A Word from Father Rick

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1 A Word from Father Rick Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Regis tr y P.3 Paris h News P.4 Yout h News P.6 Philop to c ho s News P.7 We are looking forward to an active month of October. By the time you receive the newsletter I will probably be well into our pilgrimage to Russia and the Holy Land (Sept.27 Oct.11). Joined by thirty-five Orthodox Christians from around the Twin Cities, we are looking forward to our adventures in St Petersburg led by Mrs. Deb Korluka. And in the Holy Land, Mr. & Mrs. Tom and Mary Rudquist will help facilitate our navigation to the various holy sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and elsewhere. It is my first time traveling in either place. Please pray for our safety. On October 1 st we celebrate Church Music Sunday. At this time, I would like to thank Denise Smith and Steve Arsenault for leading our choir and chanters respectively. Thanks also to all the choir members and chanters for their diligent effort to be present every Sunday and sing with faith in the Lord. The quality of chanting and singing is improving. We encourage our young people to join the chanters and the choir to begin learning the beautiful hymnology of our Orthodox Church. Many have said our hymns are the theology of the Church in melody. On October 6-8 is the annual Family Camp. This is a great opportunity for whole families to experience what the youth experience at the camp in the summer. A healthy daily dose of worship, education, food and fun is offered to all. I hope many will attend. Let me know if you need financial assistance. Have fun everyone! On October 14 th we commemorate St. Paraskeva Petka of Romania whose relic rests inside our holy altar table. ( saints/lives/2017/10/14/ venerableparasceva-petka-of-serbia) We will have liturgy that Saturday morning and I encourage all to come celebrate this famous saint. On that day in Jassy Romania, where the rest of her relics reside, thousands will line up to venerate her and glorify God on this feast. We do not even realize what a great treasure we have in our midst. The Orthodox Christian Fellowship group of students at both St. Thomas University and the University of Minnesota have begun to meet regularly for this new school year. The UST group meets every Thursday at 12 noon and invites students from all colleges in Saint Paul (St. Catherine, Macalester, Concordia, Hamline, & St. Paul). The group is edging ever closer to official student group recognition by the university. On September 17 th, our Sunday Catechetical School began. We thank our teachers for generously offering their time and talents to educate our youth in the Faith. Our teachers are Natalie Eidsvold (PS), Carol Alexis (K-1), Lama Ghazi (2,3), Stephen Kanavati (4,5,6), Anastasia Mastrogiorgis (7,8,9) and Vicky Paraschou & Nick Kanavati (10,11,12). We thank George Canas for several years of teaching and welcome Lama to replace him. They are under the able leadership of our youth minister Nathaniel Kostick, who has assumed the duties of director. Also on September 17 th we celebrated our annual parish/church picnic. Delicious food was prepared and served by parish council and helpers. Nathaniel organized games for the youth on the back lawn. Thanks to all! Later that same afternoon the Lyn Olson Medical Crisis Program Fall Gala was held at the Stillwater Public Library. As always, it was a wonderful evening overlooking the St. Croix River Valley and enjoying fellowship. Most special was hearing from many who have been helped through the program. They were invited to come and share their personal story. You can still donate to support the program Through the prayers of St. Demetrios, +Fr. Rick

