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y daughter recently sent
me a lengthy article written by an Orthodox Priest
that I found very timely and compelling. It was titled “You Don’t
Have to Like Your Priest,” and I
was going to reprint it in its entirety, but in the interest of space I am
including just the first paragraph: “There are many reasons for you
not to like your priest. It may be because his homilies are too dry, lack
patristic moorings, or stray too far
from the Biblical text. His answers
to your deepest theological, spiritu-
al, and personal challenges may
leave you cold and unsatisfied. He
may be a poor confessor, offering
only absolution and standard responses about “prayer rules”, “forgiveness” and “humility”. He may
not offer the kind of charismatic and
visionary leadership that would inspire your parish to grow. He may
be too ignorant, over-educated,
emotional, impersonal, shy, gregarious, fundamentalist, liberal, political, or dull. Whatever his human
failings, there is sure to be plenty
about him you do not like.” (Fr. Anthony Perkins, Pastor of St.
Michael Ukrainian Orthodox
Church, Woonsocket, RI)
After reading the article, the only
caveat to add is the need to forgive
your Priest. We began our Lenten
journey on the Sunday of Forgiveness and the theme for 40 days has
been consistent. We cannot even
begin to appreciate the depth of
God’s love and forgiveness unless
we forgive each other with humility. As we complete the Great Fast
and journey to Great and Holy
Pascha, may our focus be on His
April 2014 | THE ANNUNCIATION OBSERVER
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
OF THE ANNUNCIATION
3022 F Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-443-2033
www.annunciation.ca.goarch.org
Published Monthly Except for July
CLERGY
Presiding Priest, Father James Retelas
frjames@annunciationsac.org
Associate Priest, Fr. Timothy Robinson
frtimothy@annunciationsac.org
PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT
George Dariotis
georgedariotis@gmail.com
PARISH MINISTRY
Annunciation Senior League
Bessie Papailias, President
ska2lee@surewest.net
Bookstore
Lou Demas, Manager
(916) 231-9949
bookstore@annunciationsac.org
Chanter
Dusan Radosavljevic
dushan@annunciationsac.org
Greek Education
Dimitra Dogias
mimidogias@yahoo.com
Music and Worship
Bill Bobolis, Choir Director
boboliswilliam@comcast.net
Philoptochos Society
Christine Dariotis, President
cdariotis@golyon.com
Sunday School
Patrick Fuss, Principal
youtheducation@annunciationsac.org
STAFF
Parish Administrator
Effie Theodor
etheodor@annunciationsac.org
Financial Administrator
Maria Mavroforakis
mmavroforakis@annunciationsac.org
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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mercy and love for us. Let us
rekindle the fire of the Holy Spirit
we received at our baptism and regain our status of adoption by the
Most High. Let us lay aside all
worldly cares and accept the universal forgiveness that flows from
that unfathomable mystery, His
voluntary offering on the Cross. With love in the Risen Lord,
Fr. James Retelas
Proistamenos
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During a Parish Town Hall Meeting on
March 9, 2014, representatives from The
Build’s Steering and Capital Campaign
Committees presented updates about the
progress of our Parish’s plans to construct
new and sustainable facilities on our existing Annunciation campus. Thanks to the
diligent efforts of our dedicated building
team, we are growing ever closer to
breaking ground in the near future!!
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Mr. Nick Docous and Mr. Dan Eriksson, members
of our architectural team, enthusiastically discussed
new developments in our building process, highlighting that our buildings plans for a new multipurpose
hall, education/administration building, and campus
courtyard had been submitted at the end of 2013 and
are currently under review by the City of Sacramento.
Once we receive the City’s comments on the existing
plans, we can begin to finalize the building designs
and put the project out to our general contractor for
bid. Nick and Dan are hopeful that we could have our
building permit within 2.5 months at the earliest! Nick
and Dan also mentioned two important developments
critical to our building progress: 1) the abandonment
THE ANNUNCIATION OBSERVER | April 2014
of the alleyway on our property and 2) the demolition least $6 million ready in the bank. George and Sam
of the gas station building/ vacating of apartments at noted that the Committee had been in the process of
the corner of G & 30th. !
contacting major donors to reach this goal and is beNext, Ms. Paula Desideri (CID/LEED AP - Senior ginning to reach out to the entire Annunciation comAssociate, Lionakis & Beaumont Design Committee) munity for assistance in funding this project. In adprovided details about the interior design plans for our vancement of these efforts, the Capital Campaign
multifunctional hall. Because Annunciation hosts a Committee announced the creation of a communicawide array of activities ranging from church and com- tions team that will disseminate the latest information
munity events to sports and dance
practices to parish group meetings
in its existing hall, our new facilities
would need to comprise a flexible
space that could be used to meet
Want to know more about The Build? Interested in
the dynamic and diverse needs of
learning more about the planned phases or layouts of the
our church and local Sacramento
new buildings we are planning to construct on our
community. Paula emphasized that
existing campus? !
the new hall would be designed as
a neutral space that could be
If you have any questions about the status of The Build
available for the multiple types of
or would like more information about the project, please
events, meetings, and practices
feel free to contact our building committee at
that our Annunciation community
TheBuildSac@gmail.com and be sure to visit our
could use into the future.!
website at www.TheBuildSac.org for the latest
Capital Campaign Committee
members, George Koufasimas
updates and information about our efforts to build a
and Sam Manolakis, provided the
modern campus for our ancient faith.
most recent information concerning
the Capital Campaign efforts to
fund our building project. Based on our previous con- about The Build to the rest of the parish community.
sultations with contractors through the building design Sam urged our community to pray and think about
process, the estimated cost for this project is $9 mil- how each of us might offer our best contribution to this
lion. From Annunciation’s previous Capital Campaign project. The Build’s Capital Campaign Committee
efforts over the past 25 years, our parish has a little is hopeful that our Annunciation community can
over $3.1 million in the bank in addition to the $3.5 help to raise the $6 million necessary to break
million in pledged funds over the next three years. In ground!!
order to break ground and complete the construction
Thank you to the members of the community that
of the entire project without phasing, we will need at listened and posed questions for The Build Committee
during the Q&A session at the conclusion of the meeting. We hope that in the future we are able to answer
any additional questions or concerns that you might
have about this project!
questions…?!
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From the
Parish
Council
President
PHOTO: Our beautiful, brand new choir
loft railings! Our
deepest appreciation
and gratitude to all
our generous donors!
My Fellow Parishioners,
With Holy Week and our Lord's glorious Resurrection only weeks away, our efforts and attentions turn to the gift of gifts for all Orthodox Christians.
The gift of eternal life in Christ that God continually shares
with us through His Son. Granting great mercy to the
world. Enjoy this time of increased worship, confession and
almsgiving with joy and hope. Knowing that we are all
members of the Body of Christ.
