Welcome Home!

I hope that everyone had a beautiful summer vacation, and that everyone is ready for the new Church Year! As you will see inside, we have a big HOMECOMING day planned to welcome everyone back to their parish home after their summer wandering. As we fall back into our regular routines, this is definitely a time to re-establish and celebrate the most joyful and liberating part of our routine as Christians – Sunday worship. But homecoming means more than that – it’s a time to plant seeds of Faith that we will nurture throughout the upcoming year through our ministries.

Long before the invention of Labor Day and the school calendar, the end of summer was seen as a new beginning because it was a time for harvesting, plowing and planting. That’s why this is a perfect time for us to celebrate a new year of our ministries – because that’s what ministries are all about. They should definitely plant seeds of faith, but they also need to “till our soil” - challenge us and prepare us to receive those seeds. They also reap a harvest from faith that has begun to bear fruit, allowing us to serve both the parish community and the greater Santa Barbara community. Our ministries will all be represented at Homecoming to tell you about their goals and plans for the year, and how you can get involved.

This event is the undertaking of the Stewardship committee, because they are the ones that are in charge of allowing opportunities for everyone to offer their talents back to God, and allow others to benefit from those talents. We do all of this for one very important reason: to encourage others to come into closer communion with Christ and with his body, the Church.

This year, the Parish Council has set as its theme “Together becoming One in Christ.” We hope that everyone will find a way to get more closely involved with the life of the Church so that we can achieve that goal. If you have an idea for another ministry that we need, please let me and the Stewardship Committee know!

May the upcoming Church Year be filled God’s grace, and may all of the daily turmoil that we face in this life be transformed into Peace by His presence. Here’s to a beautiful year of worship, ministries, and oneness!

With love in Christ ~~~``Fr. Haralambos

The Epistle

—September 2018— Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church

Father Haralambos Fox, Pastor

1205 San Antonio Creek Road / Santa Barbara, CA 93111

(805) 683-4492 / fax (805) 964-2774

office@saintbarbara.net / www.saintbarbara.net

Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church The mission of Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church is to safeguard the 2,000 year old Traditions handed down by Christ and His disciples, by encouraging members to participate actively in the Sacramental life of the Church, and by furthering

our knowledge of the Faith through education. In order to realize our role as stewards of God’s vineyard and to grow spiritually as individuals and as a Parish, we will share our Faith with those who seek the knowledge of God, welcome and

embrace all who join us in worship and fellowship, and reach out to those in need. Fulfilling our mission will draw us closer to God and His Kingdom, and allow us to experience the love of God (Agape) in our Parish and community.

Father Haralambos Fox, Pastor

SAINT BARBARA PARISH COUNCIL

MARINA VOGEL - President GEORGE DOVAS

MARY MENDOZA - Vice President ERNEST KOLENDRIANOS

JEFF RISHWAIN - Treasurer LANA MARME-PHILLIPS

ALEXANDRA TRIGONIS - Secretary BILL PERTSULAKES

JAMES ANGELOS CANDY RANDOPOULOS

JOHN P. DEMOURKAS PETE STATHOPOULOS

PARISH MINISTRIES

CHANTERS ALEX TRIGONIS & RANDY LANGEL

CHOIR DIRECTORS ANDRIANA KOLENDRIANOS & PATTI STATHIS-LANGEL

STEWARDSHIP BILL PERTSULAKES

SPEAKER SERIES ANTHOULA RANDOPOULOS

GREEK FESTIVAL JEFF RISHWAIN, JOHN P. DEMOURKAS &

CHRIS McGILLIVRAY

ST. BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM MARY MAMALAKIS

MISSIONS ALEX HAIMANIS

ORTHODOX SOCIAL NETWORK (OSN) SOPHIA KENRICK

PARISH BOOKSTORE -COORDINATOR NEEDED-

PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY PRESIDENT CATHERINE McDAVID SMITH

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT ALEX CHUCHAS

V.I.P. COORDINATOR SOFIJA NEDIC

COFFEE FELLOWSHIP COORDINATOR TBA

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP GROUP ALEXANDRA TRIGONIS

GOLF TOURNAMENT MARINA VOGEL, PAM ALEXANDER,

CANDY RANDOPOULOS

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE ANNA PETRONAKIS & JAMES ANGELOS

YOUTH MINISTRIES

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS OLYA BENBOW, PVA. JOANN FOX,

