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UPCOMING
MEETINGS/EVENTS
+ General
Meeting (Speaker: Cynthia Anderson, R.N.) +
Thursday, October 30, 2008
+ ANNUAL
FALL BAKE SALE +
+ GREAT VESPERS FOR SS.
COSMAS & DAMIANOS +
Friday, October 31, 2008
@ St. Demetrios Church, Elmhurst
+ ARTOCLASIA CELEBRATING
PHILOPTOCHOS' PATRON SAINTS - COSMAS & DAMIANOS +
Sunday, November 2, 2008
MISSION
STATEMENT
Our mission is to use our philanthropic
efforts to willingly serve the needs of those who are poor in health, spirit and basic
sustenance. Our focus is to achieve spiritual growth and enlightenment in order to
accomplish our endeavors together in accordance with God’s will and within the
teachings of our Greek Orthodox faith.
BACKGROUND
The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos
Society, the official philanthropic organization of the Greek Orthodox Church in America,
was established in November, 1931, by the late Patriarch Athenagoras I, who was then
serving as Archbishop in North and South America.
The members of Philoptochos are dedicated
church women (and men) who offer countless hours to the philanthropic, humanitarian, and
Christian mission of the Church.
There are over 500 Philoptochos chapters in
the United States. The National Philoptochos President is responsible for coordinating the
National Board, the Diocesan Boards and the local Philoptochos chapters in every parish of
the Archdiocese.
PHILOPTOCHOS
AIMS AND PURPOSE
The main aim and purpose of Philoptochos is
philanthropy, the loving care of human sufferings. Our goal is to help the poor, the
destitute, the hungry, the elderly, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the
imprisoned, the widowed, the disabled and victims of disasters whether in our country or
wherever the need arises.
In addition to these philanthropic endeavors, the
Philoptochos chapters 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 children and through it perpetuate and promote the Greek Orthodox Faith and
traditions in conformity with its doctrines, canons, discipline, divine worship, and
customs.
Our sacred mission is to help at all levels of our church in
cooperation with our parish priest for the welfare of our church communities and the
Orthodox Church in the United States. Our mission is to be achieved through our charitable
and philanthropic efforts as well as through the sponsorship of educational programs that
will continue to enlighten us and our fellow parishioners in our communities.
Last updated: 10/10/08
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