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Newsletter of the Greek Orthodox Parish-

Community of St Anna, Gold Coast

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THE PHOS Oct-Nov 2012

Coming up

in Oct-Nov:

Oct 6 Junior Disco

Oct 13 Monster Sale

Oct 27 OXI Day Dance

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On the 3rd of September 2012, we were privi-

leged to have at our community Mr Emanuel J.

Comino AM (Aus), Founder and Chairman of

the International Organising Committee –

Australia-For the Restitution of the Parthenon

Marbles (IOC-A-RPM). Mr Comino gave a

passionate and informative talk regarding the

history of the Parthenon Marbles. His presenta-

tion was articulate, inspiring and highly enlight-

ening. The lecture was well attended and his

lecture was accompanied by a power point

presentation. At the end of the lecture, a ques-

tion and answer session took place. We wish to

warmly thank George Ballas (OAM) in facilitat-

ing Mr Comino’s visit to our community to give

his lecture. Thank you to Peter Demetre for

technical support on the night and also to the

Ladies Auxiliary for refreshments. For those of

you who are interested in this topic, you can

view an interesting lecture presented by Mr

Comino in London in June 2012 on the web.

On Sunday the 9th of September 2012, we held

our annual St Anna Day celebrations in our

church grounds. This event was well attended.

Our guests on the day were the Consul of

Greece in Qld, Mr Jim Raptis and his wife

Helen. The Junior Dance Group performed

some wonderful routines under the tutelage of

Vera Georgiou. Many thanks to Vera and the

dancers! To have the celebrations outside takes

an enormous amount of manpower and we

wish to thank all the volunteers (too numerous

to mention) who erected marquees, cooked

the food, set up the tables, dismantled the

marquees, and helped with final cleanup.

Many thanks to the Ladies Auxiliary for all

their efforts in preparing and serving the

delicious luncheon.

On Saturday, the 15th of September 2012,

the Ladies Auxiliary with the assistance of

the Main Committee held a market day in

our car park. The majority of the items for

sale were new clothes kindly donated by

Tassos and Thalia Zakos. This was a huge

physical undertaking to cart thousands of

items of clothing and racks from their house

to our community and to sort through and

set up. A big thank you goes to non-

committee volunteers who assisted before

the event and on the day. They were Aliki

Christou, Helen Paris, George Dimopoulos,

and Reg Allan. Not only did we sell clothes,

but also sweets. We thank Georgia Georgiou

and Stella Tirivolis for all their assistance in

making the beautiful Greek sweets. The

sweets sold like hot cakes on the day. We

plan to have another monster sale again

next month, so please tell all your friends

and neighbours.

On Thursday the 13th of

September 2012 we

were all saddened to

learn of the passing of

our dear friend and long

term parishioner of this

community, Panayiota

Demetre. Our sympathy

goes to her husband,

Harry (Hambie), to their

devoted children, Peter,

Joanna, Helen, and

Suzie and to their ex-

tended families. May her memory be eternal.

James Nides

Honorary President

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

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ST ANNA’S FEAST DAY

It was a joyous celebration for St Anna’s day in the

Church grounds. Our own parishioners were joined by

parishioners from St Paraskevi and by a bus of

visitors from Melbourne. We are very grateful to our

visitors and to all who attended for making our

celebration complete. The Ladies Auxiliary remains

very appreciative to all those who offer their assis-

tance on such an occasion – our determined helpers

who are always by our side as well as some visitors

who so willingly offered another pair of hands on the

day. We also thank Theo Kostoglu of Kouzina Res-

taurant for his help. This is true community spirit!

MEMORIAL 23rd SEPTEMBER - Over the years

we have had many people who have worked within

the Church and Community who have passed away.

Annually, the Ladies Auxiliary organises and offers

the Memorial kolliva in remembrance of all those

people. This memorial took place on 23rd September.

Their generous efforts for their Church and Commu-

nity are never forgotten.

