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July/August
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THIS ISSUE:
Dean’s Message
2
President’s Message
3
Philoptohos Message
4
Youth News
5
Philanthropia
6
Sacraments
7
Community News
Ministries
8-9
10
Calendar
11 - 12
Festival News
13 - 19
Due Date for September
Herald-Monday, August 8
Saint Sophia
Greek Orthodox
Cathedral
V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas,
Dean
Rev. Fr. Bill Tragus,
Associate
1324 S. Normandie
Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90006
Tel. 323-737-2424
Fax. 323-737-7029
www.stsophia.org
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
OF GREEK ORTHODOY
IN LOS ANGELES
SAINT SOPHIA CAMP
Herald
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DEAN’S MESSAGE A Touching Story
Nia Vardalos, fellow
parishioner and known for her work
in Hollywood is now a proud new
mother. That in itself is not unusual.
The way motherhood happened for her
was. I was touched by her story in
People magazine. In a small way,
Saint Sophia Cathedral and I were a
part of it.
Nia has given me
permission to share her poignant story
with you in my column of the Herald.
The Ritual
The Priest
said, “Today
you have
given birth
to your
daughter,”
and I began
to cry.
My daughter is a
preschooler but I have only
known her for a while. She is
adopted.
After years of wanting
to be parents, my husband and I
were given 14 hours notice ...
then a little girl walked into our
house.
Trying to adopt had
been a long and frustrating
process. But, when we
connected with an American
Foster Family Agency, it
happened very quickly. One
night, the phone rang - the social
worker told me we'd been
"matched" with a 3-year-old girl.
I hung up the phone
and stood still for a second.
Then, I had to sit down.
Within a minute, I was lying on
the floor. Yeah, this was real: A
little girl was coming to our
home. Tomorrow.
There wasn't a baby
shower, there wasn't time to
discuss with family and friends,
there was no way to really
prepare for her arrival.
She arrived without an
instruction manual. I didn't
know if she had a sleep schedule,
food allergies - there wasn't even
a note pinned to her shirt. She
just walked in and looked up at
me, like "got lunch?"
There isn't a word for
the elation I felt. I grinned like a
maniac and jumped into
parenthood.
We got to know each
other: we blew bubbles in the
backyard, drew with sidewalk
chalk, threw the ball for our
dog, (who looked up at
her, like "dibs on the big
bed.")
Together, we
decorated her new bedroom arranging white furniture,
laying out a pink rug, messily
peeling and sticking purple
flower decals on the walls.
I was delighted by
her: every facial expression,
every tantrum, every small
thing she did was fascinating
and fantastic. Mornings were
now a flurry of juice spilling,
tiny clothes washing and
frenzied kid-chasing. It was
thrilling chaos.
Our families and
friends were so happy for us,
and our priest sweetly asked
if he could bless her.
So, that Sunday we
headed to church. Our
daughter silently took in the
chanting and the smell of
incense as the sun shone
through the stained glass
windows.
After the service, the
priest softly gestured for us
to join him at the
front of the church. He
began to read. But I wasn't
hearing a standard
blessing. This was new to me.
It was a special prayer for ...
adoption.
The words and
ceremony were a beautiful
acknowledgment that some
families are created in
different ways, but are still in
every way, a family.
The priest said the
words, "Today you have
given birth to your
daughter," and I began to
cry. It all poured out. All the
grief, all the anger, all the
angst at the difficult and long
journey to parenthood. And
that outpouring of tears was
quickly followed by a
peaceful gratefulness.
I held my daughter
in my arms and thanked God
for bringing her to me. If the
standard route of creating a
family had worked for me, I
wouldn’t have met this child.
And I needed to know her. I
needed to be her mother.
And in that moment, I knew
why it had all happened this
way: So I could meet this
little girl. She is, in every way,
my daughter.
Curiously, we
humans seem to need these
rituals to get things into our
skulls. There isn't just one
reason we need these rites.
Sometimes we need to
witness, sometimes we need
the catharsis. That ceremony
on that day was healing and
more importantly, helped it
sink in that I am a parent, no
matter how my child came to
me.
