St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church - Flemington, NJ : 2023-10-29 Bulletin

Fr. A. will be out of town from Monday to Thursday this week for the National Clergy Retreat in AZ this week.

Holy Services this week: Funeral of Georgette Petromelis on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 10 AM. Please see the attached obituary. May her memory be eternal!

Oratorical Festival topics are now online! Please encourage all youth from grades 7 to 12 to pick out a topic as we prepare for a March 2024 Parish Oratorical Festival. (The District Level will be on Sat., April 6 at our neighboring parish of St. George in Trenton, NJ.)

SUNDAY SCHOOL: Welcome back to all our students! If you have not registered yet, please email Nikol Toulatos, our Sunday School director,at [email protected]. If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher, please also contact Nikol.

GREEK SCHOOL (YOUTH): Our Greek School classes are moving along. We look forward to a productive and fun school year! Please email Maria Sfondouris at [email protected] if you are interested in registering your child.

GREEK SCHOOL (ADULT): Classes began on Monday OCT. 9. They are held 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].

HOPE & JOY: For 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)

GOYA: Our GOYAns had the honor of interviewing our very own Dr. Jack Sacalis, a WWII veteran, regarding his military experience. A brief summary of the interview will be presented at the Veterans Day Program on NOV. 12.

GREEK DANCE: Greek dance classes are held every Monday from 7:00 to 8 p.m. It's not too late to join the dance troupe. Please email Larisa Trumpy at [email protected]. All are welcome!

*NEW* JUNIOR GREEK DANCE: Junior Greek Dancers (Grades K-6) will have their first practice TODAY (OCT. 29) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. All in this age group 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 TODAY (OCT. 29).

Regional YOUNG ADULT LEAGUE (YAL): For Orthodox Christians ages 18-35. Orthodoxy on Tap upcoming schedule: NOV. 13 and DEC. 20. Contact Fr. A for more info.

The Orthodox Christian Federation (OCF) invites you to this year’s College Conference to be held at the Antiochian Village at 140 Church Camp Trail, Bolivar, PA from DEC. 27 – 30. Please register online at www.ocf.net/cc23/. The registration fee is $385. Price increases to $400 on NOV 1. Registration closes on DEC 1. This is your invitation to flourish spiritually, intellectually, and personally with fellow college students. Come, walk in the Light of Christ this December at College Conference.

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:

Please join us for a very important Philoptochos General Membership Meeting today after church!!! Grab your coffee and join us for the details of the paint & sip and all our wonderful upcoming planned events!

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 again today and by purchasing 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 are continuing to sell tickets to our 1st Annual Paint & Sip to benefit St. Judes Children's Hospital and the Tim Tebow fund to help stop the Human Trafficking of children! All are invited for a day of fun, fellowship, and fundraising! We have already sold over 50 tickets, so get yours today at the Philoptochos table!! The "Paint & Sip" flyer is in the Bulletin Inserts section.

Orthodox Church in Korea Presentation, Sunday, Nov. 5 at 11:30 a.m.: “In One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church” - a presentation on the Orthodox Church in Korea by Constantine, Panayiotis, and Evangelos Kousoulas who went on a mission trip this past summer. Note: The Orthodox Church in Korea has over 120 years of history dating back to 1900. What is its genesis story? What ministries are in operation? What unique cultural and spiritual artifacts are preserved? These topics (and more) will be discussed in this presentation after Liturgy on Nov. 5 (20 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A).

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. 6 p.m. on Friday evening (Great Vespers). 9 a.m. on Saturday morning (Orthros/ Divine Liturgy).

