Four Fabulous May Events

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Four Fabulous May Events!

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Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
Philoptochos has four wonderful events in May.

Philoptochos is sponsoring four wonderful events this month. Here's a quick summary with details below.

1. LADIES NIGHT OUT: Saturday, May 14, 6pm
This event is for all women of the parish and will be in the home of Dena Tortorelis.

2. KOURAMBIETHES BAKING SESSION: Tuesday, May 17, 12-6pm
Come for part or all of the day. No experience necessary. Sign up here.

3. ARTOCLASIA SACRED BAKING WORKSHOP: Saturday, May 21, 11am-3pm
Everyone is welcome to come learn the sacred baking of the fives loaves.

4. SPRING FINALE DINNER AND MEETING: Tuesday, May 24, 5:30pm
Join us for our final meeting before summer. RSVP and volunteer here: Sign-Up Genius.

I hope to see you at one or more of these events!

Christ is Risen! Annette Legeros | Chapter President
952-239-5060 | MplsPhilo@gmail.com
(Book Cover)

P.S. The next Women’s Book Club discussion will be Thursday, June 2^nd from 7:00 to 8:30. The book is “Philokalia” by Father Anthony Coniaris and is available in the bookstore.

Kourambiethes Baking on Tuesday May 17
We need about 20 volunteers to help make thousands of kourambiethes on Tuesday, May 17, 12-6pm for use at the Taste of Greece. Please join us for part or all of the baking session. No experience necessary. Next month, we'll be assembling baklava.

Kourambiethes
Tuesday, May 17, 12-5pm
Cookie Captains: Toni Bazakos and Tina Menter (612-270-1862, chmenter@live.com)

Baklava
Assembly: Wednesday, June 15 and Monday, June 20, 2-8pm
Cut, Clove, Syrup: Tuesday, June 21, 9am-1pm
Syrup, Package: Wednesday, June 22, 9am-12pm
Cookie Captain: Elena Gabor (cell 952-288-3011, elenagabor14@gmail.com)

To volunteer, call the cookie captain, stop by our table after church, or click this red button:

BAKE SALE SIGN UP GENIUS

Final Sacred Baking Workshop: Artoclasia
(Photo: 5 loaves)

One of the missions of Philoptochos is "to promote the Greek Orthodox Faith and traditions, in accordance with its doctrines, canons, discipline, divine worship, usages and customs." With that in mind, you are invited to our final sacred baking workshop:

Artoclasia | Blessing of Five Loaves
Saturday, May 21, 11am-3pm

All parishioners are welcome to attend. The workshop will be led by Toni Bazakos. Register at the Philoptochos table during the social hour or contact Toni at 612-554-7861 or georg310@umn.edu. There is no cost to attend.

Spring Finale Dinner and Meeting on Tuesday, May 24
Join us for our final gathering before summer! We'll have a delicious meal, discuss upcoming Philoptochos plans, and share ideas.

Please RSVP at our table in the social hour or use Sign-Up Genius.

Thank You...
...to the 160 people who joined Philoptochos during our member drive!
...to all who donated to our Lenten drives for Tandem and FOCUS.
...to all who served the parish during Lent and Holy week to beautify and prepare for Jesus' resurrection. Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
…to Carol Smith, chair, and the dozens of people who made the May 1 FOCUS Minnesota meatloaf dinner a great success. We planned for 150 meals but served 236, with most guests coming in the first hour of service. The resourceful serving team was able to creatively provide a warm meal for everyone who came to FOCUS’s door.