Daylight Saving Time: Spring forward (yes, we lose an hour) on Sunday, March 10. Later sunsets!
Fellowship Host: today, Gerard Pelletier is hosting, commemorating the anniversary of his chrismation into the faith.
The 3 Saturdays of Souls are March 9, 16, and 23. Please bring koliva with names of departed loved ones. Services begin at 8:30 am each Saturday (except for the 23rd - 8 am start.) See Bulletin Insert section for Order Form if ordering koliva from Philoptochos at least 2 weeks in advance. May their memory be eternal!
The Parish Oratorical Festival is scheduled for Saturday, March 16 from 11 AM to 1 PM! Please see the Oratorical Festival note below.
March 17: Forgiveness Vespers at 6 PM at the St. George Church in Piscataway, presided by His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of NJ. All are encouraged to attend as we embark on the Lenten journey together with forgiveness. Reception to follow.
March 23 Lenten Retreat Registration for parishioners is still open. A link was sent to the e-bulletin list. Maria Tattoli will also be taking registrations on Sunday during the Fellowship Hour. Please register now as space is limited. The price is $30. (On Monday, Feb. 12, registration was also opened to the entire public.)
Online Information & Registration:
Contact Diana Grina with event questions: Dianakg2003@yahoo.dom
Camp Good Shepherd: Ages 8 to 18! June 23-29, 2024. The registration is now open. Please see the bulletin insert flyer. The link to register is here: http://app.campdoc.com/register/cgsn
2024 Philadelphia Greek Independence Day Parade
The annual Greek Independence Day Parade in Philadelphia is scheduled for Sunday, April 7, 2024. Our community has been well represented at the Philadelphia Parade for the past few years and it would be a huge blessing to continue this proud tradition. Please complete the survey below no later than Sunday, March 10 if you would like to participate this year. Please see event chair Bill Johnson or any PC member with any additional questions.
YOUTH MINISTRY CONTACTS:
Sunday School Director: Nikol Toulatos nikoltoulatos44@gmail.com
Greek School Director: Maria Sfondouris msfondouris@gmail.com
GOYA Head Advisor: Larisa Trumpy larisatrumpy@gmail.com
Hope & Joy Advisor: Kristen Diagelakis kdiagelakis@gmail.com
Greek Dance Lead: Larisa Trumpy larisatrumpy@gmail.com
Young Adult League (YAL): Kali Vaporakis rangerkali@gmail.com
College Care Package Ministry: Maria Tattoli mtattoli@gmail.com
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Chair: Lisa Soteropoulos lisasoteropoulos@gmail.com
SUNDAY SCHOOL:
Upcoming Events:
MAR. 16: Parish Oratorical Festival
MAR. 24: Sunday of Orthodoxy- Please bring your icons to church for the procession.
The Oratorical Festival topics are now online! Please encourage all youth from grades 7 to 12 to pick out a topic as we prepare for a March 16, 2024, Parish Oratorical Festival. (The District Level will be on Sat, April 6 at our neighboring parish of St. George in Trenton, NJ.) Please see the Bulletin Insert for a list of topics.
Camp Good Shepherd: Ages 8 to 18! June 23-29, 2024. The registration for Camp Good Shepherd has opened. Please see the bulletin insert flyer. The link to register is here: http://app.campdoc.com/register/cgsn
GREEK SCHOOL:
MAR. 25: Greek Independence Day program
GOYA: Many of our GOYAns participated in Sights and Sounds at Holy Trinity in Westfield on March 2nd. Congratulations to our Greek dancers for a spectacular performance! We also had some placements in both the sights and sounds categories.
Dora Illiopoulos placed 1st for her watercolor and 2nd for senior instrument solo.
Hope Trumpy placed 2nd for her decoupage and 3rd for her digitally manipulated photograph, 2nd in junior singing solo, and 4th in junior instrument solo and junior monologue.
Thank you GOYAns for representing St. Anna! Many thanks to the parents for bringing your dancers to practices and our instructor Kelly Karaminas!
Many blessings to be thankful for.
COLLEGE CARE PACKAGE MINISTRY:
We are pleased to announce that care packages have been mailed to our St. Anna college students this week. A total of 19 students will be receiving a letter and care package in the next few days. A sincere thanks to all those who donated snacks and made monetary contributions to support this ministry. If you have a college student who is not in our database, please contact Maria Tattoli @
mtattoli@gmail.com.
