October 2012 - Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

October 2012Saint Sophia CathedralPageHERALDCELEBRATING 100 YEARSOF GREEK ORTHODOXYIN LOS ANGELESOCTOBER 2012I N S I D ET H I S I S S U EDean’s Message 2President’s Message 3Stewardship 4Philoptohos News 6Choir News 7Philoptohos VIP 8Philanthropia News 8Youth News 9Sacraments/Memorials 10Ministries List 11Community News 12Orthodox Calendar 23Deadline forNovember HeraldMonday, 15 OctoberSaint SophiaGreek OrthodoxCathedralV. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas,DeanRev. Fr. Allan Boyd,Assistant1324 S. Normandie AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90006Tel. 323-737-2424Fax. 323-737-7029www.stsophia.orgSaint Luke, the Evangelist - 18 th October

Page 2DEAN’S MESSAGE“It’s Not Going According to Plan!”October 2012In this high tech age, I still use a Day-Timer to “regulate”my time planning. I still like the feel of paper and pen. Formost of my day timer life, I began each day making a “todo” list and then spent the rest of the day checking it offwith what got done! After decades of trying to govern mylife by lists, it has finally hit me that if I can’t get even oneday to go according to plan, what am I doing trying to getweeks or even months to go “according to plan”? As apriest, I don’t think there has been one day when myschedule has gone the way I planned it. My life has notgone in straight paths. Most people’s lives have not either.My path has often been in circles.I now begin my day with a different idea than that of alist. Things just don’t always go according to plan. I nowbegin it with the realization that we have a choice everyday regarding the attitudes we will embrace for the planof the day. We cannot change the past…we cannot controlthe results and outcome of our “to do” list. The only thingwe can do is to be in control of our attitudes. I amconvinced that life is actually 10% what happens to meand 90% how I react to it.A case in point is what happened to me last year on anunusually hot September day trying to visit a 19 year oldGreek Orthodox young man in the Los Angeles county jail.He was charged with possession, use and sale of heroine.His frantic father called me from the mid-west andwanted me to help this boy or at least see that he was ok.Waiting for the wheels of the system to turn and give meaccess to the boy in this mammoth facility wasexasperatingly slow and exhausting. I watched the pimpsin white suits bailing out their prostitutes; lawyers withbulging briefcases bailing out their clients; drug dealersbailing out their peddlers; girls bailing out theirboyfriends; and drunks who disturbed the peace the nightbefore slinking out on their own.As I took in the sleazy parade, I hate to admit that I beganto see everyone in it as a full-time obsessive-compulsive,addictive, hopeless loser. By noon, I lost the desire toknow any more about them than that. At mid-afternoon,still waiting to see the young man, I decided to go out fora cold drink. As I walked out the doors, I met a tall lankyAfrican-American man, wearing a black suit with apriest’s clerical collar…a jail chaplain, I thought, on hisway out at the end of a day’s work of grace. I introducedmyself on our way to the parking lot. He gave me thefeeling that he had time to talk awhile. So I asked him tojoin me for a drink. “Glad to” he said. “There’s a Denny’srestaurant right around the block.”It turned out he wasn’t a priest. He was an insurancesalesman. He devoted one day out of every week to bringa moment of comfort and grace to those locked up in theLos Angeles county jail. He wore the clerical collar so thateveryone there knew what he was up to. I asked him thesame sort of questions any cynical curious citizen would.“Don’t you keep meeting the same people coming in andgoing out?” Recidivists, repeaters, losers? “Well” hereplied, “every person locked up in that jail has gotsomebody with a key to let him out. But I meet people inmy business everyday who are locked up in a cell insidetheir hearts and nobody on earth has a key to let themout. So I don’t see an enormous difference betweenthem.”“Okay, true enough, but still, aren’t most of the men andwomen you meet inside this jail hard-core losers?” I wasthinking, God forgive me, the same thing about the youngman I was hoping to visit. “Well, maybe they are butthat’s not the way I divide people up. The only twocategories of people I really care about are the forgivenpeople and the un-forgiven people.” He had me. I worethe legitimate clerical collar, his was for access, yet I wasthe Pharisee wearing a cross of Him who was thought ofas a loser and criminal. On the cross in agony He said:“Father forgive them for they do not know what they do.”10% is what happened to me that day and 90% was howI responded in attitude. That jail encounter with theinsurance salesman opened my eyes and changed myattitude and I realized that as God’s children we are notlosers but capable of redemption. After a number ofvisits, prayer and intercession with the court on hisbehalf the young man was eventually released on bail,made contact with his family but was sentenced to 2 ½years in jail. But at least he is receiving drugrehabilitation in his incarceration and as a first-timeoffender he is up for parole early next year.Thank God. Life rarely happens according to plan. It suredidn’t that day. In the 90% personal response to the 10%,it is best to say may God’s will be done. Fortunately, He isin control of it all. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways,acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”Proverbs 3:5-6

October 2012 Page 3PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEIt was a spectacular return for our L.A. Greek Fest! Many heartfelt congratulations to our extraordinary Chairpersons,Ted and Jan Pastras and their wonderful committee for putting on a stupendous event. If you attended any portionof this year’s Fest you felt the inimitable spirit and overall enthusiasm of the event. Our plateia thronged with smilingpeople and everything worked beautifully with minimum difficulty. Our Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa joined us onSaturday, as did our Honorary Chairperson, Rita Wilson. In addition, this year’s guest performer from Greece wasThanos Petrelis, who sang Greek songs enthralling the crowd of spectators. The food and drinks were delicious andplentiful. Many thanks to Nick Begakis and Joyce Kokkinides who ensured our kitchen ran smoothly and everythingwas served fresh. The music and dancing filled the neighborhood and Fr. John’s singing was a beautiful crescendoto our LA Greek Fest. Our Cathedral filled with visitors interested in the Orthodox faith and our church. We have threenew catacumens from those who attended our Fest. Most importantly, this event is run by our volunteers. Manythanks to all of our volunteers who gave so lovingly of their time and talent. We are grateful to each and every oneof you for all that you have done this last month to help make this festival a tremendous success. Results of the FestivalRaffle are in this issue of the Herald and the final net dollar results of the Fest will be printed next month. Our L.A.Greek Fest in the heart of the Byzantine Latino Quarter was truly a pinnacle of success! Congratulations to all!We have many exciting events coming up in the next few weeks. On October 12, the Saint Sophia Camp committeewill be holding its annual Golf Tournament fundraiser at the Montebello Country Club. For those of you who play golf,please put together a foursome or twosome and support this event. There were over 200 children who attendedSaint Sophia Camp this past year. They had a terrific youth experience filled with fellowship and faith. Many life-longfriendships are made through Camp.Also, on Sunday October 28 we will be celebrating Oxi Day with a cultural presentation and luncheon by our HellenicAcademy. Oxi Day commemorates the response given by Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas to the ultimatumpresented by Italy and the Axis powers. On October 28, 1940 it was demanded that Greece allow Axis forces toenter Greek territory and occupy certain unspecified "strategic locations" or otherwise face war. Mr. Metaxasanswered with a single laconic word: όχι (No!). In response to Metaxas's refusal, Italian troops stationed in Albania,attacked the Greek border—thus heralding the beginning of Greece's participation in World War II. Our HellenicAcademy children have been hard at work in putting together a wonderful program and we hope you will attend.Next month, on Saturday, November 3, we will be celebrating the 60 th anniversary of Saint Sophia Cathedral with anevening gala. Ms. Anne Giapapas and Ms. Eleni Manolelis along with their committee warmly invite all to an eveningof good food, memorable music and much dancing.November also heralds that it is time for elections to the Parish Council and the Audit Committee, so if you have aninterest in seeking office, please e-mail Stephanie (secretary@stsophia.org). Your information will be forwarded to theElection Committee Chairperson who will contact you. Also, please save the date - Sunday, November 18 - for ourFall General Assembly.To all those named Gerasimos, Demetrios and Demetra, “Cronia Polla” for your nameday as we celebrate the FeastDays of St. Gerasimos and St. Demetrios in October.In Christ’s Service and Love,Loula B. Moschonas -Saint Sophia Parish Council

