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A Monthly Publication of St. Paul Greek Orthodox SEPTEMBER 2020 The Messenger INSIDE CLERGY REFLECTIONS MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH MONTHLY CALENDAR STEWARDSHIP NEWS UPCOMING EVENTS YOUTH NEWS ST. PAUL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 4548 Wallings Road • North Royalton, Ohio 44133-3121 (440) 237-8998 E-mail address: [email protected] www.stpaulgoc.org A Parish under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh Ministries are Back...via ZOOM Our ministries will be resuming, at least virtually, this month. Check out the events that have been scheduled and participate as much as possible. Look for an email to be sent for each ministry with instructions shortly.

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A Monthly Publication of St. Paul Greek Orthodox SEPTEMBER 2020

The Messenger INSIDE

CLERGY REFLECTIONS

MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH

MONTHLY CALENDAR

STEWARDSHIP NEWS

UPCOMING EVENTS

YOUTH NEWS

ST. PAUL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 4548 Wallings Road • North Royalton, Ohio 44133-3121

(440) 237-8998

E-mail address: [email protected]

www.stpaulgoc.org A Parish under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,

and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh

Ministries are Back...via ZOOM Our ministries will be resuming, at least virtually, this month. Check out the events that have been scheduled and participate as much as possible. Look for an email to be sent for each ministry with instructions shortly.

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The following ministries are the lifeblood of our parish and perform many activities to promote the growth of our church. Your participation in these organizations makes our community more spiritually complete.

Philoptochos Rhonee Trakas-Iula Coffee Socials Pam Sitter Festival Michael Lignos John Trihas Messenger Editor Elaine Nackowiz Welcome Committee Helen Dadas Choir Director Vaso Boukis Cantor Nicholas Bodle Organist Nicholas Cantello Bookstore Jim & Karen Sullivan

ST. PAUL FAMILY MINISTRY COMMISSION Chairman Little Angels Erin Kubat HOPE / JOY Father Costas GOYA Coordinator Father Costas OCF / College Ministry Maribeth Lekas Altar Boys Alex Bodle Religious Education Maria Lovejoy Toni Mannarino Bible Study Frank Chirakos Father Costas Keares Women’s Study Group Elaine Poulos Coffee & Conversation Kristine Tartara Jonathan Tartara VCS Keli Paragios Annoula Tsonton Greek School Kathy Glaros Greek Corner Maria Karlatiras PTO Esther Horwath Senior Fellowship Maria Regan Hellenic Dance Director Eleni Johnson

Deadline for all articles and Organization Minutes is the 1st of the month. Please keep this in mind! Items can be e-mailed to [email protected].

Like our PAGE to keep up to date on the

happenings of our parish. Even if you are not on Facebook, you can view our postings on the Home page of our website.

CLERGY

Priest Rev. Fr. Costas P. Keares, Protopresbyter

ECCLESIARCH Bruce W. Trakas

PARISH COUNCIL President Stephanie Ocker Vice President John Elliott Secretary Georgiann Bodle Financial Secretary Treasurer Paul Contoveros

Nicholas Asmis Thalia Markas Chris Bodle Irene Pontikos David Brown Andy Rokakis Alex Dadas Jim Trakas Demetrios Economou Jean Wendland Porter Theodore Kokkas

OFFICE SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER Elaine Nackowiz NEOKOROS Mark Overbaugh LEGAL ADVISOR Ken Boukis

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Bylaws Stephanie Ocker Home / Catering / Leasing John Elliott Nicholas Asmis David Brown Family Ministry Thalia Marakas Finance John Elliott Human Resources Alex Dadas

Membership Theodore Kokkas Public Relations Father Costas Keares Stewardship Georgiann Bodle Andy Rokakis Ways & Means Irene Pontikos Thalia Marakas Real Estate Management Nicholas Asmis Pave the Way Demetrios Economou Property Feasibility John Trihas

Telephone: (440) 237-8998 Fax: (440) 237-4386 Catering: (440) 582-1083 Website: www.stpaulgoc.org Office E-Mail: [email protected] Fr. Costas E-Mail: [email protected] Fr. Costas Cell: (440) 669-1316

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Pastoral Reflections by Father Costas Dear parishioners and friends, As we begin the month of September, I would like to wish all of you a HAPPY

ECCLESIASTICAL NEW YEAR! During this month we begin a new year in the life of our parish ministries. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic is still upon us, we will continue to take precautions to safeguard all of our parishioners, and especially our elderly, who are part of the most vulnerable group amongst us. Since we as a parish are located in Cuyahoga County and under the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh, we need to follow the regulations that both of these entities place upon us. In order to maintain social distancing, and a consistent continuity with the ministries of our parish, we will conduct everything virtually. We will be using the ZOOM platform. This will include all our Youth and Educational Ministries: Sunday School, Greek School, HOPE/JOY, GOYA, weekly study classes, etc. This is something new for all of us. We are experiencing unprecedented times. Going virtual is not our preference but we really have no other choice. The one thing that is so important to me is that we need to make every effort to connect our children to “Church”, to our parish of St. Paul which we all hold as our second home. Equally important, is to make every effort to connect our children to their “church friends”. To that extent, my hope and prayer is that parents will make every effort to make sure their children participate in all these ministries that I mentioned above. Again, this is not the ideal, but we are trying to make an effort to connect our youth to the Christ and His church. I would also like to remind all of you, including parents with younger children, that as long as we are in the “Green Phase”, we can have attendance in church of up to half the capacity of our church. Thank God we have a specious sanctuary and we can accom-modate at least up to 150-200 individuals. As long as we social distance and we wear masks, we need to start coming back to church. Six months for our young children of not attending church is a lifetime for them. We need to make sure that these exceptional times DO NOT BECOME THE NORM. I encourage those of you

