Our Help and Comfort - St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

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“Our Help and Comfort”
St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church
Rev. Fr. Michael K. Courey, D.Min., Economos
Rev. Dcn. Cary Constantine, Pastoral Assistant
722 Knob Hill Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 540-2434
Website: www.stkatherinegoc.org
July & August 2013
Volume 3, Issue 4
GREEK FESTIVAL 2013 & OUR BUILDING PROJECT
ANSWERS TO FREQUESTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A MESSAGE FROM FATHER MICHAEL
Where will the Greek Festival be held due to the
construction project?
Many people have been wondering: “Will our church
grounds be prepared for the Greek Festival this year?”
I am happy to report to you that the answer is “YES!”
Our grounds are being prepared for the opening of the
Greek Festival on Friday, July 12. As we have done for
the last decade plus, our Festival will be held at St.
Katherine’s.
We will have the new Knob Hill
improvements for disabled access complete in time for
the Festival. Our inner courtyard has been expanded
to increase outdoor seating and improve the movement
of people from one section of the grounds to another.
Of course, these upgrades will improve our accessibility
and outdoor usable space not only for the Festival but
more importantly for our everyday church use of our
buildings and grounds. There will be some changes to
our Festival layout due to the increased outdoor space
to allow for better use of our entire campus. We
believe that these changes will result in a more
enjoyable Greek Festival! When the Redondo Beach
Planning Commission approved our Master Plan, they
requested we schedule our construction so that it does
not interfere with the annual Greek Festival! Our goal
is to joyfully accomplish this request.
When will the new Education Center be open?
Although our grounds will be prepared for the Greek
Festival this year in July, public access to the interior of
the building will not be possible until late September.
Youth Sunday will take place the Sunday after Labor
Day Weekend, September 8, and Sunday School classes
will begin in on September 15, in the Community
Center. We are planning to open the building for
community use following the blessing from His
Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos during a pastoral
visit of His Eminence on Saturday, September 28 and
Sunday, September 29. On Sunday, September 29,
classes will be held for the first time in the newly
remodeled Education Center.
What can I do to help with the Festival and the
Building Project?
All proceeds from the Greek Festival will go to the
Building Project! Here are ways that you can help with
the Greek Festival: 1) Volunteer your time to help
before the Festival with food preparation; 2) Donate
cash to the Festival to offset our costs; 3) Help with
Festival set up the week prior; 4) Volunteer at the
Festival to work a booth; 5) Help with Festival cleanup
the week following. Regarding the Building Project, in
addition to helping make our Greek Festival a success,
we will need every family to consider making a pledge
to the Capital Campaign. Our Master Plan has three
Phases, and there are opportunities for all of us to be
involved in one way or another, each of us giving of
our time, talent, and treasury according to our ability,
with a cheerful heart!
Love in Christ Jesus, our Lord, God, and Savior,
+Father Michael
ORTHROS 9:00 AM; DIVINE LITURGY 10:00AM; SUNDAY SCHOOL FOLLOWING HOLY COMMUNION;
MEMORIALS / 40 DAY BLESSINGS AFTER LITURGY
Our Help and Comfort
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE—NOTES FROM JUNE 2 PARISH ASSEMBLY
GEORGE MITSANAS
For this month’s President’s Message, I am sharing my presentation (notes) from our recent
Parish Assembly meeting. Please note I did expand on most topics in greater detail as I
stood at the podium.
For our November Parish Assembly meeting, I plan on working with our Parish Council to
explore ways on increasing attendance including offering activities in the courtyard or
Youth Center for our youth while their parents attend the Parish Assembly meeting.
During the next Parish Council meeting this topic will be on our meeting agenda.
Meeting minutes for all Parish Assembly and Parish Council meetings are available through the office.
I am once again honored to speak with you about our wonderful Saint Katherine Community. I stand here
today, however, at the podium for the first time as your Parish Council President.
I would like to take a moment to sincerely thank our Clergy for all their dedication, spiritual guidance and
commitment to our Community.
The Council wants to thank Gus Alex, thank you for serving as our Parliamentarian.
I would also like to recognize our previous Parish Council President, Nick Boyiazis. Nick is a very special
person who has served our community faithfully and in many different capacities. I would like to take a
moment and ask that Father Michael lead the Parish Assembly in a special prayer for Nick’s wife, Yvonne
Boyiazis.