Page 4STEWARDSHIPBelieve and Belong through Christian StewardshipOctober 2012By: Irene FrankosStewardship in ActionJAMES ANDREW DEMETRIOU, PhD.VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERSAINT SOPHIA FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEESFAYE KYRIAX DEMETRIOUMINISTRY LEADERSAINT SOPHIA DOCENTSDr. James Andrew Demetriou was born in Santa Ana, in 1923.His wife Faye was born in Greece in 1927, adopted by her auntand uncle Marigo and Peter Kyriax, and brought to San Pedro atthe age of nine months.Jim and Faye grew up as parishioners of the AnnunciationChurch in Los Angeles, where they began their service to theChurch and the Greek community at an early age. Asteenagers, Jim served as an acolyte while Faye taughtSunday school. In 1952, they continued their service at thenewly erected Saint Sophia Cathedral.Jim attended Santa Monica Junior College, and while serving asStudent Body President he was drafted for army service inWorld War II. Jim and Faye’s paths were temporarilyseparated until they crossed again as students at U.S.C. Jimreturned from the army and Faye upon her high schoolgraduation received a four-year scholarship to U.S.C. Jim andFaye helped to organize a social fraternity, Epsilon Phi Sigma,bringing together the first college generation of Greek descentstudents from U.S.C., U.C.L.A. and Pepperdine University. Jimwas elected fraternity president. They were both in the 1948graduating class. Faye earned a Bachelor’s degree in LiberalArts and a Master’s degree in Education, and Jim continued onto earn his PhD. in Biochemistry and Pharmacology.Faye began a 34-year career with the L.A.U.S.D. in 1950teaching adult students, becoming an Adult SchoolCounselor, Assistant Principal and Principal, and retiring in1989. Jim’s career included 17 years with Bio-ScienceLaboratory as an Assistant Laboratory Director. He was also anAssistant Professor at U.S.C., consultant for severalclinical labs, did research on breast cancer and worked on theMan In Space Program. Jim retired in 1984.In 1953, Fr. Homer Demopoulos married Jim and Faye in SaintSophia Cathedral. Within a span of four years, Jim and Fayebecame the proud parents of four children, Andrew, Peter, andtwins Steven and Mary-Kay. Although Jim and Faye found timefor many activities, the focus of their lives has always been theirchildren and they take great pride in their personal andprofessional accomplishments. Jim and Faye have also beenblessed with three beautiful granddaughters, Alexandra, andtwins, Nicole and Kate.Along with his career and fatherhood responsibilities, Jimcontinued his service to the Cathedral. Since there was noparish hall for fellowship in the 60s, Jim came up with a uniqueidea to initiate a coffee hour following the Liturgy. EverySunday morning, he brewed a large urn of coffee, rolled it on acart to the fountain area, where everyone enjoyed a cup ofcoffee as they socialized. The “Coffee Man’s” dedication wasrewarded with a plaque embedded with a miniature brass“briki”. Jim’s other services included: Mr. and Mrs. Club 20 yearmembership raising funds for the Saint Sophia Camp andPresident 1 year; Saint Sophia Camp Committee and GolfTournament benefit events 6 years; Auditing Board 15 years;Parish Council 10 years and President 2 years. In 1984, Jim waselected to the Saint Sophia Foundation Board of Trustees, andin 2004, he was elected Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer;Jim is currently Vice President and C.F.O. of the Foundation.Following a four-year leave from the L.A.U.S.D. to concentrateon her growing family, Faye returned to teaching, successfullybalancing her motherhood responsibilities with a demandingcareer. When she retired, it was time for her to transfer herenergies back to Saint Sophia. Faye’s services included: SundaySchool teacher 7 years; Mr. and Mrs. Club 20 year membershipraising funds for the Saint Sophia Camp; Philoptohos Societycontinuing member over 60 years, Board member andSecretary 2 years, and chairperson of several fundraisingevents; Auditing Board 14 years; Greek Heritage Society Board10 years; Philoptohos V.I.P. Board 14 years and President 2years; Co-Chair of the Saint Sophia 50 th Anniversary HistoricalExhibit; and Founder of the Cathedral Docents and continuingDocents Ministry Leader 14 years. In 2002, Faye was honoredas the Philoptohos Mother of the Year.For 70 years, Jim and Faye have graciously offered their time,talents and resources to support the work of the Church and toensure the transition of faith and culture to future generations.Their service exemplifies the true meaning of Christianstewardship.We are truly blessed to have Jim and Faye in our Saint Sophiafamily and with deep gratitude we express to them our heartfeltthanks for their dedication and commitment to our Church andto the Greek community.

October 2012 Page 5STEWARDSHIPBelieve and Belong through Christian StewardshipSTEWARDSHIP FAMILIES for AUGUST 2012$4,000 - $5,999Vardalos, Ms. Nia & Gomez, Mr. Ian$2,000 - $3,999Pappas, Mr. & Mrs. George$1,000 - $1,999Stylianos, Ms. BeataZonos, Mr. & Mrs. Ted*$500 - $999Bakas, Mr. & Mrs. AlexiBotsford, Mr. RyanDadakaridis, Mrs. JuliaDalkas, Mr. & Mrs. AnthonyKonstantopoulos, Ms. EvaKorasidis, Mr. & Mrs. VangelisPapanicolaou, Mr. John& Karakostas, Mrs. DemetraPrimiani, Mr. & Mrs. MarcSabatakos, Mr. & Mrs. PanagiotisSaltmar, Mr. James& Stavropoulos, Ms. GeorgiaSerras, Mr. & Mrs. DennisAnonymousOTHERChistolini, Ms. SarahDoukas, Mr. AnthonyDoukas, Ms. TrishaMitropetros, Mr. & Mrs. ConstantinePrice, Mr. & Mrs. BenStathousis, Mr. ChristopherAnonymous*Life Members Endowment FundFESTIVAL RAFFLE RESULTSCongratulationsto all the L.A.Greek FestRaffle PrizeWinners !Grand Prize Hawaii or Caribbean Joanna Zachary1st Prize Color TV Kelly Mills2nd Prize Las Rocas Hotel Lena Ghobry3rd Prize Capri Laguna Inn Mary Lopez4th Prize Apple iPad Joanna Zachary5th Prize DVD Player Christopher Mariacakis6th Prize Set of Luggage Jeanine Hanna7th Prize Dinner for 4 - Papa Christos Veronica Olsen8th Prize Dinner for 4 - Bistro Gardens Elizabeth Hagianakes9th Prize Microdermabrasion Jeanine Hanna10th Prize Art work Jan Pastras11th Prize Art work Alexis Nicols12th Prize Jewelry Estelle Skouras13th Prize LAGFF 2013 Passes Paula Capper14th Prize LAGFF 2013 Passes T. Chomaros15th Prize LAGFF 2013 Passes Mandee Krymer16th Prize LAGFF 2013 Passes Yessenia Palma17th Prize LAGFF 2013 Passes Fotini Patris18th Prize Earth Friendly Basket Fay Lyons19th Prize Press Night Tickets to Onassis Aida Arterian20th Prize 2 Tickets to Pavlo Patricia Fettis21st Prize 2 Tickets to Pavlo Mr/Mrs George Glavas22nd Prize 2 Tickets to Pavlo Lisa Moraviero23rd Prize 2 Tickets to Pavlo Leo Karas24th Prize 2 Tickets to Pavlo Dorothy Stamatiades25th Prize 2 Tickets to Pavlo Hugo D. Olmedo

