On November 6st. we celebrated the Veterans and the Thanksgiving day. Der Hayr in his sermon comparing the military service and the service to God made us look at what is required from us to become a true veteran of the Christian army of Jesus Christ.

Following Badarak, we all were reminded by our Sunday School students for many things that we can be thankful for: our families; our health; the blessings of America; our heritage and our homeland.

Our children presented a beautiful play dedicated to the Thanksgiving celebration and it makes the Women’s Guild Thanksgiving Luncheon to become a true thanksgiving for our church family with delicious food. The turkey with all trimmings and other plates were prepared and donated by members of our WG and our parishioners. The event was chaired by Mrs. Anna Marie Rooney. Many children and more than 90 people were present.

We held a raffle and the winner Azat Lahham returned her prize from the raffle to St. Stepanos Women’s Guild. As always, we thank all our friends for their help, and let us remember when we gather around the table in the company of our family members and friends to bow our heads to say thank-you to God and to the Veterans of WW I and WWII who preserved our freedom.