by Stella Capiris

PTO’s Family Fun Night—Bingo!

Our Greek School children learn how to make a Prosforo offering. "Our Lord gives us all things. He

gives us wheat, water and wine. We take things from the earth that He gives us and offer them

back to God. " photos courtesy of Maria


“ The saddest day for an atheist is the day he has something to be thankful for, but no one to thank. “

Congratulations to Jimmy and Rebecca Hasiotis on the birth of their baby girl. Yiayia Glykeria Hasiotis is so very happy. Na sas zisse. Congratulations to Elizabeth (Kontomerkos) and James Vancho on the birth of their baby "Olivia Ann". Proud grandparents are Vana and Andrew Kontomerkos. Na sas zisse. Congratulations to Maria Geleki on the birth of her new grandson. The proud parents are Irene (Geleki) and Sava Rallis former parishioners. Na sas zisse. Congratulations to Felicia Bellows, who completed her twenty-first (21) Marathon in Chicago, on October 9, 2011. Congratulations to George Andriotis, who recently completed his first two half marathons—ING Hartford Half Marathon and the Gulf Beach (Milford) Half Marathon.

Our prayers are with the family of Zacharias Pappas Fernandes for a complete recovery following his recent accident.

Perastika and get well wishes are extended to Mary (Markos) Patsiarikas recovering from her recent surgery. The Community extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Mina (Sboros) Martins upon her recent death. We extend our deepest sympathy to Gus Hatzis and Van Hatzis and their entire families upon the death of their

sister in Ohio. May their Memories be Forever Eternal.

Greek School—October 2011

Daughters of Penelope– Installaon of Officers– Octo-

AHEPA– Installaon of Officers—October 2011

photo courtesy of Helen Yeotsas

Daughters of Penelope– Dinner Meeng—October 2011

photo courtesy of Helen Yeotsas

PTO’s Family Fun Night—Bingo!

photo courtesy of Maria Gountas


“Men do not reject the Bible because it contradicts itself but because it contradicts them.”

Starfish

A small boy lived by the ocean. He loved all the creatures of the sea, especially the starfish, and

spent much of his time exploring the seashores.

One day he learned that there would be a minus tide that would leave the starfish stranded on the sand.

The day of the tide he went down to the beach and

began picking up the stranded starfish and started tossing them back in the sea. An elderly man who lived next door came to down to the beach to see what he was doing.

“I’m saving the starfish,” the boy proudly declared. When the neighbor saw all of the stranded starfish he shook his head and said, “I’m sorry to disappoint you young man, but if the look down the beach one way, there are stranded starfish as far as the eye can see. And if you look the other way, it’s the same. One boy like you isn’t going to make much of a difference.”

The boy thought about this for a moment. Then he reached his small hand down to the sand, picked up a starfish, tossed it back into the ocean and said,

“I sure made a difference for that one.” - Unknown

An Interview

with God

I dreamed I had an interview with God. “So you would like to

interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time” I said. God smiled. “My time is eternity.” “What questions do you have in mind for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered... “That they get bored with childhood,they rush to grow up, and then long to be children

again, that they lose their health to make money...and then lose their money to restore their health, that by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future. I am surprised that they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived.” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while. And then I asked… “As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?” “To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is let themselves be loved, to learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others, to learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness, to learn that it only takes a few seconds to open

profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them. I want them to learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least, to learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings, to learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently, and to learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.” "Thank you for your time," I said humbly. "Is there anything else you would like your children to know?" God smiled and said, “Just know that I am here... always.” ~ Unknown


Η ΕΝΟΡΙΑ ΜΑΣ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΜΟΥΡΙΖΑΚΗΣ, ΠΡΟΕ∆ΡΟΣ

