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OU WOULD THINK

that after nearly two

months of preparation for Great
and Holy Pascha that we would
be relieved that the day has
finally arrived. With all the
preparations, the fasting, the
extra services, the emphasis on
Confession, cant we just enjoy
the feast and set things on
cruise control for a while?
Not so fast. Lets one more time
reflect on the journey of Lent to
make sure we are really prepared
(indeed even able) to enjoy the
Feast of Feasts on May 5th.
Lets look at St. John
Chrysostoms homily, not the
one we are all familiar with from
Pascha, but another one for the
beginning of Great Lent:
If anyone is devout and loves
God, let him commence this
radiant fast with joy!
If anyone is a wise servant,
let him, rejoicing, enter into the
school of repentance.
If anyone has strayed from
the first hour, let him today
repent with zeal.

T HE J OY OF P A S C H A :
BURDEN OR RELIEF?

If anyone has sinned from

the third hour, let him with
gratitude embrace the fast.
...continued on next page

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GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

OF THE ANNUNCIATION
3022 F Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-443-2033
www.annunciation.ca.goarch.org
P ubl i s hed Mont hl y
Exc ept for J ul y

Fr. James Retelas,

Continued...
If anyone has fled from
God from the sixth hour, let him
have no misgivings about his
prompt return.

C LERGY
Presiding Priest, Father James Retelas
frjames@annunciationsac.org
Associate Priest, Fr. Timothy Robinson
frtimothy@annunciationsac.org

For the Lord who is longsuffering and full of compassion

and mercy, will accept the last
even as the first.

P A R IS H C O U NC IL P R ES ID ENT
George Dariotis
georgedariotis@gmail.com

He restores him who repents at the first hour, as He does

him who turns back at the eleventh.

P A R IS H MINIS T R Y
Annunciation Senior League
Bessie Papailias, President
ska2lee@surewest.net
Bookstore
Lou Demas, Manager
(916) 231-9949
bookstore@annunciationsac.org
Chanter
Dusan Radosavljevic
dushan@annunciationsac.org
Greek Education
Dimitra Dogias
mimidogias@yahoo.com
Music and Worship
Bill Bobolis, Choir Director
boboliswilliam@comcast.net
Philoptochos Society
Elaine Wright, President
joelainewright@hotmail.com
Sunday School
Patrick Fuss, Principal
youtheducation@annunciationsac.org
STAFF
Parish Administrator
Effie Theodor
etheodor@annunciationsac.org
Admin. Asst./Finances/Communications

Maria Mavroforakis
mmavroforakis@annunciationsac.org
OF F I C E H O U R S

Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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In other words, its never too late

to begin preparing to experience
the joy of the Resurrection. In the
same manner that we appreciate a
hard earned paycheck through
honest work, the joy of the Resurrection increases the harder we
work at the task of repentance.
And what is this repentance that
Chrysostom emphasizes? Nothing
short of a radical new direction in
life that focuses us on the love of
Christ and His mercy toward us.
To quote our Metropolitan: Our
religious practices are meant to
lead us to better relationships with
God, with ourselves, with our
community and with the world
around us. Our Lenten goal
should be to light a candle for our
families and then work to reconcile any broken relationships in
them. Our Lenten goal should be
to participate in the Sacrament of
Confession and then work to bring
health and wholeness to our lives.
I hope you will agree that repentance in the Orthodox Christian

Tradition is hardly a morose spiritual exercise or religious obligation. In fact, we should always
apply repentance as a verb. After
all, we are all works in progress.
We are all subject to the emotional
vicissitudes of life, positive and
negative. We are all created to be
joyful but the burdens of sin bring
us sorrow. We are all called to
look forward (yes, joyfully!) to
our own tomb but have we accepted the new reality that the
empty tomb of Jesus is ours for
the asking. How you answer these
questions will largely determine
whether this Pascha will prove to
be a burden or a relief. The choice
is yours.
Wishing you a joyous Pascha
( ), and with love
in Christ,
Fr. James Retelas

From the Parish

Council President
Over the last several months you
have witnessed much in terms of
beautification of our church. This
article is an attempt to summarize
what has been completed, and perhaps what is yet to
come. First and foremost, the marble project in the
church and narthex, under the guidance of Nektarios
Klostrakis, is finished. The front entrance steps and
all side exits are now covered with slate. All work
was performed by Mr. Klostrakis under difficult and
challenging conditions and we are very grateful. As
you know, all materials were donated by the Angelo
K. Tsakopoulos family. We are extremely grateful to
them as well.

New carpeting was installed under the pews. Thank

you to Dino Rotas of S&G Carpets for providing a
very competitive price and reducing our costs. All of
the old paneling which surrounded the nave has been
removed and freshly painted, as well as new baseboards all around. The pews in the church and choir
loft were all reconditioned and revarnished thanks to
Peter Pandelopoulos. A thank you also goes to Andoni Mavroforakis for his assistance in painting certain areas of the church.
The mens restroom also received a new vanity, toilet
and fresh paint. I have mentioned general contractor
John Jackson before, and will again in order to thank
him for all of his efforts around the church during
these past few months. He has been invaluable and I
cannot thank him enough.
I would like to extend a very special thanks to my
brother and parish council member, Michael Dariotis,
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for coordinating all of the above mentioned beautification projects. Without Michaels insight and the
contribution of his many helpers and subs, none of
this would have been possible.
Now you may ask: What is next? First, the Parish
Council has a rendering from Dan Eriksson for new
handrails at the steps to the solea and front church
steps. We have already received a bid for $6,000, and
that is only for the solea. We are in the process of obtaining additional estimates. Other items being considered are replacing the three outdated lights above
the solea with more appropriate fixtures. If you wish
to make a donation for any of these specific beautification items, please contact me. We thank all of the
donors again for their generosity.
Painting the narthex is also in future plans and we are
also considering replacing some of the landscaping in
the church courtyard. Many thanks goes to Paul
Voresis (Delta Landscaping) for his work in removing
the ivy at the Administration building entrance, repairing sod and replanting along the north side of the
church.
Other key items before the Parish Council include the
Arista Preschools commencement of payments for
their portion of utilities including telephone, alarm
monitoring, gas and electricity which commenced on
April 1. On July 1 they will begin paying rent. Arista
currently has enrolled 21 children in the preschool
with the probability of another 20 children in the near
future.
A major pipe was replaced in the boiler room last
month at a cost of $600. The walkway up to the back
steps of the altar will be repaired with new concrete
due to large tree roots coming through. We experimented with relocating the pangari, but it has now
been returned to its original place on the right side of
the church entrance. The Parish Council listened and
took appropriate action.
In preparation for Holy Week, this year we have ordered a shorter beeswax candle to be used on Holy
Friday and Saturday, instead of the usual white parafPAGE 4

