We extend our heartfelt thanks to the many people who helped to make Lent, Holy Week and Pascha beautiful and meaningful celebrations.
Thank you to Zoe Michael, Diana Michael, Karen Masek & Laura Coughlin for their donation of flowers for the Petafi in memory of Father Llambi & Priftresha Dhoxhi Michael and family.
Thanks to Louise Gallagher and Bill Kovachi for their donation of Prayer Plants and Easter Lillies for the Altar.
Thank you to Pauline Dionis who decorated the Cross for the Petafi, and to the ‘Myrrh-bearing Women” who decorated the Petafi: Jean Brideau, Laura Coughlin, Diane Cryan, Laura Denisevich, Mary DiIulio, Pauline Dionis, Louise Karoli Gallagher, and Dolores Nauchy.
A special thanks to Diane Cryan, Laura Denisevich, Louise Karoli Gallagher, Elsie Gartsu, and Kim O’Brien for donating the dyed Pascha Eggs.
Thanks to Jennifer Goetz for decorating the Church for Holy Pascha.
To Curt, Nicole, Brooke & Sophie Dionis for filling the plastic eggs with candy, and to Sue, Melissa, and Erin Galich, Madeline Leighton, and Nicole, Brooke & Sophie Dionis for preparing and organizing the successful Children’s Easter Egg Hunt after the Paschal Vesper service. Also thanks to all the parishioners who made donations of candy which was needed to fill the plastic eggs.
Fr. Sergei Bouteneff who served all the Lenten, Holy Week and Paschal services for us, and for continuing to assist us, and serve all the Liturgies at St. George.
Luba Csernica and Cathy Hotova for the live-streaming of services.
Cantors Peter Dacey and Charles Soter for their dedication and reading at all the services.
Thanks to Louise Gallager and Bob Lazar who faithfully change the table cloths when required by feast or church season. And thanks to Louise who also irons and prepares all the table cloths ahead of time so they are ready to be switched out.
The Choir and Karen Masek for their singing on Palm Sunday, the Holy Wednesday Matins with Unction service, the Holy Thursday Matins with Passion Gospel Readings, the Holy Friday Matins with Lamentations, and the midnight Paschal Liturgy.
All of our volunteer readers who helped during all of the Holy Week services.
Louise Gallagher and Cathy Hotova for all their efforts with the coffee hour set-up each Sunday.
Bob Lazar for his assistance in the sanctuary – he faithfully helps at all services.
To the Altar Servers for their time and assistance.
And to all those who came to pray and celebrate the services.
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