I thanked the priest
for the ceremony and we
headed home. And I
realized ...while I have walked
into the church many
times ... on this day, it
was the first time I walked
out as a mother.
To learn more about
American Foster Care, go
to: adoptuskids.org.
To find your local FFA, go
to: www.people.com
www.childwelfare.gov
God bless you and your
family, Nia!
Herald
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
In leiu of the president’s message, we are sharing an article
from the Philanthropia Newsletter in memory of our beloved
Stiliani Stella Kontes.
Stella (Stiliani) Kontes was born
and raised in Alexandria, Egypt. Her
family was originally from Samos,
Greece. She moved with her mother,
father and brother (Kosta) to Athens
when she was in her 20’s. Her brother
Kosta and his family still live in Athens.
Stella met Kosta Kontes while in
Alexandria (he was a merchant marine
and spent a month in Alexandria during
one of his trips) and reconnected with
him after she moved to Greece.
They were married and moved
to the United States in 1970. In 1971,
her daughter Sophia was born and her
son Niko was born in 1977. When she
came to the United States, she didn’t
have any other family here. Besides her
husband and children, her family became
the community at Saint Sophia Cathedral
in Los Angeles.
Over the 37 or so years that she
worked at Saint Sophia, she had many
other opportunities to work at other
places, and often for more money, but
she loved her work at the Cathedral and
felt her rewards in working here came in
other ways besides monetary compensation.
She received the St. Paul’s medallion from the Archbishop for her service
to the church.
Stella was fluent in many languages throughout her lifetime, including
English, Greek, Arabic, Italian Spanish
and Rumanian.
We will miss her every day.
MAY HER ME MORY BE ETER NAL!
HER JOURNEY’S
JUST BEGUN
Don’t think of her as
gone away her journey’s
just begun; life holds so
many facets this earth is
only one.
Just think of her as resting from the sorrows and
the tears in a place of
warmth and comfort
where there are no days
and years.
Think how she must be
wishing that we could
know, today, how nothing
but our sadness can really
pass away.
And think of her as living in the hearts of those
she touched…for nothing
loved is ever lost and she
was loved so much.
Adapted from
Ellen Brenneman
Herald
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PHILOPTOHOS NEWS
Dear Friends of Philoptohos,
Philoptohos
Baking Schedule
for Festival
Wednesday, August 5th –
Baklava
Saturday, August 8th –
Baklava
Tuesday, September 8th
– Diples
Wednesday, September
9th – Galatobouriko
Thursday, September
10th – Galatobouriko
All pastry work days will
begin at 9:30 a.m.
Also, if you would like
to help prepare pastry
and/or work in the pastry booth at LA Greek
Fest, please call Scarlett
Billis at 310/214-6711.
The Saint Sophia
Philoptohos is doing a great
job assisting so many people
in these financially difficult
times. Many people are
suffering hardship—they
have lost their jobs, cannot
pay their rent, nor can they
afford groceries for their
families. It is a difficult time
for so many people who are
in need, and we are here to
answer the call as much as we
possibly can.
You have all heard of the
case of a little 9 month old
baby whose parents brought
her from Greece to Los
Angeles for a very serious
and delicate eye surgery at
Children’s Hospital. Our
own Dr. Maria Toczek
worked very hard to arrange
the many details before the
baby and her parents arrived.
We had insurmountable
support from the Greek
Consular Office, through the
great efforts of Vivi
Demopoulos, who arranged
for them to pay the hospital
and other expenses.
Philoptohos provided their
living expenses, food costs,
and long distance telephone
calls to their family in Greece
during their stay. Individual
people from our community
helped tremendously by
inviting the couple to their
homes and to restaurants, by
showing them places of
interest in the city of Los
Angeles, and by giving them
cash gifts.
This was truly a wonderful
cooperation between church
and community. Through
this effort, Joanne
Papachristos bought them a
beautiful stroller as well as
many necessary supplies and
gifts to take home.
Philoptohos wants to thank
all of the individuals who
stepped forward with time,
charity, thoughts,
participation, and prayers to
help this family in their hour
of need.
