FRIDAY FISH FRIES Support our sister parishes, this week
-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.
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. $50 at the door. Cash, check or Venmo @Sigma-Finance. Call 740-391-4293 for more info.
GRIEF SHARE Tuesdays now -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
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
GREEK MARDI GRAS PARTY Sat., March 2, at the Sterea Hellas Foundation, 7890 Brookdside Dr., Olmsted Falls. Doors open at 7 p.m. $15/person; cash bar and meat platter for sale. Greek music by DJ Vasilios. Costumes welcome but optional. For tickets, call George (440-390-8142.)
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
ST. KYRANNA COOKING CLASS Sat., March 9, for ages 21 & up, at Sts. Constantine & Helen, 3351 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Hts. 5 pm Vespers; 6 pm Class on preparing octopus, taught by Perry Zohos & George Kappos. RSVP by March 14 to goreadlcleveland@gmail.com
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.
ANTYPAS’ NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Sat., March 16 at Archangel Michael Church hall in Campbell, Ohio. Tickets at www.antypastour.com
Sunday of Orthodoxy March 24 Great Vespers at 4:00 p.m. Hosted by St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral, 733 Starkweather Ave., Cleveland. His Eminence the Most Rev. Nicolae, Metropolitan of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Americas will preside and offer the homily. This year, donations will be collected for IOCC’s humanitarian relief in Gaza. If you wish to donate and be listed as a Patron in the program book, make check payable to “Greater Cleveland Council of Orthodox Clergy”and mail, no later than March 12th, to: GCCOC, c/o St. Innocent Orthodox Church, PO Box 38208, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
ANNUNCIATION Celebrate the feastday of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 2187 W. 14th St., Cleveland, on Sun., March 24: 7 p.m. Vespers. Coffee social to follow.
Mon., March 25: 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy. Luncheon to follow. For tickets, call 216-861-0116.
Pilgrimage to St. Gregory Palamas Monastery934 Cr 2256, Perrysville, Ohio. Join Metropolitan Savas and area clergy on Saturday, March 30: 10 a.m. Hierarchal Divine Liturgy. Lenten meal to follow. If attending, please call 419-368-5335 so they can prepare enough food.