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April 19, 2015 Sunday of Thomas The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius George the Confessor ENTRANCE HYMNS Apolytikion for the Feast Christos Anesti ( Christ is Risen ) Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. Apolytikion for St. Thomas Esfraghizmenou to mnimatos ( While the tomb was sealed ) O Life, You rose from the sepulcher, even though the tomb was secured with a seal, O Christ God. And though the doors had been bolted, You came to Your disciples, O Resurrection of all. Through them You renew a right spirit in us, according to Your great mercy. Apolytikion of St. Sophia/Ss. Faith, Hope & Agape Greek Oς ελαία κατά καρπος ανεβλάστησας, έν ταίς ανλαίς του Κυρίου, Σοφία μάρτυς σεμνή, καί προσήγαγες Χριστώ καρπόν η δύτατον, τούς τής νηδύος σου βλαστούς, δί α γώνων εύαγων, Αγάπην τε καί `Ελπίδα σύν τη θεόφρονι Πίστει, μεθων δυσώπει υπέρ πάντων ήμων. English Phonetics for Greek Os elea kata karpos anevlastisas, en tes avles tu Kyriou Sofia martys semni, ke prosigages Christo karpon idytaton, tus tis nidyos su vlastus, di agonon evagon, Agapin te ke Elpida, syn ti theofroni Pisti; meth on dysopi yper pandon imon. English As an olive tree laden with fruit you sprouted forth, in the courtyards of the Lord, Sophia martyr dignified, and you brought to Christ a fruit most sweet, Namely your womb s own sprouts, brought up by instructive deeds: your daughters Faith and Hope, along with God-minded Love; together intercede with God for us all. Kontakion I ke en tafo ( Into the tomb ) Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen.

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EPISTLE READING The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20 Great is our Lord, and great is his power. Verse: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good. IN THOSE DAYS, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." Thank You to our Parishioners Who Generously Made Donations to Beautify our Church for Holy Week and Easter Holy Week Item Sponsors Matt & Joann Bannon Harriet Podotas Frieda Bell John & Lynn Pogas Matt & Christina Claudy David & Flora Poloway Steve & Vicky Dowzicky Anne Sabia Eileen Loukidis Margaret Callipolites Scandalios Mary Moukoulis Anna Skylakon Phidella Natale Vasilios & Sofia Tatsis George & Bessie Neofotistos Charles & Catherine Zarcone Ἀνάγνωσις ἐπιστολῆς Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 5:12-20 Μέγας ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν, καὶ μεγάλη ἡ ἰσχὺς ἀὐτοῦ. Στίχ. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, ὅτι ἀγαθός. Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, διὰ δὲ τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετοb σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἐν τῷ λαῷ πολλά καὶ ἦσαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἅπαντες ἐν τῇ στοᾷ Σολομῶντος. Τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν οὐδεὶς ἐτόλμα κολλᾶσθαι αὐτοῖς, ἀλλʼ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός μᾶλλον δὲ προσετίθεντο πιστεύοντες τῷ κυρίῳ, πλήθη ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν ὥστε κατὰ τὰς πλατείας ἐκφέρειν τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ τιθέναι ἐπὶ κλινῶν καὶ κραββάτων, ἵνα ἐρχομένου Πέτρου κἂν ἡ σκιὰ ἐπισκιάσῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν. Συνήρχετο δὲ καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν πέριξ πόλεων εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, φέροντες ἀσθενεῖς καὶ ὀχλουμένους ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, οἵτινες ἐθεραπεύοντο ἅπαντες. Ἀναστὰς δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ - ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων - ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου, καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ. Ἄγγελος δὲ κυρίου διὰ τῆς νυκτὸς ἤνοιξεν τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, ἐξαγαγών τε αὐτοὺς εἶπεν, Πορεύεσθε, καὶ σταθέντες λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης.

