Annunciation/Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2023-10-15
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Annunciation/Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (215) 635-0316
  • Street Address:

  • 7921 Old York Rd.

  • Elkins Park, PA 19027


Contact Information




Services Schedule

We invite you to worship with us on Sundays and on holy days to Matins at 8:30 and Divine Liturgy at 9:30-11 a.m. Join us for coffee fellowship afterwards.


Past Bulletins


Wisdom of the Fathers

When you see life's pleasures, beware that they might not distract you, for they conceal death's snares. Likewise a fisherman casts not his hook to no purpose. As bait for his hook, the enemy uses the delusion of sensuality to arouse desire, that he might thereby catch men's souls and subject them to himself. A soul which has been caught to serve the enemy's will then serves as a snare for other souls, for it conceals the grief of sin with its apparent delight.
St. Ephraim the Syrian
A Spiritual Psalter no 43, pg. 74, 4th century

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Stewardship Update

 Stewardship Honor Roll as of October 9, 2023

1. Praneet & Elizabeth Alone
2. Paul & Maria Anagnostakos
3. Kimon & Effi Angelikas
4. Helen Angelos
5. Theodore & Victoria Aristoklis
6. Dawn Armentani
7. Richard & Denise Armentani
8. Constantine & Krystin Avgiris
9. John & Catherine Avgiris
10. Harry & Argetta Ballas
11. Harry & Connie Bandy
12. Peter Bandy
13. Christos Bazalekos
14. Justin & Stephanie Bentz
15. Konstantinos & Anastasia Bezanis
16. Michael & Marina Blackton
17. Angeliki Bougioukas
18. Leontios & Sofia Bougioukas
19. William & Kristina Burch
20. Dennis & Susan Cakouros
21. Artemis Calivas
22. Helen Callas Reiner
23. Konstantinos & Amanda Calliagas
24. Ken & Maria Chin
25. Terry Contoudis
26. Christopher & Andrea Cosmas
27. Angelina Costa
28. Dinos & Antoinette Couppas
29. Niki Crits
30. Curtis & Maria Cummings
31. George & Maria Dalagelis
32. Constantine & Anna Dalson
33. Lawrence & Demetra Damian
34. Sally Danciu
35. Demetri & Colleen Dedousis
36. John & Joanne Dell
37. Maritsa Demas
38. Andreas & Kaliopi Diamantas
39. Diamantis & Maria Diamantas
40. Leontios & Demetra Diamantas
41. Thomas & Sofia Dinneen
42. Cornelius & Athena Douris
43. Mark & Eleni Dufresne
44. Olga Econome
45. Nicholas & Beverly Economopoulos
46. Maria Economou
47. Panagoula Ekonomou
48. Evangelos Exarchos
49. Alexander & Andrea Falbo
50. Stephen & Christine Ferello
51. Chris & Dori Fifis
52. Apostolos & Stella Fisfis
53. George & Hannah Fisfis
54. Ioannis & Alexzandra Fisfis
55. Harvey & Elpitha Fishman
56. Efstathios & Kyriaki Fragogiannis
57. Mark & Yianna Franchetti
58. Maria Frangetis
59. Carl & Helen Freedman
60. Dimitra Ganas
61. Michael & Michele Ganas
62. George & Angela Gaugler
63. Chrysanthos & Eun Georgiou
64. George & Polly Georgiou
65. Koula Gerasklis
66. Stavros & Effie Giannos
67. Panagiotis & Evgenia Giannoumis
68. John & Rosalie Gilliland
69. George Giordas
70. Craig & Angela Godshall
71. Kaliope Godshall
72. George Gouletsas & Noula Karagiorgos
73. Mary Gouris
74. Peter & Susan Gouris
75. Matthew Gouvakis & Tara Evangelista
76. Evangeline Gouzouasis
77. William & Vickie Grau
78. Costas & Maria Grigorakakis
79. Yanni & Stefanie Grigorakakis
80. George & Joyce Gutchigian
81. Peter & Christina Hadgimallis
82. Robert & Vasiliki Hadgimallis
83. Andreas & Argero Hagiandreu
84. Irene Halkias
85. Triantafilos & Chrysanthi Hatzigeorgiou
86. Yiorgos & Angelique Hatzinikolaou
87. Magda Hatzis
88. Chrisanthi Hatzopoulos
89. Thomas & Maria Hatzopoulos
90. Stefanos & Robin Haviaras
91. Douglas & Angela Heinze
92. Frank & Linda Holberg
93. Lazaros & Joanie Ioakimidis
94. Steven & Eleni Janke
95. Jodi Jasionowicz & Helen Giannakopoulos
96. Paul & Mary Ann Jensen
97. Fr. John & Presv. Evangelia Johns
98. Nicholas & Eleni Kalogrias
99. John & Francesca Kanakis
100. Argyro Kanellopoulos
101. John & Katherine Karamatsoukas
102. Lazaros & Areti Karasavas
103. Chrisovalantis Karidas
104. Nikos & Patra Karidas
105. Constantine & Gail Karmokolias
106. Alex Karras
107. Kevin Kelly & Barbara Crits-Kelly
108. Evangelia King
109. Ryan & Ana Kiscaden
110. Demitrios & Maria Kolokithias
111. Stephen Kolokithias
112. Theodoros Koltsaklis
113. Anthony Konstantinidis & Kyriaki Serenidis
114. Eleni Konugres
115. Margo Konugres
116. Gregory Kosiras
117. Angela Kotsopoulos
118. Speros & Christina Koulouris
119. Georgia Kouskousaki
120. Ioakim & Kimberly Koutsouradis
121. Paul & Mary Koutsouros
122. William Kyriakatos
123. George & Alice Kyriakodis
