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1 Saint Sophia Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community God s people, serving God s people Weekly Bulletin Sunday, 19 December 2010 Sunday before Nativity Very Rev. Father John S. Bakas Rev. Father Bill Tragus

2 CALENDAR OF THE WEEK Sunday, December 19 th Orthros :00am Studies in Faith.....9:15am Memorials :45am Divine Liturgy :00am Monday, December 20 th CLASS CANCELLED UNTIL 1/10/11 Bible Study with Fr. John: Philoptohos Women s Bible Study... Men s Bible Study.. Tuesday, December 21 st CLASS CANCELLED UNTIL 1/11/11 Adult Evening Bible Study with Fr. John: Bible Studies in the Faith Wednesday, December 22 nd CLASS CANCELLED TONIGHT Bible Study with Fr. Bill: Papa Christos.. Bible Study.... Saturday, December 25 th CHRISTMAS DAY Orthros :00am Divine Liturgy :00am Cash for Christmas Raffle Noon In lieu of our regular Coffee Hour, the Bake Sale will be held in our Fellowship Tent EPISTLE READER Michael Kraios USHERS Alexandra Guirguis, Dinah Wellington, Shelmadine Wellington Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral 1324 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles,

3 DAILY VITAMINS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH 3

4 MEMORIALS His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony, Patricia Meek, Aristides Karditzas, Katherine Karditzas, Yiannoula Batchis, Kiaragis Batchis, Dimitrios Karditzas, Nikos Karayianis, Diamantis Tzivas, George A. George, Kleonike George, Anestis George, Joey George, Louis Loukaris (13 years), Efstratios & Despina, Stavros & Hariklia, Miltiadis, Marika, Gina, Litsa, Olga, Christoforos, Savas, Ioannis, Zoe, Marika, George, Sophia, Nadia, Edward, Chris Daly, Virginia Daly, Bill Anast, Catina Anast, George Daskalieros, Angela Daskalieros, Spiros Daskalelis, Aristidis Daskalieros, Lea Sackas, Stavros Daskalopoulos, Ernest N. Anast, Pauline Ladicos (40 days), Despina Becky Kappos, Jonathan Switzler, Spiros Kappos, Despina Pappas, Georgia Korbakis, Helen Phinos, Andrew Kyriaco (1 year), Basile Aronis, Mary Aronis, Melina Aronis, Stacy Rasmussen, Ray Rasmussin, Gus Constance, Margaret Constance, Peter Boukidis, Caleroi Boukidis, Michael Demetriou, Christos Zambarloukos ALTAR CANDLES Offered in loving memory of mother and father Karditzas, with love by Despina Wilson and family Offered in loving memory of Chris and Virginia Daly by their grandsons, Jimmy and Christopher Spears Offered in loving memory of Jack Jungmeyer by Dr. Jim & Lucy Bonorris Offered in loving memory of Christos Zambarloukos by family and friends CHANCEL CANDLES Offered in loving memory of George A., Kleonike, Anestis and Joey George, by son and brother, Joseph George Offered in loving memory of Polly Ladicos from her brother and sisters, Chris Karatzas, Joanna Karatzas and Tula Van Alstine 4

5 SANCTUARY CANDLES MEMORIALS (continued) Offered in loving memory of Despina Becky Kappos by the Kappos/Koutantos Families Offered in loving memory of our mother & sister, by the Dr. Korbakis Family SPECIAL CANDLES Offered in loving memory of Basile & Mary Aronis, Stacy & Ray Rasmussen by the Aronis Family Offered in loving memory of Gus & Margaret Constance, by the Aronis Family PERPETUAL LIGHTS Offered in loving memory of Louis Loukaris, Efstratios and Despina, Stavros and Mariklia, Miltiades, Marika, Gina, Litsa by Mersy Loukaris and family Offered in loving memory of Olga, Christoforos, Savas, Ioannis, Zoe, Marika, George, Sophia, Nadia, Edward, by Olga & Raymond Elias Offered in loving memory Despina Becky Kappos by the Kappos/Koutantos Families Offered in loving memory of Peter & Caleroi Boukidis by the Vasilis Papoutsis Family Offered in loving memory of Andrew Kyriaco, by his niece, Stephanie Caiopoulos Lubian and husband Dan 5

