TODAY we offer a 1-year memorial service for George Verenes, father of Denise Coutsouridis and grandfather of Alexia. We also offer a 3-year memorial service for Stavros Coutsouridis, father of John Coutsouridis and grandfather of Alexia. May their memory be eternal.
TODAY we offer a 3-year memorial for Stefanos Sideris, beloved husband of the late Eleni Sideris and father and papou to the Ferreira and Vespa families. May his memory be eternal.
TODAY Fellowship Hour is sponsored by the Ferreira and Vespa families.
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May 7 Dedication Celebration – next Sunday!
This is a reminder to please respond to your invitation to the upcoming May 7 event. We need everyone's response by TODAY Sunday, April 30 so that we may prepare the correct amount of food and plan the seating arrangements.
This should be a fun event for our Community. Our dancers will perform and we will celebrate how far we have come thanks to our many donors and especially our Grand Benefactor, the late Mr. Nicholas J. Bouras. Hope to see everyone there!
Any questions please contact Diana Grina: dianakg2003@yahoo.com
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Byzantine Music Workshop and Choir: Meetings are usually on Saturdays following Liturgy. For confirmation, please contact our cantor Stathis directly or through email (stathisleon@gmail.com) with subject matter "Byzantine Choir.”
Education: DON’T FORGET - Education Meeting TODAY after Church services in the large classroom. This meeting is for all families with children to ensure that we understand your expectations for our Educational programs, the Greek School program in particular. We appreciate your ideas to improve our programs and increase participation.
PTO: Find the perfect gift at our Mother's Day Plant and Bake sale on Sunday, May 14th during coffee hour! If you are interested in helping with the sale, please contact Sofia Manoussakis (s_manoussakis@yahoo.com) or Kristen Diagelakis (kristen81081@aol.com).
Philoptochos News: YiaYia's Attic Saturday, May 20, 8 am - 1 pm in St. Anna Fellowship Hall. Please consider donating new or used clothing, household items, children's toys, seasonal décor, bicycles and odds and ends that can be sold at our annual yard sale. Donations can be dropped off starting on Sunday, May 14 (corrected date). Contact: Margaret Panageas
Luncheon for Children's Medical Fund - Sunday, May 21, 11:30 am in St. Anna Fellowship Hall. All parishioners are invited to fundraiser luncheon. Pastichio, salad, and bread served to "eat in" or order "to go". Cost $10 per order. All profits to benefit the charities of the National Philoptochos Children's Medical Fund.
Graduating Seniors: The Philoptochos is assembling a list of graduating seniors and needs your help. Please check the list and provide any missing names or changes by Tuesday, May 2:
Alex Athanasiou, Peri Bongiovanni, Zoe Connell, Alexia Coutsourides, Tommy Diver, Michael Georgeles, Richard Gilman, Ashlynn Hawes, Constantine Kousoulas, Nick Lazos, Raymond Lewis, John Mavrode, Sophia McElroy, George Sakellos, Marisa Soteropoulos, Nicole Zannikos. Contact: aimeedouvris@gmail.com.
GOYA: Olympics: It is the start of the Olympics season: Indoor Soccer Tournament on May 6, Indoor Olympics (board games, ping-pong, etc.,) on May 13, and Outdoor Olympics at Monmouth University (track & field, swimming, volleyball) on May 27-28, Memorial Day Weekend. Please check your calendars and plan accordingly. Registration will take place on Sunday May 23.
Remember we need additional GOYA Advisors. Please consider and see Father Anastasios if you can help.
Spring Wine-n-Dine: Theme: Inspirations from the Mediterranean. The evening will be dedicated to exploring new white and red wines from Spain, Italy and Greece complimented by a variety of Mediterranean inspired food pairings served reception style (flyer uploaded to e-bulletin)
Date and time: Saturday, June 3 at 6:30 pm
Where: Parishioners Penny and Rich Wolfe residence (12 Eyring Road, Hillsborough, NJ)
Cost: $75 per person. Payments received by Christi Staikos or can be mailed to her at
43 Fox Grape Rd, Flemington, NJ 08822.