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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA
Publish Date: 2018-09-23
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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




Services Schedule

We meet for divine worship every Sunday morning starting with Orthros (Matins) 7:30, Divine Liturgy 8:30-10AM, followed by a fellowship hour in our community center. All are invited!

Please see Community Calendar for a complete listing of all weekday feast-days and worship services.


Past Bulletins


Weekend Update

1st Sunday of Luke / Κυριακὴ Α’ Λουκά, September 23, 2018

On September  23 we remember the conception of the holy and glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; the holy martyrs Andrew, John, Peter and Anthony who died in Africa; the holy women Xanthippe and Polyxeni the sisters; the holy New Martyr Nicholas the Grocer who witnessed in Constantinople in 1672 and died by the sword. By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • GOYA officers installation.
  • Fellowship hour hosted by GOYA.
  • IOCC parish representatives meeting.
  • 2 pm - Wedding: Yianni O’Hara to Jessica Corso. Congratulations!
Monday, September 24, 2018
  • 11 am - Funeral for Kostandia Zervoudis of blessed memory, preceded by viewing at 10 am. Family and friends are invited to attend.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
  • 10 am - Matthew 25 Ministry delivery to Seeds of Hope and meeting.
  • 11:30 am - ‘Young at Heart’ luncheon & nutrition presentation.
  • 5 pm - Youth Greek School classes.
  • 7 pm -Adult Greek language class.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
  • 7 pm - Bible study.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
  • 7 pm - Council of Youth Ministries.
Friday, September 28, 2018
  • 5 pm - Youth Greek School classes.
  • 6:30 pm - JOY dance practice.
  • 6:30 pm - Stewardship Committee meeting.
  • 7:30 pm - GOYA dance practice.
Saturday, September 29, 2018
  • 10 am - HOPE/JOY soccer kicking-it event.
2nd Sunday of Luke, September 30, 2018
  • 8:30 am - MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • 40-day mother & child blessing: Lucas, son of Ada and George Voutsinos.
  • IOCC presentation.
  • Fellowship hour hosted by Philoptochos -loukoumades sale.
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Saints and Feasts

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September 23

The Conception of St. John the Baptist

This came to pass fifteen months before the birth of Christ, after the vision of the Angel that Zacharias, the father of the Forerunner, saw in the Temple while he executed the priest's office in the order of his course during the feast of the Tabernacles, as tradition bears witness. In this vision, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias and said to him, "Thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John" (Luke 1:13). Knowing that Elizabeth was barren, and that both he and she were elderly, Zacharias did not believe what the Angel told him, although he had before him the example of Abraham and Sarah, of Hannah, mother of the Prophet Samuel, and of other barren women in Israel who gave birth by the power of God. Hence, he was condemned by the Archangel to remain speechless until the fulfilment of these words in their season, which also came to pass (Luke 1:7-24).


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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 Conception of the Forerunner in the Fourth Mode

Rejoice, O thou barren one who hadst not borne until now; for lo, in all truth thou hast conceived the lamp of the Sun, and he shall send forth his light over all the earth, which is afflicted with blindness. Dance, O Zacharias, and cry out with great boldness: The one to be born is the blest Prophet of God Most High.
Η πρώην ού τίκτουσα, στείρα ευφράνθητι, ιδού γάρ συνέλαβες, Ηλίου λύχνον σαφώς, φωτίζειν τόν μέλλοντα, πάσαν τήν οικουμένην, αβλεψίαν νοσούσαν, χόρευε Ζαχαρία, εκβοών παρρησία, Προφήτης τού Υψίστου εστίν, ο μέλλων τίκτεσθαι.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Sixth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:36-53

At that time, Jesus, having risen from the dead, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them, "Peace to you." But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them.

Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.

