St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church - Flemington, NJ : 2023-10-15 Bulletin

Thanks to the Wolfe family for hosting our fellowship hour today. If you would like to sign up to host, please use the sign up sheet outside the office. Thank you.

OCTOBER WINE AND DINE: LAST CALL! PLEASE SIGN UP TODAY for our Wine & Dine fundraiser on Saturday, October 21 at 6 p.m. For many years prior to the pandemic, this was always a highly anticipated annual fundraiser as it combines fellowship, wine education, and wonderful food and wine pairings in a reception-style, intimate in-home setting. Parishioner George Staikos, who is a sommelier and wine educator, will lead this event with his wife Christi along with the executive chef/co-owner of the Sergeantsville Inn, Daniel Brunina, who will prepare the menu for us that evening. This event will be held in the home of parishioner Dan Vlahakis in nearby Ringoes (108 COPPER HILL ROAD, RINGOES, NEW JERSEY 08551) who has generously offered to host this not-to-be-missed fundraiser. See George or Chisti during fellowship hour to sign up. Thank you.

Holy Services this week: on Wednesday (St. Luke) and Friday (St. Gerasimos), Orthros/Divine Liturgy beginning at 8:30 AM. Chronia Polla to all who celebrate this week!

Also, Sam Williams will be ordained to the Holy Diaconate on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the St. George Church in Piscataway by His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of NJ. All are invited to the blessed services (Orthros/ Divine Liturgy) which begin at 8:15 AM. Axios!!

St. Nicholas Church and National Shrine at World Trade Center: Fr. A will be offering tours and prayers at this historic church on Monday, Oct. 23 from 11 AM to 3 PM. Please join him if you can.

FALL FIELD DAY: A great big THANK YOU to all the volunteers, parents, and youth who participated and made our first Field Day last Sunday a success!

MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME! PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC): * Attention Parents* Please come join us for the inaugural Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting TODAY, OCT. 15 at 11:30 a.m. This will be an opportunity to hear about the current plans across our Youth Ministries. The PAC is designed for parents to have a way to share their insights and help the Ministries achieve their goals.

SUNDAY SCHOOL: Welcome back to all our students! If you have not registered yet, please email Nikol Toulatos at [email protected]. (Registration form in Bulletin Inserts section.)

GREEK SCHOOL: Our YOUTH Greek School classes are moving along. We enjoyed our annual Agiasmos blessing this past Monday, and look forward to a productive and fun school year! Please email Maria Sfondouris at [email protected] if you are interested in registering your child. (see Bulletin Inserts for registration form.)

ADULT GREEK SCHOOL began on Monday OCT. 9. The classes will run each Monday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. taught by our wonderful volunteer teacher, Katerina Toulatos. If you are interested or have any questions, please email Maria Sfondouris at [email protected].

TEEN SAFETY NIGHT: All our teens are asked to be here. Our parish is hosting this Flemington community event on Friday, Oct. 20 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Hunterdon Prevention and One Voice will run this informative and fun evening. Please register by scanning the QR code on the attached bulletin insert today. Food, refreshments, games, and fun will be provided. Please bring the youth.

HOPE & JOY: Please see Kristen Diagelakis during fellowship hour to register youth in grades K-6. Our first official meeting will be on Sunday, NOV. 5 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Kristen [email protected] so we can plan for crafts and food. (See flyer insert)

GREEK DANCE: Greek dance classes are held every Monday from 7:00 to 8 p.m. Please see Larisa Trumpy or Fr. A to join the Dance Troupe. All are welcome!

*NEW* DANCE WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG ADULTS: If you would like to learn a few basic Greek dances, please email Larisa Trumpy at [email protected]. Two separate, hour-long sessions will be offered at a date to be determined. Please RSVP by OCT. 23.

COLLEGE CARE PACKAGES: If you have a college-aged child living at home or away at school, let us know so we can connect with them this school year with 1-2 care packages. The objective of this ministry is to stay connected with our St. Anna youth and to gently remind them that church is home. Please email Maria Tattoli at [email protected] to include your child. Deadline: TODAY, OCT. 15.

