Carla & Andrew

June 2, 2024 • Akron, OH

Carla & Andrew

June 2, 2024 • Akron, OH

Special Guest: Chanter John Boyer!

We are having a special guest at our wedding service, his name is John Boyer and his voice is amazing!

Picture of We are having a special guest at our wedding service, his name is John Boyer and his voice is amazing!

Make sure you don’t miss our service if you want to hear it live! He chants every Sunday at the first Greek Orthodox Church in North America, Holy Trinity in New Orleans. Here is a sample of his chanting:


He is part of the chanting group Capella Romana:


https://youtu.be/LefBHTEPMm4


And from a performance at Stanford University's Bing Concert Hall:


https://youtu.be/uKLkJJ3ftIw


Also, the one and only Father Michael Nasser, past Antiochian Village camp director will be assisting in serving in the service. We expect the current camp director as well Father Chris Shadid to be in attendance as our koumbaro!!! (Our sponsor who will sign our wedding certificate with the church!) Father Dean Kokanos will serve, he has an operatically trained voice! And our beloved Father Yohanna too! Andrew’s seminary friend, Ted Cherpas will serve as the isokratima (provides foundational harmony for the chanting). Father Antony Hughes from Cambridge, Massachusetts will also be with us as well as Father Ted Pulcini, best friend of late Father Elias Meena, Andrew’s father, who is educated in theological studies at Harvard University. 🙏


Andrew, John Boyer, Father Chris Shadid, Father Dean Kokanos, and Ted Cherpas were all seminary classmates together at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston! Fun fact: one summer, Father Dean had prior obligations though the four others were able to travel to Greece together! 😊


Serving as ushers we will have our St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Akron notorious helpers, Bob Synder and Michel Halasa.


Judge Kathryn Michael will read the Epistle!