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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA
Publish Date: 2023-05-14
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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 and on holy days starting with Orthros (Matins) at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30-11 AM. Check our Parish Calendar for more information.


Past Bulletins


Weekend Update

For those unable to attend in person, install the GOA Ages Initiatives App on your phone or tablet to see the liturgy text and pray with us through our Facebook Livestream.

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, May 14, 2023
Κυριακὴ τῆς Σαμαρείτιδος, 14 Μαΐου, 2023. Τό Κήρυγμα τῆς Κυρακῆς εδώ

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY
  • Youth Catechism classes following Holy Communion.
  • 40-day mother and child blessing: Lucy Elizabeth, daughter of Eleni & Mark Dufresne. Congratulations & God grant her many years!
  • GOYA offers Mother’s Day flowers.
  • Coffee Fellowship: hosted by Greek School.
  • Potted plants from Holy Week are available in our courtyard to take home and plant in your garden.

Monday, May 15, 2023

  • 9 am Metropolis of New Jersey Clergy-Laity Assembly at The Venetian, NJ.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Friday, May 19, 2023

Saturday, May 20, 2023

  • 3 pm Spring OPA Greek Food Festival.

Sunday of the Blind Man May 21, 2023

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY
  • Catechism classes follow Holy Communion.
  • 40-day mother and child blessing: Remy George, son of Stephanie (Karmokolias) and Justin Bentz.
  • The Vafiadis family offers the artoklasia (blessing of the wine, oil, and bread) for the health and well-being of their family members - Feast of Saints Constantine and Eleni today.
  • Coffee Fellowship: hosted by Philoptochos.
  • 12 pm Philoptochos Elections.
  • 1 pm Greek School End-of-year Picnic at Alverthorpe Park, Jenkintown Road & Forrest Avenue.
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OPA Greek Festival

Please help us make this year's May OPA Food Fest a success!
Gather your family and friends and commit to volunteer together for a few shifts.

Please click below for the following:

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Youth Ministries

Wanted! 2023 Graduates of Annunciation/Evangelismos Church

Our community will honor the accomplishments of this year’s graduates on All Saints Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the conclusion of the divine liturgy.
We invite you to submit the names of high school, vocational-technical school, and college/university graduates, and share with your church community the acknowledgment of their achievements. Winter graduates will also be acknowledged at this time.
Please complete this form and email us a picture of your graduate by Sunday, May 28, 2023.

Our PTO will host a a buffet luncheon in your honor.


GOYA Activities

The Phillies Hellenic Heritage Night is on June 6!

When you use this LINK to purchase your tickets, part of the proceeds will benefit our GOYA.
EVERYONE is welcome!

Annunciation GOYA would like to thank everyone who donated to our Agios Stylianos diaper project! Here is the final count for the Philadelphia Diaper Bank:

  • Diapers (various sizes) 1410
  • Wipes 3212
  • Adult Diapers 105

Your generous donations will help many individuals.

God bless you!


Parish Youth Safety

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is deeply committed to protecting its children and youth. Those who work with our young people are accountable to God and the community to ensure their safety, well-being, and spiritual formation. As a Church, we must provide a safe and secure environment where young people can grow and mature in the Faith.

At Annunciation Church, we believe that children and youth should be safe at every youth ministry program or event. To this end, we require all of our Staff and Volunteers who come in contact with our children to register and follow the instructions here: Annunciation/Evangelismos Church Youth Worker Registration


Greek School News

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Greek School is HIRING!

As our Greek School continues to grow, we are in high demand! In order to accommodate all our future students, we need your help.

Looking to hire teachers for our 2023-24 school year!

Contact Debbie Sourias at 215.407.1872
Qualifications: Fluent in the Greek language
Email: greekschool@anngoc.org 


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Community News & Events

Looking Ahead Beyond Next Week


Philoptochos News

Ladies Philoptochos "Nausica" Chapter Board Elections

Elections for the 2023-2025 Board of Directors will take place on Sunday, May 21, 2023, following the Divine Liturgy in the conference room. Please see the official elections notice here.

