Par ish News p . 4

Par ish Counci l News p . 8

Ph i lop tochos News p . 8

Monthly Ca lendars p . 10

A Word from Father Perry

Over Christmas break, I had the op-

portunity to spend time with family.

Little people were crawling around

the house, laughing, and playing.

Amongst the regular activities were

building blocks, puzzles, and play-

ing with toys. Each adult family

member recognized that if they

wanted to engage the children, they

would have to come down to their

level on the

floor.

In December

and January,

we celebrate

the Lord's

birth and bap-

tism. God en-

tered into hu-

manity in His

birth and

showed us the

path to rebirth through His baptism.

Christ could have easily changed

our lives from His eternal throne

with a word. These events reveal to

us God's willingness to come down

and engage with us on our level.

In the Gospel of Matthew, the Lord

declares, "Be you therefore perfect,

even as your Father, who is in heav-

en is perfect." This command speaks

to the great potential God sees in us.

To be perfect implies growth and

development. This calling receives

more meaning when we realize that

it was not given to us from high

above by divine decree. Instead,

God invited us to perfection while

engaging with us on our level. St.

Paul puts it this way. "God demon-

strates His love toward us, in that

while we were still sinners, Christ

died for us."

As children of God, our potential is

clear. The Lord offers us growth that

leads to perfection and wholeness.

The key to open this door is repent-

ance. Our Lord Jesus came to us

where we are, not to keep us here,

but so that we could change. As we

continue to celebrate these holy days

in the life of the Church, let us be

mindful of this loving condescen-

sion of God. Christ has joined us on

our level so that we might someday

rise to His.

Parish Mission Statement: “St. George Greek Orthodox Church is a Christ-centered Community that:

• Inspires faith and worship

• Cultivates spiritual growth and fellowship, and

• Encourages benevolence and outreach”

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FEBRUARY NAMEDAYS February 1: Sabrina Corbera; February 8: Fr. Ted Filan-drinos; February 10: Bob Baffa, Richard Gnetz, Harold Johnson; February 11: Mayr Boros; February 17: Theodore Petsopoulos, Theodore Roungou; February 22: William Chadwick; February 26: Fotini Donnelly, Dawn Lampros.

FEBRUARY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES John & Nancy Lambros, February 15; Michael & Margery Makredes, February 11.

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS Eric Anderson, January 11; Pres. Jane Andrews, January 15; Christy Antoniou, January 6; Patricia Bombolis, January 23; Evelyn Boosalis, January 3; Eric Chadwick, January 27; William Chadwick, January 27; Chris Christoforides, January 17; Melina Donnelly, January 1, Natalie Donnelly, January 1; Dimitrios Glaros, January 19; Philip Gounaikis, January 6; Steve Hatzis, January 7; Benjamin Hertz, January 19; Don Johnson, January 14; Lisa Jordan, January 3; Amanda Kapetanakis, January 13; Athena Keifer, January 4; Blien Kibrom, January 19; Steven Lambros, January 14; Jo Ann Mann, January 18; Anna Mantoles, January 12; Lerah McCullough, Angie McMahon, January 29; Maria Natto, Jan-uary 4; January 16; Gavriel Pappas, January 17; Sotirios Parashos, January 30; Anastasia Pathos, January 24; Dan-ielle Pathos, January 27; Christopher Ploumidis, January 27; Nikola Popov, January 8; Effie Psimos, January 20; Steve Rice, January 22; Katherine Ryan, January 30; Anna Maria Simon, January 2; James Simon, January 23; John Simon, January 27; Samuel Syvertson, January 1; Peter Tountas, January 3; Dakota Wold, January 26.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS Teddy Andrews, February 14; Steve Arsenault, February 19; Greg Boosalis, February 8; Samuel Brandt, February 11; Andreas Cervantes, February 8; Eleni Christoforides, Febru-ary 18; Elena Condos, February 25; Thomas Decker, Febru-ary 5; Joseph Donnelly, February 1; Tom Donnelly, February 27; Gayra Eliou, February 8; Adam Fuller, February 28; Aa-ron Hareid, February 27; Maria Hatzsis, February 4; Senait Kahsai, February 5; Dinah Lampros, February 13; Melanie Loudas, February 3; Sophronis Mantoles, February 14; Mil-ton Marinos, February 20; Angie McMahon, February 9; Ma-ria McKinney, February 8; Stamatios Morellas, February 4; Evangelos Pappas, February 4; Penelope Powell, February 19; Peter Roumel, February 22; Steve Ryan, February 1; Tina Sageotis, February 26; Matthew Simon, February 23; Kostas Tsantir, February 2; Alexander Tsobanakis, February 7.

