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St. George Greek Orthodox Church Fresno, CA

Rev. Fr. James C. Pappas, Presvyter

Ron Burkhard, Pastoral Assistant

Parish Council Ashley Hyatt —President

Peter Vallis-Vice-President Mark Archon – Secretary

Michael Osborn-– Treasurer Dio Stefanopoulos—Past President Advisor

Lorraine Bukilica, James Daniel Burkdoll, Zachary Jar-vie, Najwa Kaileh, Ramzy Khoury, Tony Kokalis Jr,

& Amanda Sopp

Ministries and Organizations Sunday School, Youth & Young Adult Ministries, Altar Boys Ron Burkhard 233-0397 rondalburkhard@gmail.com

Youth Choir Pres. Donna Pappas Chrysanthe Pappas 233-0397

Dance Ministries Cathy Snow & Maria Burkhard 233-0397

Choir Themis Michailides 233-0397

Bookstore Cindi Boukidis, Madelyn Jones 233-0397

Coffee Hour Pam Sopp at 209-986-5273

Bible Study & Studies In The Faith Fr. Jim Pappas 233-0397

Athena Philoptochos Society Elaine Sotiropulos

A.H.E.P.A. & DOP Dr. Ted Nassar, Aida Nassar

Cretan Club Edward Crossman

Stewardship Committee Parish Council

“Friends of St. George” Eve Taylor & Ron Burkhard

Greek School Helen Sexton 325-7528

Sunday Duties for July 2018

PC Members July 1 No Divine Liturgy July 8th Peter Vallis Ramzy Khoury Lorraine Bukilica Najwa Kaileh

July 15th Mark Archon Michael Osborn Amanda Sopp Lorraine Bukilica

July 22nd Ashley Hyatt Dio Stefanopoulos Tony Kokalis James Daniel Burkdoll

July 29th Peter Vallis Ramzy Khoury Lorraine Bukilica Najwa Kaileh

Epistle Readers July 1 No Divine Liturgy July 8th English: Ron Burkhard Romanian: Cristian Panoff

July 15th English: Ed Crossman Greek Helen Sexton

July 22nd English: Samhar Gebregziabihe Greek: Evelyn T. Boosalis

July 29th English: Michael Makredes Greek Phyllis Makredes

Lord’s Prayer July 1 No Divine Liturgy July 8th Eritrean Tesfai Family

July 15th Spanish Angelica Terlikas

July 22nd Russian Luda Guibor July 29th Arabic George Akel

Prosforo July 1 No Divine Lit-urgy July 8th Onna Mehas and Demi Mehas

July 15th Phyllis Makredes

July 22nd Widad Bechara

July 29th Angie Hyatt

Angie Hyatt Helen Sexton Kara Zografos Phyllis Makredes

Coffee Hour Brew Crew July 1 No Divine Lit-urgy July 8th Ramzi Khacha-dorian

July 15th Nick Svigos

July 22nd Dr. Ted Nassar

July 29th Nick Svigos

We will be taking a break for the Summer. See you in the Fall.

Wednesday Evening Service

and Classes at St. George We will take a break for the Summer. See

you in the Fall.

Religious Education

Youth Group will take a

break for the Summer.

See you in the Fall.

The St. George youth group is open to kids

from 6th grade through high school. We

meet twice a month for faith, fellowship and

fun. *If you have any questions contact Ron

Burkhard at 233-0397 or

Youth Group at St. George

Save the date for the 2018 Metropolis of San Francisco Young Adult Camping Trip! For more information visit http://gosfyouth.org/young-adult-camping-trip

If you have any questions please contact Ron Burkhard in the church office at 559-233-0397

Sons of Pericles

The 2018 AHEPA and Daughters of Penelope convention in Reno has been a great success ac-cording to many of those who participated. The well organized event allowed discussions and meetings to take place and better assist each chapter in district 21. The event also boosted the encouragement and the intent of the Sons of Pericles chapter in Fresno. I had the honor of repre-senting district 21 as warden elected unanimously by members present In the meeting. In the fu-ture, we are looking forward to increasing our community and growing the youth.

