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1 Περιοδικό τῆς Ἐνορίας-Κοινότητος Ἁγίας Ἄννας, Χρυσή Ἀκτή Newsletter of the Greek Orthodox ParishCommunity of St Anna, Gold Coast Oct-Nov a Crombie Ave, Bundall PO Box 5074 GCMC Qld 9726 (07) , admin@gocstanna.org If you would like to receive the Phos in colour by send your address to admin@gocstanna.org PRESIDENT S REPORT On the 3rd of September 2012, we were privileged to have at our community Mr Emanuel J. Comino AM (Aus), Founder and Chairman of the International Organising Committee Australia-For the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles (IOC-A-RPM). Mr Comino gave a passionate and informative talk regarding the history of the Parthenon Marbles. His presentation was articulate, inspiring and highly enlightening. The lecture was well attended and his lecture was accompanied by a power point presentation. At the end of the lecture, a question and answer session took place. We wish to warmly thank George Ballas (OAM) in facilitating Mr Comino s visit to our community to give his lecture. Thank you to Peter Demetre for technical support on the night and also to the Ladies Auxiliary for refreshments. For those of you who are interested in this topic, you can view an interesting lecture presented by Mr Comino in London in June 2012 on the web. On Sunday the 9th of September 2012, we held our annual St Anna Day celebrations in our church grounds. This event was well attended. Our guests on the day were the Consul of Greece in Qld, Mr Jim Raptis and his wife Helen. The Junior Dance Group performed some wonderful routines under the tutelage of Vera Georgiou. Many thanks to Vera and the dancers! To have the celebrations outside takes an enormous amount of manpower and we wish to thank all the volunteers (too numerous to mention) who erected marquees, cooked the food, set up the tables, dismantled the marquees, and helped with final cleanup. Many thanks to the Ladies Auxiliary for all their efforts in preparing and serving the delicious luncheon. On Saturday, the 15th of September 2012, the Ladies Auxiliary with the assistance of the Main Committee held a market day in our car park. The majority of the items for sale were new clothes kindly donated by Tassos and Thalia Zakos. This was a huge physical undertaking to cart thousands of items of clothing and racks from their house to our community and to sort through and set up. A big thank you goes to noncommittee volunteers who assisted before the event and on the day. They were Aliki Christou, Helen Paris, George Dimopoulos, and Reg Allan. Not only did we sell clothes, but also sweets. We thank Georgia Georgiou and Stella Tirivolis for all their assistance in making the beautiful Greek sweets. The sweets sold like hot cakes on the day. We plan to have another monster sale again next month, so please tell all your friends and neighbours. On Thursday the 13th of September 2012 we were all saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend and long term parishioner of this community, Panayiota Demetre. Our sympathy goes to her husband, Harry (Hambie), to their devoted children, Peter, Joanna, Helen, and Suzie and to their extended families. May her memory be eternal. James Nides Honorary President Coming up in Oct-Nov: Oct 6 Junior Disco Oct 13 Monster Sale Oct 27 OXI Day Dance CHURCH SERVICES See Inside or go to our website To see the Phos in colour, visit our website at:

2 Page 2 Ladies Auxiliary ST ANNA S FEAST DAY It was a joyous celebration for St Anna s day in the Church grounds. Our own parishioners were joined by parishioners from St Paraskevi and by a bus of visitors from Melbourne. We are very grateful to our visitors and to all who attended for making our celebration complete. The Ladies Auxiliary remains very appreciative to all those who offer their assistance on such an occasion our determined helpers who are always by our side as well as some visitors who so willingly offered another pair of hands on the day. We also thank Theo Kostoglu of Kouzina Restaurant for his help. This is true community spirit! MEMORIAL 23 rd SEPTEMBER - Over the years we have had many people who have worked within the Church and Community who have passed away. Annually, the Ladies Auxiliary organises and offers the Memorial kolliva in remembrance of all those people. This memorial took place on 23 rd September. Their generous efforts for their Church and Community are never forgotten. VALE, PANAYIOTA - Sadly, we mourn the passing of good friend and community member, Panayiota Demetre. Panayiota always so willingly helped the Church, Community and the Auxiliary whenever she could, often working long hours (her loukoumades were legendary) to assist with vital fundraising to keep our religion and culture alive on the Gold Coast. Panayiota was also a deeply loved member of the Senior Citizens and Friends and will also be missed by all of those in that group. We again extend our sympathy to Panayiota s husband, Hambi and to her children Peter, Jo, Eleni and Suzie, to their spouses and to their children. We re sure Panayiota s strong presence will be with them forever. MONSTER SALE This was held mid September and involved a huge effort. We are grateful to Thalia and Tasso Zahos who offered thousands of items of NEW clothing. We thank all who assisted with the day including Aliki Christou, Helen Paris, Reg Allan, George Dimopoulos, Ann Nides and Georgia Georgiou as well as our committee members and our President. The sale will be held one more time on Saturday, October 13 from 7.30am-12pm. There are HUGE numbers of items available so come and get a real bargain. There will be clothing, books, magazines, bric a brac and medical aides. There will also be a sausage sizzle and Greek Sweets for sale. Tell your families and friends! THANK YOU - A special thankyou to Perry Arathimos for all the work he does in the hall and around the grounds. COMING FUNCTIONS OXI - OCTOBER 28 th FAMILY NIGHT A dance has been organised in commemoration of the important national day of Oxi for Saturday, 27 th October. Please see the enclosed flyer for details. Bookings need to be made with Sharon at the office. And, as we do annually, OXI Day (28th October, 1940) will also be celebrated on Sunday 28th October with a wreath laying ceremony after the Divine Liturgy. REMINDER OF THE 2013 SCHOLARSHIP SENIOR CITIZENS AND FRIENDS FUNCTION To mark the special milestone of 15 years since the formation of our Senior Citizens and Friends group, the Ladies Auxiliary and Community will hold an evening of festivity in early February. This month has been selected for Valentine s Day to show our love for our Seniors within our community. As well, part proceeds will go to the Gold Coast Hospital which provides such an important role within our community. We have supported the hospital through the years, and we hope to make this function a very special one to honour our Senior Citizens and Friends and to again help the Hospital. Please see the flyer in the next issue of the Phos for more information. The Managing Trustees of the Peter Spathis Foundation reminds you that a Scholarship will be awarded for full time university study commencing in The Scholarship is open to all Year 12 students (excluding international students) of Greek descent who propose to undertake any recognised University Course in Queensland in Additional information, including the Scholarship Application Form, is available at or by contacting Mr Nick Amarandos on Application close by 6th November 2012.

