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PRESENTATION OF CHRIST GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH CURRENT AUGUST 2020
PRESENTATION OF CHRIST
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
CURRENT AUGUST 2020
Dear Parish Family,
A popular song tells us, “The rhythm of life is a
powerful beat. Puts a tingle in your fingers and a
tingle in your feet.” Different aspects of our lives
have different rhythms and tempi. And, just like
in music, they will speed up and slow down as
phases change.
It is important to remember that the Church also
offers us a “rhythm of life” in the form of the
Ecclesiastical Calendar. The entire Church Year is paced with periods of fasting and
feasting. The alternating of these times is meant to prepare us for a Feast Day that is
coming, then to guide us through properly celebrating.
This process gives us the opportunity to sanctify the rhythm of our lives, and all of our
time. For instance, in the 40 days before Christmas we use all three facets of fasting to
focus on preparing ourselves to receive the baby Jesus. Then, for the week after the
Church directs us to feast, to celebrate, without fasting.
The month of August brings us to a similar period. From August 1st through the 14th
we are called to fast. This period prepares us for the Great Feast of the Falling Asleep
of the Mother of God. Then, on August 15th we change the rhythm to celebrate!
We are blessed to be able to come together during this time to ask for the Panagia’s
prayers for every aspect of our lives, and especially for our “East Pittsburgh Greek Fest
2-GO!”
Let’s challenge ourselves to embrace the rhythm of Church life during this fasting
period. Let’s attend the extra Paraklesis services and Vigil Service on August 14th. And
may the Mother of God intercede for our beloved Church, East Pittsburgh Greek Fest
2-GO, and all the works of our hands!
See you at Church!
Fr. Dean
… to all the stewards of
our parish family who
already completed a
card for this year.
110 pledge cards collected for 2020!
Our goal is 136!
There is still time for you to make a commitment of your time,
talent and treasure to our Church home for 2020. Many families
faithfully send in contributions, but do not complete a stewardship
card. We thank you for your love and support of Ypapanti,
however, to be recognized as
a steward, a pledge card
must be completed
annually.
Pledge cards are available in
the church pews, candle
stand and office. You can
also complete a pledge card
through the church website
or by calling Nancy in the
office. She will be happy to
complete a pledge card on
your behalf over the phone.
Festival Update from Mary Doreza
New Normal = Change
We wake up each day thanking God for being one day closer to praying and working
together with our Ypapanti Family. First and foremost, we will see each other at Matins
and Divine Liturgy on a Sunday morning, in the very near future. Then, we will have the
opportunity to work for the Church by preparing and offering our Festival in August.
However, there will be a few adjustments in response to the world around us.
In regard to the Festival, the following adjustments have been recommended by your
Festival Committee approved by vote the Parish Council, with the hope you will
embrace them by participating in any way you can.
• Dates: Fri, Sat, Sun, Aug 21, 22, 23
• Times: 11:00 AM until 8:00 PM Fri &
Sat, 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM Sun
• Site: Parking Lot and Olympia Hall
Foyer/Portico
• Work Shifts: Fri & Sat 9-1, 1-5, 5-9,
Sun 10:30-2, 2-7
• Reduced Menu
• Pastry Baking is in progress or will be
scheduled
• Take Out Orders Only
• Phone & Online Orders
• Sponsorship Album will be enclosed
with each order
• To save space and costs, there will
be no vendor booths or live music
• We will have Greek music via a
speaker system.
• Much advertising will be done over
Social Media
• Lawn Signs will be available with
date changes
In recent months, many have experienced renewed love and joy of family living, as well
as a longing to be with others. The Festival offers us the opportunity to work together
as an “Ypapanti Family” and share the joy of hospitality with friends and neighbors.
Please pray about how you can help to make this Festival effort as successful as possible.
A more detailed mailing will be sent in the near future. While this will not be our
“normal” Festival, with your help, support, and prayers, we will do our best to make an
excellent Festival!
Nick George Memorial Scholarship Fund Awardees
In the spring of 1999, Ypapanti established the Nick George Memorial Scholarship Fund to award deserving high school graduates from our church community financial aid for their first year of post-high school studies. The church is proud to say that the award continues 21 years later and has been awarded to over 60 graduates. To meet scholarship requirements, the applicants must have high academic standings in high school, display the character of an Orthodox Christian, and be active in the church. To make a donation to the Nick George Memorial Scholarship Fund, please mail it to the church or make your offering through the “Online Giving” tab at www.PresentationOfChristPgh.org
AWARDEES
R.J. Krishnaswamy
&
Lauren Michaels
Happy Birthday, Joseph Kenney!
