110 Southern Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33405 Phone: 561.833.6387 office Email: StCatherineWPB@gmail.com Website: stcatherine-wpb.org Fax: 561.833.6391 January 2018 Featuring January Calendar 2 Father Andrew s Thoughts 3 Home Blessings 4 President s Message 5 Philoptochos 6-9 Thanksgiving Ministry 10 Tribute & Acolyte Robes 11 Stewardship 12-13 Sunday School 14-16 Greek School 17-19 Heart of Greece 20 Epiphany 21 Festival 22-26 Volunteers and Notes 27 Advertisers 28-34 Please support our advertisers. Their ads help support Saint Catherine buildings, grounds, and ministries.
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PHILOPTOCHOS BULLETIN For your attention and/or help! January 16 January 21 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! Vasilopita Sunday please bring in your homemade pastry to adorn our coffee table. January 24...and the following two Wednesdays January 31 and February 7 we will be baking KOULOURAKIA for our Festival. The dough will be ready at 9:30am Please join us for work and fun! The Honor Roll of Donors for Hellenic College Holy Cross has thanked our Philoptochos Chapter 5013 for our gracious donations. We fell in the Gold Category of $2,000-$4,999, and we can be proud of our donations for a small chapter. By giving back, we and thousands of generous donors inspire us to continue educating the future priests and lay leaders of our Orthodox Church. It is through your prayers and financial help that we will remain strong for generations to come. Hellenic College/HOLY CROSS 6
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS The beautiful poinsettias that adorned the Solea of our church during the Nativity season are given with immense gratitude in honor of our beloved sister Mary Athanasakes. Mary graciously chaired the Christmas and Pascha flower projects for many years, and we thank her for this, and for her many additional contributions to the ministries of Saint Catherine s Church. In addition, we gratefully acknowledge the following parishioners for their donations: Fr. Andrew & Presbytera Eleni Maginas Mary Ann Babnis Stella Bafitis Maria Balasis-Zahn Dorothy & Neil Cabarle Sophie Caras Sandra Caruso Joy Cavalaris Sue Chiungos Joanne Dalber Amelia Fabro Katina Fasul Vanya Fragiskakis Demetra Galazoudis Dr. Peter & Olga Gevas Constantina Gulis Rita Hatzikostas Elli Kalafatis Anna Karayiannakis Ann Linardos Dr. Panos & Linda Livadiotis Nick Lucas Pat Martindale Candida Martinez Mariann McRae Louis & Helen Nicozisis Angie Nys Norm & Helen Owens Greg & Connie Panos Diana Patrick Fanny Patsis Anthony & Hope Peroulakis Bessie & John Petrou Alex Pflieger Evangelia Pikounis Valli Polisena Maria Poulos John & Pauline Rengepis Donna Ryan Vicki Sarides James & Helen Skellas William & Sarah Soter Saint Catherine Choir Mary Stamboulis Sister Theodosia Stone Linda Telepas Fotini Troupos Eirene Werts Your loved ones were remembered in prayer by Father Andrew at the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday before Christmas. May their memory be eternal! 7
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Thanksgiving Thank You This is to thank the organizers, cooks, food line assembly workers, meal delivery drivers, donors and all those who volunteered their efforts on Thanksgiving Day to make the inaugural St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Feed the Needy Food Ministry a huge success. Altogether, over 666 meals were served at the Cultural Center or delivered directly to those in need. Those coming to the Cultural Center and being delivered meals were extremely grateful to receive a bountiful Thanksgiving dinner. Entire families gathered in the small hall and enjoyed a great Thanksgiving meal together. As a result of the gracious monetary donations received, an ample amount of funds remained, which will be deposited into a separate bank account where additional donations can be made and used to fund the Thanksgiving Day event in 2018. We look forward to expanding the number of the needy being fed to one thousand or more. All donations made into the Food Ministry Account will be used for that purpose only. Information about how to donate will be made available in the near future. Again, we thank each one of you who participated in making Thanksgiving a special treat for those in need. That is the true meaning of Christianity! St. Catherine, South East Neighborhood Association (SENA) Community Members and people in need share Thanksgiving together Thirty-two turkeys were roasted, eighty pounds of ham were baked and over 600 dinners were served, delivered or directly provided to individuals in need of a Thanksgiving meal. About 70 volunteers from St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, AHEPA and our SENA Community were on hand to prepare, serve and/or deliver the dinners to grateful folks on Thanksgiving Day. The community is thankful to the police officers who assisted in identifying places where individuals in need were congregated. 10 Pictured is the First Lady of Southridge Court, Francesca, greeting George Matsoukas, Commissioner Shanon Materio and Jeff Koons, who delivered 100 meals to residents of this West Palm Public Housing Development off of Georgia Avenue and Southern Boulevard.
