August 28, 2005

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  Although I am exhausted and in a lot of pain. I had such a nice day today! Fr. talked to the children today about the start of the Ecclesiastical  New Year on September 1st and had them all come up to the Solea to read a prayer over them for the start of the new school year as well.

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  Father  also talked to the children about  St. Fanourios , whose feast day was yesterday,  and fanouropita , St. Fanourios cake. As you can see church is  rather thinned out as many people are still on vacation. There were a lot of families missing today. We have over 40 children in the parish and 150 families.

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  Following Church   some of my  friends took me out for lunch.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

  Once a month my childhood friends from Church and I get together for dinner. This month they made it  brunch and we all went to the Sunday Brunch at Palm Court at   Netherland Plaza for a lovely buffet. Three out seven of us are pregnant and today was my turn to be showered with gifts for baby Maria~Angelica. As a thank you to my friends I gave them a present of the newest “Orthodox Daily Planner” , I think they all liked it. I loved all my gifts!! Thank you all so much!!

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  The Girls ~ Stephanie , expecting her third child, Vivian mother of three sons, Me mother of 3 soon to be 4, Connie, just had baby Chloe making her the mother of 3, Melissa waiting to be blessed with a wonderful husband, Dena,  whose prayers were answered is expecting her first blessing and Tina , mother of two.

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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