Parish News

Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Greek Orthodox Church
3074 Bethelview Road
Cumming, GA 30028

Dear fellow Orthodox Christians,

With the strength of Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene, the Cumming community is joyous in announcing the Thyranexia – “Opening of the Doors” – ceremony of the new Greek Orthodox Church on February 12, 2006 beginning at 9:00 AM with Orthos.

His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios will officiate with parish priest Father Nicholas Spirakis.

Our parish invites all communities to come and share in our joy, take a tour of the 15-acre property dedicated to our +Lord and celebrate the progress of over 60 families.

A luncheon will follow at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy at the
Kastoria’s Greek Restaurant.

Please click here for more details.

The 6th Annual IOCC 5K Run/Walk will take place on Saturday, May 6th,
2006. The IOCC CEO, Constantine Triantafilou and the 26 IOCC Board of Directors will be in Atlanta on the weekend of May 5th thru May 7th, 2006. The IOCC Board of Directors will be meeting with the Atlanta IOCC Metropolitan Committee that weekend and will be participating in the Run/Walk on Saturday morning.

This will be a great blessing, honour and responsibility on our part as we begin preparing for this event.

Also, below you will find an online Registration Form for the IOCC 5K Run/Walk.

As always we appreciate everyone’s hard work and support in encouraging the “faithful” at your local Orthodox Church to donate and register for this Pan-Orthodox event.

With your help we would like to exceed our goal of raising $20,000.00 for IOCC as we have for the past three years.

On-Line Registration:

http://www.iocc.org/events/atlanta5_6_06.shtml

In the Lord’s service,

Costa Panos
(O)#404-325-5900
(Cell)#404-642-6756

Please pray for the recovery from a severe head injury that has left George B., a member of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in
Marietta, Georgia in Coma.

Please note that we have two upcoming Pan-Orthodox Events.

1) Our beloved Gerontissa Pavlina from our Monastery of Paracletos in Abbeville, S. C., will come to speak to us on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, AT 3PM. She speaks Greek. We will host this gathering at our home here in Atlanta (2212 Tristan Circle, Atlanta, GA 30345). PLEASE PASS THE WORD OUT
ANY WAY YOU CAN. This will be the first Saturday of the Souls.

2) On March 3-4, 2006, we will have a Pre-Lenten Retreat with Dr. Kalellis at the Annunciation Cathedral. This will be in English, of course. PLEASE,
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION OUT. I will be composing a flyer for that soon.

These are 2 amazing opportunities for spiritual nourishment in our communities.

Please join us and bring your friends/family.

In Christ,

Demetrios & Glykeria Hadjisimos
2212 Tristan Circle
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
(H)#404-325-3888

Greetings and Happy New Year to Everyone:

As the New Year begins we have to rethink the service of the Loaves and Fishes Program. As of today we have no helpers in the food program to give out food other than myself…so I am sending out a Volunteer Call to the Orthodox of Altanta to see if any would consider Volunteering one day or one morning or afternoon Monday through Friday to serve the poor a meal
including the possibility of cooking one.

Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10AM-10:30AM and 2PM-2:30PM…we serve twice a day.

Thank you for considering this service…we certainly need you… & please call us!!!

Father Jacob Myers
St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church
543 Cherokee Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
www.saintjohnwonderworker.org
(O)#404-577-6330