Page 6October 2012PHILOPTOHOS NEWSWelcome to our new year of meetings with newprojects ahead!Here is our upcoming meetingschedule for the year. All meetings areannounced in the weekly bulletins on Sundays wellin advance of the meeting date.GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS will be held in theHuffington Center General Assembly Roomimmediately following Divine Liturgy:Sunday, October 21stSunday, November 18th – Thanksgiving LuncheonSunday, January 27, 2013Sunday, March 17Thursday, May 23This is an ‘election year’. In order to run for theBoard of Directors, a member must be in goodstanding with the church and have attended 4general meetings within the year before elections,from May 2012 through April 2013. Elections will bein May 2013.At our meeting this month, Maria Kootsikas,Pharm. D. will be speaking about the upcoming fluseason – yes, it’s almost here again – and she willdiscuss vaccines, what to do if you get the flu,over the counter medicines, etc.Please join us for fellowship and an informative talkabout the flu season.We have new projects coming up this year as welland hope you will want to get involved with ourphilanthropic work.National Philoptohos sent an additional $160,000 toGreece for emergency relief in June during thecrisis. That is a total of $185,000 to date. Nationalwill continue to monitor the situation in Greece andsend assistance as necessary.THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON: The reservation form ison page 16 of this issue. Reservations must bepre-paid with your order. When we reachcapacity, reservations will be closed.DEBUTANTE BALL: Plans are in full motion for our nextbig event! Chairman Katrina Beers and hercommittee are working hard preparing for the St.Sophia Debutante Presentation Ball on Sunday,January 20, 2013. Please mark your calendars andjoin us at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel forthis spectacular evening!With love in Christ’s service,Virginia Noyesand the Philoptohos Board of Directors

October 2012 Page 7CHOIR NEWSHappy New Liturgical Year!!As we start the second month of our newliturgical year, I would like to congratulate thechoir on what has probably been our bestsummer in recent memory. We consistently hadover 20 in the loft every Sunday in July andAugust; some Sundays we had 25 to 30. We wereable to magnificently represent our cathedralcommunity on the occasion of MetropolitanElpirophoros of Constantinople’s visit. The choir’seffort that day garnished an impromptu standinginvitation from the Metropolitan to chant at thePatriarchate! Finally, we welcomed many newand visiting members from all parts SouthernCalifornia who were on break with their choirs.The coming months will bring many activities tokeep the choir busy; a guest visit from NealDesby, National Church Music Sunday, and ofcourse our 15 th Annual Christmas Concert.October 7 th is National Church Music Sunday. Thisyear we will be honoring a few of ourdistinguished singers – together they have over250 years of singing experience under their belt!Please plan on attending the Divine Liturgy onOctober 7 th as we salute these devoted singers!On October 28, we will be commemorating the20 th anniversary of the passing of our dear friendand mentor, Dr. Frank Desby. We are blessed tohave Neal Desby guest conducting that day. Toprepare for the liturgy, the choir will have arehearsal in the Huffington Center Music MinistryRoom at 8:00 a.m. Please feel free to pass thisalong to all former Saint Sophia Choir members;we welcome them all that day.December 9 th will mark our 15 th Annual ChristmasConcert! We will again be welcoming AntonioEspinal and the Harmonies of Saint Thomas AllGirls Choir.SAVE THE DATE !!Featured on the program will beHandel’s Messiah with soloists Nicole French, KarenSarames, Kathy Spilos, Suzanne Gilman, GennaAmbatielos-Yaitanes, Michele Patzakis-Prappas,Estelle Skouras, and Chris Yokas. We will also beblessed to hear three magnificent chanters, CaroleChoucair Oueijan, Dimitri Liogris, and MichaelKontaxis.The following rehearsals are planned, at 8:00 a.m.in the Huffington Center Music Ministry Room:Sun., Oct 14 8am Full RehearsalSun., Oct 28 8am Full RehearsalSun., Nov 4 8am Full RehearsalSun., Nov 18 8am Full RehearsalSun., Dec 2 8am Full RehearsalSat., Dec 8As an added activity, the LA Master Chorale’sMessiah Sing Along will be held at the Walt DisneyConcert Hall on Monday evening, December 17 thLastly, I would like to thank the choir for their hardwork and dedication to this important ministry atSaint Sophia Cathedral. It is a ministry that isabsolutely valued and appreciated by our clergyand congregation. It is my sincere hope that oursingers receive the same amount of praise andexpression of thanks that I am given on theirbehalf. The choir’s success and the spirituallyuplifting effort is certainly due to the love they havefor the Church. It is an honor to be theirdirector and I look forward to another greatliturgical year.Jim Kollias8am - Noon Full Rehearsal withOrchestra

Page 8PHILOPTOHOS VIPOctober 2012As we begin this new church year, the following aresome of our scheduled projects:NAMIWALKS - October TBA: National Alliance on MentalIllness…we will be sponsoring walkers…follow-up picturesand an article in the next issue of Philanthropia.28 TH AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES – October TBA: We will besponsoring walkers…for further information, pleasecontact Barbara Kappos bkappos@aol.comI hope that you will join us as we resume our monthly VIPactivities:Thursday, October 4 - Huntington Library & BotanicalGardens, San Marino. We'll be starting our trip withbrunch at a local restaurant followed by a visit to thebeautiful Botanical Gardens and Library. Paidreservations are a must. Please call chairperson MersyLoukaris (323)661-1592 or co-chair Athina Lolonis (818)846-1357.Make checks payable to Philoptohos VIP c/oMersy Loukaris 3841 Edenhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA90039. The cost of the trip is $27.00 which includes bus,visit of library and gardens and brunch. The bus willdepart from church at 10:30am. Please be half an hourearly. We will return to church at 4:30pm.Sunday, November 4 - Our Annual Artoklasia which isoffered for the health of the Philopohos VIP members(senior citizens) and their families.Thursday, December 13 - VIP Christmas Party & 41stAnniversary of Philoptohos VIPs. Co-chairpersons areFaye Demetriou and Vivi Demopoulos. Save the date -more information will follow.In His Service,Mary Morrison,Philoptohos VIP PresidentPHILANTHROPIA NEWSPHILANTHROPIA TEAM BOARD MEETING: Coming up onSunday, October 21 st , immediately following the DivineLiturgy, we will have our annual meeting. A specifictime and place on the church grounds will beforthcoming. Please plan to attend this very importantmeeting. Thank you.STREET OUTREACH: For many decades the Children’sHospital of Los Angeles has reached out to helpabandoned children. Father Peter and Dr. McEvoy, ofblessed memory, had gone many a Thursday night toconnect with these children. This was headed up by ourVice-President, Dr. Nikos Stefanidis, Ph.D. a StaffPsychologist at Children’s Hospital, L.A., and the ClinicalDirector of this High Risk Program. The Philoptochos ofSt. Nectarios has now stepped forward to help Dr. Nikosby purchasing new items such as: T-Shirts (M-L); Boxers(M-L); White Socks; Blankets; Sleeping Bags; Sweatshirts;Snacks; Water/Juices; Bus Tokens; Sneakers; HygieneItems (Travel Size); Tooth Brushes & Toothpaste;Shampoo; Deodorant; Sun Screen. If you would like tohelp, please purchase any of these items and be sure tolabel them for DR. NIKOS STEFANIDIS. Please leave themby our clothing bins so he may pick them up.CITY OF HOPE PEDIATRIC MEMORIAL SERVICE & BOOKLETNovember: This is our 10 th year sponsoring theMemorial Service and Booklet for the City of HopeMedical Center Pediatric Unit. The service will takeplace on Thursday, November 8, 2012. Our liaison, Dr.Randi McAllister, on the Pediatric staff, together with ateam of doctors and nurses, will host the parents andfamilies to remember their children who were victims tocancer. Dr. McAllister says that, “Our theme this year isbased on the children’s book about death, “The NextPlace” and we are calling it “Celebration of Life: TheNext Journey.” “We have found some beautiful snowglobes that can be personalized with a picture of eachchild for the families, and plan to distribute those withthe Book of Remembrance.” Please mail yourdonations to the PHILANTHROPIA, INC. Office6357 Crebs Avenue, Tarzana, 91335. As always, thankyou so much for your continued concern and support.USED CLOTHING and CANNED GOODS : Please identifyall clothing donations on the outside of the bags byindicating whether they are for men, women orchildren. The two new receptacles for "used clothing"and "canned goods" are located side by side, in thegeneral area of the chapel. Thank you!PHILANTHROPIA WEBSITE: The “Summer” issue of thePHILANTHROPIA Newsletter is now on the website atwww.philanthropiaministry.org We thank Perry Lambertwho is coordinating our website.Take care and God Bless.With love, Father Peter

