Sharing Special Moments in our Parish during Summer, 2010:     Expectant Parish Families (Emilia Moraitis and her family not pictured due to her need to rest at home) We pray our Lord bless each of our young families with healthy children.                   New Parish Family & their "Koubaroi" following the Blessing of their wedding in the Orthodox Church                    Blessing of Prayer Shawls on August 15th:                                   Prayer of Blessing for Fruit at Eve of Feast of Transfiguration, August 5th:                                                       Agiasmos/Blessing of Water on August 1st (Our tradition is to offer this service on the first of each month when it falls on Sunday.)                                  Fr. George offers thanksgiving to God for the privilege of serving our most "senior" (95 years) and most "junior" (newborn) parishioners and their families. Our parish community is blessed to serve them and all our parishioners the Lord provides "in between" their ages. Na Sas Zisoun! May God provide them with many years of healthy, happy, and "Spirit-filled life."                     Birthday Commemorations this year - our parishioners generously provide "commemorative" donations on their special days - August 22nd and 1st, and February 28th, respectively:                                               Baby Showers give us opportunities to thank our Lord for His gift of new life and celebrate this special occasion with our expectant families. We enjoyed lots of interactive and fun participation with our parishioners as we gathered on August 22nd and 1st, respectively:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Churching Service for our two youngest parishioners on July 25th:                                             Appetizer Preparations for Greek Fest & Philoptochos Fundraisers on July 31st & 17th, respectively:                                                                                                                                             Wedding Service for Parish Family on July 11th