Sixth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 24:36-53

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἔστη ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί τεταραγμένοι ἐστέ, καὶ διατί διαλογισμοὶ ἀναβαίνουσιν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν; ἴδετε τὰς χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἐγώ εἰμι· ψηλαφήσατέ με καὶ ἴδετε, ὅτι πνεῦμα σάρκα καὶ ὀστέα οὐκ ἔχει καθὼς ἐμὲ θεωρεῖτε ἔχοντα. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας. ἔτι δὲ ἀπιστούντων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς καὶ θαυμαζόντων εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἔχετέ τι βρώσιμον ἐνθάδε; οἱ δὲ ἐπέδωκαν αὐτῷ ἰχθύος ὀπτοῦ μέρος καὶ ἀπὸ μελισσίου κηρίου, καὶ λαβὼν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ἔφαγεν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς· οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι οὓς ἐλάλησα πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔτι ὢν σὺν ὑμῖν, ὅτι δεῖ πληρωθῆναι πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Μωϋσέως καὶ προφήταις καὶ ψαλμοῖς περὶ ἐμοῦ. τότε διήνοιξεν αὐτῶν τὸν νοῦν τοῦ συνιέναι τὰς γραφάς, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι οὕτω γέγραπται καὶ οὕτως ἔδει παθεῖν τὸν Χριστὸν καὶ ἀναστῆναι ἐκ νεκρῶν τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ, καὶ κηρυχθῆναι ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ μετάνοιαν καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἀρξάμενον ἀπὸ ῾Ιερουσαλήμ. ὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε μάρτυρες τούτων. καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός μου ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς· ὑμεῖς δὲ καθίσατε ἐν τῇ πόλει ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ ἕως οὗ ἐνδύσησθε δύναμιν ἐξ ὕψους.

᾿Εξήγαγε δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω ἕως εἰς Βηθανίαν, καὶ ἐπάρας τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εὐλογεῖν αὐτὸν αὐτοὺς διέστη ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν καὶ ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν. καὶ αὐτοὶ προσκυνήσαντες αὐτὸν ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ μετὰ χαρᾶς μεγάλης, καὶ ἦσαν διὰ παντὸς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ αἰνοῦντες καὶ εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Θεόν. ἀμήν.


Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 63.11,1.
The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord.
Verse: Oh God, hear my cry.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27.

Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married."

Προκείμενον. Grave Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 63.11,1.
Εὐφρανθήσεται δίκαιος ἐν Κυρίῳ.
Στίχ. Εἰσάκουσον, ὁ Θεός, τῆς φωνῆς μου.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Γαλάτας 4:22-27.

Ἀδελφοί, Ἀβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν· ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης, καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας. Ἀλλʼ ὁ μὲν ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης κατὰ σάρκα γεγέννηται, ὁ δὲ ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας διὰ τῆς ἐπαγγελίας. Ἅτινά ἐστιν ἀλληγορούμενα· αὗται γάρ εἰσιν δύο διαθῆκαι· μία μὲν ἀπὸ ὄρους Σινᾶ, εἰς δουλείαν γεννῶσα, ἥτις ἐστὶν Ἅγαρ. Τὸ γὰρ Ἅγαρ Σινᾶ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ Ἀραβίᾳ, συστοιχεῖ δὲ τῇ νῦν Ἱερουσαλήμ, δουλεύει δὲ μετὰ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς. Ἡ δὲ ἄνω Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν, ἥτις ἐστὶν μήτηρ πάντων ἡμῶν· γέγραπται γάρ, Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα, ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα· ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα· ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.


Gospel Reading

1st Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 5:1-11

At that time, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.

1st Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 5:1-11

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἑστὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ, καὶ εἶδε δύο πλοῖα ἑστῶτα παρὰ τὴν λίμνην· οἱ δὲ ἁλιεῖς ἀποβάντες ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀπέπλυναν τὰ δίκτυα. ἐμβὰς δὲ εἰς ἓν τῶν πλοίων, ὃ ἦν τοῦ Σίμωνος, ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὀλίγον· καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου τοὺς ὄχλους. ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν, εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα· ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιστάτα, δι᾿ ὅλης τῆς νυκτὸς κοπιάσαντες οὐδὲν ἐλάβομεν· ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ ῥήματί σου χαλάσω τὸ δίκτυον. καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ· διερρήγνυτο δὲ τὸ δίκτυον αὐτῶν. καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις τοῖς ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα, ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά. ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσε τοῖς γόνασιν ᾿Ιησοῦ λέγων· ἔξελθε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, Κύριε· θάμβος γὰρ περιέσχεν αὐτὸν καὶ πάντας τοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῇ ἄγρᾳ τῶν ἰχθύων ᾗ συνέλαβον, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ᾿Ιάκωβον καὶ ᾿Ιωάννην, υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου, οἳ ἦσαν κοινωνοὶ τῷ Σίμωνι. καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· μὴ φοβοῦ· ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν. καὶ καταγαγόντες τὰ πλοῖα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἀφέντες ἅπαντα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.