37TH ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF CHRIST CHURCH GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL - AUGUST 21, 22, 23 - 2020
Album Ad Form YOUR NAME
TELEPHONE
AD SOLICITED BY
AD SIZE AND PRICING
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE
(PLEASE MARK YOUR SELECTION)
□ FULL PAGE: 7.5” X 4.5” ◊ $250.00
□ HALF PAGE: 3.5” X 4.5” ◊ $150.00
□ QUARTER PAGE: 2.0” X 4.5” ◊ $100.00
□ PATRON: 2.0” X 2.0” ◊ $75.00
□ SPONSOR: NAME LISTING ◊ $35.00
0
WRITE YOUR MESSAGE BELOW ▼ OR ATTACH A PRINT READY AD
COMPLETE FORM AND RETURN TO THE OFFICE OR MAIL TO
PRESENTATION OF CHRIST P.O. BOX J ● 1672 ELECTRIC AVENUE EAST PITTSBURGH, PA 15112
OR EMAIL [email protected], SUBJECT “AD BOOK”
FOR PAYMENT WITH A CREDIT CARD, CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE AT 412-824-9188
DEADLINE: JULY 30, 2020 • THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Product Description Date Day Time
Kourambiethes Powdered Sugar
Cookie
June 24,
2020 Wednesday 10:00 AM
Baklava Nuts/Phyllo July 21,
2020 Tuesday 9:00 AM
Karithopita Walnut Cake
7/23
Koulourakia Twisty Cookies
Finnika Honey cakes
Product Date Day Time Chairperson
Pastistio April
Spanakopita 7/28, 10AM Sandy Rosvanis, Kathy
Athans
Souzoukakia 8/12, 6:30PM Stan Prestogeorge
Greek Food Festival – Pastry Schedule As of June 24, 2020
Greek Food Festival – Food Schedule
As of June 24, 2020
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PRESENTATION OF CHRIST CHURCH 37TH ANNUAL YPAPANTI GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL - AUGUST 21st TO THE 23rd, 2020
Ways You Can Contribute
• Enjoy the fellowship of working together as an “Ypapanti Team” and attend
the baking & cooking sessions or volunteer for one more shift than you did last
year at the Festival. And don’t forget help is always needed for set-up and
clean-up of the Festival!
• Share the Joy! Invite your friends and family to join you for a meal at the
festival; or, encourage them to volunteer for a festival shift.
• Publicize the festival! Share on social media, distribute festival tri-fold flyers to
local businesses & gathering places or display a lawn sign in your yard during the
month of August.
• The Album Ad Book! Sell an album ad to a business or sponsor an album ad for
your family.
• Ingredient Sponsorships! Help support the cost of the food ingredients by
sponsoring part, or all, of your favorite!
• Festival Dollars! Purchase “festival dollars” and give them as gifts throughout
the summer.
• Be welcoming and share your festival energy with our guests.
• Pray that God will bless Ypapanti with the BEST FESTIVAL EVER!
The festival is the Parish’s largest fundraiser. Your help is very much appreciated.
Mary Doreza, 2020 Festival Chairperson Rev. Fr. Dean Kokanos, Parish Priest
1672 Electric Avenue, PO BOX J. East Pittsburgh, PA 15112 • Tel: (412) 824-
9188 • www.PresentationOfChristPgh.org
Gyros
Pastries
Gyro Meat $4,000
Flour $100
Tzatziki $700
Sugar $50
Pita Bread $850
Eggs $200
Butter $1,500
Souvlakia
Walnuts $500
Pork $2,000
Milk $300
Charcoal $500
Honey $300
Spanakopita
Main Dishes
Filo $500
Chicken Oregano $1,300
Feta Cheese $1000
Spinach $250
Sides
Other Cheeses $500
French Fries $500
Rice $300 -
Pastitsio
Grape Leaves $750
Pasta $250
Ground Beef $1,500
Pantry
Vegetables $1,500
Herbs & Spices $1,000
Olives $200
Oils $650
Lemons/Lemon juice $150
Name:
Total
Amount of
Donation: $
Phone: Cash Check
Festival Food Ingredients Sponsor a portion (or all!) of your favorite dish - all of us have one!
Simply select the ingredient you wish to sponsor by circling it and enter the amount you wish to donate.
37th Annual Presentation of Christ Greek Festival
August 21, 22, and 23, 2020
Festival Motto “Monitor and Adjust – It’s all fluid”
Please circle the shifts you are available to work. All effort will be made to accommodate your preference. Please return this form to the church office or sign up online. If you have any questions please call
Mary Doreza at 412-877-3415 or the church office by July 31, 2020.
Your assignment will be mailed to you in August.
Saturday, August 15th Set-up
8 AM to 2 PM
Wednesday, August 19th Set-up
Shift Preference: 11 AM to 5 PM or 6 PM to 9 PM
Thursday, August 20th Set -up
Shift Preference: 11 AM to 5 PM or 6 PM to 9 PM
Friday, August 21st
Shift Preference: 10 AM to 2 PM 1 PM to 5 PM 4 PM to 8 PM
Station Preference: Food Service Inside Pastry Loukoumades
Food Service Outside Gyro or Grill Where Needed
Saturday, August 22nd
Shift Preference: 10 AM to 2 PM 1 PM to 5 PM 4 PM to 8 PM
Station Preference: Food Service Inside Pastry Loukoumades
Food Service Outside Gyro or Grill Where Needed
Sunday, August 23rd
Shift Preference: 10:30 AM to 2 PM 1 PM to 5 PM 4 PM to 8 PM
Station Preference: Food Service Inside Pastry Loukoumades
Food Service Outside Gyro or Grill Where Needed
NAME.............................................................................. PHONE .........................................
