On behalf of our college students, thank you to our Philoptochos for coordinating our College Care Packages. As we share with our students each year, we reach out to them with encouragement and treats to let them know we are thinking of them. In 2021, this Philoptochos ministry was dedicated in loving memory to Victoria Marie Kopp, a U.C. Santa Cruz graduate and recipient of our packages. She reposed in the Lord following a brave battle with brain cancer. In her memory, Victoria’s parents— Richard and Marina—gift prayer books and cross bracelets, and our Philoptochos fill their boxes with other treats. Our shared hope and prayer is that our college students will be inspired to build their relationship with Jesus Christ and The Most Holy Theotokos (Victoria’s patron saint and ultimate Christian role model for us all).