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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, Polly, Debra, Konstantinos, Antonios, Angela, Sophia, Stephen, Gina, Demetrius,  Anthony, George, Chryssie, Sandra.

Names will be kept on this list for approximately 3 months. Please resubmit Names if needed. Fr. John will include the submitted names at the Psokomide “Offering of Gifts” during the first part of the liturgy when he prepares the mystical gifts of bread & wine. Please lift these names up to the Lord in your personal prayer life as well.

Prayer for healing: Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent our Lord to heal every sickness. Visit and heal us. Grant patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us to pray for each other that we may be healed. We pray that You heal, guide and protect your servant (s) (pray by name for those who are sick) and grant them the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You we give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen

Χρόνια πολλα!  Happy birthday!   God grant you many years!  To those celebrating this week: Anna Anagnostakos,  Thomas Dinoulis, Carl Freedman, Katerina Georgiou, John Contoudis, Apostolos Fisfis, Athanasios Pappas, Dolores Pavlis, Natalie Sarantidis, George Vafiadis, Urania Pappas, Manny Stoupakis, Gregory Voutsinas, Katerina Calliagas, Konstantinos Patounas, Maria Chin, Yanni Grigorakakis, Elizabeth Limberakis, Argiris Niamonitos, Zoe Tripolitis, Peter Lambrou, Evropi McGrath, John Tsaketas.

Happy wedding anniversary to those celebrating this week: Poulos, Karen & Anthony; Rodenhausen, Regina & Jake; Bougioukas, Magda & Nick; Jasionowicz, Helen & Konstantinos; Dinneen, Sofia & Thomas; Heinze, Angela & Douglas; O'Hara, Mary & Dennis; Papanikolaou, Maria & Nikolaos; Sfiridis, Donna & Kostas.

Congratulations! To Joanna Ow on her baptism on 9/22/18. Eleftheria Zoubroulis is the godmother. God grant you many years!

Our sympathy: to the family of Kostandia Zervoudis of blessed memory who reposed in the Lord on 9/17/18. Her funeral will be held at Annunciation on  9/24/18. May her memory be eternal.

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Community News & Events

New Communion Line Guidelines

This year children are welcome to sit with their families for divine liturgy.

For communion, Sunday school children who do not need any assistance from a parent or grandparent will proceed down the left aisle.

All other children who need assistance or would like to receive communion with their families will proceed down the middle aisle.

We are strongly encouraging ONLY children and Sunday School teachers in our designated Sunday School communion line –left isle. We ask that you kindly respect our new communion guidelines in order to get our children and teachers to their classrooms in a productive and orderly fashion.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation as all of our volunteer teachers are working hard to enrich the lives of our children in their beautiful Greek Orthodox Faith.


GOYA Advisors & Officers Installation Today

We are pleased to present the 2018-19 GOYA Advisors and Officers who will be installed today:

Advisors:  Toula Pithis, Zaffie Zoubroulis, Ritsa Nanos, and John Gilliland

GOYA Officers:

President - Katerina Nanos

Vice President - Anthony Cardenas

Treasurer - Christine Martinos

Recording Secretary - Nicole Gilliland

Corresponding Secretary - Mary Rose Gilliland

We look forward to a great year!

GOYA ministers to young people in seventh through twelfth grades.

The mission and goal of The Greek Orthodox Youth of America (GOYA) ministry is to lead our young people into experiencing the Holy Orthodox Faith.  By developing a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and becoming active sacramental members of the living Church, our young people will be equipped with tools necessary to assist them in their journey toward salvation. 

GOYA ministry is based on the following four characteristics:  Worship (Liturgia), Fellowship (Koinonia), Service (Diakonia) and Witness (Martyria).


"Young At Heart" (65+ parishioners) News

You are invited to our first lunch & meeting for the year on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at 11:30 am.

We have invited a nutritionist from Abington-Jefferson Health who will speak and answer our questions about proper nutrition.

Please RSVP with Agnes Louridas (215) 947-2992, or Helen Papanicolaou (215) 646-8752

“Offering a social and supportive network and fostering relationships among our 65 and older members”


Looking Ahead Beyond Next Week...