6 HYMNS OF THE DAY The Resurrection Apolytikion, Mode 1 Plagal Logos Father and Spirit from all eternity conceived by the Virgin for our salvation, come ye faithful ones and worship singing praise to Him, for He was willing as a man to be lifted on the cross and death to suffer, and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection. Isodikon Come let us worship falling down before Christ. Save us O Son of God who didst arise from the dead sing we to Thee Alleluia. Apolytikion, Sunday Before the Nativity of Our Lord Daniel the Propeht and the Three Youths Great are faith s accomplishments! The holy Three Youths, in the fountain of the flame, took delight as if they were lying on the waters of restfulness; and the prophet Daniel showed himself to be the lions shepherd as if they were sheep. Though their intercessions, Christ the God, save our souls Troparion of St. Sophia (Holy Wisdom) Blessed are You, Christ our God, Who have filled the fishermen with wisdom by sending down the Holy Spirit upon them and Who, through them, have united the world. Glory to You, O Lover of Mankind. Proeortion (Preparation) Kondakion Today the Virgin enters a cave to give birth to Him the eternal Word. Dance O universe hearing of this event. Glorify with the angels and the shepherds Him who chose to be seen as a new born child, God who existed before all Time. 6

7 ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 11:9-10; Πίστει παρῴκησεν εἰς γῆν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ὡς ἀλλοτρίαν, ἐν σκηναῖς κατοικήσας μετὰ Ισαὰκ καὶ Ιακὼβ τῶν συγκληρονόμων τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τῆς αὐτῆς ἐξεδέχετο γὰρ τὴν τοὺς θεμελίους ἔχουσαν πόλιν, ἧς τεχνίτης καὶ δημιουργὸς ὁ θεός. Καὶ τί ἔτι λέγω; ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ιεφθάε, Δαυίδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν, οἳ διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόματα λεόντων, ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρης, ἐδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν, οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν ἕτεροι δὲ ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ μαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσμῶν καὶ φυλακῆς ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρης ἀπέθανον, περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι, ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος, ἐπὶ ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς. Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες μαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως οὐκ ἐκομίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ ἡμῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαμένου, ἵνα μὴ χωρὶς ἡμῶν τελειωθῶσιν. 7

8 EPISTLE READING The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10; BRETHREN, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation, whose builder and maker is God. And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. 8

9 GOSPEL READING The Reading is from Matthew 1:1-25 The book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that 9

10 which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel"(which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife, but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus. Κατὰ Ματθαῖον Eυαγγέλιο Βίβλος γενέσεως Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ υἱοῦ Αβραάμ. Αβραὰμ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ισαάκ, Ισαὰκ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιακώβ, Ιακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιούδαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ, Ιούδας δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Φάρες καὶ τὸν Ζάρα ἐκ τῆς Θαμάρ, Φάρες δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἑσρώμ, Ἑσρὼμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Αράμ, Αρὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Αμιναδάβ, Αμιναδὰβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ναασσών, Ναασσὼν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σαλμών,Σαλμὼν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Βοὸζ ἐκ τῆς Ραχάβ, Βοὸζ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιωβὴδ ἐκ τῆς Ρούθ, Ιωβὴδ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιεσσαί, Ιεσσαὶ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Δαυὶδ τὸν βασιλέα. Δαυὶδ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σολομῶνα ἐκ τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου,Σολομὼν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ροβοάμ, Ροβοὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Αβιά, Αβιὰ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ασάφ, Ασὰφ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιωσαφάτ, Ιωσαφὰτ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιωράμ, Ιωρὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Οζίαν, Οζίας δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιωαθάμ, Ιωαθὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Αχάζ, Αχὰζ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἑζεκίαν,Ἑζεκίας δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Μανασσῆ, Μανασσῆς δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Αμώς, Αμὼς δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιωσίαν, Ιωσίας δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιεχονίαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος. Μετὰ δὲ τὴν μετοικεσίαν Βαβυλῶνος Ιεχονίας ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σαλαθιήλ, Σαλαθιὴλ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ζοροβαβέλ,Ζοροβαβὲλ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Αβιούδ, Αβιοὺδ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ελιακίμ, Ελιακὶμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Αζώρ, Αζὼρ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σαδώκ, Σαδὼκ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Αχίμ, Αχὶμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ελιούδ, Ελιοὺδ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν 10

