Church Music Presvytera Stacey

Prayerfully lead the congregation in worship

with the reading and chanting of liturgical ser-

vices, including baptisms and weddings; choir

holds regular practices and assists the church in

providing and maintaining liturgical books

Flowers Athena Lowe

Coordinates teams for providing flowers on

Sunday a rotation.

Euphrosyne McKenzie

arranges work parties for

feast day flower

Arrangements

Prosfora Baking

Church Office,

Eva Walters

Volunteers rotate baking

and offering Prosfora (bread) offered at the

Divine Liturgy

liturgical

“Every man shall give as he is able, ac-

cording to the blessing

of the Lord your God

which He has given to you.”

~ Deuteronomy 16:17

Finance

Steve Tussing & Parish Council Treasurer

Bookkeeping, budget and reporting

Information Technology

Steve Tussing

Manage the technological

equipment, network and se-

curity of the parish

Safety

Linda Weick & Bella Shiferaw

Maintain and create safety

standards for parish

administration

education History Committee

Agape Ketrenos

To collect and archive history of the parish.

Logos Bookstore Agape Ketrenos &

Paraskevi Whitton

Provide Orthodox

Christian literature, gifts

and sacramental supplies

for the parish and greater

Orthodox community

Sunday School Curriculum

Jessie Crosby

Create and maintain a curriculum for Sunday

School classes

Stewardship Committee Niko Poulos

Chaired by Parish Council, this committee

prepares the annual stewardship commit-

ment documents, quarterly & yearly stew-

ardship statements, increase parish aware-

ness of stewardship opportunities, and

write monthly newsletter articles

about stewardship

Sunday Snack

Eli Chiprout

Each parish family is assigned to rotate on

Sundays to serve snack

Welcome Committee

John Poulos

Welcome guests, answer questions, provide

materials to assist in participating in worship

and learning more about Orthodoxy and our

parish

Young Adults (18 to 30ish years)

Lena Pedersen

Twice monthly meetings and special events for

fellowship, education and prayer

Youth & Family Ministry

Fr. Theodore

Quarterly meetings to support, coordinate, and

plan Sunday school, family and marriage pro-

grams

Youth Groups

GOYA (9th-12th grade)

Niko and Athanasia Poulos

Jr. GOYA (6th-8th grade)

Karen Keese & Chris Perlmutter

Hope & Joy (Kindergarten-5th grade)

Naomi Knight & Katherine Braden

Altar Servers (boys 7yrs to adult)

Dcn. Innocent Duchow-Pressley

& Barry Ketrenos

Myrrh Bearing Maidens (girls 3rd-8th grade)

Jennifer Rich

Oratorical Festival

Jill Hudanish

Help middle through high school youth prepare

for Oratorical Festival

Sunday School Program

Jessie Crosby

Weekly Orthodox education for children age

preschool through high school

youth leadership (assist)

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Greek Orthodox

Church

REV. FR. THEODORE DORRANCE

REV. FR. TIMOTHY PAVLATOS

14485 SW WALKER RD

BEAVERTON, OREGON 97006

(503) 644-7444

How can you be

involved ?

Enclosed is a l ist of al l o f the ministries at

St John the Baptist along with the chair-

person. Contact information can be found

in our parish directory.

Missions & Evangelism

Eli Chiprout

Create and oversee opportunities to share the

Orthodox Faith with others and nurture spiri-

tual growth within the parish

Moms & Tots Athena Gonzales & Kendall Muzik

Fellowship for mothers and play activities for

toddlers and babies; occasional group outings,

monthly Moms’ Night Out

Myrrh Bearers All women are invited to participate in

monthly events for fellowship, spiritual edifi-

cation, prayer and service, including the annual

fall retreat; 12-person board meets monthly

Prayer Group Agape Ketrenos

Pray for parish, the greater community and for

individuals with special requests

Seniors Ministry Helen Stinman

Periodic fellowship and spiritual discussion as

well as connecting seniors with rides and visi-

tation as needed

Landscaping Matthew Van Sickle

Maintain the church grounds with periodic

work parties and landscaping strategy

Maintenance

James Feyler

Help with maintaining church facilities, make

small repairs and/or help facilitate arrange-

ments for larger repairs.

Site Committee George Gregores

Research, develop plans and strategize regard-

ing a future site for the parish

Revised: 1/12/2015

building & grounds ministries & committees Almsgiving Jennifer Davis

Provide parishioners with ongoing almsgiving

opportunities and events, to reach out to fami-

lies in need within our own parish and in the

local community

Clean-Up Team

John Corazza

Each parish family is assigned to a team to

assist in clean-up (kitchen, bathrooms, fellow-

ship halls, carpets...) following Sunday coffee

hour each week

Comforters

Sandy Duchow-Pressley

Offer comfort in the form of prayers, meals,

visits, and appropriate cards to anyone in need

in our parish family, such as those who have a

new baby, illness or death in the family

Fundraising

John Davis & Jimmy Makarounis

Plan and organize events to raise funds for the

purchase of property, the building of a church

and additional facilities

Hospitality Christiana Hillier & Patricia Poulos

Oversee preparation of food and hospitality for

various special events such as the Pascha Pic-

nic, parish feast day, All Saints’ Eve, visiting

clergy and more

Men’s Ministry

Brandon Wilson & Paul Blankenstein

Create a forum for men to get to know one an-

other better, plan an annual retreat, and facili-

tate social gatherings for men and their fami-

lies, such as Supper for Six