St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Monthly Parish Bulletin

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
Monthly Parish Bulletin
Orthodox Church in America
2143 S. Center Road – Burton, Michigan 48519
Email: stnicholas1916@att.net
Website: www.saintnicholasburton.org
Fr. Matthew’s Email: lanscoal@sbcglobal.net
Home: 810-695-2023
Church: 810-744-0070
Fax: 810-744-4880
Services: Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Third Hour
10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Holydays, Vigil and Vespers as announced
Confessions are heard before all morning services and after all evening services.
“But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy
Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto
eternal life.”
St. Jude 1:20
September 1-30, 2011
FROM FATHER’S DESK
Christ is in our midst! He is and shall be!
Dear Parents, Students, parishioners and friends of Saint Nicholas Parish,
Our 2011-2012 Church School year will begin on Sunday, September 18, 2011, the Sunday after the feast
of the Elevation of the Holy Cross of our Lord. The Holy Cross is the
instrument of our Lord’s victory and the symbol of His love for us. Our
Lord tells us: “If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father
will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.”
(John 14:23) For us to return our love to the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit we must know the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We must come to
know the will of God in our lives. We must serve God by following His will for us. And in living lives of service
to God and each other we will find the blessedness of the heavenly kingdom.
Our Church School builds on the foundation of knowing, loving, and serving God which is already
found in our homes. We must make sure that our children are educated in the Holy Orthodox Christian Faith.
By knowing their faith, our children can further mature spiritually and keep close to Christ in their lives.
Attendance at Church School is also a part of our stewardship of time. God gives us the gift of time and
we return to Him an offering of thanks by dedicating time to Him: time for worship, time for prayer, time for
good deeds, and time for Christian education.
We have dedicated teachers here at Saint Nicholas Church to help form our children in the Holy Faith.
Other dedicated individuals will assist throughout the year in various ways.
Classes for all children will begin following Holy Communion. All students will leave church after Holy
Communion, go to the church school area where they will receive their snack and gather in their classrooms to
say their Thanksgiving prayer after Holy Communion. The classes will be finished by 12:30 p.m.
We need YOUR COOPERATION to bring the knowledge of our Holy Faith to ALL OF OUR
CHILDREN. We do all of this because we love God. All of our children are invited to attend Church School.
Come and join us!
May the Holy Spirit guide all of us in our works and may the Most Holy Mother of God intercede for us.
In Christ our Lord,
Fr. Matthew-Peter Butrie
Rector
Mrs. Sophie Stavridis
Church School Coordinator
Coffee Hour Volunteers
September 4: Rosemary Vuckovich
September 11:
September 18:
September 25:
THE HOLY SYNOD OF BISHOPS of the Orthodox Church in America will hold their fall meeting from
October 4 through 6, 2011. The first item on the agenda for them on October 4 will be the canonical election of
Fr. Alexander Golitzin to be Bishop of our Diocese. May God grant him many years!
PARISH FESTIVAL
Thank you to everyone that put in countless hours before, during and after the Festival, your help is greatly
appreciated. The parish festival brought in $9,945.38 profit for the General Fund. There will be a post festival
meeting To Be Announced.
COMING EVENTS
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95th Anniversary Banquet will be held on Saturday, October 1 at the Elks Club. Please see
attached form.
2012 Macedonian Open will be held on Monday, June 18 @ at the Elks Club.
CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
 Church School will begin on Sunday, September 18. See you then!
PARISH COUNCIL will meet on Monday, September 12 at 6:45 pm.
Please call the parish office if you will be unable to attend.
ST. CATHERINE’S WOMEN’S LEAGUE will meet on Wednesday, September 14 at 6:30 pm. New Members
are welcome!
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & RELATED DEMENTIAS SUPPORT GROUP The Burton Senior Center now
has an Alzheimer’s & Dementias support group. They meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6-8 at the
center, 3410 S. Grand Traverse. For more information call Jean or Jennifer @ 744-0960.