JANUARY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Dimitrios & Dimitra Kaniamos, January 7; Lampros & Karen Petanitis, January 23; Michael & Tamara Merkouris, January 28.

JANUARY BAPTISMS/CHRISMATIONS John W. Lambros, Nancy Lambros, George Dendias, Stella Lake, Becka Dokos, Sandra Thole, Don Johnson, January 1; John G. Lambros, January 28; Anastasia Mastrogiorgis, Jan-uary 29; Angie Cender, January 6; George Eliou, January 21; January 20; Kally Fuller, January 14; Kharissa Maehren, Jan-uary 11; Nicholas Petanitis, January 31; Alexandros McMah-on, January 13; Rob Hattling, January 4.

FEBRUARY BAPTISMS/CHRISMATIONS Peter Boosalis, Peter Drivas, February 19; Stavros Haidos, February 14; Stella Hofrenning, February 24; Eric Chadwick, February 11; Steve Ryan, February 12; Aspasia Marazes, February 17; Ronny Marazes, February 22; Mariana Powell, February 15; Eleanore Eliou, February 18; Michael Paul Nat-to, February 24.

JANUARY NAMEDAYS January 1: Basil Paraschou, Bill Katsiyiannis, William The-ros, Kiki Constantine, Cecelia Johnson, Bess Manesis, Vicky Paraschou, Vassilios Morellas, Bill Clemons; Jaunary 6: Lily Lampros, Lampros Petanitis, Frank Mortari; January 7: Yan-nis Hourdos, John Poulos, Jo Ann Mann, Joanna Tzenis, John Alexis, John Antoniou, John Peter Boosalis, John Grant, John Kluznik, John Lake, John G. Lambros, John W. Lam-bros, John Larson, John Manesis, John Simon, John Speros, Jon Maier, Jonathan Paraschou, Yiannis Speros, Jon Kenne-dy, Ioana Nadra, Joanne Creamer, Jane Trigas; January 11: Theo Karvounarakis; January 14: Nina Houle, Maud McCullough; January 17: Anthony Coniaris, Tony Gouletas, Tony Selliris; January 18: Soula Chouliaris, Athanasios Con-tolatis, Tom Lampros, Athanasios Poulios, Athanasia Maier; January 20: Shannon Canas; January 21: Cassie Kapetana-kis; January 22: Timothy Loudas; January 25: Greg Boosalis, Phyllis Afendoulis; January 28: Kharissa Maehren.

Church Staff and Office Hours

Church Office Hours

Tues-Fri 9:00am—5:00pm

(Closed Mondays)

Priest Office Hours

Tues & Wed 10:00am—2:00pm

Fr. Perry Kallis, Pastor

(651) 706-9672 cell

Email: frperry@stgeorgegoc.org

Julie Delton

Administrative Assistant

(651) 222-6220

Email: office@stgeorgegoc.org

Parish Council President

(651) 222-6220

Email: office@stgeorgegoc.org

Aida Abebe

Sunday School Director

(651) 434-7826

Email: aabebe74@gmail.com

Vicky Paraschou

Philoptochos President

(763) 785-8882

Email: vicky.paraschou@yahoo.com

Julie Delton

Editor, Glad Tidings newsletter

Email: GladTidings @stgeorgegoc.org

Anastasia Mastrogiorgis

Missions & Benevolence Coordinator

Email: stasiados@hotmail.com

Stephen & Minda Arsenault

Bookstore

Email: bookstore@stgeorgegoc.org

Stella Hofrenning

Greek School Director

(651) 917-2668

Email: hofrenni@augsburg.edu

Submissions for upcoming issues

are due by the 10th of the preceding

month.

