Saint Sophia. Axiologa. worth mentioning OCTOBER 28, th Sunday of St. Luke

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1 Saint Sophia Axiologa worth mentioning OCTOBER 28, th Sunday of St. Luke

2 FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE OFFICERS George E. Preonas, President; Dr. James A. Demetriou, Vice President & C.F.O.; Gig Kyriacou, 2 nd Vice-President; Constantine M. Boukidis, Secretary; Tina Callas, Treasurer MEMBERS V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas, Maria Baltazzi, Timi Loomos Freshman, Steve Hanna, Diane Sakellaris Lapa, Tony Natsis, John Peterson, Jean Paul Wardy, Jim Zaferis PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS Andrew J. Demetriou, Foundation General Counsel; Nicholas Manolelis, Associate TRUSTEES EMERITUS Andrew Evangelatos, Nicholas Bissias, John T. Pappas, Alek Haidos PARISH COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Maria Baltazzi, President; Glenn Lianos, 1 st Vice President; Peter Cosfol, 2 nd Vice President; Angela Ananias, Treasurer; Dinah Wellington, Recording Secretary; Bertha Angeles, Corresponding Secretary MEMBERS Bill Striglos; Costa Bargeliotes; Daniel Settelmayer; Dean Peratsakis, Jeanine Hanna; Paris Yatskar; Tonifaye Palomares; Anna Yallourakis, Associate Member BOARD OF AUDITORS: James Boltinghouse, Anthony Demetriou, Phillip Ruhl, Pete J. Cazacus Saint Sophia Cathedral 1324 S. Normandie Ave Los Angeles, CA Office: When you write your will or update it, won t you please remember Saint Sophia Cathedral? Such a gift will live forever as our church ministers to our spiritual needs. It s an investment in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

3 MINISTRY NEWS 1. Sunday, November 4: VIP Artoklasia 2. Saturday, November 10: LA Clippers Heritage Night 3. Sunday, November 18: General Assembly LIFE IN THE FAITH STUDY w/ Fr. John Bakas Increase your knowledge about our faith at our weekly Bible study class. You'll have a chance to ask Fr. John questions and engage in interesting discussions with your fellow parishioners in a casual setting. Everyone is welcome to attend every Tuesdays at 11 am at the Huffington Center. (see schedule on calendar) YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDY w/ Fr. Christopher Kolentsas Young Adult Bible Study open to the ages of thirty and under every Wednesday Evenings in the Huffington Center from 7:30 pm 8:30 pm. Please see schedule on calendar. Required Text: The Orthodox Study Bible (For sale in the St. Sophia Bookstore) BAKE SALE The church is selling bake goods at a reduced cost. Come by Coffee Hour to take home some delicious Greek treats. Tiropita and Spanakopita $25 per tray Moussaka and Pastitsio $35 per tray STELLA MORRIS We would like to extend a very loving and heartfelt thank you to our dear posthumously Stella Morris for her generous donation to our Saint Sophia Cathedral! 2

4 We Appreciate You All To my brothers and sisters in Christ the Lord, We extend our deepest thanks for all of your efforts in making our LA Greek Fest a great event. Indeed we are extremely grateful for the time offered by our faithful volunteers, the financial contributions made by our generous donors, and the publicity extended by our social media experts. This year s event was a success in a number of ways. Our patrons greatly enjoyed the vocal talents of Father John Bakas and our musicians, the home cooked dishes of our parishioners, the delicious foods offered by the kitchen staff of John Kopatsis, and the informative tours offered in our beloved Cathedral by our clergy and volunteers. Good Christian stewards are more precious than vaults of rubies; more valuable than mountains of gold. Thank you again for your service to the Lord and His Church. We will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Day Sunday, November 25. In Christ the Lord, The Clergy of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral and Parish Council 3

5 SAVE THE DATE Dear Stewards of Saint Sophia Cathedral, We will be having our General Assembly on Nov 18, 2018 after services. All pledged members are welcome to attend. In addition, for those of you that will be going with Fr. Bakas to the Holy Land (no spaces left). There will be a pre-trip information session as well after the meeting. Thank you, Parish Council PHILOPTOCHOS VIP NEWS The Holiday Season is upon us so get ready for all coming festivities. Sunday, November 4, is the VIP Artoklasia. Please make every effort to attend church services. This is a service for the Health of all VIP members and their families.. Sunday, November 18, is the Philoptochos Thanksgiving Luncheon. See details under Philoptochos info. Tuesday, December 11, the VIP Christmas Luncheon starts at 11:30 am serving lunch at 12:00 pm in the Maniatakos Hall. Chair of this event is Irene Mitropetros, Co-chair is Anne Dres and reservations are taken by Mary Morrison at Donation is $ Please make your reservations as soon as possible. This will conclude this year s events. If are able and willing to be part of the VIP board, please contact anyone from the VIP and offer your services. In His service, Angela Ananias President 4

