Par ish News P.4

Youth News P.6

Par ish Counci l Update P.7

A Word from Father Rick

Christ is Risen!

Thankfully, we can still greet one another

in this manner for a few more days. The

Apodosis of Pascha is June 5th followed

immediately by the Feast of our Lord’s As-

cension on June 6th. Please join us for these

joyous celebrations. And just ten days later

will celebrate Holy Pentecost—the Descent

of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on

June 16th.

Spring and early summer are times of

graduation from high school and college

and we congratulate all our graduates and

pray God’s blessings and guidance upon

their future endeavors. I was sorry to miss

our Sunday School and commencement and

Graduation Sunday on May 19th. Thank you

to our staff and teachers for another year of

dedicated service teaching and mentoring

our children.

We had our Metropolis Clergy Retreat

earlier that week and then I travelled to Bos-

ton for my 25th Anniversary of graduation

from seminary at Holy Cross Greek Ortho-

dox School of Theology. It was great to see

classmates, schoolmates, professors and

friends. About half of our class came back

for this event. We received a very beautiful

silver cross with the four-Greek-letter acro-

nym for the school’s name. It also displays

an eagle which is the symbol for St. John

the Evangelist because the theology of his

gospel soars to great heights. Also appear-

ing in front of the eagle is an open book rep-

resenting John’s gospel with the Greek

words, “In the beginning was the word”

from the first verse of the first chapter.

I returned to Chicago for the weekend

Metropolis Strategic Planning retreat. We

spent Friday evening, all day Saturday till

10pm and Sunday afternoon, after Divine

Liturgy, reviewing and finalizing the work

of the ten task forces who drafted goals and

action plans to address issues that were re-

vealed through the SWOT analysis. Now

that this is complete, we move to the imple-

mentation phase with an official launch of

the strategic plan at the Metropolis Clergy-

Laity Assembly here in the

Twin Cities September 25-

29. If you want to review

the current plan, visit

http://chicago.goarch.org/

strategic-planning

Thank you to all the volunteers who

worked at the Festival of Nations May 1-5

under the leadership of Tom Lampros, Rich-

ard Kanavati and Emilio Kapatanakis. All

reports have been positive so far. Congratu-

lations to Andrew and Emily Hattling for

representing our parish at the recent Me-

tropolis Oratorical Festival in St. Louis,

Missouri on May 11th. Welcome to Isaiah

Baklund, the newest member of our parish

and the Orthodox Faith. Isaiah has been pre-

paring this past year for baptism and chris-

mation, which took place also on May 11th.

Blessed Father’s Day on June 16th to all our

fathers, grandfathers, godfathers, spiritual

fathers and father figures. Thank you for all

you have done and still do for us, especially

your prayers.

We thank our outgoing Archbishop Deme-

trios of America for twenty years of dedi-

cated service to our Archdiocese. I remem-

ber well his excellent teaching ministry as a

professor of biblical studies at seminary

during my tenure 1990-94, as well as his

two visits to the Twin Cities—for the Re-

publican National Convention in 2008 and

Archdiocese Oratorical Festival in 2009.

And we welcome our new Archbishop

Elpidoforos, who will be enthroned on June

22nd. We look forward to his pastoral leader-

ship, guidance and prayers for the holy

flock in the United States.

Looking forward to Summer Church

Camp on June 29 to July 5. Should be an-

other great year of spiritual learning and

growth along with fun fellowship and mak-

ing new friends. Have a blessed summer but

don’t take vacation from church and Sunday

Liturgy.

Truly He is Risen!

+Fr. Rick

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Fr. Rick was one of several ministers who offered prayers.

Fr. Rick with Kally and Sophia Youngdahl of St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church.

Above: Fr. Rick with Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Class of 1994 at their 25th graduation anniversary in Boston on May 16, 2019. Inset: Silver 25th Anniversary seminary cross.

National Day of Prayer Minnesota State Capitol

May 2, 2019

Church Staff and Office Hours

Church Office Hours

T-F 9:00 AM—5:00 PM

(Closed Mondays)

Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews, Presbyter

(651) 222-6220

Email: fatherrick@stgeorgegoc.org

Julie Delton

Administrative Assistant

(651) 222-6220

Email: office@stgeorgegoc.org

George Mastrogiorgis

Parish Council President

(917) 445-4839

Email: gmastrogiorgis@yahoo.com

Aida Abebe

Sunday School Director

(651) 434-7826

Email: aabebe74@gmail.com

Vicky Paraschou

Philoptochos President

(763) 785-8882

Email: vicky.paraschou@yahoo.com

Julie Delton

Editor, Glad Tidings newsletter

Email: GladTidings @stgeorgegoc.org

Anastasia Mastrogiorgis

Missions & Benevolence Coordinator

Email: stasiados@hotmail.com

Stephen & Minda Arsenault

Bookstore

Email: bookstore@stgeorgegoc.org

Stella Hofrenning

Greek School Director

(651) 917-2668

Email: hofrenni@augsburg.edu

Submissions for upcoming issues

are due by the 10th of the preceding

month.

