ANNOUNCEMENTS
EPISTLE READERS: James Rigopoulos in Greek. Art Pathe in English.
PROSFORON OFFERED BY: Christine Dorudian and Matina Dale.
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Sunday School will resume Sunday, September 14. Register today: 25-26 Electronic Sunday School Registration Form
COMMUNION: The newly baptized/chrismated should come forward first. Everyone else please wait until your row is called by the Parish Council. If you wish to receive a blessing only, please come forward when your row is called for Communion and ask for a blessing when you approach the Priest. Communion is offered to Orthodox Christians who are baptized/chrismated in the Orthodox faith, who are in good standing, and who are prepared to receive the Holy Gifts.
FELLOWSHIP HOSTED BY: The Fellios Family.
ADVANCED PLANNING UPDATE: GREAT NEWS! On Sunday, August 24th the Parish Council called a Special General Assembly Meeting. The only agenda item was "The New Apartments" We needed the members of the Parish to approve the new loan and the building of 61 new apartments on our property. The General Assembly approved unanimously. Finally, our dream of building apartments has become a reality.
We have been working for 8 years to get to this point of being able to build 61 apartments on our land. It has been a long and sometimes difficult journey but, with the help of God, we did it. The addition of the senior apartments will help to insure the financial stability and future of our beloved church for our children and grandchildren.
Our church property is approximately 1O acres, and with the completion of the new apartments, the majority of the land will have been developed. Our goal is to create a beautiful 10 acre campus. The Grove will be improved at a later date.
The new apartments, which will be housed in three buildings with an elevator, will have the same Mediterranean feel of the existing apartments. We will build 611 and 2 bedroom apartments, 39 one bedroom and 22 two bedroom. 12 of the apartments will be, by law, affordable housing units. Each apartment will have a washer and dryer, living/dining area, full modern kitchen with dishwasher, refrigerator, and quartz or granite countertops, vinyl "wood" flooring, window treatments, tiled bathrooms and a patio or terrace. There are 2 two full baths in the two bedroom and one full bath in the one bedroom. Each apartment will have either a patio or balcony. There will be 3 common outdoor patios with a cookout area, umbrellas tables and chairs. Additionally there will be a wellness walk around the property for all of us to use. Carports and parking spaces will be provided to all tenants. Some of the Carports will house solar panels.
We are working diligently with our project manager, the city of Encinatas , and construction company, God willing, we will break ground late October or early November. - Nicki Cometa, Anne Panagakos co-chairs Spiro Kailas , Pres., Parish Council
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