The March 25th celebration of our feast day and of
Greek Independence Day was indeed a blessing for our
parish. We welcomed His Eminence, Metropolitan
Gerasimos, for Great Vespers, Matins, and Divine Liturgy,
concelebrating throughout with our very own priests as well
as visiting clergy from around the region. It was made even
more special with our choir's wonderful participation at the
Divine Liturgy. All followed by a delicious Lenten luncheon prepared by Faye & Jim Vallas and hosted by members of the parish council. Many thanks to Jim & Faye and
to Sam Manolakas and Kristen Kane who co-chaired the
event. Thank you also to Julie Mamalis for providing
beautiful center pieces and decorations. In remarks to the
faithful, His Eminence urged us to carry out plans to construct the new Hall ( Family Event Center) and Education/
Administration facilities. Stressing the need for courage and
faith in the Lord, during the process. Also underscoring that
not only do we benefit but the next generation will benefit.
Our students of the Greek Education ministry provided a
wonderful "Greek Independence" program and lunch on
Sunday March 23rd. Our gratitude to Dimitra Dogias (Director) and her dedicated staff of instructors for their fine
work.
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At the Parish Assembly held March 16th, absentee voting for parish council elections was approved by the members present and is expected to be implemented by the
2014-2015 returning Board of Elections; Andreas Yerocostas, Terre Terzakis, and Nick Kontos. The 2013 financial report was presented along with reports from the Capital Campaign - The Build, ONCD, Stewardship, and the
Endowment Fund. A summary of the Metropolis ClergyLaity conference held at St. Nicholas Ranch was also presented at the gathering.
The Annunciation Choir Crab feed was held March 1st
and was again a very successful evening. Because of their
efforts various improvements to the loft have been identified by choir leaders and the scope of work will be submitted to the parish council. In other church beautification
news the new railings were installed up in the loft and we
are most grateful to the anonymous donor and also to the
estate of Shirley Mihalakos. They look beautiful!! The
painting of the narthex and stairwells should be completed
soon and we thank Peter Pandelopoulos for his kind donation of labor. In addition to that, new interior doors and
hardware have been installed in the narthex. Thank you to
the anonymous donor for their generosity. Deserving of our thanks is Nitsa Dariotis and her steadfast perseverance instituting a "prosforo" baking schedule
for the parish. Thank you also to Donna Wagner and her
assistance with this activity. All are welcome to volunteer
and learn how to make this valuable church necessity.
Finally, over the next several months implementation of
the new Metropolis Strategic Plan which was unveiled at
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the last Clergy-Laity assembly in February,
will begin to take shape. Each parish priest
and parish council president have been
asked to nominate an "advocate" to work
closely with other Metropolis leaders in
communicating all facets of the plan with
their respective communities. I'm very
pleased to announce that Jim Chuchas has
accepted this appointment pending the
blessing of our Metropolitan. Jim will have
the complete support of the parish council
and we thank him again. This Strategic
Plan will benefit both clergy and laity alike
when fully implemented and I ask for all to
endorse it. You may view the plan in detail
by going to the Metropolis website.
May the remainder of the journey
through Great Lent be a blessed one for
you and your families and may we all truly rejoice in His Glorious Resurrection.
Sincerely in Christ,
More Scholarship Deadlines Approaching
ANNUNCIATION ENDOWMENT FUND:
Deadline: July 1, 2014
The Endowment Fund will award 5 to 7 scholarships totaling
$1,000 each to seniors in high school.
http://www.annunciation.ca.goarch.org/?q=content/endowment-fund
!
JORGI BOOM MEMORIAL FUND:
Deadline: July 1, 2014
The fund will award 2 to 4 scholarships totaling $1,000 each to
sophomores, juniors, or seniors in college, in memory of Jorgi
Nicholau Boom.
http://www.annunciation.ca.goarch.org/?q=content/endowment-fund
!
GAPA SCHOLARSHIP:
Deadline: May 31, 2014
Sons, daughters, grandnephews, granddaughters, nieces and nephews of eligible GAPA members may apply for this scholarship.
For more information, contact etheodor@annunciationsac.org
George Dariotis
Parish Council President
Orthodoxy 101 questions for Pascha are based on
material from Challenge Questions on Orthodoxy A
to Z for Students and More Challenge Questions on
Orthodoxy A to Z for Students, by Gayle Woloschak.
1. There are many references to the prefiguring of
Christ in the Old Testament and three in the New
Testament. Do you know the three times of the
New Testament?
a. Lazarus, Noah and Elijah
b. Lazarus, Bartimaeus, and Zacchaeus c. Lazarus, Talitha, and the son of the widow of Nain
d. Lazarus, Jarius, Rahab
2. Which of the following prayers is read most often during Great Lent?
a. The Jesus Prayer
b. The Prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian
c. The Prayer of St John Climicus
d. “For as many as have been baptized into Christ have
put on Christ”
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a. Saturday of Lazarus
b. Holy Saturday
c. Bright Saturday
d. Meat Fare Saturday
4. Which day is considered to be the last day of
Great Lent?
a. Good Friday
b. The Friday before Lazarus Saturday
c. Holy Saturday
d. Holy Thursday
5. In ancient times catechumens received the Mystery of Baptism on which day?
a. Pascha
b. Saturday of Lazarus
c. Palm Sunday
d. All of the above
Answers Orthodoxy 101: 1, c; 2, b; 3, a; 4, b; 5, d.
ORTHODOXY 101
3. The day preceding Pascha is called?
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Sunday School Procession
with Family Icons
Sunday of Orthodoxy - 2014
Youth Highlights
Pascha is right around the corner! And as you can see, our youth are already bearing fruit from
their spiritual endeavors. God grant us the strength to arrive together at the Feast of feasts!
Sunday, April 6 - Sunday School to
Support Blessings in a Backpack
Our children will have an opportunity to collect items to be
donated, and to participate in the Blessings in a Backpack
program. More information will follow.
Saturday, April 12 - Saturday of
Lazarus & Holy Week
Traditional Saturday of Lazarus activities of tying palms
and preparing our Church for Holy Week will take place
again this year. Meetings for the participation of our youth as
Myrrh Bearers and Altar Boys will also take place.
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Epitaphio Myrrhbearers
We would like to invite all interested girls 8 years and older
to serve as Myrrh Bearers for Holy Friday. Please contact
Toula Delis 630-5505, Rusetta Fotos 972-1807, or Lisa
Harr 532-2680 before March 30th. A donation of white
dresses in good condition would be greatly appreciated.
Holy Friday, April 18 - Youth Retreat
Our own Chris and Kalli Retelas will be coordinating a
youth retreat for all ages on Holy Friday, April 18. The
hours for the retreat are 10 am to 4 pm, beginning and ending in the church. Lunch will be served. There is no charge.
