SUMMER COFFEE HOUR It is our summer tradition that all coffee hour trays will be for the benefit of the Building Fund and we all share the responsibility of bringing food. Please bring a cake, cookies, fruit, etc. to church with you from time to time to add to our coffee hour table. Or, arrange to host a coffee hour by contacting the church office. If we do not have someone host & or sponsor the coffee hour, we will not be able have one on that particular Sunday.


Laying the Foundation for Our Future : Sat.7/26 @9am Please join the Strategic Planning Meeting Part 2.
Help build a new foundation for St. Andrew without bricks & mortar.

Let’s take the next step in our work with Jerry Minetos and Laura Paulus from the Archdiocese Office of Parish Development. This is our opportunity to share ideas for the future of St. Andrew

 What can we do to realize our short and long range goals?

 How can we encourage our parishioners to help St. Andrew become a more loving, caring, Christian Community?

 How can we better commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God?

Saturday, July 26 @ 9am - 3pm
Please come and help determine how we are going to use our talents to benefit St. Andrew.

RSVP to church office 973-584-0388 by July 21
For more info, please contact:
Zack Demopoulos zpdemop@aol.com or call 201-874-5192
George Moshen ghmosh@aol.com or call 973-600-9091

Planning Meeting AGENDA
Breakfast … .9am - 10am
Session 1….10am - 12pm
Lunch ……..12pm – 1pm
Session 2 …..1pm – 3pm



S.A. SUMMER CAMP Aug. 4-8, @ 9am -12:30pm ages 5-12 - in groups by age:5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12
Monday - Friday 9am - 12:30pm
SKITS - MUSIC - GAMES - CRAFTS
A healthy snack will be provided each day
$50 PER CHILD with Early Registration by July 11.($65.00 per child after July 11.)
DEADLINE for all registrations & payments is July 18th so materials and planning can be finalized
REGISTRATION FORMS are available at the church office or look in the Saint Andrew Family News June issue.


NEXT WEEK & UPCOMING EVENTS July 13-17 •CLERGY LAITY Retreat in Washington, DC / Resources Available Online

July 14-18 •@9am -3pm Music THEATRE CAMP at St. Andrew GYM - contact Karen Notare, Director 973-927-1426

July 17 •@10am HOPE Play Group will meet @ Maria Halkias – 14 Curtis Street, Wharton. 973-989-6269 h Please R.S.V.P. to the host 2 days prior to the play date.

July 20 •Memorial Service for +Panagiota Παναγιώτας Makris, +Barbara Βασιλικής Massad +GeorgeΓεωργίου Diakou

July 24 •@10am HOPE Play Group will meet @ Hedden Park Host contact info: Lisa Gizas 973-361-8362 h / 973-464-7478 c. Please R.S.V.P. to the host 2 days prior to the play date.

July 25 @ 6:35pm “4th Annual Talent Show / Fund Raiser” in Succasunna see insert

July 26 – •@9am LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS “Strategic Planning Meeting #2”

July 26 - August 14 • Ionian Village Byzantine Venture visit www.ionianvillage.org to register

July 27 •Memorial Service for + Panayiota Παναγιώτας Kalli •Artoclasia Service for the Health of Paris Pantelis Patton and Family

July 31 •@10am HOPE Play Group will meet at Jenny Dorizas’ 9 Stratford Drive in Randolph 973-328-3937h / 201-741-1109c Please R.S.V.P. to the host 2 days prior to the play date.

August 4-8 - •@9am -12:30pm St. Andrew Ark of Salvation SUMMER CAMP insert

August 9 • @2pm Ruzicka Baptism

August 10 Memorial Service for +Despina Gatanas

August 14 •@10am HOPE Play Group meet at Angela Aaron’s 9 Victoria Drive in Flanders 973-668-5927h / 908-591-4183c. Please R.S.V.P. to the host 2 days prior to the play date.

August 15 •Artoclasia Service for the Health of Balaskonis and Jelis Families

August 19 Life Line Screening Radiology “Prevent a Stroke” Reg. 1-800-324-1851

August 21 •@10am HOPE Play Group will meet at Imagination Station at Horseshoe Lake Park Host Contact information: Fran Focacci 973-668-5006 h / 973-768-5690 c R.S.V.P. to the host 2 days prior to the play date.

