May 2010 - Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Saint Sophia Cathedral 

MAY 2010 

INSIDE 

THIS ISSUE: 

HERALD 

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS 

OF GREEK ORTHODOXY 

IN LOS ANGELES 

Dean’s Message 2 

President’s Message 3 

Stewardship News 4 -7 

Foundation News 8 

Philoptohos News 9 

Youth News 10 

Philanthropia 11 

Calendar 13 

Ministries Page 14 

Sacraments 15 

Community News 16 

Due Date for 

June Herald 

Monday, May 10 

Saint Sophia 

Greek Orthodox 

Cathedral 

V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas, 

Dean 

Rev. Fr. Bill Tragus, 

Associate 

1324 S. Normandie Avenue 

Los Angeles, CA 90006 

Tel. 323-737-2424 

Fax. 323-737-7029 

www.stsophia.org 

Ascension

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Herald 

“These things I 

have spoken to 

you, that My joy 

may remain in 

you, and that 

your joy may be 

full.” That is the 

message of 

Easter and the 

Resurrection. 

John 5:11 

DEAN’S MESSAGE KEEP THE PASCHAL LIGHT BURNING 

Christos Anesti; 

I was filling up my gas 

tank at a station near our 

Saint Sophia Cathedral after 

the morning Agape service 

on Easter Sunday. I was sort 

of “zoned out” as the kids 

say, looking as the gas pump 

meter rolled numbers past 

my tired eyes. A shrill sound 

pierced the cacophony of the 

Easter traffic on Pico and 

Vermont. 

A Christian “evangelist” 

standing on a milk crate and 

using a battery powered 

megaphone was shouting 

from the opposite corner 

about the end of the world, 

the eminent second coming 

of Jesus and the horrible destruction 

and catastrophe that 

would afflict all who were 

“not saved.” He was screaming 

at the top of his voice like 

a desperate politician looking 

to be re-elected. Waving a 

large Bible as though he was 

swatting flies, he spoke of the 

earthquakes around the 

planet and wars signifying 

that these were signs of the 

end times. 

No one paid much attention 

to him. Some walked 

by him shaking their heads. A 

young man pumping gas next 

to me, seeing my clerical collar 

smiled and said: “That’s 

why I’m not a Christian. It’s 

guys like that whether on the 

street corner or on Christian 

television that really turn me 

off, with their theatrics, their 

down, dark, pessimistic 

B*#% S#%!. All doom and 

gloom. It’s so pathetic. On 

the one hand they’re either 

preaching health, wealth, and 

success or they’re sending 

someone to the “pit of hell.” 

I didn’t respond or challenge 

him. I just smiled and tried to 

say something pleasant about 

the great Easter weather. 

Driving away, I thought 

about the uptight doom and 

gloom “corner evangelists” and 

the young man turned off to 

any rational message of the 

Gospel of Jesus Christ by these 

shenanigans. 

It is often true that many 

Christians regardless of denomination 

seem dour, gloomy 

and overly serious about life; 

seeing the devil in every nook 

and cranny. For them the 

weight of the salvation of the 

world is upon their shoulders. 

I’ve heard some Christians say: 

“I have a burden for the salvation 

and conversion of our 

country.” It is as though they 

are personally responsible for 

the process and outcome. It 

seems for them Christian life is 

like sucking on an overly ripe 

pickle. 

There is plenty of doom 

and gloom in life without making 

God the center of it. In 

reality, true Christianity should 

reflect life changing joy. The 

joy of Pascha. The gospel of St. 

John 10:10 quotes Jesus as saying: 

“I have come that they 

may have life and that they may 

have it more abundantly.” 

Continuing in the same spirit, 

the Lord says in the same gospel 

chapter 5:11, “These things 

I have spoken to you, that My 

joy may remain in you, and that 

your joy may be full.” That is 

the message of Easter and the 

Resurrection. 

The challenge as an Orthodox 

Christian is to keep the 

light of the Paschal candles 

burning in our heart and in all 

our actions, now that the 

“highs” of Holy Week and 

Easter are behind us. 

The services of Holy 

Week and Pascha moved us. 

Timelessness intersected time. 

Some experienced the gift 

of tears especially on Holy 

Thursday and Holy Friday. 

The Holy Spirit spoke to 

the inner depth of our hungry 

souls in tears and in so 

many other ways. Let us 

keep the joy of that experience 

alive when doubts and 

difficulties arise. 

For the many others, 

the Paschal candle’s first 

light piercing the darkness 

of our cavernous Cathedral 

and the chanting of the 

hymn: “Come receive the 

light from the unwaning 

light and glorify Christ, who 

is risen from the dead” 

brought back nostalgic 

memories of youth when 

parents, relatives, and 

friends huddled together 

and waited for the first 

Christos Anesti to be proclaimed 

with deep emotion. 

No fearful shouting, 

no condemnation, no anxiety, 

no force. Just shear joy 

and hope surrounding us in 

the Lord’s resurrected 

LOVE and renewal. From 

the first ode of the resurrection 

service, we heard: “It is 

the day of the resurrection. 

O people let us be radiant. 

It is Pascha! Pascha of the 

Lord! For Christ God has 

carried us over from death 

unto life and from earth 

unto heaven, as we sing a 

victory hymn!!” 

Keep The Paschal light 

burning. 

“When you write your will or update it, please remember Saint Sophia Cathedral. Your gift will live into eternity.”

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We inherited a great 

Cathedral with amazing 

surrounding properties 

because someone had 

FAITH; someone SER- 

VICED his Lord with 

his VISION and put the 

Hellenic Orthodox faith 

on the map in Los Angeles; 

and now it is our 

God given responsibility 

to continue with the 

same or even greater faith 

our service to the Lord. 

Our Lord and Savior 

Jesus Christ sent His 

Disciples into the crowd 

to ask that they give what 

they could for the benefit 

of all. 

May we all be encouraged 

knowing that 

He will bless our efforts 

and multiply our own 

gifts today, just as He did 

that day, making our sacrifice 

an abundance. 

In today’s world, 

raising money and having 

a vision is not about a 

bunch of old people writing 

large checks. It is 

about all of the people 

writing average checks 

because we all have a vision, 

we all have pride 

and we all believe in the 

same God. 

You and I, all of us, 

regardless as to how 

much we can personally 

give, we must believe and 

remember that WE ARE 

TODAY’S DISCI- 

PLES! 

Please do not think, 

even for a moment, that 

your donation, regardless 

of size, will not be 

counted and your name 

and that of your family’s 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 

will not be mentioned. It will 

be counted and it will be 

received with great appreciation, 

Christian love and respect. 

Come one, come all and 

declare that you are ready to 

offer your service, your vision 

and your treasure, so 

we can continue the proud 

work of all those people 

who have proven to us their 

service, vision and treasure. 

The gates are open, the 

plans are set, and now is 

your turn to join the winning 

team in the glory of our 

Lord. 

We are all familiar with 

what our grandparents were 

teaching us: “Fasouli – 

fasouli – gemeezee to 

sakouli “(bean by bean you 

will fill the sack). Let us 

prove to all that we can do 

much better: “When you 

help to row the boat. You 

don’t have time to rock 

it.” 

As we are approaching 

the vacation season I am 

asking you to remember 

your Stewardship obligation 

and remind you that the Cathedral 

does not take a vacation. 

We are here all year to 

serve you and to take care of 

all the needs of our beloved 

Cathedral and our prayers 

are that you too will be part 

of this process. Thank you! 

Easter week was as always, 

a spiritual and blessed 

experience for all, we had 

high attendance of Parishioners 

that joined us in celebration 

of Pascha. 

In the last issue of the 

Herald I reported that our 

dear friend and supporter 

Aleka Pantazis and her 

committee had decorated 

the Epitaphio. That information 

was incorrect and I 

would like to thank Aleka 

for calling me with the correction. 