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St. Paul. MN

Please donate a Festal

Icon (11" x 14") in

memory of a loved

one. The cost is $75.00

per icon. The icons are

displayed in the

church nave and are

put out for veneration

on the Feast Day of the

Saint or event they

represent. To donate

an icon, fill out a form

(found on the

revolving bulletin

board in the social

hall) and return it to

the office.

Festal Icons Needed

Address Changes Kally Fuller 9791 Larch Street NW Coon Rapids, MN 55433

Registry

Baptisms

May 11 Isaiah Baklund

Sponsor—Steve Arsenault

Memorials

May 12 Chris Georgantones (40 days)

CLERGY-LAITY UPDATE

The Metropolis of Chicago Clergy, Laity, Philoptochos Conference takes place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in

Bloomington, MN on Wednesday, September 25 through Sunday, September 29. This conference is being coordi-

nated by our church, St George GOC and our sister church St Mary's GOC in Minneapolis. There are many inter-

esting and exciting seminars planned over these three days, plus a focus on the Metropolis Strategic Planning of

our Metropolis lead by our Metropolitan Nathanael.

Conference attendees (voting members approximately 250) are elected by their parishes but the conference is

open to all members of our parishes. I have been fortunate to attend four of these conferences and found them to

be fascinating and educational.

I am privileged to be working with Georgia Andron, my co-chair

from St Mary's, to organize and facilitate this Metropolis-wide event.

As more information becomes available , I will be announcing the

upcoming exciting events. I look forward to sharing those updates.

Yours in Christ, Alexis Bighley

St. Athanasios of Mt. Athos

June 12

Saint Martha June 4

Paisios the Great June 19

Saint Prokopios July 8

Sts. Onouphrios & Peter of Mt. Athos

June 12

Pascha Lamb Dinner: We hope

everyone who partook of the Pascha

lamb dinner, enjoyed it. A big thank

you to those who helped prepare the

lamb and set the tables and stayed and

helped with the cleanup.

FOCUS MN Blessing & Open

House: on Saturday June 1 from 10am

to 12 pm. All are invited to attend.

Please hold all clothing donations un-

til after June 1st. We are accepting these

food items: oatmeal/cereal, mac &

cheese, peanut butter, jelly, pasta and

sauce. Please watch future bulletins

for further updates.

Correction: Mrs. Stella Lake was mis-

takenly omitted from our sympathies

and condolences in the May Glad Tid-

ings for the falling asleep in the Lord

of her brother Chris Georgantones. Our

apologies.

Thank you! To everyone who made a

beautiful and edifying Lent, Holy

Week and Pascha possible including

chanters, choir, acolytes, myrrhbear-

ers, volunteer cleaners and decorators,

meal hosts, greeters, etc.

Youth Minister Position Open: ap-

plications are now being accepted for

this part time position. To apply, email

a resume, cover letter and two refer-

ences to Fr. Rick at father-

rick@stgeorgegoc.org.

Metropolis Listserv Sign-Up: His

Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael

personally invites all of us to sign up

with the Metropolis of Chicago listserv

in order to receive announcements,

news, and messages directly from His

Eminence. Please honor the request of

our chief shepherd and help strength-

en the bonds within our Holy Metrop-

olis. Fr. Rick and the Parish Council

strongly encourage you signup. http://

chicago.goarch.org/signup.

Silent Auction Bidding: adult pa-

rishioners are invited to place written

bids for items on the monthly silent

auction table to benefit Missions &

Benevolence. Parents, please refrain

from having your children scribble on

the bidding sheets. Thank you!

Sympathies: to Dawn Lampros,

whose father, Roger Anderson, passed

away on Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Thank you! To the Festival of Na-

tions co-chairs Tom Lampros, Richard

Kanavati and Emilio Kapetanakis and all

our volunteers who helped this year!

Consecration Service: St. John

Chrysostom Monastery invites you to

attend the Consecration of its “Panagia

Quick-to-Hear” chapel by Metropoli-

tan Nathanael of Chicago June 7-8,

2019. See posting in social hall.

Baptized & Chrismated: Isaiah

Baklund became a full member of the

Orthodox Christian Faith on May 11th

and his sponsor is Nouno Steve Arse-

nault. A warm welcome and congratu-

lations to Isaiah!

