St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

 

 
 

COMMUNITY NEWS

 
 

AUGUST 2007

WEDDING:

Miss Athena Collins and John David Cannon were married on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church with the Reverend Stelios Sitaras officiating. Sponsor was Miss Olga Plomarity. Mr. & Mrs. Randall Vogel are the parents of Athena, and Mr. & Mrs. John Melvin Cannon are the parents of John. A lovely luncheon reception was held at “Niko’s Restaurant” following the wedding. The couple will make their home in San Antonio, Texas. Congratulations!

TRAVELERS:

On July 10, 2007, Father Stelios Sitaras and Parish Council Treasurer Harry G. Plomarity traveled to Dallas, Texas to attend a Denver Metropolis Finance meeting called by His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah.

On June 23rd, Ted and Tracy Andreadis and their two children , Demetri and Elena left on a vacation to Cape Cod and Boston where they visited friends and relatives. They returned home July 1st. We hope their trip was enjoyable.Demetri and Elena then left on July 8th for Kerville, Texas to attend summer camp. They returned home on July 28th.

Father Stelios Sitaras, together with his two daughters, left on July 11th, 2007 for a vacation to North Carolina where they visisted his mother and other relatives. Father Stelios returned to Corpus Christi on July 20th. We hope their trip was enjoyable.

Dora and Tom Hudson left July 5, 2007 for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for a two week visit with her daughter, Natalie and her husband, and their two grandchildren. We hope their trip was enjoyable.

On July 11th, Natalie Rogen and her daughter, Natasha, left for San Rafael , California to visit Natalie’s mother. They plan to spend a month there before returning home in August. We hope they have a pleasant visit in California.

On July 6, 2007 Harry and Thalia Plomarity and their daughter, Olga, traveled with their other daughter Constance and her husband Gilbert Sanchez and their two children, Demetri and Sophia to Shreveport, Louisiana to help celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Thalia’s brother and his wife, Dr. & Mrs. Steve Kirkikis. The celebration was truly a family reunion where Thalia had a chance to visit with all the members of her family.On Sunday, they attended Divine Liturgy at St. George Greek Orthodox Church where they had an opportunity to visit with many old friends. They returned home on Monday, July 9th.

Bill and Carol Mays and their two children left on July 9th for Durango, Colorado on a week’s vacation. They returned home on July 14, 2007. We hope their motor trip was enjoyable.

ARTOCLASIA:

On July 1st , 2007, Artoclasia Services were held for the health of the family of Mrs. Penelope Lividitis.

On Monday, August 6. 2007, the feast day of “The Transfiguration of Our Lord”, Artoclasia Services will be held for the health of the family of Mrs. Sophia Piperis.

On Wednesday, August 15. 2007, the Feast day of the “ Koimisis (Repose) of the Theotokos”, Artoclasia Services will be held for the health of the family of Mrs. Penelope Livaditis.

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT:Alexis Mays, daughter of Bill and Carol Mays, was nominated and accepted to Del Mar College Honor’s list for Spring 2007. Students are included in the list if they have a 3.5 or better grade point average. This GPA also qualifies her for nomination to the National Dean’s list, a compilation of national scholars. Alexis is majoring in “internet and multimedia design”. Congratulations!

GRADUATION FROM CULINARY ACADEMY:George Zannaras will graduate on August 15, 2007, from “Texas Culinary Academy Le Cordon Bleu” in Austin, Texas. The academy is affiliated with the Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France. George is the son of Tony and Viki Zannaras, the brother of Mariam Zannaras and the grandson of Mrs. Mariam Psimaris. Our congratulations to George. We wish him the best in his culinary career.

NEW RESTAURANT:In July, Mike and Maria Chryssos and Theodore Chryssos opened a new restaurant, “El Capitale Steakhouse “ in Alice, Texas. The new restaurant is located at 711 E. Main Street, Alice, Texas and the telephone number is (361) 896-0664. Best of luck!

HOSPITALIZED:

Mitchell Zampikos was hospitalized at Christos Spohn-Shoreline during the past month, but is now recuperating at home. Let’s keep him in our prayers!

Mrs. Tasia Paul was also hospitalized this past month at Doctor’s Regional Hospital but has now returned home. Let’s keep her in our prayers!

2007 PLEDGES AS OF JUNE 30, 2007:

In the July bulletin we ran a list of parishioners who paid their 2007 pledges or have made payments on their pledges as of June 30, 2007. We inadvertently omitted the names of the following parishioners:
Dora and Tomas Hudson
Christina and Peter Ikonomopoulos
We apologize for the omission.

COFFEE HOUR:

We need hosts for our Sunday fellowship hour following the Divine Liturgy. If you are willing to host the coffee hour on any of the open dates listed below, please sign up on the poster in the church hall. OPEN August 5th OPEN August 12thOPEN August 19thOPEN August 26th

 WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES:

We congratulate all who will be celebrating their wedding anniversary in August:
Mihail and Maria Chryssos August 15, 1992
Clay and Laila Coalson August 19, 2006
George and Helen Bottis August 28, 1963

BIRTHDAYS:

We wish everyone who is celebrating a birthday in August a “Very Happy Birthday!”
Louie Spentzos August 1st
Mrs. Irene Santikos Chambers August 2nd
Andrew Christos (Victoria, Texas) August 3rd
Mrs. Marioara Moody August 3rd
Ms. Tasia Strates August 5th
Samantha Jones August 5th
Mrs. Athena Collins Cannon August 8th
George V.E. Piperis August 10th
Nicole Zampikos August 15th
John Wilson August 15th
Mrs. Anna Collins August 18th
Christian Stephen Chambers August 21st
Charles Michael Butta August 21st
Dimitrios Koutroupis August 22nd
John James Koutroupis August 23rd
Demetri Michael Karagas August 25th
Robert Guerra August 26th
Mitchell Zampikos August 28th
Amanda Pollakis (5 years old) August 30th
Mrs. Anastasia Pallas August 31st
Demetri Sanchez (6 years old) August 31st

IN LOVING MEMORY:

Each month we will mention our loved ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord during the month of August. If I have omitted anyone , please let me know so I can include them in the future. The Editor.

Mrs. Sevastia Santziliotis August 1st, 2002
Mrs. Anna Moga August 2nd, 1966
James Santikos August 4th, 1965
Mrs. Aspasia Glaros Pavilides August 11th, 1987
Mrs. Margaret White August 12th, 1989
Petros M. Moutos August13th , 2005
Mrs. Hatoun Hamauei August 14th, 1986
Mrs. Debra Marks August14th , 2005
George Hartofilax August 17th, 2000
Emmanuel P. Ballases August 18th, 1968
Philip George Samman August 18th, 1974
Spyridon "Spiro" Varveris August 21st, 1998
Lee Jackson August 26th, 1965
George J. Economides (Edinburg, Texas) August 28th, 1969
Mrs. Ekaterini Askounis August 31st, 1995
Mrs. Bessie Trebellas August 31st 2005
Kostas Dimarhos August , 1992
Alberto Musalem August , 1976
Mrs. Fadua Musalem August , 1978
Yacoub Bechara August , 1956
Mrs. Sophia Bechara August , 1958

May their memories be eternal!

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