Αγαπητοί ενορίτες, Με τον ερχοµό του Φθινοπώρου, είµαστε πολύ απασχοληµένοι µε διάφορες εκδηλώσεις, όπως: Wine & Food Tasting, διαλέξεις, πωλήσεις τροφών και γλυκισµάτων, γεύµατα, και πολλά άλλα. Κάθε οργανισµός προσπαθεί και κάνει το καλύτερο δυνατόν για να εξοικονοµήσει χρήµατα για τις διάφορες υπηρεσίες και καθήκοντα πού έχουν. Θέλω να συγχαρώ όλα τα µέλη των οργανισµών της Εκκλησίας µας σε αυτό το πολύ δύσκολο καθήκον τους και την σκληρή δουλειά. Πριν από λίγες µέρες, κάλεσα όλους τους προέδρους των οργανισµών σε συνεδρίαση. Συζητήσαµε για τις διάφορες διαδικασίες και κανονισµούς της εκκλησίας µας, την αποστολή µας σαν ενορίτες και σαν εθελοντές, και να ενθαρρύνουµε και να βοηθάµε ό ένας τον άλλον µεταξύ µας και σαν οργανισµοί, όπως όλοι µας είµαστε µία Κοινότητα. Παρότρυνα επίσης, να µεταφέρουν τα λεγόµενα της συνεδρίασης στα µέλη κάθε οργανισµού ώστε όλοι να είναι ενηµερωµένοι. Επίσης ζήτησα από όλους να είναι υποµονετικοί και συνεργάσιµοι στην µεταβατική αυτή περίοδο. Πλησιάζουν οι ετήσιες εκλογές για το Συµβούλιο, και θα ήθελα να ζητήσω από όλους εσάς να συµµετάσχετε. Με αυτό τον τρόπο, θα έχετε µία ευκαιρία να δείτε τα πράγµατα ως έχουν από την εσωτερική πλευρά, είναι πραγµατικά πολύ διαφορετικά. Σας προσκαλώ να προσπαθήσετε να συµµετάσχετε, ώστε να φέρετε αλλαγές και βελτιώσεις και να δείτε τα πράγµατα ως έχουν, και όχι σαν κριτές από έξω. ∆εν είναι εύκολη δουλειά, και δεν είναι για όλους. Πρέπει να είσθε πρόθυµοι να εργαστείτε πολλές ώρες, χωρίς καµιά υλική παροχή και ανταµοιβή και χωρίς να περιµένετε να ακούσετε ένα «ευχαριστώ». Σας εσωκλείω παρά κάτω σύνοψη όλων των δαπανών της ανακαίνισης των 4 µπάνιων. Χάρη σε όλους εσάς το έργο έγινε πραγµατικότητα. Είµαι σε συνεχή επικοινωνία µε τον Επίσκοπο Αντώνιο για εύρεση νέου Ιερέα για την Εκκλησία µας. Έχει πολλές ελπίδες ότι θα βρεθεί Ιερέας σύντοµα. Θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω τον πάτερ Μάθιους, για την θαυµάσια υπηρεσία του κάθε Κυριακή και τον χρόνο που αφιερώνει να µιλάει στα παιδιά µας κάθε Κυριακή. Θέλω επίσης, να καλέσω όλους σας κάθε Κυριακή να έρχεστε να προσευχόµαστε µαζί ως µία οικογένεια. Ελάτε. Σας περιµένουµε.

Our children making Prosforo.

"God gave us mouths that close and ears that don't-- that should tell us something.”


ʺἩ πιό τέλεια ἀρετή εἶναι ἡ ὠφέλεια τοῦ πλησίονʺ (Ἰσαάκ ὁ Σύρος).

Είναι πάντα κοντά µας ο

Θεός

Π ό σ ε ς φ ο ρ έ ς ! Π ό σ ε ς

φορὲς τὰ µαῦρα σύννεφα τῆς λ ύ π η ς σ κ οτ ε ι ν ιά ζ ου ν τὸν ὁρίζοντα τῆς ψ υ χ ῆ ς µ α ς ! Πόσες φορὲς τὸ π ρ ό σ ω π ο σκυθρωπάζει καὶ τὰ δάκρυα τοῦ

πόνου καυτὰ κυλοῦν ἀπὸ τὰ µάτια µας! Πάλι δύσκολα τὰ πράγµατα. Πάλι στενὰ ὅλα.