Now, I would like to introduce our Parish Council members:
Christ Tzelepis – Vice President
Stephanie Vezzuto - Secretary
John Giakouminakis – Treasurer
Patrick Santy – Assistant Treasurer {New Position}
Elaine Coate, Helen Dalis, Bill Vasilion, Nate Hubbard , Phil Rausch, Andy Mitrosilis - Members at Large
Our PC members are dedicated; effective, trustworthy, hard working and most importantly we all share the
common love of our Saint Katherine community.
Who are we serving? In my February President’s Message, I reported the following:
We have approximately 700 families in our local community
We have almost 500 families who are either pledged stewards or donors
We have 212 members under the age of 18 enrolled in our youth groups
During 2012 we had 3 weddings, 20 baptisms, 8 funerals and 13 forty-day child blessings.
(There are also continuous memorials, house blessings, hospital visits and spiritual counseling.)
During the first 45 days of 2013, we have had 8 funerals (not a typo).
You will hear today that our Youth, Treasury, Campus Remodel, Capital Campaign, Festival and many more
aspects of our community are in good shape. Accomplishing all this does not just happen. It requires the
sincere love of our Church, Community and a willingness to give back with our time, talent and treasury.
A few dates to mark on you calendars:
Metropolitan Visit is scheduled for September 28 - 29 for the opening of our Youth Center. We intend on
throwing an all Community event for all generations. More to follow about the details.
Mardi Gras 2014 is scheduled for Saturday, March 2 at the Palos Verdes Golf Club.
Again, thank you for the opportunity and honor to serve our Saint Katherine Community.
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STEWARDSHIP
ROZ HALIKIS & KATRINA WOLFE
Many thanks to our St. Katherine Parish for once again giving support, dedication and love. With this
devotion, we are certain that our faith and our ministries will grow to serve all. Please stop by the Stewardship
Board to read about the latest honorees spotlighted by the Stewardship Committee. Sophia Peratis and
Kosta Mallakis are two of our dedicated stewards who through the years have always been willing to help in our
ministries. Be sure to thank them for all they have done and continue to do for our Church. AXIOI ! ! !
As of June 26, 2013 we have received 382 pledge cards totaling $409,719.00. Our goal for 2013 is $475,000.
Please read the following commentary written by one of our young stewards, Ana Papadakis, expressing her love
for the church and on becoming a pledged steward for the first time. Thank you, Ana, for the wonderful
thoughts and for accepting to serve on the Stewardship Committee.
REFLECTIONS ON STEWARDSHIP
ANA PAPADAKIS
While driving home from church recently, I felt an overwhelming sense of belonging. This intense sensation
did not strike me like a bolt of lightning nor did it hover around me and seep into my body by virtue of
osmosis. Instead, I found that this feeling was budding from within. Upon further introspection, I soon
realized that this sense was growing stronger, taking shape, and in fact, wasn’t new at all; my newfound sense of
belonging had actually been developing over several years, by unconsciously witnessing the selfless contributions
of many of our church parishioners.
I am 25 years old and approaching my third year in the maddening challenge of law school. I learned the
virtue of hard work and self-sacrifice at a young age in my family’s restaurant. The aforementioned are just a
few pieces of a prism that reflect who I am. During that drive home from church I realized that I was
discovering my place in my church community. I could add another piece to that colorful prism that would
strengthen my character. I suddenly came to the realization of my own ability to give back to the church that
has nurtured and cared for me since I was born.
As a young person, to simply “show up” for church services was enough. Somehow, in my naïve perspective,
everything church-related was managed and overseen by others. I have come to realize that what others were
doing for the benefit of our community reached deep into my soul and formed roots that with care and faith,
have taken hold. I now relish that I am able to contribute to St. Katherine’s community by being a steward,
volunteering at our festivals, and joining groups like the Stewardship Committee and the Bylaws Committee.
I feel that the path I have taken has not led me to where I am today by accident. Staying close to home and
attending UCLA for my undergraduate degree allowed me to continue working at my family’s restaurant. As a
result of staying close to home, and in a somewhat roundabout way, I decided to go back to school to obtain a
degree in law. In these recent endeavors, it has become clear to me that the gift of time is priceless. Not only is
time precious in that there seems to be less and less of it as we get older, but also (and more importantly I might
add) the giving of time to others and to the church has become one of the most valuable additions to my life.
The gift of time is one that will keep on giving. It is one that I am grateful to have seen from a young age by
being surrounded by people who devote themselves to the church and its community. It is this gift that I wish
to give whole-heartedly, to join the community at large, and to be a part of something greater than myself.
