NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Saint Sophia

Axiologa

“worth mentioning”

5th Sunday of St. Luke

Saint Sophia Cathedral 1324 S. Normandie Ave Los Angeles, CA 90006

FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

George E. Preonas, President; Gig Kyriacou, 2nd Vice-President; Constantine M. Boukidis, Secretary; Tina Callas, Treasurer

MEMBERS

V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas, Maria Baltazzi, Timi Loomos Freshman, Steve Hanna, Diane Sakellaris Lapa, Tony Natsis, John Peterson, Jean Paul Wardy, Jim Zaferis

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS

Andrew J. Demetriou, Foundation General Counsel; Nicholas Manolelis, Associate

TRUSTEES EMERITUS

Andrew Evangelatos, Nicholas Bissias, John T. Pappas, Alek Haidos, Dr. James A. Demetriou

PARISH COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Maria Baltazzi, President; Glenn Lianos, 1st Vice President; Peter Cosfol, 2nd Vice President; Angela Ananias, Treasurer; Dinah Wellington, Recording Secretary; Bertha Angeles, Corresponding Secretary

MEMBERS

Bill Striglos; Costa Bargeliotes; Daniel Settelmayer; Dean Peratsakis, Jeanine Hanna; Paris Yatskar; Tonifaye Palomares; Anna Yallourakis, Associate Member

BOARD OF AUDITORS:

James Boltinghouse, Anthony Demetriou, Phillip Ruhl, Pete J. Cazacus

Office: 323.737.2424 www.stsophia.org/bulletin

When you write your will or update it, won’t you please remember Saint

Sophia Cathedral? Such a gift will live forever as our church ministers to

our spiritual needs. It’s an investment in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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MINISTRY NEWS

1. Sunday, November 4: VIP Artoklasia

2. Saturday, November 10: LA Clippers Heritage Night

3. Saturday, November 17: Dr. Menas Kafatos Lecture

4. Sunday, November 18: General Assembly

5. Sunday, November 18: Philoptochos Thanksgiving

Luncheon

6. Sunday, November 25: Volunteer Appreciation Day

LIFE IN THE FAITH STUDY w/ Fr. John Bakas

Increase your knowledge about our faith at our weekly Bible

study class. You'll have a chance to ask Fr. John questions and

engage in interesting discussions with your fellow parishioners

in a casual setting. Everyone is welcome to attend every

Tuesday at 11 am at the Huffington Center.

YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDY w/ Fr. Christopher Kolentsas

Young Adult Bible Study open to the ages of thirty and under

every Wednesday evenings in the Huffington Center from

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Please see schedule on calendar. Required

Text: The Orthodox Study Bible (For sale in the St. Sophia Bookstore)

BAKE SALE

The church is selling baked goods at a reduced cost. Come by

Coffee Hour to take home some delicious Greek treats.

Tiropita and Spanakopita $25 per tray

Moussaka and Pastitsio $35 per tray

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FR. BAKAS TO BE HONORED BY ARMENIAN CHURCH

His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian has announced

that our own Fr. John Bakas will be honored for his ministry

and general outreach to the community on December 4th at

7:00pm at St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, 3325 N. Glenoaks

Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504.

Our Saint Sophia choir will be singing a number of our Greek

Orthodox hymns, joined by the St. Leo Armenian choir.

Please attend this unique event, as we celebrate common

traditions with our Armenian brothers and sisters. As we say

here in our Byzantine Latino Quarter, “We are each angels

with one wing and we can only fly embracing one another.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

21st Annual Christmas Musicfest under the Byzantine Dome,

Sunday December 2, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. featuring the Saint

Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir and soloists directed

by Jim Kollias; the POYAC - Pan-Orthodox Young Adult

Choir directed by Jonny Braun; and the Western Diocese of

the Armenian Church Khachaturian Choir directed by

Deacon Stephan Gozumian all presenting Orthodox

Christmas hymns and chants, plus several selections from the

English Christmas Carol repertoire and traditional sing-along

carols of the holiday season. Freewill offering.