Τίποτε δὲν πάει καλά. ∆ὲν µᾶς βοηθοῦν οἱ δικοί µας. Μᾶς ξέχασε καὶ ὁ Θεός! Καὶ καλὰ κάνει. Τέτοιοι ποὺ εἴµαστε, τέτοια µᾶς πρέπουν…

Εἴµαστε ἀδύνατοι οἱ ἄνθρωποι καὶ ὅταν παρουσιασθεῖ κάποια δοκιµασία, τέτοιες µαῦρες σκέψεις ἀρχίζουν νὰ βασανίζουν τὸ νοῦ καὶ νὰ ταλαιπωροῦν τὴν ψυχή µας. Εὔκολα τὰ χάνουµε τότε καὶ ἀπογοητευόµαστε. Εἶναι καὶ ὁ ἀνυποχώρητος ἐχθρός µας, ὁ διάβολος, ποὺ πάντοτε ἐκµεταλλεύεται τέτοιες περιστάσεις καὶ ρίχνει τὰ βέλη του τὰ «πεπυρωµένα», παρουσιάζει τὰ πράγµατα πολὺ χειρότερα ἀπ’ ὅ,τι εἶναι, ἀπελπίζει τὴν ψυχὴ καὶ ζαλίζει τὸ νοῦ µὲ τὴν ἰδέα ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς µᾶς ξέχασε, δὲν ὑπάρχει Θεὸς γιὰ µᾶς.

Μήπως ὅµως πολλὲς φορὲς παθαίνουµε ὅ,τι καὶ οἱ δύο µαθητὲς τοῦ Κυρίου, ποὺ τὸ ἀπόγευµα τῆς ἡµέρας τῆς Ἀναστάσεως ὁδοιποροῦσαν ἀπὸ τὰ Ἱεροσόλυµα πρὸς ἕνα χωριό, σὲ ἀπόσταση περίπου δύο ὡρῶν, µὲ τὸ ὄνοµα Ἐµµαούς; (βλ. Λουκ. κδ 13-35).

Εἶχαν ζήσει ὅλα τὰ γεγονότα ποὺ συγκλόνισαν τὰ Ἱεροσόλυµα ἐκεῖνες τὶς ἡµέρες, τὶς δίκες τοῦ Κυρίου ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀρχιερέων καὶ τοῦ Πιλάτου, τὰ φρικτὰ παθήµατα, τὴ σταύρωση καὶ τὴν ταφή του. Κάποιες παράξενες εἰδήσεις ποὺ ἄρχισαν νὰ κυκλοφοροῦν τελευταῖα, ὅτι ὁ Χριστὸς ζεῖ, δὲν τὶς ὑπολόγισαν πολύ, δὲν µποροῦσαν νὰ πιστέψουν ὅτι ἦταν ἀληθινές. Ἦταν ἀπογοητευµένοι ἀπὸ τὴν ἔκβαση τῶν γεγονότων, εἶχαν χάσει τὶς ἐλπίδες τους καὶ οἱ ψυχές τους εἶχαν βυθισθεῖ σὲ πέλαγος θλίψεως. Καὶ τότε «ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐγγίσας συνεπορεύετο αὐτοῖς». Τοὺς

πλησίασε καὶ ἄρχισε νὰ βαδίζει στὸ δρόµο µαζί τους. Τί συµβαίνει; Τί συζητᾶτε µεταξύ σας «καί ἐστε σκυθρωποί;» Γιατί αὐτὴ ἡ κατήφεια καὶ ἡ ἀπελπισία στὰ πρόσωπά σας; Καὶ ἐκεῖνοι ἄρχισαν νὰ ἐξηγοῦν, νὰ διηγοῦνται ὅσα συνέβησαν ἐκεῖνες τὶς ἡµέρες στὰ Ἱεροσόλυµα, ποὺ κατετάραξαν τὶς ψυχές τους.

