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TRANSFIGURATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 100 PERRY DRIVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
May - June 2015 This bi-‐monthly bulletin is being sent to email addresses on file; paper copies are available in the church narthex. If you would like a copy mailed to your home, please send your address to Eleni Heeschen 2594 Earlysville Rd Earlysville VA 22936. NOTE: A July-‐August bulletin will not be issued. CHURCH SERVICES May 3 -‐ Fr Chris May 10 -‐ Fr Ioan May 17 -‐ Fr Ted May 24 -‐ Fr Chris May 31 -‐ Fr Ted (See Upcoming Events) June 7 -‐ Fr Ioan June 14 -‐ Fr Chris June 21 -‐ Fr Ioan (See Upcoming Events) June 28 -‐ Fr Ted July-‐August schedule will be announced via emails and weekly church bulletins. SUNDAY SCHOOL The last day of Sunday School before recessing for the summer is May 31; an end-‐of-‐year ceremony and ice cream party will take place on June 7. PARISH COUNCIL **The Parish Council extends its thanks to the LPS for coordinating Holy Week needs, to the volunteers who read The Gospel in various languages during the Agape service, and to the Myrrh-‐bearing youngsters for participating in the Epitaphios service.
**A limited number of spots are available on the courtyard memorial wall. Please contact a Parish Council member, if you are interested in buying a plaque in memory of a former member of our parish or reserving one for a current parishioner. LADIES PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY (LPS)
**The LPS will meet in the Hellenic Center’s conference room following the coffee hour on May 3 and June 7; the LPS will not meet in July and August. *The LPS expresses its heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed towards Holy Week needs. Your monetary donations, as well as your time and talent, were deeply appreciated. A special thanks goes to those who dyed and/or wrapped eggs and to those who adorned the Sepulchre for the Epitaphios service.
**If you are interested in supporting the LPS, please consider AmazonSmile every time you shop online at Amazon. It is simple, automatic, and at no cost to you; Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the LPS. On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), select a charitable organization (Ladies Progressive Society of the Greek Orthodox Church) to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Amazon will remember your selection, and every future purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation to the LPS. Please tell your family and friends of this opportunity to support the Ladies Progressive Society of the Greek Orthodox Church. Contact Rachel Lindberg if you have questions. DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE (DOP) **The DOP will meet on Sunday, May 17, in the Hellenic Center’s conference room following the coffee hour. The DOP will not meet in June-‐August. *The DOP will host a picnic/bingo on May 31. (See Upcoming Events) **At the March 8 meeting, District III officers presented Maria Matthews, President of Harmonia Chapter #366, with a Theta Pi pin. The Chapter was recognized for having 100% per capita 2014 remittance. COFFEE HOUR SPONSORS
TRANSFIGURATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 100 PERRY DRIVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
May - June 2015 May 3 -‐ May 10 -‐ Kathie & Kerry Caramanis
(10-‐year memorial for Penny Lambert) May 17 -‐ May 24 -‐ Lily & Jan Perkowski (in memory of Lily’s mother, Ekaterina Daskalova) May 31 -‐ DOP (See Upcoming Events) June 7 -‐ John Damvakaris
(10-‐year memorial for Margaro Damvakaris) June 14 -‐ Effie Pappas & Geros Family (10-‐year memorial for Paul Pappas) June 21 -‐ LPS (See Upcoming Events) June 28 -‐ Please consider being a coffee hour sponsor. A sign-‐ up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the Hellenic Center, or you may make a monetary donation by contacting a Parish Council member. UPCOMING EVENTS **May 31 -‐ Picnic/Bingo sponsored by the DOP. A $5.00 picnic plate will include a hot dog, cole slaw, baked beans, beverage, and dessert. Additional hot dogs will be available for $1.00 each. Bingo cards will be $3.00 per card. Adult or children prizes may be selected by the winners. Please join in for an afternoon of fellowship and fun for all. **June 21 -‐ Father’s Day celebration hosted by the LPS; the 2015 Father of the Year will be announced in church. STEWARDSHIP Stewardship pledges continue to trickle in; we now have sixty-‐six family commitments. Perhaps you have misplaced your stewardship material; perhaps you have forgotten that you have not yet submitted your pledge; perhaps you have concerns you would like to address to a Parish Council member. The committed support of all parishioners is necessary in order to move our parish forward. COMMUNITY NEWS **Relatives and friends met in Winchester, VA, on April 25 for the dedication of the Nicholas Anninos Practice Room in Ruebush Hall at Shenandoah University. Also in attendance was the first recipient of the Nicholas Anninos Scholarship for Conservatory Instrumental Students. May Nick’s memory be eternal.
