Announcements

PrimeTimers: The February luncheon will be held at The Tastes of Greece restaurant, located at 30012 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite G, Laguna Niguel, (949) 495-2244 at 1:00 pm, on Thursday, February 10th. Another tasty meal will be available for us. Directions to the restaurant: from the I-5 Freeway, go west on Crown Valley Parkway, travel 3.4 miles to Niguel Road. Tastes of Greece is on the left, behind Taco Bell. You will need to make a u-turn at Niguel Road. Contact Jim Constantine for reservations (949) 413-7798.

Sunday School News: We welcome all children from Preschool to 12th grade to join us for 45 minutes of learning, fun and fellowship in Sunday school immediately following Holy Communion. All classes moved upstairs into our new space except the pre-school-kindergarten class, which will remain downstairs. If you have not yet registered your child(ren) please contact Anna Nicole at ucdgriega2@aol.com.

Apokries Celebration: We are looking for contributors to donate for the Apokries celebration prizes. If you are able to make a cash donation and/or provide a prize, please contact Ann in the church office (949) 542-3445. See the enclosed flyer for details regarding our Apokries celebration on Saturday, March 5, 2011, 6 pm-Midnight.

Faith, Dance, Fellowship, 2011: FDF is celebrating their 35th anniversary back in Ontario, CA this year! Mark your calendars, FDF, 2011 is just around the corner – February 17th-20th.

Coffee Hour: Thank you Irene Basdakis for hosting today’s coffee hour. Our lovely ladies have kindly volunteered to host a coffee hour (or two) over the next six months. The schedule is: Irene Basdakis (2/6), Irini Redmond (2/13), Irene Constantine (2/20), Argie Cupples (2/27), Bessy Ferrell (3/6), Niki Fidopiastis (3/13), Anita Georgious (3/20), Lela Giziotis (3/27), Fran Karnazes (4/3), Eugenia Kollias (4/10), Linda Kollias (5/1), Sophia Kollias (5/8), Prsby. Karen Lesko (5/15), Deme Lewis (5/22), Marie Madura & Sharon Matty (5/29), Sally Meyerhofer (6/5), Konstantina Nicholas (6/12).

Caretaker Needed: Tony Prokos, a San Juan Capistrano resident, is looking for someone to care for his mother during the day. Ideally the Caretaker will speak Greek since this is his mother’s first language. If you are interested please contact Tony at (630)673-8166.

Visits from Fr. Andrew: Please contact Fr. Andrew if you know of anyone who is ill or in the hospital. He will try and visit all who are in need. Contact him at (909) 224-5046 or via email at fatherlesko@msn.com.

Village Paniyiri in the OC Register: Be sure to check out this article that was written about our Village Paniyiri: http://www.ocregister.com/news/greek-223090-dance-mission.html.

Ladies Auxiliary News: Our first meeting of 2011 has been rescheduled to Sunday, February 6th, immediately after Liturgy. Our Ladies Auxiliary will continue to support the Family Assistance Ministries in San Clemente during the year. Bring non-perishable food items and outerwear to church during the week between 11:30-3:00 pm or on Sunday.

Memorials: If you are planning a memorial service for a loved one, please call Fr. Andrew at (909) 224-5046 to arrange for your family’s memorial. To sponsor a Coffee Hour on your memorial Sunday, please coordinate with Joanna Giangardella at 949.492.2465 or via email at joannasonya@aol.com. All donations made in memory of a loved one will now be added to our monthly Newsletter.

Events/Fundraising: Beginning next month, all Events held at the Church must submit an Event Request Form. Each Event must obtain approval from the Events & Fundraising Chairperson (Sally Meyerhofer) and Father Lesko prior to the date of the event. Please contact Ann Rhodes at  annierhodes@gmail.com with any questions, or for a copy of the form.

Calendar & Publicize your GOMSOC Event. Weekly Bulletin Editor Ann Rhodes, annierhodes@gmail.com or 949/542-3445; Webmaster and Monthly Newsletter Editor David Derks DDerks1707@aol.com.