VALE, PANAYIOTA - Sadly, we mourn the passing

of good friend and community member, Panayiota

Demetre. Panayiota always so willingly helped the

Church, Community and the Auxiliary whenever she

could, often working long hours (her loukoumades

were legendary) to assist with vital fundraising to

keep our religion and culture alive on the Gold Coast.

Panayiota was also a deeply loved member of the

Senior Citizens and Friends and will also be missed

by all of those in that group. We again extend our

sympathy to Panayiota’s husband, Hambi and to her

children – Peter, Jo, Eleni and Suzie, to their spouses

and to their children. We’re sure Panayiota’s strong

presence will be with them forever.

MONSTER SALE

This was held mid September and involved a huge

effort. We are grateful to Thalia and Tasso Zahos who

offered thousands of items of NEW clothing. We

thank all who assisted with the day including Aliki

Ladies Auxiliary Christou, Helen Paris, Reg Allan, George Dimopou-

los, Ann Nides and Georgia Georgiou as well as our

committee members and our President.

The sale will be held one more time on Satur-

day, October 13 from 7.30am-12pm. There are

HUGE numbers of items available so come and get a

real bargain. There will be clothing, books, maga-

zines, bric a brac and medical aides. There will also

be a sausage sizzle and Greek Sweets for sale. Tell

your families and friends!

THANK YOU - A special thankyou to Perry Arathi-

mos for all the work he does in the hall and around

the grounds.

COMING FUNCTIONS

OXI - OCTOBER 28th – FAMILY NIGHT A dance

has been organised in commemoration of the impor-

tant national day of Oxi for Saturday, 27th October.

Please see the enclosed flyer for details. Bookings

need to be made with Sharon at the office.

And, as we do annually, OXI Day (28th October,

1940) will also be celebrated on Sunday 28th October

with a wreath laying ceremony after the Divine

Liturgy.

SENIOR CITIZENS AND FRIENDS FUNCTION

To mark the special milestone of 15 years since the

formation of our Senior Citizens and Friends group,

the Ladies Auxiliary and Community will hold an

evening of festivity in early February. This month

has been selected for Valentine’s Day to show our

love for our Seniors within our community. As well,

part proceeds will go to the Gold Coast Hospital

which provides such an important role within our

community. We have supported the hospital through

the years, and we hope to make this function a very

special one to honour our Senior Citizens and

Friends and to again help the Hospital. Please see

the flyer in the next issue of the Phos for more infor-

mation.

REMINDER OF THE 2013 SCHOLARSHIP

The Managing Trustees of the Peter Spathis Foundation reminds you that a Scholarship will be awarded for full time

university study commencing in 2013. The Scholarship is open to all Year 12 students (excluding international stu-

dents) of Greek descent who propose to undertake any recognised University Course in Queensland in 2013.

Additional information, including the Scholarship Application Form, is available at www.peterspathisfoundation.org.au or

by contacting Mr Nick Amarandos on 0419 723 915. Application close by 6th November 2012.

GREEK SCHOOL REPORT

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Following the final lesson of Term 3, on

Wednesday 19 September, our school is now on

holidays and lessons for term 4 will resume on

Wednesday 10 October 2012.

Students of Years 4, 5 and 6 completed a num-

ber of formative and summative assessment

tasks and the students in year 3 Lyceum have

completed their official exams in Reading,

Writing, Speaking and Listening and we are

pleased to announce that results were gener-

ally very satisfactory. We would like to con-

gratulate these students on their consistent ef-

forts and encourage them to continue their en-

thusiasm in their endeavour to learn the Greek

language.

We are looking forward to celebrating the His-

torical Event of “OXI”, 28 October 1940. This

occasion will be held in our Community Hall on

Saturday 27 October at 7.00p.m. Students will

be presenting an engaging cultural programme

followed by dinner, dancing and other enter-

tainment. Our thanks go in advance to the La-

dies Auxiliary, who will be organising this an-

ticipated celebration. We encourage all parents

to come along and actively support their chil-

dren who will have been working hard on their

presentations.

