Ministries

Coordinates safety protocols, emergency response, and security volunteers during services and parish events.

Plans and runs the parish's annual Greek Festival — the parish's largest community outreach and fundraising event.

Faith, friendship, and service for college students and young adults navigating life in Christ.

Welcomes visitors and parishioners as they enter the church, helping newcomers feel at home and assisting with seating or questions.

Greek Orthodox Youth of America — fellowship, faith, and service for our middle and high school teens.

Encourages the time, talent, and treasure of parishioners; manages annual stewardship pledges that fund parish operations.

Fellowship gatherings, lunches, and outings for our seasoned parishioners — our Very Important Persons.

Supports families with young children through fellowship, parenting resources, and faith formation in the home.

Books, icons, baptismal crosses, and items of worship — available for purchase or checkout to parishioners, Chrismation class participants, and all who are interested in Orthodoxy.

Organizes parish-wide gatherings, fellowship hours after Liturgy, and seasonal celebrations.

Bakes the offering bread (prosphoron) used in the Divine Liturgy; a quiet, prayerful ministry of preparation.

Teaches the Greek language, history, and culture to children of the parish, typically meeting weekly during the school year.

Children's Greek folk-dance program; performs at the festival and parish celebrations.

Fellowship ministry for married couples, hosting socials, retreats, and events that strengthen marriages within the faith.

Vacation Church School: a summer program (often a week long) of faith, crafts, and fellowship for parish children, with Beacons as the youth-leadership arm.

Adult Greek folk-dance group that learns and performs traditional regional dances at parish events and the festival.

Trains and schedules altar servers (typically boys and young men) who assist the priest during Divine Liturgy.

The elected lay leadership working with Father to guide the temporal affairs of the parish.

Maintains the church facilities and grounds; coordinates repairs, capital projects, and improvements.

"Friends of the Poor": the national women's philanthropic society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, dedicated to charitable giving and service.

Coordinates floral arrangements for the icons, altar, and feast days; organizes flower offerings for major services like Holy Week and Pascha.

Oversees the parish choir and chanters who lead the congregation in worship throughout the liturgical year.

Sunday school and ongoing faith formation for our children, from preschool through high school.

Local chapter of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, a fraternal organization promoting Hellenic heritage, education, philanthropy, and civic responsibility.