Regional YOUNG ADULT LEAGUE (YAL): For Orthodox Christians ages 18-35. Orthodoxy on Tap, Wed., Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m. The Tavern on George, 361 George St., New Brunswick, NJ. Guest Speaker: Sam Williams, Pastoral Asst at St. George GOC, Piscataway. Theme: "Orthodoxy in a Roman Catholic and Protestant World."

Orthodoxy on Tap upcoming schedule: Nov. 13 and Dec. 20. More info and locations to come. See Fr. A.

PARISH COUNCIL: The fall Parish Assembly is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 19 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. As an expression of thanksgiving and STEWARDSHIP APPRECIATION, the Parish Council has graciously invited all to enjoy a delicious luncheon after attending our Parish General Assembly. We are grateful that John Kaldes has volunteered to prepare this luncheon. He will be assisted by our hardworking GOYA teenagers.
To register for the Nov. 19 luncheon please use the following link: https://app.wooclap.com/stanna

LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS: OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH! Please show your support for a loved one who is battling or has conquered Breast Cancer by wearing Pink on Sunday, October 22nd, 2023. You can purchase a pink ribbon at the Philoptochos table (in honor or in memory of a loved one). All proceeds will be donated to the Hunterdon Medical Cancer Center.

Also, we have started selling tickets to our 1st Annual Paint & Sip to benefit St. Judes Children's Hospital! All are invited for a day of fun, fellowship, and fundraising! Please see a Philoptochos member to get your tickets!! Please also see the updated "Paint & Sip" flyer in the Bulletin Inserts section.

Veterans Day Program: On November 12, 2023, Saint Anna will be celebrating our Veterans who served their country with courage, honor, and strength. Please join us for this special program and thank our Veterans for their service. A special fellowship hour in their honor will follow.

All Veterans: 1. If you are new to Saint Anna or have never shared with us your Veteran status, please
notify Denise Coutsouridis as soon as possible of your branch, dates, and era of military service so that
you can be acknowledged at the ceremony. Denise can be contacted at [email protected].
2. RSVP: By November 4, 2023, please confirm your attendance plans for the Veterans Day
program. Pews for Veterans and their families will be reserved for your place of honor. Please submit to
[email protected].

Families of Veterans who have departed: There will be tables in the Narthex for family members who
wish to display a photo of their departed Veteran. Please note the procedure: All photos must dropped
off on November 12, 2023, no later than 9:30 a.m., and labeled on an index or other type of card, the
departed Veteran’s name and family member. Family members are to pick up the photos upon exiting
Church. A Philoptochos member will be in the Narthex to receive the photos.

Choir NEWS: We are designating October as Choir Membership Month to recruit new members. We are currently planning our Christmas Program and look forward to new members joining. Please see the attached flyer. Contact Choir Director, Diana Grina [email protected]; 908-392-7449.

ST. ANNA BOOKSTORE NEWS. Please check out all the new books and religious items in our Bookstore. They make great gifts for Christmas, children, Godchildren, family and friends. We've even put in a special Christmas section to make it easier to browse.

In addition, each month we will be spotlighting a few recommended books. For kids we are featuring an "Orthodox matching game" and the "Children's Bible Reader". For adults, we suggest "A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in America", "Gratitude in Life's Trenches: How to Experience the Good Life. . . Even When Everything Is Going Wrong" and "Saint Nektarios: The Saint of Our Century". If you have any questions feel free to ask Angela Ferreira or Aimee Douvris. HAPPY SHOPPING!!

ST. ANNA FEASTDAY IN DECEMBER: His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey will be visiting our parish to celebrate the Hierarchical Great Vespers on Friday, December 8, 2023, and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Please attend.

STEWARDSHIP: Stewardship is the sharing of the talents and treasures that God has provided for us. An Orthodox Christian Steward is an active participant in the life of the Church. The parish encourages all who accept the Orthodox Faith to become practicing Stewards.

