Luncheon Today The Luncheon for His Eminence, Metropolitan ISAIAH, has been graciously donated by Demetrios Valsamis, and we thank him.  However, because of the large crowd that we`re expecting, we have hired wait staff and clean up staff.  There will be a donation basket at the front of the food table, please consider a contribution of $5 to help defray the cost of the wait staff.  Thank you and we look forward to an informative weekend with His Eminence.

40 Day Memorial for John Ladakos 40 day Memorial today for John Ladakos. May his memory be ever eternal!

Sunday School We are requesting all parents of Sunday School children please see Elena Black for registration forms this Sunday. Please complete the forms and return them to Elena Black, Christina Varsos, or Mary Maxson. We need to finalize registration this weekend. In upcoming bulletins, please take note of details regarding changes and improvements to our Sunday School Classes and program. Also, there will be no Sunday School Classes this Sunday.

Nikolaos Simeon Scholarship We are now taking applications for the Nikolaos Simeon Scholarship. Applications are available in the Narthex and online through our website (www.stjohnclearlake.org). Application deadline is November 30th.

Community Christmas Card Once again, St. John`s will be sponsoring our annual "Community Christmas Card."  It is one where the Faithful make a donation and have their names listed on one beautiful card that is then mailed out to all the Parishioners and Friends of the Parish convening the Christmas message.  It serves two purposes.  First, it saves one from having to mail out individual Christmas cards to church members, and secondly, the proceeds collected go toward the Priest`s Benevolent Fund where the Pastor is able to anonymously help those in need of immediate assistance. Sign-up forms will be available starting Sunday, Nov. 23rd in the Narthex.  A minimum of $25.00 donation is required.

GOYA News GOYA held another successful babysitting night this Friday. Thank you to all who brought your children and to all of the GOYAns who came to help out. We also had a wonderful lunch and discussion with the Metropolitan on Saturday. Thank you to all who came and prepared questions! Next weekend, November 21-23 our GOYAns will be attending our biannual retreat. It will be held at T Bar M Ranch in New Braunfels, TX. We are excited we have the opportunity to grow in our faith with other youth from across our state.

AHEPA News AHEPA Houston is inviting us to join their Christmas benefit dinner/dance on Dec 14, at Junior League in Houston.  Tickets are $75/person which can be obtained from George Zacharias.  Let`s show them our support.

Philoptochos Bake Sale! It`s time for our annual bake sale. This year it will be on December 13 and 14. Please help us by passing out the order forms to your co-workers, family, and friends. Order forms were sent via email. If you didn`t receive the order form, there are copies in the parish home. We do appreciate what you do every year. We couldn`t possibly reach our goals without your help. Thank you!


Fall General Assembly Next Sunday Fall General Assembly will be on Sunday, November 23rd at 12:30pm.

St. John’s Prayer List The following parishioners are in need of prayers on their behalf. If possible, please pass this information to your friends and relatives as well.
Mr. George Saphos
Mrs. Vasilia Liolios
Mrs. Kathy Bechtle
Mr. Mrs. Pavlos and Stavrula Lindsay
Patsy Moore
Max Priebe
Bill Gazis (deployed to Iraq)
Augusta Sdralis
All the families affected by Hurricane IKE

If you know of others needing prayers, please let us know so we can place them on our prayer list.


Food Pantry Please don't forget to bring something for the food pantry when you come to church, especially now after Ike when the need is great. Any non-perishable items are welcome - peanut butter, canned stew, canned soups with some meat, canned vegetables, canned tuna or chicken or salmon, baby formula, diapers, toilet paper, shampoo, soap, laundry detergent, etc. Please support this church ministry. Thank you.

Prosforo Reminder Please make sure that Prosforo is in church before the start of the service on Sunday. Please write the date (or put a sticker with the date) on the plastic bags with the Prosforo. That way the oldest will be used first. Thank you for your help, Cleopatra Nelson
November 9 Mary Zacharias
November 16 Zaneta Rapos
November 23 Vouli Koemtzopoulos
November 30 Andriana Tambourides
December 7 Merja Tambourides
December 14 Ellie Ashley
December 21 Soula Koumbias
December 28 Beth Kouloumoundras


Planning Please inform the office of any upcoming memorials, baptisms or weddings so we can include them in the calendar and announcements. Thank you.