who do not have health issues or any symptoms, to consider coming back to church. EVERYONE IS NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS, but our life, yes even our spiritual life, has to go on. We cannot stay away indefinitely from church and her Holy Sacraments forever. Especially with Holy Communion, we need to hear the very command of our Savior when he said, “Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood

abides in me, and I in him.” John 3:56. Yes, the days we live in are difficult and very challenging. But we need to remember that our church, in her two-thousand years history, has faced many trying moments. Many more than what we are experiencing these days. We must remember that we serve a Great God, a Merciful and Mighty Lord. We must have faith and trust in His mercy and not totally succumb to the fears that this pandemic brings with it. As I close this message to all of you, remember, on one hand, we must use good judgement and take all the precautions that we are asked to take by our government and church authorities. And on the other hand, remember we must continue to be people of faith. Scripture reminds us that “we are surrounded by

a Cloud of witnesses.” Hebrew 12:1. We continue to seek the intercession of all these witnesses; the Most Holy Theotokos, all the Angels and Archangels and all the saints, that through their prayers our Lord may protect our community and its beloved members.

The Stewardship/Membership Committee is excited to announce a new digital parish directory! The directory will give you quick access to fellow members of our St. Paul community. After you create an account, you can update your personal information including a profile photo, mailing and email addresses, phone numbers, and more.

Additionally, there is a mobile phone application to have all of this available at your fingertips! Look for more information in a mailing next week, as well as emails and more details throughout the month of September. If you have any questions, feel free to e m a i l t h e M e m b e r s h i p C o m m i t t e e at [email protected].

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Our Parish ~ Her Life & People

Baptisms

August 16th Matthew ~ son of Gregory and Andrea Gefteas Godparents ~ Michael & Connie Haritakis

June 12th Congratulations to Paul and Nikki Saridakis on welcoming their second daughter, Eliana Grace, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 19.5 inches long. She joins her big sister, Zoey.

We would be happy to announce a special occasion in this column. All you need to do is notify the office at 440.237.8998 or [email protected].

In order to better serve our community, parish announcements from Father and the office will now look like the image above and come from [email protected]. To subscribe to these announcements, join our mailing list https://www.stpaulgoc.org/news/join-our-mailing-list.

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~Toni Mannarino

Sunday School Co-Director

It is our sincerest hope that you have spent the last several months in the best of health and reconnecting with loved ones in a way that has been unprecedented in our lifetimes. It has been an extreme adjustment period for everyone to become familiar with the new normal of life. No one has been more affected than our children. Our Sunday School family regrets to inform you that we due to the current state of the County, we will not be able to hold classes in the normal fashion beginning in September. We are working on a way to reach our children virtually to offer virtual classrooms beginning September 13, 2020. Please understand as with the switch to virtual classrooms in the Spring, this is an undertaking that will need many prayers and most of all grace. If you were registered for Sunday School last year, your family will be getting an email with a ZOOM Code. This code will allow you access to the Sunday School program. It will be the same code each week. Once in the ZOOM, each child will be separated into their grade band “breakout” room class for their 30 minute lesson. The zoom lessons will begin at 11:30 and end promptly at 12:00 for families that have prior commitments. You are more than welcome to sign in early to get placed into your classroom. If you were not registered for Sunday School last year, please email Toni Mannarino at [email protected] with your child’s information for registration. Complete information will be sent in an email closer to the beginning of Sunday School. Sunday School is currently seeking volunteers who are willing to teach our children in all grade levels both in the virtual platform as well as in the classroom once we are able to return to church full time. Please contact Toni Mannarino at [email protected] if you are interested in joining our team. We look forward to reconnecting with all of our children and their families in the fall. These have been trying times. It is humbling to be reminded that our children seek shelter in their faith and their St. Paul community.

Greek School News ~ Kathy Glaros

Greek School Superintendent

It is my hope you and your families had a restful sum-mer break and ready for the new 2020-2021 school year! We are several months into this pandemic and yet it is still a rapidly evolving situation. As we learn more about this coronavirus, we know that it's not only a matter of concern for older adults, young people can and do get sick with the COVID-19. For that reason and for the safety and well being of our students, teachers and all families we are starting our new ecclesiastical year remotely. Whether remote or in person we are committed to provide your children with the best learning experience. At this time, I don't have much information to give you when classes start. Please check frequently our website for more details or call the office at 440-237-8998. We are looking forward to the start of the school year. Thank you for your support. Stay well, stay safe.

Hellenic Dancers ~ Eleni Johnson, Dance Director

As we start the new ecclesiastical year, the deci-sion has been made to keep dance on a hiatus at this time. Our kids are experiencing many chang-es in their academic lives as well as social, but we must remember that all the changes are to ensure the safety of the students and teachers, therefore we hope to be together after the new year. Look for more information closer to the end of the year about our new season. Stay well!

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GOYA Kick-off Meeting on ZOOM and Virtual Ice Cream Social

Sunday, September 13, 2020 4:00 pm

Join Fr. Costas and all your GOYA friends at the first meeting of the year

and welcome all new incoming GOYAns!

Elections Upcoming Activities

Service projects

L o o k f o r a n e m a i l f r o m [email protected] for your ZOOM invitation to join!