THE ORTHODOX BOOK CLUB will meet on Monday, September 12 from 6:30 - 8:30 at
St. George Church. We are reading Witness in the Holy Land - a compilation of "diary"
entries giving a glimpse of life as a Palestinian Christian in the Holy Land. You can contact
Deacon Michael Bassett at FrDnMike@chartermi.net / 989-725-2753
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The nominating committee will meet on Tuesday, September 20 at 1:00. If you have any names of parishioners
in good standing that you think would be an asset to the parish council please see any member of the
nominating committee, They are: Anna Branoff, Allison Borkovich, Susan Oginsky, Peggy Russell, Jo Sredich
and Rosemary Vuckovich. All names need to be submitted by October 15.
READERS SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER
4 Johnny
11 Esteban
18 Alexander
25 Shari
OCTOBER
2 Kathy
9 Esteban
16 Shari
23 Johnny
30 Alexander
NOVEMBER
6 Esteban
13 Shari
20 Johnny
27 Kathy
GOD GRANT MANY YEARS
To Jamison Davis Liley, son of Mark and Alexis (Prusac) Liley, who was baptized into Christ on August 27,
2011.
To Christopher and Nino (Sepashvili) Sapardanis who were crowned in marriage on August 28, 2011
MEMORY ETERNAL His Eminence, +Archbishop Dmitri, retired bishop of the OCA’s Diocese of the South,
fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, August 28, 2011. The funeral service took place at St. Seraphim Cathedral in
Dallas, TX. May our Lord grant His faithful servant, Archbishop Dimitri, rest among the saints.
MEMORY ETERNAL
+Charles (Chuck) Jernigan fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Funeral services were held
in church on Tuesday, August 9 with interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Please remember his family in your
prayers and may the Lord grant His servant, +Charles (Chuck), rest among the saints.
+Olga Elasivich, sister of Anne Smith fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Funeral services
were held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Swartz Creek. Please remember her family in your prayers and
may the Lord grant His handmaiden, +Olga, rest among the saints.
+Lenka (Helen) Branoff, aunt of Linda & Peter Branoff (Sister of +Stella Branoff), fell asleep in the Lord on
Thursday, August 4, 2011. Funeral services were held in Windsor Ontario. Please remember her family in
your prayers and may the Lord grant His handmaiden, +Lenka (Helen), rest among the saints.
+Elva Paul fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 in Florida. Funeral services were held in church
on Tuesday, August 16 with interment at Evergreen Cemetery. Please remember her family in your prayers
and may the Lord grant His handmaiden, +Elva, rest among the saints.
PAN-ORTHODOX SERVICES AND EVENTS
September 7
6:00 pm
Vespers w/Divine Liturgy at Assumption for the Nativity of the Theotokos
September 9
6:30 pm
Young Adult Fellowship (ages 19-25) at St. George
September 13
6:00 pm
Vespers w/Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas for the Elevation of the Cross
October 11
6:30 pm
Adult Education Class – location to be determined
October 29 time to be determined Great Vespers at St. George
November 15
6:30 pm
Advent Paraklesis at St. George
November 21
10:30 am
Divine Liturgy at Assumption for the Entrance of the Theotokos
November 30
6:30 pm
Advent Paraklesis at St. Nicholas
December 5
6:00 pm
Vespers w/Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas for the feast of Saint Nicholas
December 14
6:30 pm
Advent Paraklesis at Assumption
December 17
Youth Retreat at Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI
There is also planned a combined Unction service. The date of has yet to be determined. Please look in the
monthly bulletin for the announcement of these dates.
