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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA
Publish Date: 2017-06-11
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Weekend Update
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Focus On Our Church Family
Community News & Events
Bulletin Inserts
Metropolis of New Jersey News
Beyond Annunciation
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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (215) 635-0316
  • Fax:
  • (215) 635-8301
  • Street Address:

  • 7921 Old York Road

  • Elkins Park, PA 19027

Contact Information

Presiding Priest: Rev. Fr. John L. Johns


frjohn@anngoc.org | (215) 635-0316

Services Schedule

We meet for divine worship every Sunday morning starting with Orthros (Matins) 8:30, Divine Liturgy 9:30-11AM, followed by a fellowship hour in our community center. All are ivited!

Please see Community Calendar for a complete listing of all weekday feastdays and worship services.

Past Bulletins


Weekend Update

Sat Jun 10, 2017

All Saints Sunday, June 11, 2017

On June 11 we commemorate: the Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas; the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel in Adein on the Holy Mountain.

From the Pentecostarion: On this day, the Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the feast of Αll Saints, who are from every part of the world, those in Asia, Africa, Europe and America, from the North and from the South. By the intercessions of Your immaculate Mother, O Christ our God, and of all Your Saints from every age, have mercy on us and save us, as You alone are good and love humanity. Amen.

  • 8:30am MATINS 9:30 DIVINE LITURGY
  • ARTOKLASIA is offered today for health and salvation of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
  • Graduation Sunday
  • Fellowship hour hosted by PTO

Mon Jun 12, 2017 The Apostles fast begins, until June 29

Thu Jun 15, 2017

  • 6:30pm   2017-2018 Church calendar meeting

2nd Sunday of Matthew, June 18, 2017

  • 8:30am MATINS 9:30 DIVINE LITURGY
  • MEMORIAL: Spiros Zantes of blessed memory (1-year)
  • Fathers’ Day & OPA volunteers appreciation breakfast
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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
June 11

The Sunday of All Saints

Honouring the friends of God with much reverence, the Prophet-King David says, "But to me, exceedingly honourable are Thy friends, O Lord" (Ps. 138:16). And the divine Apostle, recounting the achievements of the Saints, and setting forth their memorial as an example that we might turn away from earthly things and from sin, and emulate their patience and courage in the struggles for virtue, says, "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every burden, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us" (Heb. 12:1).

This commemoration began as the Sunday (Synaxis) of All Martyrs; to them were added all the ranks of Saints who bore witness (the meaning of "Martyr" in Greek) to Christ in manifold ways, even if occasion did not require the shedding of their blood.

Therefore, guided by the teaching of the Divine Scriptures and Apostolic Tradition, we the pious honour all the Saints, the friends of God, for they are keepers of God's commandments, shining examples of virtue, and benefactors of mankind. Of course, we honour the known Saints especially on their own day of the year, as is evident in the Menologion. But since many Saints are unknown, and their number has increased with time, and will continue to increase until the end of time, the Church has appointed that once a year a common commemoration be made of all the Saints. This is the feast that we celebrate today. It is the harvest of the coming of the Holy Spirit into the world; it is the "much fruit" brought forth by that "Grain of wheat that fell into the earth and died" (John 12:24); it is the glorification of the Saints as "the foundation of the Church, the perfection of the Gospel, they who fulfilled in deed the sayings of the Saviour" (Sunday of All Saints, Doxasticon of Vespers).

In this celebration, then, we reverently honour and call blessed all the Righteous, the Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Shepherds, Teachers, and Holy Monastics, both men and women alike, known and unknown, who have been added to the choirs of the Saints and shall be added, from the time of Adam until the end of the world, who have been perfected in piety and have glorified God by their holy lives. All these, as well as the orders of the Angels, and especially our most holy Lady and Queen, the Ever-virgin Theotokos Mary, do we honour today, setting their life before us as an example of virtue, and entreating them to intercede in our behalf with God, Whose grace and boundless mercy be with us all. Amen.