YOUNG ADULT LEAGUE (YAL): Orthodoxy on Tap, Wed., March 13 in New Brunswick, NJ (see Bulletin Insert for flyer)
Virtual Blood Drive:
When: Through March 10
How to Get Involved: Every 2 seconds a person in the United States needs blood. As Orthodox Christians, we are called to "Love your neighbor as yourself" Mark 12:31. What is a greater act of love than selflessly giving your neighbor the gift of life? Pledge your support and make your donation by going to: https://sleevesup.redcrossblood.org/campaign/nnj-yal/ #NNJYALSleevesUp
LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS CORNER:
The period of January, February, and March is reserved for the annual Philoptochos stewardship/membership drive!! Please see Maria Gimbel or Carrie Kafalas, our membership chairs for the application to renew your membership and or become a new member! Your membership donation is essential for our Philoptochos chapter to continue growing and thriving, allowing us to better help our community.
KOLIVA CLASS THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 3
Would you like to learn how to make memorial koliva? Now is your chance!!
Join in on Sunday, March 3rd, at 8:30 am sharp, as we explain how and why we make Koliva for a loved ones memorial! RSVP to Denise Coutsouridis at cdc3@comcast.net if you plan on attending!
EASTER BAKE SALE-
Pre-order forms are now available at the Philoptochos table! Pick up of your order is on Palm Sunday. Or please use this Bake Sale Link to pre-order:
Variety Box $18 - 6 of each, Kourabiedes, Melomakarona, and Koulourakia
Walnut Roll $10 - each
Payment can be made by cash, check or Zelle.
Next Board Meeting: March 10, 2024 - 11:30 after Liturgy
Next General Meeting: March 17, 2024 - 11:30 after Liturgy
HOLY PROTECTION MONASTERY TRIP:
We are planning an outing to Holy Protection Monastery on Saturday, April 20th. Please arrive by 11:00 am sharp! We will have a tour, eat lunch, go to the bookstore, enjoy the peaceful grounds, and attend Vespers. Carpooling may be available. Also, if you would like to stay overnight please let Aimee know by April 10th. The address is 1 St Joseph Way, White Haven PA 18661 Please RSVP By April 10th if you would like to come.
aimeedouvris@gmail.com
ST. ANNA BOOKSTORE NEWS. ST. ANNA BOOKSTORE NEWS. Let's read a spiritual book and grow in our faith together.
BOOKSTORE RECOMMENDATIONS February/March:----In anticipation of our upcoming St. Anna Lenten Retreat with Dr. Eugenia Constantinou (Saturday, March 23rd), we are recommending her books: "THINKING ORTHODOX" and "THE CRUCIFIXION OF THE KING OF GLORY".----For Adults: "Making God Real in the Orthodox Christian Home".----For Kids: various saint mini-books by Paterikon for Kids, matching games, and first prayer books.If there is something in particular you are looking for, we can assist. Contact Angela Ferreira (angelaferreira37@gmail.com) or Aimee Douvris (aimeedouvris@gmail.com).
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STEWARDSHIP 2024: STEWARDSHIP: Stewardship is the sharing of the talents and treasures that God has provided for us. An Orthodox Christian Steward is an active participant in the life of the Church. The parish encourages all who accept the Orthodox Faith to become practicing Stewards. 2024 Stewardship Status: we have 70 Pledges totaling $129,840 and $68,233 received to date. We also have 7 families who have contributed $1,095 to date but have not submitted a stewardship card. It is important that all families complete a stewardship card to be considered a steward. Current Stewardship List and other stewardship information is posted in bulletin board by water cooler.
If you have not done so already, we ask that you prayerfully consider your stewardship commitment and submit a 2024 pledge card as soon as you can.
…Remember a rich man is not one who has much, but one who gives much…..