STEFANIE KOURAKIS & IRIS KAMINSKY

YOUTH CHOIR DIRECTOR SOPHIA KENRICK

GOYA ADVISORS TBA

ACOLYTES THEOPHANIS FOX, JACOB KAMINSKY,

XANDER KOLENDRIANOS, JACOB KOURAKIS, ALEX NIKOLOV, ZACHARY NIKOLOV

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

AHEPA PRESIDENT MINOS ANTHANASSIADIS

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE PRESIDENT PHYLLIS MATIOSIAN

Saturday, September 1

Ecclesiastical New Year (Indiction) Orthros, 8am Divine Liturgy, 9am

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW Orthros, 8am Divine Liturgy, 9am

Saturday, September 8

Nativity of the Theotokos Orthros, 8am Divine Liturgy, 9am

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

SUNDAY BEFORE THE HOLY CROSS

(please note new Liturgy hours) Orthros, 9am

Divine Liturgy, 10am Memorial—Alexis Keramaris (1 year) HOMECOMING

Friday, September 14

The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving

Cross Orthros, 8am Divine Liturgy, 9am

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

SUNDAY AFTER THE HOLY CROSS Orthros, 9am Divine Liturgy, 10am

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

FIRST SUNDAY OF LUKE Orthros, 9am Divine Liturgy, 10am

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE

Orthros, 9am Divine Liturgy, 10am

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

On August 12 we celebrated a memorial for Katina Demourkas (40 days)

On August 19 we celebrated a memorial for the reposed members of the Ioannidis Family

On August 26 we celebrated memorials for Lefteris Kallonas (10 years),

Adelphi Theophano (7 years), and Errikos (Henry) Mamalakis (1 year)

On September 9 we will celebrate a memorial for Alexis Keramaris (1 year)

May their memory be eternal !

Memorials

Volunteers for September

Epistle Readers:

2 Greek: Voula Aldrich English: Jacob Kourakis

9 Greek: Angelique Chuchas English: Olivia Benbow

16 Greek: Georgia Gastouniotis English: Alex Nikolov

23 Greek: Alex Trigonis English: Jacob Kaminsky

30 Greek: Voula Aldrich English: Zachary Nikolov

Ushers:

2 Paul Tziouvaras & William Poulis

9 William Poulis & Alex Haimanis

16 Bessie Condos & Afrula Fields

23 Paul Tziouvaras & William Poulis

30 William Poulis & Pete Stathopoulos

Prosforo:

2 Alexandra Trigonis

9 Afrula Fields

16 Andriana Hohlbauch

23 Sophia Kenrick

30 Georgia Gastouniotis

Acolytes:

Theophanis Fox • Jacob Kaminsky • Xander Kolendrianos

Jacob Kourakis • Alex Nikolov • Zachary Nikolov

Flowers:

2 —Available—

9 Vivi Katsiouleris

16 —Available—

23 —Available—

30 —Available—

Coffee:

2 —Available—

9 HOMECOMING 16 Earl Family

23 —Available—

30 Kaminsky Family

1st Saint Kalliroe – Kalliroi Landry 9th Saint Anna – Anne Athanassakis, Ana Carralejo, Anna Crossman, Laurel Fryer, Anna Landry, Anna Petronakis 14th Holy Cross – Steve Poulos, Steven Poulos, Steve Stockmal, Steve Velliotes 15th Saint Nikitas – Nikitas Tripodes 17th Saint Sophia – Sophie Alexander, Sophia Blake, Sophia Hohlbauch, Sophia Kenrick, Sofija Nedic, Linda Peters, Sofia Santoli 23rd Saint Polyxene – Polyxeni Tziouvaras, Xeni Tziouvaras

If we have inadvertently omitted your name, or listed your name on the wrong day, please contact the Church Office so that we may update our records.

Happy Name Day!

Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Ministries

Ministry

Philoptochos

Acolytes

GOYA

Cantors

Choir

Youth Choir

Sunday School

Speaker Series

Orthodox Women's/Social Network

VIPs

Hospitality

Missions

Museum

Greek Festival

AHEPA

DOP

Flowers

Golf Tournament

Event Center

Kitchen

Coffee Fellowship

Capital Campaign

Maintenance of Physical Plant

Maintenance of Grounds

Stewardship

Chair

Catherine McDavid-Smith

Fr. Bob

TBA

Alex Trigonis, Randy Langel

Andriana Kolendrianos

Sophia Kenrick

All Teachers

Anthoula Randopoulos

Alexandra Trigonis

Sofija Nedic

Fr. Haralambos

Alex Haimanis

Mary Mamalakis

Jeff Rishwain, John P. Demourkas & Chris McGillivray

Minos Athanassiadis

Phyllis Matiosian

Catherine McDavid Smith, Helen Ioannidis & Alexandra Iorio

Candy Randopoulos, Marina Vogel & Pam Alexander

Vivi Katsiouleris

John P. Demourkas

TBA

Ernest Kolendrianos

John P. Demourkas

Ernest Kolendrianos

Bill Pertsulakes

Anna Petronakis

Liaison

Marina Vogel

Pete Stathopoulos

Bill Pertsulakes

Pete Stathopoulos

George Dovas

Alexandra Trigonis

Lana Marme-Phillips

Candy Randopoulos

Alexandra Trigonis

Bill Pertsulakes

Ernest Kolendrianos

Mary Papador

Mary Papador

Jeff Rishwain

Ernest Kolendrianos

Marina Vogel

Alexandra Trigonis

Candy Randopoulos

Mary Papador

John P. Demourkas

Bill Pertsulakes

Ernest Kolendrianos

John P. Demourkas

Ernest Kolendrianos

Bill Pertsulakes

James Angelos

Saint Barbara Prayer List Please contact the Church Office to request to be added to the list

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Archbishop Demetrios of America Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco Metropolitan Jeronymos of Mwanza Father Haralambos & Pva. Joann and children Parishioners of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Parishioners of St. Barbara’s-Kazinga, Tanzania

Metropolitan Paul (Yazge) of Aleppo Archbishop Youhanna Ibrahim (Syriac) of Aleppo Sorel (Sophia) Kolendrianos (Rett Syndrome) Stella & Gikas Pollalis (health) Fr. Maximos Nnachette—Nigeria Katherine Trigonis

Can you please change how the flower people are listed in the epistle for ministries.

Fall / Winter Hours

Sunday service times will change to our fall/winter

schedule beginning Sunday, September 9:

Orthros • 9:00 am

Divine Liturgy • 10:00 am

Office Closed on Monday, September 3 In honor of the Labor Day holiday, the office will be closed this Monday, September 3. We will re-open on Tuesday for regular office hours.

Parish Council Message Dear Saint Barbarans,

We had an amazing re-boot last weekend to our tradition of sharing time and learning as well as breaking bread with our friends nearby at B’nai B’rith, at our 2018 Bagels and Baclava celebration last weekend! How wonderful it was to restart this lovely tradition and how interesting and fun and especially how delicious it was!! First we learned many interesting things about the difference in the wedding traditions between the Jewish and Greek Orthodox faiths. Then we adjourned to a huge banquet table full of amazing food, which ran the whole length of the wall in the Orthodox Center!! It was quite fun and interesting to meet and talk with the many attendees from the temple. And they all also seemed to be having a great time too!

I’m already excited about going to next year’s sequel—hope to see you all there!!

Love,

Marina

— Kick Off the New Ecclesiastical Year —

SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 9

“HOMECOMING“

On Sunday, September 9th, immediately following Liturgy we’ll celebrate homecoming in our

courtyard. Live music, dance performance by our youth dance group, and performance by

our junior choir. In addition, representatives of our many ministries will be on hand to inform

you and pass on information about how you can be part of the ministries they lead.

Join in and continue to be part of the Parish Family!

This will all be followed be complimentary celebration luncheon. Hopefully you’ll find another

ministry to share your talents. Please make every attempt to be part of

this celebration. See you there!

NOTE: Beginning Sunday, Sept. 9, Orthros begins at 9am and Divine Liturgy begins at 10am

Sponsored by: THE SAINT BARBARA STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE

Dancing!

We had a fantastic turnout for our re-creation of the Bagels and Baklava event from both St. Barbara and Congregation B'nai B'rith - what a beautiful afternoon! We enjoyed a great day of sharing our cultures, faiths, food and dances. God bless Helen McGillivray, Vivi Katsiouleris, Pam Alexander, Minos Athanassiades, Bill Tragos and Ernest Kolendrianos for all of the work that they put into making this event happen. Thank you to everyone that prepared food for the day - it was all amazing. It looks like this will be a regular event once again!

Saint Barbara Philoptochos

Chapter #4019

PRESIDENT’S REPORT | SEPTEMBER 2018

Please join us for our first General meeting after our summer break on September 16th. It will be in the Redding Education Center right after Liturgy. We have much to discuss and we would like your input. Please get coffee and then join us.

