FRIDAY FISH FRIES Support our sister parishes, starting February 16:
-Sts. Constantine and Helen, 3352 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights. 5:00-7:30 p.m. All you can eat Whitefish dinner $17; College students $15. Shrimp, kids meal, and a la carte menu also available.
-Annunciation Church, 2187 W. 14th St., Cleveland. 5:00-8:00 p.m. Baked Fish $13; Fried Fish $15, shrimp and a la carte items.
GRIEF SHARE Tuesday, Feb. 20-May 28, 1-3 p.m. at St. Paul Church, 4548 Wallings Rd., North Royalton. Register at http://tinyurl.com/GriefshareSTP or clal 440-237-8998
COMEDY NIGHT Thu., Feb. 22, Angelo Tsarouchas and Arianna Papalexopoulos will appear at the Event Center of St. Josaphat, 5720 State Road, Parma. Doors open at 7 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. Call 440-390-0549 for tickets. Benefits Annunciation Church.
YOUNG ADULT RETREAT Feb. 23-25 hosted by St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Tremont. Those 21 & up invited to explore Developing Spiritual Maturity. Leaders Fr. John Ojami & Fr. Mark Hagan.
ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIANITY THRU THE LOOKING GLASS Sat., Feb 24, 2-3 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art. In anticipation of the upcoming exhibit “Africa & Byzantium”, Dr. Alexandra Sellassie Antohin discusses the art of Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, the second oldest Christian culture, since 330 AD. Free, but ticket required at clevelandart.org
A NIGHT IN GREECE Sat., Feb. 24, at Mercury Music Lounge, 18206 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. Live music by Stigma with guest singer Katerina Papadopoulos and George Antonopoulos on bouzouki. $25/person. Doors open at 8 pm; show at 9 pm. Call George Gountis (216-965-1867)
SWEETHEARTS BALL Sat., Feb. 24, 7:30-11:30 p.m. hosted by ΣΕΦ of OSU, at the Columbus Athenaeum, 32 N. 4th Street, Columbus, Ohio. $45 presale until Feb. 22; $50 at the door. Cash, check or Venmo @Sigma-Finance. Call 740-391-4293 for more info.
FAMILY AND FAITH RETREAT Sat., March 2, at St Paul Church, 4548 Wallings Rd., N Royalton. 10 a.m.-2 pm. $10/person. Child car available. Stpaulgoc.org
APOKREATIKO GLENDI Sat., March 9, at St. Nicholas Church, 2000 Tower Blvd., Lorain. Doors open at 6 p.m. Plated traditional Greek dinner; Cash bar. Prizes for best costumes. Dancing to live music by Stigma. $35/ adult; $20/child under 12; children under 5 free. Call 440-960-2992.
GOYA SPRING RETREAT March 8-10, at Camp Nazareth, Mercer, PA. St Demetrios Parish Council & Philoptochos are offering a full ride scholarship to this retreat to GOYA teens whose family is a 2024 steward in good standing. Contact the church office to be approved and get the scholarship code. Registration now open at Y2AM.Pittsburgh.goarch.org/Retreat
HERITAGE GREECE National Hellenic Society’s complementary 2-week cultural immersion odyssey for accomplished Greek American college students to connect with their faith, heritage, roots and Greek identity, at the American College of Greece (Athens) OR at the American College of Thessaloniki. Session A: June 8-23, 2024; Session B: July 6 - 21, 2024. www.hellenicsociety.org Admissions Deadline: March 1.
IONIAN VILLAGE The summer camping ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 2024 dates: Session One: June 25 – July 14, 2024; Session Two: July 23 – August 11, 2024. $6,000/camper. Registration opens Feb. 1, 2024 at IonianVillage.org