2 Seventh Annual Twin Cities Pan Orthodox Tea A Bi-Annual Gathering for the Orthodox Christian Women of Minnesota Saturday October 28, :00 5:00 p.m. St. George Greek Orthodox Church 1111 Summit Avenue - St. Paul, MN Women Apostles & Holy Land Presentation Lecture by Fr. Rick Andrews Please Bring an Appetizer or a Dessert to Share Plan to Attend the Vespers Service at 5:00 p.m. For More Information Please Contact Minda Arsenault Pearson (651) or (612) FIRST ANNUAL MEN S CLUB RETREAT SPONSORED BY ST. GEORGE ANTIOCHIAN CHURCH november 10-12, 2017 a weekend of fellowship, fun & spiritual growth Theme: The Orthodox Spiritual Life Where: Karos Cabin in Merrifield, MN (2.5 hrs from Twin Cities) When: Friday after work until Sunday, 10am Professor Harry Boosalis of St. Tikhon s Seminary will lead the retreat, with Fr. Tom Begley providing additional guidance and Saturday morning Liturgy. Activities include learning and discussion sessions, games, bonfire, relaxation. Cost of $70 per person includes meals, lodging and speaker; scholarships available. To register, contact Paul Karos at ppkaros@gmail.com. Your check made out to St. George Antiochian, memo Men s club retreat, confirms a spot. First come, first served. page 2

3 St. Paul. MN Registry Baptisms August 27 August 27 Church Staff and Office Hours Church Office Hours M-F 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Leonardo Crowther Artemis & Anna Sitorengo Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews, Presbyter (651) Julie Delton Administrative Assistant (651) Weddings August 22 September 3 Nathaniel Kostick Youth Minister (763) Nathaniel@stgeorgegoc.org Tom & Patricia Bombolis Jon Kennedy Parish Council President (651) jdkennedy@comcast.net Tim O Keefe & Yeoryia Christoforides Address Changes Paul & Wendy Loudas Evelyn Boosalis Sophia & Benjamin Pachito Jason Brouzakis 654 Perch Lake Road 770 Sterling Court 1963 Yorkshire Court 1253 Spruce Point, #6 Hudson, WI Mahtomedi, MN Saint Paul, MN Eagan, MN Festal Icons Needed Please donate a Festal Icon (11" x 14") in memory of a loved one. The cost is $75.00 per icon. The icons are displayed in the church nave and are put out for veneration on the Feast Day Nathaniel Kostick Sunday School Director (763) lanihattling@gmail.com Stella Hofrenning Greek School Director (651) hofrenni@augsburg.edu Vicky Paraschou Philoptochos President (phone? vicky.paraschou@yahoo.com of the Saint or event they represent. To donate an icon, fill out a form (found on the Julie Delton Editor, Glad Tidings Newsletter revolving bulletin board in the social hall) and return it to the office. George Mastrogiorgis Loaves and Fishes Coordinator FOCUS-MN Coordinator gmastrogiorgis@yahoo.com Stephen Arsenault Bookstore bookstore@stgeorgegoc.org St. Iakovos the Apostle October 9 St. Glykeria the Martyr October 22 Prophet Abraham October 9 Submissions for upcoming issues are due by the 10th of the preceding month. page 3

4 Christoforides & Andreas Sitorengo. Godparents are Elena Condos and Marina Luger. Congratulations to all! Memory Eternal! Ms. Elsie Hasapopoulos fell asleep in the Lord on August 18th. Funeral service was held in her hometown of Mason City, Iowa on August 24th. God grant her eternal rest! Sermons Updated: and posted on our website through May 7, More to come including children s sermons from pastors-corner/fr-ricks-sermons/ New Prothesis Cabinets: were recently installed inside the Holy Altar. Marble tops are being ordered, and front carved panels of St. George and Christ the Lamb will be added soon. Baptized into Christ: Leonardo Crowther, son of Samantha Crowther, on August 27th. Godparent is Nouna Alice Kappos. Also on August 27th:: Artemis and Anna Sitorengo, daughters of Sophia page 4 Prosopon Iconography Workshop: October 1-7, 2017 at St. Mary s Orthodox Cathedral in northeast Minneapolis. For details on St. Andrei Rublev, Basic & Advanced Workshop, see brochure posted in social hall or contact Marilyn Johnson at or mjohnson@umn.edu. Join Greek Dancers of MN: practices are every Sunday 4:30-6:30pm at St. George. There is no fee. You do not have to be Greek