3 GREEK SCHOOL REPORT Following the final lesson of Term 3, on Wednesday 19 September, our school is now on holidays and lessons for term 4 will resume on Wednesday 10 October Students of Years 4, 5 and 6 completed a number of formative and summative assessment tasks and the students in year 3 Lyceum have completed their official exams in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening and we are pleased to announce that results were generally very satisfactory. We would like to congratulate these students on their consistent efforts and encourage them to continue their enthusiasm in their endeavour to learn the Greek language. We are looking forward to celebrating the Historical Event of OXI, 28 October This occasion will be held in our Community Hall on Saturday 27 October at 7.00p.m. Students will be presenting an engaging cultural programme followed by dinner, dancing and other entertainment. Our thanks go in advance to the Ladies Auxiliary, who will be organising this anticipated celebration. We encourage all parents to come along and actively support their children who will have been working hard on their presentations. The end of year school break up will culminate in our annual Christmas Concert. Save the date for Sunday 9 December 2012 as the concert will take place after the Divine Liturgy in our Community Hall. Stay posted for more information which will be forthcoming in Term 4. The School Administration ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ Το Σχολείο µας βρίσκεται σε διακοϖές, αφού συµϖληρώθηκαν τα µαθήµατα του Γ Τριµήνου. Τα µαθήµατα θα εϖαναρχίσουν για το Tρίµηνο, την Τετάρτη 10 Οκτωβρίου Τα ϖαιδιά του ηµοτικού,, Ε και ΣΤ Τάξεως και τα ϖαιδιά της Γ Λυκείου συµϖλήρωσαν τις εϖίσηµες εξετάσεις τους µε ϖολύ ικανοϖοιητικά αϖοτελέσµατα. Συγχαρητήρια ϖαιδιά. Συνεχίστε το ενδιαφέρον και την σκληρή σας εργασία και το Τέταρτο Τρίµηνο. Page 3 Το Σχολείο µας θα γιορτάσει κι εφέτος την Ιστορική Εϖέτειο του ΟΧΙ, της 28ης Οκτωβρίου 1940, στην Αίθουσα της Κοινότητας, το Σάββατο 27 Οκτωβρίου, στις 7.00 το βράδυ. Μετά το τέλος του ϖρογράµµατος ϖου θα ϖαρουσιάσουν τα ϖαιδιά µας, θα ακολουθήσει δείϖνο, χορός και διασκέδαση, ϖου θα διοργανώσουν και ϖάλι οι ακούραστες Κυρίες της Βοηθητικής Εϖιτροϖής. Αναµένουµε να σας δούµε όλους εκεί. Η Σχολική µας Εορτή για τις Εορτές των Χριστουγέννων και τη Λήξη των Μαθηµάτων θα λάβει χώρα στην Αίθουσα της Κοινότητας την Κυριακή 9 εκεµβρίου, Περισσότερες ϖληροφορίες αργότερα. Εκ της ιευθύνσεως του Σχολείου SPIRITUAL CORNER How to develop Patience: With Lollies? Patience is something most of us long for. Too often we find ourselves upset because something does not happen how and when we want it to. But how can we develop greater patience? Elder Paisios gave some good advice about how to develop patience to one of his followers. When he was asked about how to acquire patience, he went into his cell and brought out a bag of lollies He gave to him and said: "Take two a day. However, do not chew them. Be patient and wait until they melt in your mouth." Do you see the wisdom he uses here? He takes something so simple, eating lollies, something that is an everyday thing, and turns it into a spiritual exercise. He makes the exercise simple and doable. You too can find many of these opportunities in your daily life to help develop virtues such as patience.