We received the most
touching and grateful letter
from them. It was addressed
to the Philoptohos Society in
Los Angeles, and rightfully
should be shared with all of
the Saint Sophia community:
“We want to thank you from the
bottom of our hearts for your warm
expression of love while we were in
Los Angeles. You opened your
homes, you showed your
hospitality, and you shared endless
hours with us—translating at the
hospital, undergoing procedures,
waiting for days, and finally, being
with us when our 9 month baby
Paraskevoula was having her eyes
operated on and when she was
recovering. You showered us with
beautiful gifts and love. Our little
baby is feeling much better now,
and we will know the results of the
surgery in four to five months.
Our trip started with great
apprehension and fear because of
the serious problems that we knew
we would face in a strange land
— but we were so well received by
all of you. In the Church we met
the priests and so many kind and
generous people that our experience
was entirely transformed out of fear
into hope. We cannot find enough
words to express our deep gratitude
for this, and for all your help,
financially and in so many other
ways.
We send you our love and a very
big thank you from our hearts and
souls. May God always keep you
well.
With respect,
Apostolis & Christina
Theodorou”
It is with great pleasure that I
announce to you the newly
elected Philoptohos Board of
Directors:
Marianna Politis, First Vicepresident; Dr. Maria Toczek,
Second Vice-president,
Dorothea Ales, Recording
Secretary; Virginia Noyes,
Corresponding Secretary;
Lola Gialketsis, Assistant
Corresponding Secretary;
Scarlett Billis, Treasurer;
Mary Gallanis, Asisstant
Treasurer; Connie Cooper,
Advisor.
General members of the
Board of Directors are:
Helene Ballas, Frances
Bissias, Judie Christopoulos,
Pauline Evangelatos, Electra
Koutsoukos, Tricia Kremer,
Connie Manders, Sophie
Mastor, Olga Jordan, Diane
Pruett, Sonia Stathes, and
Rita Stephanou.
We have great plans for the
new calendar year. We remain
committed to having
different meeting dates that
will accommodate working
members. In the next few
months there will be much
more news to share.
All who are interested in
participating in the
monumental effort that we
undertake annually to bake
pastries for the Greek
Festival, or those who might
be willing to volunteer for an
hour in air conditioning at
our Festival Pastry Booth…
are welcomed to call Scarlett
Billis for information and
schedules. Her telephone
number is 310 214-6711. It is
a good opportunity to learn
traditional recipes and
techniques from the best
gourmet pastry, cookie, and
cake bakers in our parish.
Have a wonderful summer
and we look forward to
seeing you in September.
With love in His service,
Dina Skouras Oldknow
Herald
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YOUTH NEWS
SAINT SOPHIA CAMP
Saint Sophia Camp offers an exciting program
for children ages 7 - 17. All campers are assigned to a group led by one counselor who
has an average of seven campers.
The following activities will take place: Summer Olympics, Orthodox Christian Education, swimming & Art. There are also many
other great activities for this year: Campfire,
Skit night, hiking, sports, and even a Greek
night.
The camp is a great place to make life-long
friends in a fun environment as well as a place
to learn more about our Orthodox Christian
Faith.
If you are interested in coming, please contact
us through the website at:
www.saintsophiacamp.org
Everyone had a good time after Liturgy at Sunday School’s Paniyiri.
The day’s festivities included In N Out Burger. 400 people attended.
Session 1 is July 19 - July 25
Session 2 is July 25 - August 1
Greek Dance Registration
Please register you or your children using our website online registration. Go
to www.stsophia.org and go to
"Youth" and then click on Folk Dance
and use the online registration. Greek
Dance practice will begin in the 2nd half
of August, 2009.