Thank you! To His Eminence Arch-

bishop Demetrios for his 20 years of ser-

vice to our Archdiocese. We remember

well his visit to the Twin Cities for

Archdiocese Oratorical Festival in

2009. Many years!

New Archbishop of America: His

Eminence Elpidiphoros Lambriniades

was elected by the Holy Patriarchal

Synod on May 10th. See insert and

postings for more biographical info.

Pray that he may lead our Archdiocese

in health, with honor and many years,

rightly teaching the word of truth. Ax-

ios!

Loaves and Fishes: next meal is

Monday, June 3rd. Volunteers always

welcome and needed. Arrive at 4:30,

we serve 5-6 and clean-up is done by

7. Location is St. Matthews, 490 Hall

Avenue in West Saint Paul. Please join

us in helping feed the hungry. “I was

thirsty and you gave me drink, I was hun-

gry and you gave me food” Mt.25

Stewardship 2019: Theme is “All

things are possible to the one who believes

in Christ” (Mark 9:23). 109 pledges

have been received averaging $1,578,

total $172,029. Three things to do: 1)

pray for God’s inspiration and guid-

ance, 2) plan-budget stewardship first,

3) give generously and sacrificially, at

least three percent (3%) of gross yearly

income. We thank you for supporting

the ministries of our parish!

Bible Study: meets on the second

and fourth Wednesday of each month

from 1:30-3pm in the conference room

at church. RSVP or questions to Kathy

Ryan 651-292-9948 or

Kathy.aeiou@gmail.com. All are wel-

come!

Roselawn Cemetery Lots: 2019

prices are: $6,120 for a Monument Lot

(2 graves); $3,825 for a Flat Lot A (2

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JULY NAMEDAYS July 7: Kyriaki Tirokomos; July 12: John McCullough; July 17: Marina Antoniou; July 19: Lerah McCullough, Minda Pearson; July 20: Leonardo Crowther, Louis Ellis, Elias Hofrenning, Louis Kazaglis, Louis Trigas; July 25: Pres. Anna Angelis, Anna Rebecca Simon, Annie Knocke, Dinah Lampros, Kimberly Gounaikis, Ann Speredon, Anna Wakely-Pitsavas; July 26: Parry Paraschou, Becka Dokos, Wendy Loudas, Evie Jordan; July 27: Paul Loudas; July 29: Parker Paraschou.

JULY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Harold & Cecelia Johnson, July 6; Emmanouel & Alice Kappos, July 4; Kostas & Naomi Tsantir, July 31; Michael & Athena Keifer, July 7; James & Sally Pathos, July 20; Peter & Dana Tountas, July 26; Louis & Mary Ellis, July 18; John & Mary Grant, July 2; John & Rafif Simon, July 3; Brian & Niki Youso, July 24; Eric & Dina Negron, July 10; Savvas & Katerina Nikolaides, July 16; Scott Gabrik & Rena Sarigianopoulos, July 18; Tom & Andrea Decker, July 28; John & Lerah McCullough, July 20.

JUNE BIRTHDAYS Ronald Adkins, June 6; Jesse Andrist, June 27; Steven Andrist, June 9; Isaiah Baklund, June 5; Philip Barbatsis, June 7; Tom Bombolis, June 20; John Peter Boosalis, June 5; Peter Boosalis, June 30; George Canas, June 30; Shaun Canas, June 28; Christine Canelake, June 18; James Canelake, June 30; Dinos Constantine, June 13; Joanne Creamer, June 10; Sophia Creamer, June 21; Ekaterina Hofrenning, June 9; Kalley Johnson, June 4; Stephen Kanavati, June 26; Theo Karvounarakis, June 3; John Kluznik, June 24; Luke Loudas, June 20; Paul Loudas, June 30; Anastasia Maier, June 13; Markos Maier, June 16; Manoli Mastrogiorgis, June 30; Dean Natto, June 19; Michael Natto, June 15; Dimitrios Paraschou, June 14; Parker Paraschou, June 14; Ann Pathos, June 30; Anna Patronas, June 14; Karen Petanitis, June 25; Dimitri Pitsavas, June 6; Elizabeth Ploumidis, June 30; Nicholas Psimos, June 11; Pauline Sherman, June 20; Julia Simon, June 20; Mark Stignani, June 12; James Theros, June 8; Eleni Van Cleave, June 4.

JULY BIRTHDAYS Evelyn Charnell, July 30; Panayiotis Christoforides, July 21; George Dendias, July 6; George Eliou, July 28; Louis Ellis, July 8; Mary Georgantones, July 18; Patricia Gounaikis, July 26; Donald Hedervare, Jr., July 31; Elias Hofrenning, July 16; George Kanavati, July 2; Nicholas Kanavati, July 16; Rita Kanavati, July 24; Cassandra Kapetanakis, July 26; Alice Kappos, July 1; Sho Kato, July 9; Stella Lake, July 24; Georgia Lucas, July 14; Kharissa Maehren, July 13; Athanasia Maier, July 11; Mary Makredes, July 18; Georgia Mann, July 13; Jackie Matuska, July 19; Andrew McCloud, July 18; Kostandina Negron, July 11; Carey Pappas, July 5; Apostolos Poulios, July 24; Thomas Rice, July 20; Pres. Eileen Simon, July 29; Louis Trigas, July 13; Connie Tzenis, July 11; Dimitrios Van Cleave, July 23; Lily Zahariades, July 25.

