SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC, May 10 MOTHER’S DAY
-Orthros, 8:30 a.m.
-Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.
-Youth Choir
-Altar Servers – St. Stephen

TUESDAY, May 12 -EPOCH Outreach, 10:30 a.m.
-Prayer Shawl Ministry, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
-Last day of Greek School, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, May 13 FEAST OF MID-PENTECOST
-Parish Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
-Philoptochos Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
-Men’s Bible Study, 7:00-8:15 p.m.
-Choir Rehearsal, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, May 14 -Choir Rehearsal, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, May 15 -GOYA Friday, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
-Greek School Graduation Ceremony, 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, May 16 -Hellenic Nursing Home, 2:00-3:15 p.m.

SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN, May 17 -Orthros, 8:30 a.m.
-Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.
-Altar Servers – St. Lawrence
-Oratorical Festival Lower Grades
-Choir Rehearsal, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
-OCF Meeting

Mother's Day M – Messenger, relaying God’s Word
O – Outpouring of Genuine Love
T – Trusts in God
H – Heart Set On Things Above
E – Earthly Saint
R – Rescuer of the Wayward

Blessed be all mothers who have come into our lives,
Whose kindness care and loving remain with us to guide


TODAY – SPECIAL PRESENTATION FOR DONNA ELIAS FOLLOWING DIVINE LITURGY
Donna is graduating from Hellenic College with a B.A. in Elementary Education and will be teaching full-time and pursuing graduate work in CT this fall.
We hope and pray this next phase of her life-journey is fulfilling.
We have enjoyed having her as part of our St. Demetrios ministry team.
Her creativity, energy and commitment have inspired us all and she has been a fantastic mentor and friend to our children.
We wish her all the best and she’ll remain in our prayers and will remain our dear friend.
Donna congratulations!
Visit us soon and often!


MAY/JUNE VINE UPDATES & CORRECTIONS ·Parish Council Meeting - May 13th, 7:00 p.m.
·EPOCH Outreach - June 10th at 10:30 a.m.


ST. DEMETRIOS CHURCH SCHOOL UPDATES MAY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:
“Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents, for this is the right thing to do.” Ephesians 6:1

VACATION BIBLE CHURCH SCHOOL REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN
Come in the Church Hall after Liturgy to learn about our program and register your children.
The program runs 6/29 – 7/3, from 9-11 a.m for students Pre-K – 6th grade. We need adults and students (7th-12th grade) to volunteer.
This is a really engaging and fun program and we hope that you can participate.
Please email Ioana Chirieac at Chirieac@gmail.com if interested.

OUT REACH
Have you remembered to bring in your OCMC Lenten boxes?
Needs are great and time is limited, however we will continue to accept monetary donations for the next two weeks.

ORATORICAL FESTIVAL FOR LOWER GRADES
Sunday, May 17th – PreK through 6th Grade.

PARISH GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, MAY 19TH
Join us for a Parish General Assembly meeting concerning the urgent state of our Church– building infrastructure.
A light supper will be served at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Child care will be provided.
Please mark this a priority: your voice, presence and commitment are critical to our parish family.


GREEK SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONY ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK LANGUAGE &
CULTURAL SCHOOL
Friday, May 15th, 2009, 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall
Reception following Graduation ceremony

Your assistance with the reception desserts is kindly appreciated.
Please contact Avra Parpos at 508-875-2103 to confirm your offering (pastries, cookies or a fruit platter).

Parents:
§ Please email your child’s teacher to let her know if your child will be attending the graduation ceremony.
§ Greek School students should be dressed in Church clothes.
§ Please arrive no later than 6:45 p.m.


GRADUATION SEASON APPROACHES Our High School and College students will soon be graduating and we want to
acknowledge them in a special program
planned for June.
Please contact the Church Office
(781-237-5561) if your son/daughter will be graduating.


FIFTY SOMETHING CLUB Christos Anesti!
We are pleased to report that our trip on May 20th is sold out.
Thanks to all who have signed up.
It will be a trip to remember.
Please be present at St. Demetrios Church at 7:15 a.m., the bus leaves promptly at 7:30 a.m.
If you have a problem that morning, please contact
Portia on her cell at 617-633-0802.