**Our congratulations to Arianna E. Ballas, daughter of John and Athena Ballas, for being chosen for the new Environmental Studies Academy at Western Albemarle High School beginning Fall 2016. She is one of twenty-‐five students chosen for the new Academy. Arianna’s studies will include a project-‐based environmental science track centering on field work and an applied track in which students learn by addressing current environmental issues. The curriculum will include foundations in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. We all wish Arianna the best in her new studies.
**Best wishes and good luck in their new venture are extended to the Boukourakis Family (Paul, Anna, Angela, Mary). Serving breakfast and lunch with classical Greek and diner favorites, The Breakfast House restaurant is now open for business on Fontaine Avenue. **Brandon Caramanis, grandson of Kerry and Kathie Caramanis, competed with the Walton Middle School Band in New York City at the end of April. Brandon’s band came in first in every category, received three superior ratings, and was declared Grand Champions. Congratulations to Brandon and the Walton Middle School Band! **Grace Caramanis, grand-‐daughter of Kerry and Kathie Caramanis, came in ninth in a field if twenty-‐eight contestants in the Regional Spelling Bee on March 7. Way to go, Grace!
TRANSFIGURATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 100 PERRY DRIVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
May - June 2015 COMMUNITY NEWS (Continued) **Nia Guinan, daughter of Melanie Carratt, won ribbons at Oakland Heights Horse Show on “Tigger”.
**The Regional Oratorical competition held in Fredericksburg, VA, on April 25 included Yanni Raymond, son of Mark and Claire Raymond. Yanni, who was one of twenty participants, did extremely well in representing our parish. Thank you, Yanni. **Yanni Raymond, son of Mark and Claire Raymond, and Knox Daniel represented Peabody School on March 21 at a School Scrabble tournament run by Stefan Fatsis at Alice Deal Middle School in Washing-‐ton, DC. Yanni and Knox came in second! They had previously won another tournament in the Fall. On May 16-‐17, Yanni and Knox will compete at the 2015 North American School Scrabble Championship (NASSC) at Hasbro’s Worldwide Headquarters in Pawtucket, RI. The NASSC is an annual tournament for children (two players per team from grades 4-‐8) representing schools from around the country. Top prize is $10,000. Last year, Yanni’s team came in eleventh. The event can be followed live at https://www.schooolscrabble. us. Good luck to Yanni and Knox!
**A fond farewell is extended to George Sperin who is moving to Long Island, NY. George and his late wife, Nancy, joined our parish fourteen years ago when they arrived in Virginia from North Carolina. George, who served on the Parish Council and was an active Ahepan, will be missed. Although George’s last Sunday with us is May 17, we hope he will visit Charlottesville often. **Angelo Vangelopoulos, Ivy Inn Chef and son of Tom and Judie Vangelopoulos, was a semi-‐finalist for the James Beard Best Chef: Mid-‐Atlantic Award. **During March and April, several of our parish members experienced the loss of loved ones. May the memory of Paul Antonoplos, Stuart Berr’s mother, Nancy, and Konstantine Khutsishvili’s father be eternal. COMMUNITY THANK YOU **Thank you to George and Perry Geros for preparing and serving the breakfast following the Agape service and for donating the sausage that was included as part of the meal. A thank you is also extended to Kerry and Kathie Caramanis and to Maria Matthews for their assistance. **Thank you to Melanie Carratt for coordinating the GreekFest raffle. Names of the winners will be posted on the bulletin board in the Hellenic Center. **Thank you to Deb Triant for updating and maintaining our parish website (www.transfiguration.va.goarch.org). **While some of us will be taking time off during the summer, a special thank you is extended to those who continue their service throughout the year; namely, Altar Boys, Choir and Parish Council members, Mike and Mary Ann Bournos for publishing the weekly church bulletin, and Tom Vangelopoulos for providing Prosphoro for all Divine Liturgy services. WANTED We would like to include pictures (as well as newsworthy items) of parishioners in the bi-‐monthly bulletin and church website. Please email digital photos to [email protected]. Please submit narratives to either [email protected] or [email protected].
