November 2015

A Word from Father Rick It Happened in November…

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1977 New parish bylaws adopted. Minimum dues set at $2.00 per week or $104 per year. 1978 Mortgage burning celebration. Parish assembly approves minimum annual stewardship dues of $3 per week or $156 per year. Protoporoi (50+ year olds) elects officers: Ione Sater (Pres.), Helen Boosalis (vp), Ruth Ales (Sec/Treas). 12 persons attended the meeting. 1984 Rev. Fr. Joseph Vasiliou, our former pastor, will be present at the “Oxi Day Dinner. He will discuss his recently released autobiography, “Costas Discovers America: An Odyssey.” 1985 New 1985-86 GOYA Officers are: Senior Administrator: Elena Theros; Junior Administrator: Matina Kontenakos; Money manager: Penny Dokos; Recorder: Elissavet Constantine. 1989 National Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue takes place in Twin Cities at Luther-Northwestern Theological Seminary. Orthodox representatives include Bishop Iakovos of Chicago and Fr. John Meyendorff of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. 1994 Bicentennial (200 years) celebration of Orthodox Christianity in North America. Rick Andrews, classmate of current youth minister Dimitrios (Jim) Loupos, is ordained on Nov.27th to the Holy Diaconate at St. Mary Greek Orthodox Church. 1997 Patriarch Bartholomew visits Chicago, IL. 1999 His Grace Bishop George, 66, died suddenly. Bishop George (Papaioannou) was enthroned as Bishop of New Jersey on April 17, 1999. Bishop George was the first bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in America to come from the ranks of married priests. His wife Maria died in 1993.

2000 Historic Church Tour- Very Successful Fr. R ick thanks all our volunteers for the 3rd Annual Historic Church Tour sponsored by the St. Paul Area Council of Churches. A few hundred people passed through our doors on October 15th and experienced Orthodoxy, some for the first time. Hopefully, the day was a faithful witness to our beautiful Christian Faith. Nursery to be Converted With the support of the parish council, Fr. Rick has granted permission to the GOYA High School Youth Group to convert the nursery room into a youth room. Fr. Rick strongly encourages parents to bring their children into worship and use the cry room if necessary. If need be, take your child for a short walk in the social hall, but bring them back into church when they have settled down. Please support the GOYA in their redecorating efforts. 2002 Parishioner to be Honored Mary Ellen Arvanitis has been selected to receive the Professional Service Award by the National Community Education Association at their Annual Conference on November 15th in Austin, Texas. The program, Fresh Force Service, which she directs for St. Paul Public Schools, will also receive the Outstanding Organization award. 2004 Fiona Eustathiades begins working as our new church secretary. Fr. John Angelis Honored- After 39 years of dedicated diakonia as a priest, Fr. John, former pastor of our church (1966-75), is retiring and will be honored by his current parish of St. Demetrios in Seattle on Nov. 20th. 2008 Our old Iconostasi icons are officially and completely installed at our sister parish of Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church on Saratoga Street. Everyone is invited to see them. 2009 New Youth Minister– hired and begins working- Rebekah Moll. 2010 Sunday School Area Remodel Complete: The lower level cor r idor and classroom improvements have been completed. The hallway, classrooms and bathrooms were painted,

all lighting was updated, new carpet was installed in the hallway and the windows were washed. The former Resource room was relocated to the Library, enabling it to be used as a classroom again. The library has been reorganized and now houses all resource materials and the church Archives. Some additional storage cabinetry was purchased and old supplies were replaced where needed. 2011 Old Altar Table- The par ish council approved the donation of our old holy altar table to the Greek Orthodox Mission of South Orange County currently located in San Juan Capistrano, California. The table will be transported at no cost to our parish and will allow the continual use of the holy table for its intended purpose. May its new home be blessed! 2013 Congratulations! To A lex Boosalis who received his commission as a Second Leutinent in the US Army and is attending Infantry Officer's Course at Fort Benning, Georgia that includes Ranger and Air Borne School. Pie Sale History- although it was discontinued several years ago, the semi-annual Pie Sale fundraiser before Thanksgiving and Easter was a fixture activity of our community for nearly twenty years. Back when retail pies were more expensive, the parish was able to sell thousands of pies at or near wholesale prices. Many people in and around town still ask about the pie sale. Pan-Orthodox Thanksgiving Eve Divine Liturgy- always held on the same day every year to bring together clergy and lay persons from all Orthodox Christian churches in the Twin Cities area. It’s the only communal liturgy amongst MEOCCA clergy that is concelebrated during the entire year. Typically, one of the clergy is the guest homilists. Several individuals and families help to host the Len(Continued on page 5)