JUNE WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES William & Louise Theros, June 25; John & Alexis Bighley, June 12; Michael & Nanette Gomez, June 6; Dimitri & Kimberly Gounaikis, June 25; Peter & Dana Tountas, June 1; Steve & Rallou Rice, June 1; Ronald & Amalia Hummel, June 15; Milam & Maria Paraschou, June 24; Jon & Anastasia Maier, June 26; Louis & Tabitha Kazaglis, June 14; Robb & Katina Dahl, June 11.

JUNE BAPTISMS/CHRISMATIONS Jeanne Eliou, June 29; Steven Lambros, June 9; Peter Tountas, June 9; Andrea Decker, June 27; Fotini Donnelly, June 12; Milam Paraschou, June 15; Eric Anderson, June 27; Wendy Loudas, June 21; Alexandria Gounaikis, June 26; Marisa Mortari, June 6; Alexander Chadwick, June 3; Zoe Rylander, June 9; Misael Jordan, June 1; Dimitrios Glaros, June 22; Parker Paraschou, June 19; Caroline Alexis, June 15; Mariano Negron, June 21; Aristea Youso, June 21; Mihalis Youso, June 21; John Larson, June 24; Karen Criticos, June 19.

JULY BAPTISMS/CHRISMATIONS William Theros, July 3; Sue Gnetz, July 24; Katerina Madsen, July 1; Clark Smith, July 1; George Mastrogiorgis, July 9; Anna Mantoles, July 17; Mersina Van Cleave, July 29; Joanna Tzenis, July 17; Michael Keifer, July 12; Keegan Tountas, July 15; Lily Lampros, July 2; Melina Canas, July 22; Taylor Canas, July 19; Evie Jordan, July 23; Michael Berge, July 18.

JUNE NAMEDAYS June 4: Patricia Corbera; June 8: Caroline Alexis, Kalliope Verros; June 11: Brennan McCullough; June 15: Kalley Johnson; June 24: Lisa Jordan, Elizabeth Poulios; June 23: Hiwet Abraha, Allice Kappos, Mersina Van Cleave, Nancy Lambros, Mrs. Panorea Contolatis, Panorea Contolatis, Krisandrea Ballas-Rylander, Vesna Ellingson, Willie Hoeft, Rob Hattling, Peggy Kennedy, Rallou Rice, Richard Kanavati, Rita Kanavati, Don Johnson, Caroline Moran; June 29: Paul Smith, Peter Hofrenning, Dan Matuska; June 30: Paul Hatjistilianos, Apostolos Poulios, Paul Poulios.

graves); $2,167.50 for a Flat Lot B (1

grave). Single graves have limited availa-

bility. Contact church today!

Help the Cash Flow this Summer:

please continue to make stewardship con-

tributions now and throughout the sum-

mer so that we don’t have to use our sav-

ings to pay our bills. Costs associated

with fulfilling our mission and ministries

remain constant throughout the summer.

Please don’t wait until the end of the year

to make stewardship contributions.

Thank you to everyone for your generous

support!

Do you Have Greek Festival Photos?

We are looking for good pictures or vide-

os of the Greek Festival to use in our mar-

keting materials, Facebook and the festi-

val website. If you have any, please send

to office@stgeorgegoc.org by June 30th.

Invitation to the Feast Day of our

Metropolitan: Great Vespers on June 10

followed by Open House at St. Nectarios

Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine, IL

and Divine Liturgy on June 11 followed

by Luncheon at the Annunciation Cathe-

dral in Chicago. For details see posting in

social hall.

Join an IOCC Homebuild Team! In

response to hurricanes, 8 one-week pro-

jects are scheduled in Florida and Texas

through August 17, 2019. The only cost is

a $100 participation fee and getting to the

respective city. Participants arrive on

Monday afternoon and depart on Satur-

day morning; IOCC covers all costs on

the ground (room, board, and local trans-

portation). For project dates and loca-

tions, see posting in social hall or visit

https://iocc.org/take-action/join-action-

team/home-build-volunteers. More info

DChristopulos@iocc.org

Office Closed: Julie will be on vacation

from Friday, June 7 through Tuesday, June

11. The office will re-open on June 12. We

apologize for the inconvenience.

