Announcements

Palm Sunday Luncheon: Plan to attend the Palm Sunday luncheon on Sunday, March 28th at 12:30 pm in the Church. The ticket price is $5.00 for adults, children eat for free. To purchase tickets please contact Fran Karnezis via email at yiayiafran@yahoo.com.

Saturday of Lazarus: Following the Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) on Saturday, March 27th there will be a communion breakfast and the preparation of Palm Crosses. Please join us.

Events & Fundraising – Important Announcement: The Events & Fundraising committee is looking for a Chairperson for our major fundraiser – Battle at Marathon – slated to take place in October, 2010. If you are interested in chairing this event, please contact Sally Meyerhofer at (949) 637-8544 or meyerhofer@cox.net.

Ladies Auxiliary News: Thank you to all who have generously offered their time and energy to decorate an Icon: Erini Redmond (Annunciation March 19th), Mia Domingot (Nymphios, March 28th), Steve & Pam Dafnis (The Wreath of Christ, Holy Thursday and Holy Friday), Niki Fidopiastis, (The Crucifixion, Holy Thursday, April 1st) and Linda Kollias (Anastasi for Holy Saturday, April 3rd ). The Ladies Auxiliary is also looking for monetary donations for Pascha flowers and the banner for Holy Saturday. If you are able to give, please mark your checks so that we know your donation is intended for the flowers or banner. Thank you.

Pascha Volunteers Needed: The Ladies Auxiliary needs six volunteers to each dye three dozen eggs red for Holy Saturday. The dye will be provided. Bakers are needed to make chocolate cake for the Palm Sunday luncheon as well. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Fran Karnazes at (949) 492-3299 or yiayiafran@yahoo.com.

Coffee Hour: Thank you, Fran Karnezes, for hosting today’s coffee hour. If you would like to host a coffee hour, contact Joanna Giangardella joannasonya@aol.com (949) 492-2465.

Sunday School News: Children, please plan to attend the Good Friday Sunday School retreat at the Church on Friday, April 2nd. The retreat will begin at 9:30 am and conclude at 1:30 pm. Student release forms are available for those that need one. Please see Irene Constantine for a form.

Movie Night! GOMSOC invites the children of the Parish to movie night, on Saturday, March 20th. Details to follow.

Young Adult League (YAL): The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is hosting a blog for young Orthodox Christians during the Lenten season. “Into the Dessert is a 40 day blog designed to motivate, challenge and inspire young people to grow in Christ during the Lenten season.” For information please visit www.youth.goarch.org. For information about GOMSOC’s Young Adult League, please contact Joanna Xipa at jxipa@yahoo.com.

Parish Council News: The Parish Council is looking for people interested in Board leadership. If you are interested in becoming involved and serving your Church in a greater capacity, please contact the Church office at (949) 542-3445.

Prime Timers: Penny Marutsos will personally prepare, in her kitchen, a special post-Pascha feast on Thursday, April 8th at 12:30 pm. The price of the lunch is $12.00. Come, help us celebrate Christ’s Holy Resurrection. Everyone is welcome. You don’t want to miss this luncheon! To reserve a plate, please contact Jim Constantine or Bert Dumais at (949) 412-9169.

Donation Request: Thank you to those who have so generously donated money toward the purchase of a stove for the Church. With your help, we have already collected $575 and are close to meeting our goal! Donations of any size are welcome.

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.

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.

Greek Folk Dance for Kids: We will be starting a new group of young dancers that will begin practicing on a weekly basis after Pascha, with the intention of participating in the exhibition group (Division III) at FDF 2010. We are currently exploring the interest level children ages 5-7 years old. For more information please contact Chrys Cutrone at (949) 295-1256 or via email at chryscutrone@yahoo.com

Adult Greek Dance Classes: A unique, fun, fast paced Adult Beginner’s Greek Dance class is beginning Thursdays in the month of March at 6:30 pm in Aliso Viejo. Eight popular Greek dances will be learned by the end of the class including popular variations, some history, some mythology, and some soul of the dances. The class is four weeks long meeting once a week. Each session will stand on its own without having to have attended a previous class.

The classes are a re-incarnation of highly popular classes previously held at St Sophia, Signal Hill, and St Spyridon in San Diego with up to fifty people in the classes. Many of the groupies that you see at all of the Greek Festivals were graduates of these classes. Click here for more information.

Greek School News: Greek School is not just about learning a language, but also learning Greek customs, history, poetry, songs, and our Holy Orthodox Faith. Don’t miss this beautiful opportunity! For more information please contact Deme Lewis at 949-798-9237 or via email at demelewis@cox.net or Tessy Tzoytzoyrakos at (714) 697-2322 or tessyjoy@gmail.com

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 (949)542-3445 or annierhodes@gmail.com with any questions, or for a copy of the form.

Pray for: Baby George, Mary and Ken.

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.