On this Webpage we will be posting Audio and Video Podcasts for the Parish.
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Sunday Services: Orthros 8:45 am / Divine Liturgy 10:00 am / Catechism 11:15 am |
On this Webpage we will be posting Audio and Video Podcasts for the Parish.
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Book of Acts of the Apostles (Audio)
New Revised Parish By-Laws
The Parish Council has approved a New Revised Version of our Parish By-Laws at a special meeting on September 9, 2008. This document will be presented at the next Parish Assembly, which will take place on October 19 immediately following the Divine Liturgy.
You can see and download the New Proposed By-Laws here.
Please bring the text with your comments for discussion to the Parish Assembly on October 19. You can forward any commends to Fr. Panayiotis at fr.panayiotis@comcast.net or Alex Miltiades (Parish Council President) at holytrans@comcast.net.
The revision of our By-Laws has been long overdue. Metropolitan Alexios requested the revision of the By-Laws of all Parishes in the Metropolis of Atlanta more than three years ago. The Metropolis provided Model Parish By-Laws to help bring about a certain degree of uniformity in the local By-Laws.
The proposed text of our By-Laws is a complete revision and not a line-by-line (or even section-by-section) update of the previous By-Laws of the Parish. The following three texts were utilized by the By-Laws Committee in order to reach the final text. The goal has been to provide a better text, but also bring our Local By-Laws in line with the Metropolis of Atlanta Model By-Laws as well as with the Archdiocese Uniform Parish Regulations of 2005.
“THE PROPOSED TEXT IS NOT A DEPARTURE FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE BY-LAWS. RATHER, IT IS A ‘RE-DESIGN’ OF THE WAY IN WHICH THE INTENTION AND SUBSTANCE OF THE FORMER TEXT WAS EXPRESSED. THE IMPETUS FOR THIS INITIATIVE WAS DRIVEN EXCLUSIVELY BY A PURSUIT TO SIMPLIFY THE LANGUAGE AND MEANING OF THE TEXT, MAKING IT MORE ACCESSIBLE. THE REVISION WAS ALSO NECESSARY TO BRING THE TEXT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNIFORM PARISH REGULATIONS, BY WHICH ALL COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR ARCHDIOCESE ARE BOUND.”
Please download the following three texts used for the revision and make your own comparison.
Original 1998 Holy Transfiguration By-Laws
Metropolis of Atlanta Prototype Parish By-Laws 2005
Archdiocese Uniform Parish Regulations 2005
NOTE: There are no substantive changes to the actual “laws” of the Parish in the proposed text except for whatever was necessary to bring the text in line with the Uniform Parish Regulations. The primary changes to the arrangement of the articles is aimed at bringing our By-Laws in line with the Atlanta Metropolis Model By-Laws. There is only one major change in the officers of the Parish Council: the creation of a “Second Assistant Treasurer” for the purpose of providing one more person to be trained to assist with the job of the Treasurer and prepare successors for this demanding position. Please read the original texts and try to understand the work that went into this revision and why a line-by-line explanation of the changes will only create a far more difficult text to handle either privately or at the Parish Assembly.
This is one of those times when the text has to be received as a whole. That requires that those who really care to study the development of the text carefully have to do it on their own. It took the By-Laws Committee nine months to complete this new text. The work was both careful and painstaking. The parishioners are invited to do their homework at home before they come to the Parish Assembly.
Download a chart of the changes: In order to further facilitate your ability to understand the changes, the committee has put together a chart of comparison between the old and new by-laws. You can download the chart here: Chart of By-Law changes
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Holy Transgfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
3431 Trickum Road
Marietta, GA 30066
770-924-8080
Sunday, January 27th in the Parish Life Center
Following Divine Liturgy
Lecture by Dr. Kathryn A. Kozaitis, BA, MSW, MA, Ph.D.