College Scholarship Contest: college

students and graduating high school sen-

iors are invited to apply for 2019-2020

academic year by submitting an essay

discussing the topic: “How does the liturgi-

cal/worship life of the Greek Orthodox Chris-

tian Church help you draw/grow closer to

God?” Awards: 1st place $1000 by John

Pitsavas Memorial Scholarship; 2nd place

$500 and 3rd place $300 by Missions & Be-

nevolence Ministry Scholarship. Deadline is

June 15, 2019. Applications and guidelines

are available in the church office.

Congratulations to our Graduates!

High School- Melina Canas, Parry Para-

schou & Dina Cender; College- Adam Fuller,

Elias Hofrenning, Thomas Kennedy, Kathe-

rine Lake, Kharissa Maehren, Marisa Mortari

& Nicholas Mortari.

Commencement: Thank you to our

Sunday School teachers! Miss Aida Abebe

(director), Lerah McCullough (PreK), Carol

Alexis (K-1), Lama Ghazi (2-3), Stephen Ka-

navati (4-5-6), Anastasia Mastrogiorgis (7-9)

and Nick Kanavati & Vicky Paraschou (10-

12). We appreciate their diligence and

commitment to our kids!

2020 Basketball Tourney: will be

hosted by our parish here in Saint Paul,

MN on February 7-8-9, 2020. The par-

ish council approved at February

meeting and planning committee is

formed. The last time we hosted was

2012. For more info or to volunteer,

contact tournament co-chairs Milam

Paraschou and Dan Simon.

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Andrew and Emily Hattling represented our parish at the Metropolis Oratorical Festival in St. Louis,

MO on May 11, 2019.

Miriam Jordan and Anna Wakely at 2019 Festival of Nations.

Grades 4,5,6

˅ Grades K, 1

Pre-K

Grades 2,3

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St. Paul. MN

The St. George Parish Council met on May 21 to discuss

ongoing initiatives and parish projects. Highlights of our

meeting include:

Treasurer’s Report

John presented a calendar of duties performed by the treasurer to help the Parish

Council understand the routine including process required for deposits and expens-

es. He stated that all expense requests be submitted to the office by Friday of each

week for prompt payment. He also presented the balance sheet as well as revenue

and expenses as of April 30, 2019. He is working to prepare Fair Share Total Com-

mitment report to submit to Metropolis asap.

A motion was made and passed to move $40,000 of the exterior restoration capi-

tal campaign funds back into Morgan Stanley gen ops investment account.

Updated Memorial Donation Policy discussed and approved.

Priest’s Report

Fr. Rick shared briefly about the recent National Day of Prayer ceremony at State

Capitol, Clergy Syndesmos retreat and his trip to seminary in Boston. More detail

was conveyed regarding the Metropolis Strategic Planning initiative after the re-

treat in Chicago. He reminded all of the change in schedule for Memorial services

at Roselawn—new date Monday May 27th 10am general service for whole ceme-

tery, 11:15am service for loved ones at Greek Orthodox section.

Iconography Report

Parish Council authorized engaging a lighting consultant to advise on the design

for the sanctuary. Next meeting for the Iconography committee and the consultant

is scheduled for June 6, 2 pm at the church. Please attend the meeting if interested

in serving on the committee or if you have design experience. A donor committed

$3,500 in funds to support the lighting consultant and the lighting design initiative.

Buildings and Grounds

New lawn maintenance company is doing an excellent job and grounds look very

nice. A professional will be engaged to clean exterior windows. Floors to be

stripped and waxed in near future.

Missions and Benevolence Report

It was reported that FOCUS MN will hold a blessing and open house at their new

location. Refreshments and tours to follow. The St. George community is a signifi-

cant supporter of the FOCUS MN mission. It was discussed that we make a strong

effort as a community to attend the grand opening scheduled for Saturday, June 1,

2019, 10 am – 12 pm at 550 Rice Street, St. Paul.

Youth Ministry

The Parish Council discussed the importance to communicate positively with the

youth-parent advisors as they plan youth events until a permanent Youth Minister

is hired. The Parish Council discussed simplifying future youth events going for-

ward by only holding monthly family nights for all ages. Father Rick volunteered

to prepare the spiritual/religious component for the family nights, allowing the

parent-youth advisors to plan and organize all other components for the monthly

youth gatherings.

Festival of Nations Nanette reported on the Festival of Nations. The festival went well for the most

part but she made some suggestions on how to streamline the festival going for-

ward. It was suggested the committee hold a post-festival meeting to discuss what

went well and what needs to be improved on for the future. John reported that once

he has final expenses have been submitted he will provide a financial report on the

Festival of Nation by next meeting – but early indications point to a comparable

2019 gross returns as previous years.