fin type. The beeswax candle burns purer and hopefully will drip less.
The Parish Council has agreed to use a portion of the
balance from the Fr. Dogias Memorial Fund towards
the efforts to assist in the purchase of his headstone.
Other groups have also decided to contribute to this
cause. There will be a meet and greet with our fellow Ethiopian Orthodox at our May Parish Council
meeting. They have generously offered to provide an
array of Ethiopian food at that meeting. We appreciate the opportunity for fellowship and discussion with
their leadership.
Finally, our Capital Campaign under Sam Manolakas
leadership has entered the silent phase which essentially means reaching out to a demographic of our
community for potentially major gifts. However, all
gifts should be considered major gifts and will be
respected. At this writing, 5 of the 12 members on
your Parish Council have pledged to the campaign
with the goal of 100% commitment going forward. I
would like to share a quote by Dena Kuchulis: This
campaign should be looked at as an investment in our
church. I could not agree more. Please look for upcoming newsletters about the building project and
Capital Campaign. You may also contact George
Koufasimis, the chairman of the project, for information and updates. This edition of the Observer also
includes a complete Building Project article.
Lastly, I would like to invite you to please feel free to
ask the church office for copies of any Parish Council
meeting minutes. I will attempt to do a better job of
communicating with all of you in the future. Involvement in our church is crucial as we move forward, especially if the vision of a new campus is to be
realized. Not so much for us, but for generations to
come. May our Lords Resurrection inspire us and
lead us to our own ultimate salvation.
Kali Anastasi,
George Dariotis
Parish Council President

Church Beautification Project - Income and Expense Report

Rev 4/23/13

Income
$
675.00
$
1,500.00
$
1,000.00
$
500.00
$
4,000.00
$
2,000.00
$
3,000.00
$
2,000.00
$
1,000.00
$
10,000.00
$
2,000.00
$
1,000.00
$
5,000.00
$
20,000.00
$
3,000.00
$
10,000.00
$
3,500.00
$
1,500.00
$
2,000.00
$
7,310.00
$
500.00
$ 81,485.00

2012 Festival Donation

Anonymous
Anonymous
ASL Diakonia
Car donation proceeds
Choir Diakonia
Drivas Bequest
DSG Diakonia
Fr. James Retelas Donation
Fred Legatos Memorial Fund
GAPA (National)
Georgia Avdalas/memory of sister, Voula Gianulias
Greek School Diakonia
Hellenic Golf Classic
Mary Jo Nissan bequest
Nicholas Bouras Charitable Fund
Parish Council Discretionary
Pastor's Discretionary Fund
Peloponnesian Society
Pew Restoration Donation
Zeus Cretagins Club

Expenses
$
1,500.00
$
6,099.10
$
1,140.00
$
130.00
$
$
46,000.00
$
850.00
$
4,495.06
$
1,800.00
$
1,290.00
$
5,400.00
$
6,000.00
$
2,748.74
$ 77,452.90

Baseboard (materials & labor)

Carpet & Installation (incl rugs for doors in Narthex)
Demo & new door into sanctuary
Electrical
Marble & Slate for Steps (Donated by Angelo K. Tsakopoulos)
Marble installation/labor
McKinley Park Donation
Misc. construction supplies & labor
Painting & wall repair
Painting: Dome, door casings, baseboards, PC office, men's bathroom, etc
Pew Restoration (based on 45 pews)
Slate installation/labor
Subfloor materials

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ASL News
We hope that the Lenten season
finds all of you well!
We would like to thank our
kitchen crew, under the direction
of Tyke and Dena Kuchulis, for
preparing a wonderful shrimp
salad at our April luncheon meeting. It was delicious and enjoyed
by all! Thank you also to George
and Mary Kondos for donating the
wonderful apple turnovers in
honor of the Feast Day of St.
George. Our luncheon was topped
off by a wonderful presentation
from Georgia Larson on the Greek
philosophical and cultural impact
on our politics of today. Georgia
cited many interesting facts and

also took us through a time

line of notable Greek politicians in California. Thank
you so much for providing
a wonderful presentation
and for educating us on our
very own!
As previously mentioned,
ASL is collecting nonperishable food products for
donation to WEAVE
(Women Escaping a Violent Environment) safe
houses (please see photo of
Bessie Papailias delivering
food to WEAVE). This is
one way we can give back
to our greater Sacramento
community. We would like
to encourage our members,
if they wish, to bring one or
two non-perishable food
items to our monthly general meetings. The food
that is collected from now
through June will be given
to WEAVE for their safe
houses. ASL will be donating to WEAVE the first
six months and will pick
another charity for the fall.
We thank you all in advance for your support of
this needed effort!
We would also like you to
know that we have a wonderful program for our
May luncheon meeting.
Our hosts (to be announced later) are planning
a walk through memory
lane and big band sounds.
We hope that you will be

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able to attend this great event on

Tuesday, May 7th!
As always, we extend an ongoing
welcome to all seniors to attend
our monthly luncheon meetings.
Meetings are on the first Tuesday
of each month and begin with a
small social hour at 11:00 a.m.,
followed by a short meeting and
lunch.
Future meetings scheduled for
May 7 and June 4 we will be off
for the summer months and Festival months but back for October,
November and December! (please
remember to pick up your ASL
brochure at our next meeting!)
See you on May 7th! Kali Anastasi!
Bessie Papailias
ASL President

The Choir and its music is a

treasure of our Church
It has been said that worship in our Church is experienced by all of our senses. Our eyes take in the
splendor of the holy icons, we taste the Fountain of
Immortality when we receive Holy Communion, the
smell of incense causes us to reflect upon our prayers
rising heavenward, but it is the Sounds of worship
that is the greatest inspiration during the Liturgy. Our
Church has a rich tradition of liturgical music. The
origins date back to the early centuries of Church History, when men such as St. Cosmas, St. John Damascus, St. Sophronios and St. Romanos composed volumes of liturgical works. Modern day liturgical musicians have contributed greatly to traditional Byzantine Chant and have adapted many melodies to four
part polyphonic melodies in both the Greek and English Languages. The names of Sakellarides, Anasta-