Ἦταν σκυθρωποὶ διότι ἔχασαν τὸν ∆ιδάσκαλο. Καὶ Ἐκεῖνος ἦταν ἀνάµεσά τους! Μιλοῦσαν µὲ πόνο γιὰ τὴν ἀπουσία του σ’ Αὐτὸν ποὺ ἦταν παρὼν ἐκεῖ µπροστά τους. Ἔκλαιγαν γιὰ τὸν θάνατο Ἐκείνου ποὺ συνέτριψε τὸν θάνατο ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν.

Πόσο θὰ θέλαµε νὰ ἤµαστε ἐκεῖ κοντά τους κάπου καὶ νὰ τοὺς φωνάζαµε δυνατὰ νὰ ξυπνήσουν: Ἅγιοι ἄνθρωποι τοῦ Θεοῦ, µαθητὲς τοῦ Κυρίου, ἀνοῖξτε τὰ µάτια σας νὰ δεῖτε, ὅτι Αὐτὸς ποὺ θάψατε νεκρό, εἶναι µπροστά σας ζωντανός, Αὐτὸς ποὺ θεωρεῖτε ἀπόντα εἶναι παρὼν ἀνάµεσά µας. ∆ὲν σᾶς ξέχασε, δὲν σᾶς ἀφήνει µόνους σας νὰ σβήνετε στὸν πόνο. Εἶναι κοντά σας καὶ σᾶς µιλᾶ, γι’ αὐτὸ καὶ αἰσθάνεσθε νὰ παρηγορεῖται ἡ καρδιά σας, γι’ αὐτὸ νιώθετε νὰ ὑποχωρεῖ ὁ πόνος σας, νὰ φεύγουν τὰ σύννεφα ἀπ’ τὴν ψυχή σας καὶ ἕνας ἥλιος λάµπει τώρα καθαρὸς καὶ ὁλοφώτεινος µπροστά σας καὶ βάλσαµο παρηγοριᾶς ρίχνει στὸ βάθος τῆς καρδιᾶς σας.

Ἀσφαλῶς οἱ δύο µαθητὲς τοῦ Κυρίου, ὅταν θὰ ἔφερναν στὴ µνήµη τους ἀργότερα τὸ γεγονός, θὰ ἀποροῦσαν µὲ τὸν ἑαυτό τους: Πῶς δὲν Τὸν καταλάβαµε τότε; Γιατί νὰ δυσκολευθοῦµε νὰ Τὸν ἀναγνωρίσουµε, ἀφοῦ «ἡ καρδία ἡµῶν καιοµένη ἦν ἐν ἡµῖν» καθὼς µᾶς µιλοῦσε στὸ δρόµο καὶ ἔνιωθε στὰ βάθη της ἡ ψυχή µας ὅτι δὲν ἦταν ἕνας ἁπλὸς συνοδοιπόρος Ἐκεῖνος, ὅτι δὲν µποροῦσε νὰ ἦταν ἄλλος παρὰ ὁ ἀναστηµένος Χριστός;

Πόσες φορὲς παθαίνουµε τὰ ἴδια καὶ µεῖς! Μᾶς ξέχασε ὁ Θεός, λέµε, ἐνῶ ὁ Θεὸς εἶναι δίπλα µας! Ὄχι βέβαια γιὰ νὰ παρακολουθεῖ ἀδιάφορος τὴ δυσκολία µας. Εἶναι δίπλα µας καὶ µᾶς φροντίζει, µᾶς µιλᾶ, µᾶς ἐνισχύει καὶ παρηγορεῖ καὶ δίνει δύναµη ν’ ἀντέχουµε στὴ δυσκολία, στὴ θλίψη ποὺ µᾶς ταλαιπωρεῖ.