Reception immediately following concert.

It is a wonderful and joyous way to begin the Christmas

holiday season.

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We Appreciate You All

To my brothers and sisters in Christ the Lord,

We extend our deepest thanks for all of your efforts in

making our LA Greek Fest a great event. Indeed we are

extremely grateful for the time offered by our faithful

volunteers, the financial contributions made by our

generous donors, and the publicity extended by our social

media experts.

This year’s event was a success in a number of ways. Our

patrons greatly enjoyed the vocal talents of Father John

Bakas and our musicians, the home cooked dishes of our

parishioners, the delicious foods offered by the kitchen

staff of John Kopatsis, and the informative tours offered in

our beloved Cathedral by our clergy and volunteers.

Good Christian stewards are more precious than vaults of

rubies; more valuable than mountains of gold. Thank you

again for your service to the Lord and His Church.

We will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Day Sunday,

November 25. Please RSVP by email Jessica

secretary@stsophia.org or call Vickie 310-279-3722.

In Christ the Lord,

The Clergy of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral and

Parish Council

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SAVE THE DATE

Dear Stewards of Saint Sophia Cathedral,

We will be having our General Assembly on Nov 18, 2018 after services. All pledged members are welcome to attend. In addition, for those of you that will be going with Fr. Bakas to the Holy Land (no spaces left), there will be a pre-trip information session as well after the meeting.

Thank you,

Parish Council

PHILOPTOCHOS VIP NEWS

The Holiday Season is upon us so get ready for all coming festivities.

Today, is the VIP Artoklasia. Please make every effort to attend church services. This is a service for the Health of all VIP members and their families. .

Sunday, November 18, is the Philoptochos Thanksgiving Luncheon. See details under Philoptochos info.

Thursday, December 13, the VIP Christmas Luncheon starts at 11:30 am serving lunch at 12:00 pm in the Maniatakos Hall. Chair of this event is Irene Mitropetros, Co-chair is Anne Dres and reservations are taken by Mary Morrison at 818-500-0904. Donation is $25.00. Please make your reservations as soon as possible.

This will conclude this year’s events. If are able and willing to be part of the VIP board, please contact anyone from the VIP and offer your services.

In His service,

Angela Ananias President

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As we start the new liturgical year, I would like to remind

everyone that the choir is always looking for new people to

join our ministry!

Do you sing? Did you once sing in college or high school?

Did you play an instrument? Do you find yourself singing

along during liturgy? If you love to sing, we welcome you!

Although there are a number of experienced singers who

have committed to membership in the group, you do not

necessarily have to be a trained singer or musician to sing with

us. Our primary purpose for existence is spiritual – we strive

to glorify God with our melodic prayer. The choir at Saint

Sophia is a ministry that has been a tradition that goes back

prior to the opening of the cathedral in 1952. We continue

this ministry tradition by singing at our Divine Liturgy every

Sunday, Holy Week services, presenting an annual Christmas

Concert (Dec. 2 this year!) and participating in special projects

as they come up.

But...I don’t know Greek!

While we are a Greek Orthodox Church, we sing at least two

Liturgies a month completely in English and the music in

Greek is also written in phonetics.

If you are interested, please contact Choir director Jim

Kollias at 714-337-7352 or jhkollias@gmail.com

CHOIR MINISTRY NEWS

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PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

TODAY AFTER CHURCH - Please join the SUNDAY

SCHOOL and PHILOPTOCHOS once again with our

Community Outreach to “Make a Difference Day” in a

child’s life. WE WILL BE FILLING SHOEBOXES

FOR “OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD”, a

shoebox ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, to give a less

fortunate child the joy and love of Christmas. Everyone is

welcomed to help! Thank you to the students, teachers and

parents who helped last Sunday and to all those who

brought gift items for the boxes. We also welcome monetary

donations to help defray the cost of shipping to third world

countries. You may also take home boxes to fill and return.