Greek School - March 25th Presentation
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Annunciation Orthodox Natural Church
Development
(ONCD)
On Saturday, March 8, 2014, Fr. James, Fr. Timothy, Parish Council
Members, ONCD Survey II Participants, and current ONCD Team
Members attended a meeting where results of ONCD Survey II were
reviewed and discussed. An ONCD update was also presented at the
General Assembly on Sunday, March 16, 2014.
NEXT PHASE IN THE
ONCD PROGRAM:
✦ A New ANNUNCIATION
ONCD TEAM will be identified
and formed by the end of April
2014. We currently have seven
Parishioners who have come
forward to serve on the new
ONCD Team. We are hoping to
have a total of ten to twelve new
team members identified. The new
Team will be provided training
and coaching on the ONCD
process. Post training, the new
ONCD Team will further analyze
the ONCD Survey II results in
depth, communicate new need
areas, and develop a plan to
address the identified areas of
need.
✦ Current ONCD Program
Initiatives involving Welcoming,
Orthodox Education, Liturgy,
Youth Programs, Structures/
Communication and Outreach
will continue.
THANK YOU
I would like to take this
opportunity to sincerely express my
sincere gratitude to:
✦ Fr. James, Fr. Timothy, and the
Parish Council for their continued
openness and support of the
ONCD process.
✦ C u r r e n t O N C D Te a m
Members: Jane Bardis,
Stephanie Bobolis, Emily
Coleman, Lou Demas, Marilyn
Demas, Koula Fotopoulos, and
Bernadette Kontos, for all their
dedication and countless hours of
hard work on behalf of this effort.
Also, to each of you who have
participated in the ONCD Initiatives
for the past 3 years, including the 127
Parishioners who attended the 12
Focus Groups in Spring 2012 and
individuals who graciously hosted
these meetings in their homes—
THANK YOU to all of you for your
continued support and participation!!
A DYNAMIC, PROCESS:
The ONCD Process has provided
our Parish with:
✦ a different way of talking and
thinking.
✦ a structure and systematic
framework for identifying and
addressing need areas.
✦ a place for all who want to be
involved.
✦ a grass roots endeavor where all
can express their ideas.
✦ a way to keep moving forward.
May the Holy Spirit guide the
New Team in this effort to help
our beloved Annunciation Parish in the
Mission to continue: "Identifying the needs of our
Annunciation family and develop a plan
to satisfy those needs to encourage and
welcome all to ‘Come and See’ and
become active members of our Church"
In Christ,
Should you be interested in serving on the new ONCD
Team, please contact Fr. James or any of the current ONCD
Team members as soon as possible!
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Jim Chuchas
Annunciation ONCD Team Leader
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Annunciation
Senior League
(ASL)
We wish to thank Fr. Dino Pappademos, Fr. James
and Fr. Timothy for a wonderful “Ask Father Session” at our March luncheon. The questions were
very interesting and so were the answers!
A special thank you to: Bess Kerhoulas and her
family for sponsoring our luncheon in honor of Bess’
90th birthday; John & Erika Tatarakis for the
goodies at our reception table; and Mary Silva &
Bessie Papailias for the apple pies in honor of March
birthdays. Thank you all for your support and generosity!
Special birthdays this month included: Bess Kerhoulas –
90 years young, Stella Kappos – 85 years young and Tina
Karres – 80 years young! Congratulations to all of you and
χρόνια πολλά! Please remember to let us know about those special
birthdays ending in “0” or “5”!
Our first trip of the year took place on March 27th to
Ironstone Vineyard! A private tour of their facility and a
discussion by the master gardener culminated with a private
wine tasting and a nice lunch.
Thank you Georgia
Econome & Tasi Jones for planning another wonderful
senior outing!!
The next ASL trip will be to the deYoung Museum in San
Francisco, for the exclusive West Coast presentation of
Georgia O' Keeffe's early years, the most prolific of her 70year career. In the afternoon, we will have a guided tour of
the Presidio where an official guide will board our bus and
will narrate the fascinating history of the Presidio. The date
is Wednesday May 7, cost
$45.00 – please sign up by April
22nd. Please contact Georgia
Upcoming
Econome @916-442-4125 or
ASL Meetings –
GKE21@aol.com.
please mark
Bessie Papailias
ASL President
your calendars!
Καλό
April 1, 2014
“Tomatoes and You”
– a master gardner
from UCD and
culinary expert’s
view on food and
the plant
May 6, 2014
Stay Tuned!
Πάσχα και
Καλή
Ανάσταση!
May 7, 2014
Trip to the DeYoung
Museum – Georgia
O’Keeffe show
June 3, 2014
“Bingo” – with our
master bingo
announcer Terry
Kastanis
"
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Annunciation
Philoptochos
ANNUNCIATION PHILOPTOCHOS
LENTEN RETREAT
Dear Parishioners,
The members of the Annunciation Philoptochos are blessed to have
I hope that many of you are planning to attend the
upcoming Philoptochos sponsored Lenten Retreat on
Saturday, April 5 in the Hellenic Center. We are very
blessed to have as our speaker His Eminence, Metropolitan Nikitas, Director of the Patriarach
Athenagoras Orthodox Institute in Berkeley, California. Metropolitan Nikitas will provide a morning
presentation and an afternoon presentation. One presentation will cover the true nature of fasting and the
other will address the significance of our liturgical
His Eminence, Metropolitan +Nikitas
music. There will plenty of opportunities for quesDirector of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI), speak at our
tions. Check-in and continental breakfast begins at
annual Lenten Retreat. His Eminence will cover the true nature of fasting and
the significance of our liturgical music. Be prepared to learn about the beauty
9:30 a.m. and the morning presentation begins at
and depth of these two very important aspects of our Church’s Tradition.
10:00 a.m. There will be a Lenten luncheon, and an
Please join us in welcoming His Eminence
afternoon session concluding at 2:00 p.m. Please
bring a friend! Donations will be accepted.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Martini Membership Night will take place on
HELLENIC CENTER
Tuesday, April 29 for prospective Philoptochos
614 Alhambra Blvd
members and current Philoptochos members. I will
Check In - 9:30 am be hosting cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in my home
Presentation - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a short presentaA lenten luncheon will be served. Donations are appreciated.
tion on the various activities and responsibilities of
We encourage your RSVP to Terre Terzakis (916) 487-6467 or Donna Wagner (916) 456-9794
Philoptochos. If you are interested in becoming a
Philoptochos member, or learning about Philoptochos, please plan on attending. You may contact me
directly to RSVP at cdariotis@golyon.com or (916) 412-8112.