YOUTH CALENDAR
JULY
Monday 6
Camp Axios Week 2 (14 years old and up are counselors)
Sunday 19
St. Sophia Camp Week 1
Saturday 25
St. Sophia Camp Week 2
SEPTEMBER
Friday 11 to Sunday 13
Sunday 20
LA Greek Fest
Sunday School Registration and Ice Cream Social
Check out our new Jr. Goya & Sr. Goya Website / Calendar at www.stsophiagoya.org
Sunday School Registration
Please register your children for the 2009 - 2010 school year at
www.stsophia.org From the Saint Sophia website, go to Youth and
select Sunday School and submit the online registration.
Herald
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PHILANTHROPIA
MINISTRY TEA
PHIL ANTHROPIA
In Southern California
(As of SPRING 2009)
CEO/PRESIDENT/
DIRECTOR
Father Peter V. Lambert
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mary C. Nakata,
MPH, MFCC, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board Coordinator
for Education, Information and Training
Theodore L. McEvoy, Ph.D. 1st
Vice President
General Representative
Niko Stefanidis, Ph.D.
2nd Vice President
Coordinator for Service and Outreac
Martha Messer
Treasurer , Secretary, St. Nectarios
Philanthropia
Presbytera Sophia Lambert, B.S.
Secretary/Administrator/Paralegal
Christina Sekeri
Recording Secretary
Georgia Aspiotes
Corresponding Secretary
LEGAL COUNSEL
Constantin Marcou, J.D.
Nick Stamos, J.D.
Research/Resource
Coordinators
Barbara Kappos, M.S.W.
Director, Bienvenidos Family Services
Peter Katsufrakis, M.D.
Katina Kostoulas, Ph.D.
Psychoanalyst & Psychologist
Dino Koutsolioutsos, M.A.
Psychotherapist
James P. Brown, D.C.
Chiropractor
Sophia Rumanes, MPH
Richard Zaldivar,
Executive Director
The Wall-Las Memorias Project
Bibliographic Researcher:
Michael Henry Warner, B.A.,
M.A.
Correspondent
George Kapelos, MCP, March,
MRAIC, MCIP, RPP
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Local Coordinators
Ted Demopoulos
Elena O. Lingas, MPH
Randi McAllister, Ph.D.
City of Hope liaison
Yaff Iacosoln
St. Nectarios Agape liaison
Melinda Munoz, B.A.
Fotine O’Connor, R.N.
Jim Pilios, Elisabeth Stoll and Perry
Lambert
Website Reconstruction
Coordinators
Diane Stromer, B.A.
George Zottos,
B.A., M.A., Ed.D.
In the Lord’s Prayer, we are told “Thy will be done.” Certainly, His will is that we are imitators of
the Master. In His three years of preaching, healing and loving the stranger, He exemplified the eternal words
of all religions…“do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” That is the awesome ministry of PHILANTHROPIA…caring for the stranger, the poor, the downcast, and extending a hand, a kind word, a
used garment, a bag of canned goods, and in some cases a few dollars. You see so many at freeway exits and
streets waiting with their carts for someone to give them “daily bread.” I know that many of you purchase and
order food for that needy individual and share your “daily bread.”
The Master never asked-- Why are you begging? Get a job. Are you not ashamed of yourself? The Master
knew in His heart the suffering of the poor soul…He showed compassion. This must also be our theme…
compassion. Do the good deed; don’t analyze it; just do it. Thank God that you are able to do this act of
mercy. Your prayer should be, “Teach me to do Thy will, O Lord.”
So many thanks for your donations of clothing and canned goods. Your generosity over the years overwhelms
me and our constant prayer is, “Lord, bless us to do Thy will.” Again, dear ones, thank you, bless you and
God keep you in the palms of His hands.
PHILANTHROPIA is a way of thinking and doing!
Fr. Peter V. Lambert
Things We Do and Have Done
• Support the Saint Nectarios “Agape Ministry” in Covina, CA --an offshoot of our Philanthropia Ministry-- a mission that provides funds to bury children that are victims of cancer; raise emergency monies
for rent, medical needs and groceries.
• Provide monetary support to help Dr. Nikos Stefanidis in his street outreach with his doctorate students, who help persuade young people to stop their street life and take refuge in rehabilitation shelters.
Served as advisor to the board of The Wall Las Memorias Project and helped with their message of
AIDS prevention, awareness, education and counseling. The AIDS crisis is real and continues to
spread.