For the last two years 

the Committee for the 

Epitaphio has been spearheaded 

by Katie Eager 

assisted by Tina Callas, 

Vannie Karavas, Mary 

Gallanis, Georgia Arvanitis, 

Cleo Andrews, 

Christine Kades, Anastasia 

(Natasa) Kovyias, 

Olga Kovyias and Eleni 

Kyriacou. Thank you ladies, 

the Epitaphio was 

spectacular… kai tou xronou 

After the Agape Service 

we all gathered in 

Pasadena for the traditional 

Easter Picnic. This 

year’s Picnic was sponsored 

by the Saint Sophia 

Foundation and I would 

like to thank all the organizers 

for a job well done. 

The weather was on 

the cold side, but it did not 

keep us from having a 

great time, with good food 

and traditional pastries 

provided by our Ladies 

Philoptohos. 

Christos Anesti, Christ is 

Risen, Truly He is 

RISEN!!! 

Thank you for your support. 

In His Service, 

Panos A. Angels- 

Angeletopoulos 

President Parish Council 

Board of Directors 

“Come one, 

come all 

and declare 

that you 

are ready to 

offer your 

service, your 

vision and 

your 

treasure.”

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The Joy of Belonging 

Through Christian Stewardship 

Stewardship in Action 

MARSHA and KATHY ZAGORIANOS 

CURRENT MINISTRY LEADERS, CHILDCARE 

BERTHA ZAGORIANOS 

PAST MINISTRY LEADER, CHILDCARE 

SAM ZAGORIANOS 

PAST VOLUNTEER, NARTHEX 

Marsha and Kathy are the daughters of Sam and Bertha 

Zagorianos, and the granddaughters of the late Rev. Timothy 

Zagorianos, who served as a priest at St. Nicholas 

Church in Northridge until his death in 1967. Sam and 

Bertha met at Saint Sophia and were married in 1955. They 

both sang in the choir for five years. In 1969, Sam started 

volunteering in the Narthex and Bertha in the nursery. 

They retired in 2007 after 41 years of service. At 91 and 81 

years of age, they are well taken care of by their two wonderful 

daughters. “In 2008, I started taking care of my parents 

full time. God has blessed me with such wonderful 

parents and I am fortunate to have this time with them and 

to care for them as they’ve always cared for me,” Kathy 

said. 

It is their parents’ footsteps that Marsha and Kathy have 

followed with their service to Saint Sophia, starting with 

Sunday school, Greek school, Jr. Choir and their lifelong 

commitment to our Childcare Ministry. 

At the young age of 12, Marsha knew she wanted to work 

with children and was ready when Presvytera Lambert 

asked her to help in the nursery in 1973. She has been 

there ever since – 37 years! Marsha has earned an Associate 

of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and 

has worked as a preschool teacher for LAUSD for 31 

years. Kathy was educated in accounting and has been an 

accounting professional for 25 years. In 1985, Kathy 

started volunteering in the nursery and has been there 

since then – 25 years! 

The nursery is open every Sunday throughout the year during 

the Liturgy and provides loving care to our Saint 

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Sophia family’s infants and children up to four years old, 

while their parents attend the Liturgy. With Marsha’s Early 

Childhood Education and extensive experience as a preschool 

teacher, the nursery reflects a preschool environment. 

It is kept clean and safe for the children and all toys 

are age-appropriate. On Sundays, parents leave their children 

in the nursery, pick them up later for communion, 

and return them after communion. While in the nursery, 

the children enjoy playing, and the older ones learn about 

the faith through Sunday School lessons. 

For the past 41 years, the Zagorianos women have cared 

for well over 1,000 children. Every Sunday morning they 

have been waiting in the nursery to welcome our children, 

care for them, love them and teach them our faith, while 

their parents get the opportunity to enjoy the Liturgy. 

“We love to see the children grow up in the St. Sophia 

community. Many of them are grown now and are bringing 

their own children to the nursery. It is a joy for us each 

Sunday to serve our church, and we look forward to doing 

it for as many years as our Mom did,” Kathy said. 

These amazing stewards are part of the “Unsung Heroes” 

of our parish. They have applied their faith through works 

for our community, well away from any limelight. From 

our Saint Sophia family, THANK YOU, Mr. and Mrs. 

Zagorianos, Marsha and Kathy for being such devoted 

stewards to our Saint Sophia Ministry. We are blessed and 

honored to have you in our community. 

Thank you for supporting our Stewardship Program. 

Irene Frankos 

Stewardship Chair 

ifrankos@yahoo.com

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STEWARDSHIP REPORT —FIRST QUARTER 2010 

Number of Pledged Stewards: 388 or 29% of 1,328 parishioners 

Amount Pledged: $511,096 or 32 % of our $1,600,000 annual budget 

We extend our most heartfelt thanks to our parishioners 

who responded with generous financial support 

during the first quarter of our stewardship drive. However, 

we rely upon the generosity of all our parishioners 

to support our operations and enrich the lives of our 

Saint Sophia family, and pray for everyone’s participation. 

Regardless of what your financial commitment to 

the parish for this year will be, we thank you in advance 

for your cooperation and support. 

STEWARDS THROUGH MARCH 

$50,000 

Anonymous* 

$24,000 

Anonymous 

$10,000 To $14,999 

Callas, Greg & Jacquelyn 

Cozen, Glenn & Deborah 

Gianopulos, James & Ann 

Rallis, John & Mary Lynn* 

$6,000 To $6,999 

Soteropulos, Gust & Rita 

$5,000 To $5,999 

Boltinghouse, James & Debbie 

Demetriou, Anthony A. & Helen* 

Duncan, Jan W. 

Kolokotrones, James A. & Carolyn* 

Kolovos, George P & Tina* 

Maniatakos, Ted & Maria* 

Miserlis, George & Charlotte 

Moschonas, Loula B. & James Edgerton 

Papalexis, Bill & Vergie* 

Preonas, George & Aileen* 

Stathatos, Savas J. & Helen 

Stathes, Nick & Sonia* 

Vardalos, Nia & Ian Gomez 

Webster, Dante & Jeanette 

Anonymous 

$4,000 To $4,999 

Patzakis, Michael & Susan* 

Zonos, Ted & Alexandra* 

Anonymous 

$3,000 To $3,999 

Bakas, Fr. John & Pres. Maria 

Bartzokis, George & Kelly 

Citro, Conrad & Ms. Cassandra Helis 

Freshman, Gordon & Timi 

George, Joseph* 

Kallins, James & Virginia* 

Kollias, Jim & Doris 

Kyriacou, Gig & Kathleen 

Lambros, Vasilios & Helen* 

Martin, Thomas & Ann 

O'regan, Charles & Melanie 

Peterson, John S & Pamela 

Poulos, Rena 

Sakellaris, John S* 

Vasila, Georgia 

Vournas, Harry C 

$2,000 To $2,999 

Bonorris, George S. 

Bornino, James A. & +Bessie 

Boukidis, Constantine & Eugenia 

Callas, Steven & Christine 

Contois, Michael & Annette 

Doumakes, Robert M.* 

Flokas, Mrs. Dino L. 

Haidos, Alek & Christine* 

Hanna, Steve & Jeanine 

Kirages, John T & Demetra 

Korbakis, John P & Niki* 

Lambros-Mccaslin, Eleni 

Lapa, Donald J & Diane 

Manolopoulos, Peter H. & Katherine 

Mellos, Tony & Donna 

Moore, Tom & Ann 

Papajohn, Alexander 

Pappas, Angelo & Ann 

Pappas, Gus J & Kiki 

Siafaris, George & Elina 

Stasinos, John & Eleni Mavromati 

Theodore, Steve P 

Vidalakis, John & Ms. Diane Kochones 

Warner, Michael 

Watson, Irene Poulos 

Wellington, Shelmadine 

Zarocostas, Peter 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 

$1,000 To $1,999 

Achilles, Achilles 

Ananias, James & Angela 

Anast, Ernest W. & Joan 

Anastassiou, Sr., Thomas P. & Jennie 

Angels, Panos & Bertha 

Andrews, George & Cleo 

Aronis, Vas & Patricia 

Auerbach, Art & Maria 

Ballas, Helene 

Boller, Jeannette 

Boltinghouse, Helen* 

Bornstein, Robert & Rena 

Camaras, Tykye & Elaine 

Caras, Chris Tom & Georgia* 

Carvaines, Michael & Sarah 

Columbus, Peter 

Cosfol, Peter & Marlene 

Costalupes, Kim P. 