Orthodoxy 101
Questions for this months Orthodoxy 101 are mainly taken from
Orthodoxy A to Z for Students, by
Gayle E. Woloschak and are
mostly about what we as Orthodox
should know about Holy Week:
Palm Sunday through Pascha.
1. The Mystery of the Eucharist
was instituted by Christ on what
occasion?
a. On the way to Emmaus
b. At a celebration after His
entry into Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday
c. At the Wedding at Cana
d. The Lords Supper took
place on Holy Thursday at a
Passover dinner

siou, Roubanis, and more recently Desby, Zes, Bogdanos, and Cardiasmenos are familiar to most chanters and choir members.
While we all may have our particular preference in
liturgical music, it matters little whether it is a choir
of adult and children voices, congregational singing
accompanied with a beautiful organ that fills in the
four part voices, or the haunting melodies of Byzantine Chant inspired by years of study by men and
women who have learned the masterpieces of Byzantine Style associated with church history.
Our songs of praise are indeed, pleasing, not only to
our ears, but to Gods as well.
Freely adapted from the Orthodox Weekly Bulletin

2. On Holy Tuesday we hear the

wrenching Hymn of which
hymnographer?
a. Kassiani
b. Theodore the Studite
c. Joseph the Hymnographer
d. Romanos
3. At which event did Christ wash
the feet of His disciples?
a. On His Triumphant Entry
into Jerusalem
b. At the Last Supper
c. After the walk to Emmaus
d. In the Upper room when he
reveled Himself to the disciples after His Resurrection
4. Christ was crucified in what
city?
a. Galilee
b. Bethlehem

c. Nazareth
d. Jerusalem
5. Who was Joseph of Arimathea?
a. One of Jesus step brothers;
Josephs son
b. One of the disciples present
at the crucifixion
c. He provided a new tomb for
Christs burial
d. He carried Christs cross
6. BONUS QUESTION: Who
were the sisters of Jesus friend
Lazarus?
a. Mary and Salome
b. Mary and Martha
c. Ioanna and Susanna
d. Elizabeth and Anna
Answers can be found on p. 24

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Booknotes from the Bookstore

The Bookstore has many new and old favorite items to help Orthodox families
with their spiritual journey through Holy Week.
Holy Week Book
By Patmos Press
To accompany worship as you participate in Christ's Passion. They
will be available for sale both in the
bookstore and in the narthex.

St. John [Maximovich]

and Goolia
By Tamara N. Zaharek

Also, we now have in the Bookstore the Arch Book series. The
books popular Bible stories
through fun-to-read rhymes and
bright illustrations. This well-loved
series captures the attention of
children, telling scripturally sound
stories that are enjoyable and easy
to remember. Ages 5-9; Grades K4. We have a great selection of
Arch books for the Lenten period
and for Pascha.
Kalo Pascha!
Marilyn Demas
Annunciation Bookstore

I am anxious to add this to the article because the proceeds of this

beautifully illustrated and very informative book about the life of St John, in the
Spirit of St John, are being donated by the author, Tamara N. Zaharek, and illustrator, Lydia N. Ionin, to feed poor children.

Orthodox Christian Parenting - Cultivating God's

Creation
By Marie L. Eliades
For after Pascha, Orthodox Christian Parenting by Zoe Press is a must read. Endorsed by Metropolitan Gerasimos, this book is especially designed for busy Orthodox Christian parents. It is the fruit of the labors of many pooled resources: Scripture, holy fathers, monastics, clergy, clergy family, and Orthodox parents. In the
end, our children are the fruit of Gods grace and our labors. If we spiritually tend to
them in their youth, we will have nurtured their potential to grow into amazing,
faithful, fruitful, even holy Orthodox Christians. Let us work diligently when they
are young and the harvest will be plentiful.

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Annunciation
Sewing Circle
Most of you know that the Annunciation Sewing Circle is
mostly a virtual sewing group
of ladies [men are welcome too
though] who knit, crochet, quilt,
or make/create fleece blankets
that are then donated to Project
Linus a National philanthropic
organization. The blankets are
given to infants and children in
crisis. By a virtual group I
mean that most of us make our
blankets on our own time, in our
own homes, and then bring the
finished item to the Annunciation
Bookstore. For those who are
new, we are located on the Alley
just across from the Hellenic
Center/Hall. That said, if you
would like to participate but are
rusty in skills, or would just like
to join us for coffee to get an idea
of what we are about, there are a
few of us who get together on
Tuesday mornings after 10:30
a.m. in the Bookstore to work on
projects. Most of the blankets we
make stay in Sacramento. If there
is a national need such with Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, our
Sacramento Chapter of Project
Linus sends what we have available and then we ladies get super
busy and work away so that we
can keep up with local demand.
Sadly, the need is ongoing and
great. Project Linus is so very
grateful to all of you who participate. We have a group of really
loving Angels, well, I think you
are all Angels, who do this work