I believe I have become more enlightened with a sense of commitment, with a sense of belonging, with a resolve
to contribute to my church, my faith, my community.
BOOK STORE NEWS
ANGIE SCHWITTERS & ANN ZAMPAS
The St. Katherine Book Store will be up and running at this year’s Greek Festival. We are asking for your
donation of gently used books on Orthodox Christianity for resale at the Festival.
Please drop your books off to the book cart located outside the Church Office. All proceeds of the book sales
will be donated to our Building Fund.
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ST. KATHERINE FOUNDATION
ANGELO REVELS
It was a heart warming day on May 19, 2013 as eleven of our St. Katherine young men and women were awarded
merit scholarships after the Divine Liturgy. These students were ranked by an independent panel from Loyola
Marymount University after their review of their completed applications. An excerpt from the University’s letter
to the Foundation: “Although we had to rank them in some order, all eleven applicants are excellent students
and deserving of any financial support the Foundation can provide for them.”
Congratulations & God’s Blessings to:
Andrew Booras - San Diego State - Business Administration
Katherine Dupas - USC - Biological Sciences, Pre-Medicine
Samuel Dupas - UCLA - Aerospace Engineering
Stephanie Frangos - Cal State, San Marcos-Biological Sciences
Ana Gheorghiu - UC Santa Barbara-Communications in Honors Program
Christopher Harris - Long Beach State-Kinesiology
Nicholas Harris - UC Irvine-Business Economics & Political Science
Evangelia Makrygiannis - Villanova University-Comprehensive Science
Anastasia Papadakis - Loyola Law School
Sophia Rendon - USC-International Relations & Marketing
Joseph Wolfe - Alabama University-Electrical Engineering
The support from the Parish through our Thanksgiving Benefit Drawing and the six private endowments made all
this possible. Many thanks to our community and the endowments of:
Chris W. & Joan Caras, +Constantine Farmans, George & +Sue Giannioses, +Dr. Michael & Roz Halikis,
Dr. Demetreos & +Cynthia Halikis, Phil & Jean Makris , and Angelo & +Billie Revels
We look forward to our next benefit drawing on Sunday, November 24, 2013.
Pictured from left to right are:
Front Row: Christopher Harris,
Evangelia Makrygiannis, Stephanie Frangos,
Katherine Dupas, Anna Gheorghiu
Back Row: Sophia Rendon,
Anastasia Papadakis, Nicholas Harris,
Samuel Dupas, Andrew Booras
(Not pictured: Joseph Wolfe)
ST. KATHERINE’S 2013 GRADUATES - Καὶ Εἴς Ἀνότερα - ONWARD & UPWARD!
Congratulations to this year’s graduates. We pray that they continue to learn and use their knowledge to glorify God.
Awarded High School Degrees:
Awarded College/University Degrees:
Eleni Eleftheriou (Palos Verdes High)
Stephanos A. Courey (Hellenic College)
Stephan Nomicos-Adamson (Santa Monica High)
Kara Dimitriou (American University, Washington)
will be attending U.C. Santa Cruz
Georgia Vassilakis (Redondo High)
will be attending Northern Arizona University
B.A. in Liberal Arts, Certificate in teaching Modern Greek
M.A. in Comparative Literature (continuing in Speech Pathology)
Joseph J. Skarzenski (U.C. Los Angeles)
B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Classics
Aletha Vassilakis (U.C. San Diego)
B.A. in Political Science
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BUILDING AND PLANNING
BOB VEZZUTO
It’s mid-June and the Planning Committee is
working with our contractor, Del Amo
Construction, to get the construction areas ready
for the Festival. The site improvements along
Knob Hill should essentially be complete and
ready for use. There may be a few small items
that will need to be taken care of after the
Festival; however, we anticipate that the fences
will be long gone, the area will be landscaped,
and we will be ready to receive our 2013 Festival
guests. I’m looking forward to the completion
because I can almost guarantee that it will make
us all proud of this accomplishment.