ADDRESS................................................................................................................................. E-Mail...............................................................................................................................................
If you are not available to work any of the above shifts; please indicate another 3- or 4-
hour shift is more convenient for you. Example: Thursday-5:30-9:30
AUGUST 3rd - 7th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
All children ages 5-12 are welcome to join us VIA ZOOM for lessons, crafts, music, games,
and more!
Olympia Community Center
$5.00 per child
Did you turn
in your 2020
pledge card!
Just click the “online giving!”
Tab on the website!
(You can still do it at Church
or through the mail - Don’t
forget to fill out the back!)
Every card gets us closer to
completing our icon!
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 12:00 PM, Produce & Meal Distribution
2 8:30 AM, Matins 9:30 AM, Divine Liturgy
3 9:30 AM, Paraklesis
4 6:30 PM, Paraklesis
5
9:30 AM, Paraklesis Vigil for Feast of the Transfiguration 5:30 PM, Matins 6:30 PM, Divine Liturgy 7:45 PM, Orthodox Adult Education
6 Feast of the
Transfiguration
7
8
9
8:30 AM, Matins 9:30 AM, Divine Liturgy 12:00 PM, Philoptochos Meeting
10 9:30 AM, Paraklesis
11 6:00 PM, Paraklesis 7:00 PM, Parish Council Meeting
12 9:30 AM, Paraklesis 2:00 PM, Cooking for the Neighbor Resilience Project 6:30 PM, Festival Cooking – Souzoukakia
13 6:30 PM, Paraklesis
14 Vigil for Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God 5:30 PM, Matins 6:30 PM, Divine Liturgy
15 Feast of the
Dormition of the Mother of God
8:00 AM, Festival Set Up
16
8:30 AM, Matins 9:30 AM, Divine Liturgy
17 18
19 9:00 AM, Baklava Syrup
20
21 11:00 AM, Greek Fest 2 Go!
22 11:00 AM, Greek Fest 2 Go!
23
8:30 AM, Matins 9:30 AM, Divine Liturgy
24
25
26
27
28
29 10:00 AM, Pop Up Food Pantry
~ Tentative ~ August ~ Tentative ~
All listed activities are contingent upon Pennsylvania’s Covid Response Reopening Guidelines. Please check the Church’s Online Calendar and Father Dean’s Weekly Emails for the most up to date information.
Vacation Church School
Presentation of Christ Greek Orthodox Church
1672 Electric Avenue, PO Box J, East Pittsburgh, PA 15112 - 412-824-9188 Website: www.PresentationofChristPgh.org …… Follow us on Facebook
@PresentationofChrist Under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, His Eminence Elpidophoros Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and His Eminence Metropolitan Savas. The mission of the Presentation of Christ is to proclaim with joy the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian Faith and to be a community devoted to and energized by the love of God and our neighbor.
Rev. Fr. Constantine Kokanos Cell Phone: 412-760-7203 Email: [email protected]
Sunday Services Matins – 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy – 9:30 AM
Stefanos Giannikas, Chanter Filia Arvanitis, Chanter Thomas Rosvanis, Chanter
Paraklesis Service – Wednesday at 6:30 PM Orthodox Adult Education - Wednesday at 7:30 PM
Nancy Philpot, Admin Assistant Nancy’s Office Hours: 9 to 3, Tuesday to Friday
Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 412-824-9188 Office Fax: 412-824-9740
Organizations & Committees
Y.A.S.O.U. Tootie Pranis, Co-President; Mike Orson, Co-President
Philoptochos Sylvia Graziano, President
Choir Tom Rosvanis, Director & President
Organists Marguerite Ellis; Roula Kyros
Young Professionals Steve and Chris Burns
Y.A.L. Nick Stupakis; Dean Leventopoulos
Grecian Odyssey Dancers
Mary Doreza, Director; Elias Bardis, President
Junior Olympian Dancers
Michelle Kotsagrelos, Director; Jamie Orfanopoulos, Director; Elias Bardis, Asst. Director; Maria Bardis, Asst. Director
GAPA Elias Bardis, President
Book & Icon Store Deborah Grysiak
2020 Parish Council Members
Steve Markantone President
724-325-1729 Paula Borsch Treasurer
412-721-1840
Stan Prestogeorge Vice President
412-824-5033 Anastasia Andrews Treasurer
412-398-3194
Tom Rosvanis Vice President
412-373-5057
Peter J Anthony 412-596-5348 Petros Mantzouridis 412-780-0201 Tasso Athans 724-864-5252 Jaime Orfanopoulos 412-302-1495 Deborah Grysiak 412-371-2465 Tootie Pranis 412-373-1270 Ernie Kampetis 412-892-9096 Richard Voltz 412-798-8177 Sophie Koutsavlis 412-461-8246