October 2012 Page 9YOUTH NEWSYouth Program ContactsYouth Calendar of eventsALTAR BOYSChris Halekakiscjhmgmt@gmail.comBASKETBALLPaul Coopermrpaul599@sbcglobal.netCAMP ZOEFr. John Bakasfrbakas@stsophia.orgGREEK DANCEBarbara KapposBkappos@aol.comHELLENIC ACADEMYAndri Christodoulidou,Directorandri.christodoulidou@cantab.netODOS “The Way”Helen LambrosHLambros@aol.comSAINT SOPHIA CAMPMelanie O’Reganmell0n@aol.comsaintsophiacamp.orgSUNDAY SCHOOLEleni Yokaseyokas@college.usc.eduSaint Sophia Moms & TotsSt. Sophia Moms & Tots Program is a Faith, Music andMovement infant and toddler program designed for Momsand/or Dad's with young children between the ages of 6months - 3 years old. If you are a parent or caregiver witha little one, please join us!WHEN: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 through May,2013 @ 10:30am - 11:30amOCTOBER ACTIVITIESSaturday 6 thGreek School Regular ScheduleSunday 7 thSunday School Fall Service Project startsSaturday 13 thGreek School Regular ScheduleSunday 14 thSunday School Class Photo DaySaturday 20 thGreek School Regular ScheduleSunday 21 stNarrator sign up - Sun. Sch. Christmas PageantSaturday 27 thGreek School Regular ScheduleSunday 28 thGreek School OXI Day Luncheon & ProgramWHERE: Huffington Center at Saint Sophia, NurseryRoomCOST:$60 registration fee per childSaint Sophia Cathedral School DirectorsIf you and your little one enjoy singing, dancing andspending time with friends, then you will love what wehave in store for you!Our weekly gathering will consist of singing, dancing andmovement activities, followed by story time and a craftactivity based on our church calendar (be it a Feast Day ora Saints day, etc.). We will learn how to do our cross, sayour prayers, and much more!If you are interested in participating or have any questionsplease contact the St. Sophia Moms & Tots coordinator,Katia Boudouvas at kbakas@gmail.comSunday School DirectorEleni YokasHellenic Academy DirectorAndri Christodoulidou

Page 10October 2012OCTOBER SACRAMENTS & MEMORIALSWEDDINGSBIRTHDAYSSunday 7Dianthe Treantafelles & Vito RobertoSponsor Paula Treantafelles GarciaAndrews, CleoLambros, TedThursday 11 Heather Towle & Niko MakriSponsor George MakrisSaturday 20 Jessica Ishak & David GobrialSaturday 20 Marriame Salman & Ramie NinoSaturday 27 Amanda Yacoub & Maher KirmizAnton, JohnBakas, AlexiBergeron, Gavin AnthonyBoltinghouse, HelenCaiopoulos, AnnCarvaines, MichaelMacris, AlexNoyes, ChristopherOpffer, SebastianPreonas, GeorgePyle, KatrinaSunday 28Erika Zarate & George BaramilyBAPTISMSSaturday 20 Rose Margaret Bear ShikiarParents Andrew & Amy Cozamanis ShikiarGodparent Tony Linquata & Annie McIvorSaturday 27 Theodore AzraParents Benjamin & Marisa AzraGodparents Aphrodite FrangosOctober 7James L. McdemasChristos VasiliadisOctober 14Vasili FovosMaria FovosJohn FovosGeorge FovosKosta KoumbaniosEudoxia KoumbaniosMichael KoumbaniosMEMORIALSOctober 21Peter Anthony StarrosDimitra LeousisGeorge LeousisEleni LeousisOctober 28Stanley FunkChristine XenopoulouAnthony XenopoulouJenny XenopoulouDres, WilliamSandstrom, HeidiFenady, KatherineSkouras, EstelleFenady, ShamusSkoutaris, AmeliaGallanis, Danica TomovichStamatis, HarryGeorgiou, ChristinaGeranios, John William Stavaridis, AllisonHalekakis, SteveTriantafylos, PeterKaravas, JohnTrigonis, ConstantineKollias, DorisVarentges, HelenKollias, HarrisonVasila, GeorgiaKonugres, Maria ElenaZaferis, JimKorbakis, GeorgiaKyriacou, AnnaZaferis, ErnieANNIVERSARIESBillis, Stephen E. & Scarlet Sandstrom, Bill & HeidiKalban, Jeffrey & Maria Tripodis, KonstantinosKonugres, Sam & Sophia & CatherineLoisides, Michael & Androula Varentges, George & HelenPeterson, John S & Pamela Zoolakis, Anthony & KariEPISTLE READERSArchie DefteriosMarianne ChagaresMay their memory be eternal….October 7October 14October 21October 28Sunday School StudentJohn DalisTimi FreshmanBill Striglos