2023 Stewardship Status: we have 153 Pledges totaling $195,160 and $163,803 received to date. We also have 11 families who have contributed $6,920 to date but have not submitted a stewardship card. It is important that all families complete a stewardship card to be considered a steward. Current Stewardship List and other stewardship information is posted in bulletin board by water cooler.

We need everyone’s participation to exceed this year’s stewardship pledge target of $200,000. If the remaining 51, 2022 stewards give at the same level as last year we could exceed our budget and reach a record high number of stewards.

If you have not done so already, we ask that you prayerfully consider your stewardship commitment and submit a 2023 pledge card as soon as you can.
…Remember a rich man is not one who has much, but one who gives much…..

2023 Stewardship List
* Contributed but have not submitted stewardship card
1	Archimedes, Alexander & Debbie	69	Logothetis, Nikita & Sophia	137	Toulatos, Polixenia
2	Arvanitidou, Evangelia	70	Loukedis, Alexander & Jennifer	138	Trumpy, Fred & Larisa
3	Balios, Efthimia	71	Lutkus, Anthony & Vasiliki	139	Trumpy, Grace
4	Bulzacchelli, Thomas & Valerie	72	Lydick, Dina Agrapides *	140	Tsatsos, Costa & Maria
5	Bunce, Daniel & Marianne	73	Manoussakis, Stamati & Sofia	141	Tsokas, Lorraine
6	Callanan, Ryan & Christina Roros	74	Manteo, Michael & Gramatiki	142	Tzovolos, Demetri and Arete
7	Collett, Martin & Adriane	75	Mardakis, Arge	143	Tzovolos, Olympia
8	Connell, William & Nikki	76	Mariani, Anthony & Kristen	144	Vaporakis, Efharis Karise
9	Costalas, Paul & Josephine	77	Markos, Elaine	145	Vaporakis, John & Kim
10	Coutros, George & Lana	78	Martin, Stephen & Despina	146	Vaporakis, Kaliope
11	Coutros, Peter	79	Martini, Matt & Meropi, Louis	147	Vaporakis, Mihail
12	Coutsouridis, John & Denise	80	Martini, Nicole+Emilio Verrillo	148	Varas, Alexander Pericles
13	Diagelakis, Gerasimos & Kristen	81	Mavrode, John Steven	149	Varas, Loukas Michael
14	Diamantis, Ioannis & Gerasimoula	82	Mavrode, Michael & Demetra	150	Varas, Michael & Elaine
15	Diver, Sean & Joanne	83	Mavrode, Ouania (Ronnie)	151	Veneman, Ryan & Polyxeni-Tolis
16	Doty, James & Kathy	84	Mavrode, William & Vanessa	152	Vespa, Paul & Fay
17	Douvris, John & Aimee	85	McElroy, Stephanie	153	Vlahakes, Louis & Anastasia
18	Fallon, Tom & Anna	86	Millett, Matthew & Maria	154	Vlahakis, Dan
19	Ferreira, Jorge & Angela	87	Missios, Michael & Popi	155	Wolf, Chad and Jennifer
20	Finley, Thomas & Antoinette	88	Montalvo, Alex&Maria	156	Wolfe, Richard & Penelope
21	Foglia, Katina	89	Mulcahy, Dr. Wayne and Mary *	157	Wygera, Walter & Constance
22	Gabriel & Ioana Patuleanu Swift	90	Nelson, Anna	158	Xenakis, Matthew & Vasiliki
23	Gacos, Chris & Frances *	91	Nelson, Stephanie	159	Zacharatos, Jerry & Justine Raspanti *
24	Gacos, Christopher & Escarlen	92	Nicolaou, Nicolaos & Kaliopi	160	Zajac, Pegi
25	Gatanis, Michael & Angela *	93	Olsen, Richard & Kattia *	161	Zanidakis, Theodore & Charlotte
26	Georgeles, George & Maria	94	Paitakes, John&Linda	162	Zannikos, Peter & Amy
27	Giambrone, Charles J	95	Paliatsos, Mary	163	Zavitsanos, Anna
28	Gianakos, Michael & Dianne	96	Panageas, Bill & Margaret	164	Zervos, Alexandros and Mary
