• The Women’s Guild will have their next meeting on October 5th following coffee hour.
• Did You Know?? You can sign up to host a Sunday breakfast or to help with cleaning the church. Let one of the ladies of the Women’s Guild know what you would like to do. We need you!!
• Thank you to everyone who attended Senior Moments this summer. Our discussions will resume in Wednesday, October 1st at 1:30 pm.
• Thank you to all who participated in the completion of the altar covering project. We now have all the appropriate colors donated and will be making the coverings in September/October.
• The next Church Council Meeting is Tuesday, October 7th at 1:30. There are many important items to discuss and as always the faithful of our community are invited and encouraged to attend. We are still in the process of bringing together ideas for renovation of our church please let us hear from you!
• The Women’s Guild has purchased a second case of The Orthodox Study Bibles – Old and New Testament for sale to interested parishioners. There are only two remaining so please contact a Women’s Guild member or Rachel Porcelli-Spanos for more information or see the order form on the greeting table if you would like a Bible.

Several in our community are ill this week. Remember to send a message of prayer and support. Mary Konfederak, Murat Ozkan, George Jacobs, Lisa Holak (care of John and Loraine Holak), Mr. John Nicholas and Mrs. Anna Techansoff.

Being a monastic, Bishop-elect Jonah came to Dallas with very few personal possessions. He will be setting up his new home needing all of the basic necessities, furniture, plates, dishes, flatware, etc. Again, being a monastic and as former Abbot of St John Monastery in California, he held all things in common with the brotherhood there.

Thus, to help him set up his home, His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri would like to encourage the DOS clergy and faithful and the many friends of Bishop-elect Jonah to send him Gift Cards which he can use to purchase the things he needs. To make this as easy as possible we can purchase gift cards for the Bishop-elect and mail them to him care of the DOS mailing address.

Here are some links to stores that offer online purchase of gift cards:

Home Depot
He will need a washing machine!
Bed, Bath, & Beyond
A good place for various household items.
Crate and Barrel
An excellent store for hard to find good quality household items.
World Market
It is close to his home and he likes their merchandise, especially their furniture.
IKEA
An IKEA Gift Card can be purchased at any IKEA store or by calling IKEA Direct at 1-800-
434-4532. An excellent destination for furniture and utensils.

Please feel free to send the gift cards to:
Bishop-elect Jonah Paffhausen
The Diocese of the South
PO Box 191109
Dallas, TX 75219
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the DOS Chancery at 214-522-4149

It’s that time again – time for planning the Christmas Boutique. The Christmas Boutique is scheduled for Saturday, December 6th. Begin to think about what you can donate to the sale and we will be giving you more details as the sale date approaches.

The Russian/Ukrainian Dinner is scheduled for October 19th. If you were with us last year you know that this is a wonderful opportunity to share a delicious ethnic meal and great fellowship. A complete menu will be included in next week’s bulletin. The dinner will be $15.00 with children free. Please see Lea Ann Bochnak to make your reservations early!

Best wishes for a Happy Birthday to Andrew Whitehead (September 29th) and Melissa Whitehead (October 1st). Many, Many Years!

A big “Thank You” to Neena Malinich and to all those who helped make the Chicken Scampi Dinner a resounding success. The dinner raised $763.00 for Holy Spirit Church. Thanks again to everyone who helped in any way in this fundraising effort.

• Please join us today for the Chicken Scampi Dinner. The Chicken Scampi Dinner will be $12.00 per person, please make your reservations on the signup sheet on the bulletin board!!
• Did You Know?? You can sign up to host a Sunday breakfast or to help with cleaning the church. Let one of the ladies of the Women’s Guild know what you would like to do. We need you!!
• Thank you to everyone who attended Senior Moments this summer. Our discussions will resume in Wednesday, October 1st at 1:30 pm.
• Thank you to all who participated in the completion of the altar covering project. We now have all the appropriate colors donated and will be making the coverings in September/October.
• The next Church Council Meeting is Tuesday, October 7th at 1:30. There are many important items to discuss and as always the faithful of our community are invited and encouraged to attend. We are still in the process of bringing together ideas for renovation of our church please let us hear from you!
• The Women’s Guild has purchased a second case of The Orthodox Study Bibles – Old and New Testament for sale to interested parishioners. There are only three remaining so please contact a Women’s Guild member or Rachel Porcelli-Spanos for more information or see the order form on the greeting table if you would like a Bible.

Several in our community are ill this week. Remember to send a message of prayer and support. George Jacobs, and Lisa Holak (care of John and Loraine Holak, Mr. John Nicholas and Mrs. Anna Techansoff.

(Dallas, TX) With the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri, the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is asking for the help of all members of the DOS and the Orthodox Church in America to assist those who have been impacted by the recent hurricanes in the USA.

Dearly Beloved in the Lord:

The recent hurricane to hit Texas has again reminded us how powerful are the forces of nature, how fragile life is and how quickly those things we think we possess can disappear.

The Orthodox Church continues to be blessed by dedicated men and women who represent IOCC. Their qualified and professional emergency response staff and volunteers are currently in Texas to assess post-hurricane Ike damage and to determine whether or not IOCC has the resources necessary to assist our Orthodox brothers and sisters in the area as well as the non-Orthodox.
Our financial support at this time will make it possible for people who have lost everything to start rebuilding their lives. In addition to our financial support IOCC is encouraging us to package and ship IOCC Emergency Relief Kits. People are in dire need of these kits which in the past have proven to be one of the most useful items for people recovering from a disaster. Preparing these kits is a tangible way for us to reach out to others directly impacted by hurricane Ike.

I encourage you to join hands with IOCC and take advantage of their experience in emergency response so that we can do our part to help those in need.

With love in Christ,

+DMITRI
Archbishop of Dallas and the South
Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan’s See