October 2012 Page 11MINISTRIESSaint Sophia Greek Orthodox CathedralVery Reverend Father John S. Bakas, Dean Reverend Father Allan (Gabriel) BoydJim Kollias, Choir DirectorDimitris Liogris , ProtopsaltisChristopher Yokas, OrganistJames Karatsikis, SextonFOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEESExecutive OfficersAngelo L. Pappas, PresidentAndrew Evangelatos, Vice PresidentDr. James A. Demetriou, Vice President & C.F.O.George Preonas, Vice PresidentConstantine Boukidis, SecretaryTina Callas, TreasurerMembersV. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas Nicholas BissiasTimi Loomos Freshman Alek Haidos Steve HannaMichael Huffington Gig Kyriacou Loula MoschonasJohn T. Pappas Jim ZaferisPresidential AppointmentsAnthony A. Demetriou, Presidential AssistantJohn G. Marakas III, Sr. V. P. of Wells Fargo,Advisor to the BoardPARISH COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORSExecutive OfficersLoula Moschonas, PresidentTed Pastras, Vice PresidentStephanie Caiopoulos Lubian, Recording SecretaryBrent Noyes, Corresponding SecretaryMichael Kraios, Treasurer & C.F.O.MembersDina Demetrius Eleni Constantine ManolelisJeanine Hanna Karen Sarames Tom MartinAlex Oxyzolou Sebastian Opffer Peter PallasDean Peratsakis Zafiris (Zaf) TsimahidesAssociatesIrene Frankos, Stewardship ChairpersonBertha AngelsAuditing CommitteeTom Moore Anthony DemetriouPHILOPTOHOS SOCIETYExecutive OfficersVirginia Noyes, PresidentMarianna Politis, 1st Vice PresidentHelene Ballas, 2nd Vice PresidentMary Gallanis, Recording SecretaryLola Gialketsis, Corresponding SecretaryScarlett Billis, TreasurerDina Oldknow, AdvisorHonorary Life MembersJennie DoumakMembersFrances Bissias Judith ChristopoulosChristine PeratisConnie CooperPauline Evangelatos Olga Jordan Tricia Ballas KremerConstance Manders Sophie Mastor Jan PastrasChristina Peratsakis Diane Pruett Sonia StathesMary TassopHelen Ellis, Office AdministratorOFFICE STAFFMaria ToczekCindy Celis, Events DirectorAnn Pappas, Events Administrator Dimey Angels, AccountingChris Halekakis, Facilities DirectorCUSTODIAL STAFFLeonard Hart Miguel Rosales Mauricio MiraALTAR BOYSChris HalekakisBASKETBALLGig Kyriacou & Paul CooperBIBLE STUDYVery Rev. Father John BakasRev. Father Allan BoydBOOK STOREWilliam StriglosCAMP ZOEVery Rev. Father John BakasCHILD CAREKathy & Marsha ZagorianosCHOIRJim KolliasCOFFEE HOURAnn PappasGeorgia VasilaDOCENTSFaye DemetriouEASTER PICNICTed PappasGREEK DANCE GROUPSBarbara KapposGREEKS in HOLLYWOODDina DemetriusHELLENIC ACADEMYAndri ChristodoulidouHOSPITALITYNiki KorbakisMaria PelargosL.A. GREEK FESTTed & Jan PastrasMR. & MRS. CLUBDean & Christine PeratsakisODOS “The Way”Helen LambrosPARENTINGNick StefanidisBarbara KapposPHILANTHROPIARev. Father Peter LambertPHILOPTOHOS V.I.P.Mary Morrison, PresidentSAINT SOPHIA CAMPMelanie O’ReganKathleen KyriacouJack Stumpus (Golf Event)Tony Mastor (Tennis Event)Mary-Kay Demetriou (Tennis Event)SUNDAY SCHOOLEleni YokasYOUTHRev. Father Allan Boyd

Page 12COMMUNITY NEWSOctober 2012Saint Sophia Cathedral andIt is time to renew your Ralphs Card Donation forSaint Sophia Camp Zoe!By registering your Ralph’s Card online or in person you will be donating a percentage of your spending to Camp Zoe to furtherthe mission of providing a camping program structured to meet the needs of children with severe physical and developmentaldisabilities from families living with economic challenges within the city of Los Angeles.Without Camp Zoe these children would likely never experience the joys of Camp. Camp Zoe was founded and is run bydedicated volunteers and Clergy of Saint Sophia. Camp Zoe is designed to help these much deserving campers develop a"sense of self”.By registering your card for Saint Sophia your own rewards will not be affected. 100% of the money received from Ralphs willgo directly to Camp Zoe.Register by one of three ways:1. Online at www.ralphs.com Our NPO is 82038. If you have not registered your card before with Ralphs you will have toregister it at this time.2. By taking this letter to Customer Service of your local Ralphs Grocery Store.3. By taking this letter into Ralphs the next time you shop and asking the cashier to scan the BarCode with your Rewards Card.RALPH’S CASHIER OR MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBER:Please scan the bar code below along with the customer’s rewards card or alt ID within their order.A purchase is required in order for the link between their card and the organization to work.This procedure is successful when you hear the audible beep & see the words LOYALTY DIV on the receipt.For more information please log into: http://www.ralphs.com/myralphs/703/Pages/community_contribution.aspxThank you for your involvement in helping us at Camp Zoe!The Camp Zoe Team

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Page 14October 2012OXI DayCelebrationThe Saint Sophia Hellenic Academycordially invites youto commemorate the OXI Day onSunday, the 28 th of October, 2012Join us right after Divine Liturgy in theManiatakos Fellowship Hallat the Saint Sophia Cathedral Huffington Centerfor a luncheon and the Academy’s program.The luncheon is sponsored by the NEPSIS Foundation.Tickets will be available in the Maniatakos Foyer.Adults: $16Children:$ 8Cash or check only

October 2012 Page 1560 th AnniversaryYou are warmly invited to attend our60 th Anniversary Galacelebrating the 60 th Anniversary ofSaint Sophia CathedralSaturday, November 3, 2012Huffington Center at Saint Sophia Cathedral1324 South Normandie AvenueCocktails 6:30 PmDinner, Dancing and Entertainment 7:30 PmFEATURING TOP TEN BILLBOARD CHARTING ARTISTRobin SimoneDress: Black & WhiteBlack Tie OptionalHosted BarCost $125/personInvitations forthcoming

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October 2012 Page 17Silence is GoldenBy Anthony DemetriouEach and every time I attend services at Saint Sophia Cathedral, I am reminded of a day over 80 yearsago when the lesson of “silence in Church” was etched into my memory.In the company of our parents, my brother Jim and I frequently attended services at the Church of theAnnunciation on San Julian Street. On this particular Sunday, attendance was low. Our mother andfather stayed near the middle of the church and directed us boys to one of the empty front pews of thechurch. No one else was around us. As the service progressed with chanting by the priest and chanters,my brother and I engaged in what we thought was some playful nudging one to the other. As thisnudging progressed, it appeared our father saw our activity and quietly came to a place just behindwhere my brother and I were seated. Without one word of warning from him, we each received onegreat “Greek style” cuff across the cheek.. one right and one left.. right in the middle of the service!Nothing was said and no sound came from me or my brother. We were shocked and ashamed.From that day forward, it is a lesson that has stayed with me, and it troubles me when I see adultsengage in conversation during church services.One of the main reasons most of us attend service is to hear the Word of the Lord. There is plenty of timeto socialize after Liturgy.Church of the Annunciation, San Julian Street, Los AngelesDo not be conformed to this world.. but let God transform you by the renewal of your mind.Then you will be able to know the will of God.. what is good and acceptable and perfect.Romans 12:2