2024 Stewardship List |
* Contributed but have not submitted stewardship card |
Report Date: Mar 6, 2024 |
1 |
Agelopoulos, Catherine and Alex |
69 |
Tsokas-Johnson, Gloria |
137 |
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2 |
Archimedes, Alexander & Debbie |
70 |
Vaporakis, Efharis Karise |
138 |
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3 |
Argiropoulos, Anthony & Amy |
71 |
Vaporakis, John & Kim |
139 |
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4 |
Collett, Martin & Adriane |
72 |
Vaporakis, Kaliope |
140 |
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5 |
Connell, William & Nikki |
73 |
Vaporakis, Mihail |
141 |
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6 |
Costalas, Paul & Josephine |
74 |
Vespa, Paul & Fay |
142 |
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7 |
Coutros, George & Lana |
75 |
Vlahakes, Louis & Anastasia |
143 |
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8 |
Diamantis, Ioannis & Gerasimoula |
76 |
Wolf, Chad and Jennifer |
144 |
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9 |
Diver, Sean & Joanne |
77 |
Zanidakis, Charlotte |
145 |
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10 |
Doty, James & Kathy |
78 |
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146 |
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11 |
Douvris, John & Aimee |
79 |
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147 |
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12 |
Ferreira, Jorge & Angela |
80 |
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148 |
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13 |
Finley, Thomas & Antoinette |
81 |
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149 |
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14 |
Georgeles, George & Maria |
82 |
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150 |
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15 |
Giambrone, Charles J * |
83 |
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151 |
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16 |
Gianakos, Michael & Dianne |
84 |
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152 |
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17 |
Gianakos, Phillip & Arianna |
85 |
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153 |
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18 |
Giannouris, John & Tracey |
86 |
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154 |
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19 |
Gianos, Irene * |
87 |
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155 |
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20 |
Gimbel, Benjamin & Maria |
88 |
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156 |
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21 |
Iliopoulos, Christos & Anna |
89 |
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157 |
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22 |
Janulis, Paul and Joan |
90 |
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158 |
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23 |
Kaldes, John & Zoi |
91 |
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159 |
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24 |
Kamnitsis, Constantine & Nancy |
92 |
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160 |
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25 |
Kanterakis, Anthony & Maria |
93 |
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161 |
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26 |
Karabasis, Efstratios |
94 |
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162 |
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27 |
Karazoupis, Vasilios & Panayiota |
95 |
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163 |
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28 |
Kazantzis, Sava & Nancy |
96 |
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164 |
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29 |
Kosoglou, Arianna * |
97 |
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165 |
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30 |
Kosoglou, Teddy and Roula * |
98 |
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166 |
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31 |
Kousoulas, Constantine |
99 |
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167 |
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32 |
Kousoulas, Evangelos * |
100 |
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168 |
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33 |
Kousoulas, Fr. Anastasios & Presv. Nektaria |
101 |
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169 |
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34 |
Kousoulas, Panayiotis |
102 |
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170 |
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35 |
Kubu, James & Evangeline |
103 |
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171 |
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36 |
Kydonieus, Angela and Demitrios |
104 |
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172 |
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37 |
Kypridakes, Michael & Asimina |
105 |
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173 |
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38 |
Logothetis, Nikita & Sophia |
106 |
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174 |
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39 |
Lutkus, Anthony & Vasiliki * |
107 |
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175 |
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40 |
Manoussakis, Stamati & Sofia |
108 |
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176 |
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41 |
Manteo, Michael & Gramatiki |
109 |
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177 |
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42 |
Mardakis, Arge |
110 |
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178 |
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43 |
Mariani, Anthony & Kristen |
111 |
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179 |
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44 |
Martini, Matt & Meropi, Louis |
112 |
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180 |
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45 |
McElroy, Stephanie |
113 |
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181 |
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46 |
Millett, Matthew & Maria |
114 |
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182 |
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47 |
Missios, Michael & Popi |
115 |
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183 |
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48 |
Panayote, William & Deborah |
116 |
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184 |
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49 |
Peppe, George & Demetra |
117 |
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185 |
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50 |
Petromelis, Christopher |
118 |
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186 |
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51 |
Petromelis, Phyllis |
119 |
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187 |
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52 |
Procyk, Eugenia |
120 |
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188 |
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53 |
Rentoulis, Nikolaos |
121 |
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189 |
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54 |
Sakellos, Alexandra |
122 |
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190 |
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55 |
Sakellos, Evan & Catherine |
123 |
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191 |
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56 |
Sakellos, George |
124 |
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192 |
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57 |
Samouhos, Evan&Melanie |
125 |
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193 |
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58 |
Seigler, Ryan & Elefteria Lambrou * |
126 |
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194 |
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59 |
Shepardson, Lilyan |
127 |
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195 |
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60 |
Sideris, Leonidas & Elizabeth |
128 |
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196 |
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61 |
Soteropoulos, Dean & Elizabeth |
129 |
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197 |
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62 |
Staikos, George & Christi |
130 |
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198 |
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63 |
Steubing, Michael & Maria Katsamani |
131 |
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199 |
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64 |
Szymborski, Christopher & Maria |
132 |
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200 |
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65 |
Toulatos, Nikoleta |
133 |
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201 |
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66 |
Tsistinas, Theodora |
134 |
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202 |
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67 |
Tsokas, Lorraine |
135 |
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203 |
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68 |
Tsokas-Johnson, Bill |
136 |
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204 |
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Other Information:
Walking with Christ - Seminarian Fundraiser on Sat., March 16 at St. Luke GOC, Broomall, PA. Please see the Bulletin Insert section for more information. Thank you.