Orthodox Study Classes Continue on ZOOM in our Parish

Take advantage of this time of COVID-19 and join in one or more of these classes! Sunday School classes for Kindergarten-12th Grade

11:30 AM—12:00 PM Sunday Adult Catechism with Elaine Poulos Tuesday morning Women’s Study Group with

Elaine Poulos 10:00—11:30 AM Thursday evening Bible Study with Fr. Costas at

7:00—8:30 PM An email will be sent with instructions to login to each of these studies via computer or telephone.

Classes begin Sunday, September 20, 2020

11:30 AM—12:00 PM via ZOOM

Taught by Elaine Poulos

Our current book is Orthodoxy: A Creed for Today by Father Anthony M Coniaris. The study on the Creed will run from September 20—November 22.

An email will be sent to the community for those who are interested in participating

Classes begin Tuesday, September 15, 2020

10:00 AM—11:30 AM via ZOOM

Taught by Elaine Poulos

Our current book is Confronting and Controlling Thoughts, According to the Fathers of the Philokalia by Father Anthony Coniaris. An email will be sent to the community for those who are interested in participating.

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Philoptochos News ~ Rhonee Trakas Iula, Philoptochos President

BAKED GOODS TO GO ~ Our fabulous team of bakers assembled wonderful, homemade Greek pastries for our first ever drive-through bake sale. Peggy Asmis’ team made over 200 loaves of their mouthwatering sweet bread. Order for your friends, neighbors, and family through PayPal or mail your check to the church c/o St. Paul Ladies Philoptochos. Pick up your orders on Sunday, September 13th and September 20th between 10:45 AM and 12:30 PM. Simply drive to the side door and one of our masked/gloved volunteers will place your bag into your trunk. Here’s what you can order:

Koulourakia - $5 for 12

Kourambiethes $6 for 6

Paximadia - $5/dozen

Saragli (a baklava variation) $5 for 6 pieces

Sweet Bread - $8/loaf

Contact Mary Pagonakis [email protected] if you have questions about this event.

MEN WHO COOK ~ SPECIAL EDITION ~ Do you want great recipes you can try on your friends and family? Your donation of $25, or above, provides you an electronic cookbook and qualifies you for a prize drawing. Start donating to this event today. Donations will be accepted between now and October 17, 2020.

BONUS ~ Every $25 increment provides you a better chance of winning a prize, here’s how it works:

Donate $25 > Get a cookbook > Get 1 chance for a prize

Donate $50 > Get a cookbook > Gain 2 chances for a prize

Donate $75 > Get a cookbook > Gain 3 chances for a prize

Support-A-Chef – Another way you may contribute to Men Who Cook is by donating any amount to your friendly chefs. They will be posting videos to our Face-book page, accessible through the church’s page, be-tween October 11 – 17. Watch their video and use our PayPal button, or send a check to the church, to show them your support. Our chefs will be sharing some won-derful recipes with you so you don’t want to miss out!

Donations may be made by checks (sent to the church c/o St. Paul Ladies Philoptochos) or via our website’s PayPal button. Minimum Donation = $25.

THANKFUL HEARTS ~ Many of our St. Paul Community Members wanted to appreciate the following people who are on the front lines

servicing others during this time. Thank you for your generous donations to our Thankful Hearts Campaign, here’s who was honored:

All good deed acknowledgement donations helped us fund our charities and families in need.

HOMEBOUND CHEER ~ We are calling our parishioners who are unable to leave their homes, hospitals, rehab centers, or assisted living facilities. Thank you to our beautiful members who are letting people know we are thinking about them, praying for them, and keeping them in our hearts.

NEW COLLEGE STUDENT ADDRESSES NEEDED ~ Please send the address of your new college student to [email protected] (Maribeth Lekas) who will send an OCF connect kit to them. Send home addresses even if the students will be commuting or studying remotely!

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Honoree Nominator Honoree Nominator

Alex Rokakis Mary Savas Emily Rokakis Mary Savas / Sophia Loizos

Alex Rokakis Sophia Loizos Evangeline Bozikis

Tessie Lekas

Alexander Bodle

Rhonee Trakas-Iula

Fr. Costas Tessie Lekas

Alexei Rokakis

Mary Savas / Sophia Loizos

Georgiann Bodle

Rhonee Trakas-Iula

Barbara Pateras

Angie Kornelakis/ Clara Daniels / Tessie Lekas

Jean Porter Tessie Lekas

Bodle Family Tessie Lekas Mari Beth Lekas

Jean Porter

Brenda Sarida-kis

Tessie Lekas Nicholas Bodle Rhonee Trakas-Iula

Chris Bodle Rhonee Trakas-Iula

Nick Lekas Tessie Lekas

Dave Brown Tessie Lekas

Somerset County Meals On Wheels, Inc. volunteers/ staff/Board of Directors

Nitsa Karas McClatchey

Diana Smetana Elaine Cooke Steve Lekas Tessie Lekas

Dianne Rokakis

Mary Savas / Sophia Loizos

Tessie Lekas Angie Kornelakis

Dr. Mike Saridakis

Elaine Cooke Tina Cowoski Tessie Lekas

Dr. Ted Loizos Mary Savas

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Virtual Grecian Festival

September 1—30, 2020

Dear Parishioners, As you are aware, our annual Festival was canceled this year. While this news is disappointing, let’s overcome this unprecedented obstacle together. These extraordinary times call for us to think of creative ways to conduct our normal activities and events. In an effort to continue with the tradition of having a Festival, we are excited to announce our FIRST VIRTUAL GRECIAN FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER through Facebook. Our hope is to offer an opportunity for you to enjoy our specialties, foods, dance, etc. through a virtually fun atmosphere. We kindly ask you to take a moment to make a donation on our interactive site. Think about what you would have spent over the four days of our festival when making your donation. Check back daily to see what fun fact we have posted. All donations received will help ensure the continuing life of our church and its ministries. The Fundraiser will run from September 1—30, 2020. Don’t have a Facebook account? Not to worry, you don’t need one. There are several ways you can donate:

From a post on Facebook

Directly from a Facebook fundraiser

Directly from our Facebook page https://w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / S t P a u l G O C N R / ?ref=page_internal

All you have to do is click the DONATE button, enter your amount, select your payment method, then click Donate [Amount]. It’s that simple. We have not forgotten about the businesses that have supported us through the years. In place of the annu-al sponsorship book we’ve found another way to spot-light the businesses that support us. This year we have one sponsorship level: $250.00. Your sponsor-ship will be blasted on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. In addition, you will be placed on the Festi-val Sponsor page of our website with a link to your business website. More information can be found at:

https://www.stpaulgoc.org/festival/sponsors. See

the example below… All donors will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a $25 gift card to next year’s Festival, which will be held July 15 – 18, 2021. For those who would prefer to write a check, please use the FESTIVAL envelope that is in your weekly offering envelope sets or the one being mailed to your home. You too will be entered into the drawing for a chance to win a gift card. Whether you make a personal donation or if you decide to become a business sponsor, we want to say “THANK YOU” in advance for your generosity. The success of the Virtual Festival depends on all of us. We truly value your support! Sincerely, John Trihas Michael Lignos Festival Co-Chairs

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By now you should have received a letter in the mail regarding the changes to eligibility to vote in elections. Our current Bylaws defines a parishioner in good standing as follows:

1. Must be in ecclesiastical good standing, participating in the Fair Share Stewardship Program of the Parish, and have returned an Estimate of Giving card for the current year. Parishioners’ Stewardship contribution should be the returning to God of their first fruits, and shall be based upon their faith in the Lord, the blessings God has given to them, the blessings they desire from God, their love of St. Paul Parish, the needs of St. Paul Parish and its missions, and upon their ability to contribute.

2. Must have returned an Estimate of Giving Card no later than the date of the first Parish Assembly of the current year and have fulfilled their pledge commitment for the prior year.

Given that the first Parish Assembly meeting of 2020 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Parish Council approved to extend the due date for returning the Estimate of Giving Card to September 30, 2020. Following is a list of individuals who have fulfilled their 2019 commitment and returned a 2020 Estimate of Giving Card. If you do not see your name, please call the church office for clarification.

Aceto, Effie Alex, Angela Alex, John & Christine Alex, Rose Ellen Almaliotis, Aris Anagnostou, George & Katina Anastasakis, Mike Anastasakis, Pete Anastos, James Anastos, Mary Anastos, Thomas Antonaklas, Elias & Elaina Apostolakis, Nicholas Arfaras, Spiros & Joan Asimes, Anna Askins, Christina Asmis, Anthony & Peggy Ayers, Antonia Balis, Odess Barkoukis, Michael & Hope Beechuk, Erin Bishop, Shawn & Megan Blair, Marsha Blinkhorn, Kyle Bodle, Chrisn & Georgiann Bodle, Nicholas Bosinger, Liza Boukis, Christ & Photia Boukis, Gary & Mary Boukis, Kenneth & Packy Boukis, Peter Bozikis, Pete & Evangeline Brown, David & Kathy Bucciere, Alexis Calabrese, Deanna Cameron, David & Ellie Cappas, Samuel Cappello, James & Annie Carvaines, John & Becky Chames, John & Elizabeth

Charnas, Gary & Athena Charnas, Tria Choukalas, Vivian Chrisopulos, Vivian Christian, Angela Cole, Marilyn Colovas, Anthone Cook, Chris & Stacy Cooke, Elaine Contoveros, Paul & Karen Costaras, Irene Cotronakis, Greg & Athina Coundourides, Joyce Crider, Randy & Mary Kay Dadas, Alex Dadas, Helen Dadas, Mike & Georgia Dages, Jennifer Dalakas, Thad & Kyle Dallas, Rose Daniels, Clara Daniels, Cynthia Daniels, Lee Daniels, John & Victoria Daniels, Steve & Elaine Darakos, Liberty Dellaportas, Teresa Demopoulos, Elaine Diamond, Dennis Dimitris, James Dopoulos, Jim & Elizabeth Downing, Christina Dunn, Darren & Mary Eakman, Mark Economou, Jim & Despina Edgar, Billie Emanuel, Eva Emanuel, George Evanich, Michael Evanich, Norm & Katherine

Fazio, Mary Felouzis, Mike & Maria Felouzis, Mike & Maria Filippakis, John Follen, Joelle Fourmas, Ernie & Rita Fox, Joseph & Alexa Frantzis, Alex Gallagher, Georgia Gallas, Steve & Irene Geanneses, Antoinette Gemelas, Faye Gemelas, Sophia Georgalis, Nicholas & Maria Geralis, Bill & Lucia Glaros Bill & Kathy Gousios, Andreas & Barbara Gregory, Jim & Constance Griffin, Era Gugliotta, John & Eleni Haritakis, Michael & Connie Harris, Katherine Harriston, George & Stella Hassel, Martha Hazinakis, Nikolaos Hovanec, Eleanor Hovanec, George Hughes, Diane Ingalls, Christine James, John & Theresa Janack, Anne Johnson, Anthi Johnson, Frank & Eleni Kadras, Effie Kadras, James Kalina, Maria Kaloger, Nicki Kalucis, Chris & Sue Kantzios, Maria Karagiozis, Anthony & Gail