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Address Changes Athanasios & Panorea Contolatis 3029 96th St W Bloomington, MN 55431

Karen Criticos 333 S Eaton St. #419 Lakewood, CO 80226

Registry

Chrismations

November 17 Mayr Boros

Memorials

November 9 Valentina Nekrasova (40 days) November 10 Annoula Bahneman (40 days) December 22 Anastasios (20 years) & Anastasia (10 years) Ballas

House Blessings During the Feast of Theophany (Epiphany), we celebrate the Agiasmos or Holy Water Blessing service. Remembering Christ’s baptism in the Jordan River, we ask Him and the Holy Spirit to bless the water offered to Him. Then the priest takes that water and sprin-kles the faithful. We recount our own baptisms as we read the prayers that were offered for us in that service. Traditionally, the faithful invite the priest to their home to bless it, and most importantly those who live in it, with the Holy Water from the Agiasmos. Immediately following January 5/6, Father Perry is available to come to your home to bless it. The priest’s presence does not require complicated planning or preparation. The only thing that is needed is a bowl of water and the family to be present. Please call or email Fr. Perry (651) 706-9672 cell or frperry@stgeorgegoc.org to schedule a house blessing. It’s a great way to start the new year!

Merry Christmas! We apologize for the following errors

in recent publications: Barbara & Jerry Bauman were omitted from

the Parish Christmas Card Chris Georgantones was omitted from

the Flower Memorials in the Sunday Bulletin

Loaves and Fishes would like to

thank our St. George Philoptohos for

sponsoring both the Oct. and Dec.

meals. The 209 meals served will bring

Philoptohos closer to their goal of 1.5

million meals served through the Na-

tional Feed the Hungry Program.

Memory Eternal! It is with a heavy

heart, but with hope in the Resurrec-

tion of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we

share with you the passing of +Chris

Peter Tountas, MD, the father of Peter

(Dana) Tountas. www.legacy.com/

obituaries/charleston/obituary.aspx?

n=chris-peter-

tountas&pid=194590788&fhid=6307

Intro to Orthodoxy

Our 12-week Winter 2020 catechism

class on the basics of Eastern Ortho-

dox Christianity will begin on Mon-

day evenings 7-9pm, starting January

6. The class is open to all, especially

inquirers, and those interested in con-

verting to Orthodoxy. Classes are held

here at St. George. Register online at

https://forms.gle/

CELCdCiVHCfWb3JU8 . Feel free to

join us for individual classes without

registering.

Interested in Hosting Social Hour?

If your family or group would like to

host a Sunday Social Hour following

Liturgy, please contact Rita Kanavati

at ritakanavati@comcast.net or sign up

at: www.signupgenius.com/

go/10c0d4ca5ad2babff2-social. If you

have signed up but are unable to host,

we ask that you please find a replace-

ment. Likewise, if the date you would

like to host is taken, please contact the

assigned hosts to see if they are will-

ing to reschedule. Contact the office if

you need assistance. Thank you for

hosting!

Project Mexico

Fr. Perry is interested in bringing a

few people with him to Tijuana, Mexi-

co in July, 2020 to participate in a Pro-

ject Mexico Home-Build. More info

at: www.projectmexico.org/

homebuilding. Older high schoolers

and/or adult ages recommended. Sim-

ilar to camp; daily worship, discus-

sions on faith, fellowship time, spend-

ing time at the orphanage, & building

a home. We will work to fundraise the

cost of the trip. See Fr. Perry with

questions.

Grants for Medical Crisis Expens-

es: Please be aware that the Medical

Crisis Program (aka Lyn Olson Fund)

provides grants to support individuals

& families who are financially suffer-

ing from medical crisis. Vis-

it: www.lomcp.com for more info.

Disposing of Holy Items

There is a labeled canister in the side

altar-room where the bread is cut.

Please deposit any blessed items such

as palms, (damaged) blessed icons,

towels & sheets from baptisms, basil,

etc. to be burned. Printed icons (non-

blessed, e.g. Glad Tidings, Sunday

Bulletin, etc.) should be recycled or

left in the designated box located in

the hall.

Summit Avenue Bridge Construc-

tion:

Summit Ave, between Hamline Ave

and Lexington Ave, is closed until fall

2020 for bridge reconstruction. Traffic

detoured onto Grand Ave.

Parish Council Elections

We would like to thank the elections

committee of Maria Paraschou, Tina

Sageotis, and Andrea Walkush for all

of their hard work managing our 2020

Parish Council Elec-

tions. Congratulations and thank you

to: Alexis Bighley, William Clyde

Clemons, Yodahe Gamada, Demetri

Halatsis, Jon Kennedy, John

McCullough. Thank you also for your

patience as we continue to get our eli-

gible voters list updated. Please con-

tact Fr. Perry with feedback from our

recent elections.

