TODAY there will be a 40-day memorial service for Maria Demetriou, mother of Dorothy and James, grandmother of Andrea, Paul, and Mark, and great-grandmother of Christopher, Madison and Avery. May her memory be eternal.
TODAY July 22 is the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene. We will celebrate the Blessing of the Loaves (Artoklasia) at the end of Liturgy today as we pray for the health and welfare of all our ladies in the Philoptochos Patron Saint is St. Mary Magdalene.
Church Calendar:
Tuesday, July 24: Great Vespers of the Dormition of St. Anna. 7:30 pm
Each of the following mornings, Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy. starting at 8:30 am (finished by about 10 am):
- Wednesday, July 25. Dormition of St. Anna.
- Thursday, July 26. Saint Paraskevi.
- Friday, July 27. St. Panteleimon.
Happy Nameday to all who celebrate this week!
PC Corner
Dear Parishioners,
Summer is upon us and we are all enjoying taking some time off to relax, spend time with family and friends, rejuvenate, and come back to our routine. During this time, our church operations are normal and planning is in full swing for our upcoming OPA 2018 event on September 7-8-9. A few people have already gotten together and prepared Baklava, Galaktoboureko, Revani, and Spanakopitta for the big event. We are now in the process of securing vendors, donors, food donations, expediting equipment and supplies, licenses, drinks etc.
You may ask: How can I participate and help?
Here is what you can do.
- Approach your local business or anyone you know who can contribute food or become a donor and ask them for donation
- Volunteer to help during preparation of food, set up the tents, tables, etc
- Register to volunteer during the event
- If you cannot do any of the above, contribute some money to be able to purchase whatever is not donated and to hire help during the event
Contact Diana Grina at dianakg2003@yahoo.com, or at 908-392-7449 and volunteer your time or ask her how you can help
Please help our efforts to make this event successful or even better than last year!
The first phase of the iconography has been completed and we hope to have the rest of the icons ordered soon so that we can finish by the end of this year. Ambitious goal but the overwhelming support so far is very encouraging. The iconostation is progressing well. We got a broker to ship it from Greece and a broker in the USA to expedite through customs when it arrives in November some time.
We have successfully passed the annual health inspection for our kitchen and I would like to thank all of you who helped during the year to keep the kitchen clean!
The Wine and Dine is rescheduled for Saturday October 6 (rain or shine) at the Soteropoulos residence.
The last fund raising event in 2018 is will be the Vendors Day scheduled for November 17 and 18. We will have craft vendors and sell food. Details will follow.
For those of you with children in the Greek school program, we are happy to inform you that we have hired a new teacher for the new school year. Greek School will begin on Monday, September 24. If you have any questions please contact Father Anastasios or Maria Sfondouris, our Greek School Director.
For all Sunday School families, we are happy to introduce Aimee Douvris as our new Religious Education Director. The first day of the 2018-19 Sunday School year will be Sunday, September 23.
All of our school directors are volunteers - please help them to succeed!
Be safe and enjoy the summer.
John Kaldes
PC president
OPA Festival Sponsorship: Sponsorship forms can be downloaded from the OPA Festival website, http://www.opafestival.com under “Sponsor Program.” Please contact the Sponsorship Chairperson, Elaine Markos at petermarkos2@gmail.com, if you require additional information. Thank you!
Food Donation Transport: Please contact Bill Panageas at vpanageas@gmail.comif you can help pick up food donations during the last week of August/first week of September.
The Fall Wine & Dine
Theme:The Best from the West in the US…Featuring top wines from California, Oregon and Washington paired with 5 dishes.
Date and time:Saturday, October 6 at 6:30pm (rain or shine)
Where:The Soteropoulos Residence; 12 Vail Lane, Flemington, NJ
Cost:$75 per person.While a number of you have already registered for the event in May before it was postponed, we still have availability for those who could not attend the event in May. This is always a great event to bring friends who enjoy wine and food to as well. Note that if you were registered to attend in May but are unable to attend on the new date of October 6, please email Christi at cstaikos@comcast.net.
How to register:Please send payment (check payable to St Anna) to Christi Staikos at 43 Fox Grape Road, Flemington, NJ 08822
Questions:Contact George Staikos at 973.699.2199 or george@theeducatedgrape.com
Fellowship Hour: There is no official Fellowship Hour Sponsorships during summer months (Jul 1 – Sep 16), but you can always contact John Giannouris at (610) 680-7507 or john.giannouris@comcast.net if you are interested in sponsoring Fellowship Hour in the summer or to sign up for a Sunday in the fall. Thank you
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