124. Stephanos & Helen Kyriakodis
125. Panagiotis & Konstantina Kyriakou
126. George Labrinakos
127. Peter & Peggy Lambrou
128. Dora Lekas
129. Christopher & Elena Lepage
130. Anthony & Maria Limberakis
131. Anthony & Kathryn Limberakis
132. Cary J & Alexis Limberakis
133. Hannah Lohr
134. Dimitrios & Dawn Loizos
135. Gregory & Barbara Louridas
136. Kevin & Mary Mack
137. Simeon & Galatea Mackrides
138. Vasilios & Faye Mackrides
139. Anastasia Magrini
140. Theodoros & Doreen Makris
141. Anastas & Odeta Malita
142. Apostolos & Anastasia Malitas
143. Demetrios Malitas
144. Eleftherios & Kyriaki Malitas
145. Fotios & Alexandra Malitas
146. Harry & Mary Malitas
147. Kalliopi Malitas
148. Sophia Mamas
149. John & Marjorie Mantas
150. Christopher & Katrina Maples
151. Vincenzo & Alexandra Marino
152. Ronald & Virginia Markos
153. Andrew & Joanne Markou
154. Marianne Marmarou
155. Fernando & Agnes Marques
156. George & Frederiki Martinos
157. Dennis & Vincenza Matarangas
158. David & Angela McCulloch
159. Steve & Lydia McDermott
160. Stephen & Aspasia McGrath
161. Thomas & Olga McHugh
162. Catherine McNally
163. Dimitri McNally
164. James & Maria McNally
165. Athanasios & Danielle Melisiotis
166. Theodora Mikroulis
167. Georgia Mitsas
168. Argyris & Aglaia Mountis
169. Stamatios & Maria Mountis
170. Philip & Vrisida Nanos
171. Michael & Stephanie Nanz
172. Anastasia Niamonitos
173. Argiris & Jennie Niamonitos
174. Christopher Nieves & Christina Tolis
175. Peter & Stella Nikolopoulos
176. Dawn Nylander
177. Dennis & Mary O'Hara
178. Jason & Jacinda Ojeda
179. Stephen & Maria Oratis
180. Antonis & Katherine Pantazopoulos
181. Arthur Papacostas
182. James & Jane Papacostas
183. Chris & Despina Papadeas
184. Afthentia Papadopoulos
185. Demetrios & Rubena Papakirk
186. Chris Papakostantinou & Melissa Kohler
187. Helen Papanicolaou
188. Nikolaos & Maria Papanikolaou
189. Albert & Sophia Pappas
190. Helen K Pappas
191. Nicholas & Urania Pappas
192. Theodoros & Alexandra Pappas
193. Nikolaos Parikas & Maria Ioakimidis
194. Aris Pasles
195. Brandon Patella
196. James & Ellen Patella
197. Achileas & Afrodite Patounas
198. Peter & Paula Pavlis
199. Russell & Sophia Penning
200. Isidoros & Andriana Pieces
201. Daniel & Demetra Pithis
202. Antonios & Georgia Pitsakis
203. Eleftherios Pitsakis
204. George & Melinda Pitsakis
205. Andrew & Georgianne Pogas
206. Karen Poulos
207. Veronia Proios
208. Andrew & Melissa Prousi
209. Anthony & Anne Prousi
210. Anthony Prousi & Sommer Pio
211. Margie Prousi
212. Konstantinos & Marigo Psaroudis
213. Gjergji & Polina Pulia
214. Christopher & Evangelia Ramey
215. Marc Redemann & Adrienne Frangakis
216. Kevin & Joanna Rega
217. James & Maria Rokos
218. Mary Roscioli
219. Charles & Maria Sandilos
220. William & Elaine Sandilos
221. Alexander & Diane Saphos
222. Nicholas Saphos
223. Patricia Sapnas
224. Dimitria Sfarnas
225. Evangeline Sfarnas
226. Elefteris & Francine Sferedes
227. Kostas & Donna Sfiridis
228. David & Voula Sidelsky
229. Konstantinos & Stamatia Sklikas
230. James & Maria Skoutelas
231. Vasili & Helen Soultoukis
232. Pantelis & Maria Sourias
233. Theodosios & Despina Sourias
234. Dianne Stackhouse
235. John & Despina Stakias
236. Stefanos Stamoulacatos & Mattasyn Shisler
237. Demetrios & Christina Staurinos
238. Paulette Steffa
239. Peter Steffa
240. Jacob & Emily Stine
241. Loukas & Nicky Stylianou
242. Helen Sullivant-Davis
243. Konstantinos Theodorakis
244. Helen Thomas
245. Sotirios & Despina Thomas
246. Eleftherios & Deborah Topakas
247. Emanuel Topakas
248. Iakovos & Kelly Toumbanakis
249. Michael & Kaliopi Triantafellou
250. Cosmas & Shauna Trifonidis
251. Vasiliki Trifonidis
252. Zoe Tripolitis
253. James & Elizabeth Trivelis
254. Michael & Renee Trivelis
255. Nicholas Trivelis
256. Demetrios & Sofia Tsatsanis
257. Stelios & Laurie Tsinontides
258. Shane & Despina Twyman
259. Kurt Ufer & Joanne Epitropou-ufer
260. Eleni Vafiadis
261. Chrysanthe Vaganos
262. Steve & Tina Vaganos
263. Rizos & Vasiliki Vagelaras
264. John & Aspasia Varoumas
265. Helene Vellios
266. Dimitrios & Katharine Verros
267. Anthony & Elyse Vlahos
268. Christine Vlahos
269. Efthymios & Carly Vlahos
270. Gregory & Venetia Voutsinas
271. Carol Voutsinos
272. Byron & Christina Warner
273. Stephen & Georgia Weiss
274. Benjamin & Angelica Worthington
275. Richard & Alexsandra Wrigley
276. Alfredo Yiannateli
277. Anna Zelivianskaia
278. Gerard & Marie Zeman
279. Louise Zervos
280. Elizabeth Zervos-George
281. Panayiotis & Penelope Zografakis
282. Ioannis & Eleftheria Zoubroulis
283. Theodore & Zaffie Zoubroulis

