Burn the Mortgage Thank You
12/04/2014
Thank you Burn the Mortgage Contributors! With your continued help, love and contributions, we can burn this mortgage sooner!
2014 we raised +$37,000 with a generous match of $30,000 for a total of +$67,000 towards our mortgage principle.
Paul & Melissa Adamopoulos |
Cliff & Marina Beasley |
Jim & Mary Kay Bishop |
Costa Caglage |
Kiki Caglage |
Irene Cline |
Chris & Cari Douvry |
Ellen Douvry |
Mary Galanis |
Gus Galanis |
Ken & Maggie George |
Fr. John & Pres. Haby |
Fr. Nicholas & Presv. Shyla |
Estelle Hieger |
Phil & Leeann Hieger |
George & Sonya Kallinikos |
Mark & Katie Kalpakis |
Lisa Kelly |
Mark & Shelia Kime |
Arney & Mary Kime |
Chris & Marrlen Kime |
Nick & Cindy Kypreos |
Helen Martsukos |
Efstathios & Laura Michaelides |
Bill & Artemis Moon |
Connie Nixon |
Tom & Anna Panagopoulos |
Tommy & Anna Maria Panagopoulos |
Gus and Jeanie Payblas |
James & Deb Pendleton |
Tommy & Dolly Peters |
Phiripes Family |
Ellyn Ponton |
Chuck & Elain Reidl |
Elias & Samia Shiber |
Ann Tsumpis |
Ernie & Mary Valamides |
George & Janice Vardakis |
Aaron & Tina Young |
John & Mary Beth Zerdecki |
Parish Family Night
“If we seek the things that are perfect, the secondary things will follow. The Lord says, Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you (Matt. 6:33). What sort of person do you think the children of such parents will be? What kind of person are all the others who associate with them? Will they not eventually be the recipients of countless blessings as well? For generally the children acquire the character of their parents, are formed in the mold of their parents’ temperament, love the same things their parents love, talk in the same fashion, and work for the same ends. If we order our lives in this way and diligently study the Scriptures, we will find lessons to guide us in everything we need! “
-- On Marriage and Family Life by St. John Chrysostom
Parish Family Night allows all of our faithful to gather once a month as a family to enjoy fellowship, group activities and breakout sessions. The evenings begin with a potluck supper and followed by a group activity. Breakout sessions discuss the message or theme of the night. Sessions are typically divided into HOPE/JOY, GOYA and adults: group activities range from carving pumpkins to preparing disaster relief kits. It is a night in which our entire parish is called to gather and enjoy a family setting.
The gatherings are not limited to families with children, but are open to the entire parish family
Last Wednesday of the Month
October 30th.
Begining with a lenten pootluck dinner at 6:00pm
Contact Fr. Nicholas frnicholas@stdemetrios.net or Sonya Kallinikos skallinikos@hotmail.com to get involved
Ministry Council
Be a part of the Ministries of St. Demetrios.
Next Meeting is October 12 after Fellowship Hour
Young Adult Meeting
Our January meeting will be held at Fr. Nick's home and we will be starting our series on understanding other Christian denominations and faiths.
Also we will be discussing the plans for the YAL food drive service project for Lent.
St. Demetrios Bookstore
Our bookstore has a varied selection of Orthodox Christian books, icons and cds. The St. Demetrios Bookstore is open immediately after the Divine Liturgy and you can come by during weekly office hours.
Find a book for any level reader and enrich your spiritual life.
If you are interested in managing the bookstore, please contact Presvytera Shyla
North Texas Orthodox Mission
01/30/2015
Saint Demetrios is hosting NTOM's Orthodox Perspectives January 30, 2015
This year's topic is Falling Asleep in the Lord, an Orthodox Pedrspective on Grief, Death and Dying.
We want to explain about how our church provides services to help with the grieving process. Deal with end of life issues. Talk about recent events in the news related to these matters.
Dn. J. Mark and Elizabeth Barna who recently published the book "A Christian Ending" to be our keynote speakers.
For more information of NTOM: http://ntom.org/
Update Your Information
Help us stay up-to-date with you:
If there has been a change in your family, new address, new phone number, new e-mail, new marriage, new children, etc we want to know about it.
You can also update your Stewardship Pledge for 2015 all from our new Saint Demetrios webpage. You can even visit us on your mobile device.
http://stdemetrios.net/assets/files/FamilyRegistrationForm.html
All information will be kept confidential and are for office use and communication purposes.
Greek School
01/13/2015
Greek School begins will resume January 26 4:30-6:00pm at the Church. Kinder and up are welcome.
Please contact Marina Beasley if you are interested in joining.
GOYA GATHERING
GOYA GATHERING February 14th 4-9pm at Lexi and Sophia Vardakis' Home
Hope and Joy
Philoptochos Meeting
The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society is the philanthropic arm of the Greek Orthodox Church in North America. Our St. Barabara Chapter is committed to philanthropy through a multitude of programs that make a difference in the lives of people in the United States and throughout the world.
Join us at our next Philoptochos Meeting February 7, from 10-12pm.