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June 11

Bartholomew the Holy Apostle

Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles, and had Galilee as his homeland; this is all that is known of him for certain according to the history of the Gospels. Concerning his apostolic work, certain say that he preached in Arabia and Persia, and especially in India, bringing to them the Gospel written by Saint Matthew, which had been written originally in Hebrew, and which was found there one hundred years later by Pantaenus, formerly a stoic philosopher and later an illustrious teacher of the Christian school in Alexandria (see Eusebius, Eccl. Hist., 5: 10). Other accounts say that he went to Armenia. According to some, he ended his life by being crucified, or by being flayed alive, in Albanopolis (Urbanopolis) of Armenia. This also confirms an ancient tradition preserved by the Armenians. According to some, Bartholomew and Nathanael are the same person, because the Evangelists who mention Bartholomew do not mention Nathanael; and John, who alone mentions Nathanael as one of the Twelve, says nothing of Bartholomew. Indeed, Bartholomew is a patronymic, "son of Talmai," which means "bold, spirited" (see also Jesus of Navi 15:14; II Kings 3:3), and Nathanael could have had this as a surname. According to the Synaxarion of the Menaion on April 22, however, it is Simon the Zealot and Nathanael who are the same; the Evangelists who mention Simon the Zealot (or "the Canaanite") do not mention Nathanael.

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June 11

Barnabas the Holy Apostle

Saint Barnabas, one of the Seventy, was from Cyprus, of the tribe of Levi, and a fellow disciple with Paul under Gamaliel. He was called Joses, but was renamed Barnabas, which means "son of consolation," perhaps to distinguish him from the Joses called Barsabas and surnamed Justus (Acts 1:23). Saint Barnabas had a field, which he sold and brought the money to the Apostles (Acts 4:36-37). Before the conversion of Saul to Paul, it was Barnabas who was the leader of the Seventy Apostles, the first in preaching and chief spokesman. After Saul's vision on the road to Damascus, it was Barnabas who joined him to the Apostles when the others, because of Saul's reputation as a persecutor of the Church, still feared him (Acts 9:26-27); again it was Saint Barnabas who conscripted Paul as a preacher, bringing him from Tarsus to Antioch after the stoning of Stephen, to assist in spreading the Gospel (Acts 11:25-26). Saint Barnabas preached the Gospel in many places, traveled together with Paul, and finally was stoned to death by the Jews in his native Cyprus. During the reign of Zeno, in the year 478, his sacred relics were found, having on his chest the Gospel according to Matthew written in Greek by Barnabas' own hand. This Gospel was brought to Zeno. Because of this the Church of Cyprus received the right of autonomy, and its archbishop was given the privilege, like the emperor, of signing his decrees and encyclicals in vermilion.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

O Merciful One, You came from on high, and condescended to Your three day burial to save us from suffering. You are our Life and our Resurrection. Glory to You.
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Apolytikion for All Saints in the Fourth Mode

Your Church, O Christ our God, clothed itself in the blood of Your martyrs from throughout the world, as though it were a robe of linen and purple; through them, she cries out to You, "Send down upon Your people compassion, grant peace to Your commonwealth, and to our souls, great mercy."
Τῶν ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ Μαρτύρων σου, ὡς πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον τὰ αἵματα, ἡ Ἐκκλησία σου στολισαμένη, δι' αὐτῶν βοᾷ σοι· Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῷ λαῷ σου τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου κατάπεμψον, εἰρήνην τῇ πολιτείᾳ σου δώρησαι, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion for Apostle Bartholomew in the Third Mode

O Holy Apostles, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.
Απόστολοι Άγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε τώ ελεήμονι Θεώ ίνα πταισμάτων άφεσιν, παράσχη ταίς ψυχάς ημών.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

The world offers You, the author of all creation, as the first-fruits of nature, the God-bearing martyrs. O most merciful, by their intercessions, through the Theotokos, maintain Your Church in perfect peace.
Ὡς ἀπαρχὰς τῆς φύσεως, τῷ φυτουργῷ τῆς κτίσεως, ἡ οἰκουμένη προσφέρει σοι Κύριε, τοὺς θεοφόρους Μάρτυρας, ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, ἐν εἰρήνῃ βαθείᾳ, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν σου, διὰ τῆς Θεοτόκου συντήρησον, πολυέλεε.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

First Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Matthew 28:16-20

At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen."

First Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 28:16-20

Οἱ δὲ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς. καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν. καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς. πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ῾Αγίου Πνεύματος, διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 67.35,26.
God is wonderful among his saints.
Verse: Bless God in the congregations.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40; 12:1-2.