or Orthodox. Contact Angela at or greekdancersmn.com. FRESH Phyllo Holiday Orders are This Month! Philoptochos ladies will be taking orders the on Sundays in October for FRESH phyllo. Get your orders in for the holiday baking season. Orders taken Oct. 15, 22, 29 or by ing janedono1@gmail.com. Phyllo Pick-Up Day is Nov. 12 following liturgy. Not only do your pastries turn out pretty, but working with FRESH phyllo is SO MUCH EASIER! Each pound is for advance orders. Order forms (enclosed) available at church. Please contact Presbytera Jane at janedono1@gmail.com with questions. Loaves and Fishes Thank You: to Dino Contolatis for preparing our August meal at St. Matthew s. We served the most needy families we ever have at that location. Reminder: our next meal is Monday, October 2. Thank you to Theologia Pitsavas for donating all the food for the October meal in memory of Yianni Pitsavas. FOCUS MN: Join us at 4:30pm on Sunday, October 15 at the Lake Street location as St. George hosts our third dinner of the year. Contact George Mastrogiorgis with questions. Lost Festival Items: Please contact the office if you are missing a car key or credit card. Crown Them with Honor & Glory: Congratulations to Yeoryia Christoforides & Tim O Keefe who were united in the Mystery/Sacrament of Marriage on Sept. 3rd. Sponsor is Christina Halatsis. Philoptochos Election Results: officers- President Vicky Paraschou; Vice President Mary Makredes; Treasurer Tina Sageotis; Co-Secretaries Minda Arsenault & Georgia Ehrich. Board Members- Marina Antoniou, Evelyn Boosalis, Becka Dokos, Mary Georgantones, Eleni Hoffhines.

5 St. Paul. MN FOCUS MN Donations: thank you for contributing non-perishable food items, toiletries and clothing to the lower level donation table. Just a reminder that FOCUS does not accept household items or electronics! If you require a receipt for donated items, please see Julie during office hours. Lost & Found: please check the box near the downstairs coat rack for missing belongs. Items not claimed by Sunday, October 8, will be donated. MEOCCA clergy meeting on September 12 at St. George, with cooks and representatives from St. Agnes Catholic Church. OCTOBER NAMEDAYS October 6: Thomas Rice, Thomas Knocke; October 14: Petko Ivanov; October 18: Luke Loudas, Keegan Tountas, Luke Rylander, Luke Simon; Lucy Angelis; October 20: Artemis Sitorengo; October 23: Erick Chadwick; October 26: Fr. Richard Andrews, Demetrios Demetriou, Demetri Halatsis, James Lake James Theodorakakos, James Theros, Demetrios Verros, Dimitri Kaniamos, Dimitri Balasis, Dimitri Cender, Jim Gounaikis, James Canelake, Dimitrios Glaros, Dimitrios Kaniamos, James Pathos, Dimitri Pitsavas, Dimitrios Van Cleave, Dimitra Hatzistamoulos, Dimitrios Paraschou. OCTOBER BAPTISMS/CHRISMATIONS Mary Makredes, October 14; Chris Georgantones, October 1; John Kluznik, October 1; Kathryn Strenglis, October 31; Fiona Eustathiades, October 15; Dana Tountas, October 7; Kimberly Gounaikis, October 11; Tina Sageotis, October 8; Adam Fuller, October 31; John Boosalis, October 11; Ekaterina hofrenning, October 23; Sophia Boosalis, October 29; Parry Paraschou, October 20; Jonathan Paraschou, October 11; Basil Paraschou, October 9; Zoe Mann, October 27; Kyriaki Tirokomos, October 11; Sophia Paraschou, October 24; Alek & Jayden Eidsvold, October 18; Penelope Powell, October 17; Peter Hofrenning, October 26; Shannon Canas, October 9. OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS John Alexis, October 1; Fr. Richard Andrews, October 10; Christine Balasis, October 20; Thessaly Balasis, October 12; Jessica Berge, October 29; Chrysanthe Borzeka, October 8; George Contolatis, October 14; Fotini Donnelly, October 11; Jayden Eidsvold, October 5; Jeanne Eliou, October 21; Mark Flumerfelt, October 5; Zachary Gounaikis, October 21; Demetrios Hatzis, October 14; Sam Kantos, October 20; Katerina Kazaglis, October 27; Peggy Kennedy, October 29; Venetia Laganis, October 