<p>I was born and baptized in Hammond, Indiana, where my family and I attended St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church.  While there, I was a member of the choir and GOYA before moving to Traverse City in 1987. I currently work at Munson Medical Center and am married to Randy and have one... </p>

<p>Steve was born and raised in the Detroit area. He attended the Serbian Orthodox Church (Ravanica aka St. Lazarus) where he was an altar boy and sang in the choir. He attended U of M, graduating in 1964 with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. He then moved to California... </p>

<p>Steve Bemis has been attending AGGOC since May of 2007 and shortly thereafter became a Catechumen with his wife Pam. They both were Baptized and Chrismated in December of 2008. Since being an official member of the church, he became an Ecclesiarch assisting the Priest. Steve did serve on the... </p>

<p>Having been born and raised in the Greek Orthodox faith I am well aware that council members must be mindful of the advice in the Parish Council handbook, ‘council members should imitate our Lord Jesus Christ, who “came not to be served but to serve” (Matthew 20:28).’  Over the past... </p>

<p>I have been blessed to be of the Orthodox faith since birth. My husband was baptized after we were married and our 2 children are “cradle” Orthodox.  Since moving to Traverse City in 1977 I have been part of the church development witnessing the growth from infrequent services to what we... </p>

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<p>Jack Staron, former teacher, middle school administrator, and university instructor, was Chrismated by Father Ciprian on April 11, 2015.  His Nuno (Godfather) was John Psaros, an instrumental and admired role model for Jack as he became more drawn into becoming a baptized member of our church.  Even before his Chrismation, Jack quickly... </p>

<p>I’ve been a member of the parish since it started in 1999.  I became a Greek Orthodox in 2004. I have served on the parish council since that time.  I have been active in the financial affairs of the church as  Parish treasurer from 2004-2017. I have a degree in... </p>

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