Page 18October 2012The Gold Mineby Father Allan BoydMany years ago, a certain King put on a disguise and secretly traveledthroughout His boundless Kingdom. As he came upon one village in an areathat had suffered a catastrophic drought, He discovered that the unfortunatepeople who lived there were in such deep poverty, that their very lives wereat stake. As He came across a young mother in this village to ask her whathad happened, she broke into tears. When the local river dried up thatflowed through the area, feeding the area farms and powering her and herhusband’s mill, they had completely lost their means of support. The mill nolonger worked and it really didn’t matter, because there were no longer anygrain harvests coming in to be crushed into flour. They had run out of food tofeed their children. Every day was a day closer to starvation and they felttrapped there.The King continued His investigation and found that everywhere around this village the stories were the same; thepeople were suffering to the point of starvation. He felt great compassion on his subjects and decided to do somethingabout it immediately. He called all of them together, revealed His real identity as their King and promised torescue them from their terrible plight if they would only follow Him to where He had a wonderful surprise for them.Much further away in His Kingdom, outside of the drought-stricken area, a gold vein had recently been discoveredthat was so large, it promised untold wealth for His Kingdom. Wanting to use this wealth to help the people in HisKingdom, he put together a unique plan. The King sent for his troops, who came to help pack up this village ofpeople and lead them to the area of the gold mine. There, He helped them build new homes and then showedthem the actual gold mine. He told them that He would put them in charge of the gold mine, if they would but fulfillone promise for Him. They had to agree to mine the gold below, to go down and dig, as long as they used it, notonly to help their own families, but out of gratitude to the King for His great mercy, to use the gold to help thekingdom around them as well. He told them that they were only limited by their imaginations in what they couldaccomplish with that gold.Of course that little village happily accepted their new charge. They gladlywent down and began digging. Out of gratitude for the great mercy that wasshown to them, entire families went down to dig, excited to know that not onlywere they improving each other’s lot, but also the lives of so many others in theKingdom who might have been struggling like they had. They used the gold tobring their kids the best education. They used this education to continuallycome up with better ways to improve the kingdom. They built roads. They builtbridges. They dug wells. They built hospitals. They worked so joyfully and sohard at fulfilling the King’s wishes, that everywhere around them the Kingdomflourished more and more from the fruit of their gratitude.They were so excited about this great gift that they decided to build a museumover the top of that gold mine. It wasmeant to commemorate and to honor this great thing that the King haddone, putting them in charge of the kingdom. It was a grand and wonderfulgold-gilt museum…cathedral-like in its magnificence. Many came tovisit the museum…so many that in fact, they began pulling people off fromthe digging below so that they could stay up top and help manage theday to day tours and the food courts and the upkeep of this greatinstitution. After a while, many who dug in the mines below began toresent those up above who worked in the museum because they justweren’t working as hard as the diggers. Everybody wanted a job up top inthe museum and almost nobody wanted to go down into the mine below.They had become lazy. People began to tell each other that there reallywasn’t any gold below, so that eventually, most doubted it. In time, no one even bothered to actually go downbelow to investigate for themselves. Children began to regard the tale of this merciful King who rescued the starvingvillage as just that…an old folk story that probably wasn’t even true. Little by little, the people began to regard themuseum as nothing more than a relic of an old-fashioned past that had no relevance to their lives today. Theybegan to focus their attention on other things, on their own entertainment, on whiling away the hours in selfishpursuits. Gold was no longer being used to help make the Kingdom a better place…and the Kingdom stoppedflourishing until eventually the people of that village began to find themselves steeped in poverty once again.

October 2012 Page 19And the saddest thing about this story is that right underneath them, as they languished in poverty, therecontinued to be a gold mine with a vein so large that, even after all those years of mining, its potential was STILLquite unlimited.How would you imagine that King felt when He heard that the people he had put in charge of His gold mine wereno longer doing as He asked…no longer doing as they promised…no longer digging for the gold…no longer using itto help His Kingdom? What would you think about their gratitude towards His great gift? What about the dishonorthese people’s digression into unnecessary poverty gives to their hardworking forefathers? What do these peopledeserve for not continuing to allow their King’s mercy to transform their lives and the lives of other people throughoutHis Kingdom? What would you do to these people if YOU were their King?Most of you know by now that I didn’t grow up in the Orthodox Faith. In many ways, I grew up in what I consider tobe an impoverished Christian tradition. Because of the inconsistencies in a poorly thought out theology and its lackof connection to the teachings of the early Church Fathers and because of its rejection of any scripture that didn’tfit that denomination’s agenda, I grew up always feeling spiritually starved. Oh sure we had little bits and pieces,little flecks of real spiritual gold here and there to string us along, but a greater part of what we had was fool’s gold.It looked nice and shiny, but when it came down to what mattered in life, it was quite shallow and problematic inits ability to transform. I wasn’t satisfied with that fool’s gold, so I searched and searched for something that heldtogether with more spiritual integrity. In fact, I spent years searching throughout several various Christian traditionsfor real spiritual gold. Of course, I’d find a nice little nugget of real spiritual gold here or there, but it alwaysconflicted with a greater portion of other poorly thought out theologies of fool’s gold, and the real pieces were toofew and far between to keep me fed for long.Eventually, I came upon the Orthodox Christian Faith. I began digging, spending years fervently testing the bits andpieces I found. I tried them under fire. I weighed them carefully. Most importantly, I tested their worth in the world.What I eventually discovered is that, here, in the Tradition passed down to us from the Apostles and from theChurch Fathers through the sacramental life of the Church and a more thorough study of the scriptures and theways that this Faith (if it is dug for…and used) can transform the world. I found that deep underneath us is not onlyspiritual gold, but the mother lode of gold veins, so huge, so rich, that we could ALL mine feverishly for the rest ofour lives, spending it lavishly on helping all those around us, and we wouldn’t even begin to put a dent in using upthis amazing resource.And yet, do you know what else I found above this mother lode vein of spiritual gold? There are many people, whohad long ago been given charge of that gold vein by their King, but who had since built a grand museum over thetop of it. For many years now they had stopped digging, no longer believing that there was anything of anyrelevance for their lives…that it was just a representation of quaint old folk-stories about a King and His rescue of agroup of people in poverty that probably never really existed in the first place.Oh sure, you would always find people who would show up for baptisms and weddings and funerals, and Greekdances and festivals because those were important family times and that’s just what our families do. But who is leftto go down into the mine to actually work, to dig for that spiritual gold out of gratitude for the King to use it to makeHis Kingdom better? Oh sure, we recite, “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven…” butthose are just words from that nice little folk story our family has always come here to perform, we don’t really meanthose words, because in our laziness, we have come to believe that there isn’t really any spiritual gold downthere…and by our lives, spent in doing everything BUT digging, we have convinced our children of the same…it’snot worth digging for…it’s all just a nice myth. All the while, the world around us is in spiritual poverty and wehaven’t even begun to tap that unlimited mother lode vein. What will our King say about OUR gratitude? What willHe say about our grand museum? What will he say about what we’ve done to our children? What will He thinkabout our empty celebrations of baptisms and weddings and funerals and dances and festivals, when the worldaround us is crumbling and we’ve done nothing to help it with such amazing resources at our fingertips? Can ourforefathers even say that our failure to dig brings any honor to their wonderful efforts?A few weekends ago, I returned from two weeks away at St Sophia Camp, where I got to spend time with many ofour children and many of the children from our surrounding parishes. I heard confessions for many of them. Folks,we’ve got good kids here, thank God. But, can each of us honestly say that we've been a good example to ourchildren of what it means to dig into our Faith for this amazing resource of spiritual gold? Can we legitimately saythat we consistently make the time to dig in front of them? Can we accurately say that we've helped to make digginginto our Faith a consistent part of their lives? Can we honorably say that there is no need for us to change ourdirection from the one we've been heading in? When we at camp asked kids of all ages questions about our Faith,many of them became quite intimidated, saying that it wasn’t fair we were asking them questions about their faith,because their parents hardly ever took them to Church. When I asked groups of counselors (18-25 year olds)

