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“Let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God”                                                        Welcome to St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church in Peachtree City, Georgia   Thank you for your visit. We invite you to join us and participate in our worship services, educational, fellowship, and service ministries. News, including Upcoming Events Come & See . . . Invitation for you to join us often: We invite you to join us for worship services, religious education, and fellowship afterwards.  Click for Sunday Bulletin, 1/22/12  Click here for our Schedule  Religious Education Classes are Underway (Click to view)     Join us for our next Catholic - Orthodox Ecumenical Gathering at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30327  Theme - Pilgrims of PEACE & Messengers of HOPE Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. Click to download descriptive flyer (PDF) Opportunity for our Sunday School Teachers and Volunteers Saturday, January 28, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Annunciation Cathedral in Atlanta, GA Entitled "Teaching the Good Things We Were Taught", this special presentation by Dr. Tony Vrame, Director, Department of Religious Education of our Archdiocese is recommended for all Sunday School teachers, and is open to all parishioners who would like to participate. Please RSVP to Susan Marinos at Annunciation Cathedral in Atlanta, GA: smarinos@atlgoc.org or 404/210-3756 by 1/15/12.   Click to download descriptive flyer (PDF)  Click to check status of services during inclement weather... 2011 Christmas Decorations Volunteers Sunday, December 4, 2011             Happy 8th Birthday to our St. Christopher Parish - established October 26, 2003   We give thanksgiving to our Lord for all the faithful of our parish family for its exemplary service and support, and we thank His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios for His pastoral guidance and leadership. May our Lord bless us with "Many More Years!" (Click for Special Message Large file - may take some time to download . . . ) Congratulations to Peachtree City's Great Georgia Air Show, October 8-9, 2011 (St. Christopher Church participated!)                          More than 20,000 visitors experienced this year's spectacular Air Show in Peachtree City, GA. They had an opportunity to select our well-organized, efficiently-run, and delicious food booth amidst many other food vendors and we didn't fail to satisfy those who chose us - delivering authentic gyros, souvlaki, baklava, and drinks to patrons supporting this annual charitable event. All proceeds will be used for our future building program. Thank you once again to our parishioners who sacrificed for this event! Congratulations to our Co-Chairmen, Tammy & Costas Soulakos and all of their faithful volunteers (sorry, we were too busy to take pictures), who after attending church services at 7:45 a.m. Sunday morning served at our food booth until closing Sunday at 6:00 p.m. (with clean-up afterwards). What an incredible experience! Fr. George overheard one passenger on the shuttle bus (who was unaware of his relationship to our booth) share to his friend how delicious the food was at our booth and what a great price it was. Thanks again to our St. Christopher team! We were greatly blessed with a huge turnout, a fun and safe weekend, and resources that will be used to build our future parish home. And, we got to be part of an annual tradition - the popular Air Show event takes place each October at Falcon Field in Peachtree City and features a variety of aircraft and aeronautic performers and daredevils, in addition to numerous family friendly events to enjoy and exhibits to peruse.
Thank You for Your Support of GreekFest 2011! We are grateful that you joined us! We had so much fun at GreekFest 2011 on Saturday, September 17th. Thanks to all of our parishioners who helped. Proceeds will be used to help us plan our new building on Ebenezer Road.  Congratulations to our Co-Chairmen, George & Julie Skouteris, their hard-working and dedicated committee chairs, and to all of our parishioners who assisted with this effort.   We are especially grateful to our 300+ guests who attended and to the many sponsors of GreekFest 2011.           Pictured are several members of our Dance Troupe who performed four authentic Greek dances. Following their performance, dance troupe members went out into the audience and encouraged guests to join them. Our dancers enjoyed teaching them the basic dance steps. Notice how natural they look and how much fun our guests are having.   Why don't you plan on joining us next year, September 15th, for GreekFest 2012 . . . OPA!   Click to download November, 2011 Newsletter   Click to download December, 2011 Newsletter
PHILOPTOCHOS HANDS OF LOVE Special Project for Febuary, 2012 Souper Bowl of Caring to benefit Fayette Samaritans (click to view)   Click to view Schedule for August, 2011 - January, 2012
Recent Events   Sunday, August 7, 2011           Saturday, August 6, 2011         Click to view our GOYA Horseback Ride during "Fun-Blast" Weekend - July 23-24, 2011!               On Sunday, July 17, 2011, our Philoptochos members provided Lia & Bobby Spezzano with a "surprise" baby shower attended by our parish family!  (Click to view photos)           On Sunday, July 17th, Goyans and their advisors gathered to plan their "Fun Blast Weekend" on Saturday & Sunday, July 23rd and 24th. (Click to view photos)                       On Sunday, July 10th, Fr. George blessed three new prayer shawls that will be donated to the Orthodox Christian Mission Center's Mission Trip to Albania. He is assisted by Philoptochos President Dina Tagalos Kearns, BJ Spanos, and one of our youth. Our Philoptochos chapter is sending a total of eleven prayer shawls to those in need in Albania.   