One week before the Festival, the exterior of the
Education Center will also be essentially
completed, and the fences will be removed. The
exterior is looking even better than I could have
envisioned. Once the stone is completed and our railings are in, it will be a beautiful architectural feature
on our campus. The interior of the Education Center will not be available for Festival use as we will be
completing the interior finishes. Once completed, we will then prepare for Metropolitan Gerasimos to cut
the ribbon on September 28 - 29, and the community can then begin to use and enjoy the wonderful
upgrade to our parish.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMUNIQUE
ELLEN PAPADAKIS
The Capital Campaign Committee will continue to periodically update parishioners on fundraising
progress through our Communique. We will soon be publishing a Donor List to date. At present, plans
are underway to welcome Metropolitan Gerasimos who will join us in late September for the official
ribbon cutting and blessing of our new Education Building.
To obtain a folder containing detailed information on the project please contact Ellen Papadakis at
(424) 262-3356 or at capitalcampaign@stkatherinegoc.org. Understanding the great generational purpose
of this gift will guide you to give as you are able.
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Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church
Angels
Guardians
Dr. & Mrs. Harbans Bha a
Dr. & Mrs. Adel N. Abdelsayed
Mr. & Mrs. Chris W. Caras
Mrs. Helen K. Anastassiou
Mr. & Mrs. Aristedes Feles
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Athani s
Dr. Demetreos Halikis
Mrs. Ta ana Babaeva
Mrs. Rosalind Halikis
Mr. & Mrs. James Bardos
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bartle
Cherubim
Mr. & Mrs. John Beach
Mr. & Mrs. William Coate
Ms. Carolyn K. Crossley
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Marutsos
Mr. & Mrs. George Mitsanas
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pappas
Mrs. Sophia Pera s
Seraphim
Drs. William & Georgia Bode
Mr. & Mrs. Kevan Bun ng
Mrs. Katherine J. Buzanis
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Carpou
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Constant
Ms. Meschelle Courey
Mr. & Mrs. John Cri kos
Mrs. Irene Crossley
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Demetriou
Mrs. Sophia Donlou
Mr. & Mrs. Duke Dulgarian
Mr. & Mrs. John Perparas
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Loisides
Mr. & Mrs. Christy J. Petrofanis
Mr. & Mrs Chris Loukatos
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Rausch
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Louros
Mr. & Mrs. John Rible
Mr. Anthony & Dr. Magie Malaro
Mrs. Vicki Schiappa
Mr. & Mrs. Kosta Mallakis
Ms. Stephanie Speliopoulos
Mrs. Paula Mandravellos
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Stavropoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Mikas Marinos
Dr. & Mrs. Ma hew Tarakji
Mr. & Mrs. John Mavredakis
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Tavernakis
Ms. Cecelia McGregor
Mrs. Mary Tervo
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Mikelatos
Mrs. Elizabeth Thermos
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. William Ticknor
Mr. & Mrs. Paul David Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Tragus
Dr. & Mrs. Chrysostomos L. Nikias
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Vasilion
Mr. Panagio s Ordoulidis
Mr. & Mrs. George N. Vassilakis
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Papadakis
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel E. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Victor C. Pappas
Mrs. Ann N. Zampas
Mr.+ & Mrs. George Papps
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Mr. & Mrs. Randall R. Parkes
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Parris
Mr. & Mrs. Constan ne Alex
Mr. & Mrs. Cris Eliopulos
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ballas
Dr.+ & Mrs. George Emmanouilides
Protectors
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Boyiazis
Mrs. Constance Flokas
Ms. Connie Adams
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Brothers
Ms. Dena Flokas
Mr. & Mrs. James Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Chilimidos
Rev. Fr. & Pres. Fred Fo on
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Andrews
Dn. & Mrs. Cary Constan ne
Mr. & Mrs. Efstra os Frangos
Mr. & Mrs. Bret Andro
Mr. William T. Costly II
Ms. Marie a Gernert
Mr. William P. (Billy) Ballas
Rev. Fr. & Pres. Michael K. Courey
Mr. John Giakouminakis
Mr. Peter G. Barks
Dr. Chris P. Dalis
Dr. & Mrs. Vasilios Gioustremes
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Billis
Dr. & Mrs. Gus Dalis
Mr. & Mrs. Alek Haidos
Mrs. Helen Brock
Mrs. Agatha Felactu
Mr. & Mrs. Lambi T. Haralambos
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Caras, Jr.