Topic: Education as Characteristic, Symbol, and Praxis of Being Human
Dr. Kozaitis was born in Thisvi, Greece, a sea-side village near Thebes. She immigrated to Detroit, Michigan with her parents and older sister in 1968. She is married to Dr. Robert E. Springer III, MD, and has two sons, Phillip, a student at Georgia State University, and Robin at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Dr. Kozaitis is an Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Chair for six years of the Department of Anthropology at Georgia State University. She received her Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 1993. She is the co-author (with Prof. Conrad Phillip Kottak) of the book, On Being Different: Diversity and Multiculturalism in the North American Mainstream, McGraw Hill, 2007 (3rd edition). Dr. Kozaitis’ research and teaching repertoire includes anthropological theory and praxis, urban anthropology, ethnicity, cultural identity movements, and educational reform.
She began her career at Georgia State University in 1997, and by 1998 she was spearheading the plan to establish a Center for Hellenic Studies at Georgia State University. After multiple challenges to make her dream a reality, Dr. Kozaitis is delighted to announce that effective 2008, GSU will offer an Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Greek Studies. Modern Greek is now already in the Curriculum and fulfills a foreign language requirement, and an Anthropology Field School/Study Abroad for GSU students is already scheduled for summer 2008 in Thessaloniki in collaboration with Aristotle University. This year GSU will formalize an affiliation with the University in Thessaloniki, and establish connections or exchange programs with other universities in Greece.
Lunch Menu
Chicken Marsala with Creamy Parmesan Pasta
Individual Tickets: $10.00
Family of 3 or More: $30.00
All Proceeds Benefit the AHEPA Scholarship Fund
Tickets will be available the day of the event. To reserve tickets, email dsclukens@bellsouth.net
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Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
Marietta, GA
December 1, 2007
Schedule of Events
9:30-9:50 am Registration
9:50 am Opening Prayer and Welcome
10:00 am – 10:30 am The History of the Church-Fr. Panayiotis
10:30 am – 11:00 am The Faith and Unity of the Early Church-Fr. George Alexson (Reflections on Acts 2:1 and 2:42-47)
10:00 am – 11:30 am Trinitarian Leadership-George Matthews
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Parish Effectiveness-Larry Guess
12:00 pm – 12:20 pm Lunch
12:20 pm -12:45 Uniform Parish Regularions-Fr. Gregory Tatsis
12:45 pm -1:15 pm Questionnaire-Discussion-Fr. Iakovos
As we begin to gear up for our coming school year, listed below are some important dates and information to keep in mind for Hellenic Studies:
Hellenic Studies classes will be held every Tuesday evening beginning September 16th from 5:30pm to 6:45pm in the Parish Life Center.
In addition to our regularly scheduled classes, we would like to begin offering a Beginner Greek Class for Teens ages 13 - 18. If you are interested in taking this class or in teaching it, please contact Isabelle Fleshman at ifleshman@georgianbank.com or at 404.502.8343.
NOTE: We are in need of teachers for Kindergarten and Level I (our beginner levels). These are critical classes, and we encourage you to become part of our staff this Fall!
We are also in need of parents to sign up to be substitute teachers. Thank you!
December 2008 News
We will begin celebrating the Holiday season by going Christmas Caroling to Heritage Assisted Living on December 16 at 5:30 PM.
We have been asked to bring little gifts for the men and women at the center. They are in need of socks and hand and body lotion for both men & women.
If you would like to donate a gift, please have it wrapped and indicate on the package if it is for a man or a woman. Please mark gift paper with an M (male) or an F (female). We will place a collection box in the lobby of the PLC and have it labeled for Heritage Assisted Living. Please have all gifts to us by Sunday, December 14.
We will return to the PLC after our Caroling to have a celebration dinner. Parents will be asked to assist with the meal. More information to come on the dinner.
Holiday Schedule:
There will be no school on Tuesday, December 23 and Tuesday, December 30. Hellenic Studies will resume on January 6, 2009.
We would like to wish all our parents and teachers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Isabelle Fleshman
Summer Day Camp
The 2008 Summer Camp for our young children was held between July 21 and 25. We want to thank the three ladies, Ana Dudley, Tina Isaac, & Stacey Levantis who lead the camp, together with all the teenage volunteers who assisted them, for the good job they did.
Congratulations for a great event!!!!
Summer Camp 2008 Photos:
Dance Groups
This is a beautiful effort at preserving the traditional Greek Folk Dancing and authentic costumes from various parts of Greece. It is a lot of fun for those who participate and a wonderful community service. Our dancers perform for functions at our parish, at cultural events in the local community and various events in the nearby cities.