• Continue to counsel persons with addictions who find themselves in emotional crisis.
Attend to the spiritual needs of people in their last hours of life.
•Year-round clothing collections taken for men, women and children at missions, e.g., Haven House
for battered women; Behavioral Health Services, Inc., who do drug rehabilitation; AIDS Service Center
in Pasadena, CA. many services for AIDS sufferers; Healthcare Foundation who sell used clothing
through their Thrift Shops to buy medications for AIDS patients; Faith in Christ Ministries who rehabilitate parolees.
• Canned goods collected for Pastor Brown in South Central Los Angeles…helps teenage boys rehabilitate from jail time; canned goods also for Faith in Christ Ministries.
• On Mothers’ Day, sponsored a bus for the “Get On The Bus” project that bused over 710 children in
2008 to visit their incarcerated mothers.
• Assisting ex-convicts to reintegrate as productive members of society.
• For 6th year - sponsored memorial book of children, victims of cancer, for the City of Hope Medical
Center in Duarte, CA., by request of Dr. Randi McAllister, our liaison. Sponsored the memorial service
that provided all the flowers, candles, and crafts for the small children…a celebration for the families of
the children who fell asleep in the Lord. The memorial service was a means of healing the grieving and
mourning of parents and families.
• Donation to the Tarzana Treatment Center, a rehabilitation center for battered women with children,
providing food, clothing, diapers and toys.
• Provided Thanksgiving baskets for needy families. This was done in cooperation with the Saint Nectarios Agape Ministry. We were also asked by one of our team members to help a single mother with
AIDS feed her children, and to help with Thanksgiving meals for several more families. With the combined prayers and efforts of our Philanthropia Ministry and the Saint Nectarios Agape Ministry, loving
donations were provided to meet those needs.
• Planning and preparing Christmas baskets of groceries for needy families.
Thy will be done, O Lord!
We dedicate this page in loving memory of our dear Stella Kontes.
In her special way “doing God’s will!”
Herald
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JULY/AUGUS T SACRAMENTS
BAPTISMS
Saturday, July 18
Arabella, daughter of
Alexandra & Paul Moran
Godparents: Christine & Nicholas Hunter
Sunday, July 25
Evangelos, son of
Christina & Michael Vourakis
Godparent: Ioannis Dacharopoulos
Sunday, July 25
Demetri, son of
Elkie & Daniel Danieley
Godparent: Andreas Roiniotis
Sunday, July 25
Jasper Alexander, son of
Alexandra & Lawrence Hughes
Godparent: Fr. Steven & Presbytera Olga Karcher
WEDDINGS
August 22
Eleni Stumpus & Mike Semandiris
Sponsor: Pat & Perry Hamalis
READERS AND USHERS
July 5
Reader: Robert Otis
Ushers: Alexandra Guirguis,
Dinah Wellington, Shelmadine
Wellington
July 12
Reader: Dina Demetrios
Ushers: John L. Stamatiades,
Electra Koutsoukos
July 19
Reader: Demetri Camperos
Ushers: Gene Chronopoulos,
Alexandra Georgiou, Christina
Georgiou, Rosemary Georgiou
July 26
Reader:
Timi Loomos-Freshman
Ushers:Niki Korbakis, Maria
Pelargos, Dina Demetrius
August 2
Reader: Bertha Angels
Ushers: Alexandra Guirguis,
Dinah Wellington, Shelmadine
Wellington
August 9
Reader: Demetri Camperos
Ushers: John L. Stamatiades,
Electra Koutsoukos
August 16
Reader: Stephanie Lubian
Ushers: Gene Chronopoulos,
Alexandra Georgiou, Christina
Georgiou, Rosemary Georgiou
August 23
Reader: John L. Stamatiedes
Ushers:Niki Korbakis, Maria
Pelargos, Dina Demetrius
August 30
Reader: Eleni Maglaris
Ushers: Alexandra Guirguis,
Dinah Wellington, Shelmadine
Wellington
BIRTHDAYS
Dimey Angels
Sam Konugres
Nick Alexopoulos
Sophia Konugres
Areti Oxyzoglou
Christine Peratis
Michael Kyriacou
Liza Pyle
George Konugres
Bessie Gavrilis
David Manpearl
Elizabeth Pouridis
Varta Schartz
Vas Aronis
Peter Vasilion
Vikentios Korkos
Nicholas Kyriacou
Bruce Christolini
Maria Kolovos
Mary Ligar
Leo Sirakides
