July / August Featuring. 110 Southern Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL Phone: office

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1 110 Southern Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL Phone: office Website: stcatherine-wpb.org Fax: July / August 2018 Featuring July Calendar 2 August Calendar 3 Father Andrew s Thoughts 4 Holy Cross Commencement 5 The Transfiguration 6 Philoptochos 7-8 Thanksgiving Ministry 8 Stewardship 9-10 Sunday School 11 Greek School 12 GOYA 13 Heart of Greece 14 Volunteers and Notes 15 Advertisers Please support our advertisers. Their ads help support Saint Catherine buildings, grounds, and ministries.

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8 June 3 awarding of Philoptochos gifts to 2018 high school graduates. (l. to r.) Sophie Caras, Gift Chair; Diana Patrick, Philoptochos President; Fr. Andrew; Alexxis Andre, recipient; Andrew Fahmy, recipient; Mariami Gogolishvili, recipient (absent); and Katerina Panagoulias, recipient of the Dena Michael Award (undergraduate). Save The Date! St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church will be holding its second annual Thanksgiving Ministry event on Thursday, November 22, Volunteers are needed to make this event a success. Please mark your calendars and join us in providing Thanksgiving meals to those in need in our West Palm Beach community. 8

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11 St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church Sunday School Calendar August 12 - Youth Ministry Registration August 19 - First Day of Sunday School September 2 - NO SS (Labor Day holiday) September 9 - National Grandparents Day October 7 - Godparents Day November 17 - St. Catherine s Day Dance November 18 and 25 - NO SS (Thanksgiving holiday) December 15 - Nativity Play and Dinner, 5pm December 16, 23 and 30 - NO SS (Christmas break) January 6 - Epiphany Day February 3 - Super Dad Sunday February 17 - NO SS (St. Catherine s Greek Festival) March 17 and 24 - NO SS (Sunday of Orthodoxy & Spring Break) April 19 - Lenten Retreat, 6pm April 21 - Palm Sunday, Easter Egg Hunt April 28 - NO SS (Easter Sunday) May 12 - Mother s Day Brunch May 19 - Last Day of SS/End of Year Party/SS Certificate Presentation 11

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15 THANK YOU TO OUR FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS! Volunteers who assembled the May / June Lamplighter mailing: Vanya Fragiskakis, Annette Mitchell, Angie Nys, Evangelia Pikounis, Vicki Sarides and Linda Telepas Volunteers who assembled the Statement of 2018 Donations: Sue Chiungos, Karen Helstrom, Pantelis Lolos, Vicki Sarides and Eirene Werts We couldn t do it without you! AHEPA, Dune Deck Café, and Farmer Girl Restaurant for your Mother s Day Brunch donations. and Eggs Cetera Café for your donations to the children of St. Catherine. Our annual St. Catherine Dinner Dance will be held on November 17, We are looking for a person to chair the event. Please respond to Father Andrew or the Parish Council President, George Psoinos. REMEMBER THE CHURCH IN YOUR WILL! Dear Parishioners: Some of our stewards have stated that they do not want to receive the Lamplighter via the U.S. Postal Service, as they prefer to access it online at stcatherine-wpb.org. This would also result in some savings in office expenses for paper, ink and labor. If you wish us to discontinue mailing the Lamplighter to your home please send an to: StcatherineWPB@gmail.com. We will notify you each month and send you a direct link to the current Lamplighter. 15

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23 Lamplighter Official Monthly Publication Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church West Palm Beach, Florida July / August 2018 VOLUME NO. 6 EDITOR Father Andrew Maginas Phone: Fax: FrAndrewMaginas@mail.goarch.org DEADLINES All editorial copy and pictures for publication in the Lamplighter should be sent to the office by the 10 th of the preceding month. PARISH ADMINISTRATOR Laura Mine StCatherineWPB@gmail.com CHURCH CARETAKER David Germán CHURCH OFFICE HOURS May - August Mon - Tues: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wed - Thurs: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Closed Fridays year round StCatherineWPB@gmail.com FATHER ANDREW S OFFICE HOURS Mon - Thurs: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES Father Andrew Demetra Galazoudis CHURCH WEBSITE METROPOLIS WEBSITE ARCHDIOCESE WEBSITE Important Info 2018 PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS President: George Psoinos Vice President: Nick Mitsinicos Secretary: Eleni Manolis Treasurer: Chris Christoforou Financial Secretary: Nicholas Anadiotis MEMBERS Gregory Afthinos, Maria Balasis-Zahn, Joanne Dalber, Lee Esopakis, John Fragiskakis, Joy Kastanias, Ann Linardos, Nicholas Smith, Steve Stogiannis ENDOWMENT FUND Chairman: Demetrios Theodossakos Recording Secretary: Vicki Sarides CHURCH MINISTRIES PHILOPTOCHOS President: Diana Patrick Vice President: Sophie Caras Corresponding Secretary: Olga Gevas Treasurer: Donna Ryan Stewardship: Joanne Dalber Mary Ann Babnis Advisor: Demetra Galazoudis Acolytes Spiritual Advisor: Father Andrew Maginas Cantor Dr. Panos Livadiotis Choir President: Karen Helstrom Organist/Director Eirene Werts GOYA President: Faith Amygdalitsis Heart of Greece Dancers President: Sophia P. Manolis Greek School PTO President: Sophia Skrandel Teacher: Eleni Manolis Stewardship Joy Kastanias Sunday School Director: Antonia Theodossakos Esopakis PARISH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND MINISTRIES AHEPA President: Steve Stogiannis AHEPA #18 Apartments President: Steve Pavlakos AHEPA Family Charities President: George Matsoukas Cretan Society President: Pantelis Esopakis Daughters of Penelope President: Theodora Farsaliotis Senior Citizens Club President: Maria Balasis-Zahn

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