Classes are conducted from September through May on most Sundays between 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
For Photos of our Dancers at the various events go to the Church Photo Gallery.
HOPE & JOY is a ministry to children between the ages of Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Attention: Parents of children - Kindergarten through 5th grade…
Welcome to a new year of activities for HOPE & JOY age children. We have made some changes to this year’s program to accommodate more families’ schedules and to make participation even easier.
What’s new this year?
Scheduled events and information for 2008-2009
G.O.Y.A (Greek Orthodox Youth of America)
This teen youth group involves youngsters ages 12 through high school. Their involvement in GOYA gives them a place and community to belong to and provides a fun and healthy environments for their development into maturity into adulthood.
GOYA involvement also provides an opportunity for spiritual growth and Christian formation.
Meetings are held every Wednesday at 7:00 pm throughout the year with additional activities provided both at the local and Metropolis level at different times of the year.
Click here for the GOYA UPCOMING EVENTS.
The Winter Youth Rally is a major event for our teenagers. It takes place right after Christmas every year and is organized by the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta.
Click below to see and download the most recent flyer.
GOYA Activities, December 2008
Myrophores (the Myrrh-bearers)
This ministry provides one more dimension of involvement of our girls (ages 4-17) in the liturgical and worship life of the parish. Our teenage girls have been participating on Sundays in the Divine Liturgy by reading the Epistle Reading.
On Palm Sunday our girls participate in the procession with the palms.
During Holy Week, dressed in appropriate clothing both of mourning and joy, they participate in the burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Altar Servers
It is an honor and a privilege for the boys of our Parish to participate in the worship of the community by serving in the Holy Sanctuary as Altar Servers. In addition, the altar boys of our Parish have been reading the Sunday Epistle during the Divine Liturgy. After Holy Communion they have been attending Catechism classes, learning about the Orthodox faith and discussing hot issues pertaining to their age.
Please encourage your teenage boys to join the Altar Boy Guild. Give them a chance to serve the Lord and benefit spiritually at the same time.
The chantor is an integral part of the Divine Services in the Orthodox Church. His spiritual state affects the worship environment either to enhance it or regretably to demean it. For this reason the Lead Chantor (Protopsaltis) and those around him must have the right perspective and reverence. Here is a code of behavior to always consider. We psot it in Greek and will translate and post in English, as well in the near future: Click to download the pdf.
The Decalogue of the Chanter of the Sacred
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CHANTERS 2006
CHOIR 2006
Our Parish has been blessed with excellent chanters and a wonderful choir, who enrich our worship with their beautiful presentation of the liturgical hymns in the traditional Byzantine mode of music.
Come join us to enjoy an authentic Eastern Christian liturgical experience.
If God has endowed you with the gift of music, come offer back your gift for the Glory of the Lord!
Click below to learn more about our music ministry.
Kanonion for 2008 in English and Greek
Learn to Chant
Learn Byzantine Chant - Using Technology to teach Byzantine Music
The Small Paraklesis to the Theotokos
Hymns and Services for Download
St. Anthony’s Divine Music Project
More about Chanting
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Announcing a Parish Assembly Meeting to be held on Sunday, October 14, immediately following the Divine Liturgy. All Stewards who have submitted a Stewardship Card for 2007 are entitled to participate and vote at the Assembly.
Lunch will be provided.
Please join us to discuss and decide important things with regard to the life of our Parish.
The AGENDA for the October 14th, 2007 Assembly is as follows:
1. Opening Prayer
2. Election of a Chairperson
3. Approval of the Minutes from previous Assembly (enclosed)
4. Father Panayiotis’ Message
5. Parish Council President’s Message
6. Treasurer’s Report: (a) 2007 Financial Report
(b) Proposed 2008 Operating Budget
(c) Proposed 2008 Building Fund Budget
Copies of the Treasurer’s Report and 2008 Budget are included in the letter mailed out to the Parish.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COPIES WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE MEETING.
PLEASE BRING THE ENCLOSED COPY WITH YOU.
