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Every year, on a Sunday closest to the feast of the Elevation of the Life-Giving Cross (September 14), our Philoptochos passes a tray in church to benefit the Hellenic College.

Due to the regulations related to the pandemic, collection baskets are not permitted to be passed.  Instead of passing a basket, on Sunday, September 13, Philoptochos will place a basket on a table as you exit the church.

You also have the option of donating to Philoptochos for the Holy Cross or any other donation through the Give+ app.

Thank you in advance for your contributions!

Thank you for coming together to help make a difference in the lives of the broken and hurting!

REMINDER  

Please continue to bring your donations of essential items for the backpack drive and  gently used books and place in or near the Homeless Ministry basket by October the 4th. 

Thank you for sharing your love and compassion by giving to our homeless neighbors 

In Christ's service,

The Homeless Ministry

GodshallA@aol.com (Angela Godshall)

scorp1371@msn.com (Talia Hatzopoulos)

Bsanginiti@yahoo.com (Bonnie Koletas)

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, Anthony, Janet, Dionysios, Elizabeth, Peter, Athanasia, Earnest, Virginia, Sandra, Tom, Stephen, Betty, Chryssie, Stacey, Athena, Konstantinos, Donna, Fr. George, Helen, Luke, Lia, Mary.

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. You are the source of healing and to You, we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Happy wedding anniversary! To those who are celebrating birthdays this coming week:  Dimitra & Nikolaos Spiliotis; Kristine & John Telegadis; Christina & Constantine Fournaris; Constance & Pavlos Psihogios; Jennifer & Frank Petronis.

Χρόνια πολλά & ευλογημένα!  God grant you many years!  To those who are celebrating birthdays this coming week:  Anthony Derk, Yiorgos Hatzinikolaou, Katina Sandilos, Christos Fountas, George Pavlou, Steve Couppas, Roseanne Kaldes, Maria Mountis, Helen Papanicolaou, George Pitsakis, Demetri Samios, Rosalie Gilliland, Mihalia Kalikas, Evangelia Mackrides, Mary O'Hara, John Topakas, Christopher Tsinontides, Linda Valenzano, Ana Cosmatos, Roman Justice, Alexandra Kyriakatos, Anna Pagano, Chris Papadeas, Matthew Stolarczyk, Randy Cunningham, Peter Gabriel, Elena LePage, Alexandros Varoumas, Sofia Dinneen, Gregory Mariani, Lemonia Paidas.

Like all gifts that benefit Annunciation/ Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church, endowed gifts to the church contribute to its growth, to ministry creation, and its service to others fulfilling the Gospel of Christ. Endowments are particularly powerful because they deliver a dependable, perpetual source of funding to the ministries of Christ you care about most and that our Lord commands us, in the Holy Scriptures, to fulfill. Your gift to establish an endowment is an investment in the future – an eternal investment - one that affects the salvation of each spiritual life in our church family and of those our ministries serve.

Mission Statement

The Annunciation / Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church Endowment Fund aims to provide for the long-term financial support and stability of our church’s programs, ministries, and missions consistent with the Holy Scriptures and the Orthodox Christian Tradition, to witness to the Orthodox Faith, and to serve others.

What is an Endowment Fund?

An Endowment Fund is composed of restricted funds given as individual bequests and gifts through such giving vehicles as wills, trusts, retirements or estate plans, life insurance, charitable lead or remainder trusts, gift annuities, cash, or real estate. Endowed funds are unique in that the total amount of the gift is invested and remains intact. The investment income, then, becomes a financial resource for Annunciation / Evangelismos to use. Each year, a percentage of the endowment fund’s income is distributed to benefit the mission of the Fund.  In this respect, an endowment is intended to be a perpetual gift.

Why Should I Give to the Annunciation / Evangelismos Endowment Fund?

Giving through accumulated, inherited, and appreciated resources are considered “asset stewardship.” As Orthodox Christian faithful, we are encouraged to offer from our accumulated resources and wealth during our life and after death. The Endowment Fund is a way for stewards to make a perpetual gift to the church from their lifetime accumulated resources. Knowing that your gift will grow with sound investment and spending practices, endowed funds:

• Help create and grow the programs, ministries, and missions of the church
• Provide the assurance we need to recruit and maintain a staff that ministry and church growth necessitate
• Leave a perpetual and enduring Legacy of Faith to the church
• Honor and memorialize your faithful family or loved-one
• Protect your estate and legacy
• Reduce your income and/or estate taxes – ask your tax accountant or financial advisor how

The Different Ways of Planned Giving

• Wills and Bequests - Leave a lasting legacy by adding the Endowment Fund as a beneficiary to your will - most common method
• Life Insurance policy - You can gift an existing policy your family no longer needs or a new policy naming the Fund as a beneficiary
• Cash, Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate or other assets
• Charitable Remainder Trust

To Learn More about the Annunciation / Evangelismos Endowment Fund

Please call the church office, (215) 635-0316, and one of the Endowment Fund committee members will call you back. The directors are Jim Verros, Jim Trivelis, Demetrios Hatzopoulos, John Gilliland, Mitch Papakirk, Dean Dalson, and Father John Johns.