Εἶναι δίπλα µας, ἀλλὰ δὲν «διηνοίχθησαν» ἀκόµη οἱ ὀφθαλµοί µας. ∆ὲν βλέπουµε συνεπῶς καθαρὰ τὴν πραγµατικότητα. Ἡ ὁµίχλη τῆς δυσπιστίας µειώνει τὴν ὁρατότητα, θολώνει τοὺς ὁρίζοντες καὶ πνίγει τὶς ἐλπίδες τῆς ψυχῆς µας. ∆ὲν βλέπουµε τότε οὔτε τὸν Θεὸ ποὺ στοργικὰ παρακολουθεῖ καὶ δυναµικὰ ἐπεµβαίνει, οὔτε τὸν διάβολο ποὺ πάντοτε πολεµεῖ καὶ µὲ πανουργία παρεµβαίνει..

Ὅταν ὅµως ἀνοίξουν τὰ µάτια µας, ὅταν τὸ φῶς τῆς πίστεως φωτίζει τοὺς δρόµους µας, βλέπουµε τὸν


"Χωρίς ταπείνωση τό πᾶᾶᾶᾶν γίνεται µηδέν. Μέ τήν ταπείνωση τό µηδέν γίνεται τό πᾶᾶᾶᾶν" (Μ.Βασίλειος).

Ο Γάτος και

τα ποντίκια -Μύθοι του Αισώπου

Κ άποτε, σ‛ ένα µεγάλο αρχοντικό σπίτι µε πολλά

δωµάτια, έµενε µια γριά. Το σπίτι ήτανε παµπάλαιο. Κανείς δεν το περιποιότανε πια κι οι τοίχοι του είχαν αρχίσει να ραγίζουν, οι σοβάδες να πέφτουν, τα πατώµατα να σαπίζουν. Η γριά, που έµενε σ‛ αυτό το παλιό αρχοντικό σπίτι, κρατούσε µόνο δυο δωµάτια ανοιχτά, όπου έµενε αυτή στο ένα και στο άλλο η υπηρέτριά της. Όλα α άλλα δωµάτια τα είχανε κλειστά και δεν άνοιγαν ποτέ τις πόρτες και τα παράθυρά τους ούτε έµπαιναν ποτέ εκεί µέσα. Όπου στα κλεισµένα δωµάτια, έστησαν φωλιά δυο ποντίκια που, σιγά σιγά, έγιναν µια πολυάριθµη οικογένεια, στρατός ολόκληρος από ποντίκια, που αλώνιζαν εκεί µέσα. Κανείς δεν τα πείραζε και εκείνα νύχτα µέρα ροκάνιζαν ό, τι έβρισκαν µπροστά τους κι έγιναν όλα τετράπαχα.

Μια µέρα, ένας γάτος του δρόµου, βρίσκοντας

ανοιχτή την εξώπορτα του σπιτιού, µπήκε µέσα για να προφυλαχτεί από το κρύο και χώθηκε κάτω από το κρεβάτι της γριάς.Όταν τον είδε, την άλλη µέρα, η γριά χάρηκε, που θα τον είχε, και τον κράτησε. Ο γάτος καθώς περπατούσε αµέριµνος στο σπίτι, µια µέρα ανακάλυψε µια τρύπα η οποία οδηγούσε σε κάποιο άλλο δωµάτιο όπου ζούσαν τα ποντίκια. Καθώς τα ποντίκια έβγαιναν

ανυποψίαστα από τη φωλιά τους αυτός τα καταβρόχθιζε. Κι επειδή τρώγοντας έρχεται η όρεξη, ο γάτος βγήκε, ένα άλλο βράδυ από το δωµάτιο της γριάς και άρχισε να τριγυρνάει στο απέραντο παµπάλαιο σπίτι.

Στον πρώτο διάδροµο που µπήκε, αντίκρισε κοπάδι ολόκληρο από ποντίκια και έπεσε απάνω τους µε µανία. Εκείνα, συνηθισµένα όπως ήταν να µην τα πειράζει κανένας, άργησαν να καταλάβουν τον κίνδυνο που τα‛ απειλούσε και ώσπου να κρυφτούνε στις τρύπες τους ο γάτος έφαγε αρκετά. Πού να ξεκολλήσει τώρα ο γάτος από το διάδροµο. Η γριά τον έχανε, γιατί εκείνος µέρα- νύχτα παραφύλαγε στο διάδροµο για ποντίκια.