-Alex Mazare

Congratulations To All Of Our 2018 Graduates!

The following graduates were honored on Sunday, June 24, 2018. Stefanos Sophocleous, Hannah Gonos, William McGrady, Elena Terlikas, Jeanine Kaileh, Jared Simonian, James McGrady, Iulian Banea, James Winton and Melina Kazanjian

The full list of graduates was published in the June newsletter.

Father of the Year 2018 The Father of the Year was born in Lebanon. He moved to West Africa at the age of 20 to join one of his six sisters and brother-in-law. After working for a company for two years, he operated his own carpenter and construction business for 15-years. In 1967 he married his wife Fahda in Lebanon. Back in West Africa in 1967 and 1971 they welcomed their two sons, Fred and Joe. In 1976 he moved his family to Clovis, CA for a chance at a better future. In 1977 they wel-comed their third son. After four years in the USA as a con-tractor, he decided to open a large super market. In 1980 he moved his family to Los Angeles for a new import/export business. After four years they moved back to Fresno and opened Fresno Deli and Mediterranean Restaurant. After fifteen years the family sold the deli/restaurant. His hobbies include volunteering at the Greek Food Fest, hunting, traveling and helping his friends. He has two daughter-in-laws and four grandchildren. He is a loving husband, father, brother and friend. He is very ap-proachable with a welcoming smile and is always ready to help. His unselfish giving to family and community garnered our appreciation by honoring Deeb Tayar as Father of the Year.

Memorials in July Curt Jones: 15-years July 29th May their memory be eternal.

Put Your Stewardship on Cruise Control With the busy summer months rapidly approaching, consider putting your stewardship on cruise control. You can setup automatic bill pay through your bank or go to the church website, http://stgeorgefresno.org/giving/treasure, and signup for automatic recurring monthly stewardship payments through PayPal.

AHEPA Scholarships Available Scholarships!! Local AHEPA Chapter #151 will be providing scholarships this year to certain college stu-dents and graduate students. For an application, please see the church office or email Steve Alfieris at salfieris@gmail.com.

Host a Sunday Coffee/Social Hour Dates to host a Coffee Hour are open. Hosting a Coffee Hour is a great way to celebrate any occasion. You can choose to host the entire Coffee Hour or partner with other families. For info please contact

Pam Sopp at 209-986-5273.

Coffee Hour Dates for July July 1st: No coffee hour July 8th: Dio & Katie Stefanopoulos July 15th: Khoury family July 22nd: Open July 29th: Taken

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On Sale Now! Over 100 year History of Fresno’s St. George & the Greek Commu-nity!! Find names, dates, places!

Available in the Bookstore

You can also purchase a book from George Gianopulos or Chris Rockas

Art and Christine Gonos would like to thank every-one for the cards, phone call and prayers.

Kudos Kopi Sotiropulos and Kim Stephens Awarded Governors’ Citation at the Emmys The National Academy of Televi-sion Arts and Sciences San Fran-cisco/Northern California Chapter honored Kopi and Kim with the prestigious Governors’ Citation! Congratulations Kopi!

St. George Bookstore

Now Available in our Bookstore We have re-stocked our three shelves dedicated to items made and sold by the Holy

Monastery of the Theotokos, The Life-Giving Spring, in Dunlap. Please come by the bookstore to see the beautiful items our nuns make and sell in their store at the Mon-

astery. The nuns have expanded their store area and items to include personalized wedding and baptism packages, its worth the trip to see these. We are carrying some

items for baptisms and weddings also (witness pins, Stefana, and candles).

