Thank you! To those who made our Palm Sunday Luncheon a success: Peter & Christina Hadgimallis for donating the food; Peter Hadgimallis, Gregory Louridas, Chris Fifis, George Vlachos, Alex Falbo and Victoria Aristoklis for cooking; Troula Sfarnas for the table favors; Diane Saphos, Stephanie Ristvey, Mary Hadgimallis, Jane Papacostas and Susan Gouris for the deserts.

Xρόνια Πολλά! Happy Birthday! God Grant You Many Years! To those celebrating this week: Helen Angelos, Dennis Cosmatos, Barbara Crits-Kelly, Peter Kolokithias, Stephanie Nanz, Kristalia Sandilos, Elpitha Fishman, Penelope Mcclintock, Charles E Pappas, Thomas Draganis, Constance Psihogios, Maria Stakias, Nikolas Telegadis, Xenia Toulatos, Efthymios Vlahos, Dimosthenis Amanatidis, Demitra Hatzinikolaou, Anthony Konstantinidis, Christina Koulouris, Catherine Schaffer, Jacob Exarchos, Joyce Gutchigian, James Larounis, Nicholas Zoubroulis, Dawn Loizos, Kenneth Apessos, Dionysios Charitos, Georgia Larounis, Evan Mackrides, Amanda Simmons, Penelope Ververeli.

Happy Wedding Anniversary! To those celebrating this week: Despina and Stavros Siokos, Stamatia and Kenneth Apessos, Christina and Spiros Koulouris, Evdoxia and Christian Lucarini, Kelly and Iakovos Toumbanakis, Christine and George Vlahos, Barbara Edwards and Gus Concilio, Efthimia and Nicholi Cardwell, Elizabeth and Vasilis Karras, Panayiota and Demetrios Stakias, Irene and Dennis Cosmatos, Anastasia and John Perry.

In Our Prayers for Health and Salvation. Argyro, Anthony, James, Calliope, Eugenia, Lillian, Mary, Joseph, Aspasia, Cleopatra, Anthony, Walter, Kostadia, Angela, Nikolaos, Esther, Yiorgos, Evangeline, Tom, Georgia, Connie, Vasilios, Panayiotis, Konstantinos, Frank, Paula, Joanne, Panayiotis, Michael, Catherine, Eleni, Sam, Elizabeth, Dimitrios, Lydia, Vasiliki, Joyce, Nicholas, Pat, Mark, Simona, Evangelia, Alexandros.

Ladies Philoptochos Society This is to notify you that Elections for the New Board of Directors will be held this Sunday, May 19, 2013 in the Church Library following the Divine Liturgy. Interested candidates may contact Debra Exarchos or Diane Saphos.

35th OPA Festival, May 23-26, 2012. Many hands are needed to make this annual event a success. Even a few hours of your time and talent offering can make a difference. An OPA Volunteer Sign-Up Form was emailed to you recently. Please fill out and return to the Parish Office at your earliest convenience.

Do not forget to invite your friends, relatives and neighbors to come and enjoy the food and the festivities!


Graduation Sunday, June 2. Diplomas, Promotion Certificates and Awards will be given out to the Sunday School and Greek School students at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. We will also honor on this Sunday all high school, vocational-technical school, and college/university graduates.


WANTED: Greek Language Teacher. The Hellenic Language & Culture School of Annunciation Church, Elkins Park, PA, is seeking a Modern Greek language teacher for the 2013-2014 academic year. Should be a native speaker. Knowledge of the communicative approach in language teaching a must. Classes meet every Tuesday afternoon, September through May. For consideration, please contact Fr. Christos Christofidis, 215-6350316.

ZHTHTAI Δάσκαλος/Δασκάλα Ελληνικών. Το Σχολείο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας και Πολιτισμού της Eνορίας Ευαγγελισμού, Elkins Park, PA, ζητά να προσλάβει δάσκαλο/δασκάλα Νέων Ελληνικών για το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2013-2014. Aπαραίτητη η Ελληνική ως μητρική γλώσσα. Αναγκαία η γνώση της επικοινωνιακής μεθόδου της διδασκαλίας της γλώσσας. Μαθήματα κάθε Τρίτη απόγευμα από Σεπτέμβριο μέχρι Μάιο. Αν ενδιαφέρεστε, παρακαλoύμε ελάτε σε επαφή με τον π. Χρήστο Χριστοφίδη, 215-6350316.


Congratulations to Cathy Avgiris! Cathy has been promoted to chief financial officer for Philadelphia based Comcast Corporation.