Daglas, Chris* 

Dalis, John 

Dembegiotes, Pantele 

Demetriou, James A & Faye* 

Demetriou, Mary-Kay 

Demopoulos, Peter N & Vivi 

Dimitriadis, Andre 

Edwards, Nickolas & Pamela 

Fagan, Milton J. & Basilia 

Fenady, Andrew & Mary 

Fenady, Katherine 

Fettis, Peter & Patricia* 

Flokas, Dena 

Fossati, Stephen & Yvonne 

Frankos, Kyriakos & Irene 

Grafos, Thomas & Tania 

Griggs, Benjamin & Ghada 

Halekakis, Steve & Ritsa 

Helm, Michael & Sophia 

Hondas, Alida 

Judge, Julia 

Kalban, Jeffrey & Maria 

Kapogiannis, Sam & Sophia 

Kapur, Teddy & Theane 

Karagianis, Lou & Penny 

Karavas, Dan & Evangeline 

Kiapos, Theodore J & Aspasia 

Kodomichalos, Velios & Celia 

Konugres, George & Maria Elena 

Kostos, Virginia 

Kraios, Michael G. 

Ladicos, Pauline 

Lambros, Damian & Marcella 

Ledbetter, Mark & Phaedra 

Lianos, Glenn & Antonia 

Liappas, Demetrios

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$1,000 To $1,999 (cont.) 

Ligar, Mary 

Maniatis, Mary 

Mckinney, Helen 

Mihalas, Lawrence & Sharon 

Morrison, Chase & Mary 

Natsis, Anton & Demetra 

Noyes, Brent A & Virginia 

Palomares, Tonifaye & Mr. Mark Chassman 

Papadopoulos, Alek 

Pappas, George & Patricia 

Pappas, John H 

Pelargos, Emmanuel & Maria 

Perris, Nicholas & Lela 

Prappas Family, William And Michelle & 

Michelle 

Pruett, Vernon & Diane 

Roussos, Theodosios & Paula 

Selimos, James & Mary* 

Sideris, George & Diane 

Sotos, Efthimios P. & Elaine 

Stephanou, Stephen E & Rita 

Suchy, Raymond & Gregoria 

Tasulis, Jr, Chris & Helen* 

Thanos, Terry & Vanessa 

Thimakis, Stanley 

Tingus, Michael 

Toczek M.D., Ariadne M. 

Toczek, Maria 

Tragus, Fr. Bill & Pres. Mia 

Tripodes, Dean 

Tsimahides, Zafiris & Helene 

Vasilion, Peter & Tina 

Venetos, Paul & Tina 

Waldron, William 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 

$500 To $999 

Adamopoulos, Peter & Virginia 

Adams, Bill & Shannon 

Akrotirianakis, Joseph N. 

Alexopoulos, Panagiotis & Sia 

Ananias, Dean & Georgia 

Andrei, John & Sonya 

Apostolos, Margo K. 

Arvanitis, Komnas 

Athans, Artie 

Athans, Tina 

Batsakis, Eleni 

Batsakis, Perry J. 

Berk, Aristid D & Hope 

Bolaris, Michael A. 

Bonduris, Sam John 

Bosten, Jeffrey & Karen 

Boukidis, George 

Boyiazis, Anna 

Brice, Timothy & Maria 

Callas, Joanna 

Camaras, Elena & Mr. Joey Abramson 

Cappos, George & Helen 

Chagares, Kiki 

Chahin, Vilma 

Chaldaris, George J & Calliope 

Chimarios, Elias & Tasia 

Chiochios, Charles G. & Pauline 

Chistolini, Bruce & Alexandra 

Christofides, Panagiotis & Marina Foundi 

Chrys, Annie 

Columbis, Paul & Andrea 

Constantine, Eleni 

Constantinou, Costas C. & Marilyn 

Dascalu, George & Elena 

Defterios, Christo 

Della Corna, Albert & Patricia 

Della Corna, Danielle 

Della Corna, Daria 

Dres, William & Anne 

Emmanouilides, George & Akrivoe 

Erwin, Catherine 

Evangelatos, Andrew & Pauline 

Galanakis, Apostolos & Jannet 

Gallanis, Pete & Danica 

Georgiou, Nickolas 

Georgopoulos, Dean & Jessica 

Gheddissi, Peter 

Glavas, George & Angie 

Greitzer, Steven & Eve 

Harros, George & Cameron 

Hawkey, Aaron 

Ingraham, Leland & Tiffany 

Ioannidis, Nick & Tessie 

James, Nicolas G. & Hilda 

Jones, Mary 

June, Rodney & Paraskevi 

Kades, Christine 

Kades, Nicholas & Georgia 

Karas, Jeanne S. 

Karavedas, Frances F 

Kastas, Lewis 

Kitchens, Russell E & Aspasia 

Klima, Laszlo & Jeanine 

Kontos, Denise 

Kopatsis, John 

Korasidis, Vangelis & Kristina 

Kousoulas, Gus & Johanna 

Koutsoukos, A. Electra 

Kremer, Max & Tricia 

Kyriacou, Charalambos & Eleni 

Kyriacou, Nicholas & Anna 

Kyriazis, James N & Georgia 

Lappas, Anthony B. & Mary 

Lappin, Stephen & Andrea 

Laros, G. Menel 

Linardos, Rose 

Lolonis, Anastasios & Athina 

Lynch, Adam & Vayia 

Markham, Joseph R. 

Mihalas, Stephanie 

Mike, Michael 

Morris, Stella Nicholas* 

Nichols, Dina 

Herald 

Pallas, Peter 

Papachristos, Ioannis & Joanna 

Papagiannis, Ted & Christie 

Papanikolaou, Aphrodite & Joshua Lam 

Papavasiliou, Sotirios 

Pappas, Irene 

Pappas, James Gregory & Leila 

Pappas, Marcus A. & Cheri 

Pappas, Tony & Anna 

Pappatheodorou, Sofia 

Pentheroudakis, Panos & Angeliki 

Peterson, Christopher 

Peterson, Stephen J. & Athena 

Petrow, Lucy 

Pilichos, Efrossini 

Politis, Nicholas & Bessie 

Polychronis, Thalia & Ryan Vaughan 

Poulakidas, Dean 

Protopappas, Ifigenia 

Psaltiras, Eftychios & Demetra 

Rhoads, Carl Nicholas & Anna 

Rico, Charles G. 

Sarames, Karen 

Sarantopoulos, Michael & Kathryn 

Sarantopoulos, Stavros 

Savas, Diana N. 

Schwartz, Petsa Cockinos 

Shults, Roy L. & Mrs. Dale E. Manolakas 

Sideris, Patricia 

Smith, Sophia 

Sogas, Connie 

Spears, Ted & Cynthia 

Spiropoulos, Jimmy & Doraly* 

Spirus, Kosta & Dorothy 

Stamatiades, John L & Dorothea 

Stavaridis, Chris & Ms. Allison Shuman 

Stumpus, Arthur & Judy 

Stumpus, Elizabeth 

Tassop, Mary M. 

Themelis, Anastasios & Jennie 

Thomas, Kristin 

Travassaros, Frances 

Tsoutsas, Tina 

Varentges, George & Helen 

Veselic, Kevin & Patty 

Webster, John P & Jennifer 

Xilas, Sophie 

Zachario, Bill & Helen 

Zagorianos, Kathleen 

Zagorianos, Marsha 

Zaharopoulos, Konstadinos 

Zanetos, Dean & Alison 

Zanetos, John & Rachel 

Zarras, Peter 

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Other 

Anastas, Louis & Nicole 

Anastasiou, Christine 

Balikos, George & Jeanne 

Balikos, Stephanie M. 

