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IOCC Parish Representatives – July 2008
“Just as the poor should give thanks to God and return rich love to those who assist them, so all the more should the wealthy give thanks, for through God’s providence they are able to perform acts of charity and so are saved both in this age and in the age to be. For without the poor they cannot save their souls or flee the temptations of wealth.” — St. Simeon the New Theologian
Please pray for our volunteers and the event in Baltimore this month:
June 24th — Baltimore — Classical Music Concert
(visit www.iocc.org/baltimore for more info):
Visit www.iocc.org/events for further details.
July Parish Bulletin Announcement
Hope for Kosovo: Every dollar you donate to IOCC for Kosovo will now be matched up to $50,000. Help us repair schools, and provide income generating projects for families living in the most isolated communities of Kosovo. For more information please visit www.iocc.org/kosovo or call 1-877-803-IOCC.
Flood Relief: IOCC already sent an IOCC Frontline team to evaluate the situation in several areas, providing counseling and cash grants to those affected. You can help us continue providing relief to the Midwest’s devastated communities by making a donation today. Call IOCC’s donation hotline toll-free at 1-877-803-4622, make a gift on-line at www.iocc.org, or mail a check or money order payable to “IOCC” and write “US Emergency Response” in the memo line to: IOCC, P.O. Box 630225, Baltimore, Md. 21263-0225.
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JULY VOLUNTEER ANNOUNCEMENTS
- For those of you attending the Greek Orthodox Clergy Laity Congress July 13th-18th, IOCC would like to invite you to a gathering JULY 15th to meet other volunteers from around the country. We will meet in the LOBBY at 5:15pm and depart for a short walk to the WOODLEY CAFE. If you arrive to the lobby late, please meet us at the Restaurant at 2619 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008 no later than 5:30pm. Please RSVP to Vasi Jankovich at 1-877-803-4622 or vjankovich@iocc.org to let us know if you will be attending by JULY 10th. If you do not RSVP, there will not be space available that day. We are excited to meet up with all of you!
- METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE REQUEST: Please set the date(s) of your fall 2008 events you plan to have in your area by July 15th. Parish Calendars are filling up fast!
- IOCC is now a member of My Space and Facebook. Please add us to your friends list and write Orthodox Volunteer in the subject! Click here to view our profile on My Space.
- Listen to a speech Metropolitan Nikitas gave at the 14th Annual Chicago Banquet May 8, 2008 at www.iocc.org/pasteventschicago.
- You can now view the 2008 video Respond, Rebuild, Renew at www.iocc.org or on www.youtube.com.
- Pre-order copies of the 2008-2009 prayer journals which will be available in August. Click here to order single copies. To order in bulk please contact the Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America at 1.800.566.1088.
KOSOVO – Latest News
Since 1993, IOCC’s Kosovo programs have assisted isolated communities by encouraging greater interethnic cooperation. Nine years after the conflict in Kosovo ended, about 15,000 of the estimated 230,000 internally displaced persons living in Serbia and Montenegro have returned to Kosovo. The most isolated enclaves of Kosovo recently received school repairs and new computers and books from IOCC. Thanks to the John G. Rangos Sr. Family Foundation, every dollar donated to the Kosovo fund up to $50,000 will be matched!
To learn more about IOCC’s recent activity in Kosovo, click here.
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
 | Nick Janulis, from St. George Orthodox Church in Clifton, New Jersey contacted IOCC last fall to become a Parish Representative because he feels that IOCC displays “an unselfish love that God expects of us.”
During lent, Nick decided to host a Lenten retreat at his parish to focus on the importance of helping others in need. Children and adults attended separate sessions to focus on themes related to their age groups.
Nick and other parishioners also gathered together to assemble over 100 health care kit and donated them to IOCC. Nick reminds us of the impact one person can have on an entire community. Thank you Nick for the countless hours you have dedicated to IOCC this year. |
YOUTH INVOLVEMENT
The elementary Sunday school class of St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Hunt Valley, MD put together school kits to be distributed to the less fortunate throughout the world. Every month, the elementary class has been reading about a different country helped by IOCC’s efforts in the IOCC prayer journal. When they learned about IOCC’s partnership with Church World Services and the school kit project, they were eager to bring in school supplies.
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