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  Our Boston Metropolis Philoptochos recently published a cookbook, "Around the Metropolis Table", Family Recipes from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston. The cookbook is available for purchase at our Cathedral Bookstore for $40.00. Please see Maria Theodore to purchase. Καλή σας όρεξη!

The Cathedral Philoptochos is pleased to announce that Sunday School student Jacob Madjarov and Stephanie (Badavas) Tobin were the lucky winners of the Vasilopita coins. We wish them much happiness in 2025 and thank the community for the donations they made during the special collection tray. All proceeds from last Sunday's collection will support St. Basil Academy and youth and young adult programs throughout the Archdiocese.

  The Ladies Philoptochos invites the Cathedral community to join together as we host Vasilopita Sunday and fellowship hour on Sunday, January 12. Pieces of vasilopita will be offered to the community in honor of St. Basil the Great. A coin is tucked in one of the pieces. If you are the lucky parishioner who receives the piece with the coin, please notify Aglaia Georgountzos or any Philoptochos board member. Additionally, the Ladies Philoptochos will pass a special collection tray in support of St. Basil Academy and youth/young adult programs. Wishing the entire Cathedral community many blessings in the new year.

  The Ladies Philoptochos Board thanks the community for generously donating children's coats and toys for The Dimock Center. The donations were dropped off and will be distributed to the children who are served by The Dimock Center's early intervention, Head Start, and preschool programs, which serve more than 100 children from infants up to 5 years of age. The Dimock Center, located in Roxbury less than 2 miles from the Cathedral, provides health and support services to children, adults, and families. In addition to the donated coats and toys, the Philoptochos Board voted to donate $1,000 in gift cards using proceeds from the successful St. Nicholas luncheon so The Dimock Center could ensure that each child had a gift to open on Christmas morning. The staff at The Dimock Center was grateful for our Cathedral community's support.

  The St. Nicholas luncheon is an annual tradition that the Cathedral Philoptochos hosts. Our community looks forward to celebrating together during this festive season. Proceeds from this event are used to help organizations that support disadvantaged children and youth. For example, the Philoptochos used proceeds from the 2023 event to make a donation to the St. Basil Academy Experience Fund, which supports enrichment activities for the children and youth at the academy so they can take dance lessons, therapeutic art classes, and special excursions to places like the museum, aquarium, or zoo. We were also able to make a donation for a scholarship to the Metropolis of Boston summer camp.  Thank you to the Toubekis and Akrivlellis families for generously donating the meal in memory of Nick Toubekis, who passed away in 2023. He was a kind man, who volunteered at the Cathedral, and enjoyed attending the St. Nicholas luncheon every year. We miss him dearly.  Thank you to Fra...

"Do not withhold goods from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act . (Proverbs 3:27) The Annunciation Cathedral's Philoptochos is excited to announce the start of its Annual Giving Tree in support of the Dimock Center. Please bring the items to the Church by Sunday, December 15th! How it Works: Pick up an ornament from the Christmas tree and purchase the gift listed on the ornament. Then, leave the gift unwrapped under the Christmas tree and keep the ornament as a gift. What is the Dimock Center? The Dimock Center serves communities in Boston and across the state, providing health and community care, behavioral health services and child and family services to more than 19,000 people annually. You can learn more about the Dimock Center HERE .

  On November 17, the Annunciation Philoptochos generously hosted Friendsgiving for the OCF of the Fenway Colleges. Joined by Dn. Andrew Bushel, our local college students joined in fellowship and a delicious meal.

  November 3rd was Philoptochos Sunday, celebrated on the Sunday closest to the feast of Sts. Cosmas and Damian (November 1), the patron saints of the National Philoptochos. We thank all the Philoptochos members for their dedication to serving our community.  

  Join us after Liturgy in Davis Hall on Sunday, December 8th for the Philoptochos Annual Christmas Luncheon! Tickets can be purchased after church or by contacting Kally Badavas.

