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1 110 Southern Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL Phone: office Website: stcatherine-wpb.org Fax: January 2019 Featuring January Calendar 2 Father Andrew s Thoughts 3 Home Blessings Epiphany 5 Philoptochos 6-8 Father Andrew Celebration 9 St. Anthony the Great 10 Stewardship 11 Treasurer s Note Sunday School 14 Heart of Greece 15 Greek School Daughters of Penelope Festival Nameday Dinner Dance Thanksgiving Ministry Sacraments/Blessings/Prayers 26 Volunteers and Notes 27 Advertisers Please support our advertisers. Their ads help support Saint Catherine buildings, grounds, and ministries.

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6 PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS January 15 Philoptochos Luncheon and meeting at 12 noon. Elisabeth McKeen, M.D. will speak on advances in diagnosing and treating breast and other cancers. Everyone is invited to attend the luncheon and hear Dr. McKeen speak. We are very fortunate and delighted to have Dr. McKeen with us again this year! January 20 Vasilopita Sunday please bring in your homemade pastry to adorn our coffee table. January 23...and the following two Wednesdays ~January 30 and February 6~ we will be baking KOULOURAKIA for our Festival. The dough will be ready at 9:30am. Please join us for work and fun! Many thanks to all those who patronized our Philoptochos Christmas Bake Sale. Maria Zahn and Mary Stamboulis visit with Presbytera Georgia Champion during the holiday season. 6

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9 Please join us in celebrating Father Andrew Maginas 25 Years of Service at Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church and 40 Years of Ordination Saturday, February 2, Southern Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL ~ 6:30 pm Cocktails ~ ~ 7:00 pm Dinner and Dancing ~ Music by DJ Dimitrios Dimitriou For reservations, please contact Donna Ryan at or the Church Office (Laura Mine) at by January 28, 2019 Suggested Donation $60 Children s Spaghetti Meal ~ Gratis 9

10 The Stewardship of St. Anthony the Great January 17th But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them Your words; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth (John 17:13-36). In this passage from the holy Gospel according to John, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ calls all those who would accept Him to a life lived in the world without being of the world. The Christian Orthodox believer is called to live a unique and distinctive life in the world. These unique and distinctive qualities of the faithful are shown by their lifestyle and ethical life which must be ideal! Around the middle of the second century in the early Church, when Christian life reached a low point, some Christians, both men and women, reacted to this by raising their personal standards of austere Christian life. They practiced chastity, celibacy, poverty, prayer, and fasting. These Christian people aspired to live the angelic life. Many of them lived alone or in special houses as a community. By the middle of the third century, they began fleeing the world and going to the desert, where they established permanent habitations, whether by themselves or in small groups. They became known as the anchorites (from 10 ~: departure, flight); the hermits (from ~: desert); and the monastics (from ~: alone; for a monastic who lives in the presence of God alone ). The one who exemplifies the finest example of this type of commitment is the Desert Father, St. Anthony the Great. St. Anthony was born into a wealthy family. When his parents died, he and his sister shared their wealth. Since the sister was a minor, he made sure she was cared for and then gave away all his portion of the inheritance to the poor ad went into the desert to live the life of asceticism. St. Anthony had taken to heart the words of the Lord:...sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me (Mark 10:21). Many people imitated his example; they went and lived close to him, thus populating the desert. St. Anthony is considered the father of Orthodox Monasticism, for his kind of monasticism, that of living alone with God as his only companion, remained the most cherished monastic ideal for the monks of the Christian Orthodox Church throughout the ages. Though few of us are called to follow the monastic life, each of us is capable of emulating the example of stewardship shown by the life of St. Anthony the Great. In his life, we see a person with great faith and the dedication to follow the teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; he is a man who loves, honors, and respects his parents; he shows a loving concern for his sister; we recognize his humility to give all he possesses to help the poor; and we witness a spiritual giant who teaches Learn to desire humility, for that will cover your sins. All sin is hateful to God, but the most hateful of all is pride of heart. Do not consider yourself learned or wise, or all your toil will be lost and your ship will arrive empty at the shore.if you have great power, threaten no man with death; know that according to nature you also are subject to death and that each soul takes off its body as its final clothing.

