Philoptochos


Since 1931, when it was established by the late Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I, Philoptochos has been the largest organization of Greek Orthodox women which supports many charities while spiritually enriching its members through their participation in its philanthropic work. In over 65 years of existence, we can proudly state that Philoptochos is the second largest women's philanthropic organization in the United States in terms of money donated to charitable causes. It is second only to the Sisterhood of Hadassah, the Jewish women's charitable group. Philoptochos functions at the local, diocesan, national, and international levels and is open to all women over 18 years old who are of the Greek Orthodox faith. It is your right and your privilege to be a member of.

Philoptochos News and Current Events for 2007

The Philoptochos is putting together a 2007 Cookbook to help raise funds. We need your recipes. Greek or not, all recipes are welcome. Please contact the office to submit your recipe. You can also click here to download a recipe sheet that can be faxed to 912-236-7321


FEBRUARY


If you want Philoptochos to host a Memorial Coffee Hour- please notify Stamata Karfakis @ 236-0215, Mercie Polites @ 232-6001 or Betsy Varlagas @ 897-9708.


St. Barbara’s Philotochos Volunteerism Award applications have been given out to the Seniors at Sunday School. If you are a Senior and did not receive an application, they may be obtained through the church office. The due date for submitting your application is April 2nd.


If you have still not joined the Philoptochos Society, please do so now as we need your assistance in accomplishing our goals. Our next meeting will take place on Sunday, February 19th after church. Come and join your sisters in this worthy cause. Refreshments will be served and our guest speaker is Fr. Vasile Mihai.


Special thanks to Vicki Center, and Deena Stevens for buying and assembling the Christmas baskets for the Shut-ins.


Thank you to all those who donated canned food . We had a successful collection which we donated to the Savannah Second Harvest. Membership renewals and new member ships for 2007 are due no later than April 15th, 2007.


We invite ALL ORTHODOX LADIES over 18 yrs. of age and in good standing to join. We have associate memberships for non-Orthodox ladies. We surely could use more ladies who are willing to help in our many worthy causes.


More Volunteers for the Choir Conference are needed. Light refreshments will be served. Husbands are welcome to attend the meeting. We are still collecting recipes for our cookbook. Please send yours in as soon as possible!! Please note the flyer in this bulletin regarding the upcoming meeting..


Membership renewals and new memberships for 2007 are due no later than April
15th, 2007. We invite ALL ORTHODOX LADIES over 18 yrs. of age and in good
standing to join. We have associate memberships for non-Orthodox ladies. We surelycould use more ladies who are wiling to help in our many worthy causes.