GOYA Community Christmas Card GOYA will be accepting names for the Community Christmas Card after church today. Please support our youth in this annual fundraiser and send your Christmas wishes to all your friends and family in our community. The cost for inclusion is $15.

MItten Tree/Reach For A Star Tree Our two holiday drives to benefit families in need begin next Sunday. Bring mittens, gloves, hats, scarves and slipper socks to decorate our Mitten tree, and for children ages 3-5, our Children`s Mitten Tree.

Reach for a Star, and pick one from our Holiday tree; return the gift described wrapped (with the star attached to the outside) at our Christmas Social December 12 or to Church by Sunday, December 13.

Saint Demetrios Christmas Fellowship Our annual Christmas Social will be Saturday, December 12, at 6 p.m. Make a reservation beginning next Sunday, November 22.

Parish Council Elections Elections are held today during Fellowship Hour for the seven candidates whom we congratulate (as all will be elected): Steve Karnezis, Nicholas Loxas, George T. Poulos, Alex J. Sakelaris, Robert Snarskis, Pete Trgovich, and Ted Vrehas.

Daughters of Penelope Cutoiut Cookie Sale During our Fellowship Hour today, the Daughters of Penelope will have a cookie sale to benefit "Manna over Hammond," the soup kitchen operated by Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church of Hammond.

Philoptochos Christmas Social Philoptochos will be accepting reservations for the annual Christmas Party to be held on Tuesday, December 1st at the Princess Café, Beecher , IL . Cost is $30 per person and we invite friends and family to join us for this fun evening. For reservations, please see Toula Delis, Mia Delis or Georgia Karnezis after church today or next week. Reservations will be accepted until Friday, November 27th

2009 Stewardship As of November 13, 2009:

281 Stewardship Pledges received
$184,549.00 total pledged
$655.76 average

89 increased pledges from 2008
36 decreased pledges from 2008
115 unchanged pledges from 2008
41 new stewardship units (not pledged 2008)

There are approximately 70 outstanding pledges we hope to receive as soon as possible!