Saint George Investment Advisor

Last year’s Parish Council approved a motion that the investment committee

solicit bids from new investment advisors, review the bids and make a recommen-

dation how to best proceed with the portfolio management of St. George funds. The

investment committee has scheduled a meeting on Thursday June 13th to accom-

plish this.

Sincerely in Christ

+Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews, Presbyter

George Mastrogiorgis, Parish Council President

Sunday School

director and

teachers

Parish Priest & Parish Council President Update May 21, 2019

2019 Graduation Sunday

Grades 7,8,9

High School and College Grades 10,11,12 Outstanding Attendance achievers

ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

1111 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, Minnesota 55105

Phone 651.222.6220 Fax 651.225.9276

www.stgeorgegoc.org

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Twin Cities, MN

Permit No. 177

Glad Tidings June/July 2019

Holy Confession: By Appointment

Vespers: (Oct. - May) Saturday 5:00 pm

Orthros: Sunday 8:15 am

Sunday School: (Sept. - May)

following Communion

Divine Liturgy: Sunday 9:30 am

Please see our online calendar and bulletin for latest schedule updates:

http://stgeorgegoc.org/calendar/ http://www.bulletinbuilder.org/stgeorgegoc-saintpaul/current

Also visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stgeorgegoc.saintpaul.mn

WEEKDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICES

Wednesday, June 5 Apodosis of Pascha Orthros 8:00 a.m. Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

Ascension Vespers 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 6

Ascension Orthros 8:00 a.m. Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

June 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10am FOCUS-MN Blessing Servicer & Open House.

2 +6TH SUN. PASCHA - BLINDMAN

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

12pm Philoptochos Mtg.

6:30pm Greek Dance Practice

3 4:30pm Loaves & Fishes (St Matthew's Catholic Church)

4

5 +APODOSIS OF PASCHA

+FAST DAY

8am ORTHROS

9am LITURGY

6pm VESPERS

6 +ASCENSION

8am ORTHROS

9am LITURGY

7 +FAST DAY

8

9 +7TH SUN PASCHA - HOLY FATHERS

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

12pm Welcome & Outreach Event

6:30pm Greek Dance Practice

10 11 +APOSTLE BARTHOLOMEW/ NATHANIEL- Patriarch's & Metropolitan’s Nameday

12 +FAST DAY

+STS. ONOUPHRIOS & PETER OF ATHOS

13 11am MEOCCA Mtg

14 +FAST DAY

15 +SATURDAY OF SOULS

+ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

10am Prison Ministry Breakfast

16

+++PENTECOST++

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

Father’s Day

12pm Choir Practice

17 6:30pm Strategic Planning Mtg.

18 6:30pm Parish Council Mtg.

19 +APOSTLE THADDEUS/JUDE & ST. PAISIOS

+FAST DAY

1:30pm Bible Study

20 7pm AHEPA Mtg

21 +FAST DAY

22

23 +ALL SAINTS

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

6:30pm Greek Dance Practice

24 +NATIVITY OF FORERUNNER

25

26 27 28 29 SUMMER CHURCH CAMP

9:30am Divine Liturgy in Eau Claire, WI (Christ Episcopal Church)

30 +HOLY APOSTLES

SUMMER CHURCH CAMP

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

6:30pm Greek Dance Practice

COMING IN JULY: (see July calendar on other side)

St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1111 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, 651-222-6220

www.stgeorgegoc.org

July 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 +ST. JOHN (MAXIMOVITCH) OF SHANGAI

3 +FAST DAY

4

Independence Day – office closed

5 +FAST DAY

+ST. ATHANASIOS OF MT. ATHOS

6

7 +3RD SUN.

MATTHEW +ST. KYRIAKI

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

6:30pm Greek Dance Practice

8 9

10 +FAST DAY

1:30pm Bible Study

11 11am MEOCCA Mtg

12 +FAST DAY

13

14 +HOLY

FATHERS – 4TH ECUMENICAL SYNOD 8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

15 16 6:30pm Parish Council Mtg.

17 +FAST DAY

+ST. MARINA

18 7pm AHEPA Mtg

19 +FAST DAY

+ST. MACRINA

20 +PROPHET ELIAS/ELIJAH

21 +5TH SUN.

MATTHEW 8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

12pm Choir Practice

6:30pm Greek Dance Practice

22 +ST. MARY MAGDALENE & ST. MARKELLA

23 +RIGHTEOUS HANNAH

24 +FAST DAY

+ST. CHRISTINA

1:30pm Bible Study

25 +DORMITION OF ST. ANNA

10am Glad Tidings Mailing

26 +FAST DAY

+STS. PARASKEVE & HERMOLAOS

27 +ST. PANTELIEMON

9:30am Divine Liturgy in Eau Claire, WI (Christ Episcopal Church)

28 +6TH SUN.