6 CHOIR MINISTRY NEWS As we start the new liturgical year, I would like to remind everyone that the choir is always looking for new people to join our ministry! Do you sing? Did you once sing in college or high school? Did you play an instrument? Do you find yourself singing along during liturgy? If you love to sing, we welcome you! Although there are a number of experienced singers who have committed to membership in the group, you do not necessarily have to be a trained singer or musician to sing with us. Our primary purpose for existence is spiritual we strive to glorify God with our melodic prayer. The choir at Saint Sophia is a ministry that has been a tradition that goes back prior to the opening of the cathedral in We continue this ministry tradition by singing at our Divine Liturgy every Sunday, Holy Week services, presenting an annual Christmas Concert (Dec. 2 this year!) and participating in special projects as they come up. But...I don t know Greek! While we are a Greek Orthodox Church, we sing at least two Liturgies a month completely in English and the music in Greek is also written in phonetics. If you are interested, please contact Choir director Jim Kollias at or jhkollias@gmail.com 5

7 PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS THANK YOU to all who donated or attended our Greek Fest. SPECIAL GRATITUDE GOES TO THE VOLUNTEERS and Maria Toczek for organizing those who helped us in the Philoptochos Pastry Booth. Congratulations Olga, Simona and Maria for the beautiful display! It was very successful! We sold out almost all the pastries!!! Anna Aronis, Judie Christopoulos, Connie Cooper, Michele Crowe, Mary-Kay Demetriou, Fay Faoud, Zoi Fovos, Soteria Hronis, Alexia and Mark Itzigsohn, Sophia James, Olga Jordan, Toula Kalatzis, Penny Karagianis, Antonia Lianos, Kyra Lianos, Barbara Lyons, Maria Maniatakos, Dina Nichols, Virginia and Brent Noyes, Eleni Opffer, Nitsa Opffer, Elli Panoussi, Christina Peratsakis, Efrossni Pilichos, Jayne Poullos, Simona and Julian Rebiga, Karen Sarames, Heidi Sandstrom, Patricia Skeriotis, Sophia Solorzano, Christiana Szekely, Florina Szekely, Maria Toczek, Katina Tzoinis, and Valerie MANY THANKS goes to Kathy Lambros Spilos for her presentation, along with seven well-trained pet-provided therapy dogs and their owners. Love on a Leash was enjoyed by all who attended our October Philoptochos General Assembly. These caring and beautiful dogs provide comfort and stress relief to others in various situations. WE THANK Virginia Noyes and all those who generously donated to the Cancer Fund this month. The collection was $380 and our Philoptochos will be donating a total of $500 to the Cancer Fund! 6

8 PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS PHILOPTOCHOS IS LOOKING FOR a PASTRIES CO-ORDINATOR Philoptchos is seeking an individual who will help coordinate and organize baking events for the Greek Festival, Easter Picnic, Vasilopita Celebration, Prosphoro, etc. throughout the year. Duties include: soliciting and organizing volunteers, scheduling baking dates/sessions with the kitchen and sourcing recipes. If you have this talent or know of someone, please contact judie.christopoulos@gmail.com. An Educational Forum Against Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery Sunday, November 4th, :00pm St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church 778 S. Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena Light refreshments Complimentary event hosted by: United Orthodox Communities Sunday, November 11th 5:00pm IOCC Dinner and Special Presentation by John McKinney, author of Hiking the Holy Mountain Also learn about the wonderful work IOCC does around the world St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church 778 S. Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena Adults -$35 / Students 18 & under- $10 7

9 PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, DEBUTANTE PRESENTATION BALL And recently our number became 19 lovely young ladies from communities throughout Southern California which will be presented that evening. We invite you to attend this very memorable event! Georgia Kezios, Ball Chairman More information will be mailed out soon. Mark your calendars: (see fliers) November 4 - Human Trafficking Forum by Orthodox Community, St. Anthony, Pasadena November 10 IOCC event featuring John McKinney, author of Hiking The Holy Mountain November 17 - Light the Path, Long Beach -San Francisco Philoptochos Metropolis November 18 - St. Sophia Philoptochos Thanksgiving Luncheon, Maniatakos Ballroom January 20, 2019 Debutante Presentation Ball, Beverly Wilshire Hotel Visit us on Sundays at the Philoptochos Table during Coffee Hour. *If you have changed your address or do not receive mail from either Philoptochos or Saint Sophia Cathedral and would like to be on our mailing list, please contact Mary Toczek at mttoczek@gmail.com. 8

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13 MINAS KAFATOS LECTURE November 17, 2018 in the Huffington Center of his new book "You are the Universe". Details to come. 12

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16 The Mission of Saint Sophia Cathedral 1. Proclaim and teach the Gospel according to the Orthodox Christian Faith 2. Sanctify and enhance the spiritual life of the faithful through Orthodox Christian worship. 3. Receive persons into the Church through instruction, baptism and/or chrismation. November 1 Bible Studies Cancelled Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia, and their mother Theodota 8:45 am Orthros 9:30 am Divine Liturgy 15