29	Gianakos, Phillip & Arianna	97	Panayote, William & Deborah	165
30	Giannouris, John & Tracey	98	Pappas, Demitrios & Stacy	166
31	Gianos, Irene	99	Pappas, Vivian Schiavone	167
32	Gimbel, Maria	100	Patel, Kesha *	168
33	Giotis, John & Karen	101	Pelios, Georgia	169
34	Glynos, Peter & Cindy	102	Peppe, George & Demetra	170
35	Grigsby, Thomas & Alexandra Pogogeff	103	Perez, Alex & Eleni Panas	171
36	Grina, Peter & Diana	104	Perris, Emanuel E.	172
37	Gus and Anna Kodersha	105	Peter Allen	173
38	Hawes, Ashlynn	106	Petromelis, Christopher & Georgette	174
39	Hawes, Brian & Allison Faches	107	Petromelis, Phyllis	175
40	Hawes, Teagan	108	Polychronis, Cary & Chara	176
41	Hindle, Irene *	109	Procyk, Eugenia	177
42	Iliakostas, Vasilis & Konstantina *	110	Rentoulis, Dino & Chrisa *	178
43	Iliopoulos, Christos & Anna	111	Roros, Constantine (Dean)	179
44	Jaghab, Danny & Delmy	112	Rosengarth, Derek & Sara Marin	180
45	Jimenez, Lee&Deanne	113	Roupas, Daniel & Mary	181
46	Johnson, Bill	114	Rudy, George & Sofia	182
47	Johnson, Gloria	115	Sacalis, John	183
48	Kaldes, John & Zoi	116	Sakellos, Alexandra	184
49	Kamnitsis, Christopher & Heather	117	Sakellos, Evan & Catherine	185
50	Kamnitsis, Constantine & Nancy	118	Sakellos, George	186
51	Kanterakis, Anthony & Maria	119	Sauma, Abdo & Gladys	187
52	Karazoupis, Vasilios & Panayiota	120	Sfondouris, John & Maria	188
53	Katogiritis, George & Kalliopi	121	Sheehan, Katherina	189
54	Kazantzis, Sava & Nancy	122	Shepardson, Lilyan	190
55	Kefalas, Carrie	123	Sideris, Leonidas & Elizabeth	191
56	Kehayes, Peter & Helen	124	Soteropoulos, Dean & Elizabeth	192
57	Kehayes, Stephen & Beth	125	Soteropoulos, Marisa	193
58	Kizoulis, Menas & Antonia *	126	Staikos, George & Christi	194
59	Kosoglou, Teddy and Roula	127	Staikos, Nicholas, Eirini Daskalakis	195
60	Kousoulas, Constantine	128	Stathopulos, Peter&Julan, Adriana	196
61	Kousoulas, Demetrios	129	Stellakis, Eileen	197
62	Kousoulas, Evangelos	130	Stier, Benjamin & Eleftheria Tsatsos	198
63	Kousoulas, Fr. Anastasios & Presv. Nektaria	131	Sullivan, Mary	199
64	Kousoulas, Panayiotis	132	Tattoli, Larry & Maria	200
65	Kubu, James & Evangeline	133	Tattoli, Steven	201
66	Kypridakes, Michael & Asimina	134	Ticas, Cesar & Areti	202
67	Lambrianakos, George&Helen	135	Toulatos, Katerina M	203
68	Lappen, Justin&Danielle	136	Toulatos, Nikoleta	204

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Volunteer Opportunity: Would you like to work around horses in a special ministry setting? Mythos Farm (www.Mythosfarm.org) in Ringoes, run by St. Anna parishioner Dr. Maria Katsamanis and her husband Michael, is home to the nonprofit Friends for Pegasus(www.friendsforpegasus.org). Their mission is to promote ethical and compassionate training for horses and education for their humans to ensure they are both physically and mentally well. The transformations that occur here are not only with the horses. People change when they learn how to hear and co-exist with their horses. a volunteer who might enjoy working on a farm and doing some routine chores. Main help needed is housecleaning of the barn and pasture cleaning. See Fr. A if interested. Thank you.