Ted Spears
Alexandrra Christolini
Gig Kyriakou
Anthony Nicholas Brooks
Charlene White
Katherine Fenady
Helen Lambros
Vasilios Lambros
Dinah Wellington
Dana Manpearl
Donald Lapa
Andrew Evangelatos
Pete Gallanis
Peggy Aronis
Helen Drosos
Alexandra Hughes
Stacy Maniskas
Ann Martin
Laszlo Klima
Michelle Prappas
Will Prappas
Alexandra Ingraham
Anne Dres
Penny Karagianis
Joanie Black
Kleo Lee
Panos Pentheroudakis
Mary Tassop
James Berry
Evridiki Koufoudakis
Tina Tsoutsas
Chase Morrison
Michael Warner
Constantine Aronis
Lawrence Hughes
Tom Moore
Michael Loisides
Ero Cosfol
ANNIVERSARIES
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Manolopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Christyan Andrianopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Panagiotis
Alexopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Tashi Zouras
Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Karos
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Koustas
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stephanou
Dr. & Mrs. James A. Demetriou
Mr. & Mrs. Lou Karagianis
Mr. & Mrs. Spiro Psaltis
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Fossati
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Pastras
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Kollias
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Pyle
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Kyriacou
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Halekakis
Mr. & Mrs. Basil T. Papahronis
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Camperos
Mr. & Mrs. Alek Haidos
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Stamatiades
Mr. & Mrs. Collin Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. David Manpearl
Herald
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Docents Recognized for their service on Sunday, May 26th.
MR. & MRS. CLUB
Wine Tasting in LA
On June 7th after the Divine Liturgy, the Saint Sophia Mr. & Mrs.
Club took a tour at the San Antonio Winery in Los Angeles. Afterwards we enjoyed a wonderful
lunch and fellowship with one another on the premises. The Mr. &
Mrs. Club will be having 4 -5
events a year and if you would
like to be on our contact list,
please contact Christina & Dean
Peratsakis at [email protected]
PENNIES
AND
PRAYERS
Dear Supporters,
Please remember to return your
Pennies & Prayers Canisters
to the office.
With Love and Gratitude,
Sophie Mastor, Chair
Herald
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COMMUNITY NEWS
ATTENTION
On the Walk of The Blessing Hand there are only
a few remaining plaques available. This is an opportunity to “Witness your faith with a biblical
quote in stone and honor a special person.”
For information please call the Church office:
323-737-2424 Ext. 119.
MEMORIALS
SUNDAY, JULY 12
Mary Popoff
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
Dimitri Popoff
KINDLY REMINDER
We have Fest Cookbooks and the beautiful 100th
Anniversary Commemorative Books available for
purchase at the office and the bookstore.
Cookbooks-$12.00
Anniversary Books -$75.00.
A
TA L E N T E D
PARISHIONE R
We have a very talented parishioner who is seeking employment in the social work field in an institution that can use a
person who is fluent in Arabic and has social work skills. If
you know of anyone who can use such skills, Please call Fr.
Bakas at 323-737-2424 and he will put you in touch with this
parishioner.
BOOKSTORE NEWS
The St. Sophia Bookstore is thriving!
Find all you need to create
an Orthodox presence in your home.
Censers, Incense, Charcoal
Bibles, Liturgy books
Byzantine music in Greek & English on CD
Also for sale are items handmade by the nuns of the Life Giving Spring Monastery including olives, pickles, vinegar, jams
and candles. LA Greek Fest cookbooks, Saint Sophia mouse
pads and T-shirts are in stock. The bookstore is open on Sundays after Divine Liturgy. Credit cards are now accepted. We
look forward to your visit! Christos Anesti!