On October 13th we will have Mixer to welcome new members and to connect with current members. Details to be announced.

On November 4th Philoptochos will host a luncheon benefiting Cyprus and Greece, with a special presentation from a National Geographic explorer who circumnavigated Cyprus.

Hope you can join us in all these upcoming events to help others in need.

In Christ, Tina Winford

Hello All Goyans !

You’re invited as guests of the Goya Ministry on Saturday September 22, at 6:00 at the Islands Burger Restaurant at La Cumbre Plaza. We can also pick a date that works out for us to take our day trip to Santa Cruz Island. The trip will include an easy hike from Pelicans Harbor to Prisoners Harbor. This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy a most scenic hike with epic views that will be long remembered. Paddle boarding and kayaking can also be enjoyed for those not wanting to take the hike. Bring your phones as there will many photo opportunities to share. As this trip was cancelled last year due to foul weather, the Goyans that graduated last year are also welcome. Hopefully Father Gary and the Goya Ministry from St. Demetrius in Camarillo will also be able to join us. Please RSVP to Bill Pertsulakes (805.331.9393) by Thursday September 20th. See you soon. Bill Pertsulakes Acting Goya Advisor

GOYA NEWS

V.I.P. SENIORS

I hope you enjoyed the summer holiday and are anxious to return and meet with our fellow members of the VIP Ministry. Anyone of 55 years is invited to join our group. This year we are trying to change our meeting time so more working Parishioners can be part of our Ministry. We will be meeting on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM for a breakfast meeting. Ordinarily we will be meeting in the Redding Education Center located on our church campus. This first meeting, however, we will not be able to meet there as the facility had already reserved for another event. After this month I’ve reserved the Center for our use on subsequent Saturday mornings. So our September meeting will have to be held at a different location for this time only. We will meet on September 15th, Saturday, at Moby Dicks Restaurant located on Stearns Wharf for breakfast, at 10:00. Parking is provided right in front of the restaurant. Please make every effort to attend and invite your friends, too. Please RSVP to Bill Pertsulakes, 805.331.9393, by September 19th. For those not able to drive, transportation is available, don’t be bashful, just let me know if you need a ride. Hopefully we’ll all be able to get together and this new time works out for more of our Parishioners.

Thank you,

Bill Pertsulakes Acting VIP President

Hello all VIPs!

The Directories are here!

You may remember that the photo directory company (LifeTouch), offered a free photo and copy of the directory for everyone who sat for a photo. If you and/or your family members posed for a photo or submitted one for inclusion in Saint Barbara’s new Directory, stop by the Orthodox Center following Sunday morning services and pick up your copy. Want to order one at a nominal fee? We'll be more than happy to help you do so.

NOTES FROM THE LOFT

On September 9, Homecoming Sunday, our Saint Barbara Choir will be returning to the Loft singing once again for Liturgy. After a busy and hopefully restful Summer, we are excited to begin participating in the Sunday Liturgy again.

If you have thought about joining, but have been shy to try, we welcome you to come up and sing along. We will be having an early practice on Sept. 9 in the Orthodox Center at 9:15 a.m. before 10 a.m. Liturgy, which would be a perfect time to join us. Participating in the Liturgy is a great blessing for Choir Singers. We praise and pray and thank the Lord in beautiful Hymns, and we invite you to come share the experience.

THE SAINT BARBARA SCHOLARSHIP FUND INVITES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN ITS

2018 “ENHANCEMENT DRIVE”

In early July, our Parish family received an appeal to raise funds to replace the $8000 ($1000 from Philoptochos) that was awarded to four highly motivated and talented students from our Church to assist in their pursuit of higher education.

The goal was to raise $3,000 to cover the expenses of the Festival Raffle Booth ($2,400 trip to Greece, $400 printing, $200 mailing) which is the major annual contributor to the Scholarship Fund. $100 was requested/suggested per donation but any amount is appreciated.

Thus far, 17 individuals/families have contributed $100 or more each totaling $1,800 and we are grateful for their prompt response and generosity for this wonderful ministry that has assisted 108 of our young adults over the past 19 years. In the belief that most parishioners merely overlooked the mailing request in the midst of busy summer vacations and the number of daily mailings which we all receive, the Enhancement Scholarship Drive will continue until the ultimate goal is realized. This will guarantee a good distribution in 2019 to the Scholarship applicants.

Please make your check donation to the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Scholarship Fund. All the Donors will be acknowledged when our goal is reached, hopefully in the near future.

