05/21/2026
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This past Sunday’s Wine Tasting & Live Music Event was a tremendous success, and we would like to sincerely thank everyone who helped make it possible.
Many people worked for weeks behind the scenes preparing food, organizing vendors, setting up, decorating, coordinating volunteers, preparing performances, selling tickets, and helping throughout the entire day. Events like this require a great deal of time, effort, and sacrifice, and we are blessed to have so many dedicated parishioners willing to help our church.
We would especially like to thank:
Vesna Mojsich
Danica and Mike Halverson
Mirko Petrovich
Jovan Tica
Milos Bosanac
Maria Popovac
Dan Vidovich
Mason Comtois
Rob and Zorka Gojkovic
Andjelka Gusak
Makso and Tatjana Maksimovic
Danijel Pajunovic
Branko Otasevic
Nick Vezmar
Rade Radulovic
Gogi Mitrakovic
Marko Cubrilo
Milena Maksimovic, Vice President of the Circle of Serbian Sisters
If we unintentionally missed someone, please forgive us and know that your help was truly appreciated.
A special thank you goes to:
• Makso Maksimovic and European Meat for donating the ćevapi and grilled specialties
• Mirko Petrovich for donating the pizza and organizing everything needed for the pizza station
• Opolo Vineyards and Driven Cellars for donating wine
• Mount Saint Joseph Wines and Kendall-Jackson for participating in the event
We also want to thank our Church Choir and Choir Director Gorjana Doskovic for the beautiful concert. This was something very special for our parish, and many people shared afterward how moved they were by the performance. It was a reminder of how much talent and dedication exists within our own community.
A special thank you as well to Subdeacon Theodore for leading the Church Tour during the event and introducing many of our guests to the history of our parish and the Orthodox faith.
Thank you as well to our folklore youth group, Tamburica Haus Band, all raffle donors, and every volunteer who gave their time and energy to help throughout the day.
Most importantly, thank you to everyone who attended and supported this fundraiser for our Hall Renovation Project. Because of your support, we continue moving forward.
We would also like to encourage anyone interested in helping with future parish events and fundraisers to become involved. There is always room for more volunteers.
Please contact:
[email protected]
With gratitude,
Fr. Vladan and the Church Board
———
Draga braćo i sestre u Hristu,
Prošlonedeljni Wine Tasting & Live Music događaj bio je veliki uspeh i ovim putem želimo iskreno da se zahvalimo svima koji su pomogli da ovaj događaj bude orgazovan na ovako visokom nivou.
Mnogi su nedeljama unapred radili iza scene — pripremali hranu, organizovali, pomagali oko postavljanja i dekoracije, koordinisali volontere, pripremali nastupe, prodavali karte i pomagali tokom čitavog dana. Ovakvi događaji zahtevaju mnogo vremena, truda i žrtve, i blagosloveni smo što imamo toliko posvećenih parohijana koji žele da pomognu svojoj Crkvi.
Posebno želimo da se zahvalimo:
Vesni Mojsich
Danici i Mike Halverson
Mirku Petrovich
Jovanu Tici
Mariji Popovac
Danu Vidovich
Milos Bosanac
Masonu Comtois
Robu i Zorki Gojkovic
Anđelki Gusak
Maksu i Tatjani Maksimovic
Danijelu Pajunovic
Branku Otasevic
Nicku Vezmar
Radu Radulovic
Gogi Mitrakovic
Marko Cubrilo
Mileni Maksimovic, potpredsednici Kola Srpskih Sestara
Ako smo nekoga nenamerno izostavili, molimo oprostite nam i znajte da je vaša pomoć iskreno cenjena.
Posebnu zahvalnost dugujemo:
• Maksi Maksimovicu i European Meat-u za donaciju ćevapa i roštilja
• Mirku Petrovich za donaciju pizza i organizaciju svega potrebnog za pizza station
• Opolo Vineyards i Driven Cellars vinarijama za donaciju vina
• Mount Saint Joseph Wines i Kendall-Jackson vinarijama za učešće i podršku događaju
Takođe želimo da se zahvalimo našem Crkvenom Horu i Gorjani Doskovic - direktoru hora, na prelepom koncertu. Ovo je bio veoma poseban trenutak za našu parohiju, i mnogi su nam nakon događaja rekli koliko ih je nastup dirnuo. Bio je to podsetnik koliko talenta, ljubavi i posvećenosti postoji u našoj zajednici.
Posebno hvala i Subdeacon Theodore-u koji je tokom događaja vodio Church Tour i upoznao mnoge goste sa istorijom našeg hrama i pravoslavnom verom.
Hvala i našoj folklornoj omladini, Tamburica Haus bendu, svima koji su donirali nagrade za raffle, kao i svakom volonteru koji je izdvojio svoje vreme i energiju da pomogne tokom čitavog dana.
Najvažnije od svega, hvala svima koji su prisustvovali i podržali ovaj fundraiser za renoviranje naše crkvene sale. Zahvaljujući vašoj podršci, nastavljamo da idemo napred.
Takođe želimo da pozovemo sve koji su zainteresovani da pomognu pri budućim parohijskim događajima i fundraiserima da se uključe. Uvek ima mesta za nove volontere.
Molimo vas da nas kontaktirate na:
[email protected]
Sa zahvalnošću,
Svestenik Vladan i Crkvena uprava