Bible Study

We will not have Bible Study on New

Year’s Day; but only once in January,

on Wednesday January 15, from 1:30

to 3pm at church. We will study The

Good Samaritan Luke 10.25-37. Every-

one is invited. For questions call

Kathy Ryan 651-292-9948 or

email kathy.aeiou@gmail.com

Fellowship Circle

Announcing the formation of a fellow-

ship circle to meet the last Wed. of

each month in the social hall, 1:30 pm,

to socialize and work on unfinished

needlework projects. Our first meeting

is Wed., January 29, 2020. Bring your

own materials and tools, ufo’s

(unfinished objects) or your mending

and hemming. No sewing machines,

all hand work: sewing, knitting, cro-

chet, needlepoint, embroidery, or

whatever you choose. Individuals

may wish to do charity projects, but

this is an hour to relax in the company

of fellow Orthodox Christians, and

finish some of your handwork. No

Instruction or materials provided.

Questions? Kathy Ryan

Kathy.aeiou@gmail.com or call 651-

292-9948

Twin Cities Young Adult League

Upcoming YAL events on January 3,

February 1, February 7, February 14-

17, March 8; see posting in social hall

or visit Facebook—Twin Cities YAL.

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The Ministry of Iconography | 2020 Class Schedule

All sessions concentrate on technique, along with a spiritual and theological study on the prototype.

Please register by sending a deposit of $75.00 to Icon Art Studios, 13921 127th Street North, Stillwater, MN, 55082. Questions? Contact Deb Korluka at akorluka@aol.com or 612-889-5868.

Session 1: at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church on Lake Calhoun, 3450 Irving Ave. South, Mpls., 55408, Thursdays from 5:30 to 9:30 on January 23,30 and February 6,13. Tuition cost is $135.00 plus materials. Session 1 will concentrate on the prototype of "The Holy Face".

Session 2: at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church, Thursdays from 5:30 to 9:30 on February 20,27 and March 12,19,26. Tui-tion cost is $165.00 plus materials. Session 2 will study the icon “Myrrhbearing Women at the Empty Tomb of Christ”.

Session 3: at The Basilica of Saint Mary, Hennepin at Sixteenth Street, Mpls., 55403 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays during Great Lent; March 14,21,28 and April 4 . Tuition including materials $295.00. Session 3 will contemplate the sacra-ment of Repentance and will study and write an icon “Mary the Undoer of Knots.”

Dear Parishioners, As we look back on 2019, St. George can be very proud of our co-chairing the Metropolis Clergy-Laity Conference with St. Mary’s GOC in Minneapolis September 26-28, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bloomington, MN. Here are some highlights of the conference: • 330 attendees • 247 clergy & laity delegates, 83 Philoptochos Society

delegates from 60 churches • 40 speakers on relevant topics • $143,000 budget with a projected profit of $30,000 We have been advised by the Metropolis that this was the most profitable conference to date. It was an honor to serve with my co-chair Georgia Andron from St. Mary’s GOC. Yours in Christ, Alexis Bighley

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Winter Camp 2020 Calling all 6th-12th graders! Come to Camp St. Croix on January 17-20, 2020 for a week-end of Orthodox fun & fellowship. Register online at https://www.stmarysoca.org/youth/saints/index.html. Scholarships available—see Fr. Perry for details. Questions about camp? Contact Fr. Ben or Lisa Tucci at frben-tucci@gmail.com or lisatucci71@gmail.com.

Annual Essay Contest The St. Photios Foundation invites teenagers 13-19 to submit a 1,000-word essay by Janu-ary 6, 2020. Details & prizes posted or stphoti-os.org

PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Attention undergraduates of Hellenic descent. Apply for $250k in scholarships. Applications at www.panhellenicsf.org/apply/; deadline is Jan. 31, 2020.

Basketball Tourney Registration Tournament is now open at www.greekbball.org! Practices start this Sun-day December 22 and run every Sunday until February 2 from 11:30am-1:30pm at St. Thomas More Catholic School gymnasium (1065 Summit Avenue, across the street from St. George). Questions? Contact Co-chairs Dan Simon or Milam Paraschou. Next Basket-ball Meeting: Tuesday, January 7 at 6:30pm.