GOSPEL READING The Reading is from the Gospel of John 20:19-31 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to Him: "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. ΕVΑΓΓÉΛΙΟΝ Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20.19-31 Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ιουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ιησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ιησοῦς πάλιν εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς λάβετε Πνεῦμα Αγιον ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφίενται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται. Θωμᾶς δὲ εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν ὁ Ιησοῦς. ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶς μετ αὐτῶν. ἔρχεται ὁ Ιησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος, ἀλλὰ πιστός. καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὅτι ἑώρακάς με, πεπίστευκας μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστι γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ιησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Prosphora needed: Throughout the year there is a great need for Prosphora (the bread prepared for use in the Divine Liturgy.) It is especially nice for the priest to have freshly baked prosphora. If you would like to make the offering of prosphora, please know that Fr. Peter must have the bread before Orthros begins (which is at 8:45 am) or the afternoon or evening before the Liturgy. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Parish office. Communion wine as a church donation: Communion wine is always needed by the church. If you would like to make a donation of wine, the following wines are preferred: St. John Commandaria (of Cyprus), Mavrodaphne, or Manischewitz Concord Grape. Help us keep the vigil lamps burning bright: Olive oil is a perpetual need for the church in order to keep the vigil lamps or καντήλια (kandilia) burning bright. If you would like to donate olive oil, you may bring it to the Parish office at any time throughout the year. SHOP-RITE or GIANT shoppers: We have enrolled in their Gift Card Program and the gift cards are on sale during coffee hour. If you are interested, please see Alexis Witt. Register Tapes: Don t forget to save your Shop-Rite register tapes. We can only use receipts from any of the ten Brown s stores located in: Bensalem PA, East Norriton, PA, Fairless Hills PA, Cheltenham, PA and in Philadelphia, PA, on Island Ave., Oregon Ave., 52 nd & Parkside, Haverford Ave., and Ridge Ave. in the Roxborough section. They also have one store in Brooklawn, NJ. The drop off box is located in the lobby of the Cultural Center. Please submit receipts timely, only tapes from within 4 months of the transaction date are accepted. REDNER S Register Tapes: We are now collecting Redner s Market register tapes. Remember to use your Pump Perks card when making purchases. The drop off box is located in the lobby of the Cultural Center. Movie Tavern Tickets: This is the fabulous movie theater in town that offers first run movies as well as an "in-house" dining experience. The Ladies Philoptochos is selling discounted MOVIE TAVERN movie tickets for $8.50 each. They can be used on any day and even for new releases. For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Maria or Kathy Tsipras. For show times visit www.movietavern.com. AHEPA Track Meet: This year s AHEPA Pan-Hellenic Track Meet will take place on Saturday, May 30 th at 12 noon at Upper Darby High School (rain date Sunday, May 31 st at 12 noon at Upper Darby H.S.) 2015 Ecclesiastical Calendars: The new calendars are still available for pick up in the Parish office. Each calendar is in an envelope addressed to each family (2014 stewards) of our parish. If you cannot find your packet, please call the Parish Office. Pastoral Visits - A Request to All Parishioners: If you desire a pastoral visit in case of a hospitalization, or for someone who is homebound, in a nursing facility, or in prison, please have an immediate family member notify the Parish office at 610-650-8960 so that a visit can be arranged. In Case of Emergency: If you are having an extreme medical emergency and are in need of an Orthodox priest, please call the Parish office at 610-650-8960.