Karas, Chris & Dea Karas, George & Judy Karas, Nicholas Karas, Sylvia Kariotakis, Alex & Frances Karlatiras, Maria Kartson, Nicholas Katsaros, Connie Katsavrias, Jim & Vivian Katzakis, George & Thalia Kathzakis, Gus Katzakis, Nicholas Kavourias, Helen Kavourias, James Keares, Costas, Fr. & Presv. Keares, Peter Knouff, Gary & Myra Kokkas, Demetrios & Irene Kokkas, Theodore & Joanna Konstantinou, Kyriaki Konstantinou, Ted Kontos, Bill & Kim Kornelakis, Angeline Kostantaras, John Kotian, Rakesh & Valerie Koulioufas, Maria Koulioufas, Thomas Koutsoulias, Anastasia Kouvaras, Jason & Wendy Kozanis, Costas & Toula Kreinbrook, Deb Kriaris, Ann Kriaris, Aristides & Olga Kriaris, Gus Kritikos, Joanna Krokos, Mathew & Areti Kubat, Milan & Erin Kyriakides, Anne Kyriakides, Rod & Louise Laios, Alex

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Langos, Frank Langos, John & Susan Langos, Steven Lekas, Stephen & Maribeth Lekas, Tessie Leon, Emanuel Lignos, Elias Lignos, Michael Lignos, Soultana Linz, Joseph & Emerald Loizos, Bill & Athina Loizos, Michael & Sophia Londrico, Linda Loucas, George & Sandra Loucas, Penny Lovejoy, Chris & Maria Lucchese, Marie Makiaris, James Makridis, Chris & Ivanna Makris, Bessie Makroglou, Thal & Lisa Mannarino, Antoinette Manuel, Evangelia Markos, Al & Popie Markos, Kathy Markus, Frank & Lori Maropis, Helen Marquardt, Daphne Mavros, Nick & Georgiana Mazzeo, David & Debbie McClatchey, Jay & Nitsa McGillick, Kathy Mersinas, Marguerite Mellis, Rosemary Moliatu, Robert & Paula Moll, Bill & Becky Montemarano, Julie Moore, Zoe Moraitis, Helen Moundros, Mark & Erika Mount, George Mount, Jonathan & Angela Muehlenkam, Julie Nackowiz, Elaine Nackowiz, Stacey Nakis, George & Ann Beth Neculai, Andre & Francesca Nicholas, Deno & Joyce Nicholas, John & Paige Nicholas, Michael Nichols, George & Annette Nichols, Lee Nikolaou, George & Kathy Ocker, Stephanie Olenik, Mary

Outten, Mary Overbaugh, Mark Page, Gus & Sonia Pagonakis, Joseph & Jody Pagonakis, Mary Palkovic, Franklin & Marie Panagopoulos, Chris & Maria Panek, Stacey Pantaleo, Annette Pantazoglou, Ellie Papadatos, Steven & Dawn Papadopoulos, Eftehia Papanikolaou, Nick & Toni Paparizos, Michael & Christine Pappas, Ermioni Paragios, Andreas & Keli Parianos, Alexandra Paterakis, Ergina Pateras, Barbara Payamgis, George Pearl, Michael & Kathy Paparizos, Mike & Christine Perk, Kathleen Petsas, George & Georgia Phillips, Kirasoula Pimpas, Angelo & Mary Jo Pistiolas, George & Maria Pontikos, Dean & Erin Pontikos, Irene Porter, David & Jean Poulos, George & Georgann Poulos, Gust & Dorothy Poulos, John & Elaine Poulos, Nick & Chong Prinios, Andrew Prinolakis, Ioannis & Olga Psarras, George Pyros, Nick Rackas, John Rahas, Mike & Helen Rassias, Gerasimos & Adreanna Regan, Maria Roditis, Harilaos & Maria Roditis, Steve & Calypso Rokakis, Andrew Ross, Angeline Rossi, Ernest & Betty Rubertino, Frosini Sakellakis, John & Effie Saridakis, Manuel & Ruth Saridakis, Michael & Brenda Sarris, Mathew Savas, Betty Savas, Dennis & Mary Savas, Kathleen Sevastis, Mary Schultz, Terry Sfekas, Sylvia

Shamblin, Brian & Susan Shinas, George Siamidis, John & Haroula Sitter, Pamela Smith, Demetra Sophocleous, Soph. & Valerie Sperellis, Thomas Spooner, Samuel & Mary Ann Stamas, Michael Stavropoulos, Chris & Pauline

Steffas, Diana Steffas, Karissa Steffas, Michael & Renie Steffas, Nick & Renee Steffas, Sophie Steffas, Thomas & Jamie Stergiou, Petros & Mary Sullivan, Jim & Karen Summers, Jay & Heather Tratara, Jonathan & Kristina Tartara, Michael Tartara, Tim & Fran Terovolas, Jason & Gerogia Tetkowski, Conda Theodore, George & Sharon Theodorou, Chris & Kristine Trakas, Bruce

Trakas, James Trakas, Kathy L. Trifon, John & Helen Trihas, Emily Trihas, John & Effie Trihas, Kathy Trihas, Lance Tsigrelis, Constantine & Mary Valantasis, Tom & Rose Varouhas, Emmanuel & Olga Varlamos, Nick Varlamos, Cynthia Vasilakis, Kosta & Eleni Vasilakis, Joe & Roberta Vedouras, Emily Ventrone, Mary Vlahakis, Liberty Vondrasek, Dennis & Diane Vourliotis, John Wendland, Charles & Madalynn

Whitacre, Kyle & Maria Williams, Angela Yeager, Connor & Ava Yeropoli, Sevasti Zampetis, Ted & Ann Zanoudakis, Emmanuel

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* * * ALL EVENTS LISTED BELOW ARE TENTATIVE * * *

2020 St Paul Greek Orthodox Church ~ North Royalton OH

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

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11:00 AM Pet Blessing

12:00 PM Baptism

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13th Sunday of Matthew

7 Labor Day

Office Closed

8 Nativity of

the Theotokos

8:30 AM Orthros

9:30 AM Liturgy

7:00 PM Home Committee mtg.