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6 Page 6 Church Camp On the 24th to 26th of August St. Anna's Parish organised a Church Camp at Camp Bornhoffen. The camp was well attended with around 45 guests staying over the 2 nights and a further 45 visitors coming on the Saturday. His Grace Bishop Iakovos was the special guest at the camp and with Father Roman conducted a Matins and Vespers Service and a Sunday morning Divine Liturgy Service. His Grace also gave a spiritual talk for the adults and also spent time talking and educating the children. We thank His Grace for his commitment to the weekend. It was such a great experience for everyone. Thanks to Fr Roman for organising His Grace to come to the camp and the huge efforts in making the camp a success. Preparation for the camp was a big effort but made easy with the assistance of our Master Chef Spiro Levanes and his wife Trudy. The Manettas family donated all the fruit and vegetables for the weekend from their Robina Earth Markets fruit shop, The Jaubram family donated food from their Surfers Paradise IGA shop and the Berta family also donated enormous amounts of food. It really is a huge effort by these three families and we cannot thank them enough. Also thank you to George Leolius and his family for the contribution of firewood. The Sen and Allen families helped provide activities for the children that they thoroughly enjoyed and us parents were so appreciative of their efforts. Thank you also to those who attended and helped make the camp a success. We will be doing another camp next year so please keep checking our website regularly for the dates and details. Chris Sakley Main Committee

7 Page 7 St Anna Kids & Teens are proud to announce Greek Junior Masterchef 2012 to be held on Sunday 11 November at our Greek Community Centre from 2pm 4.30pm. This year s event promises to deliver a great afternoon of fun, with our children learning to prepare a range of Greek sweet and savoury dishes from preselected recipes. Family and friends of St Anna are welcome to come and support our children and join us for afternoon tea. Once again, we thank Father Romanos who will present topics on the relationship and symbolism of food within the Orthodox faith. Family and friends are welcome to sit in on these presentations as well. For children wishing to participate and to guarantee ingredients, pre-paid bookings are essential by Wednesday 07 November. The costs to participate are $15/ child (5 years and up) and $5/ adult. Prices include afternoon tea. For payment options, please refer to the enclosed Greek Junior Masterchef 2012 flyer or contact the GCC office on Office hours are 9am to 3.30pm, Monday to Thursday. Mr Comino took time out to visit our respite group while he was on the Gold Coast doing his lectures on the Parthenon Marbles.

8 Page 8 Kollyva Memorials with Kollyva can not be conducted between the Saturday of Lazarus and the Sunday of St. Thomas; on the major feast days of our Lord and the Parish Church nor on the 15th August, the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. To arrange for Kollyva, contact Helen Paris on SENIOR CITIZENS The Senior Citizens would like to offer their condolences to Haralambous Demetre and family on the passing of his wife Panayiota. THANK YOU, SENIORS We would like to acknowledge the wonderful job that the many seniors do who help to collate the Phos each edition. They cheerfully give up their time at their Seniors meeting day to ensure everyone receives their copy of the Phos. Senior Citizens 2 Oct Bus Trip to Ballina. Members $15 Οκτ 2 Bus Trip to Ballina Members $15 9 Oct We meet at our Hall at am. The Committee will be providing Lunch. Οκτ 9 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ, το συμβούλιο θα προσφέρει γεύμα. 16 Oct We meet at our Hall at am. BYO Food Οκτ 16 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ. με τα φαγητά μας 23 Oct Picnic in the Park. BYO Food Οκτ 23 Picnic in the Park. BYO Food 30 Oct We meet at our Hall at am. The Committee will be providing Lunch. Οκτ 30 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ, το συμβούλιο θα προσφέρει γεύμα. 6 Nov Melbourne Cup Day - Bus is leaving 10.00am for Tweed Heads Coolangatta Golf Club $20 each Νοε 6 Melbourne Cup Day Bus is leaving 10.00am for Tweed Heads Coolangatta Golf Club $20 each. 13 Nov We meet at our Hall at am. BYO Food Νοε 13 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ. με τα φαγητά μας 20 Nov We meet at our Hall at am. BYO Food Νοε 20 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ. με τα φαγητά μας 27 Nov We meet at our Hall at am. The Committee will be providing Lunch. Νοε 27 Θά συναντηθούμε στο χώλ μας 10,30 π.μ, το συμβούλιο θα προσφέρει γεύμα. Father Romanos Stergiou Parish Priest father@gocstanna.org Phone: Mobile: Fax: Office Hours: by appointment please call directly