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About St. Helen Philoptochos Chapter of the Ladies Philoptochos Society. |
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As the major philanthropic organization of our church, Philoptochos members help support many worthwhile activities and charities. |
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| Just what are those activities and charities? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Through our three circles, Agape (Love), Elpis (Hope), and Pistis (Faith), and other activities and programs we provide a wide range of services. The Agape Circle provides a personal touch of comfort, support and fellowship to others. The Pistis Circle takes care of the special religious items such as holy water, palm crosses, the Epitaphio, weekly prosphoron, flowers and cleaning of the sacred utensils. The Elpis Circle coordinates major events and fundraising activities such as the membership tea, Palm Sunday luncheon and a major fundraising event among others. In addition, we participate in community activities such as the Avon Breast Cancer Walk, Meals on Wheels and the Dress for Success program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What happens to the money we raise? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Since 2009, we have given over $13,000 to support our church-based institutions such as International Orthodox Charities, St. Basil's Academy, our Mission priests and our seminary school students. We have donated more than $25,000 to outside charities such as Elizabeth Hospice, Kids 'n' Cancer, San Diego Food Bank, Voices for Children, Autism Assistance, the Cancer Fund, UNICEF and Haiti Relief Fund among others. In addition, we have provided financial assistance for individual needs within our community and to our parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I'm so busy already, I don't think I can do much for Philoptochos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Just by joining and giving us your membership dues, you help us to continue the financial support of the many charities we sponsor. Hopefully, many of you also will be able to participate in some of the activities of our various Circles and provide the participation that makes our growing organization strong and valuable to our community. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How do I join? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please take a moment to fill out our Membership Profile. Simply mail the completed form to the address below. Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church The amount you give is up to you. The National and Metropolis Philoptochos treasuries each receive $10 of every member's fees. Whatever you give above and beyond $20 stays in our chapter to do good works for our Philoptochos ministries as well as supporting our church. You can join any time and get involved as much or as little as you would like. Please make checks payable to St. Helen Philoptochos. Thank you for your love and support.
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The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church consists of women in the Parish whose main objectives are of a charitable and philanthropic nature. Our Philoptochos was established in 1979 at which time the concept of Circles was introduced by Father Theodore Phillips. The Circles described below report to the Philoptochos Board which meets monthly or as needed. The General Meeting with all members meets quarterly. Each member is requested to join one of the three Circles.