Barsoum, Gigi 

Bougioukos, Maria 

Chames, Anastasia Doovas 

Chapralis, Andrew G. & Margo 

Chapralis, Tula 

Chester, Joseph & Mary 

Cooper, Greta 

Coroneus, Mrs. Thalia 

Daniel, Helen 

Daskalos, Chris G. 

Demetriou, Andrew J & Evelyn 

Diorio, Carl 

Fleming, Athena 

Franco, Athena 

George, Gregory 

Georgopoulos, James 

Giannoulis, Chris & Mary 

Gillespie, Margaret 

Hutchings, Pamela 

Karadenes, Mark 

Katsoulis, John 

Kazandjian, Jeanette 

Kitchens, Christopher 

Kokkinides, Morfi 

Koch, Vasso 

Koufoudakis, Evridiki 

Koukos, Aristides & Paraskevi 

Laros, Timothy 

Loisides, Michael & Androula 

Loukaris, Mersy 

Lyons, Barry & Fay 

Maniskas, Anastasia 

Manolelis, Nicholas 

Markos, Alexandria 

Markos, Harry 

Mars, Nick 

Mastor, Andriana 

Mavros, Alexander & Evangeline 

Morris, Bessie P. 

Nicolaidis, Aliki Wisler 

Nicolaidis, Nicolas 

Nikos, Theodora 

O'Donnell, Jim & Tricia 

Palomares, Sophia Dagres 

Panayi, George & Rena 

LIFE MEMBERSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND 

In the early 1980s, our Parish Council introduced a novel 

idea in an economic environment when interest rates were 8- 

10%: If people would make a single gift of $10,000 to the Cathedral, 

they would become Life Members, and the interest of 

$800 to $1,000 from that gift would be counted as yearly membership. 

Those were the days when the word stewardship was not 

yet used and lived out as it is today. Of course the high interest 

rates and dividends of the early 80s are a nostalgic memory. 

Today, the Life Membership Fund has become the Endowment 

Fund to support our Ministry when emergencies may 

arise. Thank God we have it. 

+ Dr. Lee & Aphie Akopiantz 

Mr. and Mrs. Evangelos Ambatielos 

Mr. and +Mrs. Nicholas G. Ananias 

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Bissias 

+ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boltinghouse 

Georgia K. & Chris T. Caras 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Caras 

Mr. Chris W. Caras, Jr. 

+ Mr. & Mrs. George Caras 

Mr. & Mrs. George Chacopoulos 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Daglas 

Harry & Athena Daglas 

Mr. & Mrs. Archie Defterios 

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony A. Demetriou 

Dr. & Mrs. James A. Demetriou 

Mrs. Alexander J. Doumak 

+ Mr. & Mrs. John Doumakes 

Mr. & +Mrs. Robert M. Doumakes 

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Evangelatos . 

Mrs. Cathy Evangelatos 

Dr. Dennis Evangelatos 

+Dr. & Mrs. William Evangelatos 

+ Mr. George Farmasonis 

Peter & Patricia Fettis 

+Mr. & Mrs. Dino L. Flokas 

Mr. and Mrs. Andreas Gallanis 

+ Mr. George George 

Mr. Joseph George 

+Mr. & Mrs. George Gialketsis 

+Mrs. Ann Goucher 

Mr. & Mrs. Alek Haidos 

Mr. Peter Haidos 

+Dr. & Mrs. Michael N. Halikis 

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hanks 

Dr. Sam Harkiss 

The Hellenic Society Of Constantinople 

+ Mr. & + Mrs. Robert Hogan 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris J. Julias 

Dr. Alex W. Kalionzes 

Dr. & Mrs. James Kallins 

+Mr. & +Mrs. Ted Kamas 

+ Mr. Paul Karres 

+ Mr. & Mrs. George Kastas 

Mr. & Mrs. Evans Kitsigiannis 

LIFE MEMBERS 

Panayi, Helen 

Papadopoulos, A & T. Rock 

Papayianis, Zoe 

Pappas, John T & Bess 

Paziouros, Petroula 

Peters, Elpida 

Petros, John & Margo 

Rodinos, Evangelos & Katherine 

Russsos, Emanuel 

Schartz, Peter & Varta 

Sirakides, Leo N. 

Spence, Michael & Helen 

Szekely, Gabriel & Florina 

Topetzes, Joanna 

Varentges, Kalli 

Veracka, Virginia 

Veys, Pandelly D. & Sonia 

Woloschinowisch, Mary 

Yeotis, Gina 

Zagorianos, Sam & Bertha 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 

**Please forgive us if we have mistakenly 

missed your name.** 

The Fund is still viable and periodically parishioners become 

Life Members and add to the principal or corpus of the 

Fund, which is conservatively invested and growing. Life Members 

are prominently recognized on our “Walk of the Blessing 

Hand” Donor Wall. 

In addition to their one time gift, most Life Members have 

been generous yearly participants in our Stewardship Program as 

well. We are deeply grateful to them and pray for the participation 

of all Life Members, as the Stewardship Program 

is the life-blood of our Saint Sophia Ministry. 

For additional information please contact Fr. Bakas. 

+Lt. Col. Wm. L. & Katherine Kokenes 

Mr. and Mrs. James Kolokotrones 

Mr. and Mrs. George Kolovos 

Dr. & Mrs. John P. Korbakis 

Mr. Christ Krantz 

Mrs. Mary Lou Krantz 

Dr. & Mrs. Vasilios Lambros 

+Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lyons 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Maniatakos 

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Mastor 

+Dr. & Mrs. Frank G. Nicholas 

+ Mrs. Helen Nicholas 

& Stella Nicholas Morris 

Mr. & Mrs. Nick A. Nichols 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill A. Papalexis 

Mr. Alex Pappas 

Harry & Agopie Pappas 

+Mr. & Mrs. Gregor 

Dr. & Mrs. Michael Patzakis 

+ Mr. & Mrs. Spiros G. Ponty 

Mr. & Mrs. George Preonas 

Mr. & Mrs. John Rallis 

Mr. & +Mrs. Angelo Revels 

Mr. & + Mrs. John S. Sakellaris 

Dr. & Mrs. James G. Selimos 

Mr. & Mrs. Harry G. Siafaris 

Soudenioton Omonoia Society 

Jimmy & Doraly Spiropoulos 

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Stathes 

+ Dr. & Mrs. Chris T. Tasulis, Jr. 

Ms. Theoni Trangas 

+ Dr. & +Mrs. S. James Vamvas 

+ Andrew Vasila 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wardy 

+ Mr. & Mrs. Ernest J. Zaferis 

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Zaferis 

Mr. & Mrs. Ted G. Zonos 

+ Blessed Memory

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Herald

Herald Page 9 

Dear Philoptohos Ladies, 

Christos Anesti! Christ is 

Risen! The Holy Week 

services were most beautiful 

this year. Loving 

congratulations to our 

dedicated Dean, Father 

John and to Father Bill, 

and the many others who 

made our Services so inspiring: 

the choir, Cantors, 

readers, the Epitaphion 

bearers, and the 

young myrrh-bearing myrophores 

who made the 

Epitaphion procession so 

somber, so emotional, 

such a counterpoint for 

the feast of the Resurrection. 

On Sunday, at our 

Easter picnic, we all enjoyed 

the vibrance of 

how the tradition lives 

on! Meeting friends and 

relatives, children playing 

all around us, food and 

goodies everywhere! It 

was a happy time for our 

extended community to 

Senior Citizen of the 

Year Luncheon 

PHILOPTOHOS NEWS 

We are pleased to 

honor as our “VIP Senior 

Citizen of the Year” 

Mrs. Frances Karavedas, 

on Thursday May 

27, 2010. Plan to attend 

this outstanding day 

honoring Frances, who 

has served our community 

in various activities 

for many years. A very 

special luncheon and 

program have been 

planned in the Cathedral’s 

Fellowship Hall, 

at 11:30 AM, for a doshare. 

