in addition to our families sustaining our budget through stewardship (over $500K/year) and contributing toward the construction of our Sanctuary (over $5 million gifted), many items have been donated to beautify our Church—woodwork, mosaics, mural paints, stained glass windows, and altar covers, totaling over a million dollars!
The following items have yet to be donated and will be received or installed by the end of this year (per the artisans).
Mural Icons (to complete a second barrel vault):
· Five full-bodied Saints for the barrel vault over the baptistry (the donor selects the Saints), $12,500.
· Icon of the Throne of God, $12,500.
Altar Covers (a set includes a cover for the Altar Table, a cover for the Holy Gospel, a cover for the chalice and paten, a bookmark for the Holy Gospel, and the Aer and chalice covers).
· Icy Grey Nea Vatlos Satin (Sundays during Lent), $1,500
· Red Byzantino Polixromo Satin (Feasts of Christ and St. Anna), $1,800
· Burgundy Agia Eirini (Feasts of Christ), $2,300.00
· Purple Velvet Pantocrator (Great Lent), $2,800.00
Woodwork
· Prothesis (the place in the Altar where the Eucharistic gifts are prepared), $20,000.
· Diakonikon (the place where the Holy Gospel and icons to be blessed are kept), $20,000.
· Chairs, $500/each (many of the chairs that we received in March have yet to be donated)
To see woodwork or icons (or their placement), please visit https://issuu.com/stannagreekorthodoxchurch/docs/st.annabooklet. Please do not hesitate to contact me about these or other giving opportunities; there will be a price adjustment in 2025 as our artisans have continued to honor their 2021 pricing for us. At the least, I ask your prayers for our beloved parish of Saint Anna.