11 Ελεάζαρ, Ελεάζαρ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ματθάν, Ματθὰν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιακώβ, Ιακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιωσὴφ τὸν ἄνδρα Μαρίας, ἐξ ἣς ἐγεννήθη Ιησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός. Πᾶσαι οὖν αἱ γενεαὶ ἀπὸ Αβραὰμ ἕως Δαυὶδ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες, καὶ ἀπὸ Δαυὶδ ἕως τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος ἕως τοῦ Χριστοῦ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες. Τοῦ δὲ Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γένεσις οὕτως ἦν. μνηστευθείσης τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ιωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου. Ιωσὴφ δὲ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς, δίκαιος ὢν καὶ μὴ θέλων αὐτὴν δειγματίσαι, ἐβουλήθη λάθρᾳ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν. Ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος κυρίου κατ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ λέγων, Ιωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαυίδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαριὰμ τὴν γυναῖκά σου, τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἁγίου τέξεται δὲ υἱὸν καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ιησοῦν, αὐτὸς γὰρ σώσει τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν. Τοῦτο δὲ ὅλον γέγονεν ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος, Ιδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει καὶ τέξεται υἱόν, καὶ καλέσουσιν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Εμμανουήλ, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον Μεθ ἡμῶν ὁ θεός. Ἐγερθεὶς δὲ [ὁ] Ιωσὴφ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου ἐποίησεν ὡς προσέταξεν αὐτῷ ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ παρέλαβεν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκεν υἱόν καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ιησοῦν. 11

12 MINISTRY NEWS PHILANTHROPIA MINISTRY NEWS CANNED GOODS AND USED CLOTHING: Please hold your clothing donations and canned goods for a week or two. We are in the process of looking for two adequate receptacles to accept your gifts. Please be patient...we will let you know as soon as we find them. Thank you for your patience. CONFESSIONS: During the Christmas advent season, Father Peter will be available for confessions. Please call the church office and leave a message for Father and he will return your call. A BLESSED CHRISTMAS: I join with the PHILANTHROPIA team to wish you all a Blessed Christmas with your families and loved ones. God Bless you! Father Peter ******************************************* The Hellenic Society of Constantinople will celebrate their 44th Annual Vasilopita Dinner Dance on January 8, 2011 at the Wilshire Country Club, 301 No. Rossmore Ave., Los Angeles, CA The evening will include music, dancing and the traditional cutting of Vasilopita with the gold coin, plus a 9-day trip for two to Germany. We'll be honoring Billy Zane, the actor who played in the movie the Titanic and who is of Greek descent.. Cocktails at 6:00 pm and Dinner at 7:00 pm For more information, please call Mary Morrison at (818) of Jeanette Owens Benedatos at (323) ******************************************* SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS TODAY following Divine Liturgy we will be presenting our Annual Christmas Pageant. Participants range in age from preschool through Grade 8. We hope you enjoy our program. 12

13 GREEK FOLK DANCE NEWS MINISTRY NEWS (continued) PLEASE JOIN US TODAY 12/19/10 FOLLOWING CHURCH IN THE FELLOWSHIP TENT ST. SOPHIA'S GREEK FOLK DANCING GROUPS' SEVENTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE TODAY, following the Christmas pageant, please join us in the Fellowship Tent for our SEVENTH ANNUAL FDF CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE. All proceeds will benefit St. Sophia's Greek folk dancing groups. We will have all kinds of goodies such as baklava, koulourakia, melomakarona, bougatsa, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, etc. Please help support your fellow parishioners who participate in the folk dancing program by purchasing our homemade sweets. Thank you for your support and Merry Christmas!!! SAVE THE DATE Saturday, January 22, th ANNUAL G L E N D I An Evening for Friends and Families HOSTED BY the St. Sophia Greek Folk Dance Program Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral 1621 West Garvey Avenue, Alhambra, CA With Performances by Kyklonakia, Sinefakia, Keravnos, Kymata, & Fourtouna, & live Greek music Mezedes: 5:30 PM 13 Dinner: 6:30 PM Adults $ & under $ 20 Dancers $ 20 Please RSVP by Thursday, January 20, st.sophia.folkdance@gmail.com Barbara Kappos: (626) Don t forget to place your tribute pages in our ad book this year