YES Event Grades 9-12 The youth of St. Mary’s OCA are hosting a Youth Equipped to Serve (YES) trip the week-

end of March 13th-15th , 2020. Registration opens in early January. Youth Equipped to Serve is FOCUS North America’s youth serv-ant leadership program. Their mission state-ment is: Seeking to love Christ and each other, YES (Youth Equipped to Serve) creates oppor-tunities for participants to engage with the poverty of their city, equipping them to be-come servant leaders in their own communi-ties. Here is their website https://yesnorthamerica.org/ Where: St. Mary’s OCA Cathedral and Twin Cities area Cost: $175 per person (covers all weekend expenses) If you have questions, please contact Laura Rohmann (Lardance13@yahoo.com) and Lisa Tucci (lisatucci71@gmail.com)

December Photos: Prosfora Making, Christmas Pageant and Union Depot Bake Sale

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Past Parish Council President Update

Dear Parishioners This letter will be my last Parish Coun-cil update for the year. After six-years on

the Parish Council (and much- needed parish council term limits), I will not be serving on the Parish Council next year. Instead of providing an update on our meeting this month, I thought I take this opportunity to provide a farewell message to our community. One of my last projects as President, Father Perry asked me to help recruit new members for the 2020 Parish Council. When reaching out to prospective new Parish Council members, I expressed to them my personal expe-rience serving on the Parish Council - that I received as much as I gave from serving. It was a blessed opportunity to establish good working relationships and friendships with parishioners while coming together to serve the Church and our community. I would like to thank the Parish Council members I served with during the last six-years, Father Rick and Fa-

ther Perry, for helping to make my time on the Parish Council a meaningful experience. I want to thank the parishioners who approached me during coffee hour to express their support and provide positive feedback during the past year when I served as President. I appreciated it, and I look forward to continu-ing our conversations about Saint George as regular pa-rishioners. Next year will be Father Perry’s first full Parish Coun-cil year. I feel confident the 2020 Parish Council will provide the needed support to Father Perry, and together, they will lead our community with renewed energy, pur-pose, and vision. I wish everyone in our community a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! In Christ, George Mastrogiorgis Past Parish Council President

To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church

through fund raising effort–From the Mission Statement of National Philoptochos

Many wishes for a great, prosperous, healthy, bright, Happy New Year 2020! On Sunday, January 12th Philoptochos will be sponsoring the Vasilopita auction. We will have a wonderful selection of Vasilopitas available for the silent auction. All pro-ceeds are donated to Saint Basil Academy, which is the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

home for children in need. The academy provides a loving Christian environment where resident children are nur-tured to adulthood. For more information on the Academy please visit their website at: http://stbasil.goarch.org/ A heartfelt thank you to all our supporters for your time, prayers and resources, your contributions are greatly appre-ciated. Your continued support allows us to continue in our mission. In Christ’s service, Vicky Paraschou

Philoptochos President

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My fellow Orthodox friends! We need your help in continuing the tradition of pan-Orthodox ethnic dancing. Last Febru-ary, over 200 parishioners came together to celebrate the rich cultural roots that are present in our very own Twin-Cities community! This wonderful event is an opportunity to come and enjoy the unique and vibrant backgrounds of our local Orthodox Churches. It is going to happen Saturday, Feb. 1st, at St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, 3450 Irving Avenue South at 7:00 pm. This free event is for all ages. Your parish priests are sponsoring this gathering through MEOCCA. We ask that you bring, if possible, an special appetizer or dessert to share. Beverages will be provided. All will receive instruction in at least one Arabic, Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Russian, and Serbian dance. All Orthodox parishes in the Twin Cities are invited. Please spread the word and invite your friends and family. No reservations are required this year but be sure to sign in when you come so we can know that you came and tell us which nationality you represent. Come and give it a try! Meet new people. Your youth want you to come! Spread our Orthodox faith! If you have any questions, please contact Steve Selin at 616-443-0970/skselin5@gmail.com or TJ Perry at 651-895-9693/ thomas.perry@osumc.edu

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JANUARY 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

St. Basil & Circumci-sion of our Lord New Year's Day - Office Closed Orthros 8:30am Divine Liturgy 9:30am

2 St. Seraphim of Sarov

3 Royal Hours of The-ophany 6:30pm

4 Synaxis of 70 Apostles Outdoor Blessing of the Waters at Hid-den Falls 12pm

5 Eve of Theophany Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Agiasmos-Blessing of the Waters Sunday School 10:30am Greek School 11:45am Basketball Practice 11:30am Greek Dance Practice 4:30pm