We are in the process of taking reservations for table sponsorships and individual seating for “Festival of Tables”
scheduled for Saturday, May 3. You won’t want to miss this event! If you would like to reserve a table, please email me at
cdariotis@golyon.com, or call me at (916) 412-8112. Tables of 8 are $100.00, and individual tickets are $12.00. Lunch is
included and raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win one of many beautiful
prizes.
Dial-a-Baklava, under the direction of Helen Grammatikakis, is busy baking
delicious pastries and other items for purchase as we approach Pascha. Order
forms can be found on Sundays during coffee hour in the Hellenic Center. You
may also feel free to contact Helen or any other Philoptochos members directly
should you wish to place an order.
Philoptochos will be sponsoring and preparing the Palm Sunday Luncheon after
church in the Hellenic Center on April 13. Please plan on attending this very
beautiful and special luncheon during Lent.
Our next Philoptochos Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Lower Fellowship Hall. In Christ’s Love,
Christine Dariotis
Philoptochos President
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Booknotes from the
Bookstore
Because inquiring minds deserve to know, we still do
not have a timeline for the Bookstore moving into a modular unit (the Trailer). But Lou has been working with Dan
Erikkson acquiring permits for the unit to be put next to
the Parish Office so we will be good to go when the buildings starts. Meanwhile, we’ve been putting in a few plants
to cheer the Bookstore up a bit for spring and Pascha as we
wait.
By now you are all well into your Lenten reading and
reflections but I do have one other book to recommend; a
devotional for Holy Week, Meditations For Holy Week:
Dying and Rising with Christ, by Vassilios Papavassiliou.
While Papavassiliou’s work
focuses on Holy week, we are
reminded that Holy Week
does not stand alone. It follows Great Lent with the
themes in the latter part of
Great Lent continuing into
the first half on Holy Week.
All the reading and introspection we do during Great Lent
is preparation for Christ’s
death and resurrection that
we experience in Holy Week.
But you knew that. Meditiations for Holy Week is most
informative and a wonderful
spiritual aid, nourishment if you will, to assist us in our
prayer life during Holy Week. And, it’s an easy read! "
The Bookstore does have the traditional Greek red food
dye for coloring easter eggs but I have to say that not too
many of us have been successful using it. Most of us, and
our Church, use Rit Scarlet liquid dye. I know it is not
healthy so I am not recommending this per se but some of
us have been eating our red eggs for decades and we are still
around to tell of all those years of Pascha with red easter
eggs. If you are squeamish, come into the Bookstore and we
can give you a recipe for dying eggs with red onion skins.
Vasso Meyer, who dyes the eggs for our Church, is also a
great resource or we can also tell you how we use the Rit.
The Bookstore has two delightful Children’s books regarding the tradition of red easter eggs, one called Easter
Eggs for Anya, by Virginia Kroll, and a new release for
Pascha called, The Miracle of the Red Egg, by Elizabeth
Crispina Johnson and illustrated
by Daria Fisher.
There is a great article too online
about Easter eggs written by Rev.
Nicon D. Patrinacos that is well
worth reading to your family if you
can pull it up.
I only knew of Easter eggs as a
Christian symbol - such as the egg
rolling contests children have to
symbolize the rolling away of the
stone from Christ’s tomb. Easter eggs are a Christian symbol but Rev. Patrinacos describes the history of the egg as
a symbol even in mythology such as Helen being born
from an egg and falling from the moon. He continues,
“However, even though the Easter egg is obviously
not an exclusive Christian introduction, its significance
relates to the birth not of material life but to that spiritual experience enjoyed only in the life of Christ. Its
symbolic adaptation to the events of Christ's sacrifice
on the Cross, His entombment, and finally His breaking
of the bondage of death by His Resurrection, all find a
fitting expression to the Easter egg. The red color of the
Orthodox Easter egg signifies the blood of Christ, its
shell His three-day entombment, and its breaking His
Resurrection by which the 'egg of life' brought forth a
life, up to then unknown. The cracking of the red eggs
among Orthodox symbolizes a mutual wish for breaking one's bonds of sin and misery and for entering the
new life issuing from Christ's Resurrection.”
May you all have a Very Spiritually Enriched Pascha!
Love in Christ,
Marilyn Demas
for the Bookstore
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6
Monday
9 am - Matins & Divine
Liturgy (Sunday of
Thomas/Antipascha)
27
11am - Agape Vespers (at
Annunciation)
1pm - Agape Vespers (at
Hellenic Park)
PASCHA 20
7
Holy Monday 14
Office Closed
28
Bright Monday 21
8:30am - Matins &
7pm - Bridegroom
Divine Liturgy (Palm
Service
Sunday)
Palm Sunday Luncheon
7pm - Bridegroom
Service
Palm Sunday 13
8:30am - Matins &
6pm - Great Compline
Divine Liturgy (St. Mary
of Egypt)
Blessing of Baskets for
the Homebound
1pm - Daughters of
Penelope (tent)
Sunday
8
1
6pm - Parish Council
Meeting
29
Bright Tuesday 22
10am - Presanctified
Liturgy
7pm - Bridegroom
Service
Hymn of Kassiane
Holy Tuesday 15
6:30pm - Philoptochos
Monthly Meeting
11am - ASL April
Luncheon
7pm - OCF @ CSUS
Tuesday
9
2
3
10
6pm - Blessing in a
Backpack Assembly
7pm - Choir practice
Thursday
1pm - Spring Book Club
30
9 am - Matins & Divine
Liturgy (St. George the
Great Martyr)
Bright Wednesday 23
4pm - Service of Holy
Unction
7pm - Matins for Holy
Thursday
Holy Wednesday 16
6pm - Blessing in a
Backpack Assembly
7pm - Choir practice
Bright Thursday 24
10am - Vesperal Liturgy
of St. Basil
6pm - Blessing in a
Backpack Assembly
7pm - Service of the 12
Gospels
Holy Thursday 17
1pm - Spring Book Club 6pm - Blessing in a
Backpack Assembly
5:45pm - Presanctified
Liturgy followed by
7pm - Choir practice
Lenten Supper
Presentation by Pamela
Barksdale from OCMC
after Lenten Supper
5:45pm - Presanctified
Liturgy followed by
Lenten Supper
Wednesday
4
9 am - Matins & Divine
Liturgy (Theotokos of the
Life Giving Spring)
Bright Friday 25
9am - Great Hours
3pm - Descent from the
Cross
7pm - Lamentations &
Procession
Office Closed
Holy Friday 18
11
7pm - Akathist Hymn (all
4 stanzas)
8pm - Pilgrimage
Presentation
Friday
5
Bright Saturday 26
10am - Vesperal Liturgy
of St. Basil
11am - Paschal Vigil
followed by Divine
Liturgy
Anastasti Dinner Breaking of the Fast
Holy Saturday 19
8:30am - Matins &
Divine Liturgy
Palm Tying &
Myrrhbearer training
6pm - Great Vespers
Lazarus Saturday 12
9:30am - Philoptochos
Lenten Retreat
Saturday
Schedule subject to change.
