ST. PAUL FESTIVAL July 20-23, at St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church, 4548 Wallings Rd., North Royalton. Thu: 11am-10 pm; Fri & Sat: 11 am-11 pm; Sun: 11 am-9 p.m. Drive thru/call in advance: 440-237-9601; Online ordering: www.stpaulgoc.org/festival
IOCC BASEBALL NIGHT Sat., July 22, , 7:05 p.m. at Progressive Field. Cleveland Indians vs. Toronto Blue Jays. $30 Mezzanine seats, fireworks, and Jason Kipnis Bobbleheads. Call Connie Zimmerman (216-347-3123) for tickets. Donations accepted if unable to attend. Proceeds to benefit the humanitarian work of the International Orthodox Christian Charities.
JULY FEASTDAYS ON THE EAST SIDE Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral, 3352 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights, invites you to join them at the following feastdays:
St. Markella Sat., July 22, 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy for the patron saint of Chios. The Chios Society of Cleveland will hold a Memorial for its departed members, followed by coffee hour.
St. Irene Chrysovalantou – Fri., July 28, 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.
ST. PANTELEIMON FEASTDAY
~Wed., July 26, 6 p.m. Vespers at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 2101 Quail St., Lakewood. Parking available at Harrison School.
~Thu., July 27, 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3352 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights.
SUMMER SERVING AT ST. HERMAN’S
~Philoptochos will serve dinner on Tue., Aug. 1. Volunteer to make something and/or serve! Please visit Perfect Potluck at http://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=FNKZ1332
~FOCUS Friends! will serve dinner on Sat., Aug. 5. Contact Linda Glynias (lglynias@gmail.com)
St. Herman, located at Franklin and W. 45th, is the only Orthodox homeless shelter in Cleveland. They serve 3 meals a day/ 365 days.
EAST SIDE GREEK FEST Aug. 24-27 at Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral, 3352 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights.
ST. PANTELEIMON BOWLING Fri., Aug. 18, 6-8:30 p.m. at Yorktown Lanes, 6218 Pearl Rd., Parma Heights. $15/adult & $10/child includes pizza & pop. Shoe rental at bowler’s expense. All proceeds to benefit St. Panteleimon Orthodox Christian Outreach, ministering to those in NE Ohio nursing homes. To sign up, call 440-941-4850 or email Gerald@stpanteleimon.com
NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS BENEFIT Sat., Sept. 9, is the 4th annual dinner in memory of Gerontissa Taxiarchia at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Pittsburgh. 3 p.m. Vesper service; 4 p.m. banquet. $100/ticket (fish or chicken entrees) RSVP: 2017DinnerBanquet.eventbrite.com
YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE Sept. 1-4, Orthodox young adults (ages 19-32) from across the US will gather in Houston, Texas. Kick off on Friday with a comedy show by SoTiri, Saturday workshops and fun western event. Sunday Divine Liturgy, followed by a pool party and then a grand banquet with Basil the Comedian. For information, registration, and hotel accommodations, visit: http://youth.denver.goarch.org/events/2017-events/2017-national-young-adult-conference; or share: Facebook.com/2017NGOYAC/ ~ Twitter.co/ngoyac2017 ~Instagram.com/ngoyac2017
SPIRITUAL CARE VOLUNTEERING Fairview Hospital’s Spiritual Care Department is seeking volunteers to visit with patients and their families in non-critical units of the hospital during their first few days of admission, and provide a caring, listening presence to persons in need. Six weeks of required training will take place on Tuesday afternoons, starting Sept. 5. For more info or to apply, contact Rev. Alice Walsh (walsha3@ccf.org or 216-476-7067)
ATHENIAN VASE PAINTING is the focus of the 2017 annual Collis Lecture on Sun., Sept. 24 at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2:00 PM. Free tickets will be available Aug 1st.