MATTHEW 8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

6:30pm Greek Dance Practice

29 30

31 +FAST DAY

COMING IN AUGUST:

1-15 FAST OF THE THEOTOKOS

5 Loaves & Fishes

6 TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD

15 DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS

17-18 Greek Festival Fundraiser

29 BEHEADING OF FORERUNNER

St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1111 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, 651-222-6220

www.stgeorgegoc.org

Summary of Council Meeting Minutes April 16, 2019 I. Meeting Called to order –Opening Prayers and Readings: Isaiah 49:6-10; Gen. 31:3-16; Prov. 21:3-21 6:00 p.m.

II. Strategic Planning Committee – Lily - The committee is focusing on the SWOT analysis.

III. Submission of past Council Meeting Minutes - Steve Arsenault -

Motion: that we approve the March 19, 2019 Parish Council Minutes. Passed

IV. Treasurer’s report - John Simon – as of February 28, 2019

John reviewed the revenue and expenses and net for March compared to February. He also spoke to the expenses that

affect the balance sheet. Motion: to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Passed

V. Parish Priest Report – Fr. -7:40 p.m.

A. Holy Week Services and staffing, activities and needs reviewed.

B. Bright Week of St. George, Tuesday morning April 30th Liturgy.

C. Week of May 13th Fr. will be away at a Metropolis Clergy Retreat, Metropolis Strategic Planning Committee, and

his Holy Cross 25th graduation reunion. The Sunday School Graduation Sunday activity

D. Computer Security. Various issues discussed.

VI. Ministry Reports

A. Stewardship Report – Alexis - Stewardship Totals Goal: 2019- $250,000. Total Pledges received thru March Month- End. 84 Parishioners Pledged with a total of $ 151,984 (previous year 98 persons). Pledged with a total of $141,464) Total dollars Paid thru Stewardship Thru March is $57,714. Month of March Payments $22,692 received. Motion: to accept the Stewardship Report into the minutes of the meeting. Passed

B. Landscaping/Grounds – Nanette –Tom Fisher has retired. We are now looking for a new provider.

C. Missions and Benevolence Committee Report – George spoke briefly in organizing a group to help at FOCUS.

D. Iconography Report – Steve Arsenault, Father - Iconography project for the two mural icons above the altar is

approaching the completion date. Mother Theodora has been contacted.

E. Metropolis Clergy Laity Update – Alexis - In two weeks, the committee hopes to have progress to report. 12-15

people are on the committee at various levels working with the Metropolis.

F. Update on Campaign for Tuckpointing Restoration Project Funding – Nanette -Letter sent out to get more

contributors/pledgers for the project. Nanette also mentioned that there are a number of projects that need to be done

around the church in the next 3 to 5 years.

VII. New Business

A. Review of the Parish Assembly Meeting. George

Ideas for the fall: To have slides prepared and have the chairpersons of various ministries speak to the slide material

and to the budget. We want to say more about our ministries in the church at the meeting.

B. Allocation of camp scholarships to all attendees – George, Fr. There is a registration link in Facebook to register.

After discussion of need and cost the following motion was made.

Motion: to give $100 scholarship to all campers, as well as to provide any need-based scholarships. Passed

C. Metropolis Listserv. Sharing of parishioner Contact info with Metropolis.

Discussed as to whether we should opt-in or opt-out using the Met. Listserv and bulletin.

John raised concerns regarding all network security. Fr. Rick responded by stating Metropolis and Archdiocese

have designated department working to protect cyber network security.

Moved: To send out an e-mail which would allow people to opt-in to the Metropolis Listserv. Passed

D. Western Regional Basketball Tournament Host – George, Milam

Milam spoke of the need to secure a date for the hotel and gym. They are working with the coordinator, Tina, at the

Metropolis level. Possible dates are February 20, 21st Meatfare Sunday. Research is continuing.

E. 75th Anniversary Album Update – Fr. Rick New Rome Press is a viable option. Estimate total $7,500, printing in

China. The priest at New Rome will coordinate the printing. Motion passed: to approve the New Rome proposal.

F. Youth Ministry Report – Fr. Rick, George -Sunday School year end. Event is Lazarus Saturday cleaning event.

Holy Friday retreat. May 11, Saturday event. May 15 is the next youth planning meeting.

G. Red Cross Blood Drive – Fr. Rick - Went well. Restrictions are less now for donors.

H. Lamb Dinner – in the works with Dino as advisor. Bob Baffa, Dan Simon, Anastasia Mastrogiorgis.

I. Festival of Nations – George - Volunteer signing-up reviewed.

J. Parish Council Responsibilities – Reviewed.

K. Saint George Adult Quarterly Social Cocktail Hour – George Demetri Halatzas will coordinate an event.

L. New Business Motions

Motion: to approve $539.37 spent on Naughty Greek catered lunch for Spring Parish Assembly. Passed

Insurance policies for data breaches privacy liability. After a discussion of the church’s possible liability

exposure, the following motion was made. Cost: $1 mil coverage for an additional premium of $989 per year.