Please consult with the website or Sunday Bulletin for the most current information.
2014
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http://www.annunciation.ca.goarch.org
April
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Dance Support Group (DSG)
Kalo Pascha & welcome to an early start for our 2014/2015 dance program!
Follow us in the OBSERVER as we bring you up to date on the latest DSG news!
Got Easter candy?
We are excited to announce that DSG will be
selling See’s Candy for Easter. This sweet
fundraiser will help our dance groups as we
prepare for our upcoming dance season.
Please contact your favorite dancer to make an order or watch for our
DSG table in the Hall after church. You may also contact Susan Foondos
at sfoondos@me.com.
DSG Preview - Feb. 9, 2014
Interested in becoming
a DSG Dance Director?
Important DSG dates!
The Annunciation dance program
held an informational meeting
March 30th for anyone interested in
becoming a dance director for the
2014/2015 dance year. If you missed
this meeting and are interested
please contact Aleco Bourdaniotis,
Director Liaison at 916-425-1280 or
at abourda@comcast.net.
See’s Easter candy fundraiser
– through April 13
Thanks to the parents,
dancers, directors &
volunteers for the
2013/14 season!
It took the support of all of the parents and directors to make this a
great FDF season for our dancers.
Special thanks to the 2013/14 DSG
Board and fundraising chairs: Maria
Higdon, Maria Erickson, Stevie Kivetos, Lindsay Kivetos, Vivian Vail, and
George Vasiliou as Director Liason to the DSG Board!
Welcome the new DSG Board
for 2014/15
Eleni Bourdaniotis, President Tom Dogias, Vice President
Kelly Pantis, Secretary & Communications
Georganna Sinadinos, Treasurer
Susan Foondos, Fundraising
And, welcome Aleco Bourdaniotis, Director
Liaison to the DSG Board!
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Fireworks booth fundraiser
– Mark your calendar for our
largest fundraiser from the
end of June – July 4. More
information to follow.
DSG general meeting –
watch for the date of the
next DSG general meeting in
May. We welcome all input
and assistance.
Early registration - available
beginning in May, 2014
If you would like a DSG item included in a future
issue of the Observer please contact Kelly Pantis at
916-616-7471 or Kelly@LynwoodChalet.com.
Any questions or comments? Contact President,
Eleni Bourdaniotis at 916-296-4495 or
mori503@yahoo.com.
THE ANNUNCIATION OBSERVER | April 2014
Altar Guild
The purpose of this guild is to decorate the icons
used during Sunday liturgies and special Feast Days.
If you would like to donate money toward flowers in
honor or in memory of a loved one, please contact
our Church Office at 916-443-2033.
The following members will be decorating the icons
for the month of March.
April 4
Elaine Wright April 11
Georgia Avdalas
April 18
Jane Bardis April 25
Pauline Cazanis
Volunteers!
Get ready to
decorate
Epitaphio 2014!
Book Club Report
Sewing Circle
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The Annunciation Book Club meets
on Wednesdays at 1 pm, every other
week in the Annunciation Bookstore.
Our next meeting, at this writing, will
be March 26th so plan accordingly. We
are sure that there will be changes for
Pascha so look for updates in the
Church Bulletin.
We are currently reading The Vine
Speaks by Cindy Steinbeck. Yes, she
is a (distant) relative of “the” John
Steinbeck of Grapes of Wrath. And,
she is also owner of Steinbeck Winery
in Pasa Robles which belonged to her
parents before her. The book is an
analogy to Christ’s words, “I am the
Vine and you are the branches...”
While the message of the branches
abiding in Christ the Vine and He in
the branches, us, often seems redundant, by using numerous pointers of
grape cultivation analogous to Christ’s
nurturing and sustaining us as we
abide in Him, Steinbeck deftly keeps
ones interest. She also adds touching
anecdotal details of her own life supporting her message of Christ’s life
giving and life sustaining ways. The
book is a very up lifting, easy, fast
paced read which we are all enjoying.
You are always welcome to join us.
We’d love your company!
The Sewing Circle’s recently donated twenty two blankets to Project
Linus were distributed to the Elk
Grove Food Bank and Family Services this month . For those of you
who are unfamiliar with Project Linus, Project Linus is a national organization of primarily women , nationally we do have some men on
board, who knit, crochet, quilt,
weave, or make fleece blankets
mainly for children ages infancy
through adolescence who are living
in a crisis situation. Our Annunciation Sewing Circle has participated
for more than two years now. As our
dedicated ladies will tell you, “This
is truly a labour of love”. If you have
spare time and like to create blankets
and hats, please join us. Drop off
finished items at the Bookstore between 10:00 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays [except Mondays] and Saturdays but after Liturgy on Sundays.
We do have a dedicated core of people with busy, loving hands, but the
need is great and on going so we can
always use more workers. Also, if
you can’t knit, etc. and would like to
learn, again come to the Bookstore
on Tuesdays and or Thursdays and
we can teach you. This Lenten season our Prayer
Shawl Ministry did not call for knitters
and crocheters to make more prayer
shawls during Lent because we currently have sufficient prayer shawls on
hand for another month or so. Many
prayer shawls were distributed to most
of our Church’s homebound parishioner’s in December.
"
That said, if you would like to make
a Prayer Shawl, we do have yarn at the
Bookstore for you to do so. Actually,
our next Prayer Shawl Blessing will be
in the autumn. For those of you not
acquainted with the Prayer Shawl Ministry, our ladies pray as we make
Prayer Shawls for people who are rejoicing, or who may be in need of
comfort, that God will wrap them in
His love and care. If you are interested in participating
in this Ministry, please inquire at the
Bookstore and we show you, and explain it more succinctly than I just did.
Bottom line, we can always use more
loving hands!
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From the Choir
Archives
On behalf of the choir, I would like to thank the community once again for supporting our annual Choir Crab
Feed. A parishioner asked me very interesting question,
“How did the Choir Crab Feed come to be?” As I thought
about it, I, wondered who would know the answer to this
question? Ah ha! Let me check with our seniors. Here is
what they remembered.
Sacramento Crab Feeds popped up in the late 70’s and
early 80’s. They were used as fundraisers for many organizations such as the Elks and Optimist clubs, as well
as for Catholic Schools. As they gained popularity,
parishioners in the Annunciation Parish thought it was a
good idea to try out this new moneymaker.
In the early 80’s, Philoptochos members Kay Georgallis and Mary Skordakis chaired the 1st Annunciation
crab feed in order to raise money for the establishment
of St. Nicholas Ranch. Since Perry Georgallis and his
partner, Frank Bianchini, were already doing crab feed
fundraisers, they offered their talents for this worthy
cause. With Frank’s special pasta sauce and cooking
skills and Perry’s wonderful charm, the Annunciation
Crab Feed was born! Perry, Tom Manikas and Jim
Makris also cooked for St. Katherine in Elk Grove to
assist them in their first crab feed during those early
years.
