The Feast of Pentecost - CHRIST IS RISEN! - Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
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CHRIST IS RISEN! May-June 2022
The Feast of Pentecost
CHURCH SACRAMENTS GREETERS
SERVICE BAPTISMS WELCOMED
SCHEDULE March 19, 2022
April 9, 2022
Our Welcome and Greeters
Efthimia, daughter of Shaun and
Despina, daughter of Christopher and Natasia Leemhuis Committee needs volunteers.
Rebecca Corrado Godparent, Evyenia Craprotta
Godparents, Joseph and Deana Please join them as they
Montgomery April 9, 2022
welcome everyone each Sunday.
Konstantina, daughter of Joseph and Contact Brenda Kotsis at
March 20, 2022 Deana Montgomery 586-792-3705.
Galina Marina, daughter of Alexander Godparents, Christopher and Rebecca
and Nicole Palmer Corrado
Godparent, Michael Torakis DONATE WITH
March 20, 2022
April 30, 2022 PAYPAL
Eleni, daughter of Alexander and
Sunday Leonidas, son of Allen and Nicoletta Cassandra Kinsora PayPal added for donation
Wrubel
Divine Liturgy Godparents, Vasili and Sarah
Godparent, Eleni Garbes convenience. Visit our website
Orthros: 8:45 a.m. Kontoudis goassumption.org and make
May 7, 2022
Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m. Alexandra, daughter of Joseph and payments for Stewardship, Debt
April 2, 2022 Jacqueline Stephanoff Retirement, Special Events,
English Liturgy Leonidas, son of Nicholas and
Stephanie Varlamos
Godparent, Jennifer Wright Classes and more.
Second and fourth Sundays
Godparents, Michael and Angelina
10:00 a.m. in the Church Livanos
Weekday Services
Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m. JUNE AT A GLANCE
OFFICE HOURS Thursday, June 2......................................................................Holy Ascension Divine Liturgy
Sunday, June 5....................................................................................................GOYA Meeting
Monday-Thursday
Saturday, June 11..................................................................Saturday of Souls Divine Liturgy
9:00am-3:00pm Tuesday, June 14...............................................................................Senior Citizens Luncheon
Closed Friday ...................................................................................................................... Philoptochos BBQ
Wednesday, June 15...................................................................................... Paraklesis Service
For clergy emergency
please call 313-757-4967
Wednesday, June 29............................................................................................Divine Liturgy
Gift Shop
PHILANTHROPY DID YOU KNOW…
FORMS AVAILABLE
IN CHURCH OFFICE. That our gift shop is stocked
Please inform church of those with all your wedding and
with special needs.
baptismal needs. We offer
Contact Father Michael or
Joan DeRonne embroidered towel and sheet
sets, St. John the Baptist
VOLUNTEER decorative oil bottles and witness
Your time and talent can
benefit your fellow pins in white, blue or pink.
parishioners
We also offer beautiful stefana,
Call church office for more CONGRATULATIONS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS stefana boxes and decorated
information. FRONT ROW (L TO R): ANDY ATHANASSOPOULOS, COSTA MITROPETROS, MAT THEOS
MITROPETROS, ELENI KOLIZERAS, LILLIANA MARTINI candles for your wedding.