All eligible Philoptochos members in good standing are invited to vote in this election. 

If you have not completed your membership for 2023 please consider doing so in advance of the election.


Homeless Ministry News

Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen!

THANKS to all of your generous donations, the Homeless Ministry provided toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and socks to help women in prison this month!

We have another opportunity to help! Why Not Prosper is supporting 25 women being released from prison just in time for Mother’s Day! If you would like to help these women, please sign up here to donate money and provide a special meal from our OPA festival.

In Christ's service,

The Homeless Ministry


Saturday of Souls before Pentecost Memorial Service, June 3, 2023

The church teaches us that those who have fallen asleep are not dead but still alive in Christ Jesus! In its very essence, prayer for the dead is a proclamation of the Resurrection of Christ. This is a central reoccurring theme for the Saturday of the Souls. Therefore, it is imperative for us, the living, to remember our loved ones who have passed on and pray that the Lord accepts them into His heavenly kingdom.

Please submit here by 3 pm Friday 6/2/23 the names of your loved departed ones to be commemorated.

If you submit your names electronically, you don't have to re-submit them in writing when you attend liturgy in person. 

Matins begin at 8:30 am, and we kindly ask you to bring your koliva (memorial wheat) and printed names to church no later than 9 am on Saturday. Ushers on duty will be here to assist you. We will share a coffee fellowship hour after the liturgy.

Fr. John will visit Lawnview Cemetery and Whitemarsh Memorial Park afterward to offer graveside Trisagion prayers for those who are resting there.


2022 Annual Report to the Community

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 103.24,1.
O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom.
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul.

The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 11:19-30.

In those days, those apostles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number that believed turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose; for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul; and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church, and taught a large company of people; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world; and this took place in the days of Claudius. And the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea, and they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 103.24,1.
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.
Στίχ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 11:19-30.

Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, διασπαρέντες οἱ Ἀπόστολοι ἀπὸ τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπὶ Στεφάνῳ διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης καὶ Κύπρου καὶ Ἀντιοχείας, μηδενὶ λαλοῦντες τὸν λόγον εἰ μὴ μόνον Ἰουδαίοις. Ἦσαν δέ τινες ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες Κύπριοι καὶ Κυρηναῖοι, οἵτινες εἰσελθόντες εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, ἐλάλουν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς, εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν. Καὶ ἦν χεὶρ κυρίου μετʼ αὐτῶν· πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς πιστεύσας ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον. Ἠκούσθη δὲ ὁ λόγος εἰς τὰ ὦτα τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις περὶ αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν Βαρνάβαν διελθεῖν ἕως Ἀντιοχείας· ὃς παραγενόμενος καὶ ἰδὼν τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐχάρη, καὶ παρεκάλει πάντας τῇ προθέσει τῆς καρδίας προσμένειν τῷ κυρίῳ· ὅτι ἦν ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς καὶ πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ πίστεως· καὶ προσετέθη ὄχλος ἱκανὸς τῷ κυρίῳ. Ἐξῆλθεν δὲ εἰς Ταρσὸν ὁ Βαρνάβας ἀναζητῆσαι Σαῦλον, καὶ εὑρὼν ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν. Ἐγένετο δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐνιαυτὸν ὅλον συναχθῆναι τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ διδάξαι ὄχλον ἱκανόν, χρηματίσαι τε πρώτον ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ τοὺς μαθητὰς Χριστιανούς. Ἐν ταύταις δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων προφῆται εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν. Ἀναστὰς δὲ εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν ὀνόματι Ἄγαβος, ἐσήμανεν διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος λιμὸν μέγαν μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην· ὅστις καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος. Τῶν δὲ μαθητῶν καθὼς εὐπορεῖτό τις, ὥρισαν ἕκαστος αὐτῶν εἰς διακονίαν πέμψαι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ἀδελφοῖς· ὃ καὶ ἐποίησαν, ἀποστείλαντες πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους διὰ χειρὸς Βαρνάβα καὶ Σαύλου.


Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
The Reading is from John 4:5-42

At that time, Jesus came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.

There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?" Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw."

Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here." The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband; this you said truly." The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain; and you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ); when he comes, he will show us all things." Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he."

Just then his disciples came. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but none said, "What do you wish?" or, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her water jar, and went away into the city and said to the people, "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" They went out of the city and were coming to him.

Meanwhile the disciples besought him, saying "Rabbi, eat." But he said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." So the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought him food?" Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see how the fields are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of your words that we believe, for we have heard ourselves, and we know that this is indeed Christ the Savior of the world."

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 4:5-42

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἔρχεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας λεγομένην Συχάρ, πλησίον τοῦ χωρίου ὃ ἔδωκεν Ἰακὼβ Ἰωσὴφ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ· ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πηγὴ τοῦ Ἰακώβ. Ὁ οὖν Ἰησοῦς κεκοπιακὼς ἐκ τῆς ὁδοιπορίας ἐκαθέζετο οὕτως ἐπὶ τῇ πηγῇ· ὥρα ἦν ὡσεὶ ἕκτη.

Ἔρχεται γυνὴ ἐκ τῆς Σαμαρείας ἀντλῆσαι ὕδωρ. Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· δός μοι πιεῖν. Οἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπεληλύθεισαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσι. Λέγει οὖν αὐτῷ ἡ γυνὴ ἡ Σαμαρεῖτις· Πῶς σὺ Ἰουδαῖος ὢν παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ πιεῖν αἰτεῖς, οὔσης γυναικὸς Σαμαρείτιδος; Οὐ γὰρ συγχρῶνται Ἰουδαῖοι Σαμαρείταις. Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· Εἰ ᾔδεις τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ λέγων σοι, δός μοι πιεῖν, σὺ ἂν ᾔτησας αὐτόν, καὶ ἔδωκεν ἄν σοι ὕδωρ ζῶν. Λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή· Κύριε, οὔτε ἄντλημα ἔχεις, καὶ τὸ φρέαρ ἐστὶ βαθύ· πόθεν οὖν ἔχεις τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ζῶν; Μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακώβ, ὃς ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὸ φρέαρ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἔπιε καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ θρέμματα αὐτοῦ; Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· Πᾶς ὁ πίνων ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος τούτου διψήσει πάλιν· ὃς δ᾽ ἂν πίῃ ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος οὗ ἐγὼ δώσω αὐτῷ, οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ἀλλὰ τὸ ὕδωρ ὃ δώσω αὐτῷ, γενήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ πηγὴ ὕδατος ἁλλομένου εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνή· Κύριε, δός μοι τοῦτο τὸ ὕδωρ, ἵνα μὴ διψῶ μηδὲ ἔρχωμαι ἐνθάδε ἀντλεῖν. 

Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ὕπαγε φώνησον τὸν ἄνδρα σου καὶ ἐλθὲ ἐνθάδε. Ἀπεκρίθη ἡ γυνὴ καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐκ ἔχω ἄνδρα. Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Καλῶς εἶπας ὅτι ἄνδρα οὐκ ἔχω· πέντε γὰρ ἄνδρας ἔσχες, καὶ νῦν ὃν ἔχεις οὐκ ἔστι σου ἀνήρ· τοῦτο ἀληθὲς εἴρηκας. Λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή· Κύριε, θεωρῶ ὅτι προφήτης εἶ σύ. Οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ προσεκύνησαν· καὶ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι ἐν ῾Ιεροσολύμοις ἐστὶν ὁ τόπος ὅπου δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Γύναι, πίστευσόν μοι ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα ὅτε οὔτε ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ οὔτε ἐν Ἰεροσολύμοις προσκυνήσετε τῷ πατρί. Ὑμεῖς προσκυνεῖτε ὃ οὐκ οἴδατε, ἡμεῖς προσκυνοῦμεν ὃ οἴδαμεν· ὅτι ἡ σωτηρία ἐκ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἐστίν. Ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχεται ὥρα, καὶ νῦν ἐστιν, ὅτε οἱ ἀληθινοὶ προσκυνηταὶ προσκυνήσουσι τῷ πατρὶ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ· καὶ γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ τοιούτους ζητεῖ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν. Πνεῦμα ὁ Θεός, καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτὸν ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. Λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή· Οἶδα ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός· ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐκεῖνος, ἀναγγελεῖ ἡμῖν πάντα. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ λαλῶν σοι. Καὶ ἐπὶ τούτῳ ἦλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐθαύμασαν ὅτι μετὰ γυναικὸς ἐλάλει· οὐδεὶς μέντοι εἶπε, τί ζητεῖς ἢ τί λαλεῖς μετ᾽ αὐτῆς; Ἀφῆκεν οὖν τὴν ὑδρίαν αὐτῆς ἡ γυνὴ καὶ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ λέγει τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· Δεῦτε ἴδετε ἄνθρωπον ὃς εἶπέ μοι πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησα· μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστός; Ἐξῆλθον οὖν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτόν.

