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September 2024
09/03- Executive Board meeting 6:00
09/08-St. Fanourious Collection, second tray, supporting Metropolis Youth; Back-to-School/Ministry Sunday- Philoptochos Table
09/18- General Membership Meeting, Wine & Cheese, 5:30-7:00
October 2024
10/01- Executive Board and CL-PH Chairs meeting 6:00
10/10-Sr. League Fall Picnic Trinity Hall 11:30
PUFFS SCHEDULE- Sunday, 10/20-make spinach batter; Roll puffs & make pans 10/21-10/25.
9:00 AM-9:00PM Monday, 10/21, Tuesday, 10/22, Thursday, 10/24.
9:00 AM-5 PM Wednesday, 10/23 & ; Friday, 10/25.
Sunday, 10/27-make cheese batter; make puffs 9:00 AM-9 PM, Monday, 10/28, Tuesday,
10/29, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Wednesday, 10/30.
Pick-Up Dates: Saturdays 11/02 & 11/09, 9:00 AM-Noon; Sundays 11/03 & 11/10, Noon-2:00 PM.
10/30-General meeting, fall social following Puffs
November 2024
11/03-ECCO Bag Distribution date, Youth supported
11/05-Executive Board meeting 6:00
11/10-Philoptochos Coffee celebrating SS Cosmos & Damianos, Philoptochos patron saints, parish general assembly
11/17-ECCO Bag Return date, Youth Sunday
December 2024
12/03-Executive Board Meeting 5:30, General Membership Meeting 6:00, Potluck Christmas Party Trinity Hall following general meeting
12/12-Sr. League Christmas Party-Trinity Hall, 11:30
January 2025
01/07-Executive Board Meeting 6:00
01/25-Vasilopita set-up & 01/26-Vasilopita Luncheon
01/30-Philoptochos Social Cooper River Brewery, 5:00-7:00, charity TBD
February 2025
02/04-Executive Board Meeting 6:00
02/13-Sr. League Valentine’s Day Lunch 11:30, Trinity Hall (Thursday to avoid fast day)
02/23-Philoptochos Kick-Off Membership Campaign Coffee & General Meeting, Begin advertising Executive Board Election held in May
March 2025
03/04-Executive Board Meeting 5:30, General Membership Meeting 6:00
03/08-Fr. Nicholas Louh Spiritual Enrichment Event Trinity Hall, time TBD. Fr. Nick is the priest of St. John the Divine, Jacksonville, Fl; co-host with his Presvytera of Live with the Louhs, Tuesday evenings at 7:00 on Ancient Faith Radio; Fr. Nick and Dr. Roxanne Louh are authors of two books, Renewing You: A Priest, a Psychologist, and a Plan and 6 Hours, 7 Lessons, How Christ’s Light Transcends our Darkness
April 2025
04/01-Executive Board Meeting 6:00
04/13-Palm Sunday Luncheon
04/20-Pascha
May 2025
05/06-Executive Board Meeting 6:00
05/09-05/11-Greek Festival
05/18-Philoptochos Executive Board Election
June 2025
06/11-06/15-Clergy Laity/Philoptochos- Atlanta Metropolis Convention hosted by Holy Trinity. Your help is kindly requested to make this an enriching and successful event.
Please see the sign-up sheets at our Philoptochos table to see how you may help. Thank you!
July 2025
07/31-Philoptochos Social Cooper River Brewery, 5:00-7:00, charity TBD
September 2025
09/27-Children’s Medical Fund Luncheon, Buckhead, Atlanta
Please visit the Philoptochos Table during Coffee Hours for updated information and news about our events. Committee volunteer sign-ups will also be available for ministries and activities.
Thank you for all you do to support Philoptochos, Our Army of Agape!
About
Welcome to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Charleston Ladies’ Philoptochos Society. The Greek Orthodox Ladies' Philoptochos Society is the women’s philanthropic organization for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Philoptochos is open to all women of the Orthodox Christian faith over the age of 18. You can become a valued member of a group of committed women who give their time and efforts to support outstanding ministries within the Greek Orthodox Christian Church and in our local Charleston community.
"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’." - Acts 20:35
Our mission
The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society is the duly accredited women’s philanthropic organization of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Our mission is:
To help the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church through fund raising efforts
To promote the charitable, benevolent, and philanthropic purposes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, through instructional programs, presentations, lectures, seminars and other educational resources
To preserve and perpetuate Orthodox Christian concepts and the Orthodox Christian family, and through them, to promote the Greek Orthodox faith and traditions, in accordance with its doctrines, canons, discipline, divine worship, usages and customs
To promote participation in the activities of the Greek Orthodox community, with the cooperation of the parish priest and the parish council
The charitable work of the Society shall be performed with discretion, courtesy and kindness
“Let each of you look not only to his own interest, but also to the interests of others.” - Philippians 2:4
Join us
Wondering how you could benefit from joining our group?
Help those in need
Connect with other community women
Befriend like-minded women united in a common purpose
Grow spiritually
Learn more about the Orthodox Christian faith
Click here to request more information or a membership form.
Officers
President: Mary Ann Miehe
Vice President: Tia Kontenakos
Second VP: Phyllis Gates
Treasurer: Brenda Alvanos
Recording Secretary: Billie Ruby
Corresponding Secretary: Tina Savas
Advisor: Alexandra Pittas
“Give to others and God will give to you and you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands – all that you can hold.” - Luke 4:3