ASSUMPTION BACK ROW: (L TO R): ANDRES BORREGO, MICHAEL VILLENEUVE, NARISSA NIARHOS, NICHOLAS
LIPINSKI, DEMETRI KOLIZERAS, CHRISTOS ROUTSIS
ENDOWMENT FUND NOT PICTURED: DEAN PANAGOS, EVAN ROPOTOS, MAXIMOS ROPOTOS, ELENI TECOS, ZOE
Remember our Endowment XENOS
Fund when planning wills and
bequests. Established in 1993, to PLEASE VISIT
insure the future care and repair
welfare of its property and assumptionculturalcenter.org
facilities, the fund is designed to for Assumption Brochure
allow interest only to be used for The Assumption Epistle; Vol 61, Issue #5-6, May-June 2022 with all activities at the
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21800 Marter Road, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 • (586) 779-6111
Cultural Center.2022 Parish Council Committees Ministries
Fr. Michael Varlamos
Archives
Proistamenos Church
Gina Tecos
Tom omas Altar Boys
Buildings Maintenance,
President Alex Malian
Repairs and Construction (586) 506-1567
Bob Vickrey Jim Koukios
David Poletis Athletics
Vice President George Petrouleas
Catering
Chrysanthe oK tsis oK hl (313) 882-6828
Ernest Zachary
Secretary Dean Niforos
Center Activities (313) 418-6085
Dr. Chris Raphtis Tony Lipinski
Treasurer Roula Tsaprailis Assumption Dance Program
Presyvtera Tina Varlamos, Director
Joan DeRonne Eastpointe
George Petrouleas Choir
Administrator Stan Takis
Epistle (517) 980-3830
2022 Parish Council Jeff Petersen, design and publishing
Tom Thomas, Photography GOYA
George Dallas
Editorial Staff Yianni and Elena Mitropetros
Krisanne George Joan De Ronne, Coordinator (586) 412-8175
Jim Koukios Olga Cardasis Sarah and Nick Athanassopoulos
Eleni Tecos (586) 416-0675
Tony Lipinski
Finance Greek School
Cathy Livingston
Dr. Chris Raphtis Christ Petrouleas
William Malian
IT Committee (313) 886-5575
Chris Manos George Verras Elli Patouhas
Tony Niarhos Yianni Mitropetros (586) 350-4866
Jeff Petersen
Dean Niforos Tom Paparaptis Hope and Joy
George Petrouleas Legal Angela Karabetsos
Chrysanthe Kohl (586) 822-5936
Roula Tsaprailis
Bill Malian Athena Karageorgos
George Venettis Robert Vickrey (313) 330-9179
George Verras Long Range Planning Patty Vasilos
Lydia Villeneuve Tom Thomas (313) 477-3124
Ernest Zachary Jim Koukios Maryann Papakonstantinou
Stewardship and Philanthropy 734-674-7075
Board of Auditors Chris Manos The Ladies Philoptochos Society
Dr. Chris Raphtis Madelyn Torakis
George Gazepis Lydia Villeneuve (313) 410-2420
Andy Kallapure Welcome and Ushering Senior Citizens
Kelly Sendoykas Brenda Kotsis Kalliopy Callas
Ted Kotsis (313) 884-0435
Sunday School
Krisanne George
(248) 219-1216
Assumption Nursery School Organizations
and Toddler Center AHEPA
John Hatzis
22150 Marter Road
(586) 268-9747
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Daughters of Penelope
Joni Gerardi President
Interim Director Deborah Henry
(586) 772-4477 586-206-8847
Kate Haynes,
Program Director
Website: www.assumptionnursery.orgAssumption Greek Orthodox Church
21800 Marter Road
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Phone: 586-779-6111
Fax: 586-779-8369
Website: www.goassumption.org
Home is safe and familiar. It is where we be- long. Our Orthodox Christian Church is
our spiritual home. It is a place of prayer, comfort, spiritual healing, and celebration.
We are at home in the fragrance of incense, the sound of hymns and prayers, the
physical touch of kneeling, bowing and making the sign of the cross, and the taste
of Holy Communion and antidoron (the blessed bread). You may have been brought
to the Orthodox Church on your 40th day, or the Orthodox Church may have been
the destination of your spiritual journey. For both, the Church is a spiritual home to
which we may always return. We are brothers and sisters in Christ—a family.
Our Church is so much more than a building. It is where we turn for comfort, support
and healing. It is where we make true Christian friends that last a lifetime. No
matter where we go in the world, we can come home to the Orthodox Church to be
surrounded by the same familiar elements: altar, iconostasion (icon screen), pulpit,
altar table, tabernacle, iconography, baptismal font, candles and more.
Church is not so much a place as it is what we are together. We are called to be the
Body of Christ to witness to God in the world. When we truly become members of
the Church, transfigured by our faith and worship, we become what the Church was
intended to be. As Saint Paul writes to the Ephesians, “So then you are no longer
strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the
household of God” (Ephesians 2:19).You can also read