The Passing of Saint Catherine s only Archon, Theodore Athanasakes Theodore Ted Athanasakes, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2017. Ted is survived in our parish by his loving wife of 64 years, Mary Athanasakes. Ted had a distinguished career with project Apollo spacecraft ground support and with the Department of the Navy. We know him best for his tireless devotion to our Saint Catherine church. In 1976, he initiated the annual Saint Catherine Greek Festival and served as the festival s chairman many times. He served numerous terms on the Parish Council of Saint Catherine and held the position of President many times, including during the planning and building of Saint Catherine s Hellenic Cultural Center in 1979. One of the greatest gifts that Ted gave to the church was his love of dance and music. In 1986, he became the advisor to Saint Catherine s Heart of Greece dance group, which at times, had over 50 children. He researched Greek music and produced recordings to which the dancers performed. He traveled with and chaperoned the dancers on countless performances throughout the United States, encouraging the youth to stay connected with the Greek Orthodox Christian faith and to keep the Greek culture alive. Ted was a dedicated, enthusiastic, caring role model for the children of Saint Catherine s and always offered support, encouragement, and fun. In 2001, Ted was appointed to the Atlanta Diocese Hellenic Dance Festival by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta as the Southern Conference Coordinator, and in 2005, he was appointed Ambassador of the Florida Southeast Conference by Metropolitan Alexios. In 2009, Ted was invested as an Archon by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for his outstanding service and commitment to the Church and the community as a whole and as a well-known, well-respected leader of the Orthodox Christian Community. Ted touched the lives of many people, he was a man of great kindness and affection, and his constant drive to help others was admirable. He mentored and positively influenced several generations of our youth by his example. May his memory be eternal! 11
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St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church 2018 Sunday School Calendar January 1 New Year s Day January 7 Sunday School resumes January 13 South Florida Epiphany Celebration hosted at St. Catherine February 4 Super Dad Sunday during coffee hour February 16-18 Greek Festival February 18 No Sunday School/Family Sunday February 19 Beginning of Lent February 25 Sunday of Orthodoxy March 18 and 25 No Sunday School/Family Sundays March 19-26 Spring Break March 30 Lenten Retreat March 31 Lazarus Saturday (Folding of the Palms immediately following church services) April 1 Palm Sunday, Easter Egg Hunt April 6 Holy Friday April 8 Easter Sunday, No Sunday School May 13 Mothers Day Celebration and Luncheon May 20 Last day of Sunday School, Certificate Presentation in Church followed by end-of-year party 16
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It s Nearly Here! Time to go shopping for those comfortable shoes for all that dancing, cooking, and serving next month at our 43nd Greek Festival! Here are some things you can do to support the festival before it even arrives: Become a volunteer by signing up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4aabab2daa8-greek or speaking to your usual contact for your favorite area. Let the world know and share all those social media posts you see. Put posters and flyers up at work or club house. Ask the businesses you know if they ll sponsor or donate food. Enclosed with this Lamplighter is a set of sponsorship forms. Invite all your friends, neighbors, and workmates to attend. Join a team to cook, bake, clean, paint, make crafts, set-up. Things to remember during the festival: Parking is very tight at St Catherine and we