THOSE WHO SERVE US & THE LORD So far in our 75th anniversary series honoring those who serve us we've highlighted priests associated with our community. Now we focus on the priest wife, called in Greek 'presvytera' which is the feminine form of 'presbyter'. The presvytera is not ordained nor does she have a specific assignment in the local church community but she is very important in the priestly ministry of the Orthodox Church. Almost 99 percent of clergy are married and they depend on their respective presbytera for support in their own personal families and in their parish families. The presvytera provides the great majority of pastoral ministry to the priest. She often become the primary parent when the responsibilities of parish ministry demand the priest's time and attention. On Sunday mornings and during other parish activities the presvytera often functions as a single parent, getting their children ready for liturgy and bringing them to the church and helping them participate. Whatever additional parish ministries she chooses to become involved with, the presvytera brings a unique passion and perspective for mission of the Church. We thank God for our presvyteras and diakonissas (deacon wives). Presvyteras Condilo Capoyianes, Frances (Euphrosyne) Vasiliou, Georgia Rassias have taken their rest with our Lord Jesus Christ. Presvyteras Anna Angelis, Miriam Parschou and Jane Andrews continue to serve the Lord on earth. This month we would like to highlight an additional presvytera familiar to many of you... Presvytera Diana DokosLamberis I was born in St. Paul, MN and grew up at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul. I was an active member of JOY and GOYA, and eventually became the youth director of the church for 2 years. Additionally, I was very active with the YAL, and served on the committee for the National YAL Conference which was held

in Minneapolis in the summer of 1997. I taught Sunday school and vacation church school, and served as a winter and summer camp counselor for St. Mary’s church camp for several years. I was an active choir member, and helped with chanting. I attended the University of Minnesota and received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. I then attended the University of Massachusetts in Boston, and attained my Masters in Education with a school guidance counseling focus. After my graduate studies, I worked as a guidance counselor in Minneapolis for 2 years. I then moved to Chicago, IL in 2002 and got a job as a high school guidance counselor. I became the co-coordinator of the Chicago Metropolis YAL, and spear-headed several local YAL conferences, as well as retreats, social outings, and various spiritual gatherings. Through my work with YAL, I met my husband, Fr. George Lam beris, and we were married in March of 2013. He was ordained to the diaconate in February of 2014 and to the priesthood in March of 2014, and was assigned to St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church in Niles, IL. By God’s blessing, we welcomed our first child, baby boy Konstandino, in July of 2014. One of my favorite memories as a youth at St. George was an overnight lock-in while I was in GOYA. I remember Fr. Parry being present, and almost all of the GOYAns were there. We were all pretty close, so it was like having a huge slumber party. I remember that Fr. Parry led us in a discussion, and then we watched a movie and ordered Dominoes pizza. I remember quite vividly how much pizza we consumed that evening! And of course, how little sleep. This is a very warm memory for me, and just shows how important youth programs are for our children. It brings everyone closer together, and is an excellent supplement to teaching our kids about the Orthodox Faith. Another wonderful memory for me was the Festival of Nations and our dance troupe. I was a member of our dance troupe for years, and then eventually became the leader. We had such a wonderful core group of people, and we met weekly for practices in preparation for the Festival. I always looked forward to those practices because we really had such a fun time together. And when we performed at the Festival, we performed with all of our heart and our personalities! We laughed, smiled, and gave the people a lively and entertaining performance.

Choir and chanters on Church Music Sunday, Oct. 4th. Dan Simon took the pie for charity at parish picnic on Sept. 20th.

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Irene Loudas and helpers host MEOCCA luncheon meeting on Oct. 8 th.

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NOVEMBER SPOTLIGHT Pan-Orthodox Thanksgiving Eve Liturgy, November 25 This special evening has been hosted by our parish for the last 30 years but its history goes back at least another ten years according to our records. Thanksgiving Eve is the only time that the clergy brotherhood gather for concelebration of the Divine Liturgy each year. The history of the brotherhood goes back at least to the late 1940s. Our own archives contain a newspaper photo of Fr. Thomas Skaff of the Antiochian parish, Fr. Constantinos Souliopoulos of the Greek parish, and Fr. Elie Motu of the Romanian parish (below left). The caption states that they will be celebrating the liturgy together with a meal to follow. Below right is a photo of clergy at event in 2011.

Church Staff and Office Hours Church Office Hours M-F 9:00 AM—3:00 PM Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews, Presbyter (651) 222-6220 Email: [email protected] Julie Delton Administrative Assistant

(651) 222-6220 Email: [email protected] Nathaniel Kostick Youth Minister (763) 221-7196 Email: [email protected] Jon Kennedy Parish Council President (651) 653-9756 Email: [email protected]

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Address Changes Speros Thomaidis Ioana Ciuta Eric Anderson

2235 Rockwood Ave, Apt 306 3588 Plymouth Rd, #176 911 Transit Ave

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Lani Hattling Sunday School Director (763) 551-4876 Email: [email protected] Stella Hofrenning Greek School Director (651) 917-2668 Email: [email protected] Reva Adkins Philoptochos President (651) 337-1118 Email: [email protected]

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 of the Saint or event they represent. To donate an icon, fill out a form (found on the bulletin board by the kitchen) and return it to the office.

