Saint Sophia Axiologa worth mentioning FEBRUARY 5, 2017 Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
- FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE OFFICERS George E. Preonas, President; Dr. James A. Demetriou, Vice President & C.F.O.; Constantine M. Boukidis, Secretary; Tina Callas, Treasurer MEMBERS V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas, Timi Loomos Freshman, Alek Haidos, Steve Hanna, Gig Kyriacou, Diane Sakellaris Lapa, Tony Natsis, Brent Noyes, John Peterson, Jean-Paul Wardy, Jim Zaferis PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS Andrew J. Demetriou, Foundation General Counsel John G. Marakas III, Sr. Advisor to the Board ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT Anthony Demetriou TRUSTEES EMERITUS Andrew Evangelatos, Nicholas Bissias and John T. Pappas PARISH COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Brent A. Noyes, President; George Rizkalla, Vice President; Jeanine Hanna, Co-Treasurer; Peter Cosfol, Co-Treasurer; Dinah Wellington, Recording Secretary MEMBERS Anna Yallourakis; Angela Ananias; Bertha Angels; Bill Striglos; Costa Bargeliotes; Glenn Lianos; Jonas Metin; Karen Serames; Maria Baltazzi; Mauro Metini; Paris Yatskar, Associate Member BOARD OF AUDITORS: Jim Ananias; Anthony A. Demetriou; Tom Moore Saint Sophia Cathedral 1324 S. Normandie Ave Los Angeles, CA 90006 Office: 323.737.2424 Fax: 323.737.7029 www.stsophia.org/bulletin e 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.
MINISTRY NEWS 1. Thursday, February 9: Byzantium Acoustic Time Travel 2. Sunday, February 12: Go Red Sunday 3. Tuesday, February 21: Prayer of the Heart Meditation 4. Sunday, February 26: Philoptochos General Assembly 5. Thursday, February 27: V.I.P. s Kathara Deftera LIFE IN FAITH STUDIES Fr. John S. 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. Don t miss this wonderful opportunity to grow in your faith. Class meets in the General Assembly Room. Co-Ed Bible Studies class is every Tuesday at 11 am. SAFE LANDINGS Beginners introduction to the Orthodox Christian Faith Looking for a safe spiritual home? A place to worship, pray and fellowship in the manner of ancient and magical Christianity? Then you will find a safe landing place in Orthodox Christianity and Saint Sophia Cathedral. Please join our new 6-week class taught by our Pastoral Assistant Chris Kolentsas. Our inquirer class is every Thursday at 7 pm (no class February 9). Show up or please sign up by calling 323-737-2424 or email chriskolentsas@stsophia.org. SEEKING A FEMALE ROOMATE To share a 2 bedroom apartment next to the church; will have own bedroom and balcony. Preferably Greek speaking. Please call Jessica at 323-737-2424. 2
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Thursday, February 9, 2017, at 7 p.m. Saint Sophia Cathedral 1324 Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles 90006 Reception to follow. Admission is free. Reservations required. RSVP at visionsandvoices.usc.edu. Transportation from the University Park Campus will be available for USC students with valid ID. Reservations required. Enter a dark space and take a journey across time to medieval Byzantium. Using cutting-edge immersive-audio technologies, we will recreate virtual ancient acoustic spaces in this fascinating event featuring performances by award-winning chanters Spyridon Antonopoulos and Dimos Papatzalakis and Paz Lenchantin, the current bassist for the Pixies. The performance will be followed by a conversation with James Donahue, professor of Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music; multimedia artist Olya Dubatova; Chris Kyriakakis, professor of Audio and Psychoacoustics at USC; and Sharon Gerstel, professor of Byzantine Art History and Archaeology at UCLA. Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Organized by Chris Kyriakakis (Electrical Engineering) and Sharon Gerstel (Art History, UCLA). For more information, please visit our website or contact us at visionsandvoices@usc.edu or (213) 740-0483. 4
PHILOPTOCHOS VIP NEWS I would like to wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Your board has prepared a fun schedule for you. February 27 is Kathara Deftera Lenten Luncheon at the Maniatakos Center. Prepared by the V.I.P. board chefs, with the famous tourlou, taramosalata, fruit and Lenten dessert. Please call for reservations Faye Demetriou at 818-981-6088. Donation $12. March; possible event is a day trip to Temecula or a casino. Details to follow. April 16 is our Easter, so no events are planned. May is our Senior Citizen Luncheon. It will be held on Tuesday 5/23/17. Further details to follow. I hope that everyone will be able to attend our events. The board is here to facilitate you. For any event, please try to make your reservations early. We always have late reservations which makes it difficult for us to organize the meals. Happy New Year. In His service, Mersy Loukaris VIP President 5
