President Message
Pascha Message 2013
Beloved National Board, Chapter Presidents and Stewards of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society,
Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! I greet you in thanksgiving as we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We are invited to “Come and Receive the Light.” During Great and Holy Lent we walk together towards the sacred mystery of unconditional love found in the Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord marking the emergence from darkness.
“Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!” (Luke 24:1-6)
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Women Leaders of the Church Lecture
Hellenic College/Holy Cross
March 26, 2013
President Aphrodite Skeadas was the featured speaker at the Women Leaders of the Church Lecture on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in the Archbishop Iakovos Library and Resource Center Reading Room at Hellenic College Holy Cross.
The lecture was sponsored by the Office of Vocation and Ministry.
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National Board Meeting - Friday, January 18, 2013
Tampa, Flordia
Your Grace Bishop SevastianosEsteemed Sisters in ChristDear HelenBeloved Friends,I greet you in sisterly love to the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society’s National Board winter meeting in “sun-kissed” Tampa, Florida. We are blessed once again to be welcomed in the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta under the inspiring leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios. We miss the presence of Metropolis President Laura Nixon who is recovering from surgery and wish her “perastika”. From this gracious Metropolis, past Philoptochos President Evan Scurtis is thanked yet another time for her most beautiful venue arrangements. This location is only minutes from the airport, is situated beautifully on the bay and the meeting rooms and guest rooms are elegantly appointed. Thank you, Evan.
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Christmas 2012 Message
Beloved National Board, Chapter Presidents and Stewards of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society,
Today, the Virgin bears Him who is transcendent, and the earth presents the cave to Him who is beyond reach. Angels, along with shepherds glorify Him. The Magi make their way to Him by a star. For a new child has been born for us, the God before all ages. Kontakion in the Third Tone
On behalf of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, I extend joyful greetings to you and your loved ones during this Christmas celebration of gladness.
With hearts that lovingly beat for all others, the Philoptochos women express in this Holy Season thankfulness for blessings as we venerate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are not just members of an organization; we are one sisterhood, one family united in a very precious way.
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The Focus of Philoptochos is Its Mission
We, the National Board of Philoptochos, for the term 2012-2014, humbly, gratefully and respectfully accept Your Eminence’s charge to represent the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
We do so in thanksgiving of the Lord’s blessings and pledge our assistance to those less privileged. We shall minister with compassion and dignity to the vulnerable and provide lifting to the disadvantaged and friendship to the disenfranchised.
Our choices and actions on earth will be how we are judged by God to be with Him in the Heavenly Kingdom.
And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me’. Matthew 25:40
The focus of Philoptochos is its mission. We are principled to foster love, endorse good will, and sustain the inherited noble Philoptochos tradition by creating programs in response to newly arisen social crises we face in contemporary society.
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President Aphrodite's Addresses and Messages at the 2012 Convention
Click here to read National Philoptochos President Aphrodite Skeadas' messages at the National Philoptochos 2012 Convention and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 2012 Clergy-Laity Congress.
National Philoptochos President Aphrodite Skeadas
Issues Message for new Ecclesiastical Year
"May the Lord bless our nation and our servicemen and servicewomen protecting our lives and freedoms. As we begin this new ecclesiastical year, please pray for peace in the world. Please keep in your prayers the victims, their families and their loved ones on the ten year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 tragedy."
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