Mr. George Giannioses
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Hatzeson
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Carroll
Dr. Nicholas Halikis
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hood
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cerrito
Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Hubbard
Dr. Dean Kaloudis
Mrs. Katherine Claunch
Dr. & Mrs. John Kare
Mr. & Mrs. Cosmas C. Kapantzos
Mrs. Bessie Constas
Mr. & Mrs. George Kartalis
Dr. Ioannis Kostoulas+
Anastasia Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Seppo J. Laine
Dr. Ka na Kostoulas
Mrs. Elaine Efstathiou
Mr. & Mrs. Mel Marchbanks
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Leonakis
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Farrow
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Prui
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Makris
Mr. & Mrs. John V. Faturos
Mr. Angelo Revels
Mr. & Mrs. Konstan nos Makrygiannis
Mr. & Mrs. John O. Felactu
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Santy
Mr. & Mrs. Aristos Marinos
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Geges
Mrs. Stella Schiewe
Mr. & Mrs. James Markis
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Georgious
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Scolinos
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Mar n
Mr. & Mrs. Gheorghe Gheorghiu
Catherine & George Shweiri
Mr. Mike G. Michel
Mr. & Mrs. George Giakouminakis
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Staich
Mr. & Mrs. Seroj Minassi
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Goulis
Dr. Christos Thanos
Dr. Elisa Nicholas
Mr. & Mrs. Leland Ingraham
Faithful
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Vasilion
Mrs. Ann Nomicos
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Karasavas
Mr. & Mrs. John Abazis
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Vezzuto
Mrs. Melanie O’Regan
Mr. Louis Klaras
Mr. Marc Abdelsayed
Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Wade
Dr. & Mrs. James Pachares
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Lavine
Mrs. Fifi Acalin
7 Anonymous
Ms. Elaine Palaiologos
Mrs. Mary Ligar
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Alex
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Mr. & Mrs. Harry Petru
Mr. & Mrs. Nils Pierson
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Pierson
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Pliaconis
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Porter
Mr. & Mrs. Perrin Rausch
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Rendón
Mrs. Mary Roumele
Mr. & Mrs. George Servetas
Mr. & Mrs. Panagio s So riou
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Spanoudakis
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Spyrou
Mr. & Mrs.+ Louie Stathoulis
Mr. George Stavros
Ms. Catherine Stevens
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Strelka
Dr. & Mrs. Allen Stubberud
Mr. Michael & Dr. Alexandra Traut
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Tricas
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Velderrain
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Vlachos
Mrs. Eleni Zogopoulos
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2013 Honor Roll of Stewards
Archangels
Mrs. Dena Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Giakoumis
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffry Meisterheim
Mrs. Amalia Amba elos
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Giannioses
Mrs. Dena Mellis-Neff
Mr. & Mrs. Vas Aronis
Mr. & Mrs. Panos A. Giannopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Balale
Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gianoukakis
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Panagetopoulos
Ms. Ana Barbure
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Glass
Ms. Anastasia Papadakis
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Bazos
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Gregg
Mr. & Mrs. Petros Papadakis
Ms. Angela Bazos
Mrs. Alyce Gregory
Mr. & Mrs. James Pappas
Ms. Bessie Bazos
Mr. & Mrs. Randolph E. Hane
Mr. Nick & Dr. Janelle Pavlis
Mr. & Mrs. John Berdanis
Mrs. Cheryl Hanlon
Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Peters
Cherubim
Mr. Xenocra s Berdos
Mr. Andrew Hantzarides
Mrs. Sabine Peters
$5,000 - $6,999
Mrs. Andrea Boerger
Mr. & Mrs. George Harris
Mrs. Penny Photoglou
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Booras
Mr. William Hondros
Mr. Dean Pliaconis
Ms. Jessica Booth
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ishii
Mr. Stephen Pliaconis
Ms. Dena B. Bouskos
Mrs. Rena Kadiu
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sexton III
Mrs. Shirley Byrne
Mrs. Chris na Karabatos
Ms. Andria Shakolas
Mrs. Pitsa Captain
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Karamanos
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Shoemaker
Mr. & Mrs. William Caras
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Karimalis
Mr. Theodore Sideris
Mr. & Mrs. Stefan Chrissanthos
Mr. & Mrs. Argyrios Karimalis
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Smith
$12,000+
Angels
$7,000 - $11,999
Seraphim