but we would love to

have more of you join
us. God Bless you all! I
pray I dont inadvertently leave some one
out but special Thanks
to Sandra Giobres, Bess
Kerhulis, Helen Rotas,
Ioanna Schnell and Sophie Theodore for always being there with
your beautiful work!!
This reminds
me I put out a call for
Beanie Babies. They
are put inside knitted
baby hats also for Project Linus. And, we
have two more Angels
to thank. Bob and Tina
Freeworth donated
fifty Beanies and just
PHOTO: Woman spinning wool, detail from the Nathis week donated an- tivity of the Theotokos, fresco. Protaton, Karyes,
other twenty-five. God Mount Athos. (early 14th century)
Bless you two also.
the people who will receive
Thank you!
them. If you feel you would like
to participate, it is not too late.
Prayer Shawl
This is an ongoing project and
we can always use more hands,
Ministry
your hands, to Bless this project.
For more information come to
There is a wonderful response to
the Bookstore after Liturgy on
the Prayer Shawl Ministry. God
Sunday.
Bless all of you who have donated money to defray the cost of
If you don't mind me going on
yarn because you yourself can't
just a bit, to paraphrase Christ,
knit or crochet. What a wonderthere is no greater love than to
ful way to participate. You are a
give ones life for a friend. Well,
Blessing!!! And Thanks, Big
participating in this and other of
Thanks too, to all the people who
the ministries of our Church is
are making the Shawls. Each
not giving one's life per se, but
shawl is beautiful and as unique
you are certainly giving your
as the maker. Then again they are
hearts. May God Bless you all!
all the same in that each shawl is
Thank you!
filled with love and prayers for
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Greek School
Kalo Pascha and Kali Anastasi! On March 24 we
celebrated Greek Independence Day March 25th with
our students. The celebration was great, due to your
childrens, our students, hard work and great enthusiasm. Congratulations to all the children for their
work but also to you the parents for supporting them!
In addition, in the month of April, we held parent
teacher conferences during which the students progress was discussed and feedback was given by both
the parents and the teachers.
Since February the teachers have attended weekly
educational seminars led by Mrs. Ioanna Lekkakos
with the support of the
parish council. The
seminars focus on
teachers growth in areas as development of
educational goals,
the usage of technology in the classroom
and more. Our teachers also participated in
the 8th educational
workshop for Greek
Language teachers at
St. Katherines church
in Elk Grove. Our
goal is our Greek

school teachers preparation and development.

On the 23rd of May, the theatre group HIPPO from
Greece, will present the play Niara in the hall of the
church. The play will start at 5:30pm. More information regarding tickets and the program for that evening will be published in the weeks to come.
On May 30th, we will celebrate the completion of the
school year for Greek school and the certificates of
completion will be handed to the students.
Dimitra Dogias
Greek School Director

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The only authentic basilica (an old Roman roofed hall, usually rectangular in shape just like our church) on the historic peninsula, this temple's three aisled
nave boasts several external buttresses to support the weight of its roof in addition to its mortar & brick walls. Though having undergone recent structural
restoration, the Protaton still remains the oldest church (hence the word, "protos" or "first") on the Holy Mountain, both built and frescoed in the glory of the
Paleologian renaissance.

PHOTO FOR THE MONTH OF MAY - The Protaton; Basilica dedicated to the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God (10th century); Karyes,
Mount Athos

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St. Annas Festival

8:30 am Matins &

Divine Liturgy

8:30 am Matins &

Divine Liturgy (Sunday
School Closing
Ceremonies)
11 am GAPA Meeting

Memorial Day
Office Closed

6 pm Parish Council
Meeting

27

20

13

12

8:30 am Matins &

Divine Liturgy,
Antipascha; St. Thomas
Sunday
noon GOYA Mothers
Day Luncheon

8:30 am Paschal Matins

& Divine Liturgy, St.
George the Great Martyr
Office Closed

Monday

10 am Agape Vespers
@ Annunciation
noon Agape Vespers @
Lincoln Property

Sunday

8:30 am Matins &

Divine Liturgy, Sts.
Constantine & Helen
6 pm Daughters of
Penelope & AHEPA
Meetings

10:30 am Lesser
Blessing of Waters
11 am ASL Monthly
Lunch Meeting

Tuesday

28

21

14

7
7 pm Cretan Club
Meeting

4 pm Holy Unction
Service
7 pm Bridegroom
Service

Wednesday

http://www.annunciation.ca.goarch.org/

May

29

22

15

5:30 pm Greek School

6 pm Backpack
Assembly

30

5:30 pm Greek School

6 pm Backpack
Assembly

23

10 am ASL Board
Meeting
5:30 pm Greek School
6 pm Backpack
Assembly

16

5:30 pm Greek School

6 pm Backpack
Assembly

10 am Divine Liturgy
of St. Basil
6 pm Backpack
Assembly
7 pm 12 Passion
Gospel reading

Thursday

24

17

10

18

11

25

6 pm Horoesperitha Cretan District

Convention
7 pm River Cats Game
@ Raley Field

Yiayias Treasures (May 31 st thru June 2nd)

31

4
10 am Vesperal Liturgy
of St. Basil
11 pm Vigil of Pascha
11:45 Anastasis;
Paschal Divine Liturgy

Saturday

St. Annas Greek Festival (May 24th thru 26th)

8:30 am Matins &

Divine Liturgy,
Theotokos of the LifeGiving Spring

10 am Royal Hours
3 pm Descent from
Cross
7 pm Lamentations
Service

Friday

Schedule subject to change.

Please check website or weekly bulletin for most current information.

2013

Youth Highlights
A recap of some of the Lenten adventures taken by our GOYA and Sunday School.
For more photos, visit our home page at www.annunciation.ca.goarch.org.
Sunday of the Holy Cross
Celebrating the Sunday of the Holy Cross, the Annunciation community warmly welcomed Greg Floor, the
Director of Admissions & Alumni Relations of Holy
Cross/Hellenic College in Brookline, Massachusetts,
the only accredited Orthodox institution of higher
learning in the United States. Mr. Floor was visiting
Orthodox parishes in the region, preaching on both the
apostolic as well as academic missions of our schools
to our youth.

GOYA Lenten Retreat

The retreat was held this year at St. Savas Youth Retreat Center in Jackson, CA right in the heart of Amador Countys wine country. Our youth had the opportunity to interact with other youth from our sister church,
St. Basils, in Stockton. On a side trip, the group visited St. Savas, the oldest Serbian Orthodox Church in
the United States and resting place of St. Sebastian
Dabovich, and had a chance to admire its recently
completed fresco work.

Pilgrimage to the relics of St. John

Accompanying a group of fellow pilgrims from St.
Timothys in Fairfield, our Sunday School made a
unique excursion to the holy sites of San Francisco.
Following the footsteps of St. John (Maximovich) of
Shanghai and San Francisco, our youth were able to
venerate his holy relics at his shrine on Geary and were
blessed beneath his mandiya which is housed at the Old
Cathedral on Fulton where St. John served his flock. Of
course, our tour guide for this trip was none other than
Hieromonk James of the Old Cathedral, whose inspiring words and heartfelt prayers transported everyones
souls into eternity.

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Greetings
from Sunday
School

Please encourage your son

or daughter to continue active participation in their
spiritual growth.

Greetings and Kali Sarakosti from Sunday School!