The end of year school break up will culminate

in our annual Christmas Concert. Save the date

for Sunday 9 December 2012 as the concert will

take place after the Divine Liturgy in our Com-

munity Hall. Stay posted for more information

which will be forthcoming in Term 4.

The School Administration

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ

Το Σχολείο µας βρίσκεται σε διακο[ές, αφού

συµ[ληρώθηκαν τα µαθήµατα του Γ΄ Τριµήνου.

Τα µαθήµατα θα ε[αναρχίσουν για το

∆΄Tρίµηνο, την Τετάρτη 10 Οκτωβρίου 2012.

Τα [αιδιά του ∆ηµοτικού, ∆΄, Ε΄ και ΣΤ΄ Τάξεως

και τα [αιδιά της Γ΄Λυκείου συµ[λήρωσαν τις

ε[ίσηµες εξετάσεις τους µε [ολύ ικανο[οιητικά

α[οτελέσµατα. Συγχαρητήρια [αιδιά.

Συνεχίστε το ενδιαφέρον και την σκληρή σας

εργασία και το Τέταρτο Τρίµηνο.

SPIRITUAL CORNER

How to develop Patience: With Lollies?

Patience is something most of us long for. Too

often we find ourselves upset because some-

thing does not happen how and when we want

it to. But how can we develop greater patience?

Elder Paisios gave some good advice about

how to develop patience to one of his follow-

ers. When he was asked about how to acquire

patience, he went into his cell and brought out

a bag of lollies

He gave to him and said: "Take two a

day. However, do not chew them. Be patient and

wait until they melt in your mouth."

Do you see the wisdom he uses here? He takes

something so simple, eating lollies, something

that is an everyday thing, and turns it into a

spiritual exercise. He makes the exercise simple

and doable. You too can find many of these

opportunities in your daily life to help develop

virtues such as patience.

Το Σχολείο µας θα γιορτάσει κι εφέτος την

Ιστορική Ε[έτειο του “ΟΧΙ”, της 28ης

Οκτωβρίου 1940, στην Αίθουσα της

Κοινότητας, το Σάββατο 27 Οκτωβρίου, στις

7.00 το βράδυ. Μετά το τέλος του

[ρογράµµατος [ου θα [αρουσιάσουν τα

[αιδιά µας, θα ακολουθήσει δεί[νο, χορός

και διασκέδαση, [ου θα διοργανώσουν και

[άλι οι ακούραστες Κυρίες της Βοηθητικής

Ε[ιτρο[ής. Αναµένουµε να σας δούµε όλους

εκεί.

Η Σχολική µας Εορτή για τις Εορτές των

Χριστουγέννων και τη Λήξη των

Μαθηµάτων θα λάβει χώρα στην Αίθουσα

της Κοινότητας την Κυριακή 9 ∆εκεµβρίου,

2012. Περισσότερες [ληροφορίες αργότερα.

Εκ της ∆ιευθύνσεως του Σχολείου

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On the 24th to 26th of August St. Anna's Parish

organised a Church Camp at Camp Bornhoffen. The camp was well attended with around 45

guests staying over the 2 nights and a further

45 visitors coming on the Saturday. His Grace Bishop Iakovos was the special guest at the

camp and with Father Roman conducted a

Matins and Vespers Service and a Sunday morning Divine Liturgy Service. His Grace also

gave a spiritual talk for the adults and also

spent time talking and educating the children. We thank His Grace for his commitment to the

weekend. It was such a great experience for

everyone. Thanks to Fr Roman for organising

His Grace to come to the camp and the huge efforts in making the camp a success.

