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PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY |
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The Philoptochos Society of Prophet Elias consists of faithful
and dedicated women who offer time and energy in pursuit of
the aims and purposes outlined below. The substantial list of
their activities include; support for charitable and missionary
works, support for Church programmes, and visitations to the
sick and aged. Fund raising is conducted through luncheons,
bake sales, and the such.
The Junior Philoptochos is
for younger women and mothers who wish to help but whose time
is more limited by family and other commitments.
The
aims and purposes of the Philoptochos Society are:
“To preserve the sacredness of the Orthodox family through
family concern, service, unity of action; to perpetuate the
Christian concept of marriage and upbringing of the children
and through it perpetuate and promote the Orthodox Faith and
Greek Orthodox traditions in conformity with its doctrines,
canons, discipline, divine worship, usages and customs;
To promote the charitable, benevolent, philanthropic and
eleemonsynary purposes of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto
(Canada) by instructional programming, presentations, lectures,
seminars and educational resources;
To formulate plans and methods to voluntarily aid the poor,
the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed,
the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped,
the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished
persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help
of the Church through special funds or solicitations on the
local level;
and to promote participation in the activities of the Greek
Orthodox community with the cooperation of the Community Priest
and the Community Council.”
(Metropolis Philoptochos By-laws)
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Philoptochos meetings are
held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
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PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY OF PROPHET ELIAS:
Board of Directors
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Philoptochos Society - Board of Directors:
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Lia Maltas
President
Anna Giancoulas
1st Vice president
Xeni Berdeklis
2nd Vice President
Pat Andritsakos
Committee Member
Faye Grapsas
Committee Member
Afroditi Ioannidis
Committee Member
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Fani Parcharidis
Recording
Vicki Kontonikolas
Corresponding Secretary
Soula Dodas
1st Treasurer
Anna Vouttianitis
2nd Treasurer
Cathrine Kolonjari
Committee Member
Mary Makris
Committee Member
Annette Markakis
Committee Member
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