August 28 •@10am HOPE Play Group field trip to the Land of Make Believe Host Contact information: Cindy Rossi 908-541-1557 h / 908-229-3619 c Please R.S.V.P. to the host 2 days prior to the play date.

September 6 •@3pm Baptism

September 7 •Religious Education Class begin •@3pm Baptism

September 8 •@4:30 HAS Classes begin w. Agiasmos Service in our church all students and parents are encouraged to attend.

September 9 • @6:30pm HES Class begins

September 11 •@11am Agiasmos for Mazi Class & HOPE



GREEK LANGUAGE for ADULTS Hellenic Evening School - GREEK LANGUAGE for ADULTS - Session 2 – Intermediate Class
Tuesday at 6:30-8:30pm beginning on Sept. 9 – Dec. 22
Pease contact Vicki Flaris-Rapp if you need more information about the level of the class at 973-659-9193, e-mail her at vflaris@aol.com, or e-mail or call Bessie Petrakos at the church office 973-584-0388 for Registration Forms.
Tuition is $300 for 30 hours (15 two hour sessions).
$150 is due at Registration and $150 before or at first Class


RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES 2008-2009 We will resume Sunday School Classes on September 7, 2008.
Registration Forms are available at the church

HELLENIC AFTERNOON SCHOOL 2008-2009 GRADES 1-6 are 2hrs. GRADES PRE-K, K are 1.5hrs. MAZI CLASSES are 1hr.
Classes begin on Monday, Sept. 8 @ 4:30 with Agiasmos Service in church.
All HAS students and parents are invited attend.
MONDAY @4:30-6:30pm Grades 1, 3, 5
TUESDAY@4:30-6:30pm Grades 2, 4, &6
THURSDAY @10-11am Mazi me ti Mama & Mazi me ti Thaskala
THURSDAY @4:30-6:00pm Kindergarten, Pre-Kindergarten
REGISTRATION Forms are available at the church


CAMP GOOD SHEPHERD - July 6-26, 2008 $375.00 REGISTRATION FEE PER CAMPER
Deadline: June 15, 2008
($50.00 LATE FEE AFTER June 15, 2008)
For a REGISTRATION Packet, contact the church office or GOYA Advisor or call Fr. George Nikas 908-301-0500. Information is also available online at www.nj.goarch.org
GOYA: Ages 13-18 July 6-12, 2008
JOY: Ages 8-12 July 20-26, 2008


PREVENT A STROKE WITH PAINLESS AND ACCURATE SCREENINGS - YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER by calling 1-800-324-1851. Life Line Screening Radiology will offer preventive health screenings at St Andrew Greek Orthodox Church on Tuesday, August 19, 2008.
The screenings offered include a state-of-the-art ultrasound screening of the carotid arteries in the neck (most strokes are linked to plaque build-up in these arteries), an ultrasound screening used to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms (ruptured AAAs have more than a 80% mortality rate and present little or no symptoms), a screening for plaque build-up in the arteries of the legs (a strong indicator of coronary heart disease) and an atrial fibrillation test that screens for an irregular heartbeat.
“Why not just go to my doctor for these tests?” you may ask. The answer, although surprising, is that your insurance companies typically will not pay for these screenings without clear evidence of symptoms. Unfortunately, most people who suffer a stroke or abdominal aneurysm never show any signs that a major medical catastrophe is about to occur.
These painless, non-invasive tests are offered in the convenience of your neighborhood for $139. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER by calling 1-800-324-1851.



Annual Talent Show of Hope - Fri., July 25 @6:35pm *Rain (back-up location) or Shine – Please pray! Questions: 973-927-3978
Doors open: 6:35pm / Show starts: 7:05pm
WHERE: The Solazzo Stage – 6 Lindbergh Lane, Succasunna
Why: To benefit charities in Tanzania and Kenya,
Africa, Haiti, Eva’s Village, Paterson, NJ and
St. Barnabas Medical Center Pediatrics, Livingston, NJ
Minimum Donation: $5.50 (adults) & $3.50
(seniors & children)
Please also bring school supplies
(backpacks, pencil cases, etc.)
to donate to the children of St. Augustine’s in Newark, NJ.
Please, no crayons.

Please bring lawn or beach chairs and/or blankets.
Refreshments, raffles, DVDs, and gifts will be sold.

Questions: 973-927-3978
* In case of rain, we will hold the show
St. Andrew Community Center