$2,400 - $4,999
Guardians
$1,200 - 2,399
Mr. & Mrs. James Constan ne
Mrs. Bertha Ka nos
Mrs. Maria G. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. James Constan no
Mrs. Dorothy Katsogianes
Mr. & Mrs. Walter So o
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony P. Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. George Katsouridis
Mrs. Louise So riou
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Corkos
Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Kavayio dis
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Spanos
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Corkos
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kefalas
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Sperounes
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dalis
Mrs. JoAnn Kefalas
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Stubberud
Faithful
Ms. Harriet Kotsilimbas Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew D. Kehagiaras
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Symons
Under $700
Mr. John De erios
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Kitsios
Mr. & Mrs. Evan A. Syms
Mrs. Sophia Deliyan-Steer
Mrs. Theresa Kollios
Mrs. Helen Takis
Ms. Stella Demis
Mr. & Mrs. Vassilios M. Korakis
Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Terzis
Mr.+ & Mrs. Pete Dodos
Mr. Tony Kostas
Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Theodore
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Donlou
Ms. Shirley Ann Kotsonis
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Thomas
Mrs. Anastasia Douglass
Mr. & Mrs. Constan ne Krikelas
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tragus
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Dupas
Ms. Diana Krikelas
Mr. Steve Trian s
Mr. & Mrs. Elias Ele heriou
Ms. Vicky Krikelas
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Turner
Mr. & Mrs. Spiros Ele heriou
Mrs. Vera Lambase
Ms. Ka na Tzetzos
Mrs. Despina Elias
Mr. George Lambropoulos
Ms. Anelia Velinoff
Mr. David Ellio
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph LaRiccia
Mr. Michael Vezzuto
Mrs. Angeliki Evangelatos
Mrs. Georgia Linde
Mr. Christopher Vezzuto
Ms. Stella Faturos
Mr. & Mrs. John Liontos
Mr. & Mrs. Dino Vlachos
Mrs. Athene Florakis
Mrs. Despina Lopez-Johnson
Ms. Fo ni White
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Florakis
Mr. & Mrs. George Louros
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wi e
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ford
Ms. Laura Lucas
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Woodard
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Frazier
Mr. & Mrs. Issa Malki
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Wright
Mrs. Arthur Furkio
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Man kas
Mr. & Mrs. Demosthenes Yiakas
Mr. & Mrs. Vellappillil Gangadharan
Mr. & Mrs. John N. Man kas
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Yiakas
Mrs. Clara Georgeadis
Ms. Estelle Marcopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Athan P. Zes
Mrs. Akabi Georgopoulos
Mr. Mike Markulis
Mrs. Dena Zouras
Mr. Evan Georgoulis
Mr. & Mrs. Ion Matei
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Mr. John Georgoulis
Mrs. Angela McColgan
Mrs. Tina Georgoulis
Mr. & Mrs. Walter McHugh
+ of blessed memory
Protectors
$700 - $1,199
June 27, 2013
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YOUTH MINISTRY AND SKY NIGHT
DEACON CARY
Youth Sunday will be held on September 8. The first SKY Night will be October 4 and continue on the first
Friday of the Month through June. There is no SKY Night in April because of the Lenten season. Our Youth
Groups are: Little Lambs & HOPE (Preschool - 2nd grades), JOY (3rd - 5th grades), Jr. GOYA (6th - 8th Grades)
and Sr. GOYA (9th - 12th grades).
SKY Night is a busy night: dinner, time with Fr. Michael, crafts, games and even movies & outings for the older
groups. Parent participation is always a blessing especially with the younger children. More information will be
sent out in August. Please continue to support our youth through Stewardship and volunteering.
GREEK DANCE SCHOOL
JOANNA DEMETRIOU
As summer approaches, another exciting year of Greek Dance is slowly winding down. We had a wonderful year
of faith, dance, and fellowship as we taught our youth about our Greek culture through folk dance and song. As
you probably have heard our dance groups performed very well at the Folk Dance Festival this year and were
awarded medals for their outstanding performances. Our oldest group Asterismos took 3rd place in the
Intermediate category, Thysavros, our upper elementary/middle school group took home the Founder’s Special
Achievement Award for their Thracian suite of dances and our darling Aggelakia group stole the show at the
Exhibition performances. If you weren’t able to attend the Folk Dance Festival to see our dancers perform don’t
worry you can see them entertain the crowd at our annual Greek Festival this July. Our dance groups will be
performing Saturday and Sunday, July 13 & 14 beginning at 6:00pm. This is a great opportunity to see our kids
perform and find out what our dance program is all about.