Ἐν δὲ τῷ μεταξὺ ἠρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ λέγοντες· Ῥαββί, φάγε. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐγὼ βρῶσιν ἔχω φαγεῖν, ἣν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε. Ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ πρὸς ἀλλήλους· Μή τις ἤνεγκεν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν; Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ἐμὸν βρῶμά ἐστιν ἵνα ποιῶ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με καὶ τελειώσω αὐτοῦ τὸ ἔργον. Οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι ἔτι τετράμηνός ἐστι καὶ ὁ θερισμὸς ἔρχεται; Ἰδοὺ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐπάρατε τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν καὶ θεάσασθε τὰς χώρας, ὅτι λευκαί εἰσι πρὸς θερισμὸν ἤδη. Καὶ ὁ θερίζων μισθὸν λαμβάνει καὶ συνάγει καρπὸν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, ἵνα καὶ ὁ σπείρων ὁμοῦ χαίρῃ καὶ ὁ θερίζων. Ἐν γὰρ τούτῳ ὁ λόγος ἐστὶν ὁ ἀληθινός, ὅτι ἄλλος ἐστὶν ὁ σπείρων καὶ ἄλλος ὁ θερίζων. Ἐγὼ ἀπέστειλα ὑμᾶς θερίζειν ὃ οὐχ ὑμεῖς κεκοπιάκατε· ἄλλοι κεκοπιάκασι, καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν κόπον αὐτῶν εἰσεληλύθατε. ᾿Εκ δὲ τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς γυναικός, μαρτυρούσης ὅτι εἶπέ μοι πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησα. Ὡς οὖν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Σαμαρεῖται, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν μεῖναι παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ δύο ἡμέρας. Καὶ πολλῷ πλείους ἐπίστευσαν διὰ τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ, τῇ τε γυναικὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι οὐκέτι διὰ τὴν σὴν λαλιὰν πιστεύομεν· αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκηκόαμεν, καὶ οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ σωτὴρ τοῦ κόσμου ὁ Χριστός.


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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
May 14

Isidore the Martyr of Chios

This Saint was a soldier from Alexandria. He came with the Roman fleet to Chios, where he was betrayed as a Christian to Numerian, Commander of the Fleet. Because he boldly pro-fessed himself to worship Christ as God and refused to worship any other, he was tormented and beheaded in 251, during the reign of Decius.


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Focus on Our Church Family

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 add someone to the prayer list.
 
Let us pray to the Lord for the health and salvation of: The families who lost loved ones and the homeless and displaced due to the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria; suffering and persecuted Christians arround the world; Kyriaki, Maria, Betty, Lisa, Dennis, Sandi, Karl, Athena, Andy, Philip, Donna, Lucy, John, Smaragdi, Josephine, Emma, Aikaterini, Paulette, Virginia, Effie, James.
 