Congratulations and 

much love to Ann Pappas 

for her unending work for 

the picnic, and the countless 

efforts that she makes for 

the life of our Cathedral. We 

also extend hearty thanks to 

our co-chairs Diane Pruett 

and Helene Ballas for dyeing 

one thousand eggs and 

wrapping them in white tulle 

bags for the early Easter service… 

and then making and 

preparing all the diples, with 

thanks to co-workers Mary 

Morrison, Zoe Fovos, Billie 

Ellis, Mariana Politis, 

Frances Bissias, Elaine 

Bissias, Helen Evangelatos, 

Shelmandine Wellington, 

Tasia Chimarias, 

Helen Ellis, Vasiliki Stamatopoulos, 

Pamela Fagan, 

Pauline Evangelatos, 

Dina Nichols, Vera Brotsis, 

Eleni Batsakis, 

Petroula Pazouras, Mary 

Selimos, and Sonia 

Stathes. 

PHILOPTOHOS VIPS 

nation of $16.00. The 

Event Chairman is Faye 

Demetriou and for reservations 

please call Helen 

Varentges at (818) 848- 

2434 or Stella Morris at 

(818) 783-4055. 

Experience the Glamour 

and Elegance of 

Hollywood 

The Philoptohos picnic 

pastry booth was a bustling 

and happy social corner. 

It’s fair to say that all 

of us really enjoyed our 

working time: Connie 

Cooper, Helene Ballas, 

Diane Pruett, Dorothea 

Ales, Tricia Ballas 

Kremer, Christine Haidos, 

Bess Pappas, 

Sophie Mastor, Mary 

Kezios, Olga Jordan, 

Vilma Chakin, Demmie 

Kirages, Jannine Dalis 

Klima and her daughter 

Antonia, Mariana Politis 

and her granddaughter 

Mariana and myself with 

my granddaughters Alexandra 

and Louise 

Huttinger. What a joy! 

Our Mother’s Day 

luncheon is ready, and we 

will all have a great time on 

May 8th as we honor 

Pauline Evangelatos as 

Mother of the Year. 

The last General Assembly 

Meeting for the 

On Thursday June 10, 

2010, we will visit the 

newly opened Madame 

Tussauds in Hollywood to 

see your favorite old and 

new movie stars and sport 

stars in wax. Bring your 

cameras. It will be an exciting 

morning. Then we 

will go to lunch at a 

nearby restaurant which 

will include three (3) 

choices: (1) Spaghetti 

with Meat Sauce, (2) 

Clubhouse Sandwich w/ 

breast of turkey, (3) Hot 

Roast Beef Sandwich. 

When you make your 

reservation, please indicate 

your choice of entree. 

The price is $30 

(includes entrance ticket, 

transportation and lunch) 

and MUST be paid by 

May 30. Make reservations 

with Petsa 

season is soon upon us, 

scheduled for Thursday, 

May 20th. I am looking 

forward to seeing all of 

you there. 

Our beautiful DEBU- 

TANTE PRESENTA- 

TION BALL is being 

planned for early 2011. 

Interested young ladies 

who will be high school 

juniors and older should 

contact the Presentation 

Ball Chair, Katrina Beers 

at (714) 936-7900 or at 

the4beers@sbcglobal.net. 

An informational meeting 

will be held Sunday, May 

23, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. at 

the Saint Sophia Cathedral 

Residence, 1425 S. Mariposa 

Ave. in the Recreation 

Room. 

With love in His Service, 

Dina Skouras Oldknow 

Schwartz at (310) 577- 

7517 or Dorothea Stamatiades 

at (323) 737- 

5458. Send your check to 

D. Stamatiades, 1425 S. 

Mariposa Ave., #108, 

Los Angeles, CA 90006- 

4340. Be at the church at 

9 AM. 

In His Service, 

Vivi Demopoulos, 

President and the Philoptohos 

VIP Board

Page 10 

Contacts for Youth Programs 

ALTAR BOYS 

Fr. Bill Tragus 

frbill@stsophia.org 

BASKETBALL 

Paul Cooper 

mrpaul599@sbcglobal.net 

CAMP AXIOS 

September Sucher 

email:sbds@cox.net 

CAMP ZOE 

Presvytera Mia Tragus 

presmia@yahoo.com 

GOYA 

Fr. Bill Tragus 

frbill@stsophia.org 

JR. GOYA 

Mary Sarantes: 

marysarantes@gmail.com 

GREEK DANCE 

Barbara Kappos 

Bkappos@aol.com 

HELLENIC ACADEMY 

Helen Dumas, Director 

Speakgreeknow @aol.com 

RITE OF 

COMMITMENT 

Helen Lambros 

HLambros@aol.com 

SAINT SOPHIA CAMP 

Melanie O’Regan 

mell0n@aol.com 

saintsophiacamp.org 

SUNDAY SCHOOL 

Eleni Yokas 

eyokas@college.usc.edu 

IN ‘N’ OUT BURGER 

END OF THE YEAR FESTIVAL/PANIYIRI 

JUNE 14th following Liturgy at St. 

Sophia 

YOUTH NEWS 

Calendar of events 

Herald 

May 

Saturday 1 Basketball ¼ Finals 11:00 a.m. –7:00 p.m. 

Sunday 2 Sunday School Regular 

Saturday 8 Basketball Semi Finals 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. 

Sunday 9 Sunday School Regular Schedule – 

Mother’s Day 

Sunday 16 Sunday School Regular Schedule 

Basketball Finals and Banquet 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. 


Sunday 30 Holiday Weekend – No Classes (Enjoy!) 

June 


Sunday 13 Last Day of Sunday School 

In N’ Out Burger Paniyiri following Liturgy 

July 

25-31 Saint Sophia Camp (week 1) 

31- Aug.7 Saint Sophia Camp (week 2) 

28 -Aug. 2 Camp Axios (week 1) 

August 

Thursday, 5 Camp Axios (week 2) 

*IN & OUT BURGER Mobile Restaurant 

*Games and Activities for the Youth 

*Wonderful Desserts 

*Tables & Umbrellas 

*Must have Prepaid Ticket 

*Purchase Tickets from Sunday School Teachers, 

*Bookstore or Office 

*Everybody Welcome!!! 

Youth making 

Koulourakia 

during 

Holy Friday 

Retreat 

HOLY WEEK RETREAT FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2010

Herald Page 11 

By her side was a small 

nylon suitcase. The apartment 

looked as if no one 

had lived in it for years. All 

the furniture was covered 

with sheets. 

There were no clocks 

on the walls, no knickknacks 

or utensils on the 

counters. In the corner was 

a cardboard box filled with 

photos and glassware. 

"Would you carry my bag 

out to the car" she said. I 

took the suitcase to the cab, 

then returned to assist the 

woman. 

She took my arm and 

we walked slowly toward 

the curb. 

She kept thanking me 

for my kindness. "It's nothing" 

I told her. "I just try to 

treat my passengers the way 

I would want my 

mother treated." 

"Oh, you're such a good 

boy", she said. When we 

got in the cab, she gave me 

an address and then asked, 

"Could you drive through 

From PHILANTHROPIA 

Forwarded by an Internet Friend 

downtown" "It's not the 

shortest way," I answered 

quickly. 

"Oh, I don't mind," she said. 

"I'm in no hurry. I'm on my 

way to a hospice." 

I looked in the rear-view 

mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 

"I don't have any family 

left," she continued in a soft 

voice. "The doctor says I don't 

have very long." I quietly 

reached over and shut off the 

meter. 

"What route would you like me 

to take" I asked. 

For the next two hours, 

we drove through the city. She 

showed me the building where 

she had once worked as an 

elevator operator. 

We drove through the 

neighborhood where she and 

her husband had lived when 

they were newlyweds. She had 

me pull up in front of a furniture 

warehouse that had once 

been a ballroom where she had 

gone dancing as a girl. 