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING SERVICES AND EVENTS Sun., April 19 th Mon., April 20 th Tues., April 21 st Wed., April 22 nd Thurs., April 23 rd Tues., April 28 th Tues., May 5 th Tues., May 12 th Sun., May 17 th Tues., May 19 th Thurs., May 21 st Sat., May 30 th Sun., May 31 st May 27 May 31 4 th Annual Benefit Banquet for IOCC @ Adelphia Restaurant, Deptford, NJ See Cathy Zarcone for details. 6:30 pm Parish Council Meeting 6:30 pm Festival Committee Meeting; 7:00 pm Adult Bible Study; 7:00 pm Ladies Philoptochos Meeting Great Vespers, Feast Day of Great Martyr George, 7 pm at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Media, PA. Feast Day of Great Martyr George, Orthros/Divine Liturgy 8:45 am at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Media, PA 6:30 pm Festival Committee Meeting 6:30 pm Festival Committee Meeting; 7:00 pm Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm Festival Committee Meeting; Parish Spring General Assembly Meeting 6:30 pm Festival Committee Meeting; 7:00 pm Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Divine Liturgy - Holy Ascension; Feast of Ss. Constantine & Helen 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Saturday of Souls Pentecost Spring Grecian Festival

RESURRECTION HYMN Χριστός Ανέστη έκ νεκρών, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, καί τοίς εν τοίς μνήμασι, ζωήν χαρισάμενος. Christos anesti ek nekron, thanato thanaton patisas, ke tis en tis mnimasi zoin harisamenos. Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. At the conclusion of each service during the Paschal season until the eve of Ascension, the following responses are made: Priest: Ιερεύς: Christ is Risen! Χριστός Ανέστη! Christos Anesti People: Truly, He is Risen! Ο Λαός: Aληθώς Ανέστη! Alithos Anesti Priest: Ιερεύς: Glory to His third-day Resurrection. Δόξα τή Αυτού τριημέρω εγέρσει. Doxa ti Aftou triemero egersei People: We worship His third-day Resurrection Ο Λαός: Προσκυνούμεν Αυτού τήν τριήμερον έγερσιν. Proskinoumen Aftu tin triemeron egersin. Albanian: Khrishti unjal! Vertet unjal! Armenian: Kristos haryav ee merelotz! Orhnial eh harootyunuh kristosee! Bulgarian: Hristos voskrese! Vo istina voskrese! French: Le Christ est ressuscite! En verite il est ressuscite! German: Christus ist erstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig erstanden! Italian: Cristo e' risorto! Veramente e' risorto! Latin: Christus resurrexit! Vere resurrexit! Polish: Khristus zmartvikstau! Zaiste zmartvikstau! Romanian: Cristos a inviat! Adevarat a inviat! Russian: Khristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese! Spanish: Cristo ha resucitado! En verdad ha resucitado! April 19, 2015 Sunday of Thomas The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius George the Confessor SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 40 Day Baby Blessing: Today Mr. & Mrs. Stuart and Simi Riesner present their first child, a boy, for the traditional 40 day blessing. Coffee Hour Sponsors Needed! : We are in need of coffee hour sponsors for the upcoming weeks. If you are interested in hosting a coffee hour, please put your name on the list at the back of the hall AND contact the Parish office (either by e-mail or call Elaine in the Parish office.) Festival Committee Meeting: The next festival committee meeting will take place on Tuesday evening, April 21 st at 6:30 pm. Future meetings will occur on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm until the festival. All those interested in participating in the organization of the festival are welcome to attend. Cherry Blossom Time in Washington DC: Valley Forge AHEPA Chapter 432 is planning a trip to Washington, DC to see the Cherry Blossoms. The trip is tentatively scheduled for this Thursday, April 23 rd IF we have enough people for the bus. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING ON THIS TRIP, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO MAKE RESERVATIONS. Please see Bill Mackrides during coffee hour to make your reservations. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK

Church Beautification Update April 19, 2015 We continue to focus on meeting our mortgage obligations (please see below for the latest) as well as to take care of buildings and grounds. We are pleased to let you know that we recently negotiated a lower mortgage rate, which will allow us to put more money into the principal payment and help speed up the payoff of our mortgage. We are also continuing the process of beautifying the church. God bless the recent anonymous donor for the Bishops throne. In addition, a non-parishioner has donated $17,000 to sponsor the candle stands! God bless so many stewards and friends who have taken great interest in the beautification of His house!! Many sponsorships are still available for both iconography and the furnishings. Please check out the exhibit next door. As you ve probably noticed, we have new Narthex furnishings. They were carved by the world-renowned artisans at S. Kavroulakis Company of Chania, Crete, the same firm that carved our beautiful icon screen and other artifacts. This beautiful furniture now greets everyone who enters our church! Some of these items are still available for sponsorship. We have installed a donor plaque to acknowledge those who have contributed to make our new church and its decoration possible. You can see the framework in the Narthex. Please note that the white color is the primer. Our iconographer, Dr. George Kordis may return for a brief visit later this year to decorate the donor plaque and apply a protective varnish to the icons on the icon screen and other items. We have posted a draft of the names that will be listed on the plaque in the Fr. John Limberakis Cultural Center. Please double check your name and listing to make sure it is accurate. If you have questions or concerns, please see any Parish Council member. St. Sophia Church Mortgage Mortgage balance as of 3/31/2015 is $1,370,000. We recently negotiated a lower rate with QNB Bank, which will lower our payment by $1,000/month. Stewardship Update April 19, 2015 Xristos Anesti! Christ is Risen! Last Sunday we celebrated Christ s triumphant Resurrection. He has defeated death and has given much to save all of mankind. It was wonderful to see so many familiar and new faces join us throughout Holy Week and Easter as we light candles to mark the Resurrection and proclaim together Christ is Risen! As we mark Pascha, now is a most appropriate time to consider God s many blessings upon us and how we can live better Orthodox lives. Throughout the year, and especially during the Lenten and Easter season, God is calling each and every one of us! Are you listening?? As Stewards of the faith, it is important that we thank God for His blessings by giving of our time, in addition to talents and treasure. All year and especially during the Paschal season-- we should all make time to come to church! And not just for adults but for children too. Let us set a good example for the future of our faith and heritage. Worshipping together helps to refresh all of us spiritually each week as we prepare to face the following week of earthly demands. Everyone seems very busy these days. But let s make sure we are scheduling time for God, too! Our 2015 Stewardship Program is off to a great start. Thank you to everyone who has already returned their 2015 Pledge Card. If you have not yet returned your Pledge Card please do so today. As a busy parish, there are plenty of opportunities for all of us to get involved by giving of our time and talents to support His work. Actively participating is not only spiritually rewarding it can be really fun too! God Bless You for your support of His Work and our parish! Alithos Anesti! Truly He is Risen! 2014 (Year End) 2015 (04/17/15) Pledge Unit Goal 240 240 Pledge $ Goal $210,000 $210,000 Number of Pledges 215 151 Amount Pledged $209,857 $175,362 Average Pledge $976.08 $1,153 New Stewards 23 4

2015 ST. SOPHIA CHURCH STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Mrs. Sophia Ammon Mr. & Mrs. George Evangelopoulos Mr. Haralambos Kourtidis Mr. & Mrs. John Papadimitriou Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Tatsis Mr. & Mrs. Nick Argyropoulos Ms. Eleni Evangelopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Kiriakos Kourtidis Estate of Evelyn Pappanastasiou Miss Alexandra Thomloudis Mr. and Mrs. George Argiris Dr. Kaitlin Fague Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Kourtidis Dr. & Mrs. Peter Patukas Mr. & Mrs. Ilias Thomloudis Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Avgerinos Mrs. Katia-Elena Figueroa Mr. & Mrs. Dean Laskaris Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Patukas Fr Peter and Pres. Katherine Thornberg Mr. & Mrs. Don Avgerinos Mr. & Mrs. Mark Finn Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Laskaris Mr. & Mrs. Chris Pavlou Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Topoulos Mr. & Mrs. Evan Avgerinos Mr. & Mrs. Kosmas Fotiadis Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Lathiris Dr. & Mrs. James Peoples Mrs. Anna Trantas Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bachman Mrs. Irini Gaskin Ms. Vicky Lathiris Mr. and Mrs. Aram Piligian, Jr. Ms. Linda Tripolitis Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Bailey Mr. & Mrs. A. George Gazonas Mrs. Eleni Lazoglou Mrs. Harriet Podotas Mrs. Shirley Tripolitis Mr. & Mrs. Eustratios Bananis Mr. Kosma Gianginis Mr.