Thank you in advance for “Enhancing” our Scholarship Fund.

In His Service, Ernest Kolendrianos

After-Festival Pastry Sale Baklava, Melos, Kourabiedes, Walnut and Yogurt Cake are all available for sale in six-piece gift packs at $lashed, After-Festival prices in the Orthodox Center, following Sunday services! Pick up one or two to eat or treat!

YOUTH CHOIR Happy New Year! With the start of the Ecclesiastical Year, it’s time to get back in the choir loft, start practicing during Sunday School, and continue participating in the life of the Church. I can’t wait to see and hear everyone in the coming weeks.

♪ Join us Sunday, September 9 for Homecoming! Get all your questions answered and find out what

Youth Choir is all about.

♪ Starting September 9, all children are welcome to join the adult choir in singing during the Divine

Liturgy on Sunday. (Parents, you can do it, too!)

♪ Sunday, September 23 is the first Youth Choir practice during Sunday School for students in pre-K

through 6th grade. We’ll review the hymns we learned last year and lay out the plan for the upcoming year.

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

October 27 at 6:00PM ST BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

1205 San Antonio Creek Road Santa Barbara, CA 93111

RSVP 805-683-4492 Tickets available at jamie-nathan.com

$100/person or $900/table of 10

STEWARDSHIP MINISTRY NOTES Hello to all Stewards and Faithful of Saint Barbara.

Please join in on our Homecoming Festivities on Sunday, September 9, immediately following

Liturgy. Remember Liturgy starts at 10:00 AM with Orthros at 9:00 AM.

The Stewardship Committee wishes to thank our Parishioners for filling out and returning a pledge card to Laura at the church office. If you haven’t filled out, or lost, your pledge card, please contact the church office (805.683.4492) and another pledge card will be mailed to you. A signed, returned pledge card is needed to be returned to the church office in order to be listed on our Stewardship Roles. If you haven’t done so already, please check and see if your name is on the Stewardship list; if not, please returned a signed card so you can be listed with our Stewards. All Stewardship cards and pledges are confidential.

By returning your signed card you are committing to be part of our Parish.

By committing to be part of God’s House of Worship and hopefully being involved in one our many ministries you will make it possible for St. Barbara to meet our challenges and fulfill our legacy for our children to follow

Let us continue to work together, join in, be Godlike and help fulfill our needs. As Stewards we will help continue to meet our needs and show our Love, Goodness and Devotion to our most Kind and Forgiving Lord.

Thank you for your continued commitment to our House of God.

Bill Pertsulakes, Carolyn Pappas, & Minos Athanassiadis

Stewardship Committee

Fr. and Pva. Haralambos Fox Voula Aldrich Pam Alexander Sophie Alexander John & Catherine Anderson James & Ruth Angelos George & Stacie Anthes Alice Anton Menelaos & Sophia Athanassiadis Gus Ballas Charles & Pam Barth Peter & Olya Benbow Tom & Krista Blake Nicole Botaitis Elene Campbell Karen Carlton John & Lexy Carroll Melanie Carroll Terrence & Eugenia Casserly Bill Chachakos Jim Chachakos Alex & Angelique Chuchas Chris Compogiannis Alice Condodina & Bob Lickus Bessie Condos Tula Corning Christina Demourkas John P. & Dana Demourkas Katina Demourkas Nicholas & Tiffany Dogris George & Pat Dovas Hugh & Angie Dyer Ryan & Anastasia Fell Ellen Fenger Dino & Afrula Fields Robert Forinash Laurel Fryer

Dean & Georgia Gastouniotis Diana Georghiou Helen Goumas Alex Haimanis Andrew & Georgia Hanges Christopher & Connie Hillman Andrea Holland George Hroundas & Family Alexandros Ioannidis Nikolaos & Helen Ioannidis Cynthia Jensen Aleksandar & Biljana Jevremovic Anthony & Agnes Kallas Ian & Iris Kaminsky Tom & Sasha Kapernekas Sophia Kenrick John & Katerina Kingsbury Austin & Alethia Knoblauch Ernest & Andriana Kolendrianos Randy & Patti Langel Helen Laury George & Mary Mamalakis George & Laura Marcoulides Nick Martin Ted Martin Mace & Phillis Matiosian Catherine McDavid Smith Richard & Helen McGillivray Richard & Mary Mendoza Sofija Nedic Nicole Paden Michael & Vivian Pahos Tom & Terry Panages Greg Pantages & Rea Goumas Theokritos Papadimitriou George & Tracy Papador George Papazacharioudakis