Julie Delton Editor, Glad Tidings Newsletter Email: GladTidings @stgeorgegoc.org George Mastrogiorgis Loaves and Fishes Coordinator Email: [email protected] Alexandra Drivas Bookstore Email: [email protected]

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Loaves & Fishes Closing- at the Faith Lutheran Church location. The Missions and Benevolence committee is considering other options. Stay tuned for more details. Greek School Needs Teachers: If you speak Greek we’d love to have you teach in the Greek School. Classes began October 4th. Contact Stella Hofrenning at [email protected]. Church Picnic a Success- over 100 people attended our church picnic Sund ay, Sept.20th. Thanks to Dan Sim on and Joe Weiser for organizing all the food and fun. Look for panoramic photo on Facebook and other media! Silent Auction Fundraiser! The Missions and Benevolence committee started a silent auction fundraiser. Each month, 1-3 new items will be on display for auction in social hall. If you have new items (preferably with the tags still on), gifts you purchased but forgot about (we've all done that) or other items of value (eg. Sports or concert tickets, artwork), and would like to donate them for the auction, please contact Angela Mortari at 651-730-1652 Thank You from the Lyn Olson Medical Crisis Program The 2015 LOMCP fundraiser gala was a terrific success! LOMCP is extremely grateful to St. George's for their support and to all parishioners that attended the gala on Sept.20th. Your support will provide grants in 2016 to those in need as a result of medical crisis in their lives. Good News! A former parishioner recently indicated that $25,000 will be gift to the parish from their estate when they die. As current parishioners, please consider a planned gift to the parish to support our mission! Thank you! Old Directories Needed- the church archives are missing pictorial directories before 1991. If you have one please consider donating it to the parish. Otherwise, we can scan it and return to you. Please also, in honor of our 75th, consider donating or lending anything of historical value to the parish community. Contact Fr. Rick for more info.

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May Her Memory Be Eternal! Pauline Axiotis fell asleep in the Lord on September 29th. Funeral service was held at St. Mary Greek Orthodox Church on October 5th. She was homebound for nearly her whole adult life. She brought joy to all with her uplifting disposition. God grant her eternal rest! Photo Directory: Couldn't make it to the portrait sitting? Have a recent photo? Great news, there is still time to submit your photo, so that you can be included in the next St. George Photo Directory! You can email your photo to [email protected] or you can submit a paper copy. If you have any questions, please contact Vick y Paraschou at 763-785-8882. Photos can also be emailed to [email protected] Pre-Advent Mini Retreat- entitled “Leading us to Jesus” with Fr. Ted Wojcik will be held on Saturd ay, Novem ber 14th at St. Mary GOC in Minneapolis. Please see posting in social hall for details. RSVP by November 10th to [email protected] or 612-825-9595. PanHellenic Scholarship Gala was held in Chicago on June 20, 2015, to honor 40 academic recipients of $250,000 in scholarship awards. See photos of the event and read about the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation’s mission, donors and recipients in their September newsletter posted in the social hall or by visiting www. panhellenicscholarships.org. Antigone Delton was awarded the Georgia Sfondouris Mitchell Music & Arts Scholarship for $10,000. Application deadline for next year is February 1, 2016. Kala Stefana! Congratulations to Katina Hatjistilianos and Robb Dahl on their recent engagement.

Street Medicine Ministry- everyone is invited to a talk on Thursd ay October 29th at 7pm at FOCUS Minnesota (1600 E. Lake St., Mpls) about the new ministry of FOCUS in Mobile Urban Medical Ministry. Fr. Jon Stephen Hedges and Ms. Jennifer Ferraez of Doctors Without Walls in Santa Barbara, California, will lead us in a presentation about guidelines, sensibilities and sensitivities to serving the poor in an urban street environment. Co-sponsored by FOCUS & MEOCCA clergy. RSVP to Vera Proctor, [email protected]. Exhibit Reception: on Thursd ay, October 29th, 5-7pm, to celebrate the opening of “People on the Move: 50 Years of Documenting and Researching Migration Experiences at the Immigration History Research Center & Archives.” For details about this free event see posting in social hall or visit z.umn.edu/OnTheMove Pan-Orthodox Thanksgiving Eve Liturgy: here at St. George on Wed nesd ay, November 25th at 6pm. Choir members from all churches are welcome to participate. A meal will be served afterwards, and a special offering will benefit MEOCCA, which is honoring retired clergy and spouses, as well as widowed clergy and spouses. Ecclesiastical Divorce- The spiritual court of Minnesota will be meeting on December 3rd. A Church divorce is necessary for returning to sacramental good standing if you are separated and have a civil divorce. It is also necessary in order to be married again in the Church after a divorce. Please keep in mind: those who cohabitate and those who have a civil marriage, without a Church marriage, are also not in sacramental good standing. This is also known as “excommunicated.” To begin the process of reconciliation to the Church, contact Fr. Rick asap. PHILOPTOCHOS: FRESH Phyllo Holiday Orders! Philoptochos ladies will be taking orders on Sunday Oct 25 and Nov. 1 for FRESH phyllo. Each pound is $4 for advance orders. Orders can also be emailed to [email protected]. Pick-Up Days are Nov. 15 and 22 following liturgy.