Sometimes she'd ask me 

to slow in front of a particular 

building or corner and would 

sit staring into the darkness, 

saying nothing. 

As the first hint of sun 

was creasing the horizon, she 

suddenly said, "I'm tired. 

Let's go now." We drove in 

silence to the address she had 

given me. It was a low building, 

like a small convalescent 

home, with a driveway that 

passed under a portico. 

Two orderlies came out 

to the cab as soon as we 

pulled up. They were solicitous 

and intent, watching her 

every move. They must have 

been expecting her. I opened 

the trunk and took the small 

suitcase to the door. 

The woman was already 

seated in a wheelchair. "How 

much do I owe you" she 

asked, reaching into her 

purse. "Nothing," I said. 

"You have to make a living," 

she answered. "There are 

other passengers," I responded. 

Almost without thinking, 

I bent and gave her a 

hug. She held onto me 

tightly. "You gave an old 

woman a little moment of 

joy," she said. "Thank you." 

I squeezed her hand, 

and then walked into the dim 

morning light. Behind me, a 

door shut. It was the sound 

of the closing of a life. 

I didn't pick up any 

more passengers that shift. I 

drove aimlessly lost in 

thought. For the rest of that 

day, I could hardly talk. What 

if that woman had gotten an 

angry driver, or one who was 

impatient to end his shift 

What if I had refused to 

take the run, or had honked 

once, then driven away 

On a quick review, I 

don't think that I have done 

anything more important in 

my life. 

We're conditioned to 

think that our lives revolve 

around great moments. 

But great moments often 

catch us unaware, beautifully 

wrapped in what others 

may consider a small one. 

News from the Hellenic Academy 

Our school celebrated the 

Anniversary of the Greek 

Independence Day on 

March 21st with great success 

and unprecedented 

participation. We thank all 

the parents who organized 

the event, esp. Soula-Marie 

Perdis, Joanna Papachristos, 

Evie Marcopulos, and 

Maria Tsilimidos. The parents 

amazed us with their 

very generous donations 

and we thank them deeply. 

All our students and all 

teachers worked hard to 

prepare a lively performance. 

Congratulations to 

everyone. 

The Hellenic Academy 

would like to thank the 

AHEPA, Hesperia-Alkandre 

Home Foundation, for their 

ongoing support of our educational 

program. Last year they 

showed us great generosity in 

supporting the creation of a 

permanent Children’s Library 

collection. This year they have 

shown us again great generosity 

donating $6,000 to our 

school! AHEPA's donations 

will support several worthy 

activities. 

We will cover some of the expenses 

of the students who will 

take the Attainment of Greek 

Language Examination. This 

prestigious examination is organized 

by the Greek Ministry 

of Education and Religion and 

the Centre for Greek Language 

and is held once a year. It will 

be the first time for our 

school to participate, hopefully 

with great success! 

In addition, we are planning 

to buy a projector and a 

screen. We strongly believe 

that the audio-visual aids 

could benefit our students 

greatly. They would add substantial 

help and variety in 

our curriculum (language, 

history, art, etc) and the celebration 

of the national and 

school holidays. 

We will also try to enrich our 

classes with interesting projects, 

make the celebration of 

our national holidays more 

spectacular, inspire our students 

and all-in-all be more 

successful in teaching our 

students our Greek language 

and culture. 

The art and music programs 

will be incorporated in the 

curriculum of our classes. 

Additionally, we would love 

to start a separate music class 

for the musically gifted students 

every Saturday immediately 

after the end of classes 

with the intention of creating 

a children's choir which 

would sing popular Greek 

songs. 

Once again, we are grateful 

for the past, present, and 

hopefully future contributions 

of the AHEPA Foundation.

Page 12 

HOLY WEEK at SAINT SOPHIA 

Herald 

We thank Father John Bakas, Father Bill Tragus, Father Peter Lambert-Confession, Protopsaltis-Menealos Trigonis, 

Choir & Choir Director-Jim Kollias, Organist-Chris Yokas, Chris Halekakis, Bill Striglos & Elias Kalatzis, 

Men’s Altar Group, Altar Boys, Jimmy Karatsikis-Sexton and Panos Angels & Parish Council for a magnificent 

Easter Week!!!


MAY 2010 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 

1 

9 am– 1 pm 

Hellenic Academy 

8 am Orthros 

9:15 am Studies in Faith 

9:45 am Memorials 

10 am Divine Liturgy 

2 

10:30 am 

Women’s Bible 

Study 

12:30 pm 

Men’s Bible Study 

3 

4 

7:30 pm 

Bible Class W/ Fr. John 

7:30 pm Bible Class 

W/ Fr. Bill 

5 

10:30 am 

Philoptohos Board 

6 

7 8 

Apostle John 

8:30 am Orthros 

9:30am Liturgy 

9 am– 1 pm 


8 am Orthros 




9 

10:30 am 

Women’s Bible 

Study 

12:30 pm 


10 

11 

7:30 pm 


12 

10 am VIP Board 

6 pm Parish Council 

Executive Board 

7:30 pm 

Parish Council 


Ascension 


9:30 am Liturgy 

13 

14 15 

9 am– 1 pm 


16 

8 am Orthros 




17 

10:30 am 

Women’s Bible Study 

12:30 pm 


18 

7:30 pm 



w/ Fr. Bill 

19 

10:30 am 

Philoptohos 

General Assembly 

20 

21 

Sts. Constantine 

& Helen 



22 

Saturday of Souls 


9:30 am Liturgy 

9 am– 1 pm 


23 

Holy Pentecost 



10:00 am Divine Liturgy 

7:00 pm Vespers 

30 

All Saints 

8 am Orthros 




24 

Holy Trinity 



10:30 am 


12:30 pm 


31 

25 

7:30 pm 



w/ Fr. Bill 

10:30 am 


12:30 pm 

Men’s Bible Study Strict Fast Fish Allowed 

26 

Wine and Oil 

Allowed 

27 28 29 

No Hellenic 

Academy 

Dairy, Eggs, 

and Fish 

Allowed 

Fast Free

Page 14 

Very Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas, Dean 

Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral 

Herald 

Rev. Fr. Bill Tragus, Assistant 

Jim Kollias Menelaos Trigonis Christopher Yokas James Karatsikis 

Choir Director Protopsaltis Organist Sexton 

PARISH COUNCIL 

Executive Officers 

Panos A. Angels, President 

Tom Martin, 1st Vice President 

Loula B. Moschonas, 

2nd V. P./Chief Financial Officer 

Stephanie Caiopoulos Lubian, Recording Secretary 

Karen Sarames, Corresponding Secretary 

MEMBERS 

Luke Richard Curren Dina Demetrius Jeanine Hanna 

Toula Kalatzis Sam Konugres Sebastian Opffer 

Peter Pallas Ted Pastras Karen Sarames 

Zafiris (Zaf) Tsimahides 

ASSOCIATES 

Angela Karavedas, Sunday School Liaison 

Irene Frankos, 2010 Stewardship Chair 

AUDITING COMMITTEE 

Tom Moore Anthony Demetriou 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

MEMBERS 

John S. Sakellaris, President & C.E.O. 

Angelo L. Pappas, Exec. Vice President & C.O.O. 

Dr.. James A. Demetriou, Vice President & C.F.O. 