Parishioner Tony Psihopaidas, who was working for
Frank, wanted to learn the “tricks of the trade” so Tony
assisted Frank for several years as Frank and his brother
worked on numerous crab feeds in the area, specifically
All Hallows Church and the Elks Club, and the first Annunciation Choir Crab Feed. Tony and his parents, Jim
and Helen, assisted the choir for several years by continuing their magic in our church kitchen, and, of course,
perfecting the “special pasta sauce”!!
There have been many committees and volunteers who
have kept these efforts going over the years, not only for
our choir crab feed , but for other parochial and fraternal
events as well. Crab feeds have become a stable fundraiser for these groups. So, if you are looking for a fresh crab
dinner (in season), check with your favorite restaurant or
neighborhood church/organization.
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Terry Kastanis
President - Annunciation Choir THE THANK YOU BOX!!
•Kostandina Bourdaniotis for her gift of time and coordination of food and drinks for
the Sunday School/GOYA
Lenten Pot Luck.!
•Susan Foondos - for her
generous gift to our Sunday
School BLAST program and
students!
Help us recognize parishioners who go above and beyond!
Submit their name to: thankyou@annunciationsac.org
ANNUNCIATION
ENDOWMENT FUND (AEF)
The AEF Board is in the process of
revising the application form and
procedure for requesting grants. The AEF
Board will consider grant requests during
its three remaining meetings during 2014.
The Revised Application Form may be
obtained from the Annunciation church
office or from the Annunciation website
starting April 15, 2014. Deadlines for
submission of applications for the rest of
2014 are: June 16th; September 22nd;
November 24th.
Application deadlines are firm — no exceptions.
THE ANNUNCIATION OBSERVER | April 2014
!
GREAT AND HOLY WEEK & PASCHA 2014:
SCHEDULE
OF
D I V I N E S E R V I C E S Unless otherwise noted, all morning services begin at 8:30 w/Matins, followed by Divine Liturgy
!
6 pm, Wednesday, April 9
!
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Saturday, April 12
6 pm, Saturday, April 12
Saturday of Lazarus
Lenten Breakfast/ Palm Tying/Decorate Church
Great Vespers of Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 13
7 pm, Sunday, April 13 Palm Sunday
Service of the Bridegroom
!
!
7 pm, Holy Monday, April 14
!
10 am, Holy Tuesday, April 15
7pm, Holy Tuesday, April 15
!
Service of the Bridegroom
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Service of the Bridegroom (Hymn of Kassiane)
4 pm, Holy Wednesday, April 16
Service of Holy Unction
7pm, Holy Wednesday, April 16
Matins for Holy Thursday
Holy Unction to be administered at both services
!
10 am, Holy Thursday, April 17
7 pm, Holy Thursday, April 17
Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
Institution of the Holy Eucharist
The Passion of Christ/ The Twelve Gospels
9 am, Holy Friday, April 18
3 pm, Holy Friday, April 18
7 pm, Holy Friday, April 18
The Great Hours
The Descent from the Cross
The Lamentations
!
!
10 am, Holy Saturday, April 19
Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
11 pm, April 19
Vigil of Pascha
11:45 pm
Anastasis! Paschal Divine Liturgy
Join us for the Paschal feast to break the fast (gratis)
!
11 am, Sunday, April 20
1 pm, Sunday, April 20
!
Bright Wednesday, April 23
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Bright Friday, April 25
!
Sunday, April 27
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Agape Vespers at Annunciation
Agape Vespers at Hellenic Park, Lincoln
St. George the Great Martyr
The Life-giving Spring of the Theotokos
Sunday of St.Thomas/Antipascha
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Dino & Margarita Jakovas
Andrew Johas
George & Molly Lee Johnson
Tasi Jones
Kiki Jouganatos
as of 2.15.14 Chris Jovalis
James & Robin Kafouros
John & Stella Kakavas
Nicholas & Laura Docous
Periklis & Marilena Kalfountzos
Elizabeth Dokimos
Dennis & Robin Kamilos
Thomas & Shirle Adams
Ernest & Kathy Dokimos
Christopher & Kristen kane
Kalisthenis & Evangelia Agagiotis
Katherine Dole
Andrew Kantargis
Nick & Shari Alexander
Elaine Donovan
George Karagianes
Christ & Helen Anastasopoulos
Demosthenis & Evangelia Douveas Gus & Tina Karres
Constantine & Kelly Anastasopoulos
Steven & Marina Downing
George & Mary Ellen Kassotakis
George Anastasopoulos
William & Jessaca Downing
Terry & Penny Kastanis
David & Evelyn Anderson
Demos & Bessie Dulger Sheikin James Katsilometes
Helen Anderson
James & Patricia Duvaras
Niko & Emorfia Katsimbras
Geoffrey & Antonia Antipa
Georgia Econome
Dan & Maria Kaufman
Milton & Panorea Apostolidis
Kiki Econome
Andreas & Evelyn Kazanis
Mary Apostolos
Chris Eliopulos
Ioannis & Cindy Kazanis
Kalliopi Arabatzis
Dan & Maria Eriksson
Theodore & Andromachi Kennedy
John & Maria Asimakopoulos
John & Sophia Evrigenis
Anthony & Gail Kentroti
Nicholas & Nikki Avdis
Samir & Nuha Fadayel
Effie Kentroti
Dan & Katherine Ballas
George & Kathy Fotopoulos
Bess A. Kerhoulas
Elias & Jane Bardis
Panagiotis Fotopoulos
Victoria Kidman
Atien Marius & Helen Berhane
Pete Fotopoulos
Denise Kincaid
Dionesia P. Bertakis
Peter & Koula Fotopoulos
Steve Kivetos
Bill & Evelyn Bobolis
Phillip & Soula Fotopoulos
Stevie & Lindsey Kivetos
Jamie Bobolis
