HYMNS FOR SUNDAY
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Sunday's Hymns in PDF.
ORDER TAKE N BAKE - beginning September 3
After the Festival, enjoy some of your favorite Greek dishes at home by ordering online at belmontgreekfestival.com. Orders open Tuesday, September 3 at 7 AM. Quantities are limited on certain items and will sell out. Pickups start September 7. Frozen entrees ready to cook at home include moussaka (eggplant & meat casserole), pastitsio (Greek lasagna), youvetsi (lamb shanks & orzo), tiropita (filo stuffed with cheese), homemade meat sauce (used in our pastitsio), and NEW this year, DOLMADES (grape leaves stuffed with seasoned ground meat and rice), and STIFADO (beef stew). Also available, assorted scrumptious, freshly-baked pastries. More info: Chris Canellos, cecanellos@aol.com, or 650-867-2019.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS - The Philoptochos Phlash for SEPTEMBER 2024
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MEDITERRANEAN FESTIVAL - Church of the Redeemer - September 7 and 8
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The Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Redeemer invites you to their Mediterranean Food and Cultural Festival 2024, which will be held on Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8 at the Church of the Redeemer in Los Altos Hills. Visit the church website by clicking here, OR please click here for the event flyer.
STUDIES IN THE FAITH AND BIBLE STUDIES CLASSES - Monday, September 9
. . . will begin again Monday, September 9. Join us for great informed discussions as we discover the enlightened wisdom and understanding of the Holy Fathers of our Orthodox Tradition. All are welcome to join and learn. Contact k.konstantine@gmail.com to request schedule and details.
EIGHT DATES - begins Thursday, September 19
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Family Wellness Ministry and the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries invite you to journey with us through Eight Dates - Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John and Julie Gottman, Ph.D. Held twice monthly on
Thursday evenings via Zoom. Each session is designed by our Family Wellness Ministry team to engage couples in essential conversations. Register by
clicking here, or
click here to learn more.
PARADOSI DANCE SYMPOSIUM - September 27-29
We hope this message finds you well and that you're enjoying a fantastic summer. As we eagerly await the start of the 2024-25 dance year, we are thrilled to announce the upcoming Paradosi Dance Symposium, taking place on the weekend of September 27th-29th. This event marks the beginning of an exciting dance season, and we would like to invite all dancers and dance families to join us in supporting this remarkable occasion. / Throughout the symposium, we will . . .
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THE CARE CLOSET NEEDS YOUR HELP
Donate basic hygiene and daily care items to children of San Mateo Park Elementary School. Deposit items in collection box in our Fellowship Hall or go to: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WS5GGCPZ6YBR?ref_=wl_share and order on-line shipping directly to school. Philoptochos appreciates your support. Email here if you have questions: cphopkins322@gmail.com
METROPOLIS YOUNG ADULT FALL RETREAT - October 4-6, 2024
Join Orthodox Young Adults, ages 18-39, from across the West Coast for a beautiful Fall Retreat at St. Nicholas Ranch. Join us for discussions and fellowship and a visit and work project with the Sisters at the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring. Optional add-on hiking adventure to the Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park! The retreat will be led by Fr. Nebojsa Pantic, the Assistant Priest from St. Nicholas Church in San Jose. Visit https://gosfyouth.org/youngadults for info
A NOTE FROM FATHER PETER
As you know, I am in Greece serving at the Ionian Village during the second session. I have the great blessing to be with my son, Konstantine and grandson Peter this trip. In June of 1975, Presbytera, Konstantine and I took our first trip to Greece as a family just before my ordination to the deaconate at Saint Nicholas Church in Northridge that September. During that time, we . . .
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