Page 20October 2012questions about the most basic aspects of our Faith, they most often clammed up, because they didn’t have thefoggiest Idea about the roots of our faith.On the rare occasion when they could muster-up any answers, often times it was something from Protestant orRoman Catholic teaching that actually ran contrary to what we believe. In fact, some of what we heard from themwere quite dangerous theologies. When I offered the counselors Christ’s and our scriptures’ definition for what itmeans to be Christian, several of them defiantly remarked to me that this was only my opinion of what it means tobe a Christian. I had to explain to them that there has developed a modern logical fallacy that because everyoneis entitled to their own opinion, then also everyone must be entitled to their own facts. Brothers and sisters in Christ…everyone is NOT entitled to their own facts. Unlike opinions, facts are facts,they are absolute…and the fact is, our King, the Lord Jesus Christ, has NOTput us in charge of a museum, but has asked us to mine for this spiritualgold that He’s placed us in charge of and to use it to help, not only ourown families, but to also help the world around us.What will our King do with us? Will He take this gold mine away from us andgive it to some other people who can show more gratitude?…Will he give itto those who have such gratitude for His great mercy that they will actuallygo down and dig?…Will He give it to a people who will use its resources tobuild in-roads and bridges between the societies around them, reconcilingthem to one another and to God?… Will He give it to a people who will useits resources to dig wells, offering living water to the many around themwho are dying from the spiritual drought?…Will He give it to a people who will use its resources to build hospitals, sothat those around us who are spiritually injured and diseased can find comfort and healing?…Will He give it to apeople who will work so joyfully and so hard at fulfilling the King’s wishes, that everywhere around them the Kingdombegins to once again flourish from the fruit of their gratitude. Will our King take this gold mine from us and give it tothese other people? He’s already done that very thing (Matthew 3:7-10) before! Will He do it again?Finally, my brothers and sisters in Christ, please meditate for a moment on the Good News associated within theabove parable. In a few of the prayers of the Church we acknowledge God’s great mercy by saying, “O Lord, youdo not desire the destruction of anyone, but rather You offer us repentance (the opportunity to correct ourdirection) as the means for our salvation.” God is begging for our repentance…if only we would listen to Him. TheDidachi, one of the most ancient documents handed down to us from the earliest disciples of Christ says that thereare only two roads to take…the way of life…or the way that leads to destruction and death. The good news is thatwe can choose in this very moment to turn in that direction of LIFE, in the direction of digging for that spiritual goldand offering the fruit of it for the sake of the world. And although there are always natural consequences for thetimes that we have chosen the way of destruction unto death (when we’ve failed to go down into the mine to digfor the sake of our families and for the world), at the same time, our God is so very merciful and richly rewards ourefforts to bear the fruit of His love.So for the sake of God’s great love for yourself, for your family and for theworld around you, in great gratitude for what our King has given you, graba shovel and a pick and take a ride down into the depths of our Faith, thisspiritual mother lode gold vein, and start digging and start spending itlavishly on the folks around you. How do we dig? Well, number one, westart by making sure that we’re here every Sunday with our children, participatingin the Sacramental life of the Church and making sure they’re inSunday School every Sunday. (And show up for Church on time. I oftennotice that as the Doxology is being sung that there are only about 70people there…out of a parish who serves 1200 families. Is that the kind ofconsciousness you show at your job? Is that the consciousness you reallywant to show to our King who in His great mercy has asked us to simplycome and dig for the sake of His Kingdom? Come on folks…you’re better than that!) We DIG by picking up booksabout our Faith and the scriptures and conspicuously studying about the teachings of Jesus Christ and of the ChurchFathers in front of our children. We DIG by involving ourselves in the adult Christian education classes that areoffered at Saint Sophia. We DIG by talking about what we’ve been learning in front of our kids, when we wake up inthe morning, when we’re driving them around town, as we eat our meals together, when we put them to bed, whenwe’re doing any activity with them, and as we lavishly offer to the world from what we’ve learned, through gooddeeds and acts of love. In this way, we can look each other in the eye and say with a fair amount of authenticity…Christ is in our midst! May God bless your efforts to dig!!!

October 2012 Page 21Heartfelt Appreciation to our 2012L.A. GREEK FEST Family of Supporters!BOOTH SPONSORSJennie Doumak Family Tony & Donna Mellos Nick & Sonia Stathes Dr. Michael & Susan PatsakisDr. Tom Diamantides Victoria Pappas Virgie, Bill & Alex Papalexis Nia Vardalos & Ian Gomez DINE L.A.Mission Critical Technologies Tom & Ann Martin Chris Julias Family George & Cassie Thomas Stacy Maniscus GeorgeDascalu Family Lazlo Klima Family Brent & Virginia Noyes Chris W. & Joan Caras Sophia Garrity Helen TasulisNEEDS LIST DONORSTom & Ann Moore The Angels Family Olympian Restaurant William & Karen Fordes Electra Koutoukos California ProduceJames & Carolyn Kolokotrones Appfels Coffee Company In Memory of Peter Starros Tavlaridis Family Mike & Sophia HelmPeter Pallas Joseph George John & Marilynn Rallis Puritan Bakery Tony Giapapas Diana Savas Hronis FamilyDr. Michael & Susan Patzakis Nick Kontes Family Larry Hughes Family Helen Tasulis Dres & Ananias FamiliesBissias Family Billy Petrou Family Pete & Pat Fettis Ted & Maria Maniatakos John Dallis Jimmy Pantazis FamilyBetty Stumpus Tony & Helen Demetriou Helen Lambros John & Marianna Politis George Kaplanis Family Besse BekosMaria Tocek Tony & Donna Mellos Tonyfaye Palomares Paul Makris & Efrosini Lallios Amber & Mauro MepiniGreg Mallis Family Faye Fouad Andy & Pauline Evangelatos Family Pegasus Foods Patricia SkeriotisEleni & Nick Manolelis Kristin & Nathan Lee Zonos Family C&K Imports Lola Gilaketsis George Kolovos FamilyADVERTISERSSharkey’s Deli Dr. Jim Angelos Theodore Batsakis Texis Restaurant Staples Center C&K Imports AstroburgerPower Muse Productions Conrad’s Restaurant Mike Cockinos The Cutler Group Fotis & SonsMarathon European Foods Amy Tocek Loyola Marymount Rose Hills Memorial Park Pete’s Burgers Black EquitiesSaint Sophia Philoptohos Saint Sophia Foundation Tony & Helen Demetriou Chris & Georgia Caras Tony & Sophie MastorTommy Otis Dina Theophilos Greek Memorial Center Georgia Kezios Scott AyersRAFFLE PRIZE DONORSLas Rocas Getaway- Jimmy Evangelatos Family Capri Laguna Getaway - Dr. James Kallins FamilyDVD Player - Stephanie & Dan Lubian iPad—Alek & Christine Haidos Set of Luggage—Ted & Jan PastrasFlat Screen Television - Timi & Gordon Freshman Dinner for 4 at Papa Cristo’s - Chrys ChrysGift Certificate for Bistro Gardens Restaurant— Greg & Carolyn PappasDermabrasion/Glycolic Peel - Helene Ballas Greek Art - Maurice Hewitt Signed Greek Photo -Demetrios ChristosDesigner Jewelry - Koralia Grivas Gift Basket of Cleaning Products - Clean SourceVIP Passes to performance of “ONASSIS” - Anthony Skordi Passes to LAGFF-L.A. Greek Film Festival OrganizationFEST SPONSORSCALIFORNIA PRODUCE 20TH CENTURY FOX METAXA SIGNQUEST HRONIS GROWERSGREEK GODS YOGURT METRO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY PABST BLUE RIBBON BEERMAJOR DONORSSTAPLES CENTER CHRIS JULIAS FAMILY TONY GIAPAPAS ALEX PAPPAS FAMILYPAUL MALLIS FAMILY JIM GIANOPULOS HILTON HOTEL PURITAN BAKERYLOUIE’S ON MAIN JIMMY PANTAZIS FAMILY MELLOS FAMILY PEGASUS FOODSDINE L.A. MISSION BEVERAGE-JEFF BOSTENSPECIAL THANKS TO…JOYCE KOKKINIDES NICK BEGAKIS ANN PAPPAS CHRYS CHRYS PERRY LAMBERTKAREN SARAMES THE LADIES OF PHILOPTOHOS ASTROBURGER JAN’S RESTAURANTFR. JOHN BAKAS FR. ALLAN BOYD FR. PETER LAMBERTSTEPHANIE & DAN LUBIAN ODY DEMETRIADI SPIRO DEMETRIADI MIKE ANDREWS CINDY CELISQUEEN BEACH PRINTERS DEAN TRIPODES INSTANT PRINT OF INGLEWOODTHE SAINT SOPHIA CATHEDRAL OFFICE STAFFAND TO ALL OUR FANTASTIC CAPTAINS AND HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS!