Bill Striglos & Andrea Bakas
PANHELLENIC
SCHOL ARSHIP
FOUNDATION
Our Foundation will
once more offer
$250,000 in scholarship
awards of $10,000
each this fall. Our
scholarships are available to all U.S. high
school graduates and
university students of
Hellenic Descent. They
are offered to recognize students of high
scholastic achievement
and to provide support
to those in financial
need. Interested students can download a
copy of the application
at www.panhellenic
scholarship.org
Herald
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Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Very Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas, Dean
Constance Callinicos
Choir Director
Menelaos Trigonis
Protopsaltis
PARISH COUNCIL
Panos A. Angels, President
Tom Martin, 1st Vice President
Loula B. Moschonas,
2nd V. P. /Chief Financial Officer
Sam Konugres, Recording Secretary
Stephanie Caiopoulos Lubian,
Corresponding Secretary
MEMBERS
Luke Richard Curren
Sebastian Opffer
Karen Sarames
Toula Kalatzis
Peter Pallas
Ted Pastras
ASSOCIATES
Eleni Constantine
Mark Gorgal
Angela Karavedas
Alexa Pagonas
Aileen Strike Preonas
Peter Triantafyllos
AUDITING COMMITTEE
Tom Moore
Anthony Demetriou
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John S. Sakellaris, President
Angelo L. Pappas, Exec.Vice President
Andrew Evangelatos, Vice President
Dr. James A. Demetriou, Treasurer
Constantine Boukidis, Secretary
MEMBERS
V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas
Gig Kyriacou, John T. Pappas,
Nicholas Bissias, Panos A. Angels,
George Preonas, Alek Haidos
William H. Oldknow
Harry C. Vournas, Trustee Emeritus
Peter C. Latsis, Honorary
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
John G. Marakas III, 1st V. P.
Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor
Anthony A. Demetriou,
Assistant to the President
Tina Callas, Administrative Assistant
Timi Loomos Freshman, Administrative Assistant
Susan Patzakis, Administrative Assistant
Rev. Fr. Bill Tragus, Assistant
Christopher Yokas
Organist
James Karatsikis
Sexton
PHILOPTOHOS SOCIETY
Dina Skouras Oldknow, President
Dianne Pruett, 1st Vice President
Dr. Maria Toczek, 2nd Vice President
Virginia Noyes, Recording Secretary
Lola Gialketsis, Corresponding Secretary
Mary Gallanis, Treasurer
Scarlett Billis, Assistant Treasurer
Connie Cooper, Advisor
MEMBERS
Dorothea Ales
Helene Ballas
Frances Bissias
Pauline Evangelatos
Olga Jordan
A. Electra Koutsoukos
Tricia Kremer
Pauline Ladicos
Sophie Mastor
Mariana Politis
Sonia Stathes
OTHER MINISTRIES
ALTAR BOYS
Fr .Bill Tragus & Chris Halekakis
BASKETBALL
Chris Markos & Paul Cooper
BIBLE STUDY
Father John & Father Bill
BOOK STORE
William Striglos
CAMP AXIOS
Andrea Boerger
CAMP ZOE
Father Bill Tragus
CHURCH SCHOOL
Eleni Yokas
COFFEE HOUR
Georgia Vasila
DANCE GROUPS
Barbara Kappos
DOCENTS
Mrs. Faye Demetriou
EASTER PICNIC
John T. Pappas
FESTIVAL
Jan & Ted Pastras
G.O.Y.A.
Father Bill Tragus
HELLENIC ACADEMY
Helen Dumas, Director
Margaret Gillespie, Principal
HOSPITALITY
Niki Korbakis & Maria Pelargos
MR. & MRS. CLUB
Christine & Dean Peratsakis
PARENTING
Nick Stephanidis & Barbara Kappos
PHILANTHROPIA
Father Peter Lambert
PHILOPTOHOS V.I.P.
