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Metropolis of Atlanta Philoptochos Society Newsletter |
Greetings!
 Here's some news and pictures from our June Philoptochos General Assembly. A big thanks goes out to Jeannie Demas and the host committee of Clearwater who did a wonderful job! Also thank you to all the chapters and their delegates who attended. We had 61 Delegates and 10 Board Members registered.
Wishing you a Blessed 4th of July Celebration
God Bless These United States of America |
Newly Elected 2009- 2011
Metropolis of Atlanta Philoptochos Board
President: Evan Scurtis
First Vice President: Laura Nixon
2nd Vice President: Rose Marie Connell
Recording Secretary: Florence Lytle
Corresponding Secretary: Marty Driscoll
Treasurer: Dee Nicolaou
Assistant Treasurer: Kathy Theofilos
Board Members: Jeannie Demas, Helen Doulaveris, Marty Driscoll, Valine Georgeson, Mary Karam, Betty Lantz, Joan Marinos, Helen McKane, Effie Moraitakis, Vicky Patronis, Irene Politis, Koula Poulos, Kiki Rothman, Margaret Sarafoglu, Irene Tracy (not all pictured above)
May our good and loving God guide you in His holy service!
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137 PAIRS OF SHOES
266 PAIRS OF SOCKS
WERE COLLECTED!!!
at this year's Clergy Laity
from Philoptochos delegates.
They have been sent to the Buckner Humanitarian Aid Center in Mesquite, TX for distribution at their mission.
For more info visit: www.shoesfororphansouls.org |
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Consultation Room in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(for newborn, preemies, multiple births etc)
With many thanks to our chapters and to our individual donors, we have met our pledge of $10,000 to All Children's Hospital for this special room.
May God's merciful love abide always in this place. |
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Meeting Highlights
-more detailed information will be forthcoming
- Medically Fragile Children -- MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) playground project for Medically Fragile Children has been halted due to budget cuts and they have asked us to consider applying our donation toward their " A Place to Pray" area which will be in the new chapel building. The money given toward this project was as follows: $22,500 from National Philoptochos (CMF), $8,796.20 from chapter donations for centerpieces and $1,920 from art auction at the 2007 Clergy Laity. By unanimous vote the general assembly moved to redirect the total playground funds of $33,216.20 to the Place to Pray in the new chapel of the MUSC Hospital.
- The White Dove funds will be hereto redirected to the Website and eCommunications Committee and will work towards enhanced Philoptochos communications throughout the Metropolis. Stay tuned for some exciting newsletters and our new website this fall.
- Disaster Relief Fund -- Over $1.3 million was distributed through this program and National Philoptochos has since adopted a National Disaster Response Board of which Dee Nicolaou is the chairperson. IOCC, National Philoptochos and the Metropolis of Atlanta Philoptochos will coordinate efforts to establish Disaster Response Centers in our Metropolis. The Disaster Response Plan is being formulated and will be presented to your parishes and chapters.
- His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios has requested that we raise
 $25,000 in 5 years from all Metropolis chapters to build a church in Cameroon, Africa. The General Assembly delegates and board members embraced the project and voted to go forward.
- Organ Donor Awareness Program is being reintroduced in light of the late Archbishop Christodoulos' recent experience at the Miami Transplant Institute. The purpose is to inform chapters of organ donation and does not solicit funds nor obligate anyone to become an organ donor. Nicky Psaltis gave an inspiring presentation on how her father's organ transplant 15 years ago saved his life and touched their family.
- Agape Celebrations are to be planned in each Conference during the upcoming ecclesiastical year.
- Dynamic Leadership & Grants Development Strategies was the topic of Saturday's workshop and was led by Evelyn Ploumis-Devick, Ph.D. This was a highly motivational and educational presentation on how to build successful and sustainable programs. We all came away inspired in our efforts!
Ask your representive delegates for more information on these meeting highlights. Also, start thinking about who will be your 2010 delegates for the National Philoptochos Conference. It will be held in Atlanta, Georgia over the 4th of July holiday, 2010. |
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| Euphemia the Great Martyr July 11 |
| In 451, the Fourth Ecumenical Council was held in Chalcedon against the teachings of Eutyches and his followers. After much debate, the two sides agreed to write their respective definitions of faith in separate books, and to ask God to reveal the truth in this matter. When they had prepared these texts, they placed them both in the case that held Saint Euphemia's relics, sealed it, and departed. After three days of night-long prayers, they opened the reliquary in the presence of the Emperor, and found the writings of the heretics under the feet of the Martyr, and the teaching of the Orthodox were clutched in her right hand.
St. Euphemia is the patron saint of our Metropolis Philoptochos and we offer an Artoklasia on or near her other feastday of Sept 16.
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Meet
Presbytera Christine --Webgal
Along with this newsletter I will be working on our new Metropolis of Atlanta Philoptochos Website, which will be launched this September. I appreciate your feedback and especially your photos! |
KEEP THE PHOTOS COMING FOR OUR eCommunications!!
Send me photos of your chapter in action--remember to include your church name, city and the names of the people in the photos. Email them to:
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