St. Paul. MN ten-Advent meal that follows. Our parish has hosted this gathering since 1985. IT HAPPENED IN OTHER MONTHS NOT PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED January 1982 Counseling Service:-2 to 4pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. Mary’s, 3450 Irving Ave. S in Minneapolis. Fr. Joseph V asiliou, a retired Greek Orthodox priest, will provide this service beginning January 12. This service is available to anyone regardless of ethnic or religious background. Fr. Vasiliou has a wide experience as pastor, counselor, confessor and volunteer probaton officer. January 1984 Congrats to recent college graduates Nick Lake and Maria Markopoulos. January 1985 Classrooms in lower level repainted and remodeled. John Antoniou resigned as Sunday School director after eight years of dedicated service. Georgia Haidos will be the new director. January 1986 Fr. Joseph Vasiliou, former pastor of St. George Church, reposes in the Lord. January 1989 Congratulations to Lia Kalogerson who graduated from the University of Minnesota. January 1990 St. George on Channel 4: This is to infor m you that a special program related to our 50th Anniversary Celebration will be presented by WCCO next Sunday, Jan 14 at 7:30pm on the well-known program Sunday Morning with John Gallos. Don’t miss it! January 1990 St. George parish celebrates its 50th Anniversary with Bishop Iakovos in attendance. January 1992 Welcome Aboard, Bill Congdon! Bill Congdon is our first full time Youth Director. He is a graduate of Oberlin College from which he graduated in 1988 with a BA in English. He is also a graduate of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary from which he graduated in 1991 with a Master of Divinity degree Summa Cum Laude. He worked with young people for 3 consecutive summers as a member of the Activities Staff at Kinhaven Music School. He has a profound Orthodox faith and is very serious about working with our children, teens and young adults. He is sharing the Sunday School Director’s Office downstairs. Congratulations graduates: Emilia Chumas UW Eau Claire, George Antoniou UW Madison, Dino Constantine MBA UW Madison. February 1982 Athena Nickitas crowned GOYA Queen at recent basketball tournament. February 1983 Interest is Growing– Attendance at the AllEnglish Divine Liturgy in honor of St. Haralambos was 21. Watch the bulletin carefully for more midweek English Liturgies and Vespers Services. February 1986

Bishop Iakovos visits St. George Church and celebrates Saturday Vespers & Sunday Divine Liturgy. February 1989 Mr. Ernest Villas, Director of Archdiocese Department of Religious Education, leads parish council seminar and Sunday School teacher workshop in Twin Cities. Goyal basketball tournament hosted by Holy Anargyroi parish in Rochester, MN. February 1993 St. George parish hosts annual Western Region basketball tournament with Bishop Iakovos presiding. February 1995 Goya girls’ team wins second place and YAL men’s team wins fourth place at basketball tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. February 1996 Girls Goya team wins championship at basketball tournament in Omaha, Nebraska. February 1997 At the recent basketball tournament our St. George GOYA Girls team won third place. March 1983 St. George GOC hosts GOYAL Basketball Tournament in Saint Paul, MN. Bishop Iakovos presides and Fr. Chris Kerhules is the keynote speaker for the grand banquet. “Have a Ball in St. Paul,” at Sheraton Midway. Games at Nativity Catholic Church, St. Katherine College and St. Paul Academy. St. George hosts Pan-Orthodox Sunday of Orthodoxy service. Fr. John Magram is homilist. March 1984 Basketball tournament hosted by Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church in Duluth, MN. Girls team wins second place. March 1985 Girls team wins championship at GOYAL basketball tournament Fr. Nick Kasemeotes leads youth retreat on “Being Honest with Yourself and God.” St. George parish hosts Lenten retreat on “Inner Peace” with Dr. Myron Herrick and Fr. John Magram. Christ Kontenakos resigns as volunteer youth director after many years of dedicated service. March 1986 Congratulations to our Boys B team and our Girls team, who both won third place in the recent basketball tournament hosted by St. Mary Greek in Minneapolis. March 1989 Fr. Jim Gordon, Diocese of Chicago Youth Director, visits the Twin Cities meeting with college students at UMN, attend an Akathist service for young adults, lead a retreat for teenagers, and concelebrates the Divine Liturgy with Fr. Parry. March 1992 50th Anniversary Album: Our 50th Anniversary Album is ready.You may purchase it this morning in the Social Hall for the amount of only $10. Hundreds of photographs and the history of our parish since its very beginning are reflected in this most admirable document. We know that everyone will