23; Dawn Lampros, October 17; Margery Makredes, October 22; Ronny Marazes, October 17; Anastasia Mastrogiorgis, October 18; Joleh McCullough, October 19; Irene Mihailidis, October 28; Savvas nikolaides, October 16; Maria Paraschou, October 13; Vicky Paraschou, October 20; Lampros Petanitis, October 15; Elizabeth Poulios, October 16; Mariya Radeva, October 7; Ted Roungou, October 5; Alexandra Rylander, October 10, Rena Sarigianopoulos, October 10; Artemis Sitorengo, October 23; Ann Speredon, October 22; Takis Taratsas, October 16; Gordon Thole, October 22; Dean Tortorelis, October 1; Joanna Tzenis, October 18; Demetrios Verros, October 28. OCTOBER WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Philip & Patricia Gounaikis, October 23; Tina & Jeff BovisFuller, October 29; Luke & Krisandrea Rylander, October 5, George & Shannon Canas, October 21. If your name does not appear or it is listed incorrectly, please contact the church office at office@stgeorgegoc.org. page 5

6 Letter from the Youth Minister: To our Beloved Community, It is with great joy to announce that our youth program has once again started our school year youth nights. We have so many great things planned for our youth that I hope you join me in spreading the word and encouraging everyone to participate. Our kids will go rock climbing, roller skating, ice skating, baking, volunteering, movie watching, visiting the zoo, as well as many other fun activities. Not only that, I'd like to personally invite all of you to our seasonal Family Nights! On October 14, St. George families will be visiting the Twin Cities Corn Maze at 12pm. This will be our second time visiting the corn maze, and if it is anything like last year, we are bound to have a lot of fun! Not only will there be trivia for the children within the maze, but there are hay rides, corn pits, and many other activities to participate in. AND YOU ARE INVITED!!!!! Sunday School also began last month. We regret to announce that our own George Canas has stepped down from his many years teaching the 2nd and 3rd grade Sunday School class, but has asked to remain as a substitute. From all of us at St. George, I'd like to say thank you to all of his time and effort donated in serving our children. Related, I would like everyone to welcome our newest teacher, Lama Ghazi, as our new 2nd and 3rd grade teacher. We are excited to have her and know she will do an excellent job in the classroom. Once again, thank you to all of you. Without you, our youth program would not exist. In Christ, Nathaniel Kostick Youth Minister Family Camp: October 6-8 at Camp Courage in Annandale, MN. Speaker is Philip Mamalakis, author of the new book, Parenting to the Kingdom. (see insert) He has an M.Div. from Holy Cross and a Ph.D. from Purdue University in child development and family studies, specializing in marriage and family therapy. For questions contact Cindy Karos at ckaros@visi.com. Cost is $95 for adults, $75 for youth 4-17, free for ages 0-3. For additional details and to register (through September 25), visit Congrats! to Panos Delton who achieved a perfect score on the ACT (American College Test). This is a unique and outstanding accomplishment. May God bless his future endeavors! page 6 Family Camp 2017 October 6-8 Camp Courage Annandale, MN

7 St. Paul. MN To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church through fund raising effort From the Mission Statement of National Philoptochos For over 70 years our chapter has been working tirelessly to uphold the mission of Philoptochos. By reaching out to others in need, we in Philoptochos can find the joy, indeed the blessings of sharing, giving, caring and helping. We continue in the steps of our mothers and grandmothers as we support national, metropolis and local Philoptochos efforts to help those in need. We are committed to assist those less fortunate and to make a difference. We are reaching out to all women in our community to