50TH ANNIVERSARY CHOIR CONCERT Saturday, May 30th, at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are available during fellowship hour.
Donation is $20.00 per ticket.
Become a Friend of the Choir for $100, have your name (s) listed in the program book and receive 2 complimentary tickers.
Contact Perry and Athena Constas at 508-359-2439 or Dorothea Ocnos at 508-877-5954.


50TH ANNIVERSARY PARISH PICNIC SAVE THE DATE – JUNE 6TH
Our entire Church family is invited to a wonderful BBQ/Picnic where we can celebrate our loving community
and 50 years of ministry at St. Demetrios.
Details to follow.
Plan to bring the whole family and lots of friends.


GOYA SOFTBALL CHALLENGE On June 6th, we’ll face our Parish Council in a game of softball during the parish picnic.
Please come, bring the whole family and we’ll celebrate another great year of GOYA!
End-of-year BBQ/Elections event details TBA.


OCF NEWS AND WALK FOR HUNGER Last week’s “Walk For Hunger” event was a great success.
We celebrated Divine Liturgy early Sunday morning at the Cathedral Chapel, walked for a great cause and then enjoyed an end-of-year dinner and celebration at the Chetsas home where co-chairs for OCF 09/10 were elected. Congratulations to Chris Nakis and Chris Resmini and many thanks to outgoing chair, Mina Koukos, for her service and loving commitment to OCF. Thanks to the generosity of our parish family and hard work of our students, we raised over $1,000 for Project Bread.
The funds will be used to support local food pantries and fight hunger in the greater Boston area.
It is still not too late to offer donations on behalf of our St. Demetrios.Brandeis team.
Please see Fr. Alex A.S.A.P. to offer yours.
Thanks to all for the support!


NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR RECEIVING THE VINE Many of our stewards currently are using the Internet more and more.
As a result, they receive timely and important information from many sources, including St. Demetrios.
In the near future, a user-friendly electronic link to The Vine will be mailed monthly to our parishioners, rather than a hard-copy.
If you prefer a paper copy instead of an electronic copy, simply contact the Church Office.
To name a few of the many benefits of this new system:
·Receive the Vine more quickly each month
·Enjoy graphics and lively community pictures in rich color.
·Be able to save/archive our Vine issues they can be easily referenced.
·Contribute to conservation as we will vastly cut down on printing/paper usage.


PHILOPTOCHOS: SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE NEWS The Scholarship Committee has announced this year’s scholarships for our young students who are entering or are currently in college.
The application can be downloaded from the St. Demetrios website, www.stdemetriosweston.org.
Click on “Ministries/Organizations”, “Philoptochos” then “Scholarships.”
Please contact Kathy Hamilton at 781-891-8822 or the Church Office.
We encourage eligible students to apply.


THE 2009 METROPOLIS AWARDS DINNER The Metropolis Awards Dinner will take place on Sunday, June 14th at Lombardo’s in Randolph, MA.
Spiro “Spike” Gavris is the recipient of this year’s award and our St. Demetrios representative.
The award, which often times is referred to as “Parishioner of the Year” by us, honors an individual’s contribution to their respective parish.
Tickets are available at $75 per person and should be arranged through St. Demetrios so we may all sit together and honor Spike as well as represent our beloved parish.
Please call Cathy as soon as possible at 781-237-5561 to secure your reservation.


ST. FRANCIS HOUSE OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY Founded in 1984, St. Francis House is the largest day shelter in New England, offering compassionate aid to those who cannot help themselves and to those able to take steps to move themselves up and out of
poverty, unemployment and homelessness.
There is an interest in our parish in volunteering at the House on a weekly basis; carpooling can be arranged.
Please contact Fr. Nick if you are interested.
Learn more at www.stfrancishouse.org.


ALTAR SERVERS St. Lawrence Team: Capts Lee Condakes & Tom Resmini Mike Gatzunis, Matt Gatzunis, Anthony Houhoulis,
John Kambouris and Luke Pashos.

St. Stephen Team: Capts Anthony Chirban, Jason Theoharis, & Peter Mavrikis -Perry Maheras, Kosta Pappas, Alex Santangelo and Nick Spinale.



PLANNING AHEAD: Men’s Bible Study: Wednesday, May 20th and 27th, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.

May 19th, Tuesday, Special General Assembly

June 9th, Tuesday: St. Demetrios Golf Tournament