St. Helen Philoptochos Society Saints Constantine and Helen
Greek Orthodox Church
Cardiff by the Sea, California
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Christmas Cards for the Homebound
We are still collection Christmas cards for our Homebound parishioners. We ask that they be turned in at the Philoptochos table in Pappas Hall by Sunday, December 7.
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We have cards available at the table for you to complete on Sunday.
Angel Tags
The Prison Ministry of Saint Helen Philoptochos is partnering with Angel Tree to provide Christmas gifts for children of an imprisoned parent.​
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From the Christmas tree outside Pappas Hall, please select an angel tag with a child's wish. Bring your $30 UNWRAPPED gift to the Philoptochos table by Sunday, December 7.
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Join the Prime Timers and the Prison Minstry for a Christmas lenten potluck lunch and gift wrapping partry on Wednesday, December 10 at 11:30am in Pappas Hall. Grift wrapping paper donations appreciated!
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Please helps spread the joy of Christmas to children who are sadly missing their parent as this season of giving. These gifts will be presented as from their parent.
Poinsettia Donations
We are requesting donations to help with the purchase of poinsettias to decorate our church. You may make your donation in honor of or in memory of loved ones.
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To donate online click the link at the top of this page. Enter the amount you would like to give,. Next to the word "membership" click the down arrow and select "flower donations".
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Thank you for helping to decorate our church for the Christmas season.
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Thank you to all the cowhands who showed up for our Boots and Bling hoedown! It was a rootin' tootin' fun time! The Boots and Bling store is now closed.
OPERATION CLASSROOM PROJECT
Operation Classroom is an ongoing project that our National and Metropolis Philoptochos Societies encourage all chapters to do if they can. Its mission is to assist and offer support and resources to students and teachers in underfunded or underserved educational settings.
During the past two years of involvement, our chapter has helped two Title 1 schools in Vista: Foothill Elementary and Rancho Minerva Middle Schools, both of which have served a high percentage of families whose incomes are below the poverty line, who are homeless, and/or who have foster children. Rancho Minerva has since closed, but we continue our partnership with Foothill Elementary School.
Having conducted a collection drive with our parishioners, our chapter has been able to donate sixty new pairs of shoes and jackets to students. Individual members of our chapter have also donated gently used and new clothes and backpacks to the elementary students. Additionally, our chapter has donated funds to purchase city bus passes so that parents may accompany their young children to and from school, to support Spring Field Day with snacks, and to buy gift cards for the purchase of clothes and shoes to help those families in need.
Thanks to a couple generous donors of our chapter membership, we have started this new school year of 2025-26 with the purchase of Spanish language books so that children may read books at home with their families for literacy enhancement. Finally, a few of our members volunteer weekly as classroom tutors at Foothill Oak, grades Kindergarten through 5 th grade. Please contact Committee Co-chairs Connie Fellios (illinichio@gmail.com; 760-468-7099), Laure Bemis (ladybemis@aol.com; 760-533-1976) and Liza Demos (lronis@aol.com; 619-254-0252) if you would like to join us with this worthy project.
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Thank you for your caring support!
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in Cardiff by the Sea, CA