invite, and involve you in our philanthropic endeavors. We need your talents and skills. Your desire to serve and help others will find a place of welcome in this philanthropic organization. Our meetings are held once a month, following liturgy. Upcoming meetings dates are: Sunday, October 1st & Sunday, November 12th. On Saturday, October 28th we look forward to hosting the Pan-Orthodox Tea and on Sunday, November 5th we will be passing a tray and hosting coffee hour for the philanthropies of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Just in time for the wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas season, on November 18th & 19th the annual St. George Greek Bake Sale will take place. This is our opportunity to showcase our delicious pastries and baked goods made from traditional recipes handed down from generation to generation. We would love to see you at our next meeting and hear you what you have to say! In Christ s service, Vicky Paraschou, New Icon: St. Elizabeth Orthodox Church recently gave a small, unique icon as a gift to our parish community. The icon is a photo-reprint of an original called, Theotokos Riverview, written by Olga Ivkin. It depicts an eschatological view of the City of St. Paul and the Mississippi River from the historic West Side/Riverview neighborhood. The following communities are included in the icon's cityscape: St. George, West St. Paul, St. Elizabeth, West Side, Holy Trinity, East Side, St. George, Summit. The St. Paul Cathedral appears in the icon, nestled among the skyscrapers. The icon presents Mary enthroned, holding Jesus coming in power flanked by St. Elizabeth and St. George who bear the following inscriptions: St. George I am a slave of Christ Jesus and in him do I trust; nothing in this passing life can weaken my resolve to serve God. - From St. George's testimony before the throne of Diocletian. He is depicted holding his own head, indicating the manner of his execution. St. Elizabeth "We are unprofitable slaves: we have done only that which was our duty to do." - From Luke's gospel (17:10) used by St. Elizabeth in her monastic rule for the Mary Martha Convent. St. Elizabeth is shown holding a cross, signifying her martyrdom at Alapayevsk. The original icon was presented to St. George Antiochian during the Vesperal Divine Liturgy for the Dormition. Thank you to Fr. Marc Boulos and the parish of St. Elizabeth for this thoughtful gift! page 7

8 Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Twin Cities, MN Permit No. 177 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1111 Summit Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota Phone Fax Glad Tidings October 2017 WEEKDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE Saturday, October 14 St. Paraskeve Petka of Romania Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Saturdays: October 14,21,28 Vespers 5:00 p.m. Thursday, October 26 St. Demetrios Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Please see our online calendar and bulletin for latest schedule updates: Also visit our Facebook page: REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICES Holy Confession: By Appointment Vespers: (Oct. - May) Saturday 5:00 pm Orthros: Sunday 8:15 am Sunday School: (Sept. - May) following Communion Divine Liturgy: Sunday 9:30 am

9 1 +2ND SUN. LUKE HOLY PROTECTION OF THEOTOKOS 8:15am ORTHROS 9:30am LITURGY Church Music Sunday 12pmYouth Ministry & Philoptochos Mtgs. 4p-7:30p FOCUS MN - Serve a Meal October 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :30p-6:30p Loaves & 7pm Catechism Class Fishes (St Matthew's 11:30a-4:30p FOCUS Catholic Church) MN - Food Shelf 8 +3RD SUN. LUKE FAMILY CAMP 8:15am ORTHROS 9:30am LITURGY 12p-12:30p Acolyte Training 4p-7:30p FOCUS MN - Serve a MeaL 15 +4TH SUN. LUKE 8:15am ORTHROS 9:30am LITURGY 4p-7:30p FOCUS MN - Serve a Meal 4p-7:30p St. George Greek Hosts Meal at FOCUS (FOCUS) 22 +6TH SUN. LUKE 8:15am ORTHROS 9:30am