The Fourth of July - American Independence Day We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. The Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! Thomas Jefferson  - Encylical of Archbishop Demetrios for Independence Day - July 4, 2011 (Click to download)  - Message of Metropolitan Alexios for Independence Day - July 4, 2011 (Click to download)  - Fr. George's Collected Thoughts on Independence Day - July 4, 2011 (Click to download)   We offer Thanksgiving and Glory to God for the Feast of Holy Pentecost. We appreciate everyone's presence and participation on Sunday, June 12th, as we commemorated this Feast, along with Vespers of the Holy Spirit, and an early Father's Day since we will not have church services at St. Christopher Church on Sunday, June 19th (Father's Day). Special thanks to our Philoptochos Society for offering such a delicious and well-served luncheon to honor our Fathers and congratulations to the Co-chairs - Gail Ericsson and Sheryl Vasiliadis.                           Congratulations to Helen Hayes and George Zavlanos for being selected as St. Christopher Church's 2011 Archangel Michael Honorees. We commend their families for their tremendous support as well. The Honors Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, November 12th and the Metropolis Hierarchical Liturgy will be Sunday, November 13th.   Congratulations to our Newly Installed Philoptochos Board - Sunday, June 12, 2011           We commend Julie Skouteris for her tireless efforts these past seven years of serving as our first-ever Philoptochos Society President and we welcome Dina Tagalos Kearns as our new Philoptochos Society President - Sunday, June 12, 2011                 Congratulations to our High School Graduates for 2011. Following church services on Sunday, June 12, 2011, Fr. George joined the Vice President of our Parish Council, George Psihountas, and Dina Tagalos Kearns, the President of our Philoptochos Society in giving them recognition and gifts from our parish.           Congratulations to Michael & Heather Loridas on the baptism of their daughter and to her Godparents, Nicholas & Julie Stamatakos - Saturday, June 11, 2011                       Fourth Journey of St. Paul at Fotis & Effie Sakkas' Home by the Lake - Sunday, June 5, 2011               Fr. George's Family & Parishioners Surprising Him with a Special Luncheon & Cake Commemorating the 15 Year Anniversary of His Ordination to the Holy Priesthood - Sunday, June 5, 2011       Fr. George presents Presbytera Marinda with a special cake celebrating her Name Day on Sunday, May 29th - the Feast Day of St. Theodosia of Constantinople. Chronia Polla!   Eva Sarantis presents a Birthday Offering on the occasion of her May 28th birthday to Parish Council Vice President George Psihountas and Parish Council Treasurer Stephen Sarantis (May 29, 2011)       Eternal Memory Krystalia Metropoulos (beloved mother of Maria Ward) Click to download Obituary New Baby Blessings for Parents-to-be Stephen & Jackie Sarantis & Grandmother Eva Sarantis (May 22, 2011)               Parishioner - Athanasios Christodoulou (May 22, 2011)                             Parishioners - Marion Lindstrom, Jim & Claudia Sliwinski & Son (May 22, 2011)                     2011 GreekFest Meeting (May 22, 2011)         + Eternal Memory for Mary Ellinas - united flower vases presented from her children, Eva Sarantis & Johnny Ellinas. May her memory be eternal! (She was buried May 19, 2011.)            2011 Volunteer Work Weekend at Diakonia Retreat Center in Salem, SC (May 13-15, 2011)                 2011 St. Christopher Feast Day Celebration and Picnic at Ebenezer Road Property (Name Day of our parish - May 9, 2011)               2011 Philoptochos Mother's Day Luncheon (May 8, 2011)           2011 College Graduate with her family - Niki, Pete, & Susan Kleto. (May 8, 2011)                 2011 Philoptochos Ladies Tea (May 7, 2011)               Journeys of St. Paul Series, Session 3, at Helen Hayes' & Gail Ericsson's Home (May 1, 2011)             Spring Blessing Service of Philoptochos Prayer Shawls (May 1, 2011)               Agape Vespers Gospel Readers - Greek, English, Italian, Romanian, French, Arabic, Latin, Spanish, Bulgarian, & German (April 24, 2011)         2011 Holy Saturday Teaching Proskomide Service (April 23, 2011)
Follow the Journeys of St. Paul Series - Final Session June 5th...Our Next Meeting is this coming Sunday, June 5th . . . Come join your fellow parishioners as we emulate the journeys of St. Paul the Apostle . . . by meeting at four of our parish family homes, once each month, beginning in March, and continuing through June. For this final session, we will gather from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for drinks and fellowship, followed by a thirty minute overview from Fr. George of one of St. Paul ’s missionary messages to the early Christians. Bring your Bibles (and a couple extra folding chairs) as he highlights the Book of Acts and selected Epistles of St. Paul.At 4:00 p.m. we will share our “pot-luck” dinner provided by those parishioners in attendance, and we will finish our session no later than 5:30 p.m. Click to download Updated Informative Flyer
Together, We Will Build God's Church Click to download a summary of the next phase of our property development - the design and development of our new building! Click to download Pledge Card to help us design and plan our new building           Click for April, 2011 Issue of Orthodox Observer Online            Visit Special Events to view recent parish events and fellowship opportunities. Visit Orthodox News to learn about Orthodoxy in the world. Our Religious Education Classes are offered continuously (even throughout the summer months)! Click for current Class Schedule that includes listing of classes and their teachers, their focus of study, and class locations. We hope you will join us every Sunday as we learn and share our Orthodox faith. Click for Information on our Parish Cookbook Developed by Our Philoptochos Society Parish is located at 313 Dividend Drive, Suite 210, Peachtree City, GA  30269 Church Office: (770) 487-0078 Pastor: Very Rev. Fr. George Tsahakis, (70) 381-1842 (Home) Parish Council President: Tammy Soulakos, (770) 487-1004 (Home) For further information, email Fr. George Tsahakis at frgeorgetsahakis@mail.goarch.org.  After your visit to our website, we hope you will visit the following links: Listen to Orthodox Christian Network (Online Radio - click above icon)      Ecumenical Patriarchate (click above icon) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (click above icon) Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta (click above icon)