Andrew Evangelatos, Vice President 

Constantine Boukidis, Secretary 

Tina Callas, Treasurer 

V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas 

Panos A. Angels 

Nicholas Bissias Timi Loomos Freshman 

Gig Kyriacou Alek Haidos William H. Oldknow 

John T. Pappas George Preonas 

Harry C. Vournas, Trustee Emeritus 

Peter C. Latsis, Honorary 

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS 

Anthony A. Demetriou, Assistant to the President 

John G. Marakas III, Sr. V. P. of Wells Fargo, 

Advisor to the Board 

OFFICE STAFF 

Catherine George Office Manager/Accounting 

Ann Pappas Facilities Director 

Lauren Cruz Receptionist/Secretary 

CUSTODIAL STAFF 

Leonard Hart Jesus Gambino Miguel Rosales 

PHILOPTOHOS SOCIETY 

Dina Skouras Oldknow, President 

Marianna Politis, 1st Vice President 

Dr. Maria T. Toczek, 2nd Vice President 

Dorothea Ales, Recording Secretary 

Virginia Noyes, Corresponding Secretary 

Lola Gialketsis, Asst. Corresponding Secretary 

Scarlett Billis, Treasurer 

Mary Gallanis, Assistant Treasurer 

Connie Cooper, Advisor 

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS 

Jennie Doumak Christine Peratis 

MEMBERS 

Helene Ballas Frances Bissias Judith Christopoulos 

Pauline Evangelatos Olga Jordan A. Electra Koutsoukos 

Tricia Kremer Constance Manders Sophie Mastor 

Diane Pruett Sonia Stathes Rita Stephanou 

ALTAR BOYS 

Rev. Fr. Bill Tragus/Chris Halekakis 

BASKETBALL 

Chris Markos & Paul Cooper 

BIBLE STUDY 

Rev. Father John & Rev. Father Bill 

BOOK STORE 

William Striglos 

CAMP AXIOS 

Andrea Boerger 

CAMP ZOE 

Rev. Father Bill Tragus 

CHURCH SCHOOL 

Eleni Yokas 

CHOIR 

Jim Kollias 

COFFEE HOUR 

Georgia Vasila 

DANCE GROUPS 

Barbara Kappos 

DOCENTS 

Mrs. Faye Demetriou 

EASTER PICNIC 

John T. Pappas Tony Dres 

Ted Pappas Dean Treantafelles 

OTHER MINISTRIES 

G.O.Y.A. 


HELLENIC ACADEMY 

Helen Dumas, Director 

Eleni Tsaggouri, Assisant Director 

Joanna Papachristou, 

Parent Representative 

HOSPITALITY 

Niki Korbakis & Maria Pelargos 

L.A. GREEK FEST 

Jan & Ted Pastras 

MR. & MRS. CLUB 

Christine & Dean Peratsakis 

PARENTING 

Nick Stephanidis & Barbara Kappos 

PHILANTHROPIA 

Rev. Father Peter Lambert 

PHILOPTOHOS V.I.P. 

Vivi Demopoulos, President 

SAINT SOPHIA CAMP 

Vicki Kades Melanie O’Regan 

YOUTH 


EDITOR IN CHIEF Timi Loomos Freshman 

timilf@earthlink.net 

LAYOUT DESIGNER Lauren Cruz 

lauren@stsophia.org


WEDDINGS 

Friday, 

May 14 

Sarah Hardy & Michael Carvaines 

Koumbaro: Paul Kaitson 

BAPTISMS 

Saturday, May 15 

Sophia, daughter of Athena & Ted Fleming 

Godparents: Thimio & Elaine Sotos 


Athanasios & Stephanos, twin boys of 

Paraskevi & Rodney June 

Godparents: Anna & Aris Yortzidis 


Lucy, daughter of Amie & Benjamin Lucas 

Godparent: Andrew Lucas 

Sunday, May 30 

Jacobi, son of Nika & Dennis Serras 

Godparents: Nick & Maria Nicolacakis 

Sunday, May 30 

Thalia, daughter of Heather & Michael Preonas 

Godparent: Stephen Preonas 

MAY 

READERS AND USHERS 

MAY 2 

Reader: Helene K. Tsimahides 

Ushers: Alexandra Georgiou, 

Christina Georgiou, Rosemary Georgiou 

MAY 9 

Reader: Jeanine Hanna 

Ushers: Niki Korbakis, Maria Pelargos 

MAY 16 

Reader: John Stamatiades 

Ushers: Alexandra Guirguis, 

Dinah Wellington, Shelmadine Wellington 

MAY 23 

Reader: Helene Ballas 

Usher: Gene Chronopoulos, Electra Koutsoukos 

MAY 30 

Reader: Dina Demetrius 

Ushers: Niki Korbakis, Maria Pelargos 

MAY SACRAMENTS 

ANNIVERSARIES 

Mr. & Mrs. Dean Ananias 

Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Boukidis 

Mr. & Mrs. James P Caiopoulos 

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Chistolini 

Mr. & Mrs. Dino L. Flokas 

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Flowers 

Mr. & Mrs. David Matty 

Mr. & Mrs. George Preonas 

BIRTHDAYS 

Donna Alex 

Sia Alexopoulos 

Mary Begakis 

Sarah Carvaines 

Elena Dascalu 

Faye Demetriou 

James Donovan 

Alek Haidos 

Christine Haidos 

Sophia Helm 

Olga Jordan 

Electra Koutsoukos 

Kathleen Kyriakou 

Peter H. Manos 

Thomas Martin 

Loula Moschonas 

Antonia Opffer 

Angelo Pappas 

Irene Pappas 

Cecelia Peters 

Pamela Peterson 

Melina Pyle 

Evangelos Rodinos 

John Sakellaris 

Bill Sandstrom 

Kosta Spirus 

Jennie Themelis 

Tashi Zouras 

MAY MEMORIALS “To Love is to Remember” 

MAY 2 

Ellen Kranidas 

MAY 16 

Stella Kontes 

Coffee Hour : 

Offered in loving memory of 

Stella Kontes by her family. 

MAY 30 

Georg, Shannon, John A., Marika, Andreas & Eugenia Fenady, 

Panagiota, George, William, Dimitrios and Basila Matthews, 

Stephan Demos, George & Elizabeth Pappas, Gabriel, Basili, 

Moskos & Vasiliki Krystales, Anthepe Arvanitis, John & John 

Pavlis, Goldie Saclaridis & Igor Zatsepin.

Page 16 

Herald 

Contribute to Pennies & Prayers 

A penny is a gift, a prayer of thanks; 

a reminder that we meet to further 

the work of Christ our Lord. 

Pennies & Prayers is a ministry that 

funds missions and evangelism, which is 

all about bringing Christ to our neighbor. 

Your family’s spare change can help 

support our current mission parishes 

and begin new ones. Keeping a jar 

in the home is a way to remind ourselves 

of Christ’s call to go to all people everywhere 

and make them His disciples. 

How to Participate in “Pennies & Prayers”: 

1.Take home a “Pennies & Prayers” canister and place 

your spare change into the canister from the beginning of 

Lent until Pentecost. The whole family is encouraged to 

participate. 

2. Return the filled canister to church on Pentecost Sunday, 

May 23rd. All monies will be counted and all proceeds 

will be sent to “Pennies & Prayers” to continue this valuable 

work for our Orthodox missions. 

Canisters can be picked up after church on Sundays or 

from the church office during the week or from any 

Philoptohos member. Make this valuable work a family 

project! 

If you have any questions or need further information, 

please call Sophie Mastor at (310) 476-4638. 

COMMUNITY NEWS 

Save the Date 

Dinner/Conversation to launch the All-Community 

phase of our Building Fund Campaign 

Saturday, May 22 at six o'clock in the evening 

Saint Sophia Fellowship Hall 

Complimentary Dinner Reservations required 

18—30 YAL Fellowship 

18-30 Fellowship Lenten Retreat 

in Wrightwood 

Young Adult Retreat hosted by Saint Sophia Cathedral and 

Saint Stevens Serbian Cathedral was held on March 19-21 

in Wrightwood. Approximately 30 people attended the 

retreat. 

Our next gathering will take place on May 16. The group 

will meet for dinner at 6:30pm followed by a discussion at 

7:30pm in St. Basil’s room. Please RSVP to Fr. Bill. 

Our new Choir Director, Jim Kollias, (third row, far right) 

and talented Saint Sophia Cathedral Choir at the Choir 

Retreat which was held on March 21. 

ATTENTION On the Walk of The Blessing Hand 

there are only a few remaining plaques available. This is an 

opportunity to “Witness your faith with a biblical quote in 

stone and honor a special person.” For information please 

call the Church office: 323-737-2424 Ext. 119.