LITURGY 4p-7:30p FOCUS MN - Serve a Meal 9 +APOSTLE IAKOVOS/JAMES THE LESS/JUST 16 6:30p-9:30p Parish Council Mtg. 23 +ST. IAKOVOS 10 11am MEOCCA Mtg. (St Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church) 7pm Catechism Class 17 6pm Camp Task Force Mtg 7pm Catechism Class 24 7pm Catechism Class 11 11:30a-4:30p FOCUS MN - Food Shelf 18 +ST. LUKE EVANGELIST 11:30a-4:30p FOCUS MN - Food Shelf 25 11:30a-4:30p FOCUS MN - Food Shelf 6pm VESPERS 5 10a-2:30p FOCUS MN - Work Day (odd jobs) 12pm OCF at UST 12 10a-2:30p FOCUS MN - Work Day (odd jobs) 12pm OCF at UST 19 10a-2:30p FOCUS MN - Work Day (odd jobs) 11a-1p Glad Tidings mailing 12pm OCF at UST 7p-9p Ahepa Mtg 26 +ST. DEMETRIOS 8am ORTHROS 9am LITURGY 10a-2:30p FOCUS MN - Work Day (odd jobs) 12pm OCF at UST 6 +ST. THOMAS APOSTLE FAMILY CAMP 10:30a-2:30p FOCUS MN - Clothes Closet 13 10:30a-2:30p FOCUS MN - Clothes Closet 20 +ST. GERASIMOS 10:30a-2:30p FOCUS MN - Clothes Closet 27 10:30a-2:30p FOCUS MN - Clothes Closet 7 FAMILY CAMP 12p-3p JOY Youth (Como Park Zoo & Conservatory) 14 +ST. PARASKEVE PETKA OF ROMANIA 9a-10:30a LITURGY 5pm VESPERS 7p-9p Orthodox Game League (Holy Trinity Orthodox Church) 12p Youth & Family Day at Twin Cities Corn Maze 21 10a-12p Prison Ministry Reunion Breakfast 5pm VESPERS 6p-8p GOYA Youth Nite (Brunswick Zone) 28 +HOLY PROTECTION - OXI DAY OBSERVED 3p-5p Pan-Orthodox Women's Tea 5pm VESPERS 29 +7TH SUN. LUKE 8:15am ORTHROS 9:30am LITURGY 4p-7:30p FOCUS MN - Serve a Meal pm Catechism Class COMING IN NOVEMBER 1-3 Archdiocese Clergy Retreat 4 Prison Ministry Retreat 5 Patriarchate Sunday / Daylight Savings 9 IOCC Twin Cities Banquet Men s Retreat w/ Dr. Boosalis 15 ADVENT FAST BEGINS Fall Bake Sale 21 ENTRANCE OF THEOTOKOS 22 Pan-Orthodox Thanksgiving Eve Liturgy 23 Thanksgiving Holiday St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1111 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul Minnesota 55105,

10 Parish Council Meeting Minutes Summary, July 18, :30 p.m. I. Call Meeting to Order 6:45 p.m. II. Opening Prayers and Readings I Cor. 6:20; 7:1-12, Mat. 14:1-13 III. Submission of past Parish Council Meeting Minutes Stephen Arsenault 6:52 p.m. Motion: To accept the Parish Council Minutes of June 20, Moved by William; Seconded by Jim. Motion passed unanimously IV. Treasurer s Report and Update on Investments John Simon - 6:56 p.m. Financials as of 30 June 2017 General FON G. Festival 75 th Lot Sales Capital Total Income Total Expense Net INCOME 132,055 23,423 1,770 13,430 2, ,678 EXPENSES 172,236 9, , ,981 NET (40,181) 14,121 1,575 (216) 13,430 (6,032) (17,303) - John Simon reviewed tonight the figures for month ending June 30, 2017: revenue, expenses, investments and transfers from the Investment Accounts. - Presented is the way we can manage the General Operating fun expenses over the summer and for the Greek Festival expenses, and other expenses. As a result of these anticipated expenses we need to transfer money from the Morgan Stanley General Operating Fund investment fund to the General Operating Fund. - Motion: that we transfer $30,000 from the Morgan Stanley Gen Ops fund to the Gen Ops Checking Account. Moved: John; Seconded: Andrea. Motion passed unanimously. Motion: To accept the Treasurer s Report. Moved: Steve A; Seconded: Jim. Passed unanimously. V. Committee Reports A. Stewardship Report period ending 30 June :20 p.m. I. Stewardship GOAL: $240,000 II Totals 2017-Pledges Received thru JUNE Month End, NUMBER of Parishioner Pledged thru June 115 for a total of $169,673 Last Year there were 113 for a total dollar amount of $ 161,259. Increased the Number of Pledges by 9 this month after a mailing to those who had not pledged since 2016.Total Dollars received thru JUNE $ 105,793 from Stewardship Fr. printed the detail reports and discussion followed on stewardship and donations. B. Scholarship Committee Andrea- 7:30 p.m. Discussion on the purchase, disposal and credit for the candles