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
September Birthdays
3 Gregory Oginsky
5 Germanos Batcos
6 Anastasia Butrie
Roseanne Bagale
Joseph Eckert
10 Cathy Steiner
12 Brandon Conover
Cierra Conover
Joseph Neely
14 Matthew Batzos
Amani Helal
18 John Zelenko
Peggy Russell
20 Tara-Michael Butrie
Peter Economou
Noah Gonser
Nick Sfetkides
24 Amy Sfetkides
25 Jimmy Todorovsky
Jo Sredich
26 John Goodman
28 Kathy Sfetkides
29 Georgiana Adkisson
September Wedding Anniversaries
3 George & Sherry Brown
6 Douglas & Lili Brown
Nick & Sharon George
9 Scott & Georgiana Adkisson
11 Tom & Nancy Krigner
12 Walt & Allison Borkovich
19 Dennis & Sharon Jernigan
21 Jerry & Christine Brucksch
MANY THANKS
Emil & Mary Harrison wish to thank their church family for their prayers, cards, candles, well wishes and
most of all helping them celebrate the occasions of their 75th Anniversary and Emil’s 98th birthday. A special
thank you to the choir for their beautiful bouquet of Gladiolas. May God grant our church family many years!
David & Karen Harrison would like to thank everyone for helping to celebrate Emil & Mary’s 75th
Anniversary and Emil’s 98th birthday. They would also like to thank everyone that helped on that special day.
My sister’s family and I would like to thank everyone of St. Nicholas Parish who made funeral home visitations
for my dear sister, Olga Elasivich, who fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, August 4, 2011, also those who
attended her funeral, your prayers and cards. I will miss her very much as she was my sister & very best friend
for many years. May she rest in peace. Sincerely Ann Smith.
We would like to thank our church family for all of the love, prayers, candles, generosity and support that we
have been given during the loss of our son Charles Joseph. We have been left truly humbled. We have never felt
that kind of love and support before. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Please keep us in your prayer
especially Charlie and our son David. Sincerely Dennis & Sharon Jernigan.
E-MAILS Please remember that stnicholas1916@att.net is the church email and is viewed by the parish office.
If you do not intend your e-mail to be read by the office indicate in the subject box: FOR FATHER
MATTHEW or simply email Father Matthew directly at lanscoal@sbcglobal.net. Father’s email is also listed at
the top of every monthly bulletin.
Daily Intercession for our Sick and Homebound:
The following are our brothers and sisters of St. Nicholas who are currently homebound, suffering from chronic
illness, in recovery or in need of special prayers. Please remember them in your prayers and reach out to them with
a card, a phone call or a visit! Holy Communion is available upon request.
Anna Allen
Domna Batzos
Bogdon Beslac
Helen Bibilikow
Mary Lou Brayan
Joe Eckert
Gladys Edwards
Evanka Elieff
Kosta Georgopoulos
Mickey Gonser
Mary Harrison
Bill Haw
Olga Haw
Maria Ilijev
Helen Iwanoff
Goldie Johnson
Nick Karayanis
Mary Karayanis
Daisy Karkoski
Alfred Keeler
Lydia Keeler
Athena Kosman
Daisy Marvosh
Evdokia Naumoff
Pauline Nenoff
Fred Oginsky
Evdokia Ponomarenko
Anne Smith
Aspasia Stathopoulos
Bill Tadrick
Wendy Tadrick
Gloria Zelenko
John Zelenko
To aid in your “outreach”, here is a listing of the addresses and phone numbers of our Homebound:
Anna Allen
4444 Court St. # 4113
Flint, MI 48532
Bogdon Beslac
3005 Blue Grass Lane
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
Joseph Eckert
2000 N. Canton Center Rd #101
Canton, MI 48187
Gladys Edwards
2 Harbor Dr.
St. Clair, MO 63077
Olga Haw
1085 Oak Rd
Davison, MI 48423
Maria Ilijev
440 W. Russell B-14
Saline, MI 48176
Daisy Karkoski
3011 N. Center Rd
Flint, MI 48506
Lydia & Alfred Keeler 4104 Squire Hill Dr.