Page 22October 2012A special “Thank You” to everyone who helped make the return debut of the FEST such anexciting and successful event. Even with a UCLA home game & a full weekend of scorching heat todeal with, operations ran smoothly and the entire festival presentation was extremely well received.We’d like to express sincere personal thanks and gratitude to TOM HANKS & RITA WILSON for once again lending theircelebrity support as our Honorary Chairs and Celebrity Guest Hosts for this year’s FEST. Their participation is always greatlyappreciated.Friday’s ZORBA NIGHT opening saw an incredible turnout with the Zorba Dance Contest. Our Celebrity Judging panelconsisted of JIM BROWN (NFL Hall of Famer); “AUNT CHIPPY” (Jimmy Kimmel Show); DENNIS ZINE (L.A. City Councilman);ANN POTENZA (Exec. Dir., San Gennaro Feast); PATRICIA KARA (“Deal or No Deal” Hostess); CAPT. TINA NIETO(LAPDCommander); and ELIZAVET FOTIADOU (Consul General of Greece). The contest & the entire evening was extremelyfun and exciting and turned out to be one our best ‘kick-off’ opening day ever.Saturday & Sunday evenings were highlighted & excitingly capped with the concert performances of featured guest star, ThanosPetrelis. He provided lively and rousing hour-long performances each night—generating lots of thrills & excitement for severalthousand eager fans & FEST-goers who rocked to his music. Both nights were fabulous in every way and created some veryspecial and memorable moments for everyone!(Footnotes: 1) Due to the early press deadline for this publication, we’re not able to present all the completed FEST numbers inthis edition but we will have them for you soon. 2) For those who didn’t see the KTTV opening day broadcast, please go to thefollowing website to view the “GOOD DAY L.A.” TV show clips— http://www.youtube.com/maryvettela).The FEST is a real team effort of this parish, and as program directors, we want to offer our heartfelt “thanx” to our entire SaintSophia family — YOU are absolutely the best! We’re extremely honored and very proud to have worked beside you in thisministry….with your faith, trust and confidence in us and your loyal participation over these many years in helping to make theFEST program so spectacular. With your ongoing support and God’s grace, the Cathedral will continue to maintain thecommitment and devotion in keeping the FEST the very best it can be…..and remain one of the premier cultural events in LosAngeles. “Yia’sas!”TED & JAN PASTRASFEST DIRECTORSSingle Orthodox Urban LinkPrime of Life Orthodox SinglesIn an effort to be of service to all members of our community, SOUL and POLOS have been formed to create a central beacon in our communityto bring together all the single, unattached members of our community.SOUL is basically directed at the late 20’s 30’s 40’s and young 50’s Orthodox Singles, and POLOS is designed for persons that are 50 plus.This is done in an effort to choose events and excursions that would appeal to each group. We invite you to attend the group in whichyou would feel most comfortable. You are most welcome to attend events in both groups as you will be welcomed with open arms in eithergroup.We are planning on having several types of events such as hiking, birthday dinners, movie nights, and general dining in either a smallgroup of six people or a large dinner as a group.As we are all busy professionals, we try to schedule our events 3-4 weeks in advance, and if you are interested in attending our events,please call or RSVP as we would like to have an approximate head count. Please be sure that we have your phone number in the eventof a change of venue for the event. If you would like to suggest an event, restaurant or host an event, please contact:Jon - 323 786.3185 jmtheboat@gmail.com and stsophiasoul@googlegroups.comVilma - 818 660-6548polos50plus@yahoo.com and polos50plus@yahoogroups.com

October 2012 Page 23Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat17:30pm Catechismw/Fr. AllanOCTOBER 2012210:00am BibleStudy w/Fr. John11:30pm BibleStudy w/Fr. John3 47:30pm OT BibleStudy w/Fr. Allan5 69:30am HellenicAcademy (PreK-6)12:30pm HellenicAcademy (adults)78:30am Orthros9:30am StudiesFaith9:45am Memorials10am Divine Liturgy3rd Sunday ofLuke148:15am Orthros9:15am StudiesFaith9:45am Memorials10am Divine LiturgySunday of the 7thEcumenical Council87:30pm Catechismw/Fr. AllanCLASSCANCELLEDTONIGHT157:30pm Catechismw/Fr. Allan910:00am BibleStudy w/Fr. John11:30pm BibleStudy w/Fr. John1610:00am BibleStudy w/Fr. John11:30pm BibleStudy w/Fr. John1010:00am PhiloptohosVIP BoardMeeting7:30pm OT BibleStudy w/Fr. AllanCLASSCANCELLEDTONIGHT1117 18Luke theEvangelist8:30am Orthros9:30am Liturgy7:30pm OT BibleStudy w/Fr. Allan12 139:30am HellenicAcademy (PreK-6)12:30pm HellenicAcademy (adults)19 209:30am HellenicAcademy (PreK-6)12:30pm HellenicAcademy (adults)218:15am Orthros9:15am StudiesFaith9:45am Memorials10am Divine Liturgy6th Sunday ofLuke288:15am Orthros9:15am StudiesFaith9:45am Memorials10am Divine Liturgy227:30pm Catechismw/Fr. Allan297:30pm Catechismw/Fr. Allan23Saint James8:15am Orthros9:15am Liturgy10:00am BibleStudy w/Fr. John11:30pm Biblestudy w/Fr. John3010:00am BibleStudy w/Fr. John11:30pm BibleStudy w/Fr. John24 25317:30pm OT BibleStudy w/Fr. Allan26The Holy GreatMartyrDemetrius8:30am Orthros9:30am Liturgy279:30am HellenicAcademy (PreK-6)12:30pm HellenicAcademy (adults)7th Sunday ofLukeStrict Fast Fish Allowed Wine and OilAllowedDairy, Eggs,and FishAllowedFast Free

Page Saint Sophia 24 Greek CathedralGreek Orthodox Community1324 South Normandie AvenueLos Angeles, California 90006TIME SENSITIVEOctober 2012Phone323 737 2424Fax323 737 7029E-mailoffice@stsophia.orgWe’re on the Web!www.stsophia.orgDo not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps,if you are not willing to move your feet...Save the Date !Saint Sophia Cathedral60th Anniversary GalaSaturday, November 3rd