Saint John The Theologian
Greek Orthodox Church
St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church serves Orthodox Christians
in the Clear Lake area. It is located in Webster, Texas about half way
between downtown Houston and Galveston. This area is home to the Lyndon B.
Johnson Space Center, and the Clear Lake Recreational Area. Being the only
Orthodox Christian parish in this area, St. John serves Orthodox Christians
from a variety of nationalities and backgrounds.
St. John the Theologian is a small inclusive parish with a range of
programs. Programs include Sunday School for children and teenagers, youth
program (GOYA), Greek language school for all ages, ladies' organization (Philoptochos), and men's organization (AHEPA). Annually the parish stages a
Greek Festival.
Visitors are welcome at any of our services. You do not have to be Greek to
find a home at St. John the Theologian. More than half of the parish is
composed of non-Greeks. If you are interested in learning more about the
Orthodox Christian Church you will find St. John an ideal place. A large
portion of the parish is composed of converts who embraced Orthodoxy after
learning about it through the parish.
FROM OUR PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Hello. I would like to begin by personally saying "thank you"
to all who supported our Clear Lake Greek Festival. If you volunteered, if
you just came to eat and have fun or even if you brought some
friends...thank you. Without yall's support our Clear Lake Greek Festival
would not have been successful. Also thank you for praying for good weather,
it could not have been better, especially Sunday. I would also like to
extend our thanks to the Greek Festival Chairs and support staff for their
dedication and support to the Church.
I have to say that the Gyro team's Gyro sandwiches are the best in Clear
Lake, and if I can be so bold probably all of Houston, no competition
compares.
Our next challenge is meeting the growing needs of the Parish. We lack good
Sunday schools, adequate common use area and our Parish just does not have
enough room, not to mention the facilities are aging. The Capital
Development Chairs, Dr. Chris Katsigiannis & Costas Metaxas, have teamed up
with the Stewardship Chair, Nadia Hayes, to answer questions and determine
the future needs of the Parish. By the time this newsletter is received, the
Special General Assembly will have passed. There are many challenges and
recommended paths detailed in a letter that all received and included in
this newsletter. Please, let us collaborate to grow this Parish and
construct the proper facilities for our Youth. Give our Youth the the gift
of a Church when they grow up.
Remember if any Parishioner has any advice, questions, suggestion or inputs
that all regular scheduled Parish Council meeting occur the 3rd Sunday after
coffee hour, 1 PM. Or please e-mail myself, any Parish Council member or
mail an anonymous note addressed to Parish Council.
I pray that everyone has a good summer vacation and safe travels....
Thanks,
Demetrios Elias Mourtakos
Parish Council President
2008 Stewardship
The following people have filled out a
stewardship card for 2008:
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew (Lisa) Agler
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Albrecht
Mr. & Mrs. LeVern (Ellie) Ashley
Mr. & Mrs. Creighton (Trudy) Balinbin
Dr. Gabriel Barrow
Eric & Marina Barta
Mr. & Mrs. Jim (Mary) Bellos
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph (Eva) Bertuglia
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel (Elena) Black
Mr. & Mrs. Aleck (Tassie) Bond
Mr. & Mrs. David (Matina) Bonnen
Ms. Nikki Bortolotti
Mr. Larry Boufis
Ms. Georgia Brandon
Ms. Mariam Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Jim (Chrysanthy) Cawood
Ms. Constance Critzos
Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios (Velsa) Cuclis
Mr. & Mrs. Ben (Mary) Franklin
Mrs. Elena Gazaw
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel (Evangelia) Gazis
Mr. Bill Gazis
Mr. & Mrs. George (Mary Ann) Georgiou
Mr. & Mrs. Jose (Kika) Guadiano
Dr. & Mrs. Glenn (Connie) Hammack
Mrs. Nadia Hayes
Mr. William Jarvis
Mr. & Mrs. Marcos (Diane) Kasvicis
Mr. Chris Katerinakis
Dr. & Mrs. Christos (Elena) Katsigiannis
Mr. & Mrs. Alex (Vouli) Koemtzopoulus
Ms. Mary Kondos
Mr. & Mrs. Steve (Marcella) Kostos
Mr. & Mrs. Nick (Beth) Kouloumoundras
Mr. & Mrs. Michael (Dionisia) Koumbias
Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Kourpouanidis
Mr. & Mrs. John (Dolly) Ladakos
Nicolaos & Ioana Lambron
Ms. Blanca Laube
Ms. Stavroula Lindsay
Mr. & Mrs. George (Vasilia) Liolios
Mr. & Mrs. Garlan Locklear
Mr. & Mrs. Michael (Angela) Loveless
Mr. Patrick Lutes
Mr. & Mrs. Lou (Alice) Marinos
Mr. & Mrs. Neil (Mary) Maxson
Mr. & Mrs. Costas (Deena) Metaxas
Adrian Micu
Mrs. Eudochia Michalinos
Dr. & Mrs. Michael (Maria) Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Elias (Evangelia) Mourtakos
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios (Sylvia) Mourtakos
Mr. & Mrs. Allen (Cleopatra) Nelson
Dr. & Mrs. Speros (Ann) Nemphos
Mr. & Mrs. Nicolae (Angelica) Oprea
Mrs. Chrysanthe Padilla
Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Pantazis
Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos (Belinda) Papadakis
Hrisvagi Papazoglou
Ms. Phyllis Parris
Mr. & Mrs. Christos (Donna) Pashalidis
Mrs. Irma Patelis
Ms. Athena Patelis
Mr. Dimos Pittas
Mr. & Mrs. Marius Pokol
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Polemenakos
Mr. & Mrs. Konstandin (Janeta) Rapos
Mr. & Mrs. Georgios (Aikaterini) Rigas
Mr. & Mrs. Alexandros Rigas
Mr. & Mrs. Perikles (Penny) Routsas
Mr. James (Jamileth) Saba
Mr. & Mrs. Salim Saifi
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sakaris
Mr. & Mrs. John (Kay) Sakaris
Mr. & Mrs. George (Mary) Saphos
Mr. Michael Savage
Ms. Monica Savage
Mr. & Mrs. Viron Sendukas
Mrs. Anna Sharkey
Mr. John Simeon
Mr. & Mrs. Simon (Maria) Simeon
Mrs. Dorothy Smith
Ms. Leslie Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Sofronas
Mr. & Mrs. Bob (Cali) Sokol
Mr. Zlatan Stoyanov
Mr. & Mrs. Frank (Gail) Sullo
Mr. & Mrs. Theodosis (Andriana) Tambourides
Mr. George Tanev
Dr. Elena Taktikos
Mr. & Mrs. Mark (Teresa) Theodoridis
Mrs. Colette Thornton
Mr. & Mrs. George (Sophia) Varcados
Ms. Christina Varsos
Mr. & Mrs. Spyros (Noula) Varsos
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Volirakis
Ms. Eleni Yunakov
Mr. & Mrs. George (Mary) Zacharias
Mr. & Mrs. Harry (Pam) Zachariades
TO DATE: 90 PLEDGING FAMILIES
$77,630 in pledges
Please remember to fill out your Stewardship card. Cards are located in the Narthex, Parish Home and our newsletter. Thank you for your support.