February Voice
Sunday School News
Upcoming events:
February 11 (Sun)
Father Anastasios will give a sermon to all children in the church at 10:00 A.M.
February 17 (Sat)Vesper services in English at 5:00 P.M. Children to serve as readers.
February 18 (Sun)Cheese Fare Sunday. OCMC coin boxes to be distributed to all students.
February 24 (Sat)Oratorical Festival after Divine Liturgy (Saturday of the Souls).
February 25 (Sun)Sunday of Orthodoxy / First Sunday of Lent. Children are encouraged to bring icons for the procession.
ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ORATORICAL FESTIVAL:
Our Parish Oratorical festival will be held on February 24th immediately following the Saturday morning liturgy. The Oratorical Festival is a program that invites youth in middle and senior high school to speak about their faith, their Church, and their heritage. The Festival is named after the Church Father, Patriarch and Saint of the Church, John Chrysostom. YOU ARE ALL invited to attend this event in which our youth so eloquently express their faith.
Attendance:
Students who have had no absences from December 17 – January 14 are:
Vasilia Boyaci, Sylvana Carmano, Teddy Gallas, George and Nicholas Varcados, Peter Gallas, Thomas Garcia, Isebelle and William McKiernan, Eleni Stamatakis, Christiana Zgourides, Christopher and Nicholas Burbridge, Michael Laguros, James Stamatakis, Aliki Thanos, Chrisoula Tsonis, Margarita and Pavlina Tsorbatzoglou.
The students who have no absences from the beginning of the school year are:
Vasilia Boyaci, Teddy Gallas, James Stamatakis, Aliki Thanos and Pavlina Tsorbatzoglou.
Congratulations to these students and their parents for making Sunday School and learning about our faith a priority.
Bessie Zgourides
Emanuel Stamatakis