Demetre & Christine Fotos
Peter & Jennie Kleary
Stephanie Bobolis
Eugene & Agnes Fotos
Pete & Maria Kokkinis
Denny Boom
Kyriako & Brenda Fotos
Gus Kokotis
Alexander & Eleni Bourdaniotis
Ruseta Fotos
Sotiris & Matina Kolokotronis
Paul & Kostandina Bourdaniotis
Kyriakos & Elaine Frangogiannis Lucas & Stella Kontes
Marie Bravou
Christina & Robert Freeworth
Nick & Bernadette Kontos
Rhea & Daniel Brunner
Patrick & Susan Fuss
George Koufasimis
Anna Brusco
Gus & Stelene Galaxidas
Fran Koulos
Katherine Buttacavoli
Andrew Ganetsos
George & Elizabeth Koumis
Andonia Cakouros
John & Maria Gassoumis
George & Rula Kouretas
Peter & Fotine Casheros
Andrew & Teresa Gates
John & Colleen Kreatsoulas
George & Koula Cazanis
Constantin & Maude Genigeorgis Constantino & Dena Kuchulis
Dean Chalios
Joann Georgallis
John & Mary Kyriakides
Harry & Sonia Champas
Pericles(Perry) Georgallis
Greg & Vassie Kyritsis
Tonia Champas
Christina George
J.J. LaBritt
Tim & Antonia Chapralis
Dianna George
Jonny LaBritt
Jack & Bessie Chesson
John & Debbie George
Stephen & Anna LaBritt
Peter & Maria Christi
Chris & Angie Georgoulias
Irene Ladd
John & Annette Christopulos
Helen Gianakakis
Henry & Maria Lafayette
George Chuchas
Angela Gianopulos
Leo & Cathy LaGesse
James & Despina Chuchas
Steve Giranis
Gus & Frances Lambrose
Dennis & Jeanlaurie Corelis
Lener & Carmie Lee Gousetis
Ellie Lane
Carol Crisp
Paul Grellas
Dean & Diane Langley
Vasiliki Cronin
Louis & Georgette Grivetti
Ronald & Georgia Langley
Mary J. Curtis
Elsie Gust
Maria Lappas
George & Christine Dariotis
George & Eleni Hagios
Georgia Larson
Georgia Dariotis
Louis & Nadia Hamameh
Alexander Lashgari
John & Nitsa Dariotis
Nader & Vivian Hamameh
Desi Lashgari
Michael Dariotis
Thomas & Phyllis Harper
Gary & Irina Leonard
Fany Darzins
Dannan & Lisa Harr
Elena Livanis
Irene DeKellis
Elias & Catherine Hatzakos
Jesus & Helen Loaiza
Efthymios & Grammatoula Delis
Toula Hatzopoulos
Marie Loris
John & Marianna Demas
Richard & Kim Hauch
Alice Loris-Lyons
Louis & Marilyn Demas
Domna & James Hebenstreit
Chris & Christine Lovett
Lou & Maria Deville
Sean & Angelica Herra
Richard & Mary Lydon
Dorothy Diamond
Maria & Christopher Higdon
Diana & Robert Magee
Tom Dicktakes
Anastasios & Stefanie Hionis
Geraldine Magers
Angelo & Adel Dimitropoulos
Matthew & Lisa Holm
Chris & Maro Maguire
Gustin Dimitropoulos
Julian B. & Diane Holt
Jim & Julie Mamalis
Constantine & Ruth Docous
March Pledges
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Athanasia Manikas
Exaveria (Rula) Manikas
Katherine Manolakas
Sam & Kerry Manolakas
Timothy & Annette Manolis
Athanasios & Stella Manolopoulos
George & Marina Mantis
Sam & Ann Marandos
Antigoni Marcos
Katherine Marefos
Steve & Katherine Margaris
Nellie Margarite
James Marianos
Sylvia Maritsas
Nia Marketos
Dennis & Nancy Marks
Ellen & Jonathon Martin
Varghese & Elisabeth Mathew
Antonios & Maria Mavroforakis
John & Vicki Meers
Pamela & Edward Middleton
Jack & Marque Molodanof
George & Gaye Nicholau
Howard & Stella Norris
Alice Ousley
Fred & Vera Pagel
Tom Panages
Peter & Gina Pandelopoulos
Peter & Marie Pantages
Effie Pantelias
Tom & Penny Pantelopoulos
Yianni & Kelly Pantis
John & Margaret Papadakis
Bessie Papailias
Martha Papailias
Kalliroy Pappas
Mary A. Pappas
Christy Parisi
Perry & Kiki Parker
Jerry & Catherine Pavlatos
Constantine & Brigid Perakis
Christopher & Chanel Perinati
Denise Perinati
Gregory & Jill Perinati
Paul & Shirley Peters
Diane Petersen
Gus & Lillian Petrakos
Stella & Michael Petrucci
Fotis & Tammy Petsalis
Bogdan & Valentina Popescu
Bessie Pothos
Karen Poulos-Firth
Charles Price
Marshall & Carole Pryor
Helen Psihopaidas
Dusan Radosavljevic
Julie & Greg Rausser
Martin & Helen Raygoza
Father James & Barbara Retelas
Fr Timothy & Pres. Marsha Robinson
Antonia Rogers
Demetri & Malamo Romas
John & Penny Romas
Helen Rotas
Nicholas & Carol Rotas
George & Mary Roussas
John & Casie Roussas
Joan Saetes
Tony & Angeliki Sargetis
Milton & Rheanon Sarlis
Speros & Panayiota Sarlis
Diane Scandalis
Daniela & Andrew Schmidt
Nacky & Donald Schmidt
Frances Sellas
Ralph & Vassie Sett
Mary & Maurice Silva
Anthony & Judy Smernes
Anthony & Stacey Smernes
Jennifer Smernes
John & Tina Sobol
Demetrios Spyridakis
Stylianos & Klea Spyridakis
Vasilios Spyridakis
Steve & Rachel Squaglia
Dessie & Sam Stamas
Jan Stathis
Merle Stathis
Makis & Freda Stathopoulos
Bess Stathos
Mary Stathos
Mary Leona Stathos
Nick & Helene Stathos
Maria Stefanou
J. Pat & D'Anne Still
John Takanikos
John & Barbara Takanikos
Art & Terre Terzakis
Effie Theodor
Ourania Theodor
Sophie Theodore
Gregory & Mary Theophilopoulos
Brent Thiese
Pearl Thomas
Steven Tingus
Marian Trapp
Angelo & Sofia Tsakopoulos
Drosoula Tsakopoulos
John & Dina Tsakopoulos
Sofia Tsakopoulos
George & Margo Tzikas
Antiope Tzouras
James & Faye Vallas
Mary Vasos
Nick & Christina Vathis
Pauline Vathis
Vasilis & Judy Verrios
Dennis Vicars
Loukia Vlahos
Michael Vlamis
Dimitri Vouros
Douglas & Donna Wagner
Richard & Valentina Watts
Jerry & Elaine Wright
Theodora Yazigi
Andreas & Becky Yerocostas
Anestis & Areti Yiaslas
Athanasios Yiaslas
Haig & Irene Zeronian
Sophia Zogopoulos
=317 / 501
THE ANNUNCIATION OBSERVER | April 2014
Stewardship
Steward Pledges as of March 14, 2014
Total Number of Stewards: 317
Total Pledged Amount: $325,294
!