We will keep the names 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 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 celebrating this coming week: Joyce & George Gutchigian, Leslie & James Contoudis, Argero & Andreas Hagiandreu, Demetra & Lawrence Damian, Elena & Christopher Lepage, Renee & Michael Trivelis, Maropi & Stamatios Nikolis, Semo & Nick Tsoflias, Patricia & Alexander Maltezos, Stamatia & Kenneth Apessos, Christina & Speros Koulouris, Evdoxia & Christian Lucarini, Kelly & Iakovos Toumbanakis.

Χρόνια πολλά & ευλογηµένα! God grant you many years! To those who are celebrating birthdays this coming week: Haralampos Pries, Karen Romas, Dina Christman, George Kontogeorgos, James McNally, Yiannis Papanikolaou, Shane Twyman, Emmanuel Maragoudakis, Emmanuel Psoras, Argyroula Sahlanis, Mia Wittig, Helen Freedman, Argyro Kanellopoulos, Alexandra Malitas, Charles Sandilos, Lydia Changalis, Sophia Denithorne, Ana Francesca Karagiannis, Diana Klebanoff, Matrona Pieces, Nicholas Sarver, Daniel Sulon, Bessie Vafiadis, Antonia Wade, Julianna Aguilar, Helen Angelos, Dennis Cosmatos, Barbara Crits-Kelly, Peter Kolokithias, Stephanie Nanz, Kristalia Nowlan, Dana Panagiotakis, Elpitha Fishman, Charles E Pappas, Penelope Tait.

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Stewardship Update

Monthly Stewardship Communication

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 Stewardship Honor Roll as of May 9, 2023

