PHILOPTOCHOS
Philoptochos will start the new year with a bang! We will have a meeting this Sunday after church. New members as well as existing members are encouraged to attend.
COFFEE HOUR
Coffee hours are continuing in the Sunday School rooms after the Liturgy. Our teams will be providing light (non-cooked) foods. This week’s coffee hour is sponsored by the Orange Team. Thank you!
Jan 05 Team Orange
Jan 12 Team Green
Jan 19 Team White
Jan 26 Team Red
SUNDAY AND GREEK SCHOOL
Regular Sunday School will resume on Sunday January 12th. We wish our youth and their families a very Blessed Christmas.
Greek School:
Please note that there will be no classes this Saturday due to the Christmas holiday break. Classes will resume on Saturday, January 11th.
Wishing you and your families Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year 2020!
Warm regards,
Deena Metaxas & Jimmy Dimitris Tsiantopoulos
St. Kosmas the Aetolian Greek School
INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOXY
Michael and Angela have two people interested in our intro to Orthodoxy class, which will begin mid-February at no cost of course. This course is not only designed for people new to the faith or wishing to learn about Orthodoxy, but also to those who are already Orthodox and would like to learn more. Please speak with Michael or Angela, read more on our website, or contact the office for more information.
IN OUR PRAYERS
Theodoros Pisimisis, Neil Maxson, Karen Helstrom (Mariam's friend), Tammy Cromartie (Ty’s mother), Panagiota (Dimitri’s niece), Merja Tambourides, Mary Ann Donefas (friend of Colette’s), Robert Finch, Remy Koks, Abigail Robertson, Nicole, Demitri (Creighton’s daughter, & grandson
CLEAR LAKE GREEK FESTIVAL
We have wine for sale. Apelia Rose - $6. See Sylvia.
We have three (3) vacancies on the festival committee that need to be filled as soon as possible. The Greek Festival represents our biggest fundraiser for the church. If interested, please contact Chris Wood, or any parish council member.
NARTHEX ROTATION SCHEDULE
We are looking for volunteers to help with this Ministry. This is first contact with parishioners and/or guests visiting us for the first time. You do not need to be on Parish Council to volunteer for this ministry. A smile and gentle demeanor goes a long way in welcoming a newcomer to our church. Please contact the office to volunteer.
Jan 5 Bill Gazis, Demetrios Mourtakos
Jan 12 Deena Metaxas, Bill Gazis
Jan 19 Lou Marinos, Deena Metaxas
Jan 26 Chryse Padilla, Lou Marinos
Feb 02 Demetrios Mourtakos, Ross Leo
PROSFORO
Of the many ways of supporting our Church, there are few which stand out as uniquely personal offerings of faith. The offering of Prosforo bread for the Divine Liturgy is one of them. We are thankful to the handful of ladies who have faithfully fulfilled this responsibility over the years and we invite more of our faithful - especially young families with children - to make this a part of their lives as well. Want to be added to our Prosforo list? Please see Maria Simeon.
Please make sure that Prosforo is in church before the start of the Orthros service on Sunday. Please write the date (or put a sticker with the date) on the plastic bags with the Prosforo. That way the oldest will be used first. Thank you for your help.
Jan 05 Maria Simeon
Jan 12 Zaneta Rapos
Jan 19 Andrianna Tambourides
Jan 26 Ellie Ashley
AMAZON AND KROGER GIVES US MONEY!
If you are an AmazonSmile customer, you can now support St. John The Theologian Greek Orthodox Church in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Easy set up instructions can be found on the home page of our church website.
Link your Kroger Plus Card to Community Rewards #UF318.
Many thanks to those who have linked their Kroger card and used the special URL link for AmazonSmile!