cherish it. You may purchase more copies and give them as gifts to your loved ones. St. George hosts Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers with Fr. Thomas Hopko preaching the sermon. March 1994 The chancellor of the Diocese of Chicago, Rev. Archmandrite Nikitas Lulias, concelebrates liturgy on Sunday of Orthodoxy at St. George and then is homilist at Pan-Orthodox Vespers at St. Mary OCA Cathedral on evening of same day. April 1966 Bishop Meletios celebrated the patronal Feast of St. George Vespers and Divine Liturgy with Fr. Jerry Rassias. The evening banquet included speeches by His Grace, Fr. Rassias, Mayor George Vavoulis as well as music of the Twin City Greek Band composed of George Leaskas, Alex Nicholas and Tom Pappas. April 1983 Lenten Retreat on Repentance & Forgiveness led by Fr. Jerome Newville. April 1989 St. George Annual Lenten Retreat: Satur day, April 15, 1989, at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Clayton, WI. 1:00pm-Arrival and orientation;2:004:45pm-Presentations and discussion. “Becoming and Staying Orthodox” with Presbytera Louiza Todeasa, St. Mary’s Romanian Church; “Principles of Fasting” with Fr. Paul Wesche, St. Mary’s Cathedral; “The Millenium of St. Vladimir” with Professor Cunningham, College of St. Catherine; 5:00pm-Vespers; 6:00pm-Lenten Dinner. April 1994 Fr. Emmanuel Lilios, speaks about his missions trip to Africa at Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers. April 1996 Dr. John Klentos, graduate of Holy Cross and visiting professor at St. John & St Benedict University in Collegeville, is Lenten retreat leader speaking on Holy Week Bishop Iakovos celebrates Bridegroom Service on Palm Sunday evening at St. George. April 2001 Next Door Property Status Report Our church, according the guidelines voted at the Parish Assembly of 4-1-01, entered into a purchase agreement for the 1135 Summit Avenue property. The real estate evaluation committee met last week with the parish council to discuss several options. Presently, we are examining the feasibility of keeping the house for present and future needs of our community. No matter if the intention is for the house to be kept or sold, a fundraising campaign will begin shortly to pay for the property. Please consider how God has blessed you and how you can bless St. George Greek Orthodox Church. May 1966 On Mother’s Day, Mrs. Helen Boosalis, was recognized by Fr. Rassias as “Mother of the Year.” Helen is mother to John and George and has eight grandchildren. Her late husband, Peter, was a wellknown florist and restaurateur of St. Paul. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Daltas celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary which took place on April 16th.

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have implemented our new GOYA nights on the third Wednesday of every month. Turnout has been wonderful! Please spread the word. Children are also welcome to invite their friends. On October 21st, we have invited Fr. Jason Houck and the St. Mary's Greek GOYA to come and join us for our new youth night program. I look forward to more joint events between the churches. It is always wonderful to see our children join together with other OrMessage from Youth Director To our Beloved Community, thodox Christians in the area to learn and grow These last few months have been wonderful in our faith. Church Camp, the Basketball for our youth program. We have added many Tournaments, Family Camp, and all our other youth activities and events for all to participate pan-orthodox and multi-church events are so in, and the growth of our program is signifipowerful in bringing us closer as a community cant! On the first Wednesday of every month, and as stronger Orthodox Christians. I recomwe have begun our JOY nights in which we all mend these events to anyone. have fun at St. George's, play games, and enChildren are not only doing more in our joy each other's company while also learning community outside of church, we have also about our Orthodox Faith. Likewise, we also implemented a schedule for children to sign up

participate during the Divine Liturgy as well. Here are the following ways children (and adults) can help! 1) Acolytes- for boys and young men to assist the clergy in the Divine Services. Training will be provided. 2) Choir and/or Chanting- for those who love to sing or would like to learn how! 3) Epistle Readers- for those who can speak clearly and project their voice. Training and assistance will be provided. 4) Ushers- to greet people, help them with candles and direct them to be seated. Thank you, Nathaniel Kostick p.s. We're always in need of volunteers and chaperones. If you are interested in coming to our youth events, please contact me by phone or email: [email protected] 763-221-7196

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION Dear Fellow Parish Members, November is St George Stewardship Month, focusing on the theme of giving Time, Talents and Treasures. Each year many of you have continued to incrementally increase your Stewardship giving in 2015 as much as 42% of those who pledge have done so. For this St George is grateful. We wanted to share a mechanism available in many corporations that is available to increase your giving dollars to our parish. Larger companies such as Medtronic will often match your gift to an organization with very little effort on the employee’s part, simply a call to the human resources department to discuss options and guidelines set up by your employer. Two of our parishioners were very successful this year getting their contributions and volunteer hours matched (within the guidelines of the company), enabling our parish to receive additional revenue. Please consider taking the time to review your company’s policy. Yours in Christ, Alexis Bighley, Stewardship Chair page 6