C. Landscaping/Grounds Report Fr. 7:16 p.m. Discussion on the great work of Ted Roungou for his work around the church. We have a bid for the window cleaning for all the exterior windows and the interior windows of classrooms and social hall. Bid: $ from Sparkling. We need a second bid. D. Website Projects Report Andrea - 7:17 p.m. There is a monthly meeting for projects. The group is working on Lenten Lecture Series events and photographs for the web as well as the Greek Festival on the webpage. E. Missions and Benevolence (M & B) Report Jon 7:45 p.m. Loaves and Fishes Next Loaves and Fishes. Aug 7 th. Dino will cook the food and send to the site location. Greek Festival: FOCUS Minnesota will be the charitable donation focus. We give $2,000 each year to FOCUS and part comes from the Greek Festival. Scholarship Contest. Essay questions will be sent out the end of August for the fall semester. FOCUS: Probably an October date for the next meal for us to serve at FOCUS. Adopt-a-Family will again be done at Christmas. F. Capital Projects Jon Kennedy, Jim Theros- 7:50 p.m. Report on the lower level north door of the social hall. Jim and Ted Roungou will work on the drain. The objective is to take care of the water drainage and seal up cracks, instead of a larger more costly project for now, and then we can evaluate the area for the next step. G. Iconography: - Stephen Arsenault 7:46 p.m. in the works, no new to report. H. Greek Festival Jon 7:55 p.m. Fr. spoke about seeing the Greek Festival primary purpose as outreach to the community and membership expansion and activities of the church. We should encourage visitors to return and attend I. Young at Heart Senior Program Lily 7:50 p.m. Couples Group. Social event went to three breweries and food. There were six couples. The intent is fellowship. VI. New Business A. Parking Lot tenant parking 8:14 p.m. Fr. spoke to the new owner of the apartment house on the alley. Fr. discussed the possibility that in future we may be charging tenants. After discussion, the consensus of the Parish Council is that Fr. and Jon should speak to the landlord that we keep the arrangement as before and that he might donate to the church in lieu of the church establishing parking fees. B. Other New th Anniversary Histories are completed, and we are nearing publication. 2. Prothesis and Antiprothesis Tables. Masonry bid was,888 and went over by $800 due to unforeseen condition of the wall. Motion: that we pay the overage of the masonry bill of $800 and that we have an updated budget presented at the next Parish Council meeting. Moved: George; Seconded: Andrea Passed unanimously 3. Refrigerator follow-up. We are renting a refrigerator for the Greek Festival VII. Adjournment: 09:04 p.m. Moved: Seconded Passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted: Stephen Arsenault, PC Secretary

11 SAINT GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH LADIES OF PHILOPTOCHOS PHYLLO DOUGH ORDER Packages are 1 pound each. Please print: NAME ADDRESS QTY EACH TOTAL Please make checks payable to: St. George Philoptochos (Memo: Phyllo Order) 1111 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN Total DUE $ If you have any questions regarding your order, please contact Presbytera Jane at janedono1@gmail.com. Orders due no later than: Sunday, October 29 Pick up date at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, on November 12 SAINT GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH LADIES OF PHILOPTOCHOS PHYLLO DOUGH ORDER Packages are 1 pound each. Please print: NAME ADDRESS QTY EACH TOTAL Please make checks payable to: St. George Philoptochos (Memo: Phyllo Order) 1111 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN Total DUE $ If you have any questions regarding your order, please contact Presbytera Jane at janedono1@gmail.com. Orders due no later than: Sunday, October 29 Pick up date at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, on November 12