BRETHREN, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.

Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 67.35,26.
Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ.
Στίχ. Ἐν Ἐκκλησίαις εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 11:33-40, 12:1-2.

Ἀδελφοί, οἱ Ἅγιοι πάντες διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόματα λεόντων, ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρας, ἐνεδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων. Ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν, οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν· ἕτεροι δὲ ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ μαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσμῶν καὶ φυλακῆς· ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον· περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι - ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος - ἐν ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς. Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες, μαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκ ἐκομίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ ἡμῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαμένου, ἵνα μὴ χωρὶς ἡμῶν τελειωθῶσιν. Τοιγαροῦν καὶ ἡμεῖς, τοσοῦτον ἔχοντες περικείμενον ἡμῖν νέφος μαρτύρων, ὄγκον ἀποθέμενοι πάντα καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν, διʼ ὑπομονῆς τρέχωμεν τὸν προκείμενον ἡμῖν ἀγῶνα, ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν Ἰησοῦν.

Gospel Reading

The Sunday of All Saints
The Reading is from Matthew 10:32-33; 37-38; 19:27-30

The Lord said to his disciples, "Every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Then Peter said in reply, "Lo, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?" Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. But many that are first will be last, and the last first."

The Sunday of All Saints
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30

Εἶπεν ὁ Κὐριος τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ μαθηταῖς· Πᾶς οὖν ὅστις ὁμολογήσει ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὁμολογήσω κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς. ὅστις δ᾿ ἂν ἀρνήσηταί με ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἀρνήσομαι αὐτὸν κἀγὼ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς. ῾Ο φιλῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστι μου ἄξιος· καὶ ὁ φιλῶν υἱὸν ἢ θυγατέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστι μου ἄξιος· καὶ ὃς οὐ λαμβάνει τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκολουθεῖ ὀπίσω μου, οὐκ ἔστι μου ἄξιος. Τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήσαμέν σοι· τί ἄρα ἔσται ἡμῖν; ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὑμεῖς οἱ ἀκολουθήσαντές μοι, ἐν τῇ παλιγγενεσίᾳ, ὅταν καθίσῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ, καθίσεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπὶ δώδεκα θρόνους κρίνοντες τὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ. καὶ πᾶς ὃς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίας ἢ ἀδελφοὺς ἢ ἀδελφὰς ἢ πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ἢ γυναῖκα ἢ τέκνα ἢ ἀγροὺς ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός μου, ἑκατονταπλασίονα λήψεται καὶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσει. Πολλοὶ δὲ ἔσονται πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι καὶ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι.

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Focus On Our Church Family

Celebrations, Milestones, Gratitude, Comfort & Support

Pastoral care: If you or someone you know is sick, homebound elderly, or scheduled for surgery, please call the church office to let us know so Fr. John can make a pastoral visit, or to add someone to the prayer list.

Let us pray to the Lord for the health and salvation of: Suffering and persecuted Christians in the Middle East and the non-Christian world, Virginia, Eugenios, Esther, Penelope, Angeliki, Mary, Nicholas, Eugenia, Dimitrios, Polly.

Χρόνια πολλα!  Happy birthday!   God grant you many years!  To those celebrating next week: Kevin Kelly, Isabela Rivera, Tanya Telegadis, Apostolos Koutsouros, Andreas Hagiandreu, Katherine Pantazopoulos, Afthentia Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Pavlou, Diane Saphos, Byron Warner, Elena Giannoumis, Nikos Karidas, Vikky Papanikolaou, Erin Gouris, Evangeline Gouzouasis, Georgia Ioakimidis, Robert Klebanoff, Dimitri McNally, Melissa Prousi, David Rodgers, Alexandra Georgiou, Anna Penning.

Happy wedding anniversary! To those celebrating  next week: Sjostedt, Michael & Constantina; Vaganos, Steve & Tina; Avgiris, John & Catherine; Katehis, Dimitrios & Pola; Mesthos, Steve & Rita; Brianas, Christopher & Cezanne; Papanikolaou, Athanasios & Danielle Perry.