# of Annunciation Parishioners - 480
# of Pledging Stewards - 283
# of Members Yet to Pledge - 197

Pledge Goal $ 580,000
Pledged to Date $ 301,790
Pledges Needed $ 278,210

 


How do I Become a Sustaining Steward?

A. Go to http://www.anngoc.org/stewardship and:

  1. fill out the Family Information Form (first-time registration or annual update)
  2. fill out the Online Pledge Form and choose your payment method (auto-debit from a debit card, credit card, or checking account through Vanco; your personal check; or your bank’s bill payer service).

B. Alternatively, you can fill out your family and pledge information on the 2023 Tιme, Talent & Treasure card you received in the mail and return it to the parish office.

If you are already a Sustaining Steward, that is, you have set up regular payments through Vanco or your bank bill payer service:

  1. You do not have to fill out a pledge card !
  2. Use the 2023 Pledge Card information as a guide to update your giving to reflect your current level of commitment and personal/family situation.
  3. If you have an end date on your scheduled contributions, please enter a new schedule to reflect your new level of commitment for 2023. If you don't have an end date, please delete your current schedule and set up a new contributions schedule to reflect your new level of commitment. If you need help with this, please give us a call at the parish office and we can do it with you. 215-635-0316, or leave us your information here for the best time to reach you to assist you with this.

As always, do not hesitate to contact us at the church office with any questions about your Stewardship.


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