We would not be able to continue this ministry without the support of many so we would like to thank our
St. Katherine community for continuing to support the dance school with spiritual and moral support and
participating in our fundraising efforts. A big thank you goes out to Father Michael, Deacon Cary, Tom Bouras,
the dancers, the dance school families and our wonderful instructors: Kris Captanis, Eleni Giagos, Taylor Hane,
Angelena Psaras, Anna Marie Sylvia, and Yanni Vlahos. A special thanks to this year’s Dance Board Members:
Joanna Demetriou (President), Georgia Vasilion (Treasurer), Zephie Critikos (VP), Meschelle Courey (VP/
Fundraising) and Maria Dedes (Secretary), for their countless hours of dedication to the Greek Dance School.
Registration for next year’s Greek Dance School program will begin at Youth Sunday on September 8. We
welcome all new and former dancers to join us next year. We look forward to another year of faith, dance, and
fellowship. Don't miss out on the fun!
For information about the dance program please contact either:
Nicole Carroll: 310-541-6308 ncarroll25@msn.com; or Vicki Schiappa - 310-540-2703 or pvschiappa@gmail.com
GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL
MARY PRUITT
We are on summer break for the Greek school students but the teachers are busy preparing for the fall; selecting
books, generating computer aids and determining our offerings.
You can help by letting us know if your children would be interested in attending. Classes will begin September 13
or 14 and continue through May. The number of classes as well as the age group depends upon enrollment. We
are prepared to offer the Mommy & Me, preschool, kindergarten, first level, second level and this year a young
adult class. The young adult class is open to high school students as well as young adults. It will be offered twice a
week, Saturday & Sunday afternoons. Level one and level two classes will reflect the knowledge of the student.
We will continue with our three native-speakers teaching the young students and a Hellenic College grad teaching
the young adult class.
Questions, comments, and reservations may be discussed with either Mary Pruitt Pruitt@usc.edu or 310-372-5159,
or George Vassilakis vassilak@usc.edu. Or talk to us during coffee hour or during the Festival.
Please help us continue to offer the Greek language to our community.
8
9
Sunday
9am Clean-Up Crew
22
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
Noon-9pm Greek Festival
21 (Prophet Elias Observed)
Wednesday
30
9am Vacation Bible School
23
9am Clean-Up Crew
17
7pm Parish Council Meeting
31
Jaime on Vacation
24
Friday
12 SB Greek Festival
10am Festival Cooking
(Baklava)
5
18
26
Saturday
27
20
Noon-10pm Greek Festival
6
7pm Paraklesis
(as of 6/27/2013)
August 1 (Dormition Fast) August 2
August 3
9am Vacation Bible School 9am Vacation Bible School
25
19
5pm Festival Booth Set-Up 5pm-10pm Greek Festival
Office Closed
11
(Prep Feta & Olives)
Festival Clean Up - No Church Parking
9am Clean-Up Crew
16
Festival Set Up - No Church Parking
Thursday
4 Independence Day
events on calendar are subject to change without notice - please consult weekly bulletin for current schedules
28 (St. Panteleimon Observed)
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
29
15
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
10
3
5pm Greek Dance Practice 5pm Festival Booth Set-Up 5pm Festival Booth Set-Up
9
(Cook Dolmades &
(Karidopita & Kataifi)
Dip Melomakarona)
8
(Wrap Dolmades)
(Wrap Dolmades)
Tuesday
2
Monday
July 1
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
7
6pm Festival Prep (Dolmades)
June 30
10
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
25
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
18
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
11
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
4
26
19
7pm Paraklesis
27
20
28
21
7pm Philoptochos Meeting 7pm Great Vespers of
the Dormition
(at Assumption, Long Beach)
14
12
13
7pm Paraklesis
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
6 Holy Transfiguration 7
7pm Great Vespers of
the Transfiguration
5
July 28 (St. Panteleimon Observed) July 29
July 30
July 31
9am Orthros
9am Vacation Bible School 9am Vacation Bible School 9am Vacation Bible School
10am Divine Liturgy
Sunday
Friday
(Observed September 1)
23
16