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14 St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church Sunday School Calendar January 6 - Epiphany Day February 3 - Super Dad Sunday February 17 - NO SS (St. Catherine s Greek Festival) March 17 and 24 - NO SS (Sunday of Orthodoxy & Spring Break) April 19 - Lenten Retreat, 6pm April 21 - Palm Sunday, Easter Egg Hunt April 28 - NO SS (Easter Sunday) May 12 - Mother s Day Brunch May 19 - Last Day of SS/End of Year Party/SS Certificate Presentation 14

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26 Sacraments Baptisms December 29 Konstantinos Theodoros, son of Chris and Vaso Andreadis Weddings December 1 Nicole Baiet and David Washington Funerals May their memory be eternal December 6 Mary Andrews December 7 (in Bridgeport, CT) Elizabeth Achilles December 28 Stylianos Servetas Prayer List Please remember in prayer, in addition to your family, those in our Saint Catherine family who are in need. Nicholas ~ Peter & Irene Dorothy ~ Olga ~ Peter & Olga Anna ~ Jane ~ Mary ~ Theodosia Andrew & Gramatiki ~ Mary ~ Stella Golfo ~ Lawrence & Anne ~ Maria John & Sandra ~ Elias & Virginia Mary ~ Norman & Helen ~ Georgia Alex & Soumela ~ John ~ Christina Konstantinos ~ Galatia Please call to add to our listing. 40 Days Blessing of Mother and Child ~ December 2018 ~ During the month of December, Father Andrew Maginas administered the 40 days blessing to both the mother and child of the following families: Parents Steve & Melina Boggs Child s Name Juliet Jane Boggs NOTE: This is a new feature of our Lamplighter newsletter. If your family had a 40 days blessing during December and it is not listed above, we apologize in advance and request you notify Laura Mine, Parish Administrator, at (561) so that your information will be included in the February 2019 Lamplighter. Thank you for your understanding. 26

27 THANK YOU TO OUR FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS! Volunteers who assembled the December Lamplighter mailing and the Parish Council elections mailing : Vicki Corcokios, Vanya Fragiskakis, Annette Harakas, Evangelia Pikounis, and Linda Telepas Volunteers who assembled the Christmas mailing: Vicki Corcokios, Vanya Fragiskakis, Annette Harakas, Angie Nys and Evangelia Pikounis We couldn t do it without you! To our dear snowbird winter residents, please notify the church office by phone or StCatherineWPB@gmail.com when you have returned to Florida so that we can update our files and begin sending mailings to your Florida address. Thank you! Dear Parishioners: Some of our stewards have stated that they do not want to receive the Lamplighter via the U.S. Postal Service, as they prefer to access it online at stcatherine-wpb.org. This would also result in some savings in office expenses for paper, ink and labor. If you wish us to discontinue mailing the Lamplighter to your home please send an to: StCatherineWPB@gmail.com. We will notify you each month and send you a direct link to the current Lamplighter. REMEMBER THE CHURCH IN YOUR WILL! 27

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35 Lamplighter Official Monthly Publication Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church West Palm Beach, Florida January 2019 VOLUME NO. 1 EDITOR Father Andrew Maginas Phone: Fax: FrAndrewMaginas@mail.goarch.org DEADLINES All editorial copy and pictures for publication in the Lamplighter should be sent to the office by the 10 th of the preceding month. PARISH ADMINISTRATOR Laura Mine StCatherineWPB@gmail.com CHURCH CARETAKER Germán David CHURCH OFFICE HOURS September - May Mon - Tues: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wed - Thurs: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Closed Fridays year round StCatherineWPB@gmail.com FATHER ANDREW S OFFICE HOURS Mon - Thurs: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES Father Andrew Jimmy Theodossakos CHURCH WEBSITE METROPOLIS WEBSITE ARCHDIOCESE WEBSITE Important Info 2018 PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS President: George Psoinos Vice President: Nick Mitsinicos Secretary: Eleni Manolis Treasurer: Nicholas Smith Financial Secretary: Nicholas Anadiotis MEMBERS Gregory Afthinos, Maria Balasis-Zahn, Chris Christoforou, Joanne Dalber, Lee Esopakis, John Fragiskakis, Joy Kastanias, Ann Linardos, Steve Stogiannis ENDOWMENT FUND Chairman: Demetrios Theodossakos Recording Secretary: Vicki Sarides CHURCH MINISTRIES PHILOPTOCHOS President: Diana Patrick Vice President: Sophie Caras Corresponding Secretary: Olga Gevas Treasurer: Donna Ryan Stewardship: Joanne Dalber Mary Ann Babnis Advisor: Demetra Galazoudis Acolytes Spiritual Advisor: Father Andrew Maginas Cantor Dr. Panos Livadiotis Choir President: Karen Helstrom Organist/Director Eirene Werts GOYA President: Faith Amygdalitsis Heart of Greece Dancers President: Sophia P. Manolis Greek School PTO President: Antigoni Panagoulias Teacher: Eleni Manolis Stewardship Nicholas Anadiotis Sunday School Director: Antonia Theodossakos Esopakis PARISH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND MINISTRIES AHEPA President: Steve Stogiannis AHEPA #18 Apartments President: Steve Pavlakos AHEPA Family Charities President: George Matsoukas Cretan Society President: Pantelis Esopakis Daughters of Penelope President: Theodora Farsaliotis Senior Citizens Club President: Maria Balasis-Zahn

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