Pledging Tiers
Greater than $10,000
$5,001 - $9,999
$1,001 - $5,000
$501 - $1,000
$100 - $500
Other
1
10
78
47
134
47
OPERATING FUND
1/1/14 to
03/14/14
2014 Budget
YTD
$125,518
$107,500
$32,275
$33,756
$157,793
$141.256
$93,649
$107,763
Program Services
$2,029
$3,375
Other Oper. Exp.
$47,443
$38,037
17,843
$26,764
$160,964
$175,939
Income
Pledges
All Other Revenue
Total Revenue
Expenses
Total Staff Exp.
Archdiocese
National Ministries
Parish Milestones
Total Expense
Forty Day Blessings
Mar. 30 - Daughter of George & Katerina Gasnakis
Baptisms
Mar. 9 - Chrysoula, daughter of Gregory & Jill
Perinati (sponsor: Anthony Stathos)
Mar. 15 - Gregory, son of Anthony & Stacey
Smernes (sponsor: Jennifer Smernes)
Mar. 22 - Angelo Leonidas, son of John & Casie
Roussas (sponsor: Vasilios Spyradakis)
Memorials
Mar. 2 - John Tzouras(1 year)
Mar. 2 - Peter & Eugenia Panages Mar. 2 - Vasili & Theodora Chlentzos
Mar. 9 - Eppaminondas “Eppie” Johnson (6 months)
Mar. 9 - Gerasimos Staveris (3 years)
Mar. 23 - Theresa Sacco (2 years)
Mar. 30 - Nadine Loris (40 days)
Mar. 30 - Shirley Mihalakos (6 months)
Mar. 30 - Peter C. Felos
Balance as of
-$3,171
03/14/14
2014 Pledges as of March 14, 2014
Stewardship Budget
$430,000
Pledged to Date
$325,294
Total Amount
Received
$125,481
Total Members
Pledged
317
Remember Your Church
Through Planned Giving
For more information or to obtain a brochure, be sure to contact
our parish Planned Giving chair, Jerry Wright.
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For questions, please contact the
Church Office at (916) 443-2033
Dance&Group&Fundraiser&&
DSG&will&be&selling&candy&after&church&3/23<4/13.&&Pre<orders&are&recommended.&
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ATTENTION:
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For Sunday, April 7th: Due to the
SacTown 10-mile race, we are
expecting a moderate amount of
congestion and street closures to
affect the area around our church
between 8:00am and 10:30am.
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We)are)looking)for)volunteers)to)make)or)donate)Prosforo)(3)loaves))for)
the)Divine)Liturgy)on)Sundays)throughout)the)year.)))
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Prosforo,)“an)offering)to)God”)is)the)Liturgical)Bread)used)at)every)church)
service.))Parishioners)bake)all)of)the)prosforo,)because)it)is)a)means)of)
stewardship)by)giving)of)our)time)and)talents.))
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We)are)asking)all)of)our)parish)families)to)make)or)donate)once)or)twice)a)
year.))You)may)do)so)by:)
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• Making)it)yourself)(3)loaves))and)bringing)it)to)Church)on)Sunday)
(signRup)is)available)by)calling)Donna)Wagner)or)Nitsa)Dariotis).))
Please)bring)loaves)to)Church)on)Sunday)by)9:00am.))A)Parish)
Council)member)will)take)it)to)the)priest)along)with)your)list)of)
names.)))
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• Calling)Toula)Hatzopoulos)who)will)make)3)loaves)for)$15.00.))
Please)contact)her)directly)at:))(530))400R7689)
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In)respect)of)the)liturgical)custom,)please)remember)to)offer)names)of)
both)the)living)and)dead)members)of)your)family)when)you)bring)your)
loaves)to)Church)so)that)they)may)be)properly)commemorated.)
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To&schedule&a&Sunday&or&for&more&information,&call&
Donna&Wagner&(916)&456C9794&or&Nitsa&Dariotis&(916)&649C1129&
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3)Tbs)yeast)
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1)Tbs)sugar)
Dissolve)yeast)into)warm)water)and)add)to)all)other)ingredients.))Mix)and)knead)
dough)until)smooth.))Divide)into)three)equal)size)balls)and)place)in)round)pans)that)
have)been)floured)only.))DO)NOT)GREASE)PANS!))Flour)the)seal*)and)shake)off)excess.))
Press)seal,)hard,)into)middle)of)loaf)to)make)sure)the)seal)is)imprinted)in)the)dough.))
NOTE:))Proofing)is)optional)
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Poke)holes)in)the)prosforo)with)a)toothpick)to)allow)air)to)escape)when)baking.)Place)
in)a)preheated)oven)at)350degrees)and)bake)for)1)hour.)
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*Prosforo'Seals'available'for'purchase'in'the'Annunciation'Bookstore'
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“The Greeks on the Road to World War I”
In honor of the 100 year anniversary of World War I, the Hellenic Studies Program at Sacramento State
University is organizing an exhibit and lecture series on this historic conflict. “The Greeks on the Road to
World War I” will highlight the parallel journey of the Greeks both in the United States and Greece as their
respective countries enter the war. This exhibit will begin with images of life in Athens at the turn of the
twentieth century and end with the Paris Peace Conference. We will highlight individual Greek combatants
who participated in fighting for the Greek and American military. Overall, this exhibit will emphasize the significant contributions of the Greeks in this ’war to end all wars’.
April 1—26, 2014
Tuesday—Saturday, 10:00 am—5:00 pm
University Library Gallery, Annex Gallery
Sacramento State University
The exhibit and accompanying lecture series are free and open to the public. This event has been made possible by a
generous grant by Bank of the West. For further information and details, please contact the Director of the Program,
Dr. Katerina Lagos at: klagos@csus.edu or (916) 278-7103.
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W W W . H E L L E N I C PA R K . O RG
PASCHA 2014 EASTER PICNIC
Hellenic Park
Sunday, April 20th
Park opens at 7:00 AM
Agape Vespers to be celebrated
at the Old Oak Tree at 1:00 PM."
For more information call:
George Koufasimis
916.453.1776 or Peter Pandelopoulos
916.601,9103
Ne w s u r p r i s e s t h i s y e a r,
featuring brand new bathrooms
and facility development."
Fe s t i v i t i e s , i n c l u d i n g k i d ’s
activities until dusk. Food and
drink will not be sold at the
picnic site."
G e n e ra l a d m i s s i o n : $ 1 0,
Maximum cost per car: $40"
Al l proceeds to benefit improvements at the Hellenic Park.
Directions:
4775 Moore Rd. Lincoln, CA 95668
Hwy 80 towards Reno, exit
H w y 6 5 No r t h t o w a r d s
L i n c o l n . L e f t o n Tw e l v e
Bridges, Left on Industrial
Blvd. Right on Athens Rd.,
Right on Fiddyment. Left on
Moore, Left on Ferrera
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