The volunteers filled 57 boxes last week! We will do it again

today and the next Sunday in a room upstairs. All donations

are due on Sunday, November 11th! For more information,

contact Eleni Yokas, Sunday School Director,

eleniyokas@gmail.com.

LIGHT THE PATH – Saturday, NOVEMBER 17th – A

holiday experience and charitable event hosted by the

Philoptochos Metropolis of San Francisco supporting the

seminarians/ students of Hellenic College/Holy Cross from

our metropolis to assist with tuition costs. We are grateful

to have 2 male students from Saint Sophia Cathedral

attending the college/seminary. This is where are priests are

educated. They need our dedicated support. It is a most

memorable and fun afternoon filled with love, entertainment

and the Christmas spirit! Please ask to be seated at our Saint

Sophia tables. Bring your friends and family. (See flier

enclosed for details)

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PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

PHILOPTOCHOS IS LOOKING FOR … a PASTRIES

CO-ORDINATOR

Philoptchos is seeking an individual who will help coordinate

and organize baking events for the Greek Festival, Easter

Picnic, Vasilopita Celebration, Prosphoro, etc. throughout

the year. Duties include: soliciting and organizing volunteers,

scheduling baking dates/sessions with the kitchen and

sourcing recipes. If you have this talent or know of

someone, please contact judie.christopoulos@gmail.com.

An Educational Forum Against Human Trafficking &

Modern Slavery

Sunday, November 4th, 2018

4:00pm

St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church

778 S. Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena

Light refreshments

Complimentary event hosted by: United Orthodox

Communities

Sunday, November 11th – 5:00pm

IOCC Dinner and Special Presentation

by John McKinney, author of Hiking the Holy Mountain

Also learn about the wonderful work IOCC does around the

world

St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church

778 S. Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena

Adults -$35 / Students 18 & under- $10

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PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 - DEBUTANTE

PRESENTATION BALL And recently our number

became 19 lovely young ladies from communities

throughout Southern California which will be presented that

evening. We invite you to attend this very memorable event!

Georgia Kezios, Ball Chairman More information will be

mailed out soon.

Mark your calendars: (see fliers)

November 4 - Human Trafficking Forum by Orthodox

Community, St. Anthony, Pasadena

November 10 – IOCC event featuring John McKinney,

author of Hiking The Holy Mountain

November 17 - Light the Path, Long Beach -San Francisco

Philoptochos Metropolis

November 18 - St. Sophia Philoptochos Thanksgiving

Luncheon, Maniatakos Ballroom

January 20, 2019 – Debutante Presentation Ball, Beverly

Wilshire Hotel

Visit us on Sundays at the Philoptochos Table

during Coffee Hour.

*If you have changed your address or do not receive

mail from either Philoptochos or Saint Sophia

Cathedral and would like to be on our mailing list,

please contact Mary Toczek at mttoczek@gmail.com.

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Science, Reality and Everyday Life

A Workshop by Dr. Menas Kafatos

about his two books published in Greek as a non-dual

awareness

ΒΙΩΝΟΝΤΑΣ ΤΗ ΖΩΝΤΑΝΗ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑ ΚΑΙ

ΕΙΣΑΙ ΤΟ ΣΥΜΠΑΝ

(The Living Presence and You are the Universe)

at the Huffington Center of Saint Sophia Cathedral

Saturday, November 17, 2018,

Price: $25 including luncheon buffet and both books

Morning Session: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Luncheon buffet and refreshments served at 12:00 noon

Afternoon Session: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

with Orthodox and Hellenistic perspective

Q and A to follow

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The Mission of Saint Sophia Cathedral

1. Proclaim and teach the Gospel according to the Orthodox Christian Faith

2. Sanctify and enhance the spiritual life of the faithful through Orthodox Christian worship.

3. Receive persons into the Church through instruction, baptism and/or chrismation.