Preparation for the camp was a big effort but made easy with the assistance of our Master

Chef Spiro Levanes and his wife Trudy. The

Manettas family donated all the fruit and vegeta-bles for the weekend from their Robina Earth

Markets fruit shop, The Jaubram family donated

food from their Surfers Paradise IGA shop and the Berta family also donated enormous

amounts of food. It really is a huge effort by

these three families and we cannot thank them enough. Also thank you to George Leolius and

his family for the contribution of firewood. The

Sen and Allen families helped provide activities for the children that they thoroughly enjoyed

and us parents were so appreciative of their

efforts.

Thank you also to those who attended and

helped make the camp a success. We will be

doing another camp next year so please keep checking our website regularly for the dates and

details.

Chris Sakley

Main Committee

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Mr Comino took time out to visit our

respite group while he was on the Gold

Coast doing his lectures on the Parthenon

Marbles.

St Anna Kids & Teens are proud to announce Greek Junior Masterchef 2012 to be held on Sunday 11 November at our Greek Community Centre from 2pm – 4.30pm. This year’s event promises to deliver a great afternoon of fun, with our children learning to prepare a range of Greek sweet and savoury dishes from pre-selected recipes. Family and friends of St Anna are welcome to come and support our children and join us for afternoon tea. Once again, we thank Father Romanos who will present topics on the relationship and symbolism of food within the Orthodox faith. Family and friends are welcome to sit in on these presenta-tions as well. For children wishing to participate and to guar-antee ingredients, pre-paid bookings are essen-tial by Wednesday 07 November. The costs to participate are $15/ child (5 years and up) and $5/ adult. Prices include afternoon tea. For payment options, please refer to the en-closed Greek Junior Masterchef 2012 flyer or contact the GCC office on 07 5574 0434. Office hours are 9am to 3.30pm, Monday to Thursday.

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Father Romanos Stergiou—Parish Priest Phone: 07 5574 0777 Mobile: 0414 740 477 Fax: 5574 2287

Email: father@gocstanna.org Office Hours: by appointment please call directly

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SENIOR CITIZENS

The Senior Citizens would like to offer

their condolences to Haralambous Deme-

tre and family on the passing of his wife

Panayiota.

THANK YOU, SENIORS

We would like to acknowledge the won-

derful job that the many seniors do who

help to collate the Phos each edition.

They cheerfully give up their time at

their Seniors meeting day to ensure eve-

ryone receives their copy of the Phos.

Senior Citizens Senior Citizens Senior Citizens

2 Oct Bus Trip to Ballina. Members $15 Οκτ 2 Bus Trip to Ballina Members $15

9 Oct We meet at our Hall at 10.30 am. The Committee

will be providing Lunch.

Οκτ 9 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ, το

συμβούλιο θα προσφέρει γεύμα.

16 Oct We meet at our Hall at 10.30 am. BYO Food Οκτ 16 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ. με τα

φαγητά μας

23 Oct Picnic in the Park. BYO Food Οκτ 23 Picnic in the Park. BYO Food

30 Oct We meet at our Hall at 10.30 am. The Committee

will be providing Lunch.

Οκτ 30 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ, το

συμβούλιο θα προσφέρει γεύμα.

6 Nov Melbourne Cup Day - Bus is leaving 10.00am for

Tweed Heads Coolangatta Golf Club $20 each

Νοε 6 Melbourne Cup Day—Bus is leaving 10.00am for Tweed

Heads Coolangatta Golf Club $20 each.

13 Nov We meet at our Hall at 10.30 am. BYO Food Νοε 13 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ. με τα

φαγητά μας

20 Nov We meet at our Hall at 10.30 am. BYO Food Νοε 20 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ. με τα

φαγητά μας

27 Nov We meet at our Hall at 10.30 am. The Committee

will be providing Lunch.

Νοε 27 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ, το

συμβούλιο θα προσφέρει γεύμα.

Kollyva Memorials with Kollyva can not be

conducted between the Saturday of

Lazarus and the Sunday of St.

Thomas; on the major feast days of

our Lord and the Parish Church nor

on the 15th August, the Dormition of

the Virgin Mary.

To arrange for Kollyva, contact

Helen Paris on 0419 309 417.