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 157 Pledges totaling $199,480 and $172,161 received to date. We also have 12 families who have contributed $6,540 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 49, 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				Report Date: Oct 26, 2023
1	Agrapides, Peter & Stella	69	Lappen, Justin&Danielle	137	Tattoli, Steven
2	Archimedes, Alexander & Debbie	70	Logothetis, Nikita & Sophia	138	Ticas, Cesar & Areti
3	Arvanitidou, Evangelia	71	Loukedis, Alexander & Jennifer	139	Toulatos, Katerina M
4	Balios, Efthimia	72	Lutkus, Anthony & Vasiliki	140	Toulatos, Nikoleta
5	Bulzacchelli, Thomas & Valerie	73	Lydick, Dina Agrapides *	141	Toulatos, Polixenia
6	Bunce, Daniel & Marianne	74	Manoussakis, Stamati & Sofia	142	Trumpy, Fred & Larisa
7	Callanan, Ryan & Christina Roros	75	Manteo, Michael & Gramatiki	143	Trumpy, Grace
8	Collett, Martin & Adriane	76	Mardakis, Arge	144	Tsatsos, Costa & Maria
9	Connell, William & Nikki	77	Mariani, Anthony & Kristen	145	Tsokas, Lorraine
10	Costalas, Paul & Josephine	78	Markos, Elaine	146	Tzovolos, Demetri and Arete
11	Coutros, George & Lana	79	Martin, Stephen & Despina	147	Tzovolos, Olympia
12	Coutros, Peter	80	Martini, Matt & Meropi, Louis	148	Vaporakis, Efharis Karise
13	Coutsouridis, John & Denise	81	Martini, Nicole+Emilio Verrillo	149	Vaporakis, John & Kim
14	Diagelakis, Gerasimos & Kristen	82	Mavrode, John Steven	150	Vaporakis, Kaliope
15	Diamantis, Ioannis & Gerasimoula	83	Mavrode, Michael & Demetra	151	Vaporakis, Mihail
16	Diver, Sean & Joanne	84	Mavrode, Ouania (Ronnie)	152	Varas, Alexander Pericles
17	Doty, James & Kathy	85	Mavrode, William & Vanessa	153	Varas, Loukas Michael
18	Douvris, John & Aimee	86	McElroy, Stephanie	154	Varas, Michael & Elaine
19	Fallon, Tom & Anna	87	Mercer, Amanda	155	Veneman, Ryan & Polyxeni-Tolis
20	Ferreira, Jorge & Angela	88	Millett, Matthew & Maria	156	Vespa, Paul & Fay
21	Finley, Thomas & Antoinette	89	Missios, Michael & Popi	157	Vlahakes, Louis & Anastasia
22	Foglia, Katina	90	Montalvo, Alex&Maria	158	Vlahakis, Dan
23	Gabriel & Ioana Patuleanu Swift	91	Mulcahy, Dr. Wayne and Mary *	159	Wolf, Chad and Jennifer
24	Gacos, Chris & Frances *	92	Nelson, Anna	160	Wolfe, Richard & Penelope
25	Gacos, Christopher & Escarlen	93	Nelson, Stephanie	161	Wygera, Walter & Constance
26	Gatanis, Michael & Angela	94	Nicolaou, Nicolaos & Kaliopi	162	Xenakis, Matthew & Vasiliki
27	Georgeles, George & Maria	95	Olsen, Richard & Kattia *	163	Ypsilantis, Peter & Antonia *
28	Giambrone, Charles J	96	Paitakes, John&Linda	164	Zacharatos, Jerry & Justine Raspanti *
29	Gianakos, Michael & Dianne	97	Paliatsos, Mary	165	Zajac, Pegi
30	Gianakos, Phillip & Arianna	98	Panageas, Bill & Margaret	166	Zanidakis, Theodore & Charlotte
31	Giannouris, John & Tracey	99	Panayote, William & Deborah	167	Zannikos, Peter & Amy
32	Gianos, Irene	100	Pappas, Demitrios & Stacy	168	Zavitsanos, Anna
33	Gimbel, Maria	101	Pappas, Vivian Schiavone	169	Zervos, Alexandros and Mary
34	Giotis, John & Karen	102	Patel, Kesha *	170
35	Glynos, Peter & Cindy	103	Pelios, Georgia	171
36	Grigsby, Thomas & Alexandra Pogogeff	104	Peppe, George & Demetra	172
37	Grina, Peter & Diana	105	Perez, Alex & Eleni Panas	173
38	Gus and Anna Kodersha	106	Perris, Emanuel E.	174
39	Hawes, Ashlynn	107	Peter Allen	175
40	Hawes, Brian & Allison Faches	108	Petromelis, Christopher & Georgette	176
41	Hawes, Teagan	109	Petromelis, Phyllis	177
42	Hindle, Irene *	110	Polychronis, Cary & Chara	178
43	Iliakostas, Vasilis & Konstantina *	111	Procyk, Eugenia	179
44	Iliopoulos, Christos & Anna	112	Radzicki, Martin & Katie	180
45	Jaghab, Danny & Delmy	113	Rentoulis, Dino & Chrisa *	181
46	Jimenez, Lee&Deanne	114	Roros, Constantine (Dean)	182
47	Johnson, Bill	115	Rosengarth, Derek & Sara Marin	183
48	Johnson, Gloria	116	Roupas, Daniel & Mary	184
49	Kaldes, John & Zoi	117	Rudy, George & Sofia	185
50	Kamnitsis, Christopher & Heather	118	Sacalis, John	186
51	Kamnitsis, Constantine & Nancy	119	Sakellos, Alexandra	187
52	Kanterakis, Anthony & Maria	120	Sakellos, Evan & Catherine	188
53	Karazoupis, Vasilios & Panayiota	121	Sakellos, George	189
54	Katogiritis, George & Kalliopi	122	Sauma, Abdo & Gladys	190
55	Kazantzis, Sava & Nancy	123	Sfondouris, John & Maria	191
56	Kefalas, Carrie	124	Sheehan, Katherina	192
57	Kehayes, Peter & Helen	125	Shepardson, Lilyan	193
58	Kehayes, Stephen & Beth	126	Sideris, Leonidas & Elizabeth	194
59	Kizoulis, Menas & Antonia *	127	Sirimis, Peter&Maria *	195
60	Kosoglou, Teddy and Roula	128	Soteropoulos, Dean & Elizabeth	196
61	Kousoulas, Constantine	129	Soteropoulos, Marisa	197
62	Kousoulas, Demetrios	130	Staikos, George & Christi	198
63	Kousoulas, Evangelos	131	Staikos, Nicholas, Eirini Daskalakis	199
64	Kousoulas, Fr. Anastasios & Presv. Nektaria	132	Stathopulos, Peter&Julan, Adriana	200
65	Kousoulas, Panayiotis	133	Stellakis, Eileen	201
66	Kubu, James & Evangeline	134	Stier, Benjamin & Eleftheria Tsatsos	202
67	Kypridakes, Michael & Asimina	135	Sullivan, Mary	203
68	Lambrianakos, George&Helen	136	Tattoli, Larry & Maria	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.