After Easter, the main Sunday School session will

close. We are planning to
have a summer Sunday
School session, so please
keep coming to Church and
keep bringing the kids.
Have the kids in Church by
9:52 AM so they dont miss
a thing.

The Orthodox faith is not

one of passive observation.
Rather, we actively participate in our spiritual growth
at each service and Divine
Liturgy. The kids are learning to take an active role in
their Church. We have had
student readers for epistle
readings on Sunday, and we
have had students offering
the prayers to the Panagia
and Pantokrator during the
Great Compline and the
Akathis Hymn services.
The students and I have
also been practicing the responses for Divine Liturgy.
We will also take a Lenten pilgrimage to the relics of St. John of
Shanghai and San Francisco. On
this trip we will share the bus with
some folks from St. Timothys in

As always, call or e-mail

me if you have questions or
concerns.
Patrick Fuss
Sunday School Director

Fairfield. A fine opportunity

to enjoy fellowship with our
fellow Orthodox pilgrims as
we sojourn to San Francisco.
It has been marvelous to see
the kids grow this year.

An Appeal from Mercy General Hospital Guild

Mercy General Hospital Guild is in need of new volunteers.
No prior experience is necessary, and the Guild provides training.
Work at the hospital is rewarding, and you'll meet and work with
many wonderful people. Please take this opportunity to make a
positive contribution to our community with your spare time.
For information and an application, please call Vivian Buletti at 7317189 or 731-7131.

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Attend Annunciations
Learning Liturgies!
After positive feedback, Annunciation will continue offering
"Learning Liturgies" to enhance
our understanding of our beautiful
faith and rituals. Last year, this
special service was conducted in
the church hall as a learning opportunity for Sunday School children. We encourage children - and
adults - to participate in these
services that provide an up-close
look and direct participation. The
instruction will be divided into 5
services, all begin at 10AM in the
Church Hall. Divine Liturgy will
be held simultaneously in
the Church.
The last Learning Liturgy for this
ecclesiastical year will be held on:
Sunday, May 12th: Anaphora,
Communion & Thanksgiving

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Oratorical Festival
Update: Congratulations Apostoli!!
For the first time in more than
four years, Annunciation Sacramento will be represented at the
San Francisco Metropolis Oratorical Festival.
Our very own Apostolos Delis
advanced to the District Competition in Modesto on April 14th.
He was selected as a finalist, and
now he will present his inspiring
speech on the symbolism
of "Light in the Orthodox Tradition" at
the San Francisco Metropolis event
at Saint Nicholas
Ranch. From there,
finalists advance to
the Archdiocesan
Festival in Detroit.
We wish him all the
best!

We also want to congratulate all of

the speakers who had the courage
to participate in our local event
this year on April 7th: Ryan
Coleman, Sophia Delis, Kathryn
Kane, Dora Klostrakis, Maria
Klostrakis and Sofia Pantis. These
4th-6th graders shared beautiful
words about our Faith, and we
hope to hear from them again next
year!

Philoptochos
Philoptochos Lenten Retreat was a
great prelude to Holy Week. Pres.
Jeannies in-depth presentation
about the Theotokos answered
questions that those in attendance
may have had. Hopefully it gives
us a better understanding of the
Theotokos and a new found
closeness to her, making the Theotokos more constant in our life
and everyday prayers. Thank you
to Dessi Chuchas for arranging the
retreat for all. Dessi worked many
weeks preparing the event making
it possible for all to enjoy Thank
you to the members that helped
Dessi.
The Philoptochos Palm Sunday
Luncheon was a nice way to be
with our family and friends to remember Christs coming to Jerusalem and prepare for our Great
Holy Week. Our thanks to Rula
Manikas for chairing this event
and preparing the nice lunch.
Thank you to those who helped
Rula.
May is Philoptochos elections for
a new board. If you would like to
run for the Philoptochos board
please contact me and I will let

our elections chair

know and they will
contact you. To be
eligible to run for the
Philoptochos board,
you need to be a
member in good
standing and have attended at least 4 meeting in the past year.
This is a two year
commitment helping
with our events, fundraiser to raise money
for our charities and
help support our mission. Some of our
commitments are
Blessings in a Backpack, KidsnCancer,
Pennies and Prayers
and local charities. We are called
on to help in other areas during the
year. It is a great opportunity to
be on the Philoptochos Board
working side by side with wonderful caring people who give their
time and are dedicated to Philoptochos causes. It is an honor and
a privilege to be a member of this
wonderful philanthropic group.
Please consider helping these
women doing Gods work.

May you and your families have a

blessed, spiritual Holy Week and
Kali Anastasi. God Bless you.
Your loving sister in Christ,
Elaine Wright
Philoptochos President

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OCF Real Break

Constantinople
Dear Annunciation Community,
We pray that this entry finds you
all doing well during this Lenten
season. For those of you who do
not know us, we are Christina Rotas and Irini Hatzopoulos, two
young adults of the parish who, by
God's grace and your gifts,
prayers, and support, recently
traveled to Turkey this past March
to participate in "Real Break: Constantinople," an alternative spring
break program offered through
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
(OCF). It is with humble heart,
great joy, and profound gratitude
that we write you today, hoping to
share with you a sampling of our
amazing encounters and rich experiences while serving the global
Orthodox Church in modern-day
Istanbul.
The premise of this particular
OCF Real Break trip was to provide service work to the ancient
See of Constantinople, the most
important center of Orthodox

