Pontian Remembrance Day
On Sunday, May 21, we will have a Memorial Service for the victims of the Pontian Greek Genocide and will also memorialize the victims of the Asia Minor catastrophe.
During the coffee Mr Ioannis Fidanakis of the American Hellenic Council will speak on the significance and relevance of rembembering the Ottoman Greek (Rum) Genocide.
Hellenic Library
The Hellenic Library of Southern California
invites you
to the screening of the documentary
SMYRNA
Friday, May 19, 2017 at 7:30 pm
At the Krikorian Downey Theaters 8200 Third Street,
Alexander Kitroeff, Professor at Haverford College, Pennsylvania, the historical consultant of the film, will be present to introduce the documentary and lead a Q/A session after the screening.
Suggested donation $10
Synopsis: Having carried out four years of research, the director and curator, Maria Iliou, and the historical consultant, Alexander Kitroeff, who previously presented The Journey at the Benaki Museum in 2007, now present their work on Smyrna via previously unseen visual materials from archives from the US and Europe. The historical documentary and exhibition have special importance not only because they present these previously unknown images of Smyrna but also because Iliou and Kitroeff bring a new perspective; a perspective that keeps its distance from both an excessive nationalistic narration of the tale, and from more recent attempts to conceal the tragic events of the disaster, thereby distorting the truth. Even though the cosmopolitan city of Smyrna was destroyed, through this work it continues to live on in some way. It continues to be an idea that has to do with cosmopolitanism, with joie de vivre and with disaster. 90 years after the disaster, this documentary and the photographic exhibition pay tribute to the world which was lost in 1922 while at the same time paying tribute to the discipline of history. Historians from the US and Europe present us with the big picture while first, second and third generation Smyrniots narrate personal stories. Three of them in particular recount family stories in relation to the events from a Greek, Armenian and Turkish perspective, from the years of cosmpolitanism to the time of the destruction. Editor Aliki Panagi used sounds from the period as the soundscape of the film, in order to bring the events to life, while the musician Nikos Platyrachos used songs from Smyrna and hits of the time when composing his original music. The archival visual materials were collected and preserved by the not for profit organization PROTEUS thanks to sponsorship from the BODOSSAKIS Foundation. The rare film by Robert Davidian found in Los Angeles was preserved by Colorlab in Washington DC.
Space is limited, please RSVP: (562) 305-2356 or info@hellenic-library.org
GREEK FESTIVAL 2017
The next Festival Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, May 22 at 7:00 PM
All area and booth chairmen MUST attend this meeting.
Scroll down to the Downey GreekFestival 2017 Section of this e-bulletin for detailed information and forms.
RANCHO LOS AMIGOS RUN
On Saturday, May 20 the Market Place Grill and the Saint George youth will combine their efforts to help and support this great community event. The fair provides individuals with different abilities to participate in a 5K, 1K and kids run/walk as well as to learn about healthy living. We will be sponsoring a booth and trying to raise awareness of this wonderful institution as it has helped many of our own parishioners.
If you would like to help, please email Georgia Covell at gacovell@sbcglobal.net
St George Master Calendar
All Church Organization and Ministries and all other groups using the facilities of Saint George will be required to communicate with our Church Secretary, Lina Ifantis, and put onto the Church's master Calendar.
As our organizations and ministries begin formulating their schedule and events it is imperative that they be communicated to the Church Office to avoid conflicts.
All groups meeting dates, committee meetings or any other use MUST be entered into the Master Calendar. The Master Calendar is available for viewing on our website www.stgeorgedowney.org
The use of the facilities will continue to be scheduled through our Facilities Coordinator- Sasha Vithoulkas.
Parishioner Services
Parishioner Services Chairperson: Sasha Vithoulkas
Cell—(562) 714-5324 Home—(562) 869-3533
Memorial Services must be booked by calling the office and scheduling the date with Father John. After Father John approves the date, then arrangements for the event may be made through the Parishioners Services Chairperson Sasha Vithoulkas. Makaries, Altar- flowers, and koliva please contact Sasha Vithoulkas directly.
Ladies who wish to make prosfora please contact Soula Katsenes (562) 372-7776.
Use of the hall FOR WHATEVER REASON must be coordinated through the hall