St. Paul. MN Mrs. Daltas is a very active and devoted member of our church and city communities. She belongs to the Philoptochos Society. She is famous for her superb cooking and unusually warm hospitality. She is well- known in the restaurant field. The Daltas’ have six children and six grandchildren. May 1982 Fr. Panayiotis Pasalis, pastor of our sister Church of St. Anargiri at Rochester, MN, rested in the Lord after suffering a fatal stroke at the age of 53. Let us pray for strength for his wife and three children. May 1985 By the Grace of God: 1985 mar ks the 21st anniversary of Fr. Parry’s full time ministry in the service of our Lord Jesus Christ and His Church under the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America. Prior to his present pastorate (1975 -1985), he served as lay pastoral assistant to All Saints Greek Orthodox Church at Joliet, IL (19641970) and thereafter as pastor of St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church at Watertown, NY (1970-1975). For the occasion, and in grateful thanksgiving for God’s abundant blessings to him and to his ministry, Father with his family will celebrate an evening Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, May 21st, feastday of Sts. Constantine and Helen and the 15th anniversary of his ordination to the Holy Priesthood. May 1987 Congratulations to Matina Kontenakos, George Dokos & Peter Johnson who all won gold medals at the recent Junior Olynpics in Chicago, IL. May 1989 Memorial service for Fr. Joseph V asiliou, who served our parish 1950-1963, sponsored by parish council. Fr. Joseph Vasiliou’s 264-page autobiography “Costas Discovers A merica” with an entire chapter about his tenure at our St. George parish, are sold for $10 per copy with all proceeds benefiting the church. See below for full description of book and brief bio of Fr. Joe. May 1991 Congratulations Jr. Olympic Medalists: Elizabeth Bradley, Alex Nemeth and Theodora Nemeth participated with other 1500 young athletes in the 10th Jr. Olympics sponsored by our Diocese on May 24-26 in Chicago, IL. Elizabeth came in first place in the 10K run and was awarded the gold medal; Alex came in second place in tennis and was awarded a silver medal; Theodora came in first in 25 meter freestyle swimming and was awarded a gold medal. June 1966 Congratulations to high school graduates Mary Ellen Arvanitis, Daphne Mantis, Constance Miller and Marya Vavoulis. June 1983 Congratulations College Graduates: Sue A nderson, BS Mechanical Engineering; Stephanie Angelopoulos, BA Linguistics/Anthropology; Nick Ballas, BS Finance (Cum Laude); James Chumas, Jr., BS Speech, Eau Claire University; Rosemary G. Ernst, BS Art History and Design/Greek Classics (Magna Cum Laude); Denise George, BS University of Minnesota; Stephen Makredes, MS

Structural Engineering; Evdokia O’Dougherty, BS Commercial Design (Cum Laude); Peter Pappas, BS Business; James N. Pathos, BS University of Chicago. Congratulations High School Graduates: Diane Anastos will attend American University in Washington, DC; Polly Angelis will attend St. Cloud State College; Anna Antoniou will attend University of MN; Christ Ballas will attend MN College of Art and Design; Marianthe Geokezas will attend University of MN; Leesa Kochiras will attend University of Hartford; Angie Kontenakos will attend University of MN; Andrea Manos will attend Winona State College; George Marazes will be permanently employed; James Panayoton; Gina Pappalexis will attend University of MN; John Patakos will attend Unversity of WI, River Falls; Nicholas G. Pathos will attend Eau Claire State College; James Payton will attend University of MN; Barbara Roungou will attend Rasmussen Business College; Paul Speros; Takis Taratsas will attend Hellenic College; Leslie Tountas will attend University of MN. June 1984 Congratulations to our high school graduates: Krisandrea Ballas, Athena Chumas, Stacy Haidos, Maria Hoffhines, Alice Toso. Also to college graduates: Stephanie Georgantones, Athena Tortorelis, Michael Keifer, Diane Tikki Theros. June 1985 Congratulations to Scott Hoffhines, who won second place in the junior division at the recent Diocese of Chicago Youth Oratorical Festival. Archbishop Iakovos issues critical appeal for funds to help our seminary of the Holy Cross to overcome $4 million in debt. Congratulations to our graduates! High School - Dino Constantine, James Georgantones, James Gounaikis, Jennifer Johnston, Michelle Kritikos, Helen Panayoton, Steve Payton, Loula Pitsavas, and James Theros. College- Joanne Anastos, Nick Ballas, Peter Georgantones, Joanne Halatsis, Leesa Kritikos, Sheryl Kritikos. Vacation Church School held Our Daughters of Penelope, Eurydice Chapter 21 celebrates their 50th anniversary. June 1986 Congratulations to our graduates! High School: Panorea Dokos, Mia Leaskas and Tony Saroufeim; College: Phyllis Makredes, Athena Nickitas, Dean Tortorelis & Howard Luartes. Vacation Church School was held. June 1987 Congratulations to college graduates: M arianthe Geokezas, Andrea Manos, John Jelatis, Dr. John Baboukis. Congratulations to high school graduates: George Antoniou, Demetri Geokezas, Georgianna Johnson, Dawn Kladis, Matina Kontenakos, Elena Theros, George Kontenakis, Theodore Toso, John Payton, Elizabeth Ryan. June 1989 Congratulations to our graduates: High School - Jim Atsidakos, John Frazier, Steve Hatzistamoulos, Nikolas Halatsis, Scott Hoffhines, Peter John-