& Mrs. Kyros Leondis Mr. & Mrs. John Pogas Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Trontsios Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Bannon Mr. & Mrs. Charles Godfrey Mrs. Effie Liacouras Mr. & Mrs. David Poloway Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Tsipras Mrs. Calliope Bavelas Mr. & Mrs. Erik Gross Miss Aphrodite Liantis Ms. Maggie Popesco Mr. & Mrs. Seraphim Tsipras Mrs. Frieda Bell Mr. & Mrs. Art Happas Mr. Nicholas Liantis Mr. George Prieston Estate of Demetrios Tsipras Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bell Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hatzipavlides Dr. & Mrs. Cary Limberakis Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Prousi Mr. & Mrs. Socratis Tsipras Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Bellos Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hatzipavlides Mr. Dimitri Maheras Mr. James Reynolds Mrs. Irene Tsokas Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Bragitikos Ms. Vela Hatzipavlides Ms. Irene Malagari Mr. & Mrs. Rami Richie Mr. Nikolaos Tsouros Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Bratic Ms. Konstantina Hronis Dr. & Mrs. Paul Matsiras Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Ruser Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Tzivekis Mr. & Mrs. James Caravoulias Mr. & Mrs. Anestis Kalderemtzis Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Metropoulos Mr. & Mrs. John G. Samaras Ms. Helene Vellios Mr. & Mrs. Elias Christou Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Kaldes Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Migdalias Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Samios Mrs. Anastasia Ververelli Mr. & Mrs. James Clark Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Kamaratos Mrs. Mary Moukoulis Drs. William & Elaine Sandilos Mr. & Mrs. Robert Watts Mrs. Matthew Claudy Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kamateros Mr. and Mrs. William Nazzaro Mr. & Mrs. George P. Sarianos Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Williams Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Collias Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kane Mr. & Mrs. William Neatherly Mrs. Margaret Callipolites Scandalios Mr. & Mrs. Roger Witt Mr. Alex Colyvas Mr. & Mrs. Christos Karagiannopoulos Mr. & Mrs. George Neofotistos Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Scavitto Mrs. Ita Zaferes Mrs. Betty Cooper Mr. & Mrs. George Karagounis Ms. Annemarie Nicholas Mr. & Mrs. Mike Schwarz Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zarcone Mr. & Mrs. George Coutavas Dr. Omiro Karalis Hon. William & Catherine Nicholas Miss Christina Shiomos Mr. Gregory Zarcone Thomas & Catherine Cox Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Karas, Jr. Mr. Alexander & Dr. Marianne Nikas Mr. & Mrs. Sam Sinoimeri Dr. & Mrs. George Zavitsanos Mrs. Marie A. DelViscio Mr. & Mrs. John Karistinos Mr. George Nikolaou Mrs. Anna Skylakon Dr. & Mrs. Peter Zavitsanos Mrs. Iris Demas Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Karros Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nikolaou Drs. Charalambos & Melpo Solomides Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Zavitsanos Mrs. Effie Demetris Ms. Evangelia Klapakis Mr. & Mrs. Serafim Notaras Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Soutos Mr. Peter Zavitsanos Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Dimitriadis Mr. & Mrs. Bart Kline Mr.& Mrs. Anthony Pantazopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stern Mr. & Mrs. Steve Dowzicky Mr. & Mrs. Michael Koser Mr. & Mrs. Harry Papadakes Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Stolarczyk Mr. Athanasios "Saki" Evagelou Mrs. Despina Kourtidis Ms. Sophia Papadakes-Frangakis Mr. & Mrs. Keith Swope