1. Paul & Maria Anagnostakos
2. Kimon & Effi Angelikas
3. Theodore & Victoria Aristoklis
4. Dawn Armentani
5. Richard & Denise Armentani
6. Constantine & Krystin Avgiris
7. John & Catherine Avgiris
8. Harry & Argetta Ballas
9. Harry & Connie Bandy
10. Peter Bandy
11. Christos Bazalekos
12. Justin & Stephanie Bentz
13. Konstantinos & Anastasia Bezanis
14. Michael & Marina Blackton
15. Nina Borras & Alfredo Yiannateli
16. Angeliki Bougioukas
17. Leontios & Sofia Bougioukas
18. William & Kristina Burch
19. Dennis & Susan Cakouros
20. Artemis Calivas
21. Helen Callas Reiner
22. Ken & Maria Chin
23. Terry Contoudis
24. Christopher & Andrea Cosmas
25. Dinos & Antoinette Couppas
26. Niki Crits
27. Curtis & Maria Cummings
28. George & Maria Dalagelis
29. Constantine & Anna Dalson
30. Lawrence & Demetra Damian
31. Sally Danciu
32. Demetri & Colleen Dedousis
33. John & Joanne Dell
34. Maritsa Demas
35. Andreas & Kaliopi Diamantas
36. Diamantis & Maria Diamantas
37. Leontios & Demetra Diamantas
38. Olga Econome
39. Nicholas & Beverly Economopoulos
40. Maria Economou
41. Panagoula Ekonomou
42. Evangelos Exarchos
43. Alexander & Andrea Falbo
44. Stephen & Christine Ferello
45. Chris & Dori Fifis
46. Apostolos & Stella Fisfis
47. George & Hanna Fisfis
48. Ioannis & Alexzandra Fisfis
49. Harvey & Elpitha Fishman
50. Efstathios & Kyriaki Fragogiannis
51. Mark & Yianna Franchetti
52. Maria Frangetis
53. Carl & Helen Freedman
54. Dimitra Ganas
55. Michael & Michele Ganas
56. George & Angela Gaugler
57. Chrysanthos & Eun Georgiou
58. George & Polly Georgiou
59. Koula Gerasklis
60. Panagiotis & Eugenia Giannoumis
61. John & Rosalie Gilliland
62. George Giordas
63. Craig & Angela Godshall
64. Kaliope Godshall
65. Peter & Susan Gouris
66. Evangeline Gouzouasis
67. William & Vickie Grau
68. Costas & Maria Grigorakakis
69. Yanni & Stefanie Grigorakakis
70. George & Joyce Gutchigian
71. Peter & Christina Hadgimallis
72. Robert & Vasiliki Hadgimallis
73. Andreas & Argero Hagiandreu
74. Irene Halkias
75. Triantafilos & Chrysanthi Hatzigeorgiou
76. Yiorgos & Angelique Hatzinikolaou
77. Magda Hatzis
78. Chrisanthi Hatzopoulos
79. Thomas & Maria Hatzopoulos
80. Stefanos & Robin Haviaras
81. Douglas & Angela Heinze
82. Frank & Linda Holberg
83. Lazaros & Joanie Ioakimidis
84. Steven & Eleni Janke
85. Jodi Jasionowicz & Helen Giannakopoulos
86. Paul & Mary Ann Jensen
87. Fr. John & Presv. Evangelia Johns
88. Nicholas & Eleni Kalogrias
89. John & Francesca Kanakis
90. John & Katherine Karamatsoukas
91. Chrisovalantis Karidas
92. Nikos & Patra Karidas
93. Constantine & Gail Karmokolias
94. Alex Karras
95. Kevin Kelly & Barbara Crits-Kelly
96. Evangelia King
97. Ryan & Ana Kiscaden
98. Demitrios & Maria Kolokithias
99. Stephen Kolokithias
100. Eleni Konugres
101. Margo Konugres
102. Gregory Kosiras
103. Angela Kotsopoulos
104. Speros & Christina Koulouris
105. Georgia Kouskousaki
106. Ioakim & Kimberly Koutsouradis
107. Paul & Mary Koutsouros
108. William Kyriakatos
109. Stephanos & Helen Kyriakodis
110. Panagiotis & Konstantina Kyriakou
111. George Labrinakos
112. Peter & Peggy Lambrou
113. Christopher & Elena Lepage
114. Anthony & Maria Limberakis
115. Anthony & Kathryn Limberakis
116. Hannah Lohr
117. Dimitrios & Dawn Loizos
118. Gregory & Barbara Louridas
119. Kevin & Mary Mack
120. Simeon & Galatea Mackrides
121. Vasilios & Faye Mackrides
122. Anastasia Magrini
123. Theodoros & Doreen Makris
124. Anastas & Odeta Malita
125. Apostolos & Anastasia Malitas
126. Demetrios Malitas
127. Eleftherios & Kyriaki Malitas
128. Fotios & Alexandra Malitas
129. Harry & Mary Malitas
130. Kalliopi Malitas
131. Sophia Mamas
132. John & Marjorie Mantas
133. Vincenzo & Alexandra Marino
134. Ronald & Virginia Markos
135. Andrew & Joanne Markou
136. Marianne Marmarou
137. George & Frederiki Martinos
138. Dennis & Vincenza Matarangas
139. David & Angela McCulloch
140. Stephen & Aspasia McGrath
141. Thomas & Olga McHugh
142. Catherine McNally
143. James & Maria McNally
144. Athanasios & Danielle Melisiotis
145. Theodora Mikroulis
146. Georgia Mitsas
147. Stamatios & Maria Mountis
148. Philip & Vrisida Nanos
149. Michael & Stephanie Nanz