WITH PASCAL THANKS 

The following individuals and families lovingly contributed 

to the spirituality and beauty of Holy Week and Easter. 

Their donations not only filled us with the joy of the season, 

but also glorified our Lord Jesus Christ with color, 

fragrance and dignity. God bless you and Hronia Polla. 

A special thank you to the Archie Defterios Family who 

donated the flowers for our Kouvouklion (Epitaphio). 

A special thank you to Katie Eagar and her committee: 

Tina Callas, Vannie Karavas, Mary Gallanis, Georgia Arvanitis, 

Cleo Andrews, Christine Kades, Anastasia Kovyias, 

and Olga Kovyias for decorating the Kouvouklion 

(Epitaphio). 

PALM SUNDAY 

Altar Candles offered by Mrs. Rena Poulos for her beloved 

husband, George J. Poulos. 

Altar Candles offered by Mrs. Rena Poulos for the health of 

her good friend, June Adamson. 

Palm leaf floral decoration offered by Alek and Christine 

Haidos in memory of our parents and sisters. 

Palm leaf floral decoration offered by Mrs. Sophia Dagres 

Palomares in memory of Fani and James Dagres. 

Small bunch of Palm leaves offered by Anamaria Ioan. 

Hawaiian Palm leaves offered by George and Helen 

Varentges for the health of our family. 

Hawaiian Palm leaves offered anonymously. 

Flower decoration for Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem Icon offered by 

Ted and Maria Maniatakos. 


Mrs. Christine Peratis and family, in loving memory of her 

beloved husband Paul. 


Brent and Virginia Noyes and family, in loving memory of 

Aleck Edwards II. 

HOLY MONDAY 

Flower decoration for the Icon of The Nymphios offered by Steven 

and Jeanine Hanna, in loving memory of Waded Colyer 

and Duane Hanna. 

HOLY TUESDAY 

Flower decoration for the icon of The Nymphios offered by the 

William Oldknow Family. 

HOLY WEDNESDAY 

Two sides Altar Candles offered by Mrs. William Evangelatos, 

in loving memory of her husband Dr. William Evangelatos, 

Bill & Katherine Angelos, and Dennis & Anna 

Evangelatos. 

HOLY THURSDAY 

Flower arrangements at the base of the Holy Cross offered by Mr. 

and Mrs. Nickolas Edwards in loving memory of Aleck 

Edwards II. 

24” decorated wreath in loving memory of my father, Sam 

Sogas, offered by Stephanie, Jan and Andrew Duncan. 

Flower arrangements on the Candelabra offered by the Primiani 

Family for the health of Dominic Vasilia. 

Flower arrangements on the Candelabra offered by the Primiani 

Family for the health of the Lambros family. 

Flower decorations of the Icon of Crucifixion for the health of my 

mother, Stavroula Kouvarikatis, offered by Eleni Romm. 

One extra large flower arrangement offered by Mr. and Mrs. 

Andreas Gallanis for the health of our family. 

One extra large flower arrangement offered anonymously. 

Small head piece wreath offered by Mr. and Mrs. George 

Varentges for the health of their family. 

Three small candelabra flower arrangements offered by Bess and 

John Pappas for the health of our family. 

HOLY FRIDAY 

Two sides Altar Candles offered by Mrs. Rena Poulos in loving 

memory of her parents, Sophia & Efthimios Angelos. 

Flower decoration of the Icon of Extreme Humility offered by Mr. 

and Mrs. Angelo Pappas. 

40 Red carnations offered by Timi & Gordon Freshman. 

40 Red carnations offered anonymously. 

Rose petals for the Epitaphio Service offered by Eleni and John 

Romm for the health of our family. 

Rose petals for the Epitaphio Service offered by Rita Martin for 

the health of her son Demitri Martin. 

Rose petals for the Epitaphio Service offered by Simona and 

Julian Rebiga. 

Rose petals for the Epitaphio Service offered in loving memory 

of Keith Strong and Gerasimos Mosqueda offered by 

Jayne Poullos-Mosqueda.

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HOLY SATURDAY 

Anastasi Candles for the Priest offered by Anna Rhoads. 

Altar Candles offered by Dorothea & John Stamatiades and 

Leah J. and Lambros J. Stamatiades, II in loving memory 

of Mardigo S. and Lambros J. Stamatiades. 

Altar Candles offered in loving memory of Johanna M. & 

William T. Golf, offered by the Golf, Rusk and Stamatiades 

Families. 

Chancel Candles offered by Anna Rhoads for the health of 

my husband, Carl, and my children Jimmy and Carl. 

Extra large flower arrangement offered by Mary and Andreas 

Gallanis for the health of their family. 

Extra large flower arrangement offered by Mr. and Mrs. Ted 

Zonos. 

Extra large flower arrangement offered by Dr. and Mrs. Michael 

Patzakis for the health of their family. 

Extra large flower arrangement offered by Dr. Thomas Diamantidis 

in memory of Katherine and Gus Diamantidis. 

The Resurrection Banner offered by offered by Bill and Vergie 

Papalexis in memory of Maria & Alexios Papalexis, Dina & 

Louis V. Flokas, Dorothy & Tim Crockett, Marie Papalexis 

Koutoulas, Dino L. Flokas, Michele Crockett Bissias, and 

Mervin Corning. 

Flower decoration of The Resurrection Icon in loving memory of 

my father, Panago Kouvaritakis, offered by Eleni Romm. 

Two candelabra flower arrangements offered by Ann and 

Thomas Martin. 

Donations for Easter Lilies 

were made by the following: 

To the glory of our Cathedral offered by Helen Lambros. 

Helen Daniels for Jesus. 

In memory of Peter Kokkinides offered by Joyce 

Kokkinides and family. 

Mrs. Rena Poulos, in memory of Petros Kokkinides. 

In loving memory of Penelope Boukidis offered by Vasilis, 

Connie and Andreas Papoutsis. 

In loving memory of Peter and Caleroi Boukidis offered by 

Connie and Peter Boukidis. 

In loving memory of Basil, Evangelia, Jerry, Elpeneeke, 

Constandina and Francis, offered by Stella N. Morris. 

Easter Lilies (Cont.) 

In memory of Bea Papadopoulos and Dr. William 

Evangelatos offered by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Siafaris. 

Herald 

For the health of our family offered by Andrew and 

Pauline Evangelatos. 

Eleni Lambros, for the health of my family. 

Melanie O’Regan 

Virginia Noyes 

George and Elena Dascalu 

Acknowledging Our Myrrofores 

The Epitaphio Service on Good Friday evening was 

highlighted by the presence of the young Myrrofores 

or Myrrh-bearing women. These girls were selected 

from our Sunday School and Greek School classes to 

re-enact the role of the seven original Myrrofores who 

went to the tomb of Christ to anoint His body with 

myrrh and spices. Our Myrrofores were dressed in all 

white and carried white baskets filled with fragrant rose 

petals which symbolize the myrrh that was used on the 

body of our Lord and Savior. The Myrrofores spread 

the petals on the image of Christ which appeared inside 

the Epitaphio and also participated in the solemn procession 

around the Cathedral. The young ladies who 

served as this year’s Myrrofores were: Athena Caiopoulos, 

Alexa Gianopoulos, Sophia Kaplanis, Barbara 

Lyons, Jane O’Donnell, Anastasia Papadeas, Christina 

Pappas, Georgia Pappas, Efthimia Pelonis, Alexia Perdis, 

Angelene Perdis, Athina Perdis, Lianna Perdis, 

Anna Phelan, Liza Pyle, Katrina Pyle, Athena Skarpelos, 

Gabrielle Toczek, Penelope Yokas. 

Designer Wreaths 

The white designer floral wreaths and matching handdecorated 

flower baskets for the Myrrofores on Good 

Friday’s Epitaphios Service were offered in loving tribute 

to the blessed memory of the Very Reverend 

George J. Venetos by George Poullos and Jayne Poullos-Mosqueda.

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