Christian leadership and faith

since the rise of the Byzantine
Empire. Under the instruction
of His All Holiness Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew, our group
agreed to offer services to accomplish tasks necessary for this ancient faith community still residing in Istanbul. Additionally, this
trip intended to demonstrate the
unique historical, cultural, and religious significance of Constantinople to the Orthodox world, despite the harsh realities facing the
modern Orthodox Church in Istanbul today.
Joined by 16-college aged youth
from various Orthodox jurisdictions, we embarked on our trip for
Turkey under the guidance of Fr.
Mark Leondis (priest at St. Mark
Greek Orthodox Church in Boca
Raton, FL) and Natalie KapeluckNixon (national youth director of
the Ukrainian archdiocese of
America). The day after our arrival in Istanbul, we were blessed to
have an audience with Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew. It was
during our audience with the Patriarch that we discovered we
would be working in a small town

called Kandilli, in the ancient Metropolis of Chalcedon, close to the

location where the Fourth Ecumenical Church Council that was
held in 451 AD. There, we were
asked to restore and refurbish an
all-but-abandoned Greek Orthodox gravesite.
The following morning, when we
reached Kandilli, we were greeted
by Archimandrite Maximus, the
presiding priest over several
churches in the area. Fr. Maximus
took us to "
" (Kandilli
Public Cemetery)the location at
which we would be working for
the next three days. Though a
fairly small cemeteryhousing
what seemed to be around 20
plotswe quickly realized that we
had our work cut out for us. Obvious natural overgrowth within
the cemetery accompanied heartbreaking desecration: headstones
and crosses were broken into
pieces and thrown against the far
walls of the site, in one case, purposefully removed and turned upside down within a grave and the
concrete frames of plots had
crumbed or been completely destroyed.
We worked tirelessly for the next
three days, weeding plots, piecing
headstones back together, and cutting down and removing dead
trees. Our last day at the site was
bittersweet. Our final hours were
dedicated to final sweepings,
white washing the graves and repainting the names on the headstones, or adding a cross and

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or ICXC NIKA to unmarked plots.

Upon finishing our work, Fr. Mark
held a mnymosino
service for all of
those who had
been laid to rest,
including all of
our newly adopted
family members
in his memorial
prayer.
The last two days
of our trip were
spent visiting important historical
and religious sites
throughout Istanbul,
many of which are especially important to Christian history, generally, and
Orthodox Church history,
specifically. Such sites
included the Church of
Panagia Vlacherna,
Chora, Halki Theological
School, the Church of the
Life-giving Spring, and
Agia Sophia, among others.

crated gravesite in Chalcedon, to

the Orthodox holy sites-turned-

ness of Christ's hope, love, and

Resurrection that we will soon
celebrate at Pascha.

Although words cannot describe the beauty and depth

of this incredible experience,
we want to thank all of you
for your love and prayers as
we journeyed across the
globe. Without the support
of our Annunciation community, these experiences
would not have been possible. Just as the Ecumenical
Patriarchate serves as a constant beacon of Christ's hope
BOTTOM LEFT: Cross section of the Hagia Sophia
and love for us all, we hope to
ABOVE: The Patriarchal Church of St. George the
have shared a piece of that
Great Martyr
BELOW: Theological School in Halki
light with you all by recounting our experiences. Because
we have been so blessed by
this opportunity, we pray that
other college-aged young adults
from Annunciation might be able
to experience an OCF Real Break
trip in the future.

By visiting Istanbul and

witnessing first-hand the
duress placed upon the
citys Christian communities, we noticed a paradoxical contrast between
the Ottoman/Turkish suppression of the Orthodox
Churchpolitically, socially, and
religiouslyand the hopeful resilience of the Orthodox faith despite
these obstacles. From the physical
constraints placed on the Ecumenical Patriarchate, to the dese-

Thank you and God bless!

Christina Rotas & Irini Hatzopoulos
For more information about Orthodox Christian Fellowship, visit
www.ocf.net
For more information about the
Ecumenical Patriarchate, visit
www.patriarchate.org
museums throughout the city, it is
undeniable that Christianity has
been harshly suppressed in and
around Istanbul since 1453 AD.
The spirit of the Orthodox faith,
however, remains a humble wit-

We will be holding a presentation

for GOYA-aged youth toward the
end of May or in early June.
Please keep an eye out for the
scheduling of this event.

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Stewardship

OPERATING FUND
2013 Budget
YTD

$150,532

$143,333

$67,459

$38,853

$217,991

$182,186

$122,985

$139,945

Program Services

$3,726

$5,190

Other Oper. Exp.

$70,027

$58,170

Archdiocese
National Ministries

$24,874

$33,165

$221,612

$236,470

Pledges
All Other Revenue
Total Revenue

Expenses

A Message from Stewardship

Co-Chair, Peter Fotopoulos
Great Lent provides the perfect opportunity for all of
us to carefully and prayerfully consider our Stewardship gifts. A friend recently asked me "what is a
'steward'?" I responded that a "steward is someone
who has been entrusted with another's property and
charged with the responsibility of managing it in the
owner's best interest." More specifically, as stewards
of the Annunciation parish, we have been entrusted
with God's church, and we are responsible for not just
sustaining the church, but growing it! Our giving of
the "three T's" - time, talents, and treasures - enables
the Annunciation parish to do Christ's work here on
Earth through our many ministries, services, and outreach programs.
Our current operating budget at Annunciation is just
under $700,000. The ultimate goal and vision of the
Stewardship committee is to one-day fund 100% of
the operating budget through Stewardship gifts. This
will enable our community to use funds that are generated from special events (Greek Food Festival, Hellenic Golf Classic, etc.) to be directed toward the
building of new facilities and new vital ministries to
further Christ's work through the Annunciation parish.
We can easily reach this modest goal if we make a
concerted effort to challenge ourselves - and each

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1/1/13 to
04/15/13

Income

Total Staff Exp.

Total Expense

Balance as of

-$3,621

04/15/13

2013 Pledges as of April 15, 2013

Stewardship
Budget

$430,000

Pledged to Date

$296,484

Total Amount
Received

$150,532

Total Members
Pledged

337

other - to become good givers. However, "Good giving" is not something that just happens overnight. It
is the result of going through the spiritual exercise of
examining one's blessing, talents, and treasures, and
then lovingly returning to God's church, a portion of
that which God has blessed one with. In the end, we
must not ask ourselves "How much should I give?",
but rather "Am I giving my best gift?"
The Stewardship committee has adopted the 3% of
household income as a giving guide. If we take this
seriously and challenge each other to get to 3%, we
will easily realize our goal of funding the operating
budget through stewardship gifts. It should be noted