6 Theophany (Epiphany) Orthros 8am Divine Liturgy 9am Agiasmos-Blessing of the Waters Catechism Class 7pm

7 Synaxis of Forerunner Basketball Tournament Meeting 6:30pm

8

9 MEOCCA meeting 11am

10 St. Gregory of Nyssa Divine Liturgy 9am

11 St. Theodosios Cenobiarchos Youth & Family Snow Tubing in Maple Grove 10am Vespers 5pm

12 Sun. After Theophany Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Parish Council Oath of Office Vasilopita Cutting Philoptochos Meeting Greek School 11:45am Basketball practice 11:30am Greek Dance Practice 4:30pm

13 Catechism Class 7pm

14 Bible Study 6:30pm

15 Bible Study 1:30pm

16 AHEPA mtg 7pm

17 St. Anthony the Great Youth Winter Camp

18 Sts. Athanasios & Cyril Youth Winter Camp Vespers 5pm

19 St. Makarios the Great Youth Winter Camp Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Greeters mtg 11am Greek School 11:45am Basketball practice 11:30am Choir practice 12pm Greek Dance Practice 4:30pm

20 St. Euthymios the Great Youth Winter Camp Catechism Class 7pm

21 St. Maximos the Confessor Parish Council mtg 6:30pm

22 March for Life at Cathedral of St. Paul & State Capi-tol -Depart Church at 9:30am

23

24

25 St. Gregory the Theologian Divine Liturgy in Eau Claire, WI 9:30am Vespers 5pm

26 Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Greek School 11:45am Basketball Practice 11:30am Greek Dance Practice 4:30pm

27 Translation Relics St. John Chrysos-tom Catechism Class 7pm

28 St. Ephraim the Syrian

29 Fellowship Circle 1:30pm

30 Three Hierarchs: St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian & St. John Chrysos-tom

31 Unmercenaries Kyros & John

Key: shaded day = Fast Day * = Dairy Allowed

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

Vespers 5pm Pan-Orthodox Ethnic Dance Party at St. Mary’s GOC 7pm

2 Meeting of our Lord Godparent & Godchild Sunday Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy (Teaching) 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Greek School 11:45am Basketball Practice 11:30am

3 Loaves & Fishes 4:30pm Catechism Class 7pm

4 Bible Study 6:30pm

5 Bible Study 1:30pm

6 St. Photios

7 GOYA Basketball Tourney

8 St. Theodore Strate-lates GOYA Basketball Tour-ney Vespers - Time TBA

9 Publican & Pharisee Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Philoptochos mtg Sunday School 10:30am Greek School 11:45am GOYA Basketball Tourney Greek Dance Practice 4:30pm

10 St. Haralambos Catechism class 7pm

11 Youth Advisors mtg 6:30pm

12

13 MEOCCA Meet-ing 11am

14

15 Vespers 5pm

16 Prodigal Son Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Greek School 11:45am Choir practice 12pm

17 St. Theodore of Tyre Catechism class 7pm

18 Parish Council mtg 6:30pm

19 Bible Study 1:30pm

20 AHEPA mtg 7pm

21

22 Saturday of Souls Divine Liturgy 9am Memorial 10am Vespers 5pm

23 St. Polycarp of Smyrna Meatfare-Judgement Sun Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Greek School 11:45am Greek Dance practice 4:30pm

24* Catechism Class 7pm

25*

26* St. Fotini-Samaritan Woman Fellowship Circle 1:30pm

27* Glad Tidings mailing10am

28* 29* Divine Liturgy in Eau Claire, WI 9:30am Vespers 5pm

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FEBRUARY 2020

Please see our online calendar and bulletin for latest schedule updates: http://stgeorgegoc.org/calendar/

Coming in March: 1 +Cheesefare-Forgiveness Sunday Oratorical Festival 2 +Clean/Pure Monday-Great Lent begins

ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

1111 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, Minnesota 55105

Phone 651.222.6220 Fax 651.225.9276

www.stgeorgegoc.org

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Twin Cities, MN

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Glad Tidings January/February 2020

Holy Confession: By Appointment

Vespers: (Oct. - May) Saturday 5:00 pm

(see calendar for changes)

Orthros: Sunday 8:15 am

Sunday School: (Sept. - May) following Communion

Divine Liturgy: Sunday 9:30 am

UPCOMING SERVICES REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICES

Wednesday, January 1 St. Basil; Circumcision of our

Lord Orthros 8:30 a.m.

Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.

Friday, January 3 Royal Hours of Theophany

6:30 p.m.

Monday, January 6 Theophany

Orthros 8:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Agiasmos-Blessing of the

Waters 10:00 a.m.

Friday, January 10 St. Gregory of Nyssa

Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, February 22 Saturday of Souls

Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Memorial 10:00 a.m.

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