need every space we can get for our visitors, otherwise they might not come back next year. Park at St. Juliana s Church/School, 4355 S. Olive Ave., and take the shuttle over to the Festival or have someone drop you off. Show our guests maximum philotimo, give them a big smile, and go the extra mile! We re a church, so keep in mind WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?). Dance a lot and have fun! Enjoy being a part of the big, fun-filled, St. Catherine family! Thank you for all you do & See you there! Please contact Steve Pavlakos, Dora Farsaliotis (tj.zeus3@gmail.com) or Susannah Amygdalitsis(jsamygdalitsis@gmail.com 561 603 8759) 23
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Ground Beef Penne Pasta Chicken halves - 32 halves/box Cases of Cucumbers Boxes of Tomatoes Boxes of Eggplant Greek Wine Water Bottles Greek Beer Cases of Eggs Carrots Bags of Onions Bags of Potatoes Any amount of the above would be much appreciated and help save costs to the church! 26
THANK YOU TO OUR FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS! Volunteers who assembled the Parish Council Elections mailing: Elli Kalafatis and Vicki Sarides Volunteers who assembled the December Lamplighter mailing: Mary Ann Babnis, Vaso Corcokios, Vanya Fragiskakis, Annette Mitchell, Evangelia Pikounis, Vicki Sarides and Linda Telepas Volunteers who assembled the Christmas mailing: Annette Harakas, Evangelia Pikounis and Vicki Sarides We couldn t do it without 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 email 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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Lamplighter Official Monthly Publication Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church West Palm Beach, Florida 33405 January 2018 VOLUME NO. 1 EDITOR Father Andrew Maginas Phone: 561.833.6387 Fax: 561.833.6391 Email: 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 Email: StcatherineWPB@gmail.com CHURCH CARETAKER David Germán 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 Email: StCathrineWPB@gmail.com FATHER ANDREW S OFFICE HOURS Mon - Thurs: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES Father Andrew 561.313.0654 Jimmy Theodossakos 561.570.9717 CHURCH WEBSITE www.stcatherine-wpb.org METROPOLIS WEBSITE www.atlmetropolis.org/ ARCHDIOCESE WEBSITE www.goarch.org Important Info 2017 PARISH COUNCIL Officers President: George Psoinos 561.373.2797 (Cell) Vice President: Jimmy Theodossakos Secretary: Eleni Manolis Treasurer: Chris Christoforou Financial Secretary: Nick Mitsinicos Members Hercules Apostolidis, Maria Balasis-Zahn, Joanne Dalber, Joy Kastanias, Ann Linardos, Ellen Syris CHURCH MINISTRIES ENDOWMENT FUND Vicki Sarides, Recording Secretary PHILOPTOCHOS President: Diana Patrick 561.968.5848 Vice President: Sophie Caras Recording Secretary: Mary Ann Babnis Corresponding Secretary: Olga Gevas Treasurer: Donna Ryan Stewardship: Joanne Dalber Advisor: Demetra Galazoudis Acolytes Spiritual Advisor: Father Andrew Maginas 561.833.6387 Cantor Dr. Panos Livadiotis Choir President: Karen Helstrom 561.214.4800 Organist/Director Eirene Werts 561.747.6250 GOYA President: Alexxis Andre 561.267.6931 Heart of Greece Dancers President: Sophia P. Manolis 561.602.3226 Greek School PTO President: Sophia Skrandel 561.667.9264 Teacher: Eleni Manolis 561.641.2404 Stewardship Joy Kastanias 561.801.0474 Sunday School Director: Antonia Theodossakos Esopakis 561.373.1886 PARISH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND MINISTRIES AHEPA President: Steve Stogiannis 561.848.8769 AHEPA #18 Apartments President: Steve Pavlakos 561.704.8641 AHEPA Family Charities President: George Matsoukas 561.585.0245 Cretan Society President: Pantelis Esopakis 561.351.6980 Daughters of Penelope President: Theodora Farsaliotis 561.289.3098 Senior Citizens Club President: Maria Balasis-Zahn 561.641.2977 35
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