150. Anastasia Niamonitos
151. Argiris & Jennie Niamonitos
152. Christopher Nieves & Christina Tolis
153. Peter & Stella Nikolopoulos
154. Dennis & Mary O’Hara
155. Jason & Jacinda Ojeda
156. Stephen & Maria Oratis
157. Antonis & Katherine Pantazopoulos
158. Arthur Papacostas
159. James & Jane Papacostas
160. Chris & Despina Papadeas
161. Afthentia Papadopoulos
162. Demetrios & Rubena Papakirk
163. Chris Papakostantinou & Melissa Kohler
164. Helen Papanicolaou
165. Nikolaos & Maria Papanikolaou
166. Albert & Sophia Pappas
167. Helen K Pappas
168. Nicholas & Urania Pappas
169. Theodoros & Alexandra Pappas
170. Nikolaos Parikas & Maria Ioakimidis
171. Aris Pasles
172. James & Ellen Patella
173. Achileas & Afrodite Patounas
174. Peter & Paula Pavlis
175. Russell & Sophia Penning
176. Isidoros & Andriana Pieces
177. Daniel & Demetra Pithis
178. Antonios & Georgia Pitsakis
179. Andrew & Georgianne Pogas
180. Anthony & Karen Poulos
181. Veronia Proios
182. Andrew & Melissa Prousi
183. Anthony & Anne Prousi
184. Anthony Prousi & Sommer Pio
185. Margie Prousi
186. Konstantinos & Marigo Psaroudis
187. Gjergji & Polina Pulia
188. Christopher & Evangelia Ramey
189. Marc Redemann & Adrienne Frangakis
190. Kevin & Joanna Rega
191. James & Maria Rokos
192. Mary Roscioli
193. Charles & Maria Sandilos
194. William & Elaine Sandilos
195. Alexander & Diane Saphos
196. Nicholas Saphos
197. Dimitria Sfarnas
198. Evangeline Sfarnas
199. Elefteris & Francine Sferedes
200. Kostas & Donna Sfiridis
201. David & Voula Sidelsky
202. Kostas & Stamatia Sklikas
203. James & Maria Skoutelas
204. Vasili & Helen Soultoukis
205. Pantelis & Maria Sourias
206. Theodosios & Despina Sourias
207. Dianne Stackhouse
208. Stefanos Stamoulacatos
209. Demetrios & Christina Staurinos
210. Paulette Steffa
211. Peter Steffa
212. Jacob & Emily Stine
213. Loukas & Nicky Stylianou
214. Konstantinos Theodorakis
215. Helen Thomas
216. Sotirios & Despina Thomas
217. Eleftherios & Deborah Topakas
218. Emanuel Topakas
219. Iakovos & Kelly Toumbanakis
220. Michael & Kaliopi Triantafellou
221. Cosmas & Shauna Trifonidis
222. Vasiliki Trifonidis
223. Zoe Tripolitis
224. James & Elizabeth Trivelis
225. Michael & Renee Trivelis
226. Demetrios & Sofia Tsatsanis
227. Stelios & Laurie Tsinontides
228. Shane & Despina Twyman
229. Kurt Ufer & Joanne Epitropou-ufer
230. Eleni Vafiadis
231. Rizos & Vasiliki Vagelaras
232. John & Aspasia Varoumas
233. Helene Vellios
234. Dimitrios & Katharine Verros
235. Anthony & Elyse Vlahos
236. Christine Vlahos
237. Efthymios & Carly Vlahos
238. Gregory & Venetia Voutsinas
239. Carol Voutsinos
240. Byron & Christina Warner
241. Stephen & Georgia Weiss
242. Benjamin & Angelica Worthington
243. Richard & Alexsandra Wrigley
244. Anna Zelivianskaia
245. Louise Zervos
246. Panayiotis & Penilopi Zografakis
247. Ioannis & Eleftheria Zoubroulis
248. Theodore & Zaffie Zoubroulis


How do I Become a Sustaining Steward?

A. Go to http://www.anngoc.org/stewardship and:

  1. fill out the Family Information Form (first-time registration or annual update)
  2. fill out the Online Pledge Form and choose your payment method (auto-debit from a debit card, credit card, or checking account through Vanco; your personal check; or your bank’s bill payer service).

B. Alternatively, you can fill out your family and pledge information on the 2023 Tιme, Talent & Treasure card you received in the mail and return it to the parish office.

If you are already a Sustaining Steward, that is, you have set up regular payments through Vanco or your bank bill payer service:

  1. You do not have to fill out a pledge card !
  2. Use the 2023 Pledge Card information as a guide to update your giving to reflect your current level of commitment and personal/family situation.
  3. If you have automatic payments set up through VANCO with no-end-date, and would like to adjust the amount for the new year, please give us a call at the parish office and we can do it with you. 215-635-0316.

As always, do not hesitate to contact us at the church office with any questions about your Stewardship.


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