9 10 11 12

12:00 PM Baptism

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Sunday before Holy Cross

11:30 AM Virtual Sunday School begins

Chrismation Service

4:00 PM Virtual GOYA meeting

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of the Holy Cross

8:30 AM Orthros

9:30 AM Liturgy

5:30 PM Virtual Greek School begins

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10:00 AM Virtual Women’s Study Group

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7:00 PM Parish Council meeting

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7:00 PM Virtual Bible Study

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Sunday after Holy Cross

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10:00 AM Virtual Women’s Study Group

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6:00 PM Stewardship Meeting

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7:00 PM Virtual Bible Study

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6:30 PM HOPE/JOY Virtual Scavenger Hunt

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Virtual Metropolis Clergy Laity

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1st Sunday of Luke

28 29

10:00 AM Virtual Women’s Study Group

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Virtual National Clergy Laity

CHURCH SERVICES

ALL SUNDAYS: 8:15 AM 9:30 AM

Orthros Liturgy

All Church services can be viewed on our

YouTube Channel

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* * * ALL EVENTS LISTED BELOW ARE TENTATIVE * * *

St Paul Greek Orthodox Church ~ North Royalton OH 2020

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

7:00 PM Virtual Bible Study

2

6:00 PM Rehearsal

3

3:30 PM Wedding

4 2nd Sunday of Luke

5 6

10:00 AM Virtual Women’s Study Group

7 8

7:00 PM Virtual Bible Study

9 10

11 Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council

12 13

10:00 AM Virtual Women’s Study Group

14

7:00 PM Parish Council meeting

15

7:00 PM Virtual Bible Study

16

5:00 PM Rehearsal

17

3:30 PM Wedding

18 Luke the Evan-gelist

19 20

10:00 AM Virtual Women’s Study Group

21 22

7:00 PM Virtual Bible Study

23

5:30 PM Rehearsal

24

1:00 PM Wedding

25 6th Sunday of Luke

7:00 PM Great Vespers

26 St Demetrios

8:30 AM Orthros

9:30 AM Liturgy

27

10:00 AM Virtual Women’s Study Group

28 29

7:00 PM Virtual Bible Study

30 31

CHURCH SERVICES

ALL SUNDAYS: 8:15 AM 9:30 AM

Orthros Liturgy

All Church services can be viewed on our

YouTube Channel

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Stewardship News by Georgiann Bodle

Have you seen our NEW Online Giving Platform? It’s much easier to use, you can create a secure login to view your transactions given through this site, and you are able to donate to multiple funds all in one transaction. To begin, click on the Online Giving button on our website. This is what it looks like...

You will then be directed to our payment site, which looks like this… Directions follow...

This is where you can complete your Estimate of Giving Card. Copy the link and paste this web address in a new window Enter your email address and password to login if you have created your Online Profile ~ No Profile, follow step 3 If you do not have an Online Profile, create one here ~ you will be able to view all your donations made online This first section is where you would make your stewardship donation ~ either for the current year or the prior year This section is where you can make General Donations or light Candles. PLEASE NOTE: you will have the opportunity to designate for the Health of… or In Memory of… on the next page, if desired. This is where you can make a Memorial Donation. Choose Benevolent or Capital Improvement. Once again you will have the opportunity to designate for the Health of… or In Memory of… on the next page so that the family can be notified. If you would like to offset the ACH fee (if paying from your checking/savings account), you may enter an amount You must choose if this is a one-time donation or if you would like to set your donation as weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc. When making a recurring donation, please indicate when you would like to begin. An end date is optional. Click CONTINUE to proceed to the payment page. PLEASE NOTE: All funds you are making a donation for will then become recurring. If you only want stewardship to be recurring, complete that transaction then return to the ONLINE GIVING button to make any other donations.

Once you click CONTINUE, you will be taken to the payment page as shown on the next page...

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Stewardship Estimate of Giving Form

Have you submitted your Fairshare Estimate of Giving card? Simply complete the form below or go to our website.

I / We commit $ to my/our 2020pledge

Have you fallen behind on your stewardship? Please take a moment to submit your donation today by using the form below or go to our website.

Please apply the enclosed $ t o my 2020 stewardship.

PLEASE REMEMBER: In order to vote / participate in Parish Assemblies and elections, you must have submitted your 2020 Fairshare Estimate of Giving Card AND fulfilled your 2019 commitment in full by the Spring Parish Assembly. Review your first quarter statement mailed in April to determine if you are in good standing. Still have ??? Contact the church office.

I have fallen behind on my 2019 commitment. Please apply the enclosed $ t o m y 2019 stewardship.