  On Monday, October 21, Philoptochos board members and friends  volunteered at New England Center & Home for Veterans to serve meals to the Veterans who have served our country! The Philoptochos is also collecting donations of  bath towels,  bath soap,  toothpaste,  toothbrushes,  kitchen towels,  sponges, and  dish towels  for homeless veterans. Donations can be dropped off in the lower narthex. You can learn more about Operation Housewarming  HERE .

  Join us for on Sunday, November 3 after Divine Liturgy for another young adult bread baking! This month while the bread is rising we will be joined by members of the Philoptochos Board who will share some initiatives they are currently working on including opportunities for young adults to get involved.

 

  Operation Housewarming Support the brave men and women who have made great sacrifices to serve our country and protect us. Please bring your donations by Sunday, November 10 so we can help homeless veterans who are transitioning to independent living. Your donations will be incorporated into Welcome Baskets.  We will be collecting the following items from October 20 to November 10.   bath towels bath soap toothpaste toothbrushes kitchen towels sponges dish towels

  During the Philoptochos board meeting last week, they honored Fr. Tom Chininis for his service as Dean of the Annunciation Cathedral.

  Thank you to the Cathedral community for donating school supplies for the Back to School Drive. Philoptochos Board members delivered new backpacks, spiral notebooks, composition books, pencils, folders, and more supplies to the Hennigan school, which is a public school in Jamaica Plain that serves students from lower-income families. These supplies will help students get a good start to the new school year.

Our Annunciation Cathedral Philoptochos is excited to announce the start of our Back to School Drive. The Philoptochos is seeking donations of school supplies including backpacks, folders, pens, pencils, markers, and notebooks. All school supplies will be donated to students attending Hennigan School, a K-8 Boston Public School located close to the cathedral. School supplies will be collected through August. We thank you for your support of our community youth! 

Thank you to Philoptochos Board Member Elizabeth Torres for organizing a successful community trip to New York City. The tour of the 9/11 Memorial Museum was moving. The long-anticipated visit of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine was amazing. Dinner in Astoria was the perfect ending to a beautiful day. We also shared many laughs and tasty snacks on the bus trip to and from the city. We are so happy that members of our community were able to attend and will cherish those special memories we built together.

April 25, 2024 Dear Philoptochos Members, The success of our Cathedral’s Philoptochos Ministry relies on your generous and giving spirit. I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation for your support over the last several months. The mission of the Philoptochos Ministry is to: promote charitable, benevolent and philanthropic outreach, preserve the sanctity of family, assist the needy, and perpetuate and promote our Orthodox faith and tradition. We have continued to fulfill our mission through community outreach and charitable initiatives. Thus far in 2024, our Chapter has participated in the following: Celebrated Vasilopita Sunday with a donation to the Hellenic Cardiac Fund Donated new blankets and 100 pairs of new socks to The Women’s Lunch Place in Boston Provided baked treats and donated new non-skid socks to all 115 residents of the Hellenic Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Hosted 6 Lenten dinners for the community after the Presanctified Liturgy Coordinated and ordered fl...

  On Sunday, April 28th, the Annunciation Cathedral Phililoptochos will be hosting their Annual Easter Bake Sale featuring Koulourakia for $12 per dozen and Tsourekia for $18. Please note that there will be no pre-orders and all baked goods are sold first come first serve.\ Come out and support our Cathedral Philoptochos!

  Dear Stewards and Friends, As we anticipate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, May 5, our Philoptochos will again provide flowers throughout Great Lent and for the Paschal Feast. Your generous Easter Flower Fund donations enable Philoptochos to decorate the Icon of the Theotokos for the Salutation Services and other Icons throughout Great Lent; provide palms for Palm Sunday; wreaths for the Processional Cross of Christ on Holy Thursday; and flowers throughout Holy Week including for the Kouvouklion on Holy Friday, the Anastasi Service, and Agape Service. This wonderful tradition is sustainable only with your love and support. We ask you, our beloved stewards, families and friends, to make a donation to the “Annual Easter Flower Fund.” You may dedicate your donation for the health of your family and/or in memory of a loved one. Father Tom will commemorate the names of your departed loved ones at a special Trisagion service at the Kouvouklion ...