14 PHILOPTOHOS NEWS MINISTRY NEWS (continued) POINSETTIAS: The poinsettia plants for the shut-ins will be available for pick-up inside the Chapel TODAY, December 19th. Any plants not picked up, will be placed outside the Chapel. If you know of someone who should receive a plant and you have not informed us, please contact Helene Ballas: and she will be sure that a plant is ordered. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Our first General Assembly meeting of the new year is set for Sunday, January 23rd after church. We hope everyone will join us, plan to become a MEMBER of Philoptohos and get involved! PHILOPTOHOS OUTREACH: Philoptohos has been helping a very large number of people since January. Many people in our own community are struggling through the economic downturn and with personal issues. We have been helping those who are close to losing their homes, their apartments and their jobs. Meanwhile, families are struggling to put food on the table and buy clothes and school supplies, for their children. Additionally, Philoptohos continues to help those with medical bills, funeral expenses for the poor and still support our own church. The costs are tremendous every month. We feel that many people in our community would like to help those in need, even though they may not be in Philoptohos. Therefore, we are giving you the opportunity to help others. We give families grocery cards, store cards for clothing and gasoline debit cards to help people get to the jobs they have. If you would like to donate toward the purchase of one or more cards, please mail your donation to the church office, with PHILOPTOHOS OUTREACH on the memo line. Please include how many cards of $20 each, you would like us to purchase. We would be very grateful. If you prefer to purchase/donate the gift cards yourself, below is a list of stores with whom we are currently working: FOOD: RALPHS/FOOD 4 LESS, VON S, ALBERTSONS & TRADER JOES CLOTHING: TARGET, WAL-MART, K-MART PHARMACIES: CVS, WALGREENS GASOLINE STATIONS: ANY COMPANY 14

15 MINISTRY NEWS (continued) PHILOPTOHOS NEWS (continued) A minimum donation of $20 would help people more than you can imagine. You may remain anonymous if you prefer. This is strictly voluntary on your behalf. With the holidays approaching, we know many families will struggle to have a nice holiday dinner or to buy Christmas presents for their children. Philoptohos also keeps track of many elderly people who are alone and need a helping hand at this time of the year. Your donation could bring real happiness to someone right now. Please send your monetary or gift card donation to the cathedral, attention: Philoptohos. Our deepest appreciation for any donation you can give. There is no meeting in the month of December so that everyone may enjoy the holidays. Merry Christmas to all! With love, Dina Oldknow and the Philoptohos Board of Directors ******************************************* SAINT SOPHIA CHOIR NEWS Join the Saint Sophia Cathedral Choir Do you find yourself singing liturgical music out loud for no reason? In the car? In the shower? Do you listen to the choir on Sundays and say to yourself This year I d like to be a part of that wonderful group? Or teens do you sing in your high school choir? If you answered yes to any of those questions, it may be time for you to come and join the St. Sophia Choir. Don t wait for January to make that New Year s resolution! You don t read Greek? The first Sunday of each month is an all- English Liturgy and there is phonetics to help on the other Sundays each month. We are looking for 5 new members! Please contact director Jim Kollias: jhkollias@gmail.com, call or text

16 MINISTRY NEWS (continued) The Joy of Belonging through Christian Stewardship During this joyful Christmas Season, we are reminded of our blessings, and how truly thankful we are to you and your families for supporting the work of our Church. It is your Christian Stewardship that provides the foundation for our thirty ministries and enables our Church to continue enhancing our spiritual and cultural growth. Stewardship is an opportunity to examine our priorities and values and to express our thankfulness. Please consider this friendly reminder during this season of joy and good will, by reviewing your 2010 stewardship commitment: If you have fulfilled your commitment, we are deeply grateful for your devotion. If you have not fulfilled your commitment or have not yet made a commitment, we ask you to please do so by the end of December, thanking you in advance for your consideration. Pay online at stsophia.org/stewardship, or contact our office office@stsophia.org or May the Joy of Christmas inspire you to invest your love in our community of faith and experience the Joy of Belonging! 16

