FASHION SHOW - Saturday, May 18
Bring your moms, daughters, and best “buds” to the Philoptochos “Fashion Bloom” Fashion Show and Luncheon. You’ll be so “glad”-iola when you attend this “iris”-istible event featuring fun, food, and fashions, and an exciting boutique, silent auction, and raffle. If you want to help “trim” our expenses, contact Angela Koros for underwriting opportunities, 650-787-5081. RSVP by clicking here: Church of the Holy Cross.
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MONASTERY FUNDRAISING DINNER - Saturday, June 1
Monastery of the Theotokos The Life Giving Spring fundraiser dinner (a fabulous lamb dinner prepared by our Thomy Iuppa!!!) hosted at the Holy Trinity Church on Saturday, June 1, at 5 PM. There will be a short talk by Abbess Markella, and a video of the history of the monastery. For tickets or info, please contact eleni@holytrinity.org or 415-584-4747. Please click here for the event flyer.
BABY SPRINKLE - Sunday, June 9
Women of Holy Cross, please join us for a joyful baby sprinkle in honor of Presbytera Alyssa,
Sunday, June 9, immediately following Divine Liturgy in The Oaks. If you wish to bring a token of love, she is registered at AMAZON:BABY ASPIOTIS or TARGET: ALYSSA ASPIOTIS. RSVP to Laura by
Friday, May 31 at 650-678-0336 or
laura.jadelrab@gmail.com. Please
click here for the event flyer.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS - The Philoptochos Phlash for MAY 2024
Click here to read the latest issue of The Philoptochos Phlash!
MARIN GREEK FESTIVAL - Memorial Day Weekend
Join us
Friday, May 24 through
Sunday, May 26 for our annual Greek Festival.
Click here for more information.
SAN LUIS OBISPO GREEK FESTIVAL - June 1 & 2
We hope you'll join us on the Central Coast.
Saturday 11-7;
Sunday 11-5 at the Madonna Expo Center, 100 Madonna Road, SLO.
Click here for the event flyer. For more information,
click here.
GREEK VILLAGE SUMMER CAMP - June 16-22
Greek Village is back again for the summer 2024 on June 16-22, with a vigorous fun program! The theme for this year is the Greek Revolution of 1821. Give your children the opportunity to learn everything about the Greek Revolution of 1821 through interactive classes, hands-on workshops, dance, cooking, theater and arts and to enjoy the campers’ exciting life in Saint Nicholas Ranch with their friends and peers. Allow them to take great lessons from Greek History and to find out how this Greek summer experience can make their modern lives better. Click here for the Camp flyer. Online registration for the Greek Village Summer Camp 2024 is now open on the website: www.ourgreekvillage.org
THE CARE CLOSET NEEDS YOUR HELP
Donate basic hygiene and daily care items to children of San Mateo Park Elementary School. Deposit items in collection box in our Fellowship Hall or go to: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WS5GGCPZ6YBR?ref_=wl_share and order on-line shipping directly to school. Philoptochos appreciates your support. Email here if you have questions: cphopkins322@gmail.com
FAITH SCHOLARSHIPS
FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism announces a merit-based scholarship opportunity. FAITH awards scholarships to exemplary young people in the Hellenic-American Greek Orthodox community who achieve academic excellence and are actively involved in their church and community. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors enrolling in a 4-year accredited U.S. university this fall and a member of a Greek Orthodox parish. Application and eligibility details are available at
thefaithendowment.org/scholarships. Application deadline is
June 28, 2024. For info: (212) 803-9363 or
info@thefaithendowment.org.
SAN FRANCISCO'S SLAVYANKA CHORUS
San Francisco’s Slavyanka Chorus invites you to a concert featuring a dazzling tapestry of folk songs and sacred hymns by contemporary women composers from Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. Moving songs of faith, songs of love and its burdens, and some just pure fun – everything from Orthodox chants to soul-stirring Slavic folk songs.
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June 7, 8 PM - St. Mark’s Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
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June 8, 4 PM - First Congregational Church, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto
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June 9, 4 PM – Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco
For more details and ticket reservations, please visit
www.slavyankachorus.org. Hope you can come!
Click here for the event flyer.
HYMNS FOR SUNDAY
Click here for
Sunday's Hymns in PDF.