Dorothea P. Stamatiades, President
SAINT SOPHIA CAMP
Vicki Kades
Melanie O’Regan
YOUTH
Father Bill Tragus
EDITOR IN CHIEF Timi Loomos Freshman
[email protected]
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GREAT MARTYR
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8:30am Orthros
9:30am Liturgy
Strict Fast
Fish Allowed
Win e and Oil
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Dairy, Eggs,
and Fish Allowed
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Fish Allowed
Win e and Oil
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FEST NEEDS LIST 2009
FEST 2009 NEEDS LIST
DONATION ITEM
Aluminum Foil
Band - Charanga Latina
Band - Greek
Beer
Bottled Water
Briami Ingredients
Bus Tail Advertising
Butter
Calamari
Chicken Souvlakia
Coffee
Coffee (Greek) & Nescafe
Communication Radios
Condiments
Cooking Oil
Cooking Pans
Currants
Dinner Rolls
Dolmathes
Eggs
Electrical/Lighting
Equipment Rental
Feta Cheese
Flour
Ground Beef
Honey
Hot Dogs & Buns
Ice
Kefalotyri for Saganaki
Labor
Lamb Chops
Lamb Souvlakia
Leg of Lamb
Lemons
Loukaniko
Macaroni / Spaghetti
Margarita Mix
Milk
Mizethra
Mousaka
Newspaper Ads
$ AMOUNT
NEEDED
$500
$1,200
$6,000
$1,800
$1,500
Fully Covered
$10,000
$1,000
Fully Covered
$1,200
Fully Covered
$700
$250
$300
$700
$600
$300
Fully Covered
$1,000
$400
$2,500
$2,600
$1,200
$400
$1,000
$700
$200
$1,800
$1,000
$12,000
$2,000
$1,600
$4,500
Fully Covered
$1,500
$200
$1,200
$600
$700
$3,000
$5,000
DONOR(S)
Paid/
Pledged
DONATION ITEM
Olives - Greek
Olive Oil
Orange juice
Oregano - Greek
Jim & Carolyn Tolokotrones pd Ouzo
Tony Giapapas
pd Paper Products
Pastistio
Photography for Fest
Peter Gallanis & Family
pd Pine Nuts
Pita Bread
Café D'Amore
pd Plastic Bags
Pork Souvlakia
Faye & Jim Demetriou pledge Port-a-Potties
Potatos
Printing - Poster/Flyer
Printing - Program Book
Printing - Raffle Ticket
Puritan Bakery
pd Produce for Greek Salad
Propane & Diesel
Raffle - Add'l. Prizes
Raffle - Grand Prize
Refrigerator Truck
Rice - Uncle Ben's
Rice - California Rose
Michael & Susan Patzakis
pd Security
Shuttle Vans/Drivers
Sophia & Mike Helm
pd Soda
Spanikopita
Spices
Sugar
Taramasalata
Television Commercial
Tent Rentals
Tony Giapapas
pd Tequila
Tiropites
Tomato Sauce
Walnuts & Almonds
Website Design
Whole Chickens
Wine - Red
Wine - White
Please Note: It is not necessary to cover the entire amount of a single item.
You may make a partial donation towards the total dollar amount of the item.
Please see: Stephanie Lubian (909.860.4333) for any questions or donations.
Thank you in advance for your generosity.
$ AMOUNT
NEEDED
$750
$900
$400
$300
$1,200
Fully Covered
$3,000
$300
$400
$500
$300
$1,200
$2,500
$300
$1,200
$3,500
$500
Fully Covered
$600
$500
$2,500
$1,000
$400
$100
$10,500
$2,800
$1,500
$2,700
$300
$500
$400
$1,900
$18,000
$1,400
$2,500
$600
$1,200
$3000
$2,000
$1,500
$1,200
DONOR(S)
Paid/
Pledged
Rena Poulos
pd
Greg Mallis & Family
pd
Bill & Ann Dres
pd
California Produce
pd
George & Helen Varentges
pd
Ann & Tom Moore
pd
Dean Tripodes
pd
Dino's Burgers Corp.
Michael & Susan Patzakis
pd 2000
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