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Community News & Events

Youth Ministries Family Picnic

Celebrate-Fun-Food-Fellowship

Masons Mill Park

Saturday June 10, 2017, 10:30am—1pm

Please join us for a fun potluck picnic at the park. We will be cooking hotdogs and relaxing at the Pavilion. There is a wonderful playground and water sprinkler so wear your swimsuits and play clothes! Don’t forget your towel! Please RSVP with Christina Hadgimallis teena21beena@comcast.net


Graduation Sunday, June 11

Another productive school year has joyfully come to an end, and we are pleased today to award promotion certificates, graduation diplomas, and awards to students who have attended the Annunciation Greek School and Catechism/Sunday School programs.  Students may sit with their families for the Divine Liturgy.

Following the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy:

Greek School Students will be called to receive their promotion certificates form Fr. John and Greek School Principal Mr. John Avgiris, assisted by their teachers: Mrs. Eugenia Giannoumis (Pre-K); Mrs. Maria Sandilos (Level I-A); Miss. Anna Botsaris (Level 1-B), Mrs. Dimitra Diamantas (Level II), Mrs. Dimitra Afthinou (Levels III-IV); and Mrs. Efpraxia Pollatou (Level V).

Catechism School Students will be called to receive a book and attendance pin from Fr. John and Catechism School Co-Directors Mrs. Stella Fisfis and Mrs. Tina Hadgimallis. Our Catechists are: Mrs. Athena Douris and Mr. Neil Douris (Pre-K); Mrs. Anna Dalson, (1s-2nd grades); Mrs. Andrea Falbo (3rd grade); Mrs. Sandy Wrigley; (4th grade); Mrs. Zaffie Zoubroulis and Mrs. Rosie Gilliland (5th-6th grades); Mrs. Patra Karidas (7th-8th grades); Mrs. Stella Fisfis (9th-12th grades).

We truly appreciate the time and energy you have put in this year teaching the children at Sunday School. Thank you for all your hard work, time, commitment and planning that you have put into this Sunday School year. We are blessed to have you as part of our church!

To conclude, we will honor the Annunciation Parish Class of 2017 High School, Technical School, College and Graduate School graduates.

ANNUNCIATION CHURCH CLASS   OF ‘17 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

1. Katerina Botsaris, daughter of Maria & Chris Botsaris, graduated from Upper Moreland High School. Katerina served as GOYA president, Sights & Sounds participant, Ambassador of Love, High School Drama Company, Distinguished Honor Roll, and Year Book Committee. She will be attending Kutztown University, majoring in Environmental Science.

2. Christopher James Freedman, son of Hellen C. Poulos & Carl D. Freedman, graduated from La Salle College High School. Christopher was in the National Honor Society, Varsity Rowing Team, and participated in a mission service trip to Bolivia. He will be attending Northeastern University majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

3. Kyriaki Ellen Ke Godshall, daughter of Angela & Craig Godshall, graduated from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. She will be attending Penn State University.

4. Erin Gouris, daughter of Susan & Peter Gouris, graduated from New Hope-Solebury High School. She will be attending Fordham University.

5. Angeliki Markella Kagiavas, daughter of Rodopi & Georgios Kagiavas, graduated from William Tennent High School. Angeliki served as GOYA president, Sights & Sounds participant, and Ambassador of Love. She will be attending Gwynedd Mercy University, majoring in Early Special Education.

6. Maria Christina Kelly, daughter of Barbara Crits-Kelly & Kevin Kelly, graduated from Upper Dublin High School. She will be attending Montgomery County Community College studying Criminal Justice.

7. Christopher Peter Markos, son of Ginny & Ron Markos, graduated from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. He will be attending Colgate University.

8. Harisa Martinos, daughter of Frederiki & George Martinos, graduated from Lower Moreland High School. Harisa served as GOYA secretary, Sights & Sounds participant, captain of High School Minithon, Environmental Club president, and Drama Club. She will be attending University of Pittsburgh.

9. Dimitri Augustine McNally, son of Maria & James McNally, graduated from Child and Career Development Center, Autistic Support Classroom.

10. Konstantinos Athanasios Petsos, son of Maria & Athanasios Petsos, graduated from Holy Ghost Prep School. He will be attending Penn State University majoring in Biology. He wants to be a Medical Examiner and plans to join the Air Force after graduating from college.

