Guilia Friscia, the daughter of Tom and Eleni Friscia, was welcomed into the Orthodox Church by Chrismation on Sunday, July 2nd. May God bless Guilia and her family.
Soup Run - June 29
Last Night's Soup Run
by Despina Kartson
Our caravan of 5 cars and 17 volunteers left Holy Trinity last night and served more than 100 meals to our guests on 33rd Street in Manhattan during last night's soup run. We took 10 bins of new socks, underwear and clothing, which were distributed in record time, to the large crowd that was lined up and waiting for us when we arrived. We also provided whistles and toiletries, all received with much appreciation. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we packed a trunk full of kitchen items and drove the recipient to their new apartment. They were grateful and amazed with all they were given.
We happily reconnected with Judy, whom we haven't seen in a number of months. She and Richie have been dealing with significant health issues, spending much of the last year in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. Judy hopes that the worst is behind them and we will keep them, along with all we serve, in our prayers.
There were lots of people we met who were happy to see us on our regularly scheduled visit to receive our dinners - pasta with meat sauce and vegetables - and others who stopped by to talk about what we do and offer their support. We will be following up with one gentleman who has items he'd like to donate to us for the next soup run. And Louie, who leads a volunteer homeless outreach program in Manhattan, visited with us and helped organize our guests as we were in transit.
A special thank you to Ana Dimas for sponsoring last night's soup run and for her donation of the very useful Amazon food bags we now use to transport our meals. Thanks to Manny Louros for cooking, Cynthia Herzegovitch and Constance Mavrovitis for sorting and organizing the clothing donations and the large group of volunteers who spent their evening with our friends on 33rd Street. Please join us on Thursday, July 27th.
GOYA End-of-Year BBQ
The annual GOYA end of year BBQ was held on June 26th at the home of Fr. Nick and Presbytera Cyndi. A wonderful evening of fellowship and planning for next year's events and programs.
Philoptochos End-of-Year Dinner
The Ladies Philoptochos Society held its End of the Year dinner on Wednesday, June 21st in the Social Hall. A Greek Frappe and Greek Coffee fundraiser helped raise money for both Greek and Cypriot charities.
Greek Children's Orchestra Performs
Fr. Nick welcomed the Westchester County Greek Orchestra, under the direction of Thanos Kokkalas, who performed a concert in the Social Hall during the Agape coffee hour sponsored by the Skubas family.
Farewell, and Thank You!
Evangelia Roumoudi, who served as Greek School director for six years and taught the Greek language to both children and adults for the last 10 years, was honored for her dedication and final year to the program. She was presented with an icon of the Three Hierarchs by the community. Evangelia is pictured with her family Dr. Nick Skubas and their children Ioanna, Apostolos and Matthew. The Skubas family will be moving to Cleveland, OH.
Philoptochos Board Members Sworn In
At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy on June 18, the Oath of Affirmation was given to the 2017-2018 Philoptochos Board. Congratulations to all of the newly sworn members.
Cleo Canelos & Georgeann Mavrovitis Recognized
In addition to Sunday School graduation, the parish recognized Mrs. Cleo Canelos for dedication to the Young At Heart program, serving as its director for 11 years. Fr. Nick also recognized Georgeann Mavrovitis for her untiring dedication to our Junior Choir. Following the Divine Liturgy, our AHEPA sponsored breakfast in the Social Hall for our high school and college graduates.