Daisy Marvosh
Almost Home
305 Furlong Ct.
732-4238
Flushing, MI 48433 733-8053
Fenton, MI 48430
Domna Panagiotopolous (Batzos)
4800 Clintonville Rd. #211
Clarkston, MI 48346
Aspasia Stathopoulos
Flint, MI 485
4444 Court St. #4104
Lambs
Joe & Dorothy Goodman
Emil & Mary Harrison
Fred Paul
Joe & Susan Oginsky
Serbian Lodge of St. John the Baptist
Tom Branoff & Family
Signs
Capitol Coney Island
Tadrick Tax Service
Walli’s Restaurant
Wingate Inn
Corporate Sponsors
Gordon’s Food Service
Sysco Foods
Swartz Funeral Home
US Foods
Wells Fargo Advisors
Sponsors
Anonymous Donor
Roseanne Bagale
David & Courtney Batzos
Matthew Batzos
Tom & Mary Batzos
Walter Borkovich
Evanka Elieff
Nick & Val Evanenko
Michael & Susan Goodman
Jim & Sandra Grossi
Paul’s Coney Island
Scotti’s Coney Island
Starlite Coney Island
Valley Coney Island
Gabe Paul
John & Gloria Zelenko
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ST. NICHOLAS ORTHODOX CHURCH
Burton, Michigan
Parents Names____________________________________________________
Student Name (w/ middle name)
Date of Birth Grade in School
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Please note any allergies that your child/children may have_________________
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Home Address___________________________________________________
Phone Number___________________________________________________
Email address (optional) ____________________________________________
Email address will be kept confidential.
Would you like to help in any way with this school year? How?
Help as a substitute teacher? _____
Help as an aide?
______
Help with crafts or other activities?
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Help with Summer/Vacation Church School programs?
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You name a way in which you would like to help__________________________
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PLEASE, RETURN TO SOPHIE STAVRIDIS; CHURCH SCHOOL COORDINATOR, DROP OFF IN THE
OFFICE, OR PUT INTO THE COLLECTION BASKET. THANK YOU.
September 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
Fri
2
Sat
3
NO VESPERS
Office Closed
4
9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
Church School
Teachers Meeting
5
Labor Day
6
7
8
Nativity of the
Theotokos
6 pm Vespers with
Divine Liturgy
at Assumption
9
10
6:30 pm Young Adult
Fellowship at
St. George
4:30 pm Vespers
Office Closed
11
9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
40 day Parastas
+Charles Jernigan
1:00 Baptism of Sophia
Batzos
18
12
Parish Council
Meeting @ 6:45pm
6 pm Vespers with
Divine Liturgy
19
9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
25
9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
13 10 am change
altar candles &
altar cloths
20
14
Elevation
of the Cross
15
Office Closed
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4:30 pm Vespers
Nominating
Committee Meeting
@ 1:00 pm
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4:30 pm Vespers
St. Catherine’s
League Meeting @
6:30pm
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Office Closed
28
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Fr. Matthew at Metropolitan Council Meeting in
Syosset, NY
Office Closed
31
6 pm Vespers with
Divine Liturgy
1 95th Anniversary
Protection of the
Theotokos
4:00 pm Vespers
5:00 pm Cocktail
Hour/Dinner @ Elks
October 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
95th Anniversary
Protection of the
Theotokos
4:00 pm Vespers
5:00 pm Cocktail
Hour/Dinner @ Elks
1
Times & Dates are subject to change
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95th Anniversary
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4
5
St. Catherine’s
League Meeting
@ 6:30 pm
9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
9
9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
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6
10
Parish Council
Meeting @ 6:45pm
17
11
6:30 pm Combined
Adult Education
12
8
4:30 pm Vespers
5:30 Choir Practice
Office Closed
13
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15
4:30 pm Vespers
5:30 Choir Practice
location to be
determined
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Office Closed
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9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
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4:30 pm Vespers
5:30 Choir Practice
Office Closed
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9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
Office Closed
30
9:30 am Third Hour
10 am Divine Liturgy
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Combined Vespers at
St. George
(time to be
determined)
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Father Matthew will be at the All-American Council meeting in Seattle, Washington. October 31- November 4.