Έπειτα, βρίσκοντας καµιά τρύπα σε κάποια πόρτα,

Θεὸ κοντά µας καὶ τότε ποὺ Ἐκεῖνος γίνεται «ἄφαντος» γιὰ τοὺς σωµατικούς µας ὀφθαλµούς.

Αὐτὸ συνέβη µὲ τοὺς δύο µαθητὲς τοῦ Κυρίου ποὺ πορεύονταν στὴν κώµη Ἐµµαούς. Ὅταν στὸ τραπέζι τους ὁ Κύριος εὐλόγησε τὸν ἄρτο, τὸν ἔκοψε καὶ τὸν προσέφερε, ἄνοιξαν τὰ µάτια τους «καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν». Τὸν ἀναγνώρισαν. Αὐτὸς ὅµως τὴν ὥρα ἐκείνη «ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ’ αὐτῶν». Χάθηκε ἀπὸ µπροστά τους. Ἀλλὰ ἡ αἰφνίδια αὐτὴ ἐξαφάνιση δὲν τοὺς ἀπογοήτευσε. Ἔτρεξαν ἀµέσως στὰ Ἱεροσόλυµα νὰ ποῦν στοὺς ἄλλους µαθητὲς

ὅτι ὁ Κύριος ζεῖ, ὅτι ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ Τὸν εἶδαν µὲ τὰ µάτια τους καὶ Τὸν ἄκουσαν καὶ µίλησαν µαζί του.

Καὶ µεῖς κάποτε τὸν εἴδαµε τὸν Θεό. Αἰσθανθήκαµε τὴν παρουσία του κοντά µας, τὴν παντοδύναµη προστασία καὶ τὴ θαυµαστὴ πρόνοια καὶ ἐπέµβασή του στὴ ζωή µας. Ἂν κατόπιν τὰ πράγµατα δυσκόλεψαν, δὲν σηµαίνει αὐτὸ ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς µᾶς ξέχασε καὶ ἔπαυσε πιὰ νὰ ὑπάρχει γιὰ µᾶς.

∆ὲν εἶναι νεκρὸς ὁ Θεός µας, ἀδελφέ. Εἶναι Θεὸς ζωντανός, ἀληθινός, ἀθάνατος. Ποὺ πάντοτε, εἴτε τὸ καταλαβαίνουµε εἴτε ὄχι,

βρίσκεται κοντά µας, ἕτοιµος νὰ βοηθήσει, νὰ ἐνισχύσει, νὰ στηρίξει τὴν ταλαιπωρηµένη µας ψυχή.

Γι’ αὐτὸ ποτὲ µὴν κουραστεῖς ἀπὸ τὸν κόπο καὶ τὶς δυσκολίες τῆς ζωῆς. Ποτὲ µὴν ἀφήσεις τὴν ψυχή σου ν’ ἀπελπισθεῖ καὶ νὰ λυγίσει κάτω ἀπὸ τὸ βάρος τῶν θλίψεων. Ποτὲ µὴν πεῖς: µὲ ξέχασε ὁ Θεός.

∆ὲν µπορεῖ ποτὲ νὰ µᾶς ξεχάσει ὁ Θεός. Εἶναι πάντα κοντά µας ὁ Θεός. Γιατὶ εἶναι Θεὸς ἀγάπης, πατέρας στοργικός.

<<Ο ΣΩΤΗΡ>> Ὀκτωβρίου 2008 Ἀριθ. 1964


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ίδιο ξενοδοχείο, όπου πέρασαν, χρόνια πριν, και τον µήνα του µέλιτος. Επειδή όµως και οι δύο είχαν δουλειές, κανόνισαν ο άντρας να φτάσει Τετάρτη και η γυναίκα Πέµπτη. Φτάνοντας λοιπόν, ο

σύζυγος στο ξενοδοχείο µια µέρα πριν, διαπιστώνει µε χαρά ότι τα δωµάτια διαθέτουν πλέον και Η/Υ και αποφασίζει να στείλει ένα e-mail στην αγαπηµένη του γυναικούλα. Κατά λάθος όµως ξεχνά ένα γράµµα στην ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση και το στέλνει χωρίς να ξέρει τις συνέπειες του αθώου του λάθους.

