The Gift of Giving

Thank you very much to all our donors, volunteers and participants who supported our 2017 Gala event and who support us throughout the entire year. We appreciate your continued support. Below you can read about how you can continue to help Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity. With a donation of $1,000, you will receive an oil … Read more

7 Year Anniversary Gala

You are invited to join Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity for it’s 7th Anniversary Gala. All proceeds will go to help the children of Varlaam School and St. Onufrius Orphanage Projects in Romania. Saturday, October 14, 2017 Saint Athanasios, Greek Orthodox Church Address: 1855 5th Ave, Aurora, IL 60504   Ticket Price: $55/ Adult & $15/Child … Read more

Fundraising Event: Our Annual Soccer Tournament 2017

Traditional Romanian Food Fun games for children Raffle with prizes All proceeds will go to help the children of Glodeanu and Giurgiu Project in Romania When: Sunday, September10th of 2017 Where: Bunker Grove 07 Shelter at Bunker Hill 6800 Caldwell Ave Chicago, IL, US 60646 Suggested Registration: $25/ person Soccer Registration Individual Player $25.00 USDTeam … Read more

Announcement: SPOC Administrative Fee Update

Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity (SPOC) has made significant efforts in building a better charitable experience and in bringing our donors and partners together for a unified cause. Due to the expansion of our operations, effective January 2017, we will allocate 15% of all donated and fund-raised amounts toward our growing operational expenses (to include but … Read more

Christ is Risen!

1 Corinthians 15:12-14 The Centrality of the Resurrection 12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ … Read more

UPDATE: Saint Nicholas Shoes – Winter Clothing Distribution

For the past month Colegiul Sfantul Nicolae, Iasi, Romania (The St Nicholas School, Iasi) was the humble recipient of a generous donation from Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity in the amount of $2,000 that purchased 100 pairs of winter shoes for school children for the underserved areas of Iasi. Today, after a local site visit  we … Read more

A brief update from a ongoing activity: Happy Children in Braila!

28 children from Braila Preschool project received during last week of September, 2016, a $500 worth value of school supply from our donors. We share with you the joy from their faces and some pictures that have been sent to us by Mrs. Perianu – the teacher that carries for these children with many social … Read more

The blessing of Saint Onufrie Social Setlement

On Friday, February 19, 2016  His Eminence, Nicolae Condrea Archbishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada has blessed the Saint Onufrie Social Setlement from Floresti, Cluj Napoca Romania during a local site trip. His Eminence has been impressed with project development and encouraged the Saint Onufrie staff to continue and finalize this … Read more

Saint Paraskeva Orthodox Charity Youth Conference

Saturday April 9, 2016 at All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church 4129 W Newport Ave, Chicago, IL 60641 By sharing inspiring stories and a video montage of ongoing projects of St. Paraskeva Orthodox Charity (SPOC), the youth community of Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Chicago with the support of their families will meet with other … Read more