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We Need Players for! The St. Sophia Girls Basketball Teams. If you would like to participate this year in some great fun and fellowship, and are between the ages of 12-19 years old! Please call one of our 3 recruiters or Sign up on the Basketball Bulletin Board Outside of the Sunday School Classrooms! We will have our 1 st practice soon! Call Louis Anastas 310-405-2042, Nicolas James 818-269-2377, Jeannine Dalis Klima 310-339-1727 or Paul Cooper 818-266-3017 if interested in participating in the 2017 season! For more information or to register to play please e-mail us at louis.anastas@gmail.com 7
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PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS GO RED SUNDAY ~ February 12th Ladies, Philoptochos is asking you to join women throughout the country by wearing red this day to remind women of the seriousness of Heart Disease, the #1 killer of women. We encourage you to get regular checkups. (see flier) GENERAL ASSEMBLY ~ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26th after Divine Liturgy in the Maria Maniatakos room. Our guest speaker Andrea Bakas, a certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Surgical Assistant, will offer a brief presentation about her experience serving displaced Syrian and Iraqi adults and children residing at the Elpida Home for Refugees in Thessaloniki, Greece. Please join us for this heart-warming presentation helping those in need; the most needed work of Philoptochos. To make luncheon reservations @ $10 per person, please call Dorothea Ales (661) 678-0641. MEMBERSHIP FOR 2017 ~ Jan Pastras, 1st V.P. is now accepting membership dues for 2017. Please help us increase our membership from over 200 to 300 so we can expand our charitable work. Ladies of all ages are encouraged to join our Philoptochos chapter. We welcome gentlemen as associate members as well. We will have membership packets at our Philoptochos table on Sundays or you may contact Jan Pastras at janpastras@gmail.com. 9
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS PHILOPTOCHOS BOARD ELECTIONS ~ Sunday, May 21st If you are interested in getting involved in Philoptochos by joining the board, please note the following: In order to be eligible to run for the board one must be a member in good standing with the Philoptochos chapter and the church. Also, one must have attended at least 4 meetings during the year. There will be a general meeting each month in 2017 from January- April, so please attend our meetings, especially if you are interested in being on our Board of Directors. We need your help and involvement! 10
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PRAYER OF THE HEART MEDITATION WORKSHOPS You are invited to join Parish Council Member and Meditation Teacher, Maria Baltazzi, as she continues to lead group sessions on an inward journey, using the Prayer of the Heart. Discover how contemplative prayer meditation can benefit both you and the world around you. The Prayer of the Heart is based on the Jesus Prayer. Each week begins with a short discussion on how to cultivate happier, more spiritual lives. Then followed by a guided meditation. These sessions are for anyone interested in meditation, all levels are welcomed. You are encouraged to bring friends and family members. Schedule permitting, these workshops will be held every two weeks throughout the coming year. Next Session s Topic: Feb 21. There is no session on Feb 14. Location: Huffington Center Saint Sophia Cathedral, Maria Maniatakos Room Time: 7:30pm 9pm Cost: None, this is Maria s Community Gift 13
Saturday of the Souls February 18, 25, and March 4 Prayers of the Souls of the Dead Please commemorate the souls of the blessed dead, who names are here written: I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord; He who believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. *Please turn in to Ramsay in the Narthex* 14
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 15