7pm Paraklesis
9
29 Beheading of John the Baptist 30
22
(at St. Katherine)
15 Dormition of the Theotokos
9am Orthros
10am Divine Liturgy
8
7pm Paraklesis
Saturday
(as of 6/27/2013)
31
24
17
10
August 1 Dormition Fast Begins 2
3
Thursday
events on calendar are subject to change without notice - please consult weekly bulletin for current schedules
July 2013 Schedule
Date
COFFEE SET UP: Maria Smith & Mary Tervo
Epistle
Coffee Hour
Lucretia
Watkins
Carolyn Crossley
Bonnie Mitrosilis
Elaine Wade
July 14
Arlene Staich
Festival
No Coffee Hour
July 21
Rdr. Michael
Ghekiere
Anna Gianoukakis
Mary Peters
Argyro Yiakas
Team No. 3 — Jackson Dulgarian, Captain: Archer Defterios
Harrison Dulgarian, Harrison Mitsanas, Michael Mitsanas,
Niko Stavropoulos, Teddy Stavropoulos, Robbie Vezzuto, Evan Zes
July 28
Jan Chilimidos
Joelle Bardos
Ellen Papadakis
Helen Servetas
Team No. 4 — Panos Makrygiannis, Captain: Nicholas Florakis
Sam Menzelos, Theodore Nezis, Kosta Schiappa, Alexander Syms,
Andrew Vasilion, Alex Zes
July 7
August 2013 Schedule
Altar Boys
Team No. 1 — Garrett Pierson, Captain: William Scolinos
Ben Edwards, Jason Edwards, Thomas Feles,
Jack Ghekiere, George Gianoukakis, Nick Travis,
Andoni Tzortzoudakis, Vaggeli Tzortzoudakis
Team No. 2 — Ioan Gheorghiu, Captain: Jackson Dulgarian
Nick Courey, Harrison Dulgarian, Dimitri Frangoudis
John-Paul Frangoudis, Henry Hood, Larry Jenkins,
John Perparas, Michael Tichnor
COFFEE SET UP: Helen Servetas & Mary Tervo
Carolyn
Crossley
Carolyn Crossley
Bonnie Mitrosilis
Elaine Wade
Karen Hood
Angie Bazos
Maria Santy
Stephanie Vezzuto
August 18
Gus Alex
Katherine Kennedy
Catherine Stevens
Alexandra Zarkas
August 25
Nathaniel
Hubbard
Helen Brock
Ellie Thermos
Maria Smith
Team No. 4 — Panos Makrygiannis, Captain: Nicholas Florakis
Sam Menzelos, Theodore Nezis, Kosta Schiappa, Alexander Syms,
Andrew Vasilion, Alex Zes
August 4
August 11
September 2013 Schedule
COFFEE SET UP: Carolyn Crossley & Bonnie Mitrosilis
Lucretia
Watkins
Irene Crossley
Sophia Deliyan-Steer
Mary Tervo
September 8
Jan Chilimidos
Nitsa Bazos
Stella Schiewe
Evelyn Tragus
September 15
Rdr. Michael
Ghekiere
Dina Andrews
Helen Andrews
Eleni Zogopoulos
September1
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St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church
722 Knob Hill Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
BONNIE MITROSILIS
We just finished our 2012-13 Sunday School year and we're already planning for next year. Before our eyes our
church campus is blossoming and it is exciting to see our Education Building taking shape beautifully.
We have our teachers set for next year already and we are all working hard to prepare for another Sunday School
year with the wonderful kids at St. Katherine. As mentioned in the last newsletter we are bringing our Pre-K class
back as well. Mary Pruitt has been developing beautiful, detailed lessons that can be adapted to our Pre-K group to
expand to some of the younger children with parental assistance.
Our dedicated group of teachers ready to bring the Orthodox faith to life for your kids are: Pre-K - Mary Pruitt;
Kindergarten - Shana Ghekiere; 1st Grade - Meschelle Courey; 2nd Grade - Presbytera Maria & Anastasia Courey;
3rd Grade - Ronnie & Elaine Wade; 4th Grade - Karen Hood; 5th Grade - Angelica Sotiriou Rausch;
Middle School - Carolyn Crossley and Kynthia Furgis; High School - Ted Wolfe.
We also have an incredible group of substitutes ready and willing to step in when needed: Andrea Ballas,
Mary Helen Black, Grig Gheorghiu, Barbara Menzelos, Johanna Mitrosilis, Russ Pierson, Alexandria Rausch and
Adelina Stubberud.
Even with all of these wonderful people we are always honored when people want to give their time and talent to
Sunday School. So, if you want to become involved please let us know!
The first day of Sunday School will be September 15, 2013. Please plan on signing your child up at Youth Sunday
on September 8, 2013. Metropolitan Gerasimos will be blessing our Education Building and our children will
participate in that special blessings. We will have more details on preparing for that event in the bulletins during
upcoming weeks.
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Our Help and Comfort - St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

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