7. Audit Committee Report
8. Hiring of Activities Director
9. Election of “Elections Committee”
10. Election of “Audit Committee”
11. Nominations for candidates for Parish Council Elections
12. Old Business
13. New Business
14. For the good of the Church (suggestions/comments)
15. Closing Prayer and Adjournment
Eligible to vote are all Stewards of the Parish. We encourage people to submit their Stewardship Form so that they will become eligible to vote. If you have any questions, please contact the Church office.
STEWARDSHIP IS OFFERING BACK TO GOD FROM THE GIFTS HE HAS GIVEN US
• "…We thank you, our God, and praise your glorious Name …for all things come from you and we have only given back what is yours already." (I Chronicles 29:13-14)
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT STEWARDSHIP?
Give without show - "Let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing." (Matt.6:3).
Give with regularity in proportion - "Upon the first day of the week let everyone of you lay by him in store, as God has prospered him." (I Cor. 16:2)
Give liberally - "He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully." (II Cor. 9:6)
Give cheerfully - "Let everyone give as his heart tells him, neither grudgingly, nor under compulsion, for God loves the man that gives cheerfully." (II Cor. 9:7)
What is and What is not Stewardship!
Eucharistic Giving: "We offer Unto You from Your Own Gifts!"
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3431 Trickum Road
Marietta, GA 30066 Tel. 770-924-8080 Presiding Priest Priest’s E-mail: fr.panayiotis@comcast.net
Office E-mail: holytrans@comcast.net
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 The Prodigal Son |
 Pilate Rendering His Judgment |
 The Last Supper |
 Sunday of Orthodoxy |
 St. Gregory Palamas, 14th Century Bishop of Thessalonika |
 Veneration of the Holy Cross |
 St. John Climacus, or St. John of the Ladder |
 Lazarus |
 Extreme Humility |
 Pascha |
 Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring |
 Holy Myrrh-Bearers |
 Sunday of the Paralytic |
 Mother’s Day |
 Healing the Blind |
 The Ascension |
 Pentecost |
 Sunday of All Saints |
 Onuphrius and Peter: Champions of Asceticism |
 Nativity of St. John the Baptist |
 Peter and Paul |
 Christ the Good Shepherd |
 Christ |
 The Holy Prophet Elias |
 St. Panteleimon |
 The Transfiguration |
 Matthias, the "13th Apostle" |
 Falling Asleep of the Virgin |
 The Apostle Titus |
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 Elevation of the Cross |
 Eustathios |
 Kyriakos the Hermit |
 St. Paul |
 The Apostle James "The Less" |
 Seven Youths of Ephesus |
 Christ with the Theotokos |
 Theodore the Studite |
 Emperor Justinian |
 St. Katherine & St. Barbara |
 St. John of Damascus |
 St. Nicholas |
 St. Lucia |
 The Nativity |
 Christ with the Theotokos |
 Theofany |
 St. Anthony |
 St. Maximos |
 Xenophon & Family |
 Presentation of Christ |
 St. Haralambos |
 Christ with the Theotokos |
 Christ |
 Christ with the Theotokos |
 The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste |
 Christ |
 The Last Supper |
 St. Gregory Palamas, 14th Century Bishop of Thessalonika |
 Crucifixion |
 The Money Changers |
Raising of Lazarus |
 Palm Sunday |
 The Resurrection |
 "Doubting" Thomas |
 Myrrh Bearing Women |
 The Paralytic |
 The Woman at the Well |
 The Ascension |
 Christ (Father’s Day) |
 Our Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop of Thessolonica |
 Annunciation of the Theotokos |
 Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel |
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 St. John Climacus (of the ladder) |
 St. Mary of Egypt |
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 The Last Supper - Great Thursday |
 Jason, Apostle of the 70 |
 Burial, Holy Friday |
%20&%20brother%20of%20St.%20John%20the%20Theologian.JPG) James the Apostle (Iakovos) & brother of St. John the Theologian |
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 Renewal Friday - Theotokos of the Lifegiving Font, Zoodochos Pygis |
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| One of the striking characteristics of our Holy Orthodox Church is the special devotion given to the sacred images of our Lord, His Blessed Mother and all of the Saints. They adorn our churches and sanctify our homes. From our infancy, we are taught to venerate all icons with reverence and respect for the holy ones that they represent.