Carolyn Pappas Jerry & Artis Pattison Dana Penoff Bill Pertsulakes Tommy & Caitlin Pertsulakes Andrew & Kristin Petronakis Sam & Anna Petronakis Emanuel Phillips Michael & Lana Phillips Dino Pollalis Gicas & Stella Pollalis Jennifer Poulakos William Poulis Steve Poulos Tom & Isabel Poulos Michael & Alexandra Ramirez Anthoula Randopoulos Daniel & Charlotte Randopoulos Eleni Randopoulos Jeff & Connie Rishwain Curtis & Georgina Roen Nina Saghieh Andrea Spanos & Luigi Ottieri Silas Stathis Peter Stathopoulos Rose-Marie Towle Christian & Tracy Tragos William & Lilli Tragos Alex & Alexandra Trigonis Paul & Vivi Tziouvaras Barbara Tullis Marina Vogel Michael & Jean Weeks Gerald & Stamatina Winford Mona Zozos

STEWARDSHIP Time, Talents and Treasure

QUESTION: What portion of my time, talents and treasure should I give?

ANSWER: Giving of our time, talents and treasure mainly involves a change of attitude about giving. It is important to think in terms of giving in gratitude to God, of considering how blessed you are, of using your gifts and talents for the good of others. Once you have this change of attitude, you will be able to more readily determine, through prayer and thought, the portion of your time, talents and treasure that you will give up. In the area of time and talents, many individuals commit a certain number of hours each week to prayer and charitable activities. Those activities can include working in your parish, with various community agencies, or with an individual in need. In the area of treasure, when you know in your heart that you have been honest with God and yourself, then your gift is the proper size.

2018 List of Pledge Cards Received

Total Pledges = 109 | Total Pledged = $145,870 | Goal = $180,000

TREASURER’S REPORT

• The Greek Festival was slower this year than 2017, yet better than 2016. We are still paying a few more bills, yet I believe the net will be around $50,000.

• We did buy a trailer for future use, so we will net cash at $40,000 plus have the Trailer for future years (purchased

for $9,750.00). • All bills are paid to date. • The Golf Committee has decided to cancel this year’s event, this may affect the last quarter. • As of now, the Church is in good to moderate financial health.

Jeff Rishwain, Treasurer

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE DELOS CHAPTER 103

The Daughters of Penelope was the realization of Alexandra Apostolides’ dream whose desire was to create a woman’s organization. Because of her perseverance and the encouragement of her husband--Dr. Emanuel Apostolides, a devoted AHEPAN--she formed EOS Chapter 1 with 25 charter members on November 16, 1929 in San Francisco, CA.

The Daughters of Penelope encourages and promotes loyalty to the country in which they live; cultivates the ideals and traditions of Hellenism; promotes opportunities of education; encourages the spirit of cooperation and works closely and in harmony with the whole AHEPA Family—AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Maids of Athena and Sons of Pericles. Non-partisan and non-denominational, the Daughters of Penelope is a leader in philanthropic, educational and cultural activities, with local chapters in the United States, Canada, Greece, and Cyprus.

If you are interested in membership and/or learning more about the Daughters of Penelope please contact Helen McGillivray at helenmcgillivray@cox.net or leave a message at 805.453.4282.

Order of Ahepa Santa Barbara Chapter 243

www.ahepa20.org/chapters E-Mail ahepa243@gmail.com

The It was our honor to sponsor the Greek pasties for the fun & highly successful “Bagels and Baklava” joint gathering with members of Congregation B’nai B’rith on August 26th – great dancing, fellowship,

and plentiful food... hope the tradition continues!

Our Chapter is initiating a new, fun activity: “Family Movie Nights” in our Church hall! Please save Fridays October 5th and November 2nd as pilot dates. Also note that October 28th will be the observance of “OXI DAY,” and September 9th our Church’s Homecoming Celebration (hope to see you at our table). Details on all activities will follow.

The mission of the AHEPA family, Santa Barbara Chapter 243, is to promote Hellenism, Education, Philanthropy, Civic Responsibility, Family and Individual Excellence. The goal of AHEPA Chapter 243 is to expand and strengthen its educational effort and the lifelong learning, of mind and body, the classic Hellenic definition of PAIDEA.

Our local chapter regularly meets on the 3rd Monday of every month at Harry's Plaza Café at 6:30pm. Please consider joining our Chapter in fellowship.

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