Στο Χιούστον µια χήρα, είχε µόλις γυρίσει από την κηδεία του άντρα της και πήγε στον Η/Υ να

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ΠΡΟΣ: Την αγαπηµένη µου γυναίκα. ΘΕΜΑ: Έφτασα!! Ξέρω πως εκπλήσσεσαι που παίρνεις mail από µένα. Έχουν laptop πλέον εδώ και µπορείς να στείλεις όπου θέλεις. Μόλις έφτασα και µπήκα µέσα. Ολα

είναι έτοιµα και για σένα που θα έρθεις αύριο. Ανυποµονώ να σε δω. Ελπίζω να είχες το ίδιο καλό ταξίδι µε εµένα. Υστερόγραφο: Πολύ ζέστη εδώ κάτω!!!

µπήκε και σ‛ ένα δωµάτιο, κι από κει σε άλλο κι έτρωγε τόσα ποντίκια, όσα δεν είχε φάει σε όλη του τη ζωή κανένας γάτος, σ όλο τον κόσµο! Σιγά- σιγά όµως ξύπνησαν και τα ποντίκια και κατάλαβαν πόσο επικίνδυνος είναι ο γάτος. Κρύφτηκαν λοιπόν µέσα στις τρύπες τους και δεν ξαναβγήκαν.. Ο γάτος περίµενε µια, περίµενε δυο µέρες, περίµενε τρείς, αλλά κανένα ποντίκι δεν φαινότανε και

αυτός άρχισε να πεινάει. Σκέφτηκε λοιπόν να τα

ξεγελάσει και πηδώντας πάνω σ‛ ένα ξύλινο χοντρό καρφί, στον τοίχο, κρεµάστηκε από αυτό και παρίστανε τον ψόφιο. Ύστερα από δυο- τρεις ώρες ένα ποντίκι, καθώς δεν άκουγε τις πατηµασιές του γάτου, τόλµησε να µισοβγεί από την τρύπα του.

Κοίταξε γύρω, είδε το γάτο που έκανε τον ψόφιο, και κατάλαβε τι είχε γίνει. - Άκουσε

κυρ γάτο του φώναξε. Και σακί να σε δω να γίνεις και να σε κρεµάσουν σε καρφί, εγώ δεν έρχοµαι κοντά σου!

Και κρύφτηκε πάλι, όσο το δυνατόν πιο βαθιά µπορούσε, µέσα στην τρύπα του.


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PHILOPTOCHOS ANNUAL POT LUCK DINNER MEETING

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011

6:00 PM

Dr. Artemis Morris presents her book: The Anti-inflammation Diet for Dummies Dr. Artemis Morris, Naturopathic physician, nutrition professor, and licensed acupuncturist, recently authored a book for the popular “for dummies” series called The Antiinflammation Diet for Dummies with the award-winning writer, Molly Rossiter. The information in the book is useful for anyone who wants to reduce their risk of chronic disease or relieve themselves of the symptoms that are mediated by inflammation, which includes most disease states. You are no dummy if you want to reduce your risk of disease with the simple and effective changes characteristic of an anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle. Inflammation is the hidden factor in the pathology of disease, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and is not addressed nor tested by most physicians. Her presentation will include information regarding what tests you may need, early signs of inflammation, and dietary and lifestyle changes that prevent and treat in-flammation.

Diseases due to inflammation:

Heart and cardiovascular disease Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, and metabolic syndrome Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and related fertility issues Autoimmune Diseases (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, and Psoriatic Arthri-tis) Asthma and allergies Digestive disorders Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Cancer

Dr. Artemis Morris is founder and medical director of Revive Well-

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www.revivewellnesscenter.com & www.drartemis.com




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