In the 8th century, however, the Church became embroiled in a fierce controversy over whether it was proper to treat icons in such a special way. Led by the Emperor Leo, the iconoclasts viewed such devotion as "pagan." Icons were removed from churches and all public places. Even when the 7th Ecumenical Council, which was held in Nicea in 787 A.D., declared: "ICONS ARE TO BE VENERATED; GOD ALONE IS TO BE WORSHIPPED," the controversy continued to rage. Scores of supporters of the Orthodox position on icons were martyred for their convictions. In 843 A.D., Empress Irene was able to finally end this bitter conflict. On the First Sunday of Lent that year, the veneration of icons was restored to its rightful place in the life of the Church. It is said that a great procession with holy icons took place in the Church of the Holy Wisdom in Constantinople that day, as thousands celebrated this "Triumph of Orthodoxy." It is still customary for Orthodox faithful of all jurisdictions and ethnic backgrounds to joyfully gather in prayer on this day, marking the Church’s victory over the iconoclasts. – Weekly Bulletin, March 4, 2001 |
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| Visit the official website for the Marietta Greek Festival Held on the grounds of Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church 3431 Trickum Road Marietta, GA 30066 Every year in May on the weekend after "Mother’s Day" Click here for a map and directions |
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Divine Services
January 2009 January 1, Thursday, Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ, Feast of St. Basil the Great January 4, Sunday, Sunday before Theophany. January 5, Monday, Forefeast of Theophany (Kalanta). January 6, Tuesday, Holy Theophany. Feast of the Baptism of Christ. January 10, Saturday, Great Vespers, 5:00 pm. January 11, Sunday after the Feast of Theophany. January 16, Friday, Great Vespers, 6:00 pm. January 17, Saturday, Feast of St. Anthony the Great. Saturday Evening: Great Vespers, 5:00 pm. January 18, Sunday, 12th Sunday of Luke. January 24, Saturday, Great Vespers, 5:00 pm. January 25, Sunday, 15th Sunday of Luke. January 29, Thursday, Great Vespers, 6:00 pm. January 30, Friday, Feast of the Holy Three Hierarchs. ——————————————————————————
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| Orthodox Divine Services OnLine The Small Paraklesis to the Theotokos Texts of Various Orthodox Services Go to the web-page of our Church Music Ministry for more on Divine Services |
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Upcoming Events
GOYA Activities, December 2008
Winter Youth Rally, December 2008
Philoptochos Calendar of Events
Recent Events
of The Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church of Marietta Burning of the Construction Loan on February 9, 2008
Glory be to God!
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| Fr. George Pallas, Protopresbyter
Fr. George was born on May 6, 1930 in Ano Dorion, Messinia, Greece. He received his secondary education at the High School of Kyprarissia, attended the High Church Seminary in Patras, and completed his military service. In 1956 he was ordained a deacon and later a priest. Fr. George served parishes in Greece and in the Republic of Panama before immigrating to the United States in 1959. His first parish in the U.S. was St. Elias the Prophet in Dubuque, Iowa. Then in 1967, he moved to the parish of St. George in Des Moines, Iowa where he served until his retirement in 1996. During his thirty-seven years of service to the Diocese of Chicago, Father was bestowed with the distinctions of Spiritual Father Confessor, Steward, and Protopresbyter. Fr. George also served on the Archdiocesan Mixed Council. He earned both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees in American Education from Loras College, in Dubuque. He was awarded a lifetime certification by the State of Iowa for his studies in Pastoral Education and Clinical Pastoral Education along with Graduate Studies at Drake University in Des Moines. While serving the parish in Des Moines, Fr. George also worked as a counselor, for several years, at Dowling Catholic High School, then at the Central Iowa Alcoholism Center, and finally for nineteen years at the United States Department of Veterans Affair’s Alcohol and Drug Dependency unit. Fr. George is married to Presbytera Toula., who is also from Ano Dorion. They have three children (Tasi, Dean and Vicki), one son-in-law (Evan), one daughter-in-law (Christina), and two grandsons (Nicholas and George Alexander). In 1998, Father and Presbytera moved to Woodstock, Georgia. While retired, Fr. George remains active at Holy Transfiguration both through the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and other Services, as well as the offering of his advice and guidance to the church’s various ministries. |
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