2018 Greek Food Festival Important Dates Please note schedule changes to some of the baking dates.

St. George Greek Orthodox Church

2018 Stewardship Commitment Card/Family Information Card2018 Stewardship Commitment Card/Family Information Card In gratitude and thanksgiving for God’s blessings, I/we offer Him through His Church the following Annual Tithe

An annual amount of: _____$1800. _____$2100. _____$2400. ____$3000. ___$3600 Other:______

($150/mo) ($175/mo) ($200/mo) ($250/mo) ($300/mo)

Name: (first/last)__________________________________ Cell Phone: _________________

Spouse: (first/last) _____________________________Cell Phone: _______________

Address: ___________________________________________________

City/State: ___________________Zip: _________Home Phone: _______________

Name of Dependent Children Age

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Are you on our church email

list? Yes No

If not, may we add you?

Yes No

Email address(es) to be added:

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Would you like more information about the following?

___ Sunday Church School ___ Studies In The Faith ___ Choir/Chant

___ Youth ___ Young Adults (OCF) ___ Prison Ministry

___ Morning Bible Study ___ Philoptochos

___ Evening Bible Study ___ Food Pantry Committee

Give, give, give?Give, give, give? One day, a person complained to his priest that the Church and Christianity is one continual “give, give,

give.” To which the priest replied, “Thank you very much for the finest definition of Christianity I have ever heard. You’re right, Christianity is all about a constant “give, give, give.” God giving His only Son to the

world to show His unconditional love. His Son Jesus giving His life on the cross to forgive our sins and de-stroy death. Then our Lord’s disciples giving all they had to make sure God’s Good News of love was

preached to all people everywhere. They not only gave away their homes and businesses, but even gave up their lives as martyrs in gratitude to God!

Well done Well done

good and faithful good and faithful

servant servant

In the Gospel of Saint Matthew (6:19), Jesus instructs us, "Do not store up for ourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal….”

Often in life, we pursue and collect those things that do not last. We must ask, “One hun-dred years from now, where will our possessions be?” Our greatest blessing is our family. As

Orthodox Christians, we are called to be stewards of this great gift. If we are faithful to this calling, perhaps our Lord will say to us as he did to the faithful steward, “Well done

good and faithful servant” (Mt 25:23).

Stewardship donations received from May 28-June 24, 2018 Anonymous Donors Donald & Nariman Ajluni Michel & Mona Akel Steve and Fotini Alfieris Michael & Kathy Angelos Joan Arabatzi Mark and Holly Archon Vi Archon Alex and Georgianne Aretakis Keith and Vassi Boone Danny & Amalia Booras Evelyn N. Boosalis Jim and Cindi Boukidis Georgia Brandon Michael and Lorraine Bukilica Daniel and Mina Burkdoll Nicolina Clements Marie Cook John and Marina Crowe Bill and Rebecca Farray Angela Foahene Nora George Peter and Georgia Georgiadis George and Dorothea Gianopulos Elias Gonzales Art and Christine Gonos Thomas Goumas Efi Gregory

Elaine Pappas Fr. Jim and Pres. Donna Pappas Mavra Patropulos Michael and Marsha Philipou Petre Pitulice Alice Ramirez Saul Jimenez-Sandoval & Mariana Anag-nostopoulos Kay Schlotthauer Bob and Helen Sexton Talbert and Melanie Simonian Eleftheria Sofianides Amanda Sopp Ernie and Pam Sopp Melissa Sopp Kopi and Elaine Sotiropulos Mr. and Mrs. George Stallis Galatia Stanley Plato and Jackie Sterios Dan and Eve Taylor Marcia Taylor Saki & Angelica Terlikas Mitchell and Kimberly Thabit Peter & Demitra Vallis Carl and Dixie Waddle Ben and Clio Weber Michael and Georgette Winton James and Tracy Zografos Paul and Nickie Zografos Matthew and Julie Zoolakis

Thank you to the following people Thank you to the following people

who have donated in the month of who have donated in the month of JuneJune..