  • PTO OPA-FIT eventMonday, Oct 1, 7 pm.
  • Philoptochos general meeting and career wardrobe eventThursday, Oct 4, 7 pm.
  • 50th Anniversary parish council luncheon and campaign update -Sunday, Oct  7. 
  • Matthew 25 Ministry 'Aid for Friends' cooking. – Wednesday, Oct 10, 10 am.
  • Regional GOYA kickoff weekend. Camp Manatawny, Douglassville, PA Oct 12-14.
  • Greek education seminar. St Thomas, Cherry Hill, NJSaturday, Oct 13, 9 am
  • PTO comedy nightSaturday, Oct 13, 6:30 pm.
  • Religious education seminar. Holy Trinity, DESaturday, Oct  20, 9 am.
  • Regional HOPE/JOY farm day eventSaturday, Oct 27.
  • Matthew 25 Ministry turkey driveStarts on Sunday, Oct 28.
  • Fall General AssemblyMonday, Oct 29, 6:30 pm. 
  • Metropolitan Evangelos Ambassador Awards Banquet. Marion Caterers, Cinnaminson NJSunday, Nov  11, 5 pm.
  • 50th Anniversary Campaign kickoff dinnerDetails and date to follow soon.

Philoptochos News and Events

Philoptochos General Meeting and Career Wardrobe Event

Detailed information here, and here

All current and prospective Philoptochos members are invited to attend our General Meeting on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 7:00 pm in our Cultural Center.

We will also be supporting the Career Wardrobe organization in Philadelphia by collecting clean, contemporary, stylish, & suitable for today’s workplace clothing. Career Wardrobe provides interview appropriate clothing for individuals in transition at the start of their job search, as well as services to help support education and skill building to increase confidence and promote self-sufficiency.

Please see meeting notice for details. Contact Diane Saphos at 215-208-5832 or dsaphos@msn.com with any questions.

Save the Date - Philoptochos Annual Bid n Buy

The Ladies Philoptochos 'Nausica' annual Bid n' Buy will be on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at 6:30 pm. It will be held again this year at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, PA.

Please contact Bid n Buy Co-Chairs Cathy Avgiris and Stella Fisfis with any questions.


Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the FOCUS North America backpack event!

We delivered 24 FOCUS backpacks filled with essential school supplies plus 2 bags of surplus items to the Logan Hope School, a K-8 Christ-centered school that provides rigorous, holistic education for under-resourced students in the Philadelphia Logan neighborhood. The school community is very grateful for our generous support which benefits families in financial need.

Thank you again to all of our generous donors.

May God grant you many years!


Matthew 25 Ministry News

Matthew 25 is preparing for a very busy fall.  We will begin collections once again for our September 25th delivery.   As a reminder, we deliver to Seeds of Hope, a food pantry in Dresher. We accept all non-perishable food items.  Among some of the pantry favorites are soups, pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter, cereal, feminine hygiene products, and paper towels.  

These are just suggestions.  If there is something you like at the market, a family in need will love it!  Donations are welcome in any quantity. Our ministry feeds and impacts so many families for the better.  We will ask for your support throughout the year. If you haven’t donated in the past, start now.  We need everyone’s help in order to minimize the number of people who struggle with hunger. Look for Sign Up Genius as another way to donate and get ideas on the types of foods the pantry is looking for each month.

Matthew 25 at a glance:

  • 9/25/18 Meeting from 10:00-10:30 (discuss Aid for Friends) and delivery immediately following.
  • 10/10/18 Aid for friends cooking at the church from 10:00 am until we finish. All are welcome.
  • 10/23/18 Delivery 10:00 am

Acts 20:35-In all things, I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, How He Himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”


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Wisdom of the Fathers

For now they were well instructed beforehand...But mark both their faith and their obedience. For though they were in the midst of their work when they heard His command, they delayed not, they procrastinated not, they said not, "let us return home, and converse with our kinsfolk," but "they forsook all and followed."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 14 on Matthew 4, 4th Century

Because such is the obedience which Christ seeks of us, as that we delay not even a moment of time, though something absolutely most needful should vehemently press on us.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 14 on Matthew 4, 4th Century

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Beyond Annunciation

  • Greek Affair. St. Luke Church. Broomall, PA. September 19-23.
  • International Food Festival. St. Philip Church, Souderton, PA. September 21-22.
  • Romanian Food Fest. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Elkins Park, PA. September 22-23.
  • Greek Festival. St. George Church, Media PA. September 27-30.
  • Bustleton Ave Greek Festival. Evangelismos Church, Philadelphia, PA. September 28-30.
  • Regional IOCC Banquet. Adelphia Restaurant. Sunday, October 21, 2018.
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