ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHRIST IS RISEN!
Many thanks to our Altar Servers, Myrophores, Epitaphio Bearers, Chanters, Parish Council Members, Ushers, and all the men and women who participated in the services and who transformed and beautified the Church. Each and every one of you contributed to the solemnity and beauty of the Great and Holy Week and Paschal celebrations. Each contribution of your time and talent however large or small is cherised and appreciated.
Additional thanks to our Philoptochos Society and Parish Council who prepared the room and dinner for His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos prior to the services of Holy Thursday evening. When His Eminence visits Southern California for Holy Week and Pascha, he chooses our humble parish for the Holy Thursday service.
We would also like to thank the following donors for their generous donations towards the decorations of icons during Great Lent, the decoration of the Church throughout Holy Week and for the Epitaphio: Christina Foutris, Maria Kantounias, Lela Perris, Sasha and George Vithoulkas, Nick and Georgia Kades, Penny and Louie Georges, Mary Kezios, Soula Politis, Panagiota Paziouros, Soula Parlavantzas, Hektor Karpontinis, Anastasia Anton, Christina Karapanos, Katina Christides, Sofia Kapogianis, Panagioti and Demetra Boukis, Dimitra Papachristou, Nick and Anastasia Ioannides, Vaso Koffas, George Said, Asad and Loretta Megally, Marina Christopoulos, Evangelos and Maria Makris, Ioanna Vovos, Sotiria Haleplidis, Paul Kantounias, Harold and Anna Tseklenis, Bill and Kiki Pollatos, Andrew Panos, Chris and Dia Andrews, Nick Begakis, James and Virginia Kallins, Vicky Papoulias, David and Georgia Covell, Eleni Liakopoulos, Christina Davilas, Bessie Gonos, Themy, Tina and Helene Sparangis (In Memory of Jim Lagousis), Panayiota Lagousis (In Memory of Jim Lagousis), Toula Anagnos, Helen Frousakis, Peter and Aspasia Politis, Nicole Vardiabasis, Dina Gournias, Sabrina Karpontinis, Jim Bakolas, Mary Anne Tassos, Esmini Dritsopoulos, Leta Dimitropoulos, Eleni Hioureas, Penny Anagnos, Vasso Georgakopoulos, Lilly Zinelis, Voula Mentzelos.
Our Paschal evening would not have been complete without the delicious mageritsa prepared by Master Chef Soula Politis with the supporting chefs, Leta Dimitropoulos, Triada Nikitaras and Voula Mentzelos. This community event is a wonderful opportunity to share the Resurrectional joy with our Parish Family.
The preparation of the Church for Holy Week and Pascha takes planning, preparation and execution of the plan. This year, as in the past several years, we have come to depend on Sasha Vithoulkas as the "symphony conductor" making sure all the pieces and players are in place and ready to go. We thank her for her unrelentless dedication to making sure that Holy Week and Pascha are memorable days for our parishioners and visitors.