17 COMMUNITY NEWS NEW COFFEE HOUR LOCATION.. While we are in construction, our coffee hours will be located in our new Fellowship Tent. As you exit church through the Narthex, please exit left, towards 15 th street. ******************************************* The Herald Newsletter To All Stewards If your anniversary/birthday is not already listed in our monthly Herald newsletter and you wish for it to be listed in the appropriate issue for your month, please your information to: Stephanie Caiopoulos Lubian Thank you. ******************************************* Congratulations Ariana Prappas Ariana has been cast as a "Party Girl" in this year's Pasadena Dance Theater production of THE NUTCRACKER. The performances are divided between two theaters: the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse and the Pasadena Playhouse. She is in four shows: Sun., Dec. 19, 2 p.m. - San Gabriel Mission Playhouse TONIGHT Fri. Dec. 24, 1 p.m. - Pasadena Playhouse Wed., Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m. - Pasadena Playhouse Fri., Dec. 31, 1 p.m. - Pasadena Playhouse Tickets are available online at or you can call PDT at (626) ******************************************* Caring Funeral Services In time of need, we suggest you call Terri Harmon from Caring Funeral Services. He is the owner of many funeral homes and can accommodate us from any location. He has taken time to know our Greek Orthodox traditions and has become a supporter of the Cathedral by sponsoring the yearly calendar, putting an ad in the Festival book and the monthly Herald. He keeps his prices affordable for families, is easy to work with and very respectful. 17

18 COMMUNITY NEWS (continued) Holy Communion Thank You! Thank you to those who have donated wine for Holy Communion. We now have enough in our supply. May you enjoy God s many blessings for your generosity and love for your church. ******************************************* Prosphoro We are in need of Prosphoro. We thank all those who take time to bake Prosphoro and bring it to the Cathedral. If anyone would like to have a recipe, please see Jimmy Karatsikis at the Cathedral. ******************************************* Church Parking Lot As you all have noticed, the parking lot is covered with plywood to protect it. It is okay to park on the plywood, but the contractor requests that, for safety reasons, our parishioners use the center walkway instead of walking on the plywood. Therefore we kindly ask all parishioners who park on the plywood to use the Faith in Stone Walkway and NOT walk on the plywood. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this period of transition into our temporary facilities, and during construction. Thank You.. Saint Sophia Foundation 18

19 31 st ANNUAL CASH FOR CHRISTMAS 2010 On Christmas Day Please join us in the fellowship tent for champagne & refreshments WINNERS WILL SHARE $50,000 IN CASH PRIZES GRAND PRIZE WINNER.... $25,000 2 ND PRIZE WINNER.... $10,000 3 RD PRIZE WINNER.... $5,000 8 WINNERS.... $1, EACH 4 WINNERS.... $ EACH Tickets are $ each TIMI LOOMOS FRESHMAN, CHAIRPERSON PANOS ANGELS* NICK BISSIAS * TINA CALLAS*CHRIS DAGLAS* JOHN DALIS* JIM DEMETRIOU*TONY DEMETRIOU * IRENE FRANKOS*ANDY GALLANIS*ALEK HAIDOS*CHRIS JULIAS* JIM KARATSIKIS* JOYCE KOKKINIDES* GIG KYRIACOU* ILCA MOSKOS* BILL PAPALEXIS* ANN PAPPAS *JOHN T. PAPPAS * SUSAN PATZAKIS*CHRIS PELONIS * GEORGE PREONAS* HARRY SIAFARIS*JOHN STAMATIADES* HARRY VOURNAS * THE PARISH COUNCIL* THE CLERGY* THE CHURCH OFFICE STAFF DON T BE LEFT OUT! BUY YOUR TICKET FROM ANY OF THE ABOVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR FROM YOUR FAVORITE SALES PERSON. 19

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