Greeters: Bill Clemons & Paul Werger
Fellowship Hour: Thank you to Bob Baffa for hosting/making loukoumades this Sunday.
Office Closed
The office will be closed on Friday, July 2 for the Independence Day holiday.
Thank You Volunteers!
Thank you Richard Kanavati, Dan Simon, Mike Tzenis, and the additional Sunday volunteers who helped move the old and new furniture from the Sunday School room.
Baking Volunteer Opportunity
Add some Greek baking to your summer schedule! Join our Festival bakers in making Greek sweets and pastries with a side of camaraderie, Wednesdays starting July 7th at 9:30 am. Contact Nanette Gomez for more details- nanettegomez1@gmail.com or 651-335-6132.
Daytime Bible Study
Daytime Bible Studies continues on Wednesday, July 7 at 1:30 pm with continuing a study of Joseph in Genesis 43.1 through chapter 44.34 Everyone is invited to join us on zoom using whatever bible you have at hand.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86719480536?pwd=VWxxVkIxRStJUEhqZEpHWVZMUzN0Zz09 Meeting ID: 867 1948, 0536 Passcode: 020571. Or dial +1 312 626 6799.
Summer Book Discussion
Join us beginning Wednesday, July 14 at 7:30 pm following Paraklesis (6:30 pm) for a 4-week summer book discussion. We will be reading Everywhere Present by Fr. Stephen Freeman. Contact Stephen and Minda in the bookstore if you would like a copy. Please bring a snack to pass (fruit, chips, crackers, veggies, etc.). Week 1: Foreword-Chapter 2, Week 2: Chapters 3-5, Week 3: Chapters 6-8, Week 4: Chapters 9-11.
June-July 2021 Glad Tidings
Watch your mailboxes for the latest issue of Glad Tidings, or read it here: https://www.stgeorgegoc.org/media/media/
John Pitsavas Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest
Mission Statement: The John Pitsavas Memorial Scholarship is set up to provide the youth of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, assistance in their pursuit of education by providing them an opportunity to share and express their Orthodox Christian Faith through a written essay. In addition, the Scholarship is meant to motivate active participation in the youth programs and parish life.
Rules Of Qualification: Grants are available only to youth affiliated with St. George, provided that they are attending church and participating in its activities. Eligibility applies to students who have graduated twelfth grade, or those attending a vocational school or an academic institution of higher education seeking to obtain a Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent.
2021-22 Essay Topic:
- Some people say that “my life is mine to do as I please.”
- Jesus says in Mark 8:34-36 the following: “Whoever desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Questions: What do these opposing statements mean to you as an Orthodox Christian? How do these statements apply to your life?
The deadline for submission is July 15, 2021. See Inserts section for application and guidelines.
This week we learn about our lifeguards, Saints Cosmas and Damian, the unmercenary physicians! To download the full family activity guide visit: https://www.goarch.org/-/soak-up-the-son-go-forth.
Presvytera Melanie speaks with His Eminence Metropolitan Savas of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh on theological "whys" of disability, the need for all of us to learn an etiquette regarding disability, and his exhilarating experience on an OCF Real Break mission trip when visiting "The Four Homes of Mercy," a group home for persons with disabilities.
