A message from Father Jim:

Quite a few times, you have heard me quote quite a statement from Fr. Stanley Harakas' book Contemporary Moral Issues concerning Orthokoinonia: "Orthokoinonia" means true community living, with special reference to the local parish. Truly blessed and happy is that Orthodox parish where the majority of the members put Christ first and at the head of their parish life; where the most meaningful social event in the lives of the Christians takes place on Sunday mornings in the temple; where the main task of the parish is encouraging learning and service in the name of God; where there is little conflict, jealousy, gossip and selfishness manifested among the members; where mutual concern, cooperativeness, humility, patience and interest in learning about the Faith are exhibited; and where- above all- love is chief. Such a parish is truly worthy of the title "Orthodox Christian Community". I believe this to be the goal for many of us at St. Demetrios Church.

2012 Annual Festival (June 21-24, 2012)

The Festival will soon be here.
Download the Gift Card Order Form from this link .

St. Demetrios Vacation Church School 2012: Christian Olympics

July 16-20, 6:30-8:30pm (evenings this year).
Kids Ages Kindergarten through Grade 6. $40 for the first child, $30 for the second and $20 for third. Proceeds go to fund the event and we are also starting a Camp Nazareth Account to begin to encourage our JOY youth to attend this camp and help bring the cost down, especially for those families with more than one child. Moms, dads and Goyans who wish to help us, please contact Stacy or despina@matheos1.com to volunteer

Final MEFGOX District Rehersals

For the 65th MEFGOX Choir Convention in Cleveland - JULY 26TH - 29TH “LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE”:CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF GREEK ORTHODOXY IN CLEVELAND!

• Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 from 7-9pm
  St. Demetrios Church,
  22909 Center Ridge Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116
• Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 from 11am-3pm
  Annunciation Cathedral,
  555 North High St., Columbus, OH 43215
• Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 from 7-9pm
  Annunciation Church,
  129 South Union St., Akron, OH 44304

Come! Be prepared to sing Frank Desby's music as Neal Desby, his son from California, directs us at our convention! Learn the notes before the convention at these rehearsals! Learn the “NEW” cherubic hymn, the hierarchal “AGIOS” as well as the Doxology! Let your light shine!

Stewardship

Please refer to this website for upcoming information regarding church stewardship. You can download the 2012 pledge form from this link: Pledge form for 2012

Metropolis of Pittsburgh Website

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the launch of a newly redesigned website. This all-new site is designed to offer the latest Metropolis news and offer valuable resources and information about His Eminence Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh and the ministries of the Metropolis.