JUNE
Dear philoptochos Members,
It’s June already! We are gearing up for the Denver Greek Festival and looking forward to seeing all our friends and family there. The women of our Philoptochos are integral to the success of the festival and I want to thank each and every one of you for the tireless devotion you provide each year to assure that Greek hospitality is tangible in our community. If anyone has time to volunteer a shift in the Pastry Shop, Taste of Greece, Café, Wine & Cheese Bar, or attending to the Cookbook Table, please let me know at 720.524.4837. We welcome you and need you!
And for those that are unable to attend the festival in person this year, may we suggest the next best thing - a copy of our Festival of Greek Flavors cookbook which will allow you to savor all the great tastes of our culture at home. Copies can be ordered in the store of our website, denverphiloptochos.com. We now ship out of state!
Thanks for your support of THE BLOOMS & BRIMS FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON
The Signature Event Committee wants to thank all of you who attended our Blooms and Brims Fashion Show and Luncheon last month. I will let the photographs speak to the success of the day. It was SO much fun and quite wonderful to see the smiles on the faces of our guests and models. Thanks to everyone that worked so hard to bring it to life, and thanks to all who supported us by coming to enjoy. Your attendance supports the many initiatives of our Philoptochos chapter and we are very grateful for the generous donations you have made. Thank you!
The Signature Event 2025 organizing committee sincerely thanks you for attending The Blooms & Brim Fashion Show and Luncheon! We loved the time spent together and look forward to seeing you at our new endeavor next year. Thank you!
PHILOPTOCHOS BOARD ELECTIONS
We’re happy to announce that our members have elected their board representatives for 2025-27. They are: Efthimia Andrews, Mary Athanites, Liz Contos, Andrea Dikeou, Patrice Dovas-Hudson, Eva Fry, Phyllis Kennebeck, Alex Kitsos, Celeste Lee, Liberty Matzakos, Elaine McCoy, Niki Mott, Vasiliki Murdzia, Nikki Parker, Nikki Phillips, Christine Smith, Dianne Sweeney, Janice Thomas, and Helene Waibel. We are very fortunate that such a great group of women is assembled to do the good work of our chapter. Axies! The board will be meeting in the near future to elect officers for the term 2025-27, and we will inform all members of those results then.
Women’s continuing education scholarship fund
The deadline for applications for the 2025 award of the Philoptochos Women’s Continuing Education Scholarship Fund is June 30th! If you know of a deserving woman who meets the following criteria, please direct her to the application on our website, denverphiloptochos.com. Congratulations to each of the graduates of 2025!
Qualifications:
-Be an Orthodox Christian
-Be an active steward (time, talent, or treasure) of the Assumption Cathedral
-Must submit current transcript (unofficial is accepted)
-Must have completed the first year of academic studies leading to an accredited degree
-Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA
-Must actively participate in Assumption Philoptochos programs, or similar community activities consistent with the Philoptochos mission.
2025 GREEK FESTIVAL WINE & CHEESE BAR
The wines have been selected with care and we are anticipating a fun and active booth at the Denver Greek Festival again this year. Our booth is always a special destination for the many attendees who visit us year after year, and we encourage you to bring your friends and families by to say hello and sample a high quality wine and meze in the upstairs lobby of the Community Center. We have limited air conditioned seating in the lobby and cabaret tables on the patio to offer you a respite from the crowds and heat of the main festival thoroughfare. See you there!
2025 greek festival cooking demonstrations
We have a loyal following of festival goers that plan their visits to the festival around our cooking demonstration schedule. Each year our members offer recipes from our Festival of Greek Flavors cookbook to the many Greek food lovers at the festival who hope to learn a secret to fine Greek cooking. They are not disappointed!
We will be offering cooking demonstrations on Saturday, June 7th at 1:00 and 5:00 PM in the upper tented patio immediately east of the lobby. We wlll host a third demonstration on Sunday at 1:00 PM, as well. Please note that we have copies of our cookbook Festival of Greek Flavors for sale, and can ship to any destination, should you wish to gift a copy to friends and family. Please stop by the table inside the lobby/patio doors to secure your order.
transportation to prophet elias chapel in hot sulphur springs on july 20th
Thanks to the very generous gift of an anonymous donor, our Philoptochos chapter is able to sponsor transportation to the Prophet Elias Feast Day Services and Picnic on Sunday, July 20th at our Prophet Elias Chapel in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. Our bus will depart from the Assumption Cathedral at 7:30 AM and return to the Cathedral by 5:30 PM the same day. The trip is free of charge to our members and parishioners but must be reserved as only 50 seats are available. The bus is a luxury liner with an onboard restroom, air conditioning, plush seats and panoramic windows - a very comfortable ride indeed! The journey is about 2 hours each way. Please secure your seat by calling Christine at 720.524.4837.
assumption cathedral annual golf tournament 2025 Arrowhead Golf Club, july 24th
We are pulling together several foursomes to represent our Philoptochos at the Assumption Cathedral Golf Tournament 2025, to be held at Arrowhead Golf Club, 10850 Sundown Trail, Littleton, CO 80125 on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The shotgun scramble is to begin at 2:00 PM. If you are interested in playing, please register at https://www.assumptioncathedral.org/events/2025-assumption-cathedral-golf-tournament. We encourage you to bring friends or we will place you in a Philo foursome. Fun!
gold dome holiday market 2025
We are planning a wonderful holiday market with juried craft vendors, a delicious snack bar and an intriguing “Yiayia’s Cupboard” filled with heirlooms and treasures from years gone by. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this newest endeavor of our Philoptochos chapter. If you know of a fine crafter that would like to participate in the market, please direct them to the following information:
I hope the start of the summer holiday affords you a little time to yourself to tend to your garden, walk a favorite path, or to just put your feet up with a good book or glass of wine. I wish you good times with your friends and families and I’ll drop you another quick line next month. Until then, enjoy the blessing of living in Colorado!
Love, Christine