son, Soule Paraschou & Janice Poulos; CollegeAnna Antoniou, Louis Ellis, Anastasia Haidos and Tamara Shern. June 1990 Congratulations high school graduates: Jorma Cavaleri, Zacharias Chumas, George Dokos, George Hatzopoulos, Diana Marinos, Lisa Paraschou, Gideon Saroufiem and Anna Tsantir. Congratulations to college graduates: Panorea Dokos, Connie Tzenis, Marilyn Paulos, and Angela Shand. June 1991 Thank you Sunday School Staff!- Gigi Kalogerson & Eleni Skevas (P), Fran Choukalas (1-2), Diane Anastos (3-4), Georgia Ehrich (5-6), Georgia Haidos (7-8-9), Ann Drivas (10-11-12). Congratulations graduates! High School- Alex Antzaras, Rosanna Baffa, Nicole Markopoulos, Dimitri Pitsavas, Jim Poulios, Gregory Tyrokomos; College- Kristie Frazier, Paule Gore, Georgianna Johnson; Medical School- Aris Assimacopoulos, Elizabeth Blake, Peter Boosalis. June 1992 Honoring the Graduates: Next Sunday, J une 7, we will honor our graduates: Elizavet Constantine, Carleton College, BA in Asian Studies; Jennifer Johnston, U of MN, Masters in Industrial Relations; Aris Kolas, U of St. Thomas, MBA; Matina Kontenakos, U of WI, Social Work; Elena Theros, U of MN, Mass Communication and Journalism. Dr. Paul Mastoridis, Pharm.D. who will graduate Saturday, June 6 from the U of MN College of Pharmacy; Ensign Demetrios Geokezas who graduated May 27th from the US Naval Acaqdemy, Annapolis, MD; Diane Anastos who graduated from the U of MN with a Masters Degree in Public Administration; Froso Papaconstantinou who graduated from the U of MN majoring in Speech Therapy; Joanna Kakissis who graduated from the U of M majoring in Journalism; and to Julie Bagwill, Dino Contolatis, Ringo Hermann, Milam Paraschou, John Pitsavas and Tom Poulios who are graduating from High School. June 1997 Congrats to college graduates Dino Contolatis and Evangeline Halatsis from University of MN. July 1966 Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America consecrates Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church in Duluth, MN where Fr. Sarantios Serviou currently serves. July 1985 Annual parish picnic is held at the South Branch YMCA in West Saint Paul. Parish Council retreat held. July 1987 Parish picnic held at South Branch YMCA in West Saint Paul. Georgia Haidos steps down after many years of admirable service as Sunday School Director. Joanne Halatsis will be the new director. July 1990 Patriarch Dimitrios visits the United States and celebrates Divine Liturgy with thousands of Greek Orthodox faithful at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois.

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Friday, November 20 Entrance of the Theotokos Vespers 6:00 p.m.