Included in the policy at no additional cost CyberScout, Security Scorecard and Cyber Incident Response Hotline.

Moved: to add on a cyber liability to our current liability insurance of $1,000,000 insurance policy. Passed

VIII. Closing Prayer – 9:00 p.m. Moved: to adjourn the meeting.

Dina Cender

Roseville Area High

School. While in high

school, attended Diesel

Mechanics class at

Century College for

past two years and

learned how to rebuild

diesel engines.

Tom Kennedy

Graduated from

Emory University in

Atlanta, GA with a

Master’s of Business

Administration

(MBA).

Melina Canas

Moundsview High School.

Attending St Olaf College in

the fall to study English,

Psychology and/or

Teaching.

Parry Paraschou

Centennial High

School. Letters in Choir

and Tennis; performed

in Honors Choir;

coached middle school

basketball; elementary

school Mentor; Serv-X-

Treme youth delegate;

Boys State delegate.

Attending University of

Minnesota’s Carlson

School of Management.

Marisa Christina

Mortari

University of Iowa with a degree

in Biomedical Engineering.

Kharissa Maehren

UW-Eau Claire with a degree in

Psychology, minor in Special

Education and a Spanish

Certificate for the healthcare

profession. Plans to attend

Edgewood College in Madison

to pursue a Master’s degree in

Child Life.

Nicholas Umberto

Mortari

University of Wisconsin—

River Falls with a degree

in Physics.

Elias Hofrenning

St. Olaf College with

majors in Mathematics and

Economics, and minors in

Statistics and Finance.

Earned Cum Laude Honors

and Economics Department

Distinction; member of

Mathematics and Philoso-

phy Honor Societies.

Varsity soccer team. Will

work in corporate finance

at US Bank in Minneapolis.

Katherine (Katie) Lake

South Dakota State University

Magna Cum Laude with a

Bachelor of Science Degree

majoring in Human Biology

with minors in Chemistry and

Psychology. Will attend Le

Moyne College in Syracuse

New York this fall for the

Master of Science program in

Physician Assistant Studies. Adam Fuller

Bemidji State University with

a degree in Business

Administration.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros  (Lambriniadis) of America was born in 1967 in Bakirköy, Istanbul. He studied at the

Department of Pastoral Theology at the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduating in 1991. In 1993, he completed postgraduate studies at the Philosophical School of the University of Bonn in Germany, submitting a dissertation entitled: “The Brothers Nicholas and John Mesarites.” He was ordained to the Diaconate in 1994 at the Patriarchal Cathedral and appointed Kodikographos (Scrivener) of the Holy and Sacred Synod.

In 1995, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod. From 1996-1997 he studied at the Theological School of St. John the Damascene in Balamand, Lebanon, where he advanced his knowledge of the Arabic language. In 2001, he presented a doctoral dissertation at the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki under the title: “Severus of Antioch and the Council of Chalcedon” and was proclaimed a Doctor of Theology. In 2004, he was invited to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, where he taught as Visiting Professor for a semester.

In March 2005, at the proposal of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, he was elevated by the Holy and Sacred Synod to the position of Chief Secretary and ordained to the priesthood by the Ecumenical Patriarch in the Patriarchal Cathedral. In 2009, he submitted two dissertations to the Theological School of Thessaloniki and was unanimously elected Assistant Professor of Symbolics, Inter-Orthodox Relations, and the Ecumenical Movement.

The dissertations are entitled: “The Synaxes of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne (1951-2004)” and “Luther’s Ninety-five Theses: Historical and Theological Aspects. Text - Translation - Commentary.”

In March 2011, he was elected Metropolitan of Bursa and in August of the same year was appointed Abbot of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of the Holy Trinity on the island of Halki. He has served as Orthodox Secretary of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation and member of the Patriarchal delegations to the General Assemblies of the Conference of European Churches and the World Council of Churches. He was the Secretary of the Pan-Orthodox Synods in Sofia (1998), Istanbul (2005), Geneva (2006), and Istanbul (2008). He has been a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches since 1996.

On May 11, 2019 the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unanimously elected Metropolitan ELPIDOPHOROS of Bursa to be the Archbishop of America

Archbishop-elect Elpidophoros. Source: Ecumenical Patriarchate

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Americawww.goarch.org • facebook.com/goarch • twitter.com/goarch

Let us join together in welcoming Archbishop-elect Elpidophoros! AXIOS!