Whatever you do, work at it with

all your heart all your heart as working for the Lord, not for men

Tom and Irma Hill Ashley Hyatt Tom and Angie Hyatt Zachary Jarvie Bob and Madelyn Jones Mary Jones Nathan Jones and Alexis Rau-Jones Tom and Katie Kallos Mrs. Andione Karastathas Rick and Gina Kazanjian Ramzi and Ilham Khachadorian Raed Khoury Ramzy & Doris Khoury Cheryl Kinnamon Adolphe & Shahira Korkis Raymond and Christine Kulina Goldie Lewis Mina Lighthall Nicki Livanis S. Michael and Phyllis Makredes Greg and Dorie Mas Andrew Mastoras Alexandra McGrady Dr. Paul Michaelides Phillip Michaelides Sami and Tania Nassar Dr. Ted and Aida Nassar Christina Nasrawi Nicholas Nomicos Penny Pacheco Dean Paleologos

St. George Greek Orthodox Church 559-233-0397 sggoc@comcast.net www.stgeorgefresno.org

JULY 2018

SITF: Studies in the Faith YABS: Young Adult Bible Study FOSG: Friends of St. George

SITF: Studies in the Faith YABS: Young Adult Bible Study FOSG: Friends of St. George

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Orthros only at 8:30am FF Cooking: Lamb Shanks

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3 4 5 6 7

8 Orthros at 8:30am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30am FF Baking: Paximadia 12pm-3pm

9 FF Baking: Paximadia 8:00am– done

10 FF Baking: Koulourkia 5pm-7pm

11 FF Baking: Koulourakia 7:00am-done

12 13 14

15 Orthros at 8:30am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30am

16 17 FF Baking: Ba-klava 8am-11am PC Meeting 6:30pm

18 FF Baking: Ba-klava 8am-9pm

19 FF Baking: Baklava 8am-done

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22 Orthros at 8:30am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30am FF Baking: Me-lemakarona 12pm-3pm

23 FF Baking: Melomakarona 8am-done

24 25 FF Meeting at 6:30pm

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27 FF Cooking: Chicken 7:00am-5:00pm

28 FF Cooking: Chicken 7:00am-5:00pm

29 Orthros at 8:30am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30am FF Cooking: Chicken fol-lowing services

30 FF Cooking: Chicken 7:00am-done

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Clergy Laity in Boston

St. George Greek Orthodox Church 559-233-0397 sggoc@comcast.net www.stgeorgefresno.org

AUGUST 2018

SITF: Studies in the Faith YABS: Young Adult Bible Study FOSG: Friends of St. George

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 FF Baking: Kourabiedes 5pm-8pm

4 FF Baking: Kourabiedes 8am-done

5 Orthros at 8:30am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30am

6 Transfiguration of Jesus Christ Orthros 9:00am, Divine Liturgy at 9:45am

7 8

9 FF Baking: Galatobouriko 9am-5pm

10 FF Baking: Galatobouriko 9am-5pm

11 FF Baking: Galatobouriko 9am-done

12 Orthros at 8:30am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30am

13 14 FF Baking: Syrup 8am-12pm

15 Dormation of the Theotokos Orthros at 9:00am, Divine Liturgy at 9:45am Melosing sweets after services

16 17 FF Baking: Bake Baklava 7am-done

18 FF Baking: Cut and Cup Pastries 7am-done FF Setup 7am-done

19 Orthros at 8:30am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30am Packaging sweets after services

20 FF Baking: Karidopita & Yogurt Cake 9am-done

21 PC Meeting at 6:30pm

22 23 Soft Opening 5:30pm-10pm

24 25

26 Orthros at 8:30am, Divine Liturgy at 9:30am

27 28 29 Beheading of John the Baptist Orthros at 9:00am, Divine Liturgy at 9:45am

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Young Adult Camping Treat

Aug 31-Sept. 3

4pm– 12am 11am-12am

11am-6pm

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Fresno, CA 93703

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Orthros at 8:30am and Divine Liturgy at 9:30am

Greek Fest 2018, Aug. 24th- 26th

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