Holy Confession: By Appointment

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Summary of Parish Council Meeting Minutes, September 22, 2015 I. Call Meeting to Order -6:40 p.m. II. Opening Prayers: Readings: Ephesians 2:19-22, 3:1-7, Luke 3:23-38, 4:1 - 6:46, p.m. III. 75th Anniversary Committee - Dawn Lampros, Tom Lampros, Denise Smith - 6:41 p.m. The committee members presented the up-coming Oct 4th focus presentation for the Choir and Chanters. The details of the 75th celebration events are largely done. Needed: staffing for set-up of the Gala Event. Commemorative Album: looking for ads and sponsors, and family pages. PC members are to host the luncheon at the social hour after the Sunday Liturgy Oct 25th. Motion: that the Parish Council accepts the invitation to host the hierarchical luncheon on Sunday, Oct 25th. Joe and Dan will research caterers for 125 people cost around $900. Joe Weiser, seconded by Alexis. Passed unanimously. IV. Enrichment –Fr. Rick. – 7:20 p.m. Fr. focused on Welcome and Outreach factors: a look at what discourages people from joining St. George GOC. Focus to our efforts: (1) practice personal holiness in an Orthodox manner, (2) advertise our parish with a positive message, its uniqueness and vision, (3) with visitors focus on our welcoming, and trying to remove unnecessary barriers to joining our community. (see enclosure). V. Approval of Secretaries Report for July 2015 – Steve Arsenault - 7:55 p.m. Motion: to accept the secretary report by Alexis and Seconded by Joe Weiser. Motion passed unanimously. VI. Committee Reports a. Stewardship Report – Alexis Bighley - 8:06 p.m. November will be Stewardship month. Discussion on matching funds. b. Landscape and Grounds – Dan Simon - 8:14 p.m. Water usage discussed c. Website Updates – Jon Kennedy 8:16 p.m. No changes to report to the PC. d. Missions and Benevolence – George Mastrogiorgis - 8:16 p.m. Next event is Loaves and Fishes in October. The committee will be meeting. Other events mentioned. e. Capital Projects Discussion – Dan Simon & Jon Kennedy - 8:18 p.m. Parking lot repair, seal, and coat, anchors to be considered for long-term cost savings. Roof: working and repair of roof in process with Baxta Design to find and repair leakage. VII. Greek Festival Report – Phyllis Kapetanakis by phone - 8:40 p.m. Phyllis presented preliminary data and will present an analysis at the next PC meeting. VIII. Financial Report: Dan Simon – 9:10 p.m. Review of Reserved Funds memorials toward iconography projects. Father Rick will contact families on the list. Review of expenses Review of Aug figures and line items with discussion, profit/ and loss and balance sheet (enclosures). Motion: To accept the Financial Report – Passed unanimously. Aug 31, 2015 Balances. General FON G.Festival 75th Total Income Expense Total Net Income: 159,457 22,829 1,346 183,632 Expenses (213,177) (8,207) (1,342) (222,726) Budget 224,638 Net (53,720) 14,622 4 (39,094) IX. Unfinished business A. Church School – Fr. Rick - 9:41 p.m. Church School running. Discussed youth and parent involvement and attendance. B. Church Picnic Review –General discussion – Dan Simon C. Capital Improvements Check-list (enclosure)- Jon Kennedy - 9:45 p.m. D. Advertising for Greek Festival– George Mastrogiorgis - 10:03 p.m. (enclosures) E. Program Books of Lyn Olson Crisis Program – Fr., Alexis, Steve (enclosures) F. Clergy Laity, Nov 15-18 – Fr has received the information. G. Parish Assembly and Parish Elections H. Prayer and Adjournment -9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Stephen Arsenault, Parish Council Secretary Parish Council Minutes 09/22/2015

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Coming in December… 5 Philoptochos Advent Luncheon 6 ST. NICHOLAS & Parish Assembly Mtg. 13 Parish Council Elections 20 Youth Christmas Program 25 NATIVITY OF OUR LORD 27 ST. STEPHEN THE PROTOMARTYR

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October 20, 2015  Holy Protection of the Theotokos

Dear Parishioners: Enclosed please find an Application for Nomination to the Parish Council. Nomination forms must be received by the Board of Elections on or before Sunday, November 22, 2015. Official notification of the Elections will be mailed on November 30, 2015 with a list of eligible candidates and of parish council members whose terms are ending. Because of many scheduling issues the Fall Parish Assembly will be held on Sunday December 6, 2015. The agenda for this meeting includes the review and approval of the 2016 operating budget. The elections to the Parish Council are set to take place on Sunday, December 13, 2015. If you have any questions concerning the nomination process, please contact one of the Board of Election members below. Thank you for your consideration,

Mr. Jon Kennedy, Parish Council President

 Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrios Andrews, Presbyter Board of Elections: Stella Hofrenning Stephanie Contolatis Mary Makredes Anastasia Haidos Daria Jmill

APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION TO THE PARISH COUNCIL Qualifications to be a Candidate for the Parish Council 1. Must be spiritually, canonically, and financially in good standing. A. Spiritually- Attend divine services regularly and receive the sacraments. Uphold the teachings and traditions of the Church. B. Canonically- If married, married in the Orthodox Church. If divorced, have an ecclesiastical divorce. Must live his/her life and activities in accordance with the faith and canons of the Church. C. Financially- Must be a member of the Parish for at least one year immediately preceding the date of elections. 2. Must be willing to take the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will uphold the dogma, teachings, traditions, holy canons, worship, and moral principles of the Greek Orthodox Church, as well as the constitutional charter, discipline, and regulations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and that I will fulfill, faithfully and sincerely, the duties and obligations required of a member of the Parish Council. So help me God.

Additional Responsibilities 1. To participate in the sacramental life of the Church, thereby setting an example for the parish, to collect the revenue of the Church and to administer the affairs of the parish in such a manner as to aid the Priest in the fulfillment of its aims and purposes. 2. After appropriate discussion, to support and cooperate with all majority decisions of the parish council. ********************************APPLICATION******************************* I wish to place my name in nomination for election to the Parish Council of the St. George Greek Orthodox Church of St. Paul, Minnesota. As required by the Uniform Parish Regulations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, I hereby declare that I have been a member in good standing for at least one year prior to date of elections, and I understand the duties and responsibilities which are expected of the members of the Parish Council. PLEASE PRINT:

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