Name

Address

Email Phone

This is where you will see a summary of all donations being made with this payment Enter your information in all the required fields After the email address, there will be two more lines asking you to enter name(s) for the health of… or in memory of… if you chose to make a donation for candles, flowers, etc. This is OPTIONAL unless you’re making a memorial donation. We’d like to be able to notify the family of your gift Choose how you would like to pay for your donation ~ Checking / savings account information is entered here Credit / Debit card information is entered here You will see TWO check boxes. The first box allows you to offset the credit card processing fee.

The amount will be calculated and added to your total. The second box can be checked if the name / billing address on the card matches the infor-mation entered in #1 of this section If you would like to save your profile before continuing, click SELECT PASSWORD, or else proceed Check this box for security purposes then click PROCESS to complete your transaction. A receipt will be sent to your email address immediately.

As always, feel free to give the office a call with any questions or if you need assistance.

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PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 15, 2020

CALL TO ORDER ~ The online meeting via Zoom was called to order by President Stephanie Ocker at 7:07 PM.

INVOCATION ~ Given by Rev. Father Costas P. Keares, Protopresbyter.

ROLL CALL

Visitors: John Trihas, Mike Lignos

FESTIVAL (John Trihas, Mike Lignos) ~ The Festival chairs John Trihas and Mike Lignos provided a Festival update: ▪ Survey – 92 people responded with 65 indicating

they could volunteer, but not every day; not enough volunteers to be able to hold a full or modified Festival this year.

▪ Considered drive through only – last year was the best year for the drive-through, $40,000 in 4 days. Many of the younger people typically available in the Summer would not be available in September.

▪ Due to COVID-19, older parishioners cannot come to cook and bake ahead of time.

▪ Reviewed COVID-19 protocols; Cuyahoga County in red zone and may go to purple. No guarantee we would be able to obtain a permit.

Chris Bodle moved we cancel the Festival in 2020; John Elliott seconded. Approved with one abstention. John and Mike shared a draft of a letter to the Parishioners announcing the 2020 Festival will be canceled.

MINUTES ~ Dave Brown moved to approve the June 10, 2020 Parish Council meeting minutes as presented. Alex Dadas seconded. Approved.

CORRESPONDENCE ~ None. FINANCIAL SECRETARY Report (Chris Bodle) ~ May financial statements still need to be updated for certain

assets that were expensed but should have been capitalized. Cunningham created journal entries and they are in the process of being posted.

Draft financial statements have been updated through June 30, 2020.

Revenue $379,494 vs. $396,825 budget. Stewardship, parking lot donations, rental income, benevolent income and memorial donations resulted in favorable variances in revenue; MEFGOX convention, candles and tray, catering & utilities reimbursement and golf tournament were lower than budget; netting to $17,331 unfavorable to plan.

Expenses $417,363 vs. $816,184 budget. Under budget on facility capital improvement, parking lot expense, comp and benefits for open positions, landscaping, liturgical expenses, festival and choir; over budget on repairs & maintenance, depreciation, occupancy and supplies due to COVID; netting to $398,821 favorable to plan.

Net income variance $381,490 favorable.

Cash position = $646,913 (includes $128,513 restricted cash).

Accounts Receivable $680 (includes $260 greater than 90 days past due.) Normal range.

Accounts Payable $29,096 (includes $2,352 item 61-90 days related to snow removal vendor that caused damages to our property. We paid for the damage, vendor issued a credit in July, should be resolved in July.) Normal range.

Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) – annual payroll true up process was performed – owe BWC $53. Will receive refunds and rebates in the Fall.

Chris will review Home Committee items with John to evaluate what can be deferred to next year.

CLERGY REPORT (Father Costas) ~ This Sunday, July 19, 2020, back to the “yellow” phase. Had close to 100 people last week. Honored the graduates.

Still communicating with parishioners who are sick or in the hospital – keeping in contact via phone. Virtual catechism classes have been held, scheduling Chrismations and Baptisms.

COMMITTEE REPORTS BYLAWS COMMITTEE (Stephanie Ocker) ~ No report.

ELECTION PROCEDURES SPECIAL COMMITTEE (Chris Bodle) ~ Chris presented Parish Council Election

☒ Father Costas Keares ☒ Elliott, John

☐ Asmis, Nicholas ☒ Kokkas, Ted

☒ Bodle, Chris ☒ Marakas, Thalia

☒ Bodle, Georgiann ☒ Ocker, Stephanie

☒ Brown, Dave ☒ Pontikos, Irene

☒ Contoveros, Paul ☒ Rokakis, Andy

☒ Dadas, Alex ☒ Trakas, Jim

☒ Economou, Jim ☒ Wendland Porter, Jean

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Procedures and Board of Election Procedures which he emailed to Parish Council July 5 for review. Dave Brown moved to approve; Jim Economou seconded; approved.

Other procedures in process: Nominating Committee Process (Chris), Parishioners in Good Standing List (Elaine) and Election Ballot Creation (Elaine).

Reminders to parishioners should be sent soon to explain being in good standing (financial) and Dave Brown suggested sending guidelines on ecclesiastical good standing. Chris to discuss offline with Stephanie and ecclesiastical with Father Costas.

FAMILY MINISTRY (Thalia Marakas) ~ Greek School – Kathy Glaros does not feel comfortable returning to in-person classroom setting in the Fall and would prefer to have virtual classes. Revisit in August.

FINANCE (John Elliott) ~ Capitalization/Depreciation Policy – reviewed and approved by Finance Committee. Jim Trakas moved to approve the Capitalization/Depreciation Policy; John Elliott seconded. Approved.

