CULTURAL PROGRAMS

ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ORATORICAL SIGHTS & SOUNDS YOUTH FESTIVAL
Contact:  Tom De Medeiros, 708-974-3400;  Dorothy Michalarias 708-425-9845

Participation open to: Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade.

Oratorical Sunday:  February 17, 2008

Meetings are held: The organizing committee meets in the Fall/Winter, dates and times to be announced, and are held at church.

Fee: None.

Purpose: Allows young people to express their faith, talents and God-given gifts through speeches, essays, poetry and iconography as well as drama, music through instruments and singing, art, photography and craftwork according the guidelines indicated in the handbook.

Activities: "Sights & Sounds" Weekend is held in November.  Winners are honored the following spring on Oratorical Sunday.

For a gallery of Sights & Sounds, November 17 2007, click here
For a gallery of Oratorical Sunday 2007, click here

FOLK DANCE INSTRUCTION
Contact: Marigo Doulas, 708-935-3185, Nicoletta Rousos, 708-233-9978, Stacey Atkinson, 708-478-4746; or Tom De Medeiros, 708-974-3400

Participation open to:  All children 1st grade students and up

Meetings are held:  Wednesdays (September to May).

Fee: $30 per person

Purpose: To promote and teach cultural awareness through Greek folk dancing.

Activities: Dancing for church and school programs.

For a registration form, click here

THE ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL
Contact:  Charles Webster, 708-349-4513, Anthony Mamone, 708-923-0977 or George Georgacopoulos 708-599-7030.

Participation open to:  All parishioners.

Meetings are held:  Beginning in the Spring as deemed necessary.

Purpose:  Sponsored by the Parish Council, the annual Greek Festival is the Church's major fund raiser. Bringing the community together to help raise funds to sustain the fiscal needs of the parish and to introduce the surrounding neighborhood community to Sts. Constantine and Helen Church are the main objectives.
 
Activities:  The Greek Festival offers the community delicious Greek foods and pastries, Church tours, a drawing with great prizes, an "Agora" to purchase merchandise, Greek music and dancing, plus amusement rides and games. The entire parish community is relied on heavily to prepare, work and participate in the festival activities. The fellowship and resulting friendships are a wonderful extra benefit of working on this good cause.