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.
The Festival will soon be here.
Download the Gift Card Order Form from this link
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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
For the 65th MEFGOX Choir Convention in Cleveland - JULY 26TH - 29TH “LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE”:CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF GREEK ORTHODOXY IN CLEVELAND!
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!
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
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