HOME COMMITTEE/REAL ESTATE (John Elliott) ~ Email vote - on June 17, 2020, John Elliott made a motion via email to approve Maverick Restoration, Inc.’s proposal to complete the ceiling tile installation and paint ceiling grids in 1st and 2nd floor hallways and restrooms as outlined in Proposal #20157.01 for $2,100. Motion passed via majority email vote on June 18, 2020.

Bathroom remodeling should be done this week.

Sound System/Camera System – installed new speakers (connected to the old wiring and audio system). Mounting camera bracket this week. New speakers in the hallway.

Parking lot mostly completed today—just doing striping; had to fund a fire hydrant.

HVAC Replacement Project – shared two bids to install four new HVAC systems. One was over $70,000; other was $41,474. Could not secure a third bid. Home Committee recommends $41,474 bid, which includes pouring the pad which will be behind the church on the eastbound side. John Elliott made a motion for $41,474 to be paid to Total Line Refrigeration, Inc. to install new HVAC Systems in our Church; Dave Brown seconded. Approved.

Sealing completed

Gate - should be fixed this weekend.

Rental Homes – met with excavator to begin work on the house, need to clear some areas to waterproof foundations. Starting this week.

Catch Basin – maintenance required, cattail weeds need to be removed.

CATERING & LEASING (Dave Brown/John Trihas) ~ Wishing Well Preschool – rent was behind but now current. Efflorescence in office storage room wall being repaired (scraped and painted) by Mark Overbaugh.

Brennan’s – first event is August 2, 2020. 2020 projected: 31 events/projected revenue $31,315 2021 projected: 6 events/projected revenue $20,000

HUMAN RESOURCES (Alex Dadas) ~ Performance Review process, need to establish HR Committee. Jim Trakas volunteered to be part of the HR Committee. Stephanie to provide names of parishioners with HR experience. Checked with other Churches as to how they handle their Performance Review processes.

PAVE THE WAY (Jim Economou) ~ $262,216 collected to date; $9,440 in unfulfilled pledges.

Virtual Golf Outing - $3,325 collected.

STEWARDSHIP / MEMBERSHIP (Georgiann Bodle/Andy Rokakis) ~ The Stewardship/Membership Committee met on June 24, 2020 via Zoom and discussed the following:

2020 YTD Stewardship Report – 372 pledge cards received, $372,078 pledged and $245,359.77 received. Total pledges are >$40,000 ahead of last year at this time.

Calls to parishioners – list of 40 names – committee members are making calls to check in, tell people we’re thinking of them, ask them how they are and if they need anything.

E-giving and donation kiosk – Georgiann corresponded with Vanco sales rep who provided overview of the product, presentations and reference materials and customized application link and all info required to initiate the process and purchase the kiosk. Services and benefits include:

Kiosk uses a debit or a credit card

Can determine 3 pre-selected amounts to have on the screen or parishioner can enter any amount

Can have receipt emailed or can print onsite, or get a ticket to put in the basket

Can use our own logo and color scheme to

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customize the Kiosk screens

Can import donations into our software – Vanco would send us a file once a week to automatically post transactions to parishioners’ accounts without any manual keying by the office

Can use for event payments too (ex. luncheon tickets)

Box to check to cover the transaction fee (optional)

Text giving -–put app on your phone, donate to a text number designated for giving to our church

Offer marketing materials – educational materials for parishioners, inserts for the bulletin, posters

Parish Directory Sub-Committee set up free 30-day trial membership to Instant Church Directory for the Church. Committee members will handle uploading data. Created Editors for the account: Andy Rokakis, Presvytera Nicole and Manny Zanoudakis. Next sub-committee meeting Monday, July 20, 2020.

Next Stewardship/Membership Committee meeting August 6, 2020 at 6:00 PM.

PROPERTY FEASIBILITY STUDY SPECIAL COMMITTEE (John Trihas/Chris Bodle/Stephanie Ocker) ~ No report.

WAYS AND MEANS (Irene Pontikos/Thalia Marakas) ~ No report. OLD BUSINESS Brokerage Account for Brokered CDs – as mentioned in the June 10, 2020 meeting, to ensure that the church’s cash position is protected and insured via the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) without the complexity of dealing with multiple banks, motion made via email on June 25, 2020 by Paul Contoveros to approve the opening of a brokerage account at PNC with the purpose of obtaining brokered Certificates of Deposit (CDs) on a no-fee basis. Seconded by Chris Bodle. Motion passed unanimously via email vote June 29, 2020.

Parish Assembly Meeting – Father Costas said some parishes are meeting via Zoom, have people pre-register, secure. Jim Trakas suggested having a moderator, panel on the side to ask questions. Can give a 5-minute training ahead of time (how to raise hand, answer questions, etc.) Father will determine some potential dates.

Hiring of open bookkeeper/assistant secretary posi-tion – no updates.

NEW BUSINESS ~ N/A

ROUNDTABLE ~ N/A

ADJOURNMENT AND BENEDICTION ~ Jim Trakas moved to adjourn; Thalia Marakas seconded. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:47 PM.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

PHILOPTOCHOS VIRTUAL CONVENTION ~ Kathy

Nikolaou, Eleni Gugliotta, and Rhonee Trakas-Iula attended the very first virtual Philoptochos Convention. Along with the regular business meetings speakers discussed current issues like COVID-10, opioid abuse, and vaping. Our very own Sophia Gugliotta interviewed several young people about the vaping addiction that is being realized in our country. What a proud moment for Eleni and our chapter.

AFGHANS ~ We are continuing to make afghans for our afghan ministry. A warm thank you to Evangeline Bozikis for her generous donation of yarn.

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