11. Georgia Ioanna Stathis, daughter of Xanthi & Chris Stathis, graduated from Central Bucks West High School. Georgia served as GOYA president, Sights & Sounds participant, and Ambassador of Hope. She will be attending Penn State University, majoring in Business Marketing.

ANNUNCIATION CHURCH CLASS OF ’17 TECHNICAL SCHOOL, COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

1. Amanda Anna Gutchigian, daughter of Joyce & George Gutchigian, graduated with honors from West Chester University with a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Spanish. She plans to continue her education in a master’s program.

2. Elena Markos, daughter of Ginny & Ron Markos, graduated from New York University with a B.S. in Media, Culture and Communication, and Entertainment Business. She will be working for Makovsky in New York City.

3. Eleni Nikolopoulos, daughter of Stella & Peter Nikolopoulos, graduated from West Chester University with a B.S. in Secondary Education Mathematics. Eleni received the Association of Mathematics of Philadelphia & Vicinity Outstanding Student Teacher Award, and the West Chester University Teacher Education Senior Award.

4. Marina Melissa Stolarczyk, daughter of Melissa & Mathew Stolarcxyk, graduated with honors from Immaculata University with a B.S. in Information Technology. Marina earned membership in the Sigma Zeta National Science & Mathematics Honor Society, and participated in the Immaculata Symphony Orchestra as the first violin member. She has been accepted into a Technology Leadership Program (TLP) in Vanguard’s Information Technology Division.

5. Tatiana Anna Tsinontides, daughter of Laurie & Stelios Tsinontides, graduated from Temple University with a B.S. in Biology. She plans to continue her education in Pharmacy School.

6. Michael Trantas-Weiss, son of Georgia & Stephen Weiss, graduated from Holy Family University with a B.A. in Accounting & Finance. Michael is the Finance graduate of the year, and was included in the Who is Who in American Universities. He is working as a tax consultant at Deloitte Tax LLP.

7. Ioanna Yiantsos, daughter of Katerina & Ioannis Yiantsos, graduated with distinction from Temple University with a B.S. in Neuroscience, with a minor in Psychology. She is already in a graduate program at Drexel University.

To all the graduates, we express our heartfelt best wishes and we congratulate each one of you for your noble achievements. May God bless each one of you with the gifts of His love and may He guide you to every good work in serving and helping your fellowmen that His Holy Name be glorified.

To celebrate this day and the accomplishments of our students, we cordially invite you to please join us in the Cultural Center immediately following dismissal for refreshments, offered by the Parents & Teachers Organization.


Philoptochos News & Events

Many Thanks! Ευχαριστώ!

Our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to our Philoptochos OPA Pastry Baking Committee Co-Chairs Kiki Malitas and Maria Mountis, and the many dedicated Philoptochos ladies who offered their time and talent to prepare all of the pastries as well as the large pans of Spanakopita and Tiropita, day after day in the weeks leading up to the OPA festival . The pastries as well as the loukoumades were outstanding as usual and enjoyed by all of our OPA Festival visitors. 

Many thanks to Beverly Economopoulos, Chair of our Pastry Volunteers for making the numerous phone calls to ensure that our pastry and loukoumades booths were staffed during the weekend. 

And to our volunteers during the festival - thank you for your hard work, hospitality and smiles during the weekend!


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Metropolis of New Jersey News

http://www.nj.goarch.org/

2017 Camp Good Shepherd Registration IS OPEN. Follow the online registration process and secure your  child's place at camp this summer!  Online Camper Registration

CAMP GOOD SHEPHERD:

CGS-New Jersey - Linwood MacDonald YMCA Center in Branchville, NJ

JOY – Sunday, July 9th – Saturday, July 15th

GOYA Week I – Sunday, July 16th – Saturday, July 22nd

GOYA Week II – Sunday, July 23rd – Saturday, July 29th

For registration information, please contact  Assistant Camp Director/Program Director: Alexia Lekkas, gomnjcgs@gmail.com, 908-301-0500, or visit us at www.nj.goarch.org


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Beyond Annunciation

 

  • Holy Trinity Greek Festival, Wilmington, DE: June 6-10
  • Evangelismos of Theotokos Greek Festival, Philadelphia, PA: June 8-10
  • St. Nicholas Serb Food Fest, Elkins Park, PA: June 10-11
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