Pledge &
Giving Detail
Thomas & Shirle Adams
Nick & Shari Alexander
George Anastasopoulos
Helen Anderson
Geoffrey & Antonia Antipa
Demetrious & Maria Apostolidis
Milton & Panorea Apostolidis
Mary Apostolos
Paul & Elizabeth Arellanes
George Asimakopoulos
Nicholas & Nikki Avdis
Spyridon & Georgia Avdis
Elias & Jane Bardis
Helen K. Beaudry
Susan Bitar
Bill & Evelyn Bobolis
Stephanie Bobolis
Denny Boom
Alexander & Eleni Bourdaniotis
Magdalen K. Bourdaniotis
Paul & Kostandina Bourdaniotis
Marie Bravou
Rhea & Daniel Brunner
Anna Brusco
Andrew & Bethany Burrows
Katherine Buttacavoli
Andonia Cakouros
Jenny Calabrese
Larry & Anna Carr
Peter & Fotine Casheros
John & Georgia Cazanis
Dean Chalios
Tim & Antonia Chapralis
Timmy & Penny Chatzis
Jack & Bessie Chesson
Tony & Kathi Chrisopoulos
John & Annette Christopulos
George & Melinda Chuchas
James & Despina Chuchas
James & Toula Clubb

Philip & Emily Coleman

Dennis & Jeanlaurie Corelis
Carol Crisp
Vasiliki Cronin
Timothy & Effie Crush
Kathryne Curtin
Mary J. Curtis
George & Christine Dariotis
Georgia Dariotis
John & Nitsa Dariotis
Michael Dariotis
Nick & Irene Darras
Fany Darzins
Henry & Christina De Vere White
Irene DeKellis
Efthymios & Grammatoula Delis
John & Despina Demas
John & Marianna Demas
Kyriakos John Demas
Louis & Marilyn Demas
Matthew John Demas
Matt & Alexandra Derania
Lou & Maria Deville
Tom Dicktakes
Jack & Bessie Dietz
Angelo & Adel Dimitropoulos
Elizabeth Dokimos
Ernest & Kathy Dokimos
Katherine Dole
Elaine Donovan
Demosthenis & Evangelia Douveas
Steven & Marina Downing
William & Jessaca Downing
Demos & Bessie Dulger Sheikin
James & Patricia Duvaras
Georgia Econome
Kiki Econome
Dan & Maria Eriksson
Robert & Leah Essa
John & Sophia Evrigenis
Christos Fotopoulos
John & Theofani Fotopoulos
Panagiotis Fotopoulos
Peter & Koula Fotopoulos
Philip & Soula Fotopoulos
Demetre & Christine Fotos

that we have several Stewards here at Annunciation

who exceed the 3% of household giving with their
stewardship gifts!
During this Great Lent, I encourage you to challenge
yourself and each other to be good givers and good
stewards of God's church. I am very passionate about
Stewardship, and I welcome any questions or discussions. Thank you for your continued support and for
lovingly giving your time, talents, and treasures! Kali
Anastasi!
Peter Fotopoulos
Stewardship Co-chair
Eugene & Agnes Fotos
Ruseta Fotos
Christina & Robert Freeworth
Patrick & Susan Fuss
Yiannis & Eleni Galitsopoulos
John & Maria Gassoumis
Andrew & Teresa Gates
Constantine & Maude Genigeorgis
Joann Georgallis
Pericles(Perry) Georgallis
Christina George
Dianna George
John & Debbie George
Chris & Angie Georgoulias
Helen Gianakakis
Angela Gianopulos
Angela Gianulias
Dino Giobres
Sandra Giobres
George Giokas
Steve Giranis
Donald & Elaine Glum
Lula Goodwin
Lener & Carmie Lee Gousetis
Paul Grellas
Louis & Georgette Grivetti
Suanna Gurovich
Elsie Gust
George & Eleni Hagios
Larry Haralambakis
Thomas & Phyllis Harper
Dannan & Lisa Harr
Elias & Catherine Hatzakos
Domna & James Hebenstreit
Connie Henderson
Maria & Christopher Higdon
Anastasios & Stefanie Hionis
Matthew & Lisa Holm
Julian B. & Diane Holt
Lewis & Haroula Jackson
Dino & Margarita Jakovas
Andrew Johas
Eppie Johnson
Kiki Jouganatos
Chris Jovalis
James & Robin Kafouros

John & Stella Kakavas

Periklis Kalfountzos
Dennis & Robin Kamilos
Christopher & Kristen kane
George Karagianes
Gus & Tina Karres
George & Mary Ellen Kassotakis
George Kastanis
Terry & Penny Kastanis
James Katsilometes
Niko & Emorfia Katsimbras
Andreas & Evelyn Kazanis
Ioannis & Cindy Kazanis
Theodore & Andromachi Kennedy
Anthony & Gail Kentroti
Effie Kentroti
Bess A. Kerhoulas
Connie Keriotis
Victoria Kidman
Denise Kincaid
Peter & Jennie Kleary
Pete & Maria Kokkinis
Gus Kokotis
Polidefkis & Calliope Kolitsos
George & Mary Kondos
Lucas & Stella Kontes
Mary Kontes
Nick & Bernadette Kontos
George Koufasimis
Fran Koulos
George & Elizabeth Koumis
George & Rula Kouretas
John & Colleen Kreatsoulas
Constantino & Dena Kuchulis
Loula Kufasimes
Nicholas & Michele Kufasimes
George Kutuvinis
John & Mary Kyriakides
Greg & Vassie Kyritsis
Stephen & Anna LaBritt
Henry & Maria Lafayette
Gus & Frances Lambrose
Ellie Lane
Dean & Diane Langley
Ronald & Georgia Langley
Maria Lappas

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Georgia Larson
Andrea Lendaris
Gary & Irina Leonard
Theodore Leonis
Maria Liondakis
Elena Livanis
Jesus & Helen Loaiza
Lance & Kathy Loper
Helen Loris
Marie Loris
Alice Loris-Lyons
Chris & Christine Lovett
Richard & Mary Lydon
Frank & Nicolette Madrid
Geraldine Magers
Chris & Maro Maguire
Thomas & Yiota Makris
Jim & Julie Mamalis
Athanasia Manikas
Exaveria (Rula) Manikas
Katherine Manolakas
Sam & Kerry Manolakas
Timothy & Annette Manolis
Athanasios & Stella Manolopoulos
George & Marina Mantis
Tino Manus
Antigoni Marcos
Katherine Marefos
Steve & Katherine Margaris
Nellie Margarite
Sylvia Maritsas
Nia Marketos
Helen Markos
Dennis & Nancy Marks
Desiree Debbie Marks
Ellen & Jonathon Martin
Jon Martino
Varghese & Elisabeth Mathew
Antonios & Maria Mavroforakis
Vaso Mayer
Roger Mc Elligott
John & Vicki Meers
Sam & Olympia Mercuris
Helen & Lawrence Michel
Pamela & Edward Middleton
Jack & Marque Molodanof
Norman & Ellen (Moustris)
Newman
George & Gaye Nicholau
Howard & Stella Norris
Frank Nunes
Daniel & Kathryn O'Connell
Fred & Vera Pagel
Peter & Gina Pandelopoulos
Peter & Marie Pantages
Effie Pantelias
Maria Pantis
Yianni & Kelly Pantis
John & Margaret Papadakis
John Papagiannopoulos
Bessie Papailias
Martha Papailias
Louie & Voula Pappas
Mary A. Pappas
Paris & Helen Paraskevas
Jerry & Catherine Pavlatos
Constantine & Brigid Perakis

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Denise Perinati
Paul & Shirley Peters
Diane Petersen
Gus & Lillian Petrakos
Stella & Michael Petrucci
Fotis & Tammy Petsalis
Costa Piperakis
Marina & Alin Podoreanu
Dorotheia Pooler
Bogdan & Valentina Popescu
Bessie Pothos
Sophia Potiris
Helen Poulos
Lucky & Dina Poulos
Karen Poulos-Firth
Charles Price
Marshall & Carole Pryor
Helen Psihopaidas
Dusan Radosavljevic
Julie & Greg Rausser
Father James & Barbara Retelas
Father Timothy & Pres. Marsha Robinson
Antonia Rogers
Demetri & Malamo Romas
John & Penny Romas
Helen Rotas
Nicholas & Carol Rotas
George & Mary Roussas
Joan Saetes
Leo & Katherine Sampanis
Milton & Rheanon Sarlis
Speros & Panayiota Sarlis
Daniela & Andrew Schmidt
Frances Sellas
Thomas Sellas
Ralph & Vassie Sett
Mary & Maurice Silva
Alex & Lia Sioukas
John & Tina Sobol
Nicole & John Spomer
Demetrios Spyridakis
Stylianos & Klea Spyridakis
Vasilios Spyridakis
Dessie & Sam Stamas
Jan Stathis
Merle Stathis
Bess Stathos
Mary Leona Stathos
Tony & Mary Stathos
Maria Stefanou
Little Joe Stevens
Art & Terre Terzakis
Effie Theodor
Ourania Theodor
Sophie Theodore
Gregory & Mary Theophilopoulos
Brent Thiese
Pearl Thomas
Steven Tingus
Loris & Paula Titus
Jerry & Marian Trapp
Angelo & Sofia Tsakopoulos
Drosoula Tsakopoulos
Sofia Tsakopoulos
Jasmine & Jude Turczynski
Anna Tzikas
George & Margo Tzikas

Antiope Tzouras
George & Traya Vallas
James & Faye Vallas
Michael Vasile
Rena Vasile
Mary Vasos
Nick & Christina Vathis
Vasilis & Judy Verrios
Loukia Vlahos
Michael Vlamis
Pavlo Voresis
Strati Vourakis
Lillian Vrakas
Douglas & Donna Wagner
Richard & Valentina Watts
Maria Kostidou Workman
Jerry & Elaine Wright
Theodora Yazigi
Andreas & Becky Yerocostas
Anestis & Areti Yiaslas
Athanasios Yiaslas
Haig & Irene Zeronian
Sophia Zogopoulos

Note: This list

only reflects
stewardship
pledges made between January
1st thru April
16th, 2013.

Answers to Orthodoxy 101: 1, d; 2, a; 3, b;

4, d; 5, c; 6, b

April Milestones
Funerals
Apr. 9 - Katherine Papadogianis
Apr. 24 - Nick Eliopoulos
Apr. 29 - Evelyn Jouganatos
Memorials
Apr. 7 - Timothy Stathos (1 year)
Apr. 7 - Matina Stathos (15 years)
Apr. 7 - John Tzouras (40 days)
Apr. 14 - Tony Manos (6 months)
Apr. 21 - Manuel D. Fotos (3 years)
Apr. 21 - Aphrodite Exadactelou (3 years)

Unless otherwise noted, all services begin with Matins at 8:30 am, followed by the Divine Liturgy.
Bright Monday, May 6th
St. George the Great Martyr
Bright Tuesday, May 7th
10:30 am - Lesser Blessing of the Waters (ASL
Luncheon)
Bright Friday, May 10th
The Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring
Tuesday, May 21st
Sts. Constantine & Helen, Equal to the Apostles

Holy Week
Lazarus Saturday, April 27th
8:30 am - Orthros & Divine Liturgy
6 pm - Great Vespers for Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday, April 28th
8:30 am - Orthros & Divine Liturgy
7 pm - Bridegroom Service
Holy Monday, April 29th
7 pm - Bridegroom Service
Holy Tuesday, April 30th
10 am - Presanctified Liturgy
7 pm - Bridegroom Service
Holy Wednesday, May 1st
4 pm - Anointing Service
7 pm - Bridegroom Service
Holy Thursday, May 2nd
10 am - Divine Liturgy of St. Basil
7 pm - Reading of Twelve Passion Gospels

Altar Guild
The following members will be decorating the icons for the month of April.
The purpose of this guild is to decorate the icons used during the Sunday
liturgies and special Holy Days.
If you would like to donate money toward flowers in honor or in memory
of a loved one, please contact our
Church Office at 916-443-2033.

Liturgical Schedule

For the Month of May 2013

Holy Friday, May 3rd

10 am - Royal Hours
3 pm - Descent from the Cross
7 pm - Lamentations Service with Procession

Holy Saturday, May 4th

10 am - Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
11 pm - Resurrection Vigil
11:45 pm - Anastasis! Paschal Divine Liturgy
PASCHA, May 5th
10 am - Agape Vespers at Annunciation
12 pm - Agape Vespers at Hellenic Park in Lincoln

May 3 Dena Kuchulis

May 10 Georgia Langley
May 17 Julie Mamalis
May 24 Kate Margaris
May 31 Irina Rebegeanu

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Right on Athens rd., Right on Fiddyment
Left on Moore, Left on Ferrera

All proceeds to benefit improvements at the

Hellenic Park

SPONSORED BY THE HELLENIC ORTHODOX

EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL CENTER

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Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 700
Sacramento, CA

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

3022 F Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

TIME DATED MATERIAL

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