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Rev. Fr. Gary Kyriacou 2018 St. Demetrios Parish Council Joanne Mirras Knauss - President Ted Sidiropoulos - Vice President Patrice Wheeler - Secretary Nick Mirras - Co-Treasurer Chris Pulos - Co-Treasurer Bo Halamandaris Cally Pantages Jenny Nelson Linda Peters Lynn Mikelatos Mandee Sanderson |
St. Demetrios Philoptochos Irini Chapter Board Members Pam Gonzalez - President Susan Valle - 1st Vice Pres Nancy Jassak - 2nd Vice Pres Deb Greanias - Recording Secretary Nathalie Habbash - Corresponding Secretary Cally Pantages - Assistant Corresponding Secretary Monique Joannou - Treasurer Mary Freeth - Asst Treasurer Martha Poulos - Advisor Jody Brown - Member Lisa Hartley - Member Danka Schmidt - Member |
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Agape Building Campaign Committee George Joannou - Chairman Sandra Arline Minos Athanasiades Mary Freeth |
Office Staff Candice Schaefer - Administrative Ingrid Poehler - Parish Bookkeeper |
Message from Fr Gary
Sanctify Sundays
We need to sanctify Sunday mornings. We have allowed other entities to sneak in and snatch the sacredness of Sunday mornings from us. When Divine Liturgy is not the priority on Sunday morning, and we allow sporting events, science projects, and undone chores from earlier in the week keep us from worshipping, we are sending the wrong message to our youth.
The Church community and the weekly practice of liturgy is to strengthen and encourage us to face the challenges that lay ahead. It would be great if no one endured pain or suffering in life. If only we could wrap ourselves